U.S. EPA WILL ISSUE A DRAFT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT (AOC) BY 1/15/2000 TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS. THE AOC WILL BE A SIMPLIFIED PERFORMANCE BASED CONSENT AGREEMENT (FOR EXAMPLE, NO FINDINGS OF FACT WILL BE CITED). U.S. EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER TO MORTON INTER- NATIONAL, INC. UNDER SECTION 3013 OF RCRA. THE ORDER RE- QUIRES MORTON TO CONDUCT MONITORIG, TESTING, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE HAZARD POSED BY THE HAZARDOUS WASTES THAT ARE PRESENT AT, OR MAY HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM, CERTAIN AREAS AT THE FACILITY.