EPA CONDUCTED INSPECTIONS AT BRISTOL STEEL'S FACILITY IN LAPORTE, INDIANA ON AUGUST 9, 1989 AND SEPTEMBER 26, 1989 TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PCB RULE 40 CFR PART 761. AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTIONS, BRISTOL STEEL HAD THREE PCB TRANSFORMERS. THE INSPECTIONS REVEALED SEVERAL VIOLATIONS OF THE PCB RULE, 40 CFR PART 761, AND SECTION 15 OF TSCA - FAILURE TO REGISTER THE 3 PCB TRANSFORMERS WITH FIRE RE- SPONSE PERSONNELL AND FAILURE TO CONDUCT ANNUAL INSPECTIONS AND DEVELOP MAINTENANCE HISTORY OF THE THREE PCB TRANSFORM- ERS FROM 1987 TO 1989; FAILURE TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN COM- PLETE ANNUAL RECORDS ON DISPOSITION OF PCB ITEMS FROM 1987 TO 1989; IMPROPER STORAGE OF PCB ITEMS; IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF PCB'S; AND IMPROPER MARKING OF THE PCB STORAGE AREA. A COM- PLAINT IS BEING PREPARED BASED ON THESE VIOLATIONS.