ON JULY 10, 2002, EPA SENT DOJ A REFERRAL REQUESTING THE FILING OF CLAIM IN THE CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS FOR ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. ( ARMSTRONG ). ARMSTRONG IS A POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY AT OPERABLE UNIT TWO OF THE PETERSON/PURITAN INC. SUPERFUND SITE IN CUMBERLAND, RHODE ISLAND. BY FILING A PROOF OF CLAIM, THE GOVERNMENT WILL ENSURE THAT AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS IN THIS BANKRUPTCY MAY BE APPLIED TO THE COSTS EPA INCURS AT THIS SITE.
OPERALBE UNIT TWO IS LOCATED BETWEEN MENDON RD AND MARTIN ST'