1. SECTION 14(A) OF THE FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT, AS AMENDED ( FIFRA ), 7 U.S.C. SECTION 1361(A). 2. QPL, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 800 ACADIA ROAD THIBODAUX, LAFOURCHE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70301 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 7(C) OF FIFRA BY FAILING TO FILE ITS ANNUAL PESTICIDE PRODUCTION REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998, BY MAR. 1, 1999, AS REQUIRED. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF FIFRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $5,500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.