1. SECTION 109 0F THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9609. 2. EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP P.O. BOX 3785 BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS 77704 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(A) OF CERCLA BY FAILING TO NOTIFY THE NRC IMMEDIATELY AFTER HAVING KNOWLEDGE THAT A RELEASE OF ETHYLENE OXIDE FROM THE FACILITY INTO THE ENVIRONMENT HAD OCCURRED. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 109 OF CERCLA, EPA PRO- POSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,000 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.