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We are responding to the June 16th letter to our Mr Jerry Jones at our Lawrence Massachusetts Division regarding potential liability in Southington Connecticut

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SUBJ Transmittal of Information on the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site

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Attached for your information are several sets of documents related to your status as a potentially responsible party (PRP) for the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund site in Southington Connecticut

Attachment I contains questions and answers from the informational meeting that was held for SRSNE PRPs on July 16 1992 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston

Attachment II contains copies of all of the documents EPA has linking you to the SRSNE site and accompanying instructions and

mdash forms you may use in reviewing and if you so desire disputing any of this information Your review of the transactional

documents is entirely optional If EPA does not hear from you within the specified timeframe the Agency will assume that its information regarding your transactions is correct

Some of you will also receive an Attachment III which contains an Information Reguest completion of which is mandatory under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC Section 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC Section 6927

Since General Notice letters of potential liability were sent out in June 1992 EPA has obtained additional records from the State of Connecticut which identify additional parties who brought waste to SRSNE for treatment or disposal and also identify some additional transactions for parties who were already noticed The documents and transaction summary sheet you are receiving in Attachment II reflect this new information A revised volumetric ranking that is also reflective of this new information will be provided to the PRP Steering Committee in mid-November once General Notice letters have been sent to the new parties

A PRP Steering Committee has been formed The present contacts for the Steering Committee are Rob Kirsch (617526-6779) and Paul Wallach (617526-6000) with the law firm of Hale and Dorr and

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Cynthia Bailey with the James River Corporation (804649-4379) The Committee has also formed three subcommittees 1) the Allocation Subcommittee (contact Marc Silver (617570-1869)) 2) the Minimis Subcommittee (contact Harlan Doliner (617439shy8900)) and 3) the Technical Subcommittee (contacts Gus Moody (804343-8525) and Bill Morris (203238-6754))

This Committee has broad representation among both large and small contributors to the Site and is the only Committee with which EPA will negotiate EPA understands that the final details are being worked out to merge the separate existing fie minimis Committee headed by Tom Armstrong (203522-3234) and Tom Harrison (203275shy0480) into the PRP Steering Committee referenced above If you have any guestions regarding this merger please call Rob Kirsch Tom Armstrong Tom Harrison or either of the two EPA legal contacts listed below

You are strongly encouraged to join and actively participate in the PRP Steering Committee and its subcommittees You should note that in prior settlements in cases such as this EPA has made some attempt to recognize in the final allocation those parties that have joined the Steering Committee In this case EPA will consider and may reflect in the terms of any final settlement parties participation in the Steering Committee Should you choose not to participate in the Steering Committee you will be given the opportunity to settle with the Government but only under the terms negotiated with the Committee

If you have specific legal questions please call Gretchen Muench at 617565-4904 or Lloyd Selbst at 617565-3685 For technical questions please call Michael Nalipinski at 617223-5503 If you have general questions about any of the information in this package you can also call the SRSNE Information Line at 617573shy5724

We look forward to completing the information-gathering necessary to facilitate a prompt and fair settlement of this case

Attachments

ATTACHMENT I

Questions and Answers

Questions 6 Answers Solvents Recovery Service of New England

PRP Informational Meeting July 16 1992 - Boston Massachusetts

The following is a paraphrased summary of the major questions and answers from the July 16 1992 PRP informational meeting

What efforts did EPA make after listing SRS on the NPL to improve the operation of the site and prevent additional contamination

As mentioned there was a Consent Decree (CD) signed in 1983 which called for SRSNE to install an interceptor well system to prevent further migration of contamination in the groundwater The interceptor well system became operational in 1986

As early as 1984 EPA collected stipulated penalties from SRSNE in an effort to enforce the terms of the CD

Also in 1986 recognizing that SRSNE was not in compliance with hazardous waste management standards the State of Connecticut issued a RCRA permit that established a schedule for SRSNE to come into compliance with RCRA requirements Because violations of the terms of the CD and its RCRA permit continued in 1988 EPA entered into comprehensive negotiations to address these violations At the same time EPA asked SRSNE to perform an Remedial InvestigationFeasibility Study (RIFS) under Superfund SRSNE refused to conduct the RIFS and the negotiations were discontinued

EPA then decided to perform the RIFS EPA also performed an intensive investigation of all violations at the Site which led to the filing of a lawsuit against the owner in 1990

In 1991 working with EPA the State required SRSNE to cease operations and close its facility

Since filing the federal lawsuit EPA has engaged in negotiations with the owner of the site to settle this suit As you know EPA is also proceeding with the RIFS

What is the government doing to prevent another situation like SRS from happening in tbe future

EPA is carrying out a vigorous enforcement program at RCRA facilities which include actions resulting in criminal as well as civil penalties Regulatory agencies cannot ensure that all facilities are in full compliance all of the time Generators have a responsibility to know who they are dealing with when they send wastes to a facility It would be wise to investigate the compliance status and history of a facility before shipping wastes to that facility

What are tbe tine freuses for the different types of disposal that occured at the SRSNE Site

Aerial photographs reveal that lagoons were installed between 1957-1965 and were used to dispose of wastes which were generated from the distilling and recovery processes

These lagoons did not receive additional wastes after 1967 An open pit was used to incinerate flammable process wastes from the early 1960s through the 1970s Releases from the handling of waste materials occurred throughout the life of the facility until closure in May of 1991

What kind of documentation does EPA have of SRS Site operations and bow thorough is this documentation

EPA is aware that fuel blending and solvent distillation took place at the site Wastes were sent to other permitted sites SRS typically did solvent distillation on a batch basis There is excellent documentation of the fuel blending operation but there is a gap correlating outgoing batches to specific facilities

Is SRS a PRP at other Superfund sites Yes SRS has been identified as a PRP at the Old Southington Landfill (CT) and the Ottati and Goss Site (NH)

Did SRS have insurance under RCRA SRSNE was required by RCRA to carry liability insurance for sudden and accidental occurrences It was also required to provide financial assurance for closure costs

Where will the monies recovered fron the owneroperator go To reimburse the government for past and future cleanup costs

Has SRS filed for bankruptcy SRSNE has not sought bankruptcy protection

Will EPA seek recovery of RCRA costs Yes RCRA costs will be included among the past costs

If the government settles with tbe owner would the settlement include contribution protection Yes

What kind of treatment is in place for the interceptor systen The interceptor system contains twenty-five wells to collect groundwater effluent which is now being treated by the ultra-violetoxidation system recently installed by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

Does EPA anticipate that the remedy will include cleanup of the town wells

EPAs objective is for the remedial action to facilitate the ultimate reuse of the town production wells upon the completion of the cleanup

Is EPA liable for the contamination that occurred at SRS following the listing of the facility on the National Priorities List (NPL)

No Regulatory agencies are immune from liability for nonshycompliance that occurs at a regulated facility This is also true for facilities listed on the NPL

What kinds of records does EPA have regarding what was sent to the site

EPA used 42 different types of documentation in compiling its transactional data base Most transactions are documented in RCRA manifests and logbook records

What has EPA done about transporters SRS was the principal transporter of wastes to its facility EPA is still gathering information about other transporters and will decide whether to notice them as PRPs in the future

Has EPA named any property owners other than SRS as a PRP No

Will EPA take the costs of answering 104(e) informational requests into account when preparing such requests

Yes EPA will limit the number of parties who receive 104(e) letters and tailor the scope of the questions in order to minimize the effort necesary to adequately respond

How will EPA deal with credits of waste materials that caune back out of the Site and were sent to another facility or back to the generator of the material

The volumetric ranking was prepared using only wastes that went in to SRSNE not waste that was shipped out EPA has chosen this approach because it does not have sufficient information on material that left the site This approach is also consistent with Superfund program policy

Has the State of Connecticut made any provisions regarding release fron liability under state law

The State of Connecticut intends to fully participate in negotiations in order to resolve the States claims

Have any government agencies been noticed of potential liability as a PRP

The US Navy and the US Post Office as well as the States of CT ME MA NH and VT were issued General Notice Letters

If liability is not determined volunetrically will costs be allocated equally among all parties

Liability under CERCLA is joint and several meaning any one party can be held responsible for all of the costs of cleanup Liability is not based on volumetric ranking PRPs may use the volumetric ranking as well as other factors in allocating costs among themselves

Who are the individuals that comprise the PRP Steering Connittee ^raquoraquoM^ and how are they conpensated for their work

The Steering Committee is comprised mainly of attorneys representing the various PRP interests These representatives are compensated by funds generated by the PRPs

Was the investigation and the future cleanup work at the site put out for bid

EPA is using consultants available through its long-term contracts to perform the RIFS and the engineering evaluationcost analysis in support of a possible non-time critical removal action at the site

Where do PRPs send questions concerning corporate successorship These questions should be sent to Marilyn K Goldberg US EPA PO Box 221470 Chantilly Virginia 22022

How can PRPs get information on EPAs early de minimis settlement policy

Call the SRS information line at (617) 565-5724 and leave a message requesting the information and an address to which it can be sent

Has EPA established a tentative cut-off for de minimis settlement

No EPA has not yet made any decisions regarding a de minimis settlement and intends to discuss this matter with the Steering Committee

Does EPA conduct de micromis settlements The EPA has no formal guidance or procedures for de micromis settlements but a de minimis settlement could be structured to consider the concerns of the very small contributors

Does EPA have estimates regarding the amount of anticipated response costs or the past costs

An overall estimate of response costs will not be available until the Record of Decision (ROD) is signed This is scheduled for the Spring of 1994 The average costs for cleanup of a Superfund site is currently approximately $2 6 million Past costs for the RIFS and the PRP search are about $335 million to date

Is there any possibility for an Non-binding Allocation of Responsibility (NEAR)

EPA is providing the volumetric ranking to the PRPs as a tool for for determining an allocation scheme EPA would be willing to discuss whether an NBAR would be useful with the PRPs as the settlement process progresses

ATTACHMENT I I

T r a n s a c t i o n a l Dociunent Review

Transactional Review Statement

Re Solvents Recovery Service of New England Superfund Site Southington Connecticut

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is forwarding to you copies of the documents on which EPA has relied to determine the volume of hazardous substances that you sent to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter SRSNE or the Site) for treatment or disposal A summary of your transactions is provided in Attachment IID and the source documents are provided in Attachment IIE

EPA has made the decision to allow Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) an opportunity to request a review of any of their transactions with SRSNE Attachment IIB provides instructions and forms for you to use in conducting this review

PURPOSE OF REVIEW

EPA believes that it is possible to enter into a minimis settlement with small volume generators of waste at the Site A volumetric ranking will be used to determine the amount of money that each settling de minimis party must pay to the Government to bullresolve its liability with respect to the SRSNE Site That being the case EPA believes it is very important that the Government have accurate information about transactions with SRSNE A successful de minimis settlement will be dependent upon every party conducting a good faith review of all its transactions with SRSNE during the timeframe that SRSNE was in operation (1955 - 1991) and making certain that the volumetric ranking correctly reflects its contribution of waste materials to SRSNE

At the time a tentative de minimis settlement is reached you will if you are a de minimis party be asked to sign the settlement and certify that the volume of waste attributed to you accurately reflects your volumetric contribution to the Site One of the principal purposes of this transactional review is to ensure that at the time of settlement all de minimis parties will be able to sign the certification Further the decision as to which parties will be offered the opportunity to enter into the de minimis settlement will be based upon each partys ranking by volume For this reason also it is important that the ranking be accurate This transactional review will be your one opportunity to request that EPA reexamine the documents that reflect your volumetric contribution to the Site

TRANSACTIONAL REVIEW

To facilitate your review of your transactions EPA has provided a summary of your transactions in Attachment IID and the source

documents in Attachment IIE Please review the documents by referring to the enclosed instructions If after a good faith review of your transactions with SRSNE you believe you have evidence that (1) a transaction is incorrectly reflected in the documents that EPA is providing to you or (2) a transaction is not reflected at all in these documents you can request that EPA review that transaction and correct the volumes attributed to you To request that EPA reexamine a transaction you must complete the enclosed transactional review form and additional transaction form in accordance with the instructions provided in Attachments IIB and IIC respectively Requests which are not completed in accordance with the instructions will not be considered

EPAs objective is to obtain accurate information as to all transactions with SRSNE To prevent parties from requesting reviews of only transactions that decrease their volume requests for reviews must also identify all transactions that your records indicate are incorrectly reflected in EPAs documents or not reflected at all in EPAs documents including volume increases You are required accordingly if you choose to request a transactional review to provide all information and documents related to any transactions with SRSNE that are incorrectly recorded or not recorded at all on the documents provided to you Additional transactions that EPA has not previously documented should be entered on the form contained in Attachment IIC^

AUDIT OF DATABASE BY SUBPOENA

To ensure a settlement which is fair to all parties so that those who contemplate entering into settlements with the Government have confidence that all parties who are contributing to a settlement are doing so proportionate to the volume of waste they sent to the Site EPA plans to take other steps in addition to the certification

^This requirement to provide a full response should you decide to respond is being imposed pursuant to Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) (also known as the Superfund Law) 42 USC sect 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC sect 6927 Failure to provide complete and truthful information may result in legal action by EPA EPA may seek penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of non-compliance with CERCLA 104(e) andor RCRA sect 3007 In addition providing false fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations on a transactional review form may lead to the imposition of criminal penalties under 18 USC sect 1001 or RCRA sect 3008(d)

Specifically in order to ensure that all transactions that reflect increases as well as decreases in a partys volume are accurately reported to EPA EPA plans to randomly audit PRPs volumetric shares by use of its subpoena authority pursuant to Section 122(e)(3)(B) of CERCLA This means that EPA may choose to conduct an intensive evaluation of your transactions which could involve a subpoena being issued to you requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents that relate to transactions with SRSNE This will ensure that all parties in good faith question appropriate individuals including past and current employees and search their records during the relevant timeframe (1955 - 1991) and then if necessary report all additional waste shipments to EPA Regardless of whether or not you choose to have EPA review your transactions you may or may not be audited

SUBMITTAL OF REQUEST FOR REVIEW AND EPA RESPONSE

Completed transactional review forms (Attachment IIB) additional transaction forms (Attachment IIC) and all appropriate supporting documentation should be submitted by November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

This will be your only opportunity to challenge the provided documents upon which EPA has relied to determine your volumetric ranking If EPAs transactional review indicates inaccuracies in its ranking list EPA will make appropriate adjustments EPA will provide you with a summary of the conclusions reached in reviewing your submittals and a final revised volumetric ranking EPA will also provide these conclusions to the PRP Steering Committee

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you have any technical questions regarding any of this material please call the SRSNE information line at (617) 573-5724 If you have any legal questions or your attorney wishes to call EPA please call Lloyd Selbst (617) 565-3685

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division US EPA Region I

ATTACHMENT IIA

SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW ENGLAND TRANSACTIONAL DATABASE ASSUMPTIONS

GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS

1 All wastes were considered hazardous substances under CERCLA since the Site was a hazardous waste treatment storage and disposal facility

2 Conversion factors - all waste volumes were converted to gallons If the waste volumes on the transactional documents were not stated in gallons the following factors were used to convert waste volumes to gallons

1 drum = 55 gallons 1 barrel = 55 gallons 1 pail = 5 gallons 1 can = 5 gallons 1 bucket = 5 gallons 1 residual drum = 2 gallons 1 liter = 026 gallons

t s 1 pound 01199 gallons

0n the occasions where the waste unit was stated only in pounds the exact composition and specific gravity of the waste was unknown The specific gravity of water was used to convert pounds to gallons

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO LOGBOOK DATA (1956-1974)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator of the waste

3 Volume units - if the unit for volume was not stated in the logbook data entry the following units based on information provided by SRSNE were used to calculate the waste-in volumes

a) Volumes less than 150 were assumed to be drums

b) Volumes between 150 and 6000 were assumed to be gallons

c) Volumes over 6000 were assumed to pounds

d) Where transactions were borderline the determination of units was based on other transactions attributed to the same party

4 Multiple volume entries - if the volume in the logbook had more than one entry recorded the following guidelines were used

a) For volumes less than 150 (assumed to be drums) where two or more volumes were stated with spaces hyphens or plus signs between them the total was coded on the assumption the numbers represented a multiple shipment or different waste types were being distinguished An exception was if three or more volumes were listed with the last figure being the sum of the others These types of multiple volume entries were therefore coded as follows

78 7 + 8 7 - 8 and 7 - 8 - 15 would be coded as 15 drums

7 - 8 - 14 would be coded as 29 drums

77 would be coded as 7 (assuming 7 described the drum type)

b) If the comment MT or clean was written next to the volume it was assumed to identify empty drums for example

7 full + 8 MT and 7 full + 8 clean were coded as 7 drums

c) If two volumes were identified one falling in the gallons range and one in the pounds range it was assumed that the volumes represented the gallons and pounds of a single quantity of waste

4000 32000 would be coded as 4000 gallons and 32000 pounds for the transaction

5 Illegible Volume Entries - If volumes in the logbook were partially illegible the interpretation resulting in the lowest volume for the transaction was coded For example if it was unclear whether a volume was 7 or 9 the volume was coded as 7

6 Waste Types - The following assumptions were made in interpreting the abbreviations of waste type

TH THIN - Thinner PE PER PERC PERK PCE - Perchloroethane NAP NA - Naptha MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone TRI - Trichloroethylene or 111 - Trichloroethane ACET - Acetone or Acetate

ISO ACET - Isopropyl Acetate XYL - Xylol or Xylene ALC - Alcohol LAC - Lacquer TURP - Turpentine ISOBUT ALC - Isobutyl Alcohol CHLOR CH - Chlorinated Solvents MECL M CHLORIDE - Methyl Chloride TOL - TolueneToluol EA E ACETATE - Ethyl Acetate BU ACET - Butyl Acetate MS - Mineral Spirits

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE WEEKLY RECEIPT JOURNALS (1978-1980)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE CUSTOMER FILES (1978-1988 1990-1991)

1 All transactions assigned an order number by SRSNE were assumed to be waste-in transactions to SRSNE

2 Empty drum transactions were not coded unless the drums were manifested and there was evidence of residual material in the drums This evidence included the assignment of a Product Identification Number (PIN) to the empty drums and the assignment of an order number to the transaction Empty drums were assumed to contain two gallons of hazardous substances

3 Volume Discrepancies - When coding volume where there was a discrepancy the following assumptions were used

a) If there was a discrepancy between a manifest and the SRSNE processing documents for a gallon volume of a bulk shipment the gallon volume stated on the manifest was coded

b) If there was a discrepancy on the manifest between the number of gallons and drums then the volume supported by the other documents was coded [For example the manifest states 2 drums and 165 gallons and the SRSNE processing documents support 2 drums Two drums would be coded If the SRSNE documents support 3 drums (which equals 165 gallons) the volume would be coded as 3 drums and 165 gallons]

c) If there was a discrepancy between the number of drums

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on the manifest and on the SRSNE processing documents the number of drums from the manifest was coded unless the manifest was unclear in which case the number of drums was coded from the SRSNE processing documents

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ATTACHMENT IIE

Instructions for Completing Transactional Review Toxm

1 Identify any transaction(s) listed on your transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID) for which you have documentation which disputes the volumes in EPAs data base

Although this review covers activities that occurred many years ago you should conduct this review (if you so decide) to the best of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Evaluate both sets of documents yours and EPAs against the assumptions that EPA has used in compiling the data base These assumptions are described in Attachment IIA and should explain how EPA arrived at its conclusions working from the transactional documents The assumptions are drawn from EPAs experience at many Superfund sites Moreover EPA has determined that they are applicable to SRSNEs operations specifically Applying the same assumptions with respect to all PRPs at a Superfund site is necessary to have a uniform way of determining the contribution of wastes to the Site by each party

EPA will not consider disagreements with the assumptions themselves but will consider potential errors in their application For example EPA assumed that SRSNE used the abbreviation TH in describing the waste type for a transaction to mean thinner and therefore that the waste was a hazardous substance EPA will not reconsider whether it makes sense for EPA to assume the TH is an abbreviation for thinner If you have documentary evidence howeyer indicating that in a specific transaction TH was the abbreviation for a substance that was neither thinner nor a hazardous substance EPA will consider that evidence in making a decision whether to delete that transaction from the volumes attributed to you As another example EPA assumed that the company that SRSNE identified as the customer was the generator of the waste EPA will not

revisit that assumption EPA will however consider documentary evidence that in a specific transaction a company other than the customer shown on SRSNEs records was the generator

3 If following a review of the documents in light of the assumptions you still believe that EPA has attributed incorrect volumes to you for one or more transactions please complete the form in this attachment

4 To complete the form list transactions in chronological order and provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Column 1 the date when the transaction occurred this usually refers to the date when the waste was delivered to SRSNE

b EPA Document Niimber Please record in Colunn 2 the number of the document EPA has provided in Attachment IIE in which the volume in question is recorded

c EPA Volvime Please record in Column 3 the volume of waste EPA has attributed to you for the transaction as evidenced by the documents that EPA has provided to you in Attachment IIE

d Your Volume Please record in Colunn 4 the amount of waste that you believe is attributable to you for that transaction You should record only inconing wastes wastes that were recycled or returned to the generator should not be subtracted fron the volune count

e Description of Your Docunentation Please provide and number all documentation supporting your claim for a volume change Enter into Colvuan 5 the appropriate documentation number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) that supports your claim for a particular transaction

f IssuesComments In Column 6 please provide any comments which will facilitate the review of your transaction or explain any issues you have identified with respect to the transaction which are not otherwise captured on the form

5 Transaction review requests must provide all requested information even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40

CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201-2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor TechLaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please return this completed form and the documents which support the volume you claim to be correct no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

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ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

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November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

Cynthia Bailey with the James River Corporation (804649-4379) The Committee has also formed three subcommittees 1) the Allocation Subcommittee (contact Marc Silver (617570-1869)) 2) the Minimis Subcommittee (contact Harlan Doliner (617439shy8900)) and 3) the Technical Subcommittee (contacts Gus Moody (804343-8525) and Bill Morris (203238-6754))

This Committee has broad representation among both large and small contributors to the Site and is the only Committee with which EPA will negotiate EPA understands that the final details are being worked out to merge the separate existing fie minimis Committee headed by Tom Armstrong (203522-3234) and Tom Harrison (203275shy0480) into the PRP Steering Committee referenced above If you have any guestions regarding this merger please call Rob Kirsch Tom Armstrong Tom Harrison or either of the two EPA legal contacts listed below

You are strongly encouraged to join and actively participate in the PRP Steering Committee and its subcommittees You should note that in prior settlements in cases such as this EPA has made some attempt to recognize in the final allocation those parties that have joined the Steering Committee In this case EPA will consider and may reflect in the terms of any final settlement parties participation in the Steering Committee Should you choose not to participate in the Steering Committee you will be given the opportunity to settle with the Government but only under the terms negotiated with the Committee

If you have specific legal questions please call Gretchen Muench at 617565-4904 or Lloyd Selbst at 617565-3685 For technical questions please call Michael Nalipinski at 617223-5503 If you have general questions about any of the information in this package you can also call the SRSNE Information Line at 617573shy5724

We look forward to completing the information-gathering necessary to facilitate a prompt and fair settlement of this case

Attachments

ATTACHMENT I

Questions and Answers

Questions 6 Answers Solvents Recovery Service of New England

PRP Informational Meeting July 16 1992 - Boston Massachusetts

The following is a paraphrased summary of the major questions and answers from the July 16 1992 PRP informational meeting

What efforts did EPA make after listing SRS on the NPL to improve the operation of the site and prevent additional contamination

As mentioned there was a Consent Decree (CD) signed in 1983 which called for SRSNE to install an interceptor well system to prevent further migration of contamination in the groundwater The interceptor well system became operational in 1986

As early as 1984 EPA collected stipulated penalties from SRSNE in an effort to enforce the terms of the CD

