APPENDIX A Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association PO Box 247 Geneva NY 315-828-6848 January 10, 2014 Records Access

Officer NYS Department of Health Corning Tower Room 2364 Albany, NY 12237 Dear Records Access Officer: Under the provisions of the New York Freedom of Information Law, Article 6 of the Public Officers Law, I hereby request records or portions thereof pertaining to the health impacts of gas drilling being prepared or reviewed by the Department of Health (DOH) in connection with the health impact assessment announced by the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation on September 20, 2012, including letters, emails and electronic submissions, to or from DOH, including the Commissioners Office, the Office of Public Health, the Center for Environmental Health and the Wadsworth Center, for the period September 1, 2012 to the present. We use the phrase to the present to include all documents dated through the date of your response to this request, and to any administrative or judicial appeal thereof. We request records including, but not limited to the following topics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Data on the health of gas industry workers, Data on ground water contamination, Data on aquifer contamination, Data on radioactive contamination of surface and ground water from well pads, disposal and other fracking activities. Data on air contamination, Data on noise contamination, Data on vehicle accidents, social disorder and sexually transmitted disease (STD) , Anecdotal information on reported illnesses, ailments, and injuries, Data on hospital admissions and doctor consultations, Epidemiological information on illnesses, ailments, and injuries, Information on the health of mammals,

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Mitigation procedures to protect health that have been put in place either by industry or governmental bodies,

We request records on the above topics including, but not limited to the following sources:
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Records provided to DOH by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and other New York State agencies, Records provided by DOH to the DEC and other New York State agencies, Records provided by DOH to outside experts and consultants retained by DOH, Records provided to DOH by outside experts and consultants retained by DOH, Records provided by DOH to federal agencies, Records provided to DOH by federal agencies, Records provided by DOH to other state agencies, Records provided to DOH by other state agencies, Records provided by DOH to university researchers, Records provided to DOH by university researchers, Records provided by DOH to medical practitioners, Records provided to DOH by medical practitioners, Records provided to DOH by private entities, including gas industry representatives

If for any reason any portion of my request is denied, please inform me of the reasons for the denial in writing and provide the name, address and email address of the person or body to whom an appeal should be directed.

Mary Anne Kowalski President Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association PO Box 247 Geneva NY 315-828-6848 518-464-1146 315-759-3761 (Cell) 518-282-6028 (Fax) mkowals1@nycap.rr.com