SUMMARY THIS LITIGATION INVLOVES THE PRESENCE OF 2, 3, 7, 8- TCDD AT FIKE'S FAC IN NITRO, W.V., AND SPEC, TCDD SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES. ON 06/28/83, EPA SAMPLED AND FOUND TCDD AT FAC. DEF REJECTED PROPOSAL TO ENTER INTO CD WHCIH WOULD REQ SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS. REG ADMIN ISSUED ORDER DIRECTING DEF TO DO SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS AND REPORT FINDINGS TO EPA. DEF SAID IT COULD NOT AND WOULD NOT COMPLY AND THAT ANY SAMPLING WOULD BE DONE BY EPA AT EPA EXPENSE UNDER TERMS OF THE 1982 CD. REG 03 DISAGREES. DEF CONT TO REFUSE ACCESS TO FAC UNTIL EPA ADMITTED 9182 CD WAS IN DEF FAVOR. USA FILED ORDER FOR ACCESS ON 04/18/84. ON 06/12/84, SDWV JDG ISSUED ORDER GRANTING EPA ACCESS. AT PRESENT, SAMPLING IS BEING DONE BY REG 03 AND IS EXPECTED TO BE CONL BY 06/29/84. ANALYSIS RESULTS EXPECT ED W/IN MONTH. CASE REFERRED DUE TO AMT OF WORK NEC FOR PETITION FOR AN IMMEDIATE ORDER IN AID OF ACCESS.