BENTON CREOSOTING WORKS, A DIVISON OF KENNEDY SAW MILLS, INC EPA ID #LAD008056632. * ACTION REQUESTED: TO GRANT BENTON CREOSOTING WORKS DIVISION'S REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO AUGUST 6, 1984, TO FILE AN ANSWER AND REQUEST FOR HEARING. * BACKGROUND INFO: ON MAY 31, 1984, EPA ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO BENTON CREOSOTING WORKS DIV. THE COMPLIANCE ORDER WAS BASED UPON AN INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY EPA ON APRIL 26, 1984. MAJOR AREAS OF VIOLATION INCLUDED NO GROUNDWATER MONITORING, CLOSURE/POST-CLOSURE PLANS, NO FINANCIAL ASSURANCES AND POOR CONDITIONS OF HAZ WASTE CONTAINERS. * ADD'L COMMENTS: 1. AT PRESENT, THE REGION ADMINISTRATOR MUST SIGN EXTENSION REQUESTS. 2. THERE HAS BEEN 4 EXTENSION REQUESTS GRANTED IN THE PAST YEAR. 3. WE ARE PRESENTLY INVESTIGATING PREPARING A GENERIC APPROACH TO GRANTING SHORT TERM EXTENSION REQUESTS AND WILL SUBMIT THIS INFORMATION TO THE DIV OFFICE. *