SITE WAS ESSENTIALLY A LEAD ACID BATTERY MFG AND ASSEMBLY FACILITY. OPEN VATS AND CONTAINERS OF SULFRUIC ACID AND LEAD CONTAMINATED SOILS REMAINED AT THE SITE AFTER INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY CEASED AND THE SITE/FACILITY WAS ABANDONED IN THE FALL OF 1994. IN JANUARY OF 1995, EPA WAS NOTIFIED BY NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (NHDES) THAT OPEN CONTAINERS OF SULFURIC ACID AND OTHER HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES HAD BEEN FOUND AT THE SITE. AT THE TIME OF THE NOTIFICATION, ACCESS TO THE SITE WAS UNRESTRICTED. ON JANUARY 20, 1995, THE REMOVAL PROGRAM PERFORMED A PRE- LIMINARY SITE ASSESSMENT/SITE INVESTIGATION(PA/SI). THE PA/SI CONFIRMED SITE ACCESS WAS UNRESTRICTED AND THE PRESENCE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED GALLONS OF ACID IN BULK STORAGE TANKS AT THE SITE. ON-SITE ANALYSIS INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF LEAD IN THE SOIL AT CONCENTRATIONS AS HIGH AS 6,100PPM. THE REMOVAL ACTION BEGAN ON MARCH 31, 1995, PURSUANT TO AN ACTION MEMORANDUM DATED MARCH 20, 1995. A REQUEST FOR A CEIL ING WAS APPROVED ON JULY 11, 1995 AFTER MORE LEAD WAS FOUND DURING SUBSEQUENT SOIL INVESTIGATIONS. THE REMOVAL ACTION WAS COMPLETED ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 24, 1995. IN DECEMBER OF 1998, THERE WAS A FIRE WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY DESTROYED THE FACILITY LOCATED AT THE SITE. IT IS NOW NECESSARY FOR EPA TO CONDUCT ADDITIONAL REMOVAL ACTION. REPEATED REQUESTS FOR ACCESS TO THE SITE BY EPA HAVE BEEN REFUSED BY THE OWNERS. EPA ISSUED THE