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Release Notifications 1985 - 2009
Updated July, 2009

Year-by-Year Distribution of Notifications

Fiscal Year

2-Hour

72-Hour

120-Day

"None"

Total

1985

 0 0 0 21 21

1986

 0 0 0 194 194

1987

 0 0 0 1224 1224

1988

 0 0 0 401 401

1989

 0 0 0 1299 1299

1990

 0 0 0 1166 1166

1991

 0 0 0 625 625

1992

 0 0 0 503 503

1993

 0 0 0 552 552

1994

 1044 706 221 948 2919

1995

 1072 676 462 5 2215

1996

 986 530 657 5 2178

1997

 1034 540 612 4 2190

1998

 968 630 662 1 2261

1999

 971 892 729 0 2592

2000

 1003 463 733 4 2203

2001

 1136 412 665 0 2213

2002

 988 438 574 2 2002

2003

 1020 332 578 0 1930

2004

 1027 306 520 0 1853

2005

 973 333 528 0 1834

2006

 932 384 518 0 1834

2007

883

287

556

0

1726

2008

700

293

407

0

1490

2009

775

255

435

0

1465

Total-to-Date: 15502 7469 8947 6943 38861

Line chart illustrating information about notifications by category and fiscal year (from table above). Chart shows that notifications have been steadily declining in recent years.

Line chart comparing notifications to site closures since 1985. Chart indicates that number of closures has surpassed notifications since 2002.

 

 

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