Also in 1986 recognizing that SRSNE was not in compliance with hazardous waste management standards the State of Connecticut issued a RCRA permit that established a schedule for SRSNE to come into compliance with RCRA requirements Because violations of the terms of the CD and its RCRA permit continued in 1988 EPA entered into comprehensive negotiations to address these violations At the same time EPA asked SRSNE to perform an Remedial InvestigationFeasibility Study (RIFS) under Superfund SRSNE refused to conduct the RIFS and the negotiations were discontinued

EPA then decided to perform the RIFS EPA also performed an intensive investigation of all violations at the Site which led to the filing of a lawsuit against the owner in 1990

In 1991 working with EPA the State required SRSNE to cease operations and close its facility

Since filing the federal lawsuit EPA has engaged in negotiations with the owner of the site to settle this suit As you know EPA is also proceeding with the RIFS

What is the government doing to prevent another situation like SRS from happening in tbe future

EPA is carrying out a vigorous enforcement program at RCRA facilities which include actions resulting in criminal as well as civil penalties Regulatory agencies cannot ensure that all facilities are in full compliance all of the time Generators have a responsibility to know who they are dealing with when they send wastes to a facility It would be wise to investigate the compliance status and history of a facility before shipping wastes to that facility

What are tbe tine freuses for the different types of disposal that occured at the SRSNE Site

Aerial photographs reveal that lagoons were installed between 1957-1965 and were used to dispose of wastes which were generated from the distilling and recovery processes

These lagoons did not receive additional wastes after 1967 An open pit was used to incinerate flammable process wastes from the early 1960s through the 1970s Releases from the handling of waste materials occurred throughout the life of the facility until closure in May of 1991

What kind of documentation does EPA have of SRS Site operations and bow thorough is this documentation

EPA is aware that fuel blending and solvent distillation took place at the site Wastes were sent to other permitted sites SRS typically did solvent distillation on a batch basis There is excellent documentation of the fuel blending operation but there is a gap correlating outgoing batches to specific facilities

Is SRS a PRP at other Superfund sites Yes SRS has been identified as a PRP at the Old Southington Landfill (CT) and the Ottati and Goss Site (NH)

Did SRS have insurance under RCRA SRSNE was required by RCRA to carry liability insurance for sudden and accidental occurrences It was also required to provide financial assurance for closure costs

Where will the monies recovered fron the owneroperator go To reimburse the government for past and future cleanup costs

Has SRS filed for bankruptcy SRSNE has not sought bankruptcy protection

Will EPA seek recovery of RCRA costs Yes RCRA costs will be included among the past costs

If the government settles with tbe owner would the settlement include contribution protection Yes

What kind of treatment is in place for the interceptor systen The interceptor system contains twenty-five wells to collect groundwater effluent which is now being treated by the ultra-violetoxidation system recently installed by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

Does EPA anticipate that the remedy will include cleanup of the town wells

EPAs objective is for the remedial action to facilitate the ultimate reuse of the town production wells upon the completion of the cleanup

Is EPA liable for the contamination that occurred at SRS following the listing of the facility on the National Priorities List (NPL)

No Regulatory agencies are immune from liability for nonshycompliance that occurs at a regulated facility This is also true for facilities listed on the NPL

What kinds of records does EPA have regarding what was sent to the site

EPA used 42 different types of documentation in compiling its transactional data base Most transactions are documented in RCRA manifests and logbook records

What has EPA done about transporters SRS was the principal transporter of wastes to its facility EPA is still gathering information about other transporters and will decide whether to notice them as PRPs in the future

Has EPA named any property owners other than SRS as a PRP No

Will EPA take the costs of answering 104(e) informational requests into account when preparing such requests

Yes EPA will limit the number of parties who receive 104(e) letters and tailor the scope of the questions in order to minimize the effort necesary to adequately respond

How will EPA deal with credits of waste materials that caune back out of the Site and were sent to another facility or back to the generator of the material

The volumetric ranking was prepared using only wastes that went in to SRSNE not waste that was shipped out EPA has chosen this approach because it does not have sufficient information on material that left the site This approach is also consistent with Superfund program policy

Has the State of Connecticut made any provisions regarding release fron liability under state law

The State of Connecticut intends to fully participate in negotiations in order to resolve the States claims

Have any government agencies been noticed of potential liability as a PRP

The US Navy and the US Post Office as well as the States of CT ME MA NH and VT were issued General Notice Letters

If liability is not determined volunetrically will costs be allocated equally among all parties

Liability under CERCLA is joint and several meaning any one party can be held responsible for all of the costs of cleanup Liability is not based on volumetric ranking PRPs may use the volumetric ranking as well as other factors in allocating costs among themselves

Who are the individuals that comprise the PRP Steering Connittee ^raquoraquoM^ and how are they conpensated for their work

The Steering Committee is comprised mainly of attorneys representing the various PRP interests These representatives are compensated by funds generated by the PRPs

Was the investigation and the future cleanup work at the site put out for bid

EPA is using consultants available through its long-term contracts to perform the RIFS and the engineering evaluationcost analysis in support of a possible non-time critical removal action at the site

Where do PRPs send questions concerning corporate successorship These questions should be sent to Marilyn K Goldberg US EPA PO Box 221470 Chantilly Virginia 22022

How can PRPs get information on EPAs early de minimis settlement policy

Call the SRS information line at (617) 565-5724 and leave a message requesting the information and an address to which it can be sent

Has EPA established a tentative cut-off for de minimis settlement

No EPA has not yet made any decisions regarding a de minimis settlement and intends to discuss this matter with the Steering Committee

Does EPA conduct de micromis settlements The EPA has no formal guidance or procedures for de micromis settlements but a de minimis settlement could be structured to consider the concerns of the very small contributors

Does EPA have estimates regarding the amount of anticipated response costs or the past costs

An overall estimate of response costs will not be available until the Record of Decision (ROD) is signed This is scheduled for the Spring of 1994 The average costs for cleanup of a Superfund site is currently approximately $2 6 million Past costs for the RIFS and the PRP search are about $335 million to date

Is there any possibility for an Non-binding Allocation of Responsibility (NEAR)

EPA is providing the volumetric ranking to the PRPs as a tool for for determining an allocation scheme EPA would be willing to discuss whether an NBAR would be useful with the PRPs as the settlement process progresses

ATTACHMENT I I

T r a n s a c t i o n a l Dociunent Review

Transactional Review Statement

Re Solvents Recovery Service of New England Superfund Site Southington Connecticut

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is forwarding to you copies of the documents on which EPA has relied to determine the volume of hazardous substances that you sent to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter SRSNE or the Site) for treatment or disposal A summary of your transactions is provided in Attachment IID and the source documents are provided in Attachment IIE

EPA has made the decision to allow Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) an opportunity to request a review of any of their transactions with SRSNE Attachment IIB provides instructions and forms for you to use in conducting this review

PURPOSE OF REVIEW

EPA believes that it is possible to enter into a minimis settlement with small volume generators of waste at the Site A volumetric ranking will be used to determine the amount of money that each settling de minimis party must pay to the Government to bullresolve its liability with respect to the SRSNE Site That being the case EPA believes it is very important that the Government have accurate information about transactions with SRSNE A successful de minimis settlement will be dependent upon every party conducting a good faith review of all its transactions with SRSNE during the timeframe that SRSNE was in operation (1955 - 1991) and making certain that the volumetric ranking correctly reflects its contribution of waste materials to SRSNE

At the time a tentative de minimis settlement is reached you will if you are a de minimis party be asked to sign the settlement and certify that the volume of waste attributed to you accurately reflects your volumetric contribution to the Site One of the principal purposes of this transactional review is to ensure that at the time of settlement all de minimis parties will be able to sign the certification Further the decision as to which parties will be offered the opportunity to enter into the de minimis settlement will be based upon each partys ranking by volume For this reason also it is important that the ranking be accurate This transactional review will be your one opportunity to request that EPA reexamine the documents that reflect your volumetric contribution to the Site

TRANSACTIONAL REVIEW

To facilitate your review of your transactions EPA has provided a summary of your transactions in Attachment IID and the source

documents in Attachment IIE Please review the documents by referring to the enclosed instructions If after a good faith review of your transactions with SRSNE you believe you have evidence that (1) a transaction is incorrectly reflected in the documents that EPA is providing to you or (2) a transaction is not reflected at all in these documents you can request that EPA review that transaction and correct the volumes attributed to you To request that EPA reexamine a transaction you must complete the enclosed transactional review form and additional transaction form in accordance with the instructions provided in Attachments IIB and IIC respectively Requests which are not completed in accordance with the instructions will not be considered

EPAs objective is to obtain accurate information as to all transactions with SRSNE To prevent parties from requesting reviews of only transactions that decrease their volume requests for reviews must also identify all transactions that your records indicate are incorrectly reflected in EPAs documents or not reflected at all in EPAs documents including volume increases You are required accordingly if you choose to request a transactional review to provide all information and documents related to any transactions with SRSNE that are incorrectly recorded or not recorded at all on the documents provided to you Additional transactions that EPA has not previously documented should be entered on the form contained in Attachment IIC^

AUDIT OF DATABASE BY SUBPOENA

To ensure a settlement which is fair to all parties so that those who contemplate entering into settlements with the Government have confidence that all parties who are contributing to a settlement are doing so proportionate to the volume of waste they sent to the Site EPA plans to take other steps in addition to the certification

^This requirement to provide a full response should you decide to respond is being imposed pursuant to Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) (also known as the Superfund Law) 42 USC sect 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC sect 6927 Failure to provide complete and truthful information may result in legal action by EPA EPA may seek penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of non-compliance with CERCLA 104(e) andor RCRA sect 3007 In addition providing false fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations on a transactional review form may lead to the imposition of criminal penalties under 18 USC sect 1001 or RCRA sect 3008(d)

Specifically in order to ensure that all transactions that reflect increases as well as decreases in a partys volume are accurately reported to EPA EPA plans to randomly audit PRPs volumetric shares by use of its subpoena authority pursuant to Section 122(e)(3)(B) of CERCLA This means that EPA may choose to conduct an intensive evaluation of your transactions which could involve a subpoena being issued to you requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents that relate to transactions with SRSNE This will ensure that all parties in good faith question appropriate individuals including past and current employees and search their records during the relevant timeframe (1955 - 1991) and then if necessary report all additional waste shipments to EPA Regardless of whether or not you choose to have EPA review your transactions you may or may not be audited

SUBMITTAL OF REQUEST FOR REVIEW AND EPA RESPONSE

Completed transactional review forms (Attachment IIB) additional transaction forms (Attachment IIC) and all appropriate supporting documentation should be submitted by November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

This will be your only opportunity to challenge the provided documents upon which EPA has relied to determine your volumetric ranking If EPAs transactional review indicates inaccuracies in its ranking list EPA will make appropriate adjustments EPA will provide you with a summary of the conclusions reached in reviewing your submittals and a final revised volumetric ranking EPA will also provide these conclusions to the PRP Steering Committee

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you have any technical questions regarding any of this material please call the SRSNE information line at (617) 573-5724 If you have any legal questions or your attorney wishes to call EPA please call Lloyd Selbst (617) 565-3685

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division US EPA Region I

ATTACHMENT IIA

SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW ENGLAND TRANSACTIONAL DATABASE ASSUMPTIONS

GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS

1 All wastes were considered hazardous substances under CERCLA since the Site was a hazardous waste treatment storage and disposal facility

2 Conversion factors - all waste volumes were converted to gallons If the waste volumes on the transactional documents were not stated in gallons the following factors were used to convert waste volumes to gallons

1 drum = 55 gallons 1 barrel = 55 gallons 1 pail = 5 gallons 1 can = 5 gallons 1 bucket = 5 gallons 1 residual drum = 2 gallons 1 liter = 026 gallons

t s 1 pound 01199 gallons

0n the occasions where the waste unit was stated only in pounds the exact composition and specific gravity of the waste was unknown The specific gravity of water was used to convert pounds to gallons

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO LOGBOOK DATA (1956-1974)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator of the waste

3 Volume units - if the unit for volume was not stated in the logbook data entry the following units based on information provided by SRSNE were used to calculate the waste-in volumes

a) Volumes less than 150 were assumed to be drums

b) Volumes between 150 and 6000 were assumed to be gallons

c) Volumes over 6000 were assumed to pounds

d) Where transactions were borderline the determination of units was based on other transactions attributed to the same party

4 Multiple volume entries - if the volume in the logbook had more than one entry recorded the following guidelines were used

a) For volumes less than 150 (assumed to be drums) where two or more volumes were stated with spaces hyphens or plus signs between them the total was coded on the assumption the numbers represented a multiple shipment or different waste types were being distinguished An exception was if three or more volumes were listed with the last figure being the sum of the others These types of multiple volume entries were therefore coded as follows

78 7 + 8 7 - 8 and 7 - 8 - 15 would be coded as 15 drums

7 - 8 - 14 would be coded as 29 drums

77 would be coded as 7 (assuming 7 described the drum type)

b) If the comment MT or clean was written next to the volume it was assumed to identify empty drums for example

7 full + 8 MT and 7 full + 8 clean were coded as 7 drums

c) If two volumes were identified one falling in the gallons range and one in the pounds range it was assumed that the volumes represented the gallons and pounds of a single quantity of waste

4000 32000 would be coded as 4000 gallons and 32000 pounds for the transaction

5 Illegible Volume Entries - If volumes in the logbook were partially illegible the interpretation resulting in the lowest volume for the transaction was coded For example if it was unclear whether a volume was 7 or 9 the volume was coded as 7

6 Waste Types - The following assumptions were made in interpreting the abbreviations of waste type

TH THIN - Thinner PE PER PERC PERK PCE - Perchloroethane NAP NA - Naptha MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone TRI - Trichloroethylene or 111 - Trichloroethane ACET - Acetone or Acetate

ISO ACET - Isopropyl Acetate XYL - Xylol or Xylene ALC - Alcohol LAC - Lacquer TURP - Turpentine ISOBUT ALC - Isobutyl Alcohol CHLOR CH - Chlorinated Solvents MECL M CHLORIDE - Methyl Chloride TOL - TolueneToluol EA E ACETATE - Ethyl Acetate BU ACET - Butyl Acetate MS - Mineral Spirits

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE WEEKLY RECEIPT JOURNALS (1978-1980)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE CUSTOMER FILES (1978-1988 1990-1991)

1 All transactions assigned an order number by SRSNE were assumed to be waste-in transactions to SRSNE

2 Empty drum transactions were not coded unless the drums were manifested and there was evidence of residual material in the drums This evidence included the assignment of a Product Identification Number (PIN) to the empty drums and the assignment of an order number to the transaction Empty drums were assumed to contain two gallons of hazardous substances

3 Volume Discrepancies - When coding volume where there was a discrepancy the following assumptions were used

a) If there was a discrepancy between a manifest and the SRSNE processing documents for a gallon volume of a bulk shipment the gallon volume stated on the manifest was coded

b) If there was a discrepancy on the manifest between the number of gallons and drums then the volume supported by the other documents was coded [For example the manifest states 2 drums and 165 gallons and the SRSNE processing documents support 2 drums Two drums would be coded If the SRSNE documents support 3 drums (which equals 165 gallons) the volume would be coded as 3 drums and 165 gallons]

c) If there was a discrepancy between the number of drums

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on the manifest and on the SRSNE processing documents the number of drums from the manifest was coded unless the manifest was unclear in which case the number of drums was coded from the SRSNE processing documents

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ATTACHMENT IIE

Instructions for Completing Transactional Review Toxm

1 Identify any transaction(s) listed on your transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID) for which you have documentation which disputes the volumes in EPAs data base

Although this review covers activities that occurred many years ago you should conduct this review (if you so decide) to the best of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Evaluate both sets of documents yours and EPAs against the assumptions that EPA has used in compiling the data base These assumptions are described in Attachment IIA and should explain how EPA arrived at its conclusions working from the transactional documents The assumptions are drawn from EPAs experience at many Superfund sites Moreover EPA has determined that they are applicable to SRSNEs operations specifically Applying the same assumptions with respect to all PRPs at a Superfund site is necessary to have a uniform way of determining the contribution of wastes to the Site by each party

EPA will not consider disagreements with the assumptions themselves but will consider potential errors in their application For example EPA assumed that SRSNE used the abbreviation TH in describing the waste type for a transaction to mean thinner and therefore that the waste was a hazardous substance EPA will not reconsider whether it makes sense for EPA to assume the TH is an abbreviation for thinner If you have documentary evidence howeyer indicating that in a specific transaction TH was the abbreviation for a substance that was neither thinner nor a hazardous substance EPA will consider that evidence in making a decision whether to delete that transaction from the volumes attributed to you As another example EPA assumed that the company that SRSNE identified as the customer was the generator of the waste EPA will not

revisit that assumption EPA will however consider documentary evidence that in a specific transaction a company other than the customer shown on SRSNEs records was the generator

3 If following a review of the documents in light of the assumptions you still believe that EPA has attributed incorrect volumes to you for one or more transactions please complete the form in this attachment

4 To complete the form list transactions in chronological order and provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Column 1 the date when the transaction occurred this usually refers to the date when the waste was delivered to SRSNE

b EPA Document Niimber Please record in Colunn 2 the number of the document EPA has provided in Attachment IIE in which the volume in question is recorded

c EPA Volvime Please record in Column 3 the volume of waste EPA has attributed to you for the transaction as evidenced by the documents that EPA has provided to you in Attachment IIE

d Your Volume Please record in Colunn 4 the amount of waste that you believe is attributable to you for that transaction You should record only inconing wastes wastes that were recycled or returned to the generator should not be subtracted fron the volune count

e Description of Your Docunentation Please provide and number all documentation supporting your claim for a volume change Enter into Colvuan 5 the appropriate documentation number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) that supports your claim for a particular transaction

f IssuesComments In Column 6 please provide any comments which will facilitate the review of your transaction or explain any issues you have identified with respect to the transaction which are not otherwise captured on the form

5 Transaction review requests must provide all requested information even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40

CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201-2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor TechLaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please return this completed form and the documents which support the volume you claim to be correct no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

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ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

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URGENT LEGAL MATTER mdash PROMPT REPLY NECESSARY CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED

November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

ATTACHMENT I

Questions and Answers

Questions 6 Answers Solvents Recovery Service of New England

PRP Informational Meeting July 16 1992 - Boston Massachusetts

The following is a paraphrased summary of the major questions and answers from the July 16 1992 PRP informational meeting

What efforts did EPA make after listing SRS on the NPL to improve the operation of the site and prevent additional contamination

As mentioned there was a Consent Decree (CD) signed in 1983 which called for SRSNE to install an interceptor well system to prevent further migration of contamination in the groundwater The interceptor well system became operational in 1986

As early as 1984 EPA collected stipulated penalties from SRSNE in an effort to enforce the terms of the CD

Also in 1986 recognizing that SRSNE was not in compliance with hazardous waste management standards the State of Connecticut issued a RCRA permit that established a schedule for SRSNE to come into compliance with RCRA requirements Because violations of the terms of the CD and its RCRA permit continued in 1988 EPA entered into comprehensive negotiations to address these violations At the same time EPA asked SRSNE to perform an Remedial InvestigationFeasibility Study (RIFS) under Superfund SRSNE refused to conduct the RIFS and the negotiations were discontinued

EPA then decided to perform the RIFS EPA also performed an intensive investigation of all violations at the Site which led to the filing of a lawsuit against the owner in 1990

In 1991 working with EPA the State required SRSNE to cease operations and close its facility

Since filing the federal lawsuit EPA has engaged in negotiations with the owner of the site to settle this suit As you know EPA is also proceeding with the RIFS

What is the government doing to prevent another situation like SRS from happening in tbe future

EPA is carrying out a vigorous enforcement program at RCRA facilities which include actions resulting in criminal as well as civil penalties Regulatory agencies cannot ensure that all facilities are in full compliance all of the time Generators have a responsibility to know who they are dealing with when they send wastes to a facility It would be wise to investigate the compliance status and history of a facility before shipping wastes to that facility

What are tbe tine freuses for the different types of disposal that occured at the SRSNE Site

Aerial photographs reveal that lagoons were installed between 1957-1965 and were used to dispose of wastes which were generated from the distilling and recovery processes

These lagoons did not receive additional wastes after 1967 An open pit was used to incinerate flammable process wastes from the early 1960s through the 1970s Releases from the handling of waste materials occurred throughout the life of the facility until closure in May of 1991

What kind of documentation does EPA have of SRS Site operations and bow thorough is this documentation

EPA is aware that fuel blending and solvent distillation took place at the site Wastes were sent to other permitted sites SRS typically did solvent distillation on a batch basis There is excellent documentation of the fuel blending operation but there is a gap correlating outgoing batches to specific facilities

Is SRS a PRP at other Superfund sites Yes SRS has been identified as a PRP at the Old Southington Landfill (CT) and the Ottati and Goss Site (NH)

Did SRS have insurance under RCRA SRSNE was required by RCRA to carry liability insurance for sudden and accidental occurrences It was also required to provide financial assurance for closure costs

Where will the monies recovered fron the owneroperator go To reimburse the government for past and future cleanup costs

Has SRS filed for bankruptcy SRSNE has not sought bankruptcy protection

Will EPA seek recovery of RCRA costs Yes RCRA costs will be included among the past costs

If the government settles with tbe owner would the settlement include contribution protection Yes

What kind of treatment is in place for the interceptor systen The interceptor system contains twenty-five wells to collect groundwater effluent which is now being treated by the ultra-violetoxidation system recently installed by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

Does EPA anticipate that the remedy will include cleanup of the town wells

EPAs objective is for the remedial action to facilitate the ultimate reuse of the town production wells upon the completion of the cleanup

Is EPA liable for the contamination that occurred at SRS following the listing of the facility on the National Priorities List (NPL)

No Regulatory agencies are immune from liability for nonshycompliance that occurs at a regulated facility This is also true for facilities listed on the NPL

What kinds of records does EPA have regarding what was sent to the site

EPA used 42 different types of documentation in compiling its transactional data base Most transactions are documented in RCRA manifests and logbook records

What has EPA done about transporters SRS was the principal transporter of wastes to its facility EPA is still gathering information about other transporters and will decide whether to notice them as PRPs in the future

Has EPA named any property owners other than SRS as a PRP No

Will EPA take the costs of answering 104(e) informational requests into account when preparing such requests

Yes EPA will limit the number of parties who receive 104(e) letters and tailor the scope of the questions in order to minimize the effort necesary to adequately respond

How will EPA deal with credits of waste materials that caune back out of the Site and were sent to another facility or back to the generator of the material

The volumetric ranking was prepared using only wastes that went in to SRSNE not waste that was shipped out EPA has chosen this approach because it does not have sufficient information on material that left the site This approach is also consistent with Superfund program policy

Has the State of Connecticut made any provisions regarding release fron liability under state law

The State of Connecticut intends to fully participate in negotiations in order to resolve the States claims

Have any government agencies been noticed of potential liability as a PRP

The US Navy and the US Post Office as well as the States of CT ME MA NH and VT were issued General Notice Letters

If liability is not determined volunetrically will costs be allocated equally among all parties

Liability under CERCLA is joint and several meaning any one party can be held responsible for all of the costs of cleanup Liability is not based on volumetric ranking PRPs may use the volumetric ranking as well as other factors in allocating costs among themselves

Who are the individuals that comprise the PRP Steering Connittee ^raquoraquoM^ and how are they conpensated for their work

The Steering Committee is comprised mainly of attorneys representing the various PRP interests These representatives are compensated by funds generated by the PRPs

Was the investigation and the future cleanup work at the site put out for bid

EPA is using consultants available through its long-term contracts to perform the RIFS and the engineering evaluationcost analysis in support of a possible non-time critical removal action at the site

Where do PRPs send questions concerning corporate successorship These questions should be sent to Marilyn K Goldberg US EPA PO Box 221470 Chantilly Virginia 22022

How can PRPs get information on EPAs early de minimis settlement policy

Call the SRS information line at (617) 565-5724 and leave a message requesting the information and an address to which it can be sent

