1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928(A). 2. THE VALSPAR CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION 1700 DOUCETTE STREET BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS 77704 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 3005(A) OF RCRA BY 1) FAILING TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION, AND 2) OPERATING A HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE UNIT WITHOUT IN- TERIM STATUS OR PERMIT BY FAILING TO MEET THE EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS, AND 3) 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,500 AND ISSUED A COMPLI- ANCE ORDER TO THE RESPONDENT. THE ORDER REQUIRES THE RE- SPONDENT TO: 1) IMMEDIATELY CEASE THE AUTHORIZED STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, 2) NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER EFFEC- TIVE DATE OF THE COMPLIANCE ORDER, REMOVE, TRANSPORT AND DISPOSE OF THE HAZ. WASTE DISCOVERED AT THE BEAUMONT FA- CILITY BY EPA REPS, 3) NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS OF THE ORDER SUBMIT TO EPA AND TRNCC A PLAN DOCUMENTING 1) THAT ALL HAZ. WASTE IN CONTAINERS WILL BE ACCUMULATED ON-SITE FOR 90-DAY OR LESS WITHOUT A PERIT OR INTERIM STATUS AND 2) THAT THE WASTE PLACED IN CONTAINERS COMPLIES WITH REGULA- TIONS, 4) NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS OF THE ORDER, PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION TO EPA AND TRNCC THAT THE BEAUMONT FACILITY HAS DEVELOPED A WRITTEN SCHEDULE