THIS IS A REFERRAL UNDER SECTION 104E OF CERCLA. THE RECOMMENDED ACTION SEEKS TO IMPOSE PENALTIES FOR PROVIDING NO RESONSES, INADEQUATE RESPONSES, AND RESPONSES WITH EXCESSIVE DELAYS, AS WELL AS REQUIRE PRODUCTION OF IMFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS SOUGHT BY EPA IN SEVERAL OF ITS CERCLA 104E INFORMATION REQUESTS. EPA PREVIOUSLY REFERRED A COST RECOVERY ACTION UNDER SECTION 107 OF CERCLA TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REGARDING THIS SITE ON 8/12/94 AND THAT REFERRAL CONTAINS COMPLETE INFORMATION REGARDING THE SPECIFICS OF THIS CASE. THE CERCLA 107 REFERRAL WAS NOT FILED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE REGARDING, INTER ALIA, THE PRPS ABILITY TO REIMBURSE EPA'S RESPONSE COSTS. SUCH EVIDENCE MIGHT HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE HAD THE ABOVE CAPTIONED DEFENDANTS PROPERLY RESPONDED TO CERCLA 104E REQUESTS. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS REFERRAL IS TO PRESERVE THE PRESENT AND FUTURE INTEGRITY OF EPA'S INFORMATION GATHERING AUTHORITY UNDER SECTION 104E OF CERCLA, AS WELL AS SIMILIAR INFORMATION GATHERING AUTHORITIES THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE CLEAN WATER ACT, CLEAN AIR ACT, TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT, ETC. TO THAT END, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE NAMED DEFENDANTS BE COMPELLED TO PAY CIVIL PENALTIES FOR THEIR REPEATED BLATANT AND CALLOUS FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH EPA'S 104E REQUESTS. THE IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTIES WI