THIS CASE INVOLVES 4 NPL SITES: THE CANNONS BRIDGEWATER SITE IN BRIDGEWATER, MA; THE CANNONS PLYMOUTH SITE IN PLYMOUTH, MA; THE GIBSON ROAD SITE IN NASHUA, NH; AND THE TINKHAM'S GARAGE SITE IN LONDONDERRY, NH. ON AUGUST 3, 1988, THE UNITED STATES FILED THIS COST RECOVERY ACTION (REFERRED TO AS CANNONS II ) AGAINST 25 PARTIES WHO HAVE REFUSED TO ENTER INTO THE PRIOR SETTLEMENTS REACHED IN THIS CASE.2