12-19-00 NWSW CO. FILED A VOLUNTARY PETITION FOR PROTECTION UNDER CHAPTER 11 OF THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY CODE. U.S. EPA ENTERED INTO A CD WITH NWSW CO ON 11-16-00. PER THE CD, NWSW CO IS REQUIRED TO PAY A CIVIL PENALTY OF $434,000, BUT HAS NOT. U.S. EPA HAS REQUESTED THAT DOJ FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM TO RECOVER THE $434,000 PENALTY. PROOF OF CLAIM FILED ON 6/14/01.
REGION 5 REFERRED A CLAIM FOR AN UNPAID PENALTY TO DOJ FOR FILING IN NWSW BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING. THERE WERE NO FUNDS IN THE ESTATE AND CONSEQUENTLY NO DISTRIBUTION TO ANY OF THE CREDITORS. CASE CLOSED.