THIS MATTER REQUESTS THE FILING OF A PROOF OF CLAIM IN A BANKRUPTCY MATTER INVOLVING SPRING RIDGE COAL CO. IN MARCH, 1995, EPA FILED AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ACTION AGAINST SPRING RIDGE, PROPOSING A $75,000 PENALTY FOR CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS. THE PROOF OF CLAIM WILL PRESERVE EPA'S RIGHTS TO PURSUE THE PENALTY ACTION.