1. DEBTOR-IN POSSESSION, IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI DIVISION CASE NO. 96-24999-C-11. 2. ANGLO METALS, INC. D/B/A ANGLO IRON & METALS COMPANY 2 SOUTH 21ST STREET HARLINGON, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS 3. AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT WAS FILED AGAINST ANGLO IRON & METAL CO. ON FEB. 11, 1994, FOR TSCA VIOLATIONS. THE COMPLAINT WAS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE PCB REGULATIONS FOUND AT 40 CFR PART 761. AS A RESULT OF AN IMPASSE IN SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS ALJ BULLOCK URGED THE PARTIES TO PURSUE AN ALTERNATIVE DIS- PUTE RESOLUTION. THE PARTIES PARTICIPATED IN A MEDIATION OF THE MATTER ON JUL. 18, 1996. THE PARTIES AGREED UPON A SETTLEMENT IN PRINCIPLE AT THE TIME OF MEDIATION; HOW- EVER, THE RESPONDENT WAS INFORMED THAT BEFORE A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND CONSENT ORDER (CACO0 COULD BE FULLY EXECUT- ED RESPONDENT HAD TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PCB REGU- LATIONS WHICH WERE THE SUBJECT OF THE COMPLAINT. AT THE TIME OF THE MEDIATION RESPONDENT WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE. ALJ BULLOCK ISSUED AN ORDER DATED DEC. 5, 1996, DIRECT- ING THE PARTIES TO FILE A RATIFIED CACO ON OR BEFORE JAN. 30, 1997. AT THE TIME OF THIS ORDER, RESPONDENT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING UP THE SITE. EPA CONTACTED RE- SPONDENT IN JAN. 1997 REGARDING T