Has EPA established a tentative cut-off for de minimis settlement

No EPA has not yet made any decisions regarding a de minimis settlement and intends to discuss this matter with the Steering Committee

Does EPA conduct de micromis settlements The EPA has no formal guidance or procedures for de micromis settlements but a de minimis settlement could be structured to consider the concerns of the very small contributors

Does EPA have estimates regarding the amount of anticipated response costs or the past costs

An overall estimate of response costs will not be available until the Record of Decision (ROD) is signed This is scheduled for the Spring of 1994 The average costs for cleanup of a Superfund site is currently approximately $2 6 million Past costs for the RIFS and the PRP search are about $335 million to date

Is there any possibility for an Non-binding Allocation of Responsibility (NEAR)

EPA is providing the volumetric ranking to the PRPs as a tool for for determining an allocation scheme EPA would be willing to discuss whether an NBAR would be useful with the PRPs as the settlement process progresses

ATTACHMENT I I

T r a n s a c t i o n a l Dociunent Review

Transactional Review Statement

Re Solvents Recovery Service of New England Superfund Site Southington Connecticut

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is forwarding to you copies of the documents on which EPA has relied to determine the volume of hazardous substances that you sent to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter SRSNE or the Site) for treatment or disposal A summary of your transactions is provided in Attachment IID and the source documents are provided in Attachment IIE

EPA has made the decision to allow Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) an opportunity to request a review of any of their transactions with SRSNE Attachment IIB provides instructions and forms for you to use in conducting this review

PURPOSE OF REVIEW

EPA believes that it is possible to enter into a minimis settlement with small volume generators of waste at the Site A volumetric ranking will be used to determine the amount of money that each settling de minimis party must pay to the Government to bullresolve its liability with respect to the SRSNE Site That being the case EPA believes it is very important that the Government have accurate information about transactions with SRSNE A successful de minimis settlement will be dependent upon every party conducting a good faith review of all its transactions with SRSNE during the timeframe that SRSNE was in operation (1955 - 1991) and making certain that the volumetric ranking correctly reflects its contribution of waste materials to SRSNE

At the time a tentative de minimis settlement is reached you will if you are a de minimis party be asked to sign the settlement and certify that the volume of waste attributed to you accurately reflects your volumetric contribution to the Site One of the principal purposes of this transactional review is to ensure that at the time of settlement all de minimis parties will be able to sign the certification Further the decision as to which parties will be offered the opportunity to enter into the de minimis settlement will be based upon each partys ranking by volume For this reason also it is important that the ranking be accurate This transactional review will be your one opportunity to request that EPA reexamine the documents that reflect your volumetric contribution to the Site

TRANSACTIONAL REVIEW

To facilitate your review of your transactions EPA has provided a summary of your transactions in Attachment IID and the source

documents in Attachment IIE Please review the documents by referring to the enclosed instructions If after a good faith review of your transactions with SRSNE you believe you have evidence that (1) a transaction is incorrectly reflected in the documents that EPA is providing to you or (2) a transaction is not reflected at all in these documents you can request that EPA review that transaction and correct the volumes attributed to you To request that EPA reexamine a transaction you must complete the enclosed transactional review form and additional transaction form in accordance with the instructions provided in Attachments IIB and IIC respectively Requests which are not completed in accordance with the instructions will not be considered

EPAs objective is to obtain accurate information as to all transactions with SRSNE To prevent parties from requesting reviews of only transactions that decrease their volume requests for reviews must also identify all transactions that your records indicate are incorrectly reflected in EPAs documents or not reflected at all in EPAs documents including volume increases You are required accordingly if you choose to request a transactional review to provide all information and documents related to any transactions with SRSNE that are incorrectly recorded or not recorded at all on the documents provided to you Additional transactions that EPA has not previously documented should be entered on the form contained in Attachment IIC^

AUDIT OF DATABASE BY SUBPOENA

To ensure a settlement which is fair to all parties so that those who contemplate entering into settlements with the Government have confidence that all parties who are contributing to a settlement are doing so proportionate to the volume of waste they sent to the Site EPA plans to take other steps in addition to the certification

^This requirement to provide a full response should you decide to respond is being imposed pursuant to Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) (also known as the Superfund Law) 42 USC sect 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC sect 6927 Failure to provide complete and truthful information may result in legal action by EPA EPA may seek penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of non-compliance with CERCLA 104(e) andor RCRA sect 3007 In addition providing false fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations on a transactional review form may lead to the imposition of criminal penalties under 18 USC sect 1001 or RCRA sect 3008(d)

Specifically in order to ensure that all transactions that reflect increases as well as decreases in a partys volume are accurately reported to EPA EPA plans to randomly audit PRPs volumetric shares by use of its subpoena authority pursuant to Section 122(e)(3)(B) of CERCLA This means that EPA may choose to conduct an intensive evaluation of your transactions which could involve a subpoena being issued to you requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents that relate to transactions with SRSNE This will ensure that all parties in good faith question appropriate individuals including past and current employees and search their records during the relevant timeframe (1955 - 1991) and then if necessary report all additional waste shipments to EPA Regardless of whether or not you choose to have EPA review your transactions you may or may not be audited

SUBMITTAL OF REQUEST FOR REVIEW AND EPA RESPONSE

Completed transactional review forms (Attachment IIB) additional transaction forms (Attachment IIC) and all appropriate supporting documentation should be submitted by November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

This will be your only opportunity to challenge the provided documents upon which EPA has relied to determine your volumetric ranking If EPAs transactional review indicates inaccuracies in its ranking list EPA will make appropriate adjustments EPA will provide you with a summary of the conclusions reached in reviewing your submittals and a final revised volumetric ranking EPA will also provide these conclusions to the PRP Steering Committee

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you have any technical questions regarding any of this material please call the SRSNE information line at (617) 573-5724 If you have any legal questions or your attorney wishes to call EPA please call Lloyd Selbst (617) 565-3685

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division US EPA Region I

ATTACHMENT IIA

SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW ENGLAND TRANSACTIONAL DATABASE ASSUMPTIONS

GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS

1 All wastes were considered hazardous substances under CERCLA since the Site was a hazardous waste treatment storage and disposal facility

2 Conversion factors - all waste volumes were converted to gallons If the waste volumes on the transactional documents were not stated in gallons the following factors were used to convert waste volumes to gallons

1 drum = 55 gallons 1 barrel = 55 gallons 1 pail = 5 gallons 1 can = 5 gallons 1 bucket = 5 gallons 1 residual drum = 2 gallons 1 liter = 026 gallons

t s 1 pound 01199 gallons

0n the occasions where the waste unit was stated only in pounds the exact composition and specific gravity of the waste was unknown The specific gravity of water was used to convert pounds to gallons

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO LOGBOOK DATA (1956-1974)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator of the waste

3 Volume units - if the unit for volume was not stated in the logbook data entry the following units based on information provided by SRSNE were used to calculate the waste-in volumes

a) Volumes less than 150 were assumed to be drums

b) Volumes between 150 and 6000 were assumed to be gallons

c) Volumes over 6000 were assumed to pounds

d) Where transactions were borderline the determination of units was based on other transactions attributed to the same party

4 Multiple volume entries - if the volume in the logbook had more than one entry recorded the following guidelines were used

a) For volumes less than 150 (assumed to be drums) where two or more volumes were stated with spaces hyphens or plus signs between them the total was coded on the assumption the numbers represented a multiple shipment or different waste types were being distinguished An exception was if three or more volumes were listed with the last figure being the sum of the others These types of multiple volume entries were therefore coded as follows

78 7 + 8 7 - 8 and 7 - 8 - 15 would be coded as 15 drums

7 - 8 - 14 would be coded as 29 drums

77 would be coded as 7 (assuming 7 described the drum type)

b) If the comment MT or clean was written next to the volume it was assumed to identify empty drums for example

7 full + 8 MT and 7 full + 8 clean were coded as 7 drums

c) If two volumes were identified one falling in the gallons range and one in the pounds range it was assumed that the volumes represented the gallons and pounds of a single quantity of waste

4000 32000 would be coded as 4000 gallons and 32000 pounds for the transaction

5 Illegible Volume Entries - If volumes in the logbook were partially illegible the interpretation resulting in the lowest volume for the transaction was coded For example if it was unclear whether a volume was 7 or 9 the volume was coded as 7

6 Waste Types - The following assumptions were made in interpreting the abbreviations of waste type

TH THIN - Thinner PE PER PERC PERK PCE - Perchloroethane NAP NA - Naptha MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone TRI - Trichloroethylene or 111 - Trichloroethane ACET - Acetone or Acetate

ISO ACET - Isopropyl Acetate XYL - Xylol or Xylene ALC - Alcohol LAC - Lacquer TURP - Turpentine ISOBUT ALC - Isobutyl Alcohol CHLOR CH - Chlorinated Solvents MECL M CHLORIDE - Methyl Chloride TOL - TolueneToluol EA E ACETATE - Ethyl Acetate BU ACET - Butyl Acetate MS - Mineral Spirits

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE WEEKLY RECEIPT JOURNALS (1978-1980)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE CUSTOMER FILES (1978-1988 1990-1991)

1 All transactions assigned an order number by SRSNE were assumed to be waste-in transactions to SRSNE

2 Empty drum transactions were not coded unless the drums were manifested and there was evidence of residual material in the drums This evidence included the assignment of a Product Identification Number (PIN) to the empty drums and the assignment of an order number to the transaction Empty drums were assumed to contain two gallons of hazardous substances

3 Volume Discrepancies - When coding volume where there was a discrepancy the following assumptions were used

a) If there was a discrepancy between a manifest and the SRSNE processing documents for a gallon volume of a bulk shipment the gallon volume stated on the manifest was coded

b) If there was a discrepancy on the manifest between the number of gallons and drums then the volume supported by the other documents was coded [For example the manifest states 2 drums and 165 gallons and the SRSNE processing documents support 2 drums Two drums would be coded If the SRSNE documents support 3 drums (which equals 165 gallons) the volume would be coded as 3 drums and 165 gallons]

c) If there was a discrepancy between the number of drums

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on the manifest and on the SRSNE processing documents the number of drums from the manifest was coded unless the manifest was unclear in which case the number of drums was coded from the SRSNE processing documents

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ATTACHMENT IIE

Instructions for Completing Transactional Review Toxm

1 Identify any transaction(s) listed on your transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID) for which you have documentation which disputes the volumes in EPAs data base

Although this review covers activities that occurred many years ago you should conduct this review (if you so decide) to the best of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Evaluate both sets of documents yours and EPAs against the assumptions that EPA has used in compiling the data base These assumptions are described in Attachment IIA and should explain how EPA arrived at its conclusions working from the transactional documents The assumptions are drawn from EPAs experience at many Superfund sites Moreover EPA has determined that they are applicable to SRSNEs operations specifically Applying the same assumptions with respect to all PRPs at a Superfund site is necessary to have a uniform way of determining the contribution of wastes to the Site by each party

EPA will not consider disagreements with the assumptions themselves but will consider potential errors in their application For example EPA assumed that SRSNE used the abbreviation TH in describing the waste type for a transaction to mean thinner and therefore that the waste was a hazardous substance EPA will not reconsider whether it makes sense for EPA to assume the TH is an abbreviation for thinner If you have documentary evidence howeyer indicating that in a specific transaction TH was the abbreviation for a substance that was neither thinner nor a hazardous substance EPA will consider that evidence in making a decision whether to delete that transaction from the volumes attributed to you As another example EPA assumed that the company that SRSNE identified as the customer was the generator of the waste EPA will not

revisit that assumption EPA will however consider documentary evidence that in a specific transaction a company other than the customer shown on SRSNEs records was the generator

3 If following a review of the documents in light of the assumptions you still believe that EPA has attributed incorrect volumes to you for one or more transactions please complete the form in this attachment

4 To complete the form list transactions in chronological order and provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Column 1 the date when the transaction occurred this usually refers to the date when the waste was delivered to SRSNE

b EPA Document Niimber Please record in Colunn 2 the number of the document EPA has provided in Attachment IIE in which the volume in question is recorded

c EPA Volvime Please record in Column 3 the volume of waste EPA has attributed to you for the transaction as evidenced by the documents that EPA has provided to you in Attachment IIE

d Your Volume Please record in Colunn 4 the amount of waste that you believe is attributable to you for that transaction You should record only inconing wastes wastes that were recycled or returned to the generator should not be subtracted fron the volune count

e Description of Your Docunentation Please provide and number all documentation supporting your claim for a volume change Enter into Colvuan 5 the appropriate documentation number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) that supports your claim for a particular transaction

f IssuesComments In Column 6 please provide any comments which will facilitate the review of your transaction or explain any issues you have identified with respect to the transaction which are not otherwise captured on the form

5 Transaction review requests must provide all requested information even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40

CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201-2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor TechLaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please return this completed form and the documents which support the volume you claim to be correct no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

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ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

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November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

Questions 6 Answers Solvents Recovery Service of New England

PRP Informational Meeting July 16 1992 - Boston Massachusetts

The following is a paraphrased summary of the major questions and answers from the July 16 1992 PRP informational meeting

What efforts did EPA make after listing SRS on the NPL to improve the operation of the site and prevent additional contamination

As mentioned there was a Consent Decree (CD) signed in 1983 which called for SRSNE to install an interceptor well system to prevent further migration of contamination in the groundwater The interceptor well system became operational in 1986

As early as 1984 EPA collected stipulated penalties from SRSNE in an effort to enforce the terms of the CD

Also in 1986 recognizing that SRSNE was not in compliance with hazardous waste management standards the State of Connecticut issued a RCRA permit that established a schedule for SRSNE to come into compliance with RCRA requirements Because violations of the terms of the CD and its RCRA permit continued in 1988 EPA entered into comprehensive negotiations to address these violations At the same time EPA asked SRSNE to perform an Remedial InvestigationFeasibility Study (RIFS) under Superfund SRSNE refused to conduct the RIFS and the negotiations were discontinued

EPA then decided to perform the RIFS EPA also performed an intensive investigation of all violations at the Site which led to the filing of a lawsuit against the owner in 1990

In 1991 working with EPA the State required SRSNE to cease operations and close its facility

Since filing the federal lawsuit EPA has engaged in negotiations with the owner of the site to settle this suit As you know EPA is also proceeding with the RIFS

What is the government doing to prevent another situation like SRS from happening in tbe future

EPA is carrying out a vigorous enforcement program at RCRA facilities which include actions resulting in criminal as well as civil penalties Regulatory agencies cannot ensure that all facilities are in full compliance all of the time Generators have a responsibility to know who they are dealing with when they send wastes to a facility It would be wise to investigate the compliance status and history of a facility before shipping wastes to that facility

What are tbe tine freuses for the different types of disposal that occured at the SRSNE Site

Aerial photographs reveal that lagoons were installed between 1957-1965 and were used to dispose of wastes which were generated from the distilling and recovery processes

These lagoons did not receive additional wastes after 1967 An open pit was used to incinerate flammable process wastes from the early 1960s through the 1970s Releases from the handling of waste materials occurred throughout the life of the facility until closure in May of 1991

What kind of documentation does EPA have of SRS Site operations and bow thorough is this documentation

EPA is aware that fuel blending and solvent distillation took place at the site Wastes were sent to other permitted sites SRS typically did solvent distillation on a batch basis There is excellent documentation of the fuel blending operation but there is a gap correlating outgoing batches to specific facilities

Is SRS a PRP at other Superfund sites Yes SRS has been identified as a PRP at the Old Southington Landfill (CT) and the Ottati and Goss Site (NH)

Did SRS have insurance under RCRA SRSNE was required by RCRA to carry liability insurance for sudden and accidental occurrences It was also required to provide financial assurance for closure costs

Where will the monies recovered fron the owneroperator go To reimburse the government for past and future cleanup costs

Has SRS filed for bankruptcy SRSNE has not sought bankruptcy protection

Will EPA seek recovery of RCRA costs Yes RCRA costs will be included among the past costs

If the government settles with tbe owner would the settlement include contribution protection Yes

What kind of treatment is in place for the interceptor systen The interceptor system contains twenty-five wells to collect groundwater effluent which is now being treated by the ultra-violetoxidation system recently installed by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

Does EPA anticipate that the remedy will include cleanup of the town wells

EPAs objective is for the remedial action to facilitate the ultimate reuse of the town production wells upon the completion of the cleanup

Is EPA liable for the contamination that occurred at SRS following the listing of the facility on the National Priorities List (NPL)

No Regulatory agencies are immune from liability for nonshycompliance that occurs at a regulated facility This is also true for facilities listed on the NPL

What kinds of records does EPA have regarding what was sent to the site

EPA used 42 different types of documentation in compiling its transactional data base Most transactions are documented in RCRA manifests and logbook records

What has EPA done about transporters SRS was the principal transporter of wastes to its facility EPA is still gathering information about other transporters and will decide whether to notice them as PRPs in the future

Has EPA named any property owners other than SRS as a PRP No

Will EPA take the costs of answering 104(e) informational requests into account when preparing such requests

Yes EPA will limit the number of parties who receive 104(e) letters and tailor the scope of the questions in order to minimize the effort necesary to adequately respond

How will EPA deal with credits of waste materials that caune back out of the Site and were sent to another facility or back to the generator of the material

The volumetric ranking was prepared using only wastes that went in to SRSNE not waste that was shipped out EPA has chosen this approach because it does not have sufficient information on material that left the site This approach is also consistent with Superfund program policy

Has the State of Connecticut made any provisions regarding release fron liability under state law

The State of Connecticut intends to fully participate in negotiations in order to resolve the States claims

Have any government agencies been noticed of potential liability as a PRP

The US Navy and the US Post Office as well as the States of CT ME MA NH and VT were issued General Notice Letters

If liability is not determined volunetrically will costs be allocated equally among all parties

Liability under CERCLA is joint and several meaning any one party can be held responsible for all of the costs of cleanup Liability is not based on volumetric ranking PRPs may use the volumetric ranking as well as other factors in allocating costs among themselves

Who are the individuals that comprise the PRP Steering Connittee ^raquoraquoM^ and how are they conpensated for their work

The Steering Committee is comprised mainly of attorneys representing the various PRP interests These representatives are compensated by funds generated by the PRPs

Was the investigation and the future cleanup work at the site put out for bid

EPA is using consultants available through its long-term contracts to perform the RIFS and the engineering evaluationcost analysis in support of a possible non-time critical removal action at the site

Where do PRPs send questions concerning corporate successorship These questions should be sent to Marilyn K Goldberg US EPA PO Box 221470 Chantilly Virginia 22022

How can PRPs get information on EPAs early de minimis settlement policy

Call the SRS information line at (617) 565-5724 and leave a message requesting the information and an address to which it can be sent

Has EPA established a tentative cut-off for de minimis settlement

No EPA has not yet made any decisions regarding a de minimis settlement and intends to discuss this matter with the Steering Committee

Does EPA conduct de micromis settlements The EPA has no formal guidance or procedures for de micromis settlements but a de minimis settlement could be structured to consider the concerns of the very small contributors

Does EPA have estimates regarding the amount of anticipated response costs or the past costs

An overall estimate of response costs will not be available until the Record of Decision (ROD) is signed This is scheduled for the Spring of 1994 The average costs for cleanup of a Superfund site is currently approximately $2 6 million Past costs for the RIFS and the PRP search are about $335 million to date

Is there any possibility for an Non-binding Allocation of Responsibility (NEAR)

EPA is providing the volumetric ranking to the PRPs as a tool for for determining an allocation scheme EPA would be willing to discuss whether an NBAR would be useful with the PRPs as the settlement process progresses

ATTACHMENT I I

T r a n s a c t i o n a l Dociunent Review

Transactional Review Statement

Re Solvents Recovery Service of New England Superfund Site Southington Connecticut

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is forwarding to you copies of the documents on which EPA has relied to determine the volume of hazardous substances that you sent to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter SRSNE or the Site) for treatment or disposal A summary of your transactions is provided in Attachment IID and the source documents are provided in Attachment IIE

EPA has made the decision to allow Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) an opportunity to request a review of any of their transactions with SRSNE Attachment IIB provides instructions and forms for you to use in conducting this review

PURPOSE OF REVIEW

EPA believes that it is possible to enter into a minimis settlement with small volume generators of waste at the Site A volumetric ranking will be used to determine the amount of money that each settling de minimis party must pay to the Government to bullresolve its liability with respect to the SRSNE Site That being the case EPA believes it is very important that the Government have accurate information about transactions with SRSNE A successful de minimis settlement will be dependent upon every party conducting a good faith review of all its transactions with SRSNE during the timeframe that SRSNE was in operation (1955 - 1991) and making certain that the volumetric ranking correctly reflects its contribution of waste materials to SRSNE

At the time a tentative de minimis settlement is reached you will if you are a de minimis party be asked to sign the settlement and certify that the volume of waste attributed to you accurately reflects your volumetric contribution to the Site One of the principal purposes of this transactional review is to ensure that at the time of settlement all de minimis parties will be able to sign the certification Further the decision as to which parties will be offered the opportunity to enter into the de minimis settlement will be based upon each partys ranking by volume For this reason also it is important that the ranking be accurate This transactional review will be your one opportunity to request that EPA reexamine the documents that reflect your volumetric contribution to the Site

TRANSACTIONAL REVIEW

To facilitate your review of your transactions EPA has provided a summary of your transactions in Attachment IID and the source

documents in Attachment IIE Please review the documents by referring to the enclosed instructions If after a good faith review of your transactions with SRSNE you believe you have evidence that (1) a transaction is incorrectly reflected in the documents that EPA is providing to you or (2) a transaction is not reflected at all in these documents you can request that EPA review that transaction and correct the volumes attributed to you To request that EPA reexamine a transaction you must complete the enclosed transactional review form and additional transaction form in accordance with the instructions provided in Attachments IIB and IIC respectively Requests which are not completed in accordance with the instructions will not be considered

EPAs objective is to obtain accurate information as to all transactions with SRSNE To prevent parties from requesting reviews of only transactions that decrease their volume requests for reviews must also identify all transactions that your records indicate are incorrectly reflected in EPAs documents or not reflected at all in EPAs documents including volume increases You are required accordingly if you choose to request a transactional review to provide all information and documents related to any transactions with SRSNE that are incorrectly recorded or not recorded at all on the documents provided to you Additional transactions that EPA has not previously documented should be entered on the form contained in Attachment IIC^

AUDIT OF DATABASE BY SUBPOENA

To ensure a settlement which is fair to all parties so that those who contemplate entering into settlements with the Government have confidence that all parties who are contributing to a settlement are doing so proportionate to the volume of waste they sent to the Site EPA plans to take other steps in addition to the certification

^This requirement to provide a full response should you decide to respond is being imposed pursuant to Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) (also known as the Superfund Law) 42 USC sect 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC sect 6927 Failure to provide complete and truthful information may result in legal action by EPA EPA may seek penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of non-compliance with CERCLA 104(e) andor RCRA sect 3007 In addition providing false fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations on a transactional review form may lead to the imposition of criminal penalties under 18 USC sect 1001 or RCRA sect 3008(d)

Specifically in order to ensure that all transactions that reflect increases as well as decreases in a partys volume are accurately reported to EPA EPA plans to randomly audit PRPs volumetric shares by use of its subpoena authority pursuant to Section 122(e)(3)(B) of CERCLA This means that EPA may choose to conduct an intensive evaluation of your transactions which could involve a subpoena being issued to you requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents that relate to transactions with SRSNE This will ensure that all parties in good faith question appropriate individuals including past and current employees and search their records during the relevant timeframe (1955 - 1991) and then if necessary report all additional waste shipments to EPA Regardless of whether or not you choose to have EPA review your transactions you may or may not be audited

SUBMITTAL OF REQUEST FOR REVIEW AND EPA RESPONSE

Completed transactional review forms (Attachment IIB) additional transaction forms (Attachment IIC) and all appropriate supporting documentation should be submitted by November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

