EPA REGION II RECOMMENDS THE INITIATION OF A CIVIL ACTION PURSUANT TO CERCLA 106(B) AND 107(A) AGAINST SIGNO TRADING INTERNATIONAL, LTD; SCI CHEMICALS; AND JACK AND CHARLES COLBERT, OFFICERS OF THE TWO COMPANIES (HEREINAFTER COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS SIGNO UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED). THESE PARTIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ABANDONING HAZARDOUS SUB- STANCES AT A WAREHOUSE LOCATED AT 1 LYONS PLACE, MT. VERNON, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY. IT ALSO RECOMMENDS NAMING THE VARI- OUS PRESENT AND PAST OWNERS OF THE WAREHOUSE, TO WIT, LYNRIC ASSOCIATES, INC.; ARNOLD SCHWARTZ; ARNOLD FADER; NEW ISLAND INVESTORS, AND 11 HARTFORD AVENUE, INC., AS DEFENDANTS IN THIS ACTION. ON 3/24/84, REGION II ISSUED A SECTION 106 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER TO THE ABOVE REFERENCED PERSONS AND ENTITIES REQUIR- ING THEM TO SUBMIT AND IMPLEMENT PROVIDING FOR THE CLEAN UP OF THE WAREHOUSE. BRIEFLY, THE REMOVAL ACTION CONSISTED OF SAMPLING MATERIALS FOR COMPATIBILITY ANALYSES, PACKING COM- PATIBLE MATERIALS INTO 55 GALLON DRUMS, OVERPACKING LEAKING DRUMS, DECONTAMINATING THE FLOOR AND DISPOSING THE MATERIAL AT PROPER SITES. THE REMOVAL ACTION TOOK FROM 5/14/84 UNTIL 7/3/84 TO COMPLETE. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SPENT APPROXI- MATELY $142,773 FOR THE REMOVAL ACTION. PROPOSED RELIEF TO BE SOUGHT: COST RECOVERY OF ALL GOVERN- MENTAL EXPENDITURES TO DATE AND CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING EPA'S ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER.