U.S.EPA'S PROPOSED REMEDY WILL COST APPROX. $25 MILLION. U.S.EPA ANTICIPATES NEGOTIATING WITH THE IDENTIFIED PRPS FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ENTIRE REMEDY AND COST OF THE CLEANUP. THIS INITIATES A MINI-LITIGATION REPORT REGARDING REMEDIAL DESIGN AND REMEDIAL ACTION (RD/RA) NEGOTIATIONS AT NL INDUSTRIES/TARACORP SITE WITH PARTIES U.S.EPA BELIEVES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTAMINATION AT THE SITE. - OPERATIONS AT THE NL INDUSTRIES/TARACORP SITE INCLUDED A LEAD RECLAMATION CENTER AND A SECONDARY LEAD SMELTER WHICH OPERATED FROM 1903-1983. HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF LEAD AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS HAVE BEEN FOUND ON SITE. AIR TRANSMIS- SIONS HAVE SPREAD LEAD CONTAMINATION BEYOND THE SITE BOUND- ARIES INTO COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS SURROUNDING THE SITE. - THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT PAST COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE NL INDUSTRIES AGREED TO CONDUCT A REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/ FEASIBILITY STUDY (RI/FS) OF THE SITE. THE RI/FS IS NOW COMPLETE. U.S.EPA PLANS TO SEND OVER 250 SPECIAL NOTICE LETTERS TO PARTIES IT BELIEVES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTAMI- NATION.