NINA CONDUCTED THE HEARING IN THIS MATTER IN SEPTEMBER 1997. EVA HAHN WROTE THE POST-HEARING BRIEF. WE ARE AWAITING A DECISION FROM THE ALJ. RESPONDENT WAS ASSESSED A PENALTY OF $61,736 BY ALJ SUSAN J. BIRO IN AN INITIAL DECISION DATED MAY 27, 1998 FOR ITS FAILURE TO FILE TOIC CHEMICAL RELEASE FORMS FOR THE CHEMICALS NICKEL AND CHROMIUM FOR CALENDAR YEARS 1989-1993 AND COBALT FOR THE YEAR 1993.