U.S. EPA HAS HELD ONE INFORMAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE WITH OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION, THE NEW OWNER OF APPLIED COMPOSITES. THE MAIN ISSUE IN THIS MATTER IS THE STEPS THE FACILITY MUST TAKE TO VOLUNTARILY TERMINATE ITS PERMIT. THIS ISSUE IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY U.S. EPA. 1. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROPOSED ACTION: SECTION 3004, 3005, AND 3008 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF AS AMENDED, 42 USC SECTION 6901 ET SEG. 2. IDENTITY OF DEFENDANTS: APPLIED COMPOSITES, A HITCO DIVISION, 33 NORTH SIXTH STREET, ST. CHARLES, IL. HITCO INC. 1221 E. DYER, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA. 3. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: DEFENDANT HAS STORED HAZARDOUS WASTE IN AN UNPERMITTED CONTAINER STORAGE AREA, HAS ACCEPTED HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT AN ACCOMPANING UNIFORM HAZARDOUS WASTE MANIFEST, HAS STORED HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT NOTIFY- ING THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ILLINOIS (IEPA) OR UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (U.S. EPA) IN VIOLATION OF THE AUGUST 15, 1986, ADMINISTRA- TIVE ORDER, HAS THERMALLY TREATED WASTE RESIN (D001) IN TWO UNPERMITTED UNITS AND HAS FAILED TO AMEND THE CLOSURE PLAN TO REFLECT THE THERMAL TREATMENT OF WASTE. 4. PROPOSED RELIEF: A PERMANENT INJUNCTION WHICH WOULD PROHIBIT DEFENDANT FROM VIOLATING ITS HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGE MENT PERMIT, THE ORDER AND RCRA GENERA