LETTER REFERRAL TO REQUEST THAT DOJ FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM IN THE EWR INC. BNK. EWR EXECUTED A DE MINIMIS ADMINISTRA- TIVE ORDER ON CONSENT, INDEX# II-CERCLA-97-0106 W/ EPA. THE ADM DOCKET CASE NUMBER IS 02-97-0181. THERE WERE 59 PRPS IN ADDITION TO EWR (TOTAL PRPS 60). ECECUTED ON 6/23/97. TO DATE, EWR HAS NOT COMPLIED W/ THE TERMS OF THE ORDER. THE BAR DATE FOR FILING THE PROOF OF CLAIM IS JAN. 4, 1998. * 12/01/97 - REFERRED TO DOJ * 01/26/98 - PROOF OF CLAIM FILED (ATTY CONFIRMED DATE W/COURT AS DATE ON THE INSTRUMENT IS DIFFERENT) 10/01/2001 - INSUFFICIENT FUNDS TO PAY EPA'S SCP CARLSTADT CLAIM (FINAL REPORT ENTERED). *CASE CLOSED WITH THE ENTRY OF FINAL REPORT ON 10/01/2001. NOT ENTERED IN CDTS BECAUSE THE CASE CLOSED WITH ENTRY OF THE TRUSTEE REPORT (NO FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE FOR EPA'S CLAIM. *