REGION 3 PORTION OF A JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION PURSUANT TO RCRA AGAINST MORTON INTERNATIONAL THAT INVOLVES 23 FACILITIES LOCATED IN SEVERAL REGIONS OF EPA. IN NOVEMBER 2005, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, (DOJ), AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH MORTON INTERNATIONAL REGARDING PAYMENT OF A $900,000 CIVIL PENALTY. REGION 3's PORTION OF THE SETTLEMENT IS FOR VIOLATIONS AT THREE FACILITIES OPERATED BY MORTON INTERNATIONAL. THE REGION 3 PORTION OF THE PENALTY TOTALS $11,738.