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. AVONDALE INDISTRIES INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 5100 RIVER ROAD AVONDALE, JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA 70094 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA BY: 1) FAILURE TO TIMELY REPORT FOR NICKEL FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 325(C) OF EPCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $18,700 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.