This will be your only opportunity to challenge the provided documents upon which EPA has relied to determine your volumetric ranking If EPAs transactional review indicates inaccuracies in its ranking list EPA will make appropriate adjustments EPA will provide you with a summary of the conclusions reached in reviewing your submittals and a final revised volumetric ranking EPA will also provide these conclusions to the PRP Steering Committee

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you have any technical questions regarding any of this material please call the SRSNE information line at (617) 573-5724 If you have any legal questions or your attorney wishes to call EPA please call Lloyd Selbst (617) 565-3685

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division US EPA Region I

ATTACHMENT IIA

SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW ENGLAND TRANSACTIONAL DATABASE ASSUMPTIONS

GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS

1 All wastes were considered hazardous substances under CERCLA since the Site was a hazardous waste treatment storage and disposal facility

2 Conversion factors - all waste volumes were converted to gallons If the waste volumes on the transactional documents were not stated in gallons the following factors were used to convert waste volumes to gallons

1 drum = 55 gallons 1 barrel = 55 gallons 1 pail = 5 gallons 1 can = 5 gallons 1 bucket = 5 gallons 1 residual drum = 2 gallons 1 liter = 026 gallons

t s 1 pound 01199 gallons

0n the occasions where the waste unit was stated only in pounds the exact composition and specific gravity of the waste was unknown The specific gravity of water was used to convert pounds to gallons

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO LOGBOOK DATA (1956-1974)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator of the waste

3 Volume units - if the unit for volume was not stated in the logbook data entry the following units based on information provided by SRSNE were used to calculate the waste-in volumes

a) Volumes less than 150 were assumed to be drums

b) Volumes between 150 and 6000 were assumed to be gallons

c) Volumes over 6000 were assumed to pounds

d) Where transactions were borderline the determination of units was based on other transactions attributed to the same party

4 Multiple volume entries - if the volume in the logbook had more than one entry recorded the following guidelines were used

a) For volumes less than 150 (assumed to be drums) where two or more volumes were stated with spaces hyphens or plus signs between them the total was coded on the assumption the numbers represented a multiple shipment or different waste types were being distinguished An exception was if three or more volumes were listed with the last figure being the sum of the others These types of multiple volume entries were therefore coded as follows

78 7 + 8 7 - 8 and 7 - 8 - 15 would be coded as 15 drums

7 - 8 - 14 would be coded as 29 drums

77 would be coded as 7 (assuming 7 described the drum type)

b) If the comment MT or clean was written next to the volume it was assumed to identify empty drums for example

7 full + 8 MT and 7 full + 8 clean were coded as 7 drums

c) If two volumes were identified one falling in the gallons range and one in the pounds range it was assumed that the volumes represented the gallons and pounds of a single quantity of waste

4000 32000 would be coded as 4000 gallons and 32000 pounds for the transaction

5 Illegible Volume Entries - If volumes in the logbook were partially illegible the interpretation resulting in the lowest volume for the transaction was coded For example if it was unclear whether a volume was 7 or 9 the volume was coded as 7

6 Waste Types - The following assumptions were made in interpreting the abbreviations of waste type

TH THIN - Thinner PE PER PERC PERK PCE - Perchloroethane NAP NA - Naptha MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone TRI - Trichloroethylene or 111 - Trichloroethane ACET - Acetone or Acetate

ISO ACET - Isopropyl Acetate XYL - Xylol or Xylene ALC - Alcohol LAC - Lacquer TURP - Turpentine ISOBUT ALC - Isobutyl Alcohol CHLOR CH - Chlorinated Solvents MECL M CHLORIDE - Methyl Chloride TOL - TolueneToluol EA E ACETATE - Ethyl Acetate BU ACET - Butyl Acetate MS - Mineral Spirits

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE WEEKLY RECEIPT JOURNALS (1978-1980)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE CUSTOMER FILES (1978-1988 1990-1991)

1 All transactions assigned an order number by SRSNE were assumed to be waste-in transactions to SRSNE

2 Empty drum transactions were not coded unless the drums were manifested and there was evidence of residual material in the drums This evidence included the assignment of a Product Identification Number (PIN) to the empty drums and the assignment of an order number to the transaction Empty drums were assumed to contain two gallons of hazardous substances

3 Volume Discrepancies - When coding volume where there was a discrepancy the following assumptions were used

a) If there was a discrepancy between a manifest and the SRSNE processing documents for a gallon volume of a bulk shipment the gallon volume stated on the manifest was coded

b) If there was a discrepancy on the manifest between the number of gallons and drums then the volume supported by the other documents was coded [For example the manifest states 2 drums and 165 gallons and the SRSNE processing documents support 2 drums Two drums would be coded If the SRSNE documents support 3 drums (which equals 165 gallons) the volume would be coded as 3 drums and 165 gallons]

c) If there was a discrepancy between the number of drums

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on the manifest and on the SRSNE processing documents the number of drums from the manifest was coded unless the manifest was unclear in which case the number of drums was coded from the SRSNE processing documents

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ATTACHMENT IIE

Instructions for Completing Transactional Review Toxm

1 Identify any transaction(s) listed on your transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID) for which you have documentation which disputes the volumes in EPAs data base

Although this review covers activities that occurred many years ago you should conduct this review (if you so decide) to the best of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Evaluate both sets of documents yours and EPAs against the assumptions that EPA has used in compiling the data base These assumptions are described in Attachment IIA and should explain how EPA arrived at its conclusions working from the transactional documents The assumptions are drawn from EPAs experience at many Superfund sites Moreover EPA has determined that they are applicable to SRSNEs operations specifically Applying the same assumptions with respect to all PRPs at a Superfund site is necessary to have a uniform way of determining the contribution of wastes to the Site by each party

EPA will not consider disagreements with the assumptions themselves but will consider potential errors in their application For example EPA assumed that SRSNE used the abbreviation TH in describing the waste type for a transaction to mean thinner and therefore that the waste was a hazardous substance EPA will not reconsider whether it makes sense for EPA to assume the TH is an abbreviation for thinner If you have documentary evidence howeyer indicating that in a specific transaction TH was the abbreviation for a substance that was neither thinner nor a hazardous substance EPA will consider that evidence in making a decision whether to delete that transaction from the volumes attributed to you As another example EPA assumed that the company that SRSNE identified as the customer was the generator of the waste EPA will not

revisit that assumption EPA will however consider documentary evidence that in a specific transaction a company other than the customer shown on SRSNEs records was the generator

3 If following a review of the documents in light of the assumptions you still believe that EPA has attributed incorrect volumes to you for one or more transactions please complete the form in this attachment

4 To complete the form list transactions in chronological order and provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Column 1 the date when the transaction occurred this usually refers to the date when the waste was delivered to SRSNE

b EPA Document Niimber Please record in Colunn 2 the number of the document EPA has provided in Attachment IIE in which the volume in question is recorded

c EPA Volvime Please record in Column 3 the volume of waste EPA has attributed to you for the transaction as evidenced by the documents that EPA has provided to you in Attachment IIE

d Your Volume Please record in Colunn 4 the amount of waste that you believe is attributable to you for that transaction You should record only inconing wastes wastes that were recycled or returned to the generator should not be subtracted fron the volune count

e Description of Your Docunentation Please provide and number all documentation supporting your claim for a volume change Enter into Colvuan 5 the appropriate documentation number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) that supports your claim for a particular transaction

f IssuesComments In Column 6 please provide any comments which will facilitate the review of your transaction or explain any issues you have identified with respect to the transaction which are not otherwise captured on the form

5 Transaction review requests must provide all requested information even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40

CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201-2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor TechLaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please return this completed form and the documents which support the volume you claim to be correct no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

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ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

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November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

These lagoons did not receive additional wastes after 1967 An open pit was used to incinerate flammable process wastes from the early 1960s through the 1970s Releases from the handling of waste materials occurred throughout the life of the facility until closure in May of 1991

What kind of documentation does EPA have of SRS Site operations and bow thorough is this documentation

EPA is aware that fuel blending and solvent distillation took place at the site Wastes were sent to other permitted sites SRS typically did solvent distillation on a batch basis There is excellent documentation of the fuel blending operation but there is a gap correlating outgoing batches to specific facilities

Is SRS a PRP at other Superfund sites Yes SRS has been identified as a PRP at the Old Southington Landfill (CT) and the Ottati and Goss Site (NH)

Did SRS have insurance under RCRA SRSNE was required by RCRA to carry liability insurance for sudden and accidental occurrences It was also required to provide financial assurance for closure costs

Where will the monies recovered fron the owneroperator go To reimburse the government for past and future cleanup costs

Has SRS filed for bankruptcy SRSNE has not sought bankruptcy protection

Will EPA seek recovery of RCRA costs Yes RCRA costs will be included among the past costs

If the government settles with tbe owner would the settlement include contribution protection Yes

What kind of treatment is in place for the interceptor systen The interceptor system contains twenty-five wells to collect groundwater effluent which is now being treated by the ultra-violetoxidation system recently installed by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

Does EPA anticipate that the remedy will include cleanup of the town wells

EPAs objective is for the remedial action to facilitate the ultimate reuse of the town production wells upon the completion of the cleanup

Is EPA liable for the contamination that occurred at SRS following the listing of the facility on the National Priorities List (NPL)

No Regulatory agencies are immune from liability for nonshycompliance that occurs at a regulated facility This is also true for facilities listed on the NPL

What kinds of records does EPA have regarding what was sent to the site

EPA used 42 different types of documentation in compiling its transactional data base Most transactions are documented in RCRA manifests and logbook records

What has EPA done about transporters SRS was the principal transporter of wastes to its facility EPA is still gathering information about other transporters and will decide whether to notice them as PRPs in the future

Has EPA named any property owners other than SRS as a PRP No

Will EPA take the costs of answering 104(e) informational requests into account when preparing such requests

Yes EPA will limit the number of parties who receive 104(e) letters and tailor the scope of the questions in order to minimize the effort necesary to adequately respond

How will EPA deal with credits of waste materials that caune back out of the Site and were sent to another facility or back to the generator of the material

The volumetric ranking was prepared using only wastes that went in to SRSNE not waste that was shipped out EPA has chosen this approach because it does not have sufficient information on material that left the site This approach is also consistent with Superfund program policy

Has the State of Connecticut made any provisions regarding release fron liability under state law

The State of Connecticut intends to fully participate in negotiations in order to resolve the States claims

Have any government agencies been noticed of potential liability as a PRP

The US Navy and the US Post Office as well as the States of CT ME MA NH and VT were issued General Notice Letters

If liability is not determined volunetrically will costs be allocated equally among all parties

Liability under CERCLA is joint and several meaning any one party can be held responsible for all of the costs of cleanup Liability is not based on volumetric ranking PRPs may use the volumetric ranking as well as other factors in allocating costs among themselves

Who are the individuals that comprise the PRP Steering Connittee ^raquoraquoM^ and how are they conpensated for their work

The Steering Committee is comprised mainly of attorneys representing the various PRP interests These representatives are compensated by funds generated by the PRPs

Was the investigation and the future cleanup work at the site put out for bid

EPA is using consultants available through its long-term contracts to perform the RIFS and the engineering evaluationcost analysis in support of a possible non-time critical removal action at the site

Where do PRPs send questions concerning corporate successorship These questions should be sent to Marilyn K Goldberg US EPA PO Box 221470 Chantilly Virginia 22022

How can PRPs get information on EPAs early de minimis settlement policy

Call the SRS information line at (617) 565-5724 and leave a message requesting the information and an address to which it can be sent

Has EPA established a tentative cut-off for de minimis settlement

No EPA has not yet made any decisions regarding a de minimis settlement and intends to discuss this matter with the Steering Committee

Does EPA conduct de micromis settlements The EPA has no formal guidance or procedures for de micromis settlements but a de minimis settlement could be structured to consider the concerns of the very small contributors

Does EPA have estimates regarding the amount of anticipated response costs or the past costs

An overall estimate of response costs will not be available until the Record of Decision (ROD) is signed This is scheduled for the Spring of 1994 The average costs for cleanup of a Superfund site is currently approximately $2 6 million Past costs for the RIFS and the PRP search are about $335 million to date

Is there any possibility for an Non-binding Allocation of Responsibility (NEAR)

EPA is providing the volumetric ranking to the PRPs as a tool for for determining an allocation scheme EPA would be willing to discuss whether an NBAR would be useful with the PRPs as the settlement process progresses

ATTACHMENT I I

T r a n s a c t i o n a l Dociunent Review

Transactional Review Statement

Re Solvents Recovery Service of New England Superfund Site Southington Connecticut

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is forwarding to you copies of the documents on which EPA has relied to determine the volume of hazardous substances that you sent to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter SRSNE or the Site) for treatment or disposal A summary of your transactions is provided in Attachment IID and the source documents are provided in Attachment IIE

EPA has made the decision to allow Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) an opportunity to request a review of any of their transactions with SRSNE Attachment IIB provides instructions and forms for you to use in conducting this review

PURPOSE OF REVIEW

EPA believes that it is possible to enter into a minimis settlement with small volume generators of waste at the Site A volumetric ranking will be used to determine the amount of money that each settling de minimis party must pay to the Government to bullresolve its liability with respect to the SRSNE Site That being the case EPA believes it is very important that the Government have accurate information about transactions with SRSNE A successful de minimis settlement will be dependent upon every party conducting a good faith review of all its transactions with SRSNE during the timeframe that SRSNE was in operation (1955 - 1991) and making certain that the volumetric ranking correctly reflects its contribution of waste materials to SRSNE

At the time a tentative de minimis settlement is reached you will if you are a de minimis party be asked to sign the settlement and certify that the volume of waste attributed to you accurately reflects your volumetric contribution to the Site One of the principal purposes of this transactional review is to ensure that at the time of settlement all de minimis parties will be able to sign the certification Further the decision as to which parties will be offered the opportunity to enter into the de minimis settlement will be based upon each partys ranking by volume For this reason also it is important that the ranking be accurate This transactional review will be your one opportunity to request that EPA reexamine the documents that reflect your volumetric contribution to the Site

TRANSACTIONAL REVIEW

To facilitate your review of your transactions EPA has provided a summary of your transactions in Attachment IID and the source

documents in Attachment IIE Please review the documents by referring to the enclosed instructions If after a good faith review of your transactions with SRSNE you believe you have evidence that (1) a transaction is incorrectly reflected in the documents that EPA is providing to you or (2) a transaction is not reflected at all in these documents you can request that EPA review that transaction and correct the volumes attributed to you To request that EPA reexamine a transaction you must complete the enclosed transactional review form and additional transaction form in accordance with the instructions provided in Attachments IIB and IIC respectively Requests which are not completed in accordance with the instructions will not be considered

EPAs objective is to obtain accurate information as to all transactions with SRSNE To prevent parties from requesting reviews of only transactions that decrease their volume requests for reviews must also identify all transactions that your records indicate are incorrectly reflected in EPAs documents or not reflected at all in EPAs documents including volume increases You are required accordingly if you choose to request a transactional review to provide all information and documents related to any transactions with SRSNE that are incorrectly recorded or not recorded at all on the documents provided to you Additional transactions that EPA has not previously documented should be entered on the form contained in Attachment IIC^

AUDIT OF DATABASE BY SUBPOENA

To ensure a settlement which is fair to all parties so that those who contemplate entering into settlements with the Government have confidence that all parties who are contributing to a settlement are doing so proportionate to the volume of waste they sent to the Site EPA plans to take other steps in addition to the certification

^This requirement to provide a full response should you decide to respond is being imposed pursuant to Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) (also known as the Superfund Law) 42 USC sect 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC sect 6927 Failure to provide complete and truthful information may result in legal action by EPA EPA may seek penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of non-compliance with CERCLA 104(e) andor RCRA sect 3007 In addition providing false fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations on a transactional review form may lead to the imposition of criminal penalties under 18 USC sect 1001 or RCRA sect 3008(d)

Specifically in order to ensure that all transactions that reflect increases as well as decreases in a partys volume are accurately reported to EPA EPA plans to randomly audit PRPs volumetric shares by use of its subpoena authority pursuant to Section 122(e)(3)(B) of CERCLA This means that EPA may choose to conduct an intensive evaluation of your transactions which could involve a subpoena being issued to you requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents that relate to transactions with SRSNE This will ensure that all parties in good faith question appropriate individuals including past and current employees and search their records during the relevant timeframe (1955 - 1991) and then if necessary report all additional waste shipments to EPA Regardless of whether or not you choose to have EPA review your transactions you may or may not be audited

SUBMITTAL OF REQUEST FOR REVIEW AND EPA RESPONSE

Completed transactional review forms (Attachment IIB) additional transaction forms (Attachment IIC) and all appropriate supporting documentation should be submitted by November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

This will be your only opportunity to challenge the provided documents upon which EPA has relied to determine your volumetric ranking If EPAs transactional review indicates inaccuracies in its ranking list EPA will make appropriate adjustments EPA will provide you with a summary of the conclusions reached in reviewing your submittals and a final revised volumetric ranking EPA will also provide these conclusions to the PRP Steering Committee

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you have any technical questions regarding any of this material please call the SRSNE information line at (617) 573-5724 If you have any legal questions or your attorney wishes to call EPA please call Lloyd Selbst (617) 565-3685

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division US EPA Region I

ATTACHMENT IIA

SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW ENGLAND TRANSACTIONAL DATABASE ASSUMPTIONS

GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS

1 All wastes were considered hazardous substances under CERCLA since the Site was a hazardous waste treatment storage and disposal facility

2 Conversion factors - all waste volumes were converted to gallons If the waste volumes on the transactional documents were not stated in gallons the following factors were used to convert waste volumes to gallons

1 drum = 55 gallons 1 barrel = 55 gallons 1 pail = 5 gallons 1 can = 5 gallons 1 bucket = 5 gallons 1 residual drum = 2 gallons 1 liter = 026 gallons

t s 1 pound 01199 gallons

0n the occasions where the waste unit was stated only in pounds the exact composition and specific gravity of the waste was unknown The specific gravity of water was used to convert pounds to gallons

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO LOGBOOK DATA (1956-1974)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator of the waste

3 Volume units - if the unit for volume was not stated in the logbook data entry the following units based on information provided by SRSNE were used to calculate the waste-in volumes

a) Volumes less than 150 were assumed to be drums

b) Volumes between 150 and 6000 were assumed to be gallons

c) Volumes over 6000 were assumed to pounds

d) Where transactions were borderline the determination of units was based on other transactions attributed to the same party

4 Multiple volume entries - if the volume in the logbook had more than one entry recorded the following guidelines were used

a) For volumes less than 150 (assumed to be drums) where two or more volumes were stated with spaces hyphens or plus signs between them the total was coded on the assumption the numbers represented a multiple shipment or different waste types were being distinguished An exception was if three or more volumes were listed with the last figure being the sum of the others These types of multiple volume entries were therefore coded as follows

78 7 + 8 7 - 8 and 7 - 8 - 15 would be coded as 15 drums

7 - 8 - 14 would be coded as 29 drums

77 would be coded as 7 (assuming 7 described the drum type)

b) If the comment MT or clean was written next to the volume it was assumed to identify empty drums for example

7 full + 8 MT and 7 full + 8 clean were coded as 7 drums

c) If two volumes were identified one falling in the gallons range and one in the pounds range it was assumed that the volumes represented the gallons and pounds of a single quantity of waste

4000 32000 would be coded as 4000 gallons and 32000 pounds for the transaction

5 Illegible Volume Entries - If volumes in the logbook were partially illegible the interpretation resulting in the lowest volume for the transaction was coded For example if it was unclear whether a volume was 7 or 9 the volume was coded as 7

6 Waste Types - The following assumptions were made in interpreting the abbreviations of waste type

TH THIN - Thinner PE PER PERC PERK PCE - Perchloroethane NAP NA - Naptha MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone TRI - Trichloroethylene or 111 - Trichloroethane ACET - Acetone or Acetate

ISO ACET - Isopropyl Acetate XYL - Xylol or Xylene ALC - Alcohol LAC - Lacquer TURP - Turpentine ISOBUT ALC - Isobutyl Alcohol CHLOR CH - Chlorinated Solvents MECL M CHLORIDE - Methyl Chloride TOL - TolueneToluol EA E ACETATE - Ethyl Acetate BU ACET - Butyl Acetate MS - Mineral Spirits

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE WEEKLY RECEIPT JOURNALS (1978-1980)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE CUSTOMER FILES (1978-1988 1990-1991)

1 All transactions assigned an order number by SRSNE were assumed to be waste-in transactions to SRSNE

2 Empty drum transactions were not coded unless the drums were manifested and there was evidence of residual material in the drums This evidence included the assignment of a Product Identification Number (PIN) to the empty drums and the assignment of an order number to the transaction Empty drums were assumed to contain two gallons of hazardous substances

3 Volume Discrepancies - When coding volume where there was a discrepancy the following assumptions were used

a) If there was a discrepancy between a manifest and the SRSNE processing documents for a gallon volume of a bulk shipment the gallon volume stated on the manifest was coded

b) If there was a discrepancy on the manifest between the number of gallons and drums then the volume supported by the other documents was coded [For example the manifest states 2 drums and 165 gallons and the SRSNE processing documents support 2 drums Two drums would be coded If the SRSNE documents support 3 drums (which equals 165 gallons) the volume would be coded as 3 drums and 165 gallons]

c) If there was a discrepancy between the number of drums

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on the manifest and on the SRSNE processing documents the number of drums from the manifest was coded unless the manifest was unclear in which case the number of drums was coded from the SRSNE processing documents

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ATTACHMENT IIE

Instructions for Completing Transactional Review Toxm

1 Identify any transaction(s) listed on your transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID) for which you have documentation which disputes the volumes in EPAs data base

Although this review covers activities that occurred many years ago you should conduct this review (if you so decide) to the best of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Evaluate both sets of documents yours and EPAs against the assumptions that EPA has used in compiling the data base These assumptions are described in Attachment IIA and should explain how EPA arrived at its conclusions working from the transactional documents The assumptions are drawn from EPAs experience at many Superfund sites Moreover EPA has determined that they are applicable to SRSNEs operations specifically Applying the same assumptions with respect to all PRPs at a Superfund site is necessary to have a uniform way of determining the contribution of wastes to the Site by each party

EPA will not consider disagreements with the assumptions themselves but will consider potential errors in their application For example EPA assumed that SRSNE used the abbreviation TH in describing the waste type for a transaction to mean thinner and therefore that the waste was a hazardous substance EPA will not reconsider whether it makes sense for EPA to assume the TH is an abbreviation for thinner If you have documentary evidence howeyer indicating that in a specific transaction TH was the abbreviation for a substance that was neither thinner nor a hazardous substance EPA will consider that evidence in making a decision whether to delete that transaction from the volumes attributed to you As another example EPA assumed that the company that SRSNE identified as the customer was the generator of the waste EPA will not

revisit that assumption EPA will however consider documentary evidence that in a specific transaction a company other than the customer shown on SRSNEs records was the generator

3 If following a review of the documents in light of the assumptions you still believe that EPA has attributed incorrect volumes to you for one or more transactions please complete the form in this attachment

4 To complete the form list transactions in chronological order and provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Column 1 the date when the transaction occurred this usually refers to the date when the waste was delivered to SRSNE

b EPA Document Niimber Please record in Colunn 2 the number of the document EPA has provided in Attachment IIE in which the volume in question is recorded

c EPA Volvime Please record in Column 3 the volume of waste EPA has attributed to you for the transaction as evidenced by the documents that EPA has provided to you in Attachment IIE

d Your Volume Please record in Colunn 4 the amount of waste that you believe is attributable to you for that transaction You should record only inconing wastes wastes that were recycled or returned to the generator should not be subtracted fron the volune count

e Description of Your Docunentation Please provide and number all documentation supporting your claim for a volume change Enter into Colvuan 5 the appropriate documentation number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) that supports your claim for a particular transaction

f IssuesComments In Column 6 please provide any comments which will facilitate the review of your transaction or explain any issues you have identified with respect to the transaction which are not otherwise captured on the form

