THIS REFERRAL REQUEST THAT A COMPLAINT BE FILED AGAINST POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES AT THE I.JONES RECYCLING, CLINTON STREET SUPERFUND REMOVAL SITE, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 106 AND 107 OF CERCLA. - THE I.JONES RECYLCING, CLINTON STREET SITE IS LOCATED IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. THE U.S.EPA INTIATED A MULTI-PHASE REMOVAL ACTION AT THIS SITE IN NOVEMBER, 1986, COMPLETED REMOVAL ACTIVITIES AT THIS NON-NPL SITE IN NOVEMBER, 1988, AND COMPLETED OVERSIGHT OF REMOVAL ACTIVITIES AT THE SITE PERFORMED BY POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES IN AUGUST, 1989 U.S.EPA HAS EXPENDED MORE THAT $3 MILLION AT THE I.JONES SITE. THROUGH A DE MINIMIS SETTLEMENT, U.S.EPA RECOVERED $1,888,326.05 IN REIMBURSEMENT OF THOSE COSTS. THIS COST RECOVERY REFERRAL SEEKS TO RECOVER THE REMAINING UNREIM- BURSED COSTS OF APPROXIMATELY $1.4 MILLION FROM THOSE PARTIES WHO HAVE NEITHER PARTICIPATED IN THE PRP-CONDUCTED REMOVAL ACTIVITIES NOR ENTERED INTO THE DE MINIMIS SETTLE- MENT IN THIS CASE. - THIS REFERRAL ALSO SEEKS TO RECOVER STATUTORY PENALTIES FROM THESE PARTIES, BASED ON THEIR REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH THE AGENCY'S JULY 27, 1988 UNILATERAL ORDER REQUIRING THAT THE PRP-CONDUCTED REMOVAL BE PERFORMED. IN ADDITION, THIS REFER RAL SEEKS THE AWARD OF TREBLE DAMAGE