USX CORP IS NEWLY RESTRUCTURED CORP. WHICH REPLACES THE U.S. STEEL CORP. USX IS DIVIDED INTO 4 OPERATING UNITS, ONE OF WHICH IS THE U.S. STEEL DIV. THIS CASE CONCERNS VIOLA- TIONS OF A CD, ENTERED ON 7/10/79, IN THE CASE OF U.S. VS U.S. STEEL CORP, C.A. NO. 79-709. ALTHOUGH THE CD COVERS A NUMBER OF FACILITIES, ONLY THE CLAIRTON COKE WORKS IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS REFERRAL. THERE ARE 14 COKE OVENS BATTERIES AT THE CLAIRTON WORKS WHICH MAY BE OPERATED. HOWEVER, ONLY 6 WERE BEING USED PRIOR TO BEING PLACED ON HOT IDLE BECAUSE OF THE RECENT STRIKE/LOCKOUT FOR USX STEELWORKERS. THE VIO- LATIONS OF THE CD ARE VIOLATIONS OF THE EMISSION STANDARDS FOR DOORS, LIDS, CHARGING, OFFTAKES, COMBUSTION STACKS & PUSHING. THE APPLICAZBLE CD STANDARDS ARE THE SAME AS THE APPLICABLE STANDARDS SET IN REGULATIONS CONTAINED IN THE AL- LEGHENY COUNTY PORTION OF THE PA SIP. EPA, THE PADER & THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING W/USX SINCE 3/86 REGARDING VIOLATIONS OF THE CD. AT THE MOST RECENT MEETING HELD ON 9/10/86, USX IN- DICATED A WILLINGNESS TO REPLACE THE EXISTING PUSHING CON- TROLS AT THE COKE OVEN BATTERIES W/ A NEW SYSTEM AS PART OF A TOTAL RE-WORKING OF THE MON VALLEY CD. HOWEVER TO EXPEDITE THE NEGOTIATING PROCESS & TO INSURE THAT THERE IS A MECHANISM TO ADDRESS THESE VIOLATIONS IN THE EVENT NEGOTIATIONS DO NOT QUICKLY RESULT IN AGREEMENT, REG 3 REQUESTS THAT A MOTION FOR CONTEMPT BE