5 Transaction review requests must provide all requested information even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40

CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201-2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor TechLaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please return this completed form and the documents which support the volume you claim to be correct no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

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ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

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November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

No Regulatory agencies are immune from liability for nonshycompliance that occurs at a regulated facility This is also true for facilities listed on the NPL

What kinds of records does EPA have regarding what was sent to the site

EPA used 42 different types of documentation in compiling its transactional data base Most transactions are documented in RCRA manifests and logbook records

What has EPA done about transporters SRS was the principal transporter of wastes to its facility EPA is still gathering information about other transporters and will decide whether to notice them as PRPs in the future

Has EPA named any property owners other than SRS as a PRP No

Will EPA take the costs of answering 104(e) informational requests into account when preparing such requests

Yes EPA will limit the number of parties who receive 104(e) letters and tailor the scope of the questions in order to minimize the effort necesary to adequately respond

How will EPA deal with credits of waste materials that caune back out of the Site and were sent to another facility or back to the generator of the material

The volumetric ranking was prepared using only wastes that went in to SRSNE not waste that was shipped out EPA has chosen this approach because it does not have sufficient information on material that left the site This approach is also consistent with Superfund program policy

Has the State of Connecticut made any provisions regarding release fron liability under state law

The State of Connecticut intends to fully participate in negotiations in order to resolve the States claims

Have any government agencies been noticed of potential liability as a PRP

The US Navy and the US Post Office as well as the States of CT ME MA NH and VT were issued General Notice Letters

If liability is not determined volunetrically will costs be allocated equally among all parties

Liability under CERCLA is joint and several meaning any one party can be held responsible for all of the costs of cleanup Liability is not based on volumetric ranking PRPs may use the volumetric ranking as well as other factors in allocating costs among themselves

Who are the individuals that comprise the PRP Steering Connittee ^raquoraquoM^ and how are they conpensated for their work

The Steering Committee is comprised mainly of attorneys representing the various PRP interests These representatives are compensated by funds generated by the PRPs

Was the investigation and the future cleanup work at the site put out for bid

EPA is using consultants available through its long-term contracts to perform the RIFS and the engineering evaluationcost analysis in support of a possible non-time critical removal action at the site

Where do PRPs send questions concerning corporate successorship These questions should be sent to Marilyn K Goldberg US EPA PO Box 221470 Chantilly Virginia 22022

How can PRPs get information on EPAs early de minimis settlement policy

Call the SRS information line at (617) 565-5724 and leave a message requesting the information and an address to which it can be sent

Has EPA established a tentative cut-off for de minimis settlement

No EPA has not yet made any decisions regarding a de minimis settlement and intends to discuss this matter with the Steering Committee

Does EPA conduct de micromis settlements The EPA has no formal guidance or procedures for de micromis settlements but a de minimis settlement could be structured to consider the concerns of the very small contributors

Does EPA have estimates regarding the amount of anticipated response costs or the past costs

An overall estimate of response costs will not be available until the Record of Decision (ROD) is signed This is scheduled for the Spring of 1994 The average costs for cleanup of a Superfund site is currently approximately $2 6 million Past costs for the RIFS and the PRP search are about $335 million to date

Is there any possibility for an Non-binding Allocation of Responsibility (NEAR)

EPA is providing the volumetric ranking to the PRPs as a tool for for determining an allocation scheme EPA would be willing to discuss whether an NBAR would be useful with the PRPs as the settlement process progresses

ATTACHMENT I I

T r a n s a c t i o n a l Dociunent Review

Transactional Review Statement

Re Solvents Recovery Service of New England Superfund Site Southington Connecticut

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is forwarding to you copies of the documents on which EPA has relied to determine the volume of hazardous substances that you sent to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter SRSNE or the Site) for treatment or disposal A summary of your transactions is provided in Attachment IID and the source documents are provided in Attachment IIE

EPA has made the decision to allow Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) an opportunity to request a review of any of their transactions with SRSNE Attachment IIB provides instructions and forms for you to use in conducting this review

PURPOSE OF REVIEW

EPA believes that it is possible to enter into a minimis settlement with small volume generators of waste at the Site A volumetric ranking will be used to determine the amount of money that each settling de minimis party must pay to the Government to bullresolve its liability with respect to the SRSNE Site That being the case EPA believes it is very important that the Government have accurate information about transactions with SRSNE A successful de minimis settlement will be dependent upon every party conducting a good faith review of all its transactions with SRSNE during the timeframe that SRSNE was in operation (1955 - 1991) and making certain that the volumetric ranking correctly reflects its contribution of waste materials to SRSNE

At the time a tentative de minimis settlement is reached you will if you are a de minimis party be asked to sign the settlement and certify that the volume of waste attributed to you accurately reflects your volumetric contribution to the Site One of the principal purposes of this transactional review is to ensure that at the time of settlement all de minimis parties will be able to sign the certification Further the decision as to which parties will be offered the opportunity to enter into the de minimis settlement will be based upon each partys ranking by volume For this reason also it is important that the ranking be accurate This transactional review will be your one opportunity to request that EPA reexamine the documents that reflect your volumetric contribution to the Site

TRANSACTIONAL REVIEW

To facilitate your review of your transactions EPA has provided a summary of your transactions in Attachment IID and the source

documents in Attachment IIE Please review the documents by referring to the enclosed instructions If after a good faith review of your transactions with SRSNE you believe you have evidence that (1) a transaction is incorrectly reflected in the documents that EPA is providing to you or (2) a transaction is not reflected at all in these documents you can request that EPA review that transaction and correct the volumes attributed to you To request that EPA reexamine a transaction you must complete the enclosed transactional review form and additional transaction form in accordance with the instructions provided in Attachments IIB and IIC respectively Requests which are not completed in accordance with the instructions will not be considered

EPAs objective is to obtain accurate information as to all transactions with SRSNE To prevent parties from requesting reviews of only transactions that decrease their volume requests for reviews must also identify all transactions that your records indicate are incorrectly reflected in EPAs documents or not reflected at all in EPAs documents including volume increases You are required accordingly if you choose to request a transactional review to provide all information and documents related to any transactions with SRSNE that are incorrectly recorded or not recorded at all on the documents provided to you Additional transactions that EPA has not previously documented should be entered on the form contained in Attachment IIC^

AUDIT OF DATABASE BY SUBPOENA

To ensure a settlement which is fair to all parties so that those who contemplate entering into settlements with the Government have confidence that all parties who are contributing to a settlement are doing so proportionate to the volume of waste they sent to the Site EPA plans to take other steps in addition to the certification

^This requirement to provide a full response should you decide to respond is being imposed pursuant to Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) (also known as the Superfund Law) 42 USC sect 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC sect 6927 Failure to provide complete and truthful information may result in legal action by EPA EPA may seek penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of non-compliance with CERCLA 104(e) andor RCRA sect 3007 In addition providing false fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations on a transactional review form may lead to the imposition of criminal penalties under 18 USC sect 1001 or RCRA sect 3008(d)

Specifically in order to ensure that all transactions that reflect increases as well as decreases in a partys volume are accurately reported to EPA EPA plans to randomly audit PRPs volumetric shares by use of its subpoena authority pursuant to Section 122(e)(3)(B) of CERCLA This means that EPA may choose to conduct an intensive evaluation of your transactions which could involve a subpoena being issued to you requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents that relate to transactions with SRSNE This will ensure that all parties in good faith question appropriate individuals including past and current employees and search their records during the relevant timeframe (1955 - 1991) and then if necessary report all additional waste shipments to EPA Regardless of whether or not you choose to have EPA review your transactions you may or may not be audited

SUBMITTAL OF REQUEST FOR REVIEW AND EPA RESPONSE

Completed transactional review forms (Attachment IIB) additional transaction forms (Attachment IIC) and all appropriate supporting documentation should be submitted by November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

This will be your only opportunity to challenge the provided documents upon which EPA has relied to determine your volumetric ranking If EPAs transactional review indicates inaccuracies in its ranking list EPA will make appropriate adjustments EPA will provide you with a summary of the conclusions reached in reviewing your submittals and a final revised volumetric ranking EPA will also provide these conclusions to the PRP Steering Committee

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you have any technical questions regarding any of this material please call the SRSNE information line at (617) 573-5724 If you have any legal questions or your attorney wishes to call EPA please call Lloyd Selbst (617) 565-3685

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division US EPA Region I

ATTACHMENT IIA

SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW ENGLAND TRANSACTIONAL DATABASE ASSUMPTIONS

GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS

1 All wastes were considered hazardous substances under CERCLA since the Site was a hazardous waste treatment storage and disposal facility

2 Conversion factors - all waste volumes were converted to gallons If the waste volumes on the transactional documents were not stated in gallons the following factors were used to convert waste volumes to gallons

1 drum = 55 gallons 1 barrel = 55 gallons 1 pail = 5 gallons 1 can = 5 gallons 1 bucket = 5 gallons 1 residual drum = 2 gallons 1 liter = 026 gallons

t s 1 pound 01199 gallons

0n the occasions where the waste unit was stated only in pounds the exact composition and specific gravity of the waste was unknown The specific gravity of water was used to convert pounds to gallons

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO LOGBOOK DATA (1956-1974)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator of the waste

3 Volume units - if the unit for volume was not stated in the logbook data entry the following units based on information provided by SRSNE were used to calculate the waste-in volumes

a) Volumes less than 150 were assumed to be drums

b) Volumes between 150 and 6000 were assumed to be gallons

c) Volumes over 6000 were assumed to pounds

d) Where transactions were borderline the determination of units was based on other transactions attributed to the same party

4 Multiple volume entries - if the volume in the logbook had more than one entry recorded the following guidelines were used

a) For volumes less than 150 (assumed to be drums) where two or more volumes were stated with spaces hyphens or plus signs between them the total was coded on the assumption the numbers represented a multiple shipment or different waste types were being distinguished An exception was if three or more volumes were listed with the last figure being the sum of the others These types of multiple volume entries were therefore coded as follows

78 7 + 8 7 - 8 and 7 - 8 - 15 would be coded as 15 drums

7 - 8 - 14 would be coded as 29 drums

77 would be coded as 7 (assuming 7 described the drum type)

b) If the comment MT or clean was written next to the volume it was assumed to identify empty drums for example

7 full + 8 MT and 7 full + 8 clean were coded as 7 drums

c) If two volumes were identified one falling in the gallons range and one in the pounds range it was assumed that the volumes represented the gallons and pounds of a single quantity of waste

4000 32000 would be coded as 4000 gallons and 32000 pounds for the transaction

5 Illegible Volume Entries - If volumes in the logbook were partially illegible the interpretation resulting in the lowest volume for the transaction was coded For example if it was unclear whether a volume was 7 or 9 the volume was coded as 7

6 Waste Types - The following assumptions were made in interpreting the abbreviations of waste type

TH THIN - Thinner PE PER PERC PERK PCE - Perchloroethane NAP NA - Naptha MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone TRI - Trichloroethylene or 111 - Trichloroethane ACET - Acetone or Acetate

ISO ACET - Isopropyl Acetate XYL - Xylol or Xylene ALC - Alcohol LAC - Lacquer TURP - Turpentine ISOBUT ALC - Isobutyl Alcohol CHLOR CH - Chlorinated Solvents MECL M CHLORIDE - Methyl Chloride TOL - TolueneToluol EA E ACETATE - Ethyl Acetate BU ACET - Butyl Acetate MS - Mineral Spirits

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE WEEKLY RECEIPT JOURNALS (1978-1980)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE CUSTOMER FILES (1978-1988 1990-1991)

1 All transactions assigned an order number by SRSNE were assumed to be waste-in transactions to SRSNE

2 Empty drum transactions were not coded unless the drums were manifested and there was evidence of residual material in the drums This evidence included the assignment of a Product Identification Number (PIN) to the empty drums and the assignment of an order number to the transaction Empty drums were assumed to contain two gallons of hazardous substances

3 Volume Discrepancies - When coding volume where there was a discrepancy the following assumptions were used

a) If there was a discrepancy between a manifest and the SRSNE processing documents for a gallon volume of a bulk shipment the gallon volume stated on the manifest was coded

b) If there was a discrepancy on the manifest between the number of gallons and drums then the volume supported by the other documents was coded [For example the manifest states 2 drums and 165 gallons and the SRSNE processing documents support 2 drums Two drums would be coded If the SRSNE documents support 3 drums (which equals 165 gallons) the volume would be coded as 3 drums and 165 gallons]

c) If there was a discrepancy between the number of drums

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on the manifest and on the SRSNE processing documents the number of drums from the manifest was coded unless the manifest was unclear in which case the number of drums was coded from the SRSNE processing documents

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ATTACHMENT IIE

Instructions for Completing Transactional Review Toxm

1 Identify any transaction(s) listed on your transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID) for which you have documentation which disputes the volumes in EPAs data base

Although this review covers activities that occurred many years ago you should conduct this review (if you so decide) to the best of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Evaluate both sets of documents yours and EPAs against the assumptions that EPA has used in compiling the data base These assumptions are described in Attachment IIA and should explain how EPA arrived at its conclusions working from the transactional documents The assumptions are drawn from EPAs experience at many Superfund sites Moreover EPA has determined that they are applicable to SRSNEs operations specifically Applying the same assumptions with respect to all PRPs at a Superfund site is necessary to have a uniform way of determining the contribution of wastes to the Site by each party

EPA will not consider disagreements with the assumptions themselves but will consider potential errors in their application For example EPA assumed that SRSNE used the abbreviation TH in describing the waste type for a transaction to mean thinner and therefore that the waste was a hazardous substance EPA will not reconsider whether it makes sense for EPA to assume the TH is an abbreviation for thinner If you have documentary evidence howeyer indicating that in a specific transaction TH was the abbreviation for a substance that was neither thinner nor a hazardous substance EPA will consider that evidence in making a decision whether to delete that transaction from the volumes attributed to you As another example EPA assumed that the company that SRSNE identified as the customer was the generator of the waste EPA will not

revisit that assumption EPA will however consider documentary evidence that in a specific transaction a company other than the customer shown on SRSNEs records was the generator

3 If following a review of the documents in light of the assumptions you still believe that EPA has attributed incorrect volumes to you for one or more transactions please complete the form in this attachment

4 To complete the form list transactions in chronological order and provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Column 1 the date when the transaction occurred this usually refers to the date when the waste was delivered to SRSNE

b EPA Document Niimber Please record in Colunn 2 the number of the document EPA has provided in Attachment IIE in which the volume in question is recorded

c EPA Volvime Please record in Column 3 the volume of waste EPA has attributed to you for the transaction as evidenced by the documents that EPA has provided to you in Attachment IIE

d Your Volume Please record in Colunn 4 the amount of waste that you believe is attributable to you for that transaction You should record only inconing wastes wastes that were recycled or returned to the generator should not be subtracted fron the volune count

e Description of Your Docunentation Please provide and number all documentation supporting your claim for a volume change Enter into Colvuan 5 the appropriate documentation number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) that supports your claim for a particular transaction

f IssuesComments In Column 6 please provide any comments which will facilitate the review of your transaction or explain any issues you have identified with respect to the transaction which are not otherwise captured on the form

5 Transaction review requests must provide all requested information even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40

CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201-2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor TechLaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please return this completed form and the documents which support the volume you claim to be correct no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

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ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

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November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

Who are the individuals that comprise the PRP Steering Connittee ^raquoraquoM^ and how are they conpensated for their work

The Steering Committee is comprised mainly of attorneys representing the various PRP interests These representatives are compensated by funds generated by the PRPs

Was the investigation and the future cleanup work at the site put out for bid

EPA is using consultants available through its long-term contracts to perform the RIFS and the engineering evaluationcost analysis in support of a possible non-time critical removal action at the site

Where do PRPs send questions concerning corporate successorship These questions should be sent to Marilyn K Goldberg US EPA PO Box 221470 Chantilly Virginia 22022

How can PRPs get information on EPAs early de minimis settlement policy

Call the SRS information line at (617) 565-5724 and leave a message requesting the information and an address to which it can be sent

Has EPA established a tentative cut-off for de minimis settlement

No EPA has not yet made any decisions regarding a de minimis settlement and intends to discuss this matter with the Steering Committee

Does EPA conduct de micromis settlements The EPA has no formal guidance or procedures for de micromis settlements but a de minimis settlement could be structured to consider the concerns of the very small contributors

Does EPA have estimates regarding the amount of anticipated response costs or the past costs

An overall estimate of response costs will not be available until the Record of Decision (ROD) is signed This is scheduled for the Spring of 1994 The average costs for cleanup of a Superfund site is currently approximately $2 6 million Past costs for the RIFS and the PRP search are about $335 million to date

Is there any possibility for an Non-binding Allocation of Responsibility (NEAR)

EPA is providing the volumetric ranking to the PRPs as a tool for for determining an allocation scheme EPA would be willing to discuss whether an NBAR would be useful with the PRPs as the settlement process progresses

ATTACHMENT I I

T r a n s a c t i o n a l Dociunent Review

Transactional Review Statement

Re Solvents Recovery Service of New England Superfund Site Southington Connecticut

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is forwarding to you copies of the documents on which EPA has relied to determine the volume of hazardous substances that you sent to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter SRSNE or the Site) for treatment or disposal A summary of your transactions is provided in Attachment IID and the source documents are provided in Attachment IIE

EPA has made the decision to allow Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) an opportunity to request a review of any of their transactions with SRSNE Attachment IIB provides instructions and forms for you to use in conducting this review

PURPOSE OF REVIEW

EPA believes that it is possible to enter into a minimis settlement with small volume generators of waste at the Site A volumetric ranking will be used to determine the amount of money that each settling de minimis party must pay to the Government to bullresolve its liability with respect to the SRSNE Site That being the case EPA believes it is very important that the Government have accurate information about transactions with SRSNE A successful de minimis settlement will be dependent upon every party conducting a good faith review of all its transactions with SRSNE during the timeframe that SRSNE was in operation (1955 - 1991) and making certain that the volumetric ranking correctly reflects its contribution of waste materials to SRSNE

At the time a tentative de minimis settlement is reached you will if you are a de minimis party be asked to sign the settlement and certify that the volume of waste attributed to you accurately reflects your volumetric contribution to the Site One of the principal purposes of this transactional review is to ensure that at the time of settlement all de minimis parties will be able to sign the certification Further the decision as to which parties will be offered the opportunity to enter into the de minimis settlement will be based upon each partys ranking by volume For this reason also it is important that the ranking be accurate This transactional review will be your one opportunity to request that EPA reexamine the documents that reflect your volumetric contribution to the Site

TRANSACTIONAL REVIEW

To facilitate your review of your transactions EPA has provided a summary of your transactions in Attachment IID and the source

documents in Attachment IIE Please review the documents by referring to the enclosed instructions If after a good faith review of your transactions with SRSNE you believe you have evidence that (1) a transaction is incorrectly reflected in the documents that EPA is providing to you or (2) a transaction is not reflected at all in these documents you can request that EPA review that transaction and correct the volumes attributed to you To request that EPA reexamine a transaction you must complete the enclosed transactional review form and additional transaction form in accordance with the instructions provided in Attachments IIB and IIC respectively Requests which are not completed in accordance with the instructions will not be considered

EPAs objective is to obtain accurate information as to all transactions with SRSNE To prevent parties from requesting reviews of only transactions that decrease their volume requests for reviews must also identify all transactions that your records indicate are incorrectly reflected in EPAs documents or not reflected at all in EPAs documents including volume increases You are required accordingly if you choose to request a transactional review to provide all information and documents related to any transactions with SRSNE that are incorrectly recorded or not recorded at all on the documents provided to you Additional transactions that EPA has not previously documented should be entered on the form contained in Attachment IIC^

AUDIT OF DATABASE BY SUBPOENA

To ensure a settlement which is fair to all parties so that those who contemplate entering into settlements with the Government have confidence that all parties who are contributing to a settlement are doing so proportionate to the volume of waste they sent to the Site EPA plans to take other steps in addition to the certification

^This requirement to provide a full response should you decide to respond is being imposed pursuant to Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) (also known as the Superfund Law) 42 USC sect 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC sect 6927 Failure to provide complete and truthful information may result in legal action by EPA EPA may seek penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of non-compliance with CERCLA 104(e) andor RCRA sect 3007 In addition providing false fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations on a transactional review form may lead to the imposition of criminal penalties under 18 USC sect 1001 or RCRA sect 3008(d)

Specifically in order to ensure that all transactions that reflect increases as well as decreases in a partys volume are accurately reported to EPA EPA plans to randomly audit PRPs volumetric shares by use of its subpoena authority pursuant to Section 122(e)(3)(B) of CERCLA This means that EPA may choose to conduct an intensive evaluation of your transactions which could involve a subpoena being issued to you requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents that relate to transactions with SRSNE This will ensure that all parties in good faith question appropriate individuals including past and current employees and search their records during the relevant timeframe (1955 - 1991) and then if necessary report all additional waste shipments to EPA Regardless of whether or not you choose to have EPA review your transactions you may or may not be audited

SUBMITTAL OF REQUEST FOR REVIEW AND EPA RESPONSE

Completed transactional review forms (Attachment IIB) additional transaction forms (Attachment IIC) and all appropriate supporting documentation should be submitted by November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

This will be your only opportunity to challenge the provided documents upon which EPA has relied to determine your volumetric ranking If EPAs transactional review indicates inaccuracies in its ranking list EPA will make appropriate adjustments EPA will provide you with a summary of the conclusions reached in reviewing your submittals and a final revised volumetric ranking EPA will also provide these conclusions to the PRP Steering Committee

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you have any technical questions regarding any of this material please call the SRSNE information line at (617) 573-5724 If you have any legal questions or your attorney wishes to call EPA please call Lloyd Selbst (617) 565-3685

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division US EPA Region I

ATTACHMENT IIA

SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW ENGLAND TRANSACTIONAL DATABASE ASSUMPTIONS

GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS

1 All wastes were considered hazardous substances under CERCLA since the Site was a hazardous waste treatment storage and disposal facility

2 Conversion factors - all waste volumes were converted to gallons If the waste volumes on the transactional documents were not stated in gallons the following factors were used to convert waste volumes to gallons

1 drum = 55 gallons 1 barrel = 55 gallons 1 pail = 5 gallons 1 can = 5 gallons 1 bucket = 5 gallons 1 residual drum = 2 gallons 1 liter = 026 gallons

t s 1 pound 01199 gallons

0n the occasions where the waste unit was stated only in pounds the exact composition and specific gravity of the waste was unknown The specific gravity of water was used to convert pounds to gallons

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO LOGBOOK DATA (1956-1974)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator of the waste

3 Volume units - if the unit for volume was not stated in the logbook data entry the following units based on information provided by SRSNE were used to calculate the waste-in volumes

a) Volumes less than 150 were assumed to be drums

b) Volumes between 150 and 6000 were assumed to be gallons

c) Volumes over 6000 were assumed to pounds

d) Where transactions were borderline the determination of units was based on other transactions attributed to the same party

4 Multiple volume entries - if the volume in the logbook had more than one entry recorded the following guidelines were used

a) For volumes less than 150 (assumed to be drums) where two or more volumes were stated with spaces hyphens or plus signs between them the total was coded on the assumption the numbers represented a multiple shipment or different waste types were being distinguished An exception was if three or more volumes were listed with the last figure being the sum of the others These types of multiple volume entries were therefore coded as follows

78 7 + 8 7 - 8 and 7 - 8 - 15 would be coded as 15 drums

7 - 8 - 14 would be coded as 29 drums

77 would be coded as 7 (assuming 7 described the drum type)

b) If the comment MT or clean was written next to the volume it was assumed to identify empty drums for example

7 full + 8 MT and 7 full + 8 clean were coded as 7 drums

c) If two volumes were identified one falling in the gallons range and one in the pounds range it was assumed that the volumes represented the gallons and pounds of a single quantity of waste

