THIS IS A REMOVAL ACTION INVOLVING A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN CLEAR LAKE, IOWA, NEAR A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD NOT FAR FROM THE LAKE. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO NEGOTIATE A CONSENT ORDER WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE OPERATOR OF THE FORMER BATTERY EXCHANGE FACILITY, EPA ISSUED A UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER FOR CLEANUP OF THE SITE ON 6/29/93. IF COMPLIANCE IS NOT FORTHCOMING, EPA WILL CONDUCT A REMOVAL. THE ACTION MEMO WAS SIGNED IN FEBRUARY 1993. THE PRIMARY CONTAMINANT IS LEAD.