THE ATTACHED DECREE RECOLVES FIVE VIOLATIONS OF THE NESHAP NOTICE REQUIREMENTS CITED IN A MARCH 1, 1990, FINDING OF VIO LATION (FOV) TO MINNESOTA MINING AND MFG. CO (3M). THE FOV IDENTIFIED THREE INSTANCES WHERE 3M WAS LATE WITH THE PROPER NOTIFICATIONS AND TWO OTHER INSTANCES WHER THE INFORMATION IN THE NOTICE WAS INCOMPLETE. A CONFERENCE WAS HELD WITH 3M IN CHICAGO ON MARCH 26, 1990, & CONSENT DECREE NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUED THEREAFTER.