4000 32000 would be coded as 4000 gallons and 32000 pounds for the transaction

5 Illegible Volume Entries - If volumes in the logbook were partially illegible the interpretation resulting in the lowest volume for the transaction was coded For example if it was unclear whether a volume was 7 or 9 the volume was coded as 7

6 Waste Types - The following assumptions were made in interpreting the abbreviations of waste type

TH THIN - Thinner PE PER PERC PERK PCE - Perchloroethane NAP NA - Naptha MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone TRI - Trichloroethylene or 111 - Trichloroethane ACET - Acetone or Acetate

ISO ACET - Isopropyl Acetate XYL - Xylol or Xylene ALC - Alcohol LAC - Lacquer TURP - Turpentine ISOBUT ALC - Isobutyl Alcohol CHLOR CH - Chlorinated Solvents MECL M CHLORIDE - Methyl Chloride TOL - TolueneToluol EA E ACETATE - Ethyl Acetate BU ACET - Butyl Acetate MS - Mineral Spirits

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE WEEKLY RECEIPT JOURNALS (1978-1980)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE CUSTOMER FILES (1978-1988 1990-1991)

1 All transactions assigned an order number by SRSNE were assumed to be waste-in transactions to SRSNE

2 Empty drum transactions were not coded unless the drums were manifested and there was evidence of residual material in the drums This evidence included the assignment of a Product Identification Number (PIN) to the empty drums and the assignment of an order number to the transaction Empty drums were assumed to contain two gallons of hazardous substances

3 Volume Discrepancies - When coding volume where there was a discrepancy the following assumptions were used

a) If there was a discrepancy between a manifest and the SRSNE processing documents for a gallon volume of a bulk shipment the gallon volume stated on the manifest was coded

b) If there was a discrepancy on the manifest between the number of gallons and drums then the volume supported by the other documents was coded [For example the manifest states 2 drums and 165 gallons and the SRSNE processing documents support 2 drums Two drums would be coded If the SRSNE documents support 3 drums (which equals 165 gallons) the volume would be coded as 3 drums and 165 gallons]

c) If there was a discrepancy between the number of drums

4

on the manifest and on the SRSNE processing documents the number of drums from the manifest was coded unless the manifest was unclear in which case the number of drums was coded from the SRSNE processing documents

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ATTACHMENT IIE

Instructions for Completing Transactional Review Toxm

1 Identify any transaction(s) listed on your transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID) for which you have documentation which disputes the volumes in EPAs data base

Although this review covers activities that occurred many years ago you should conduct this review (if you so decide) to the best of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Evaluate both sets of documents yours and EPAs against the assumptions that EPA has used in compiling the data base These assumptions are described in Attachment IIA and should explain how EPA arrived at its conclusions working from the transactional documents The assumptions are drawn from EPAs experience at many Superfund sites Moreover EPA has determined that they are applicable to SRSNEs operations specifically Applying the same assumptions with respect to all PRPs at a Superfund site is necessary to have a uniform way of determining the contribution of wastes to the Site by each party

EPA will not consider disagreements with the assumptions themselves but will consider potential errors in their application For example EPA assumed that SRSNE used the abbreviation TH in describing the waste type for a transaction to mean thinner and therefore that the waste was a hazardous substance EPA will not reconsider whether it makes sense for EPA to assume the TH is an abbreviation for thinner If you have documentary evidence howeyer indicating that in a specific transaction TH was the abbreviation for a substance that was neither thinner nor a hazardous substance EPA will consider that evidence in making a decision whether to delete that transaction from the volumes attributed to you As another example EPA assumed that the company that SRSNE identified as the customer was the generator of the waste EPA will not

revisit that assumption EPA will however consider documentary evidence that in a specific transaction a company other than the customer shown on SRSNEs records was the generator

3 If following a review of the documents in light of the assumptions you still believe that EPA has attributed incorrect volumes to you for one or more transactions please complete the form in this attachment

4 To complete the form list transactions in chronological order and provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Column 1 the date when the transaction occurred this usually refers to the date when the waste was delivered to SRSNE

b EPA Document Niimber Please record in Colunn 2 the number of the document EPA has provided in Attachment IIE in which the volume in question is recorded

c EPA Volvime Please record in Column 3 the volume of waste EPA has attributed to you for the transaction as evidenced by the documents that EPA has provided to you in Attachment IIE

d Your Volume Please record in Colunn 4 the amount of waste that you believe is attributable to you for that transaction You should record only inconing wastes wastes that were recycled or returned to the generator should not be subtracted fron the volune count

e Description of Your Docunentation Please provide and number all documentation supporting your claim for a volume change Enter into Colvuan 5 the appropriate documentation number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) that supports your claim for a particular transaction

f IssuesComments In Column 6 please provide any comments which will facilitate the review of your transaction or explain any issues you have identified with respect to the transaction which are not otherwise captured on the form

5 Transaction review requests must provide all requested information even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40

CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201-2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor TechLaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please return this completed form and the documents which support the volume you claim to be correct no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

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ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

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URGENT LEGAL MATTER mdash PROMPT REPLY NECESSARY CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED

November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

ATTACHMENT I I

T r a n s a c t i o n a l Dociunent Review

Transactional Review Statement

Re Solvents Recovery Service of New England Superfund Site Southington Connecticut

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is forwarding to you copies of the documents on which EPA has relied to determine the volume of hazardous substances that you sent to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter SRSNE or the Site) for treatment or disposal A summary of your transactions is provided in Attachment IID and the source documents are provided in Attachment IIE

EPA has made the decision to allow Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) an opportunity to request a review of any of their transactions with SRSNE Attachment IIB provides instructions and forms for you to use in conducting this review

PURPOSE OF REVIEW

EPA believes that it is possible to enter into a minimis settlement with small volume generators of waste at the Site A volumetric ranking will be used to determine the amount of money that each settling de minimis party must pay to the Government to bullresolve its liability with respect to the SRSNE Site That being the case EPA believes it is very important that the Government have accurate information about transactions with SRSNE A successful de minimis settlement will be dependent upon every party conducting a good faith review of all its transactions with SRSNE during the timeframe that SRSNE was in operation (1955 - 1991) and making certain that the volumetric ranking correctly reflects its contribution of waste materials to SRSNE

At the time a tentative de minimis settlement is reached you will if you are a de minimis party be asked to sign the settlement and certify that the volume of waste attributed to you accurately reflects your volumetric contribution to the Site One of the principal purposes of this transactional review is to ensure that at the time of settlement all de minimis parties will be able to sign the certification Further the decision as to which parties will be offered the opportunity to enter into the de minimis settlement will be based upon each partys ranking by volume For this reason also it is important that the ranking be accurate This transactional review will be your one opportunity to request that EPA reexamine the documents that reflect your volumetric contribution to the Site

TRANSACTIONAL REVIEW

To facilitate your review of your transactions EPA has provided a summary of your transactions in Attachment IID and the source

documents in Attachment IIE Please review the documents by referring to the enclosed instructions If after a good faith review of your transactions with SRSNE you believe you have evidence that (1) a transaction is incorrectly reflected in the documents that EPA is providing to you or (2) a transaction is not reflected at all in these documents you can request that EPA review that transaction and correct the volumes attributed to you To request that EPA reexamine a transaction you must complete the enclosed transactional review form and additional transaction form in accordance with the instructions provided in Attachments IIB and IIC respectively Requests which are not completed in accordance with the instructions will not be considered

EPAs objective is to obtain accurate information as to all transactions with SRSNE To prevent parties from requesting reviews of only transactions that decrease their volume requests for reviews must also identify all transactions that your records indicate are incorrectly reflected in EPAs documents or not reflected at all in EPAs documents including volume increases You are required accordingly if you choose to request a transactional review to provide all information and documents related to any transactions with SRSNE that are incorrectly recorded or not recorded at all on the documents provided to you Additional transactions that EPA has not previously documented should be entered on the form contained in Attachment IIC^

AUDIT OF DATABASE BY SUBPOENA

To ensure a settlement which is fair to all parties so that those who contemplate entering into settlements with the Government have confidence that all parties who are contributing to a settlement are doing so proportionate to the volume of waste they sent to the Site EPA plans to take other steps in addition to the certification

^This requirement to provide a full response should you decide to respond is being imposed pursuant to Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) (also known as the Superfund Law) 42 USC sect 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC sect 6927 Failure to provide complete and truthful information may result in legal action by EPA EPA may seek penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of non-compliance with CERCLA 104(e) andor RCRA sect 3007 In addition providing false fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations on a transactional review form may lead to the imposition of criminal penalties under 18 USC sect 1001 or RCRA sect 3008(d)

Specifically in order to ensure that all transactions that reflect increases as well as decreases in a partys volume are accurately reported to EPA EPA plans to randomly audit PRPs volumetric shares by use of its subpoena authority pursuant to Section 122(e)(3)(B) of CERCLA This means that EPA may choose to conduct an intensive evaluation of your transactions which could involve a subpoena being issued to you requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents that relate to transactions with SRSNE This will ensure that all parties in good faith question appropriate individuals including past and current employees and search their records during the relevant timeframe (1955 - 1991) and then if necessary report all additional waste shipments to EPA Regardless of whether or not you choose to have EPA review your transactions you may or may not be audited

SUBMITTAL OF REQUEST FOR REVIEW AND EPA RESPONSE

Completed transactional review forms (Attachment IIB) additional transaction forms (Attachment IIC) and all appropriate supporting documentation should be submitted by November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

This will be your only opportunity to challenge the provided documents upon which EPA has relied to determine your volumetric ranking If EPAs transactional review indicates inaccuracies in its ranking list EPA will make appropriate adjustments EPA will provide you with a summary of the conclusions reached in reviewing your submittals and a final revised volumetric ranking EPA will also provide these conclusions to the PRP Steering Committee

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you have any technical questions regarding any of this material please call the SRSNE information line at (617) 573-5724 If you have any legal questions or your attorney wishes to call EPA please call Lloyd Selbst (617) 565-3685

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division US EPA Region I

ATTACHMENT IIA

SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW ENGLAND TRANSACTIONAL DATABASE ASSUMPTIONS

GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS

1 All wastes were considered hazardous substances under CERCLA since the Site was a hazardous waste treatment storage and disposal facility

2 Conversion factors - all waste volumes were converted to gallons If the waste volumes on the transactional documents were not stated in gallons the following factors were used to convert waste volumes to gallons

1 drum = 55 gallons 1 barrel = 55 gallons 1 pail = 5 gallons 1 can = 5 gallons 1 bucket = 5 gallons 1 residual drum = 2 gallons 1 liter = 026 gallons

t s 1 pound 01199 gallons

0n the occasions where the waste unit was stated only in pounds the exact composition and specific gravity of the waste was unknown The specific gravity of water was used to convert pounds to gallons

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO LOGBOOK DATA (1956-1974)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator of the waste

3 Volume units - if the unit for volume was not stated in the logbook data entry the following units based on information provided by SRSNE were used to calculate the waste-in volumes

a) Volumes less than 150 were assumed to be drums

b) Volumes between 150 and 6000 were assumed to be gallons

c) Volumes over 6000 were assumed to pounds

d) Where transactions were borderline the determination of units was based on other transactions attributed to the same party

4 Multiple volume entries - if the volume in the logbook had more than one entry recorded the following guidelines were used

a) For volumes less than 150 (assumed to be drums) where two or more volumes were stated with spaces hyphens or plus signs between them the total was coded on the assumption the numbers represented a multiple shipment or different waste types were being distinguished An exception was if three or more volumes were listed with the last figure being the sum of the others These types of multiple volume entries were therefore coded as follows

78 7 + 8 7 - 8 and 7 - 8 - 15 would be coded as 15 drums

7 - 8 - 14 would be coded as 29 drums

77 would be coded as 7 (assuming 7 described the drum type)

b) If the comment MT or clean was written next to the volume it was assumed to identify empty drums for example

7 full + 8 MT and 7 full + 8 clean were coded as 7 drums

c) If two volumes were identified one falling in the gallons range and one in the pounds range it was assumed that the volumes represented the gallons and pounds of a single quantity of waste

4000 32000 would be coded as 4000 gallons and 32000 pounds for the transaction

5 Illegible Volume Entries - If volumes in the logbook were partially illegible the interpretation resulting in the lowest volume for the transaction was coded For example if it was unclear whether a volume was 7 or 9 the volume was coded as 7

6 Waste Types - The following assumptions were made in interpreting the abbreviations of waste type

TH THIN - Thinner PE PER PERC PERK PCE - Perchloroethane NAP NA - Naptha MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone TRI - Trichloroethylene or 111 - Trichloroethane ACET - Acetone or Acetate

ISO ACET - Isopropyl Acetate XYL - Xylol or Xylene ALC - Alcohol LAC - Lacquer TURP - Turpentine ISOBUT ALC - Isobutyl Alcohol CHLOR CH - Chlorinated Solvents MECL M CHLORIDE - Methyl Chloride TOL - TolueneToluol EA E ACETATE - Ethyl Acetate BU ACET - Butyl Acetate MS - Mineral Spirits

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE WEEKLY RECEIPT JOURNALS (1978-1980)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE CUSTOMER FILES (1978-1988 1990-1991)

1 All transactions assigned an order number by SRSNE were assumed to be waste-in transactions to SRSNE

2 Empty drum transactions were not coded unless the drums were manifested and there was evidence of residual material in the drums This evidence included the assignment of a Product Identification Number (PIN) to the empty drums and the assignment of an order number to the transaction Empty drums were assumed to contain two gallons of hazardous substances

3 Volume Discrepancies - When coding volume where there was a discrepancy the following assumptions were used

a) If there was a discrepancy between a manifest and the SRSNE processing documents for a gallon volume of a bulk shipment the gallon volume stated on the manifest was coded

b) If there was a discrepancy on the manifest between the number of gallons and drums then the volume supported by the other documents was coded [For example the manifest states 2 drums and 165 gallons and the SRSNE processing documents support 2 drums Two drums would be coded If the SRSNE documents support 3 drums (which equals 165 gallons) the volume would be coded as 3 drums and 165 gallons]

c) If there was a discrepancy between the number of drums

4

on the manifest and on the SRSNE processing documents the number of drums from the manifest was coded unless the manifest was unclear in which case the number of drums was coded from the SRSNE processing documents

V-

ATTACHMENT IIE

Instructions for Completing Transactional Review Toxm

1 Identify any transaction(s) listed on your transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID) for which you have documentation which disputes the volumes in EPAs data base

Although this review covers activities that occurred many years ago you should conduct this review (if you so decide) to the best of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Evaluate both sets of documents yours and EPAs against the assumptions that EPA has used in compiling the data base These assumptions are described in Attachment IIA and should explain how EPA arrived at its conclusions working from the transactional documents The assumptions are drawn from EPAs experience at many Superfund sites Moreover EPA has determined that they are applicable to SRSNEs operations specifically Applying the same assumptions with respect to all PRPs at a Superfund site is necessary to have a uniform way of determining the contribution of wastes to the Site by each party

EPA will not consider disagreements with the assumptions themselves but will consider potential errors in their application For example EPA assumed that SRSNE used the abbreviation TH in describing the waste type for a transaction to mean thinner and therefore that the waste was a hazardous substance EPA will not reconsider whether it makes sense for EPA to assume the TH is an abbreviation for thinner If you have documentary evidence howeyer indicating that in a specific transaction TH was the abbreviation for a substance that was neither thinner nor a hazardous substance EPA will consider that evidence in making a decision whether to delete that transaction from the volumes attributed to you As another example EPA assumed that the company that SRSNE identified as the customer was the generator of the waste EPA will not

revisit that assumption EPA will however consider documentary evidence that in a specific transaction a company other than the customer shown on SRSNEs records was the generator

3 If following a review of the documents in light of the assumptions you still believe that EPA has attributed incorrect volumes to you for one or more transactions please complete the form in this attachment

4 To complete the form list transactions in chronological order and provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Column 1 the date when the transaction occurred this usually refers to the date when the waste was delivered to SRSNE

b EPA Document Niimber Please record in Colunn 2 the number of the document EPA has provided in Attachment IIE in which the volume in question is recorded

c EPA Volvime Please record in Column 3 the volume of waste EPA has attributed to you for the transaction as evidenced by the documents that EPA has provided to you in Attachment IIE

d Your Volume Please record in Colunn 4 the amount of waste that you believe is attributable to you for that transaction You should record only inconing wastes wastes that were recycled or returned to the generator should not be subtracted fron the volune count

e Description of Your Docunentation Please provide and number all documentation supporting your claim for a volume change Enter into Colvuan 5 the appropriate documentation number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) that supports your claim for a particular transaction

f IssuesComments In Column 6 please provide any comments which will facilitate the review of your transaction or explain any issues you have identified with respect to the transaction which are not otherwise captured on the form

5 Transaction review requests must provide all requested information even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40

CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201-2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor TechLaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please return this completed form and the documents which support the volume you claim to be correct no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

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ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

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URGENT LEGAL MATTER mdash PROMPT REPLY NECESSARY CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED

November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

Transactional Review Statement

Re Solvents Recovery Service of New England Superfund Site Southington Connecticut

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is forwarding to you copies of the documents on which EPA has relied to determine the volume of hazardous substances that you sent to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter SRSNE or the Site) for treatment or disposal A summary of your transactions is provided in Attachment IID and the source documents are provided in Attachment IIE

EPA has made the decision to allow Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) an opportunity to request a review of any of their transactions with SRSNE Attachment IIB provides instructions and forms for you to use in conducting this review

PURPOSE OF REVIEW

EPA believes that it is possible to enter into a minimis settlement with small volume generators of waste at the Site A volumetric ranking will be used to determine the amount of money that each settling de minimis party must pay to the Government to bullresolve its liability with respect to the SRSNE Site That being the case EPA believes it is very important that the Government have accurate information about transactions with SRSNE A successful de minimis settlement will be dependent upon every party conducting a good faith review of all its transactions with SRSNE during the timeframe that SRSNE was in operation (1955 - 1991) and making certain that the volumetric ranking correctly reflects its contribution of waste materials to SRSNE

At the time a tentative de minimis settlement is reached you will if you are a de minimis party be asked to sign the settlement and certify that the volume of waste attributed to you accurately reflects your volumetric contribution to the Site One of the principal purposes of this transactional review is to ensure that at the time of settlement all de minimis parties will be able to sign the certification Further the decision as to which parties will be offered the opportunity to enter into the de minimis settlement will be based upon each partys ranking by volume For this reason also it is important that the ranking be accurate This transactional review will be your one opportunity to request that EPA reexamine the documents that reflect your volumetric contribution to the Site

TRANSACTIONAL REVIEW

To facilitate your review of your transactions EPA has provided a summary of your transactions in Attachment IID and the source

documents in Attachment IIE Please review the documents by referring to the enclosed instructions If after a good faith review of your transactions with SRSNE you believe you have evidence that (1) a transaction is incorrectly reflected in the documents that EPA is providing to you or (2) a transaction is not reflected at all in these documents you can request that EPA review that transaction and correct the volumes attributed to you To request that EPA reexamine a transaction you must complete the enclosed transactional review form and additional transaction form in accordance with the instructions provided in Attachments IIB and IIC respectively Requests which are not completed in accordance with the instructions will not be considered

EPAs objective is to obtain accurate information as to all transactions with SRSNE To prevent parties from requesting reviews of only transactions that decrease their volume requests for reviews must also identify all transactions that your records indicate are incorrectly reflected in EPAs documents or not reflected at all in EPAs documents including volume increases You are required accordingly if you choose to request a transactional review to provide all information and documents related to any transactions with SRSNE that are incorrectly recorded or not recorded at all on the documents provided to you Additional transactions that EPA has not previously documented should be entered on the form contained in Attachment IIC^

AUDIT OF DATABASE BY SUBPOENA

To ensure a settlement which is fair to all parties so that those who contemplate entering into settlements with the Government have confidence that all parties who are contributing to a settlement are doing so proportionate to the volume of waste they sent to the Site EPA plans to take other steps in addition to the certification

^This requirement to provide a full response should you decide to respond is being imposed pursuant to Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) (also known as the Superfund Law) 42 USC sect 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC sect 6927 Failure to provide complete and truthful information may result in legal action by EPA EPA may seek penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of non-compliance with CERCLA 104(e) andor RCRA sect 3007 In addition providing false fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations on a transactional review form may lead to the imposition of criminal penalties under 18 USC sect 1001 or RCRA sect 3008(d)

Specifically in order to ensure that all transactions that reflect increases as well as decreases in a partys volume are accurately reported to EPA EPA plans to randomly audit PRPs volumetric shares by use of its subpoena authority pursuant to Section 122(e)(3)(B) of CERCLA This means that EPA may choose to conduct an intensive evaluation of your transactions which could involve a subpoena being issued to you requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents that relate to transactions with SRSNE This will ensure that all parties in good faith question appropriate individuals including past and current employees and search their records during the relevant timeframe (1955 - 1991) and then if necessary report all additional waste shipments to EPA Regardless of whether or not you choose to have EPA review your transactions you may or may not be audited

SUBMITTAL OF REQUEST FOR REVIEW AND EPA RESPONSE

Completed transactional review forms (Attachment IIB) additional transaction forms (Attachment IIC) and all appropriate supporting documentation should be submitted by November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

This will be your only opportunity to challenge the provided documents upon which EPA has relied to determine your volumetric ranking If EPAs transactional review indicates inaccuracies in its ranking list EPA will make appropriate adjustments EPA will provide you with a summary of the conclusions reached in reviewing your submittals and a final revised volumetric ranking EPA will also provide these conclusions to the PRP Steering Committee

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you have any technical questions regarding any of this material please call the SRSNE information line at (617) 573-5724 If you have any legal questions or your attorney wishes to call EPA please call Lloyd Selbst (617) 565-3685

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division US EPA Region I

ATTACHMENT IIA

SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW ENGLAND TRANSACTIONAL DATABASE ASSUMPTIONS

GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS

1 All wastes were considered hazardous substances under CERCLA since the Site was a hazardous waste treatment storage and disposal facility

2 Conversion factors - all waste volumes were converted to gallons If the waste volumes on the transactional documents were not stated in gallons the following factors were used to convert waste volumes to gallons

1 drum = 55 gallons 1 barrel = 55 gallons 1 pail = 5 gallons 1 can = 5 gallons 1 bucket = 5 gallons 1 residual drum = 2 gallons 1 liter = 026 gallons

t s 1 pound 01199 gallons

0n the occasions where the waste unit was stated only in pounds the exact composition and specific gravity of the waste was unknown The specific gravity of water was used to convert pounds to gallons

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO LOGBOOK DATA (1956-1974)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator of the waste

3 Volume units - if the unit for volume was not stated in the logbook data entry the following units based on information provided by SRSNE were used to calculate the waste-in volumes

a) Volumes less than 150 were assumed to be drums

b) Volumes between 150 and 6000 were assumed to be gallons

c) Volumes over 6000 were assumed to pounds

d) Where transactions were borderline the determination of units was based on other transactions attributed to the same party

4 Multiple volume entries - if the volume in the logbook had more than one entry recorded the following guidelines were used

a) For volumes less than 150 (assumed to be drums) where two or more volumes were stated with spaces hyphens or plus signs between them the total was coded on the assumption the numbers represented a multiple shipment or different waste types were being distinguished An exception was if three or more volumes were listed with the last figure being the sum of the others These types of multiple volume entries were therefore coded as follows

78 7 + 8 7 - 8 and 7 - 8 - 15 would be coded as 15 drums

7 - 8 - 14 would be coded as 29 drums

77 would be coded as 7 (assuming 7 described the drum type)

b) If the comment MT or clean was written next to the volume it was assumed to identify empty drums for example

7 full + 8 MT and 7 full + 8 clean were coded as 7 drums

c) If two volumes were identified one falling in the gallons range and one in the pounds range it was assumed that the volumes represented the gallons and pounds of a single quantity of waste

