THIS IS A PRE-REFERRAL NEGOTIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER SECTION 106 AND 107 OF CERCLA FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF REMEDIAL DESIGN/REMEDIAL ACTION AT THE BELL LANDFILL SUPERFUND SITE IN BRADDFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. EPA HAS ENCLOSED A DRAFT CONSENT DECREE TO DOJ TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON. U.S. REACHED AGREEMENT W/MS. OLIVIA M. BELL TO GRANT THE U.S. AND THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS ACCESS TO THE SITE FOR REMEDIAL ACTION. THE U.S. REACHED AGREEMENT WITH THE THREE NAMED PRPS (DUPONT, MARSONITE & GTE) ON PAYMENT OF A PORTION OF THE PAST RESPONSE COSTS, AND THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SELECTED REMEDY DESCRIBED IN THE ROD. THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS WILL PAY THE U.S. $175,951.84 IN FULL & FINAL PAYMENT OF PAST RESPONSE COSTS (THIS REPRESENTS AN OPTIONS SHARE SETTLEMENT).