'ON JUNE 26, 2002, EPA SENT DOJ A REFERRAL REQUESTING THE FILING OF A PROOF OF CLAIM IN THE CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS FOR THE KMART CORPORATION. KMART 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.'