4000 32000 would be coded as 4000 gallons and 32000 pounds for the transaction

5 Illegible Volume Entries - If volumes in the logbook were partially illegible the interpretation resulting in the lowest volume for the transaction was coded For example if it was unclear whether a volume was 7 or 9 the volume was coded as 7

6 Waste Types - The following assumptions were made in interpreting the abbreviations of waste type

TH THIN - Thinner PE PER PERC PERK PCE - Perchloroethane NAP NA - Naptha MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone TRI - Trichloroethylene or 111 - Trichloroethane ACET - Acetone or Acetate

ISO ACET - Isopropyl Acetate XYL - Xylol or Xylene ALC - Alcohol LAC - Lacquer TURP - Turpentine ISOBUT ALC - Isobutyl Alcohol CHLOR CH - Chlorinated Solvents MECL M CHLORIDE - Methyl Chloride TOL - TolueneToluol EA E ACETATE - Ethyl Acetate BU ACET - Butyl Acetate MS - Mineral Spirits

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE WEEKLY RECEIPT JOURNALS (1978-1980)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE CUSTOMER FILES (1978-1988 1990-1991)

1 All transactions assigned an order number by SRSNE were assumed to be waste-in transactions to SRSNE

2 Empty drum transactions were not coded unless the drums were manifested and there was evidence of residual material in the drums This evidence included the assignment of a Product Identification Number (PIN) to the empty drums and the assignment of an order number to the transaction Empty drums were assumed to contain two gallons of hazardous substances

3 Volume Discrepancies - When coding volume where there was a discrepancy the following assumptions were used

a) If there was a discrepancy between a manifest and the SRSNE processing documents for a gallon volume of a bulk shipment the gallon volume stated on the manifest was coded

b) If there was a discrepancy on the manifest between the number of gallons and drums then the volume supported by the other documents was coded [For example the manifest states 2 drums and 165 gallons and the SRSNE processing documents support 2 drums Two drums would be coded If the SRSNE documents support 3 drums (which equals 165 gallons) the volume would be coded as 3 drums and 165 gallons]

c) If there was a discrepancy between the number of drums

4

on the manifest and on the SRSNE processing documents the number of drums from the manifest was coded unless the manifest was unclear in which case the number of drums was coded from the SRSNE processing documents

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ATTACHMENT IIE

Instructions for Completing Transactional Review Toxm

1 Identify any transaction(s) listed on your transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID) for which you have documentation which disputes the volumes in EPAs data base

Although this review covers activities that occurred many years ago you should conduct this review (if you so decide) to the best of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Evaluate both sets of documents yours and EPAs against the assumptions that EPA has used in compiling the data base These assumptions are described in Attachment IIA and should explain how EPA arrived at its conclusions working from the transactional documents The assumptions are drawn from EPAs experience at many Superfund sites Moreover EPA has determined that they are applicable to SRSNEs operations specifically Applying the same assumptions with respect to all PRPs at a Superfund site is necessary to have a uniform way of determining the contribution of wastes to the Site by each party

EPA will not consider disagreements with the assumptions themselves but will consider potential errors in their application For example EPA assumed that SRSNE used the abbreviation TH in describing the waste type for a transaction to mean thinner and therefore that the waste was a hazardous substance EPA will not reconsider whether it makes sense for EPA to assume the TH is an abbreviation for thinner If you have documentary evidence howeyer indicating that in a specific transaction TH was the abbreviation for a substance that was neither thinner nor a hazardous substance EPA will consider that evidence in making a decision whether to delete that transaction from the volumes attributed to you As another example EPA assumed that the company that SRSNE identified as the customer was the generator of the waste EPA will not

revisit that assumption EPA will however consider documentary evidence that in a specific transaction a company other than the customer shown on SRSNEs records was the generator

3 If following a review of the documents in light of the assumptions you still believe that EPA has attributed incorrect volumes to you for one or more transactions please complete the form in this attachment

4 To complete the form list transactions in chronological order and provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Column 1 the date when the transaction occurred this usually refers to the date when the waste was delivered to SRSNE

b EPA Document Niimber Please record in Colunn 2 the number of the document EPA has provided in Attachment IIE in which the volume in question is recorded

c EPA Volvime Please record in Column 3 the volume of waste EPA has attributed to you for the transaction as evidenced by the documents that EPA has provided to you in Attachment IIE

d Your Volume Please record in Colunn 4 the amount of waste that you believe is attributable to you for that transaction You should record only inconing wastes wastes that were recycled or returned to the generator should not be subtracted fron the volune count

e Description of Your Docunentation Please provide and number all documentation supporting your claim for a volume change Enter into Colvuan 5 the appropriate documentation number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) that supports your claim for a particular transaction

f IssuesComments In Column 6 please provide any comments which will facilitate the review of your transaction or explain any issues you have identified with respect to the transaction which are not otherwise captured on the form

5 Transaction review requests must provide all requested information even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40

CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201-2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor TechLaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please return this completed form and the documents which support the volume you claim to be correct no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

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ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

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November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

documents in Attachment IIE Please review the documents by referring to the enclosed instructions If after a good faith review of your transactions with SRSNE you believe you have evidence that (1) a transaction is incorrectly reflected in the documents that EPA is providing to you or (2) a transaction is not reflected at all in these documents you can request that EPA review that transaction and correct the volumes attributed to you To request that EPA reexamine a transaction you must complete the enclosed transactional review form and additional transaction form in accordance with the instructions provided in Attachments IIB and IIC respectively Requests which are not completed in accordance with the instructions will not be considered

EPAs objective is to obtain accurate information as to all transactions with SRSNE To prevent parties from requesting reviews of only transactions that decrease their volume requests for reviews must also identify all transactions that your records indicate are incorrectly reflected in EPAs documents or not reflected at all in EPAs documents including volume increases You are required accordingly if you choose to request a transactional review to provide all information and documents related to any transactions with SRSNE that are incorrectly recorded or not recorded at all on the documents provided to you Additional transactions that EPA has not previously documented should be entered on the form contained in Attachment IIC^

AUDIT OF DATABASE BY SUBPOENA

To ensure a settlement which is fair to all parties so that those who contemplate entering into settlements with the Government have confidence that all parties who are contributing to a settlement are doing so proportionate to the volume of waste they sent to the Site EPA plans to take other steps in addition to the certification

^This requirement to provide a full response should you decide to respond is being imposed pursuant to Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) (also known as the Superfund Law) 42 USC sect 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC sect 6927 Failure to provide complete and truthful information may result in legal action by EPA EPA may seek penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of non-compliance with CERCLA 104(e) andor RCRA sect 3007 In addition providing false fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations on a transactional review form may lead to the imposition of criminal penalties under 18 USC sect 1001 or RCRA sect 3008(d)

Specifically in order to ensure that all transactions that reflect increases as well as decreases in a partys volume are accurately reported to EPA EPA plans to randomly audit PRPs volumetric shares by use of its subpoena authority pursuant to Section 122(e)(3)(B) of CERCLA This means that EPA may choose to conduct an intensive evaluation of your transactions which could involve a subpoena being issued to you requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents that relate to transactions with SRSNE This will ensure that all parties in good faith question appropriate individuals including past and current employees and search their records during the relevant timeframe (1955 - 1991) and then if necessary report all additional waste shipments to EPA Regardless of whether or not you choose to have EPA review your transactions you may or may not be audited

SUBMITTAL OF REQUEST FOR REVIEW AND EPA RESPONSE

Completed transactional review forms (Attachment IIB) additional transaction forms (Attachment IIC) and all appropriate supporting documentation should be submitted by November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

This will be your only opportunity to challenge the provided documents upon which EPA has relied to determine your volumetric ranking If EPAs transactional review indicates inaccuracies in its ranking list EPA will make appropriate adjustments EPA will provide you with a summary of the conclusions reached in reviewing your submittals and a final revised volumetric ranking EPA will also provide these conclusions to the PRP Steering Committee

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you have any technical questions regarding any of this material please call the SRSNE information line at (617) 573-5724 If you have any legal questions or your attorney wishes to call EPA please call Lloyd Selbst (617) 565-3685

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division US EPA Region I

ATTACHMENT IIA

SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW ENGLAND TRANSACTIONAL DATABASE ASSUMPTIONS

GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS

1 All wastes were considered hazardous substances under CERCLA since the Site was a hazardous waste treatment storage and disposal facility

2 Conversion factors - all waste volumes were converted to gallons If the waste volumes on the transactional documents were not stated in gallons the following factors were used to convert waste volumes to gallons

1 drum = 55 gallons 1 barrel = 55 gallons 1 pail = 5 gallons 1 can = 5 gallons 1 bucket = 5 gallons 1 residual drum = 2 gallons 1 liter = 026 gallons

t s 1 pound 01199 gallons

0n the occasions where the waste unit was stated only in pounds the exact composition and specific gravity of the waste was unknown The specific gravity of water was used to convert pounds to gallons

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO LOGBOOK DATA (1956-1974)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator of the waste

3 Volume units - if the unit for volume was not stated in the logbook data entry the following units based on information provided by SRSNE were used to calculate the waste-in volumes

a) Volumes less than 150 were assumed to be drums

b) Volumes between 150 and 6000 were assumed to be gallons

c) Volumes over 6000 were assumed to pounds

d) Where transactions were borderline the determination of units was based on other transactions attributed to the same party

4 Multiple volume entries - if the volume in the logbook had more than one entry recorded the following guidelines were used

a) For volumes less than 150 (assumed to be drums) where two or more volumes were stated with spaces hyphens or plus signs between them the total was coded on the assumption the numbers represented a multiple shipment or different waste types were being distinguished An exception was if three or more volumes were listed with the last figure being the sum of the others These types of multiple volume entries were therefore coded as follows

78 7 + 8 7 - 8 and 7 - 8 - 15 would be coded as 15 drums

7 - 8 - 14 would be coded as 29 drums

77 would be coded as 7 (assuming 7 described the drum type)

b) If the comment MT or clean was written next to the volume it was assumed to identify empty drums for example

7 full + 8 MT and 7 full + 8 clean were coded as 7 drums

c) If two volumes were identified one falling in the gallons range and one in the pounds range it was assumed that the volumes represented the gallons and pounds of a single quantity of waste

4000 32000 would be coded as 4000 gallons and 32000 pounds for the transaction

5 Illegible Volume Entries - If volumes in the logbook were partially illegible the interpretation resulting in the lowest volume for the transaction was coded For example if it was unclear whether a volume was 7 or 9 the volume was coded as 7

6 Waste Types - The following assumptions were made in interpreting the abbreviations of waste type

TH THIN - Thinner PE PER PERC PERK PCE - Perchloroethane NAP NA - Naptha MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone TRI - Trichloroethylene or 111 - Trichloroethane ACET - Acetone or Acetate

ISO ACET - Isopropyl Acetate XYL - Xylol or Xylene ALC - Alcohol LAC - Lacquer TURP - Turpentine ISOBUT ALC - Isobutyl Alcohol CHLOR CH - Chlorinated Solvents MECL M CHLORIDE - Methyl Chloride TOL - TolueneToluol EA E ACETATE - Ethyl Acetate BU ACET - Butyl Acetate MS - Mineral Spirits

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE WEEKLY RECEIPT JOURNALS (1978-1980)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE CUSTOMER FILES (1978-1988 1990-1991)

1 All transactions assigned an order number by SRSNE were assumed to be waste-in transactions to SRSNE

2 Empty drum transactions were not coded unless the drums were manifested and there was evidence of residual material in the drums This evidence included the assignment of a Product Identification Number (PIN) to the empty drums and the assignment of an order number to the transaction Empty drums were assumed to contain two gallons of hazardous substances

3 Volume Discrepancies - When coding volume where there was a discrepancy the following assumptions were used

a) If there was a discrepancy between a manifest and the SRSNE processing documents for a gallon volume of a bulk shipment the gallon volume stated on the manifest was coded

b) If there was a discrepancy on the manifest between the number of gallons and drums then the volume supported by the other documents was coded [For example the manifest states 2 drums and 165 gallons and the SRSNE processing documents support 2 drums Two drums would be coded If the SRSNE documents support 3 drums (which equals 165 gallons) the volume would be coded as 3 drums and 165 gallons]

c) If there was a discrepancy between the number of drums

4

on the manifest and on the SRSNE processing documents the number of drums from the manifest was coded unless the manifest was unclear in which case the number of drums was coded from the SRSNE processing documents

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ATTACHMENT IIE

Instructions for Completing Transactional Review Toxm

1 Identify any transaction(s) listed on your transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID) for which you have documentation which disputes the volumes in EPAs data base

Although this review covers activities that occurred many years ago you should conduct this review (if you so decide) to the best of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Evaluate both sets of documents yours and EPAs against the assumptions that EPA has used in compiling the data base These assumptions are described in Attachment IIA and should explain how EPA arrived at its conclusions working from the transactional documents The assumptions are drawn from EPAs experience at many Superfund sites Moreover EPA has determined that they are applicable to SRSNEs operations specifically Applying the same assumptions with respect to all PRPs at a Superfund site is necessary to have a uniform way of determining the contribution of wastes to the Site by each party

EPA will not consider disagreements with the assumptions themselves but will consider potential errors in their application For example EPA assumed that SRSNE used the abbreviation TH in describing the waste type for a transaction to mean thinner and therefore that the waste was a hazardous substance EPA will not reconsider whether it makes sense for EPA to assume the TH is an abbreviation for thinner If you have documentary evidence howeyer indicating that in a specific transaction TH was the abbreviation for a substance that was neither thinner nor a hazardous substance EPA will consider that evidence in making a decision whether to delete that transaction from the volumes attributed to you As another example EPA assumed that the company that SRSNE identified as the customer was the generator of the waste EPA will not

revisit that assumption EPA will however consider documentary evidence that in a specific transaction a company other than the customer shown on SRSNEs records was the generator

3 If following a review of the documents in light of the assumptions you still believe that EPA has attributed incorrect volumes to you for one or more transactions please complete the form in this attachment

4 To complete the form list transactions in chronological order and provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Column 1 the date when the transaction occurred this usually refers to the date when the waste was delivered to SRSNE

b EPA Document Niimber Please record in Colunn 2 the number of the document EPA has provided in Attachment IIE in which the volume in question is recorded

c EPA Volvime Please record in Column 3 the volume of waste EPA has attributed to you for the transaction as evidenced by the documents that EPA has provided to you in Attachment IIE

d Your Volume Please record in Colunn 4 the amount of waste that you believe is attributable to you for that transaction You should record only inconing wastes wastes that were recycled or returned to the generator should not be subtracted fron the volune count

e Description of Your Docunentation Please provide and number all documentation supporting your claim for a volume change Enter into Colvuan 5 the appropriate documentation number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) that supports your claim for a particular transaction

f IssuesComments In Column 6 please provide any comments which will facilitate the review of your transaction or explain any issues you have identified with respect to the transaction which are not otherwise captured on the form

5 Transaction review requests must provide all requested information even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40

CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201-2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor TechLaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please return this completed form and the documents which support the volume you claim to be correct no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

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ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

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November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

Specifically in order to ensure that all transactions that reflect increases as well as decreases in a partys volume are accurately reported to EPA EPA plans to randomly audit PRPs volumetric shares by use of its subpoena authority pursuant to Section 122(e)(3)(B) of CERCLA This means that EPA may choose to conduct an intensive evaluation of your transactions which could involve a subpoena being issued to you requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents that relate to transactions with SRSNE This will ensure that all parties in good faith question appropriate individuals including past and current employees and search their records during the relevant timeframe (1955 - 1991) and then if necessary report all additional waste shipments to EPA Regardless of whether or not you choose to have EPA review your transactions you may or may not be audited

SUBMITTAL OF REQUEST FOR REVIEW AND EPA RESPONSE

Completed transactional review forms (Attachment IIB) additional transaction forms (Attachment IIC) and all appropriate supporting documentation should be submitted by November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

This will be your only opportunity to challenge the provided documents upon which EPA has relied to determine your volumetric ranking If EPAs transactional review indicates inaccuracies in its ranking list EPA will make appropriate adjustments EPA will provide you with a summary of the conclusions reached in reviewing your submittals and a final revised volumetric ranking EPA will also provide these conclusions to the PRP Steering Committee

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you have any technical questions regarding any of this material please call the SRSNE information line at (617) 573-5724 If you have any legal questions or your attorney wishes to call EPA please call Lloyd Selbst (617) 565-3685

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division US EPA Region I

ATTACHMENT IIA

SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW ENGLAND TRANSACTIONAL DATABASE ASSUMPTIONS

GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS

1 All wastes were considered hazardous substances under CERCLA since the Site was a hazardous waste treatment storage and disposal facility

2 Conversion factors - all waste volumes were converted to gallons If the waste volumes on the transactional documents were not stated in gallons the following factors were used to convert waste volumes to gallons

1 drum = 55 gallons 1 barrel = 55 gallons 1 pail = 5 gallons 1 can = 5 gallons 1 bucket = 5 gallons 1 residual drum = 2 gallons 1 liter = 026 gallons

t s 1 pound 01199 gallons

0n the occasions where the waste unit was stated only in pounds the exact composition and specific gravity of the waste was unknown The specific gravity of water was used to convert pounds to gallons

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO LOGBOOK DATA (1956-1974)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator of the waste

3 Volume units - if the unit for volume was not stated in the logbook data entry the following units based on information provided by SRSNE were used to calculate the waste-in volumes

a) Volumes less than 150 were assumed to be drums

b) Volumes between 150 and 6000 were assumed to be gallons

c) Volumes over 6000 were assumed to pounds

d) Where transactions were borderline the determination of units was based on other transactions attributed to the same party

4 Multiple volume entries - if the volume in the logbook had more than one entry recorded the following guidelines were used

a) For volumes less than 150 (assumed to be drums) where two or more volumes were stated with spaces hyphens or plus signs between them the total was coded on the assumption the numbers represented a multiple shipment or different waste types were being distinguished An exception was if three or more volumes were listed with the last figure being the sum of the others These types of multiple volume entries were therefore coded as follows

78 7 + 8 7 - 8 and 7 - 8 - 15 would be coded as 15 drums

7 - 8 - 14 would be coded as 29 drums

77 would be coded as 7 (assuming 7 described the drum type)

b) If the comment MT or clean was written next to the volume it was assumed to identify empty drums for example

7 full + 8 MT and 7 full + 8 clean were coded as 7 drums

c) If two volumes were identified one falling in the gallons range and one in the pounds range it was assumed that the volumes represented the gallons and pounds of a single quantity of waste

4000 32000 would be coded as 4000 gallons and 32000 pounds for the transaction

5 Illegible Volume Entries - If volumes in the logbook were partially illegible the interpretation resulting in the lowest volume for the transaction was coded For example if it was unclear whether a volume was 7 or 9 the volume was coded as 7

6 Waste Types - The following assumptions were made in interpreting the abbreviations of waste type

TH THIN - Thinner PE PER PERC PERK PCE - Perchloroethane NAP NA - Naptha MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone TRI - Trichloroethylene or 111 - Trichloroethane ACET - Acetone or Acetate

ISO ACET - Isopropyl Acetate XYL - Xylol or Xylene ALC - Alcohol LAC - Lacquer TURP - Turpentine ISOBUT ALC - Isobutyl Alcohol CHLOR CH - Chlorinated Solvents MECL M CHLORIDE - Methyl Chloride TOL - TolueneToluol EA E ACETATE - Ethyl Acetate BU ACET - Butyl Acetate MS - Mineral Spirits

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE WEEKLY RECEIPT JOURNALS (1978-1980)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE CUSTOMER FILES (1978-1988 1990-1991)

1 All transactions assigned an order number by SRSNE were assumed to be waste-in transactions to SRSNE

2 Empty drum transactions were not coded unless the drums were manifested and there was evidence of residual material in the drums This evidence included the assignment of a Product Identification Number (PIN) to the empty drums and the assignment of an order number to the transaction Empty drums were assumed to contain two gallons of hazardous substances

3 Volume Discrepancies - When coding volume where there was a discrepancy the following assumptions were used

a) If there was a discrepancy between a manifest and the SRSNE processing documents for a gallon volume of a bulk shipment the gallon volume stated on the manifest was coded

b) If there was a discrepancy on the manifest between the number of gallons and drums then the volume supported by the other documents was coded [For example the manifest states 2 drums and 165 gallons and the SRSNE processing documents support 2 drums Two drums would be coded If the SRSNE documents support 3 drums (which equals 165 gallons) the volume would be coded as 3 drums and 165 gallons]

c) If there was a discrepancy between the number of drums

4

on the manifest and on the SRSNE processing documents the number of drums from the manifest was coded unless the manifest was unclear in which case the number of drums was coded from the SRSNE processing documents

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ATTACHMENT IIE

Instructions for Completing Transactional Review Toxm

1 Identify any transaction(s) listed on your transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID) for which you have documentation which disputes the volumes in EPAs data base

Although this review covers activities that occurred many years ago you should conduct this review (if you so decide) to the best of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Evaluate both sets of documents yours and EPAs against the assumptions that EPA has used in compiling the data base These assumptions are described in Attachment IIA and should explain how EPA arrived at its conclusions working from the transactional documents The assumptions are drawn from EPAs experience at many Superfund sites Moreover EPA has determined that they are applicable to SRSNEs operations specifically Applying the same assumptions with respect to all PRPs at a Superfund site is necessary to have a uniform way of determining the contribution of wastes to the Site by each party

EPA will not consider disagreements with the assumptions themselves but will consider potential errors in their application For example EPA assumed that SRSNE used the abbreviation TH in describing the waste type for a transaction to mean thinner and therefore that the waste was a hazardous substance EPA will not reconsider whether it makes sense for EPA to assume the TH is an abbreviation for thinner If you have documentary evidence howeyer indicating that in a specific transaction TH was the abbreviation for a substance that was neither thinner nor a hazardous substance EPA will consider that evidence in making a decision whether to delete that transaction from the volumes attributed to you As another example EPA assumed that the company that SRSNE identified as the customer was the generator of the waste EPA will not

revisit that assumption EPA will however consider documentary evidence that in a specific transaction a company other than the customer shown on SRSNEs records was the generator

3 If following a review of the documents in light of the assumptions you still believe that EPA has attributed incorrect volumes to you for one or more transactions please complete the form in this attachment

4 To complete the form list transactions in chronological order and provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Column 1 the date when the transaction occurred this usually refers to the date when the waste was delivered to SRSNE

b EPA Document Niimber Please record in Colunn 2 the number of the document EPA has provided in Attachment IIE in which the volume in question is recorded

c EPA Volvime Please record in Column 3 the volume of waste EPA has attributed to you for the transaction as evidenced by the documents that EPA has provided to you in Attachment IIE

d Your Volume Please record in Colunn 4 the amount of waste that you believe is attributable to you for that transaction You should record only inconing wastes wastes that were recycled or returned to the generator should not be subtracted fron the volune count

e Description of Your Docunentation Please provide and number all documentation supporting your claim for a volume change Enter into Colvuan 5 the appropriate documentation number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) that supports your claim for a particular transaction

f IssuesComments In Column 6 please provide any comments which will facilitate the review of your transaction or explain any issues you have identified with respect to the transaction which are not otherwise captured on the form

5 Transaction review requests must provide all requested information even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40

CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201-2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor TechLaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please return this completed form and the documents which support the volume you claim to be correct no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

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ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

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November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

ATTACHMENT IIA

SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW ENGLAND TRANSACTIONAL DATABASE ASSUMPTIONS

GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS

1 All wastes were considered hazardous substances under CERCLA since the Site was a hazardous waste treatment storage and disposal facility

2 Conversion factors - all waste volumes were converted to gallons If the waste volumes on the transactional documents were not stated in gallons the following factors were used to convert waste volumes to gallons

