THIS IS AN EPCRA 304 (A) AND CERCLA 103(A) ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT ACTION. RESPONDENT IS HUDSON FOODS OF ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA. THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED ON JUNE 27, 1996. THERE WAS A RELEASE OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA FROM RESPONDENT'S FACILITY IN ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA. RESPONDENT FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER OR THE STATE OF THE RELEASE, IN VIOLATION OF CERCLA 103 (A) AND EPCRA 304 (A). U.S. EPA SEEKS A CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY OF $42,500. HUDSON RECENTLY MERGED WITH TYSON FOODS MAKING TYSON FOODS THE SUCCESSOR TO THE LIABILITY FOR THESE VIOLATIONS. CASE WAS SETTLED FOR AN $8,500 PENALTY AND A SEP VALVED AT $31,500.