THE TAYLOR BOROUGH SITE IS AN OLD LANDFILL AREA IN TAYLOR BOROUGH, PA, WHICH WAS PARTIALLY CLEANED UP BY EPA W/CERCLA REMOVAL FUNDS IN THE FALL OF 1983. DUMPING OCCURRED AT THE SITE FROM 5/67 TO 3/68, DURING WHICH TIME THE CITY OF SCRAN- TON OPERATED THE LANDFILL. THE SITE WAS ASSESSED IN 1981 AND DETERMINED TO BE A LOW PRIORITY. IT WAS REASSESSED AND BECAUSE OF A LARGER QUANITY OF DRUMS THAN ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED, THE SITE WAS PROPOSED FOR LISTING ON THE CERCLA NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST IN 9/83. ADDITIONALLY, A FIRE OCCURRED IN 9/83, WHICH SPURRED EPA TO ALLOCATE EMERGENCY REMOVAL FUNDS FOR CLEAN UP OF SURFACE DRUMS. EPA HAS IDENTIFIED SEVERAL CATEGORIES OF POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES, INCLUDING GENERATORS, TRANSPORTERS, OWNERS AND OPERATORS. IN 3/85, REG III RECOMEMMENDED TO HQ THAT A COST RECOVERY ACTION BE FILED UNDER SEC 107 OF CERCLA 42 U.S.C. SEC 9607 FOR RECOVERY OF MONIES EXPENDED DURING THE REMOVAL PORTION OF EPA'S ACTIVITIES. THE REMEDIAL IN- VESTIGATION WAS BEGUN IN 1983 AND A DRAFT FINAL REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/FEASIBILITY STUDY WAS ISSUED BY EPA FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON 5/20/85. EPA IS CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING W/THE PO- TENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES FOR THE NECESSARY REMEDIAL WORK. NEGOTIATIONS ARE MOVING VERY SLOWLY.