1. SECTION 325(C) OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 ( EPCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 11045(C). 2. GULF WIRE CORPORATION, A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 13901 OLD GENTILLY ROAD NEW ORLEANS, ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA 70129 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313(A) OF EPCRA BY: 1) FAILURE TO TIMELY RE- PORT FOR COPPER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 325(C) OF EPCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $5,500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.