PROOF OF CLAIM ON BEHALF OF THE U.S. E.P.A. THE DEBTOR IS LIABLE TO PAY THE UNITED STATES OUTSTANDING AMOUNTS DUE UNDER A CONSENT DECREE ENTERED IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY. ON SEPT. 4, 1986, THE U.S. FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST VIKING WIRE CO., INC., FOR THE COSTS OF ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE U.S. IN RESPONSE TO A RELEASE AND A THREAT OF RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AT THE RENORA SITE, 83 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BONHAMTON, NEW JERSEY. THE DEBTOR, HUDSON-VIKING, INC., IS THE SUCCESSOR TO VIKING WIRE.