THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT FOR THE CONSENT DECREE OF TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORP REQUESTS PAYMENT OF $80,000. IN STIPUALTED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE DECREE. CONSENT DECREE WAS ENTERED 5/7/84, AND MODIFIED 8/21/85. THE DECREE REQUIRED TRIDENT TO PAY PENALTY OF $50,000. AND COMPLY WITH SPECIFIED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING, REPORTING AND RESTORATION REQUIREMENTS. THE DECREE ALSO PROVIDED FOR STIPULATED PENALTIES OF $5,000/DAY FOR EACH DAY TRIDENT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF DECREE. THE DECREE ALSO CONTAINS A SCHEDULE FOR COMPLIANCE (APPENDIX A), WHICH REQUIRED TRIDENT TO COMPLY WITH SPECIFIED LIMITA- TIONS FOR 3 YEARS FOLLOWING LODGING OF DECREE. THE COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE ALLOWED TRIDENT TO COMPLY ONLY WITH PARTICULAR PROVISIONS OF THE PERMIT FOR THAT 3 YEAR PERIOD. AT THE END OF THAT TIME, THE ENTIRE PERMIT WOULD BE FULLY ENFORCEABLE. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT EXTENDS THE COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE CONTAINED IN APPENDIX A TO ALLOW EPA SUFFICIENT TIME TO REVIEW TRIDENT'S APPLICATION FOR PERMIT MODIFICATION. SECTION 2 OF CURRENT DECREE PERMITS TRIDENT TO REQUEST MODIFICATION OF SPECIFIED SECTIONS OF PERMIT. ON 8/28/86 TRIDENT REQUESTED MODIFICATION OF ITS PERMIT TO ELIMINATE THE REQURIEMENT THAT IT SCREEN AND BARGE ITS WASTES. TECHNICAL DATA SUPPORTING THE MODIFICATION WERE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH THE REQUEST, THE IMPACT ARE