THE SHORE COMPANY SITE IS LOCATED IN KILGORE (GREGG COUNTY) TEXAS. IN 1982, SHORE FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. SHORE ORIGINALLY FILED THE BANKRUPTCY UNDER CHAPTER 11, BUT THE FILING WAS LATER CONVERTED TO CHAPTER 7. IN APRIL OF 1991, THE TRUSTEE OF THE BANKRUPTCY ESTATE FILED A MOTION REQUESTING THE COURT TO ORDER HIM TO ABANDON THE ESTATE'S REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN GREGG COUNTY, TEXAS, SO THE ESTATE MAY BE CLOSED AND THE ASSETS DISTRIBUTED. APPARENTLY, THE TRUSTEE AND HIS PREDECESSORS MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO SELL THE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY BUT WERE UNABLE TO FIND A BUYER DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE . THE TRUSTEE CLAILMS THE PROPERTY IS BURDENSOME TO THE ESTATE OR OF INCONSEQUENTIAL VALUE AND BENEFIT TO THE ESTATE AND THEREFORE IS ELIGIBLE FOR ABANDONMENT. THE U.S. TRUSTEE FILED A STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE TRUSTEE'S MOTION IN APRIL OF 1991. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE U.S. FILED AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE'S MOTION ON MAY 13, 1991. ON JUNE 18, 1991, THE BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, TYLER DIVISION, HELD A HEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TRUSTEE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ABANDON THE PROPERTY. AT THE HEARING, THE U.S. PRESENTED EVIDENCE OF THE HISTORY OF THE SITE AND THE CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE SITE.