THIS REFERRAL PROPOSES THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE LODGE AND MOVE FOR ENTRY IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE A PROPOSED SETTLEMENT UNDER CERCLA SECTIONS 106 AND 107, AND RCRA SECTION 7003. THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT CALLS FOR TWENTY SETTLING PARTIES TO PERFORM THE REMEDIAL DESIGN AND REMEDIAL ACTION (RD/RA) AT THE SOMERSWORTH SANITARY LANDFILL SUPERFUND SITE IN SOMERSWORTH, NEW HAMP- SHIRE (THE SITE) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ROD, AND TO PAY CERTAIN PAST AND FUTURE COSTS RELATED TO THE SITE. TWENTY PARTIES HAVE SUBMITTED SIGNATURE PAGES TO THE PROPOSED DECREE AS HAS THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. TWO OF THESE PARTIES, THE CITY OF SOMERSWORTH, NH AND GENERAL ELECTRIC ARE WORK SETTLING DEFENDANTS RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING OUT ALL THE WORK AT THE SITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSENT DECREE AND PAYING THE MAJORITY OF THE PAST COSTS TO BE RECOVERED. THREE OF THE SETTLING PARTIES, BROWNING- FERRIS, INDUSTRIES INC., WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NORTH AMERICA, INC., AND CATE'S RUBBISH REMOVAL SERVICES, INC. ARE CASH-OUT SETTLING DEFENDANTS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING A TOTAL OF $33,181 TO THE UNITED STATES AND A TOTAL OF $188, 023 TO THE WORK SETTLING DEFENDANTS TO E USED TO IMPLEMENT THAT REMEDY. THE REMAINING FIFTEEN PARTIES ARE DE MININIS SETTLING DEFENDANTS EACH RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $31,304 TO THE WORK SETTLING DEFENDANTS TO BE USED TO IMPLEMENT THE REMEDY. TEN PARTIES ISSUED SPECIAL NOT