THIS REFERRAL WAS SENT TO THE U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE BY OUR OFFICE ON JUNE 23, 1993. THE CASE CONCERNS A CERCLA SECTION 107 COST RECOVERY BASED UPON A CLEANUP PERFORMED BY EPA AT A DETROIT, MI PAINT-AND RUST-STRIPPING FACILITY THAT WENT INTO BANKRUPTCY. (EPA FORMULATED ON GENERATOR LIABILITY THEORY BASED UPON LEAD -BASED WASTE CREATED BY THE PAINT - STRIPPING PROCESS.) EPA SPENT APPROXIMATELY $1.02 MILLION DOLLARS, AND IN A PRIOR COST RECOVERY ACTION RECOVERED APPROXIMATELY $1.0125 MILLION DOLLARS FROM 49 PRPS UNDER A CONSENT DECREE ENTERED ON APRIL 21, 1993. THE CURRENT RECOVERY WAS FILED AGAINST THE ONE PRP WHO REFUSED TO COOPERATE IN SETTLEMENT.