1. SECTION 104(E)(5) OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RE- SPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9604(E)(5). 2. NATIONAL CHROMIUM CORPORATION BOBETTE STEANSON WILLIAM R. MASTERSON NATIONAL CHROMIUM CORPORATION SUPERFUND SITE 2626 STEVEN ROAD ODESSA, ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS 3. NATIONAL CHROMIUM CORPORATION ( NCC ), OPERATED A CHROME PLATING FACILITY AT THE LOCATION FROM 1979 TO 1993. CHROMIC ACID, 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE, AND HYDROCHLORIC ACID WERE USED IN THE CHROME PLATING PROCESS. THE NCC SITE INCLUDES ONE LARGE BUILDING WHICH HOUSED THE FORMER CHROME PLATING PROCESS EQUIPMENT, CHEMICALS STOR- AGE, AND OFFICES. ELEVEN 10,000 GALLON TANKS AND SEVERAL SMALLER VATS ARE ON THE GROUND OF THE NCC SITE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. A PARTIALLY CLEANED UP SURFACE IMPOUNDMENT HAS BEEN EXCAVATED TO THE NORTH OF THE BUILDING. RESPONDENTS OWN OR HAVE CONTROL OF THE PROPERTY. LARGE AREAS ON THE NCC SITE ARE VISIBLY STAINED YELLOW. THE YELLOW COLOR IS INDICATIVE OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM, A VERY TOXIC FORM OR VALENCE OF CHROMIUM. YELLOW STAINED SOIL IS PILED IN TEN OF THE 10,000 GALLON TANKS ALONG THE WALLS OF THE FORMER IMPOUNDMENT.