PURSUANT TO A 1990 JUDGEMENT, THE KAYSER ROTH CORPORATION (NOW COLLINS & AIKMAN PRODUCTS COMPANY) IS LIABLE FOR ALL CLEAN-UP COSTS. IN A MAY 1996 LETTER, EPA REQUESTED PAYMENT OF ALL UNREIMBURSED OVERSIGHT AND OTHER PAST COSTS TO DATE PLUS INTEREST ON THESE COSTS. (COLLINS & AIKMAN HAS BEEN REMEDIATING THE SITE IN ACCORDS WITH A 1991 UAO). COLLINS & AIKMAN CHALLENGED CERTAIN COSTS AND INTEREST. AFTER UNSUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS EPA REFERRED A COST RECOVERY TO DOJ. THUS FAR THE U.S. PREVAILED IN A MOTION RELATING TO SOME OF THESE COSTS. NO COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED AS YET.