1 drum = 55 gallons 1 barrel = 55 gallons 1 pail = 5 gallons 1 can = 5 gallons 1 bucket = 5 gallons 1 residual drum = 2 gallons 1 liter = 026 gallons

t s 1 pound 01199 gallons

0n the occasions where the waste unit was stated only in pounds the exact composition and specific gravity of the waste was unknown The specific gravity of water was used to convert pounds to gallons

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO LOGBOOK DATA (1956-1974)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator of the waste

3 Volume units - if the unit for volume was not stated in the logbook data entry the following units based on information provided by SRSNE were used to calculate the waste-in volumes

a) Volumes less than 150 were assumed to be drums

b) Volumes between 150 and 6000 were assumed to be gallons

c) Volumes over 6000 were assumed to pounds

d) Where transactions were borderline the determination of units was based on other transactions attributed to the same party

4 Multiple volume entries - if the volume in the logbook had more than one entry recorded the following guidelines were used

a) For volumes less than 150 (assumed to be drums) where two or more volumes were stated with spaces hyphens or plus signs between them the total was coded on the assumption the numbers represented a multiple shipment or different waste types were being distinguished An exception was if three or more volumes were listed with the last figure being the sum of the others These types of multiple volume entries were therefore coded as follows

78 7 + 8 7 - 8 and 7 - 8 - 15 would be coded as 15 drums

7 - 8 - 14 would be coded as 29 drums

77 would be coded as 7 (assuming 7 described the drum type)

b) If the comment MT or clean was written next to the volume it was assumed to identify empty drums for example

7 full + 8 MT and 7 full + 8 clean were coded as 7 drums

c) If two volumes were identified one falling in the gallons range and one in the pounds range it was assumed that the volumes represented the gallons and pounds of a single quantity of waste

4000 32000 would be coded as 4000 gallons and 32000 pounds for the transaction

5 Illegible Volume Entries - If volumes in the logbook were partially illegible the interpretation resulting in the lowest volume for the transaction was coded For example if it was unclear whether a volume was 7 or 9 the volume was coded as 7

6 Waste Types - The following assumptions were made in interpreting the abbreviations of waste type

TH THIN - Thinner PE PER PERC PERK PCE - Perchloroethane NAP NA - Naptha MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone TRI - Trichloroethylene or 111 - Trichloroethane ACET - Acetone or Acetate

ISO ACET - Isopropyl Acetate XYL - Xylol or Xylene ALC - Alcohol LAC - Lacquer TURP - Turpentine ISOBUT ALC - Isobutyl Alcohol CHLOR CH - Chlorinated Solvents MECL M CHLORIDE - Methyl Chloride TOL - TolueneToluol EA E ACETATE - Ethyl Acetate BU ACET - Butyl Acetate MS - Mineral Spirits

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE WEEKLY RECEIPT JOURNALS (1978-1980)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE CUSTOMER FILES (1978-1988 1990-1991)

1 All transactions assigned an order number by SRSNE were assumed to be waste-in transactions to SRSNE

2 Empty drum transactions were not coded unless the drums were manifested and there was evidence of residual material in the drums This evidence included the assignment of a Product Identification Number (PIN) to the empty drums and the assignment of an order number to the transaction Empty drums were assumed to contain two gallons of hazardous substances

3 Volume Discrepancies - When coding volume where there was a discrepancy the following assumptions were used

a) If there was a discrepancy between a manifest and the SRSNE processing documents for a gallon volume of a bulk shipment the gallon volume stated on the manifest was coded

b) If there was a discrepancy on the manifest between the number of gallons and drums then the volume supported by the other documents was coded [For example the manifest states 2 drums and 165 gallons and the SRSNE processing documents support 2 drums Two drums would be coded If the SRSNE documents support 3 drums (which equals 165 gallons) the volume would be coded as 3 drums and 165 gallons]

c) If there was a discrepancy between the number of drums

4

on the manifest and on the SRSNE processing documents the number of drums from the manifest was coded unless the manifest was unclear in which case the number of drums was coded from the SRSNE processing documents

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ATTACHMENT IIE

Instructions for Completing Transactional Review Toxm

1 Identify any transaction(s) listed on your transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID) for which you have documentation which disputes the volumes in EPAs data base

Although this review covers activities that occurred many years ago you should conduct this review (if you so decide) to the best of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Evaluate both sets of documents yours and EPAs against the assumptions that EPA has used in compiling the data base These assumptions are described in Attachment IIA and should explain how EPA arrived at its conclusions working from the transactional documents The assumptions are drawn from EPAs experience at many Superfund sites Moreover EPA has determined that they are applicable to SRSNEs operations specifically Applying the same assumptions with respect to all PRPs at a Superfund site is necessary to have a uniform way of determining the contribution of wastes to the Site by each party

EPA will not consider disagreements with the assumptions themselves but will consider potential errors in their application For example EPA assumed that SRSNE used the abbreviation TH in describing the waste type for a transaction to mean thinner and therefore that the waste was a hazardous substance EPA will not reconsider whether it makes sense for EPA to assume the TH is an abbreviation for thinner If you have documentary evidence howeyer indicating that in a specific transaction TH was the abbreviation for a substance that was neither thinner nor a hazardous substance EPA will consider that evidence in making a decision whether to delete that transaction from the volumes attributed to you As another example EPA assumed that the company that SRSNE identified as the customer was the generator of the waste EPA will not

revisit that assumption EPA will however consider documentary evidence that in a specific transaction a company other than the customer shown on SRSNEs records was the generator

3 If following a review of the documents in light of the assumptions you still believe that EPA has attributed incorrect volumes to you for one or more transactions please complete the form in this attachment

4 To complete the form list transactions in chronological order and provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Column 1 the date when the transaction occurred this usually refers to the date when the waste was delivered to SRSNE

b EPA Document Niimber Please record in Colunn 2 the number of the document EPA has provided in Attachment IIE in which the volume in question is recorded

c EPA Volvime Please record in Column 3 the volume of waste EPA has attributed to you for the transaction as evidenced by the documents that EPA has provided to you in Attachment IIE

d Your Volume Please record in Colunn 4 the amount of waste that you believe is attributable to you for that transaction You should record only inconing wastes wastes that were recycled or returned to the generator should not be subtracted fron the volune count

e Description of Your Docunentation Please provide and number all documentation supporting your claim for a volume change Enter into Colvuan 5 the appropriate documentation number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) that supports your claim for a particular transaction

f IssuesComments In Column 6 please provide any comments which will facilitate the review of your transaction or explain any issues you have identified with respect to the transaction which are not otherwise captured on the form

5 Transaction review requests must provide all requested information even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40

CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201-2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor TechLaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please return this completed form and the documents which support the volume you claim to be correct no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

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ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

NOV 0 9 m z

YORK

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V

VSSIamp ^ UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ^ i m i REGION I

JF KENNEDY FEDERAL BUILDING BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 02203

URGENT LEGAL MATTER mdash PROMPT REPLY NECESSARY CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED

November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

4 Multiple volume entries - if the volume in the logbook had more than one entry recorded the following guidelines were used

a) For volumes less than 150 (assumed to be drums) where two or more volumes were stated with spaces hyphens or plus signs between them the total was coded on the assumption the numbers represented a multiple shipment or different waste types were being distinguished An exception was if three or more volumes were listed with the last figure being the sum of the others These types of multiple volume entries were therefore coded as follows

78 7 + 8 7 - 8 and 7 - 8 - 15 would be coded as 15 drums

7 - 8 - 14 would be coded as 29 drums

77 would be coded as 7 (assuming 7 described the drum type)

b) If the comment MT or clean was written next to the volume it was assumed to identify empty drums for example

7 full + 8 MT and 7 full + 8 clean were coded as 7 drums

c) If two volumes were identified one falling in the gallons range and one in the pounds range it was assumed that the volumes represented the gallons and pounds of a single quantity of waste

4000 32000 would be coded as 4000 gallons and 32000 pounds for the transaction

5 Illegible Volume Entries - If volumes in the logbook were partially illegible the interpretation resulting in the lowest volume for the transaction was coded For example if it was unclear whether a volume was 7 or 9 the volume was coded as 7

6 Waste Types - The following assumptions were made in interpreting the abbreviations of waste type

TH THIN - Thinner PE PER PERC PERK PCE - Perchloroethane NAP NA - Naptha MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone TRI - Trichloroethylene or 111 - Trichloroethane ACET - Acetone or Acetate

ISO ACET - Isopropyl Acetate XYL - Xylol or Xylene ALC - Alcohol LAC - Lacquer TURP - Turpentine ISOBUT ALC - Isobutyl Alcohol CHLOR CH - Chlorinated Solvents MECL M CHLORIDE - Methyl Chloride TOL - TolueneToluol EA E ACETATE - Ethyl Acetate BU ACET - Butyl Acetate MS - Mineral Spirits

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE WEEKLY RECEIPT JOURNALS (1978-1980)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE CUSTOMER FILES (1978-1988 1990-1991)

1 All transactions assigned an order number by SRSNE were assumed to be waste-in transactions to SRSNE

2 Empty drum transactions were not coded unless the drums were manifested and there was evidence of residual material in the drums This evidence included the assignment of a Product Identification Number (PIN) to the empty drums and the assignment of an order number to the transaction Empty drums were assumed to contain two gallons of hazardous substances

3 Volume Discrepancies - When coding volume where there was a discrepancy the following assumptions were used

a) If there was a discrepancy between a manifest and the SRSNE processing documents for a gallon volume of a bulk shipment the gallon volume stated on the manifest was coded

b) If there was a discrepancy on the manifest between the number of gallons and drums then the volume supported by the other documents was coded [For example the manifest states 2 drums and 165 gallons and the SRSNE processing documents support 2 drums Two drums would be coded If the SRSNE documents support 3 drums (which equals 165 gallons) the volume would be coded as 3 drums and 165 gallons]

c) If there was a discrepancy between the number of drums

4

on the manifest and on the SRSNE processing documents the number of drums from the manifest was coded unless the manifest was unclear in which case the number of drums was coded from the SRSNE processing documents

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ATTACHMENT IIE

Instructions for Completing Transactional Review Toxm

1 Identify any transaction(s) listed on your transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID) for which you have documentation which disputes the volumes in EPAs data base

Although this review covers activities that occurred many years ago you should conduct this review (if you so decide) to the best of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Evaluate both sets of documents yours and EPAs against the assumptions that EPA has used in compiling the data base These assumptions are described in Attachment IIA and should explain how EPA arrived at its conclusions working from the transactional documents The assumptions are drawn from EPAs experience at many Superfund sites Moreover EPA has determined that they are applicable to SRSNEs operations specifically Applying the same assumptions with respect to all PRPs at a Superfund site is necessary to have a uniform way of determining the contribution of wastes to the Site by each party

EPA will not consider disagreements with the assumptions themselves but will consider potential errors in their application For example EPA assumed that SRSNE used the abbreviation TH in describing the waste type for a transaction to mean thinner and therefore that the waste was a hazardous substance EPA will not reconsider whether it makes sense for EPA to assume the TH is an abbreviation for thinner If you have documentary evidence howeyer indicating that in a specific transaction TH was the abbreviation for a substance that was neither thinner nor a hazardous substance EPA will consider that evidence in making a decision whether to delete that transaction from the volumes attributed to you As another example EPA assumed that the company that SRSNE identified as the customer was the generator of the waste EPA will not

revisit that assumption EPA will however consider documentary evidence that in a specific transaction a company other than the customer shown on SRSNEs records was the generator

3 If following a review of the documents in light of the assumptions you still believe that EPA has attributed incorrect volumes to you for one or more transactions please complete the form in this attachment

4 To complete the form list transactions in chronological order and provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Column 1 the date when the transaction occurred this usually refers to the date when the waste was delivered to SRSNE

b EPA Document Niimber Please record in Colunn 2 the number of the document EPA has provided in Attachment IIE in which the volume in question is recorded

c EPA Volvime Please record in Column 3 the volume of waste EPA has attributed to you for the transaction as evidenced by the documents that EPA has provided to you in Attachment IIE

d Your Volume Please record in Colunn 4 the amount of waste that you believe is attributable to you for that transaction You should record only inconing wastes wastes that were recycled or returned to the generator should not be subtracted fron the volune count

e Description of Your Docunentation Please provide and number all documentation supporting your claim for a volume change Enter into Colvuan 5 the appropriate documentation number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) that supports your claim for a particular transaction

f IssuesComments In Column 6 please provide any comments which will facilitate the review of your transaction or explain any issues you have identified with respect to the transaction which are not otherwise captured on the form

5 Transaction review requests must provide all requested information even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40

CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201-2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor TechLaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please return this completed form and the documents which support the volume you claim to be correct no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

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ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

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November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

ISO ACET - Isopropyl Acetate XYL - Xylol or Xylene ALC - Alcohol LAC - Lacquer TURP - Turpentine ISOBUT ALC - Isobutyl Alcohol CHLOR CH - Chlorinated Solvents MECL M CHLORIDE - Methyl Chloride TOL - TolueneToluol EA E ACETATE - Ethyl Acetate BU ACET - Butyl Acetate MS - Mineral Spirits

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE WEEKLY RECEIPT JOURNALS (1978-1980)

1 All entries were assumed to be waste-in transactions

2 The identified customer was assumed to be the generator

ASSUMPTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE CUSTOMER FILES (1978-1988 1990-1991)

1 All transactions assigned an order number by SRSNE were assumed to be waste-in transactions to SRSNE

2 Empty drum transactions were not coded unless the drums were manifested and there was evidence of residual material in the drums This evidence included the assignment of a Product Identification Number (PIN) to the empty drums and the assignment of an order number to the transaction Empty drums were assumed to contain two gallons of hazardous substances

3 Volume Discrepancies - When coding volume where there was a discrepancy the following assumptions were used

a) If there was a discrepancy between a manifest and the SRSNE processing documents for a gallon volume of a bulk shipment the gallon volume stated on the manifest was coded

b) If there was a discrepancy on the manifest between the number of gallons and drums then the volume supported by the other documents was coded [For example the manifest states 2 drums and 165 gallons and the SRSNE processing documents support 2 drums Two drums would be coded If the SRSNE documents support 3 drums (which equals 165 gallons) the volume would be coded as 3 drums and 165 gallons]

c) If there was a discrepancy between the number of drums

4

on the manifest and on the SRSNE processing documents the number of drums from the manifest was coded unless the manifest was unclear in which case the number of drums was coded from the SRSNE processing documents

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ATTACHMENT IIE

Instructions for Completing Transactional Review Toxm

1 Identify any transaction(s) listed on your transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID) for which you have documentation which disputes the volumes in EPAs data base

Although this review covers activities that occurred many years ago you should conduct this review (if you so decide) to the best of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Evaluate both sets of documents yours and EPAs against the assumptions that EPA has used in compiling the data base These assumptions are described in Attachment IIA and should explain how EPA arrived at its conclusions working from the transactional documents The assumptions are drawn from EPAs experience at many Superfund sites Moreover EPA has determined that they are applicable to SRSNEs operations specifically Applying the same assumptions with respect to all PRPs at a Superfund site is necessary to have a uniform way of determining the contribution of wastes to the Site by each party

EPA will not consider disagreements with the assumptions themselves but will consider potential errors in their application For example EPA assumed that SRSNE used the abbreviation TH in describing the waste type for a transaction to mean thinner and therefore that the waste was a hazardous substance EPA will not reconsider whether it makes sense for EPA to assume the TH is an abbreviation for thinner If you have documentary evidence howeyer indicating that in a specific transaction TH was the abbreviation for a substance that was neither thinner nor a hazardous substance EPA will consider that evidence in making a decision whether to delete that transaction from the volumes attributed to you As another example EPA assumed that the company that SRSNE identified as the customer was the generator of the waste EPA will not

revisit that assumption EPA will however consider documentary evidence that in a specific transaction a company other than the customer shown on SRSNEs records was the generator

3 If following a review of the documents in light of the assumptions you still believe that EPA has attributed incorrect volumes to you for one or more transactions please complete the form in this attachment

4 To complete the form list transactions in chronological order and provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Column 1 the date when the transaction occurred this usually refers to the date when the waste was delivered to SRSNE

b EPA Document Niimber Please record in Colunn 2 the number of the document EPA has provided in Attachment IIE in which the volume in question is recorded

c EPA Volvime Please record in Column 3 the volume of waste EPA has attributed to you for the transaction as evidenced by the documents that EPA has provided to you in Attachment IIE

d Your Volume Please record in Colunn 4 the amount of waste that you believe is attributable to you for that transaction You should record only inconing wastes wastes that were recycled or returned to the generator should not be subtracted fron the volune count

e Description of Your Docunentation Please provide and number all documentation supporting your claim for a volume change Enter into Colvuan 5 the appropriate documentation number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) that supports your claim for a particular transaction

f IssuesComments In Column 6 please provide any comments which will facilitate the review of your transaction or explain any issues you have identified with respect to the transaction which are not otherwise captured on the form

5 Transaction review requests must provide all requested information even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40

CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201-2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor TechLaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please return this completed form and the documents which support the volume you claim to be correct no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

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ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

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URGENT LEGAL MATTER mdash PROMPT REPLY NECESSARY CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED

November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

4

on the manifest and on the SRSNE processing documents the number of drums from the manifest was coded unless the manifest was unclear in which case the number of drums was coded from the SRSNE processing documents

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ATTACHMENT IIE

Instructions for Completing Transactional Review Toxm

1 Identify any transaction(s) listed on your transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID) for which you have documentation which disputes the volumes in EPAs data base

Although this review covers activities that occurred many years ago you should conduct this review (if you so decide) to the best of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Evaluate both sets of documents yours and EPAs against the assumptions that EPA has used in compiling the data base These assumptions are described in Attachment IIA and should explain how EPA arrived at its conclusions working from the transactional documents The assumptions are drawn from EPAs experience at many Superfund sites Moreover EPA has determined that they are applicable to SRSNEs operations specifically Applying the same assumptions with respect to all PRPs at a Superfund site is necessary to have a uniform way of determining the contribution of wastes to the Site by each party

EPA will not consider disagreements with the assumptions themselves but will consider potential errors in their application For example EPA assumed that SRSNE used the abbreviation TH in describing the waste type for a transaction to mean thinner and therefore that the waste was a hazardous substance EPA will not reconsider whether it makes sense for EPA to assume the TH is an abbreviation for thinner If you have documentary evidence howeyer indicating that in a specific transaction TH was the abbreviation for a substance that was neither thinner nor a hazardous substance EPA will consider that evidence in making a decision whether to delete that transaction from the volumes attributed to you As another example EPA assumed that the company that SRSNE identified as the customer was the generator of the waste EPA will not

revisit that assumption EPA will however consider documentary evidence that in a specific transaction a company other than the customer shown on SRSNEs records was the generator

3 If following a review of the documents in light of the assumptions you still believe that EPA has attributed incorrect volumes to you for one or more transactions please complete the form in this attachment

4 To complete the form list transactions in chronological order and provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Column 1 the date when the transaction occurred this usually refers to the date when the waste was delivered to SRSNE

b EPA Document Niimber Please record in Colunn 2 the number of the document EPA has provided in Attachment IIE in which the volume in question is recorded

c EPA Volvime Please record in Column 3 the volume of waste EPA has attributed to you for the transaction as evidenced by the documents that EPA has provided to you in Attachment IIE

d Your Volume Please record in Colunn 4 the amount of waste that you believe is attributable to you for that transaction You should record only inconing wastes wastes that were recycled or returned to the generator should not be subtracted fron the volune count

e Description of Your Docunentation Please provide and number all documentation supporting your claim for a volume change Enter into Colvuan 5 the appropriate documentation number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) that supports your claim for a particular transaction

f IssuesComments In Column 6 please provide any comments which will facilitate the review of your transaction or explain any issues you have identified with respect to the transaction which are not otherwise captured on the form

5 Transaction review requests must provide all requested information even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40

CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201-2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor TechLaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please return this completed form and the documents which support the volume you claim to be correct no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

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ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

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November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

ATTACHMENT IIE

Instructions for Completing Transactional Review Toxm

1 Identify any transaction(s) listed on your transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID) for which you have documentation which disputes the volumes in EPAs data base

Although this review covers activities that occurred many years ago you should conduct this review (if you so decide) to the best of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Evaluate both sets of documents yours and EPAs against the assumptions that EPA has used in compiling the data base These assumptions are described in Attachment IIA and should explain how EPA arrived at its conclusions working from the transactional documents The assumptions are drawn from EPAs experience at many Superfund sites Moreover EPA has determined that they are applicable to SRSNEs operations specifically Applying the same assumptions with respect to all PRPs at a Superfund site is necessary to have a uniform way of determining the contribution of wastes to the Site by each party

EPA will not consider disagreements with the assumptions themselves but will consider potential errors in their application For example EPA assumed that SRSNE used the abbreviation TH in describing the waste type for a transaction to mean thinner and therefore that the waste was a hazardous substance EPA will not reconsider whether it makes sense for EPA to assume the TH is an abbreviation for thinner If you have documentary evidence howeyer indicating that in a specific transaction TH was the abbreviation for a substance that was neither thinner nor a hazardous substance EPA will consider that evidence in making a decision whether to delete that transaction from the volumes attributed to you As another example EPA assumed that the company that SRSNE identified as the customer was the generator of the waste EPA will not

revisit that assumption EPA will however consider documentary evidence that in a specific transaction a company other than the customer shown on SRSNEs records was the generator

3 If following a review of the documents in light of the assumptions you still believe that EPA has attributed incorrect volumes to you for one or more transactions please complete the form in this attachment

4 To complete the form list transactions in chronological order and provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Column 1 the date when the transaction occurred this usually refers to the date when the waste was delivered to SRSNE

b EPA Document Niimber Please record in Colunn 2 the number of the document EPA has provided in Attachment IIE in which the volume in question is recorded

c EPA Volvime Please record in Column 3 the volume of waste EPA has attributed to you for the transaction as evidenced by the documents that EPA has provided to you in Attachment IIE

d Your Volume Please record in Colunn 4 the amount of waste that you believe is attributable to you for that transaction You should record only inconing wastes wastes that were recycled or returned to the generator should not be subtracted fron the volune count

e Description of Your Docunentation Please provide and number all documentation supporting your claim for a volume change Enter into Colvuan 5 the appropriate documentation number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) that supports your claim for a particular transaction

f IssuesComments In Column 6 please provide any comments which will facilitate the review of your transaction or explain any issues you have identified with respect to the transaction which are not otherwise captured on the form

5 Transaction review requests must provide all requested information even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40

CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201-2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor TechLaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please return this completed form and the documents which support the volume you claim to be correct no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

( (

ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

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YORK

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V

VSSIamp ^ UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ^ i m i REGION I

JF KENNEDY FEDERAL BUILDING BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 02203

URGENT LEGAL MATTER mdash PROMPT REPLY NECESSARY CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED

November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

revisit that assumption EPA will however consider documentary evidence that in a specific transaction a company other than the customer shown on SRSNEs records was the generator

3 If following a review of the documents in light of the assumptions you still believe that EPA has attributed incorrect volumes to you for one or more transactions please complete the form in this attachment

4 To complete the form list transactions in chronological order and provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Column 1 the date when the transaction occurred this usually refers to the date when the waste was delivered to SRSNE

b EPA Document Niimber Please record in Colunn 2 the number of the document EPA has provided in Attachment IIE in which the volume in question is recorded

c EPA Volvime Please record in Column 3 the volume of waste EPA has attributed to you for the transaction as evidenced by the documents that EPA has provided to you in Attachment IIE

d Your Volume Please record in Colunn 4 the amount of waste that you believe is attributable to you for that transaction You should record only inconing wastes wastes that were recycled or returned to the generator should not be subtracted fron the volune count

e Description of Your Docunentation Please provide and number all documentation supporting your claim for a volume change Enter into Colvuan 5 the appropriate documentation number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) that supports your claim for a particular transaction

f IssuesComments In Column 6 please provide any comments which will facilitate the review of your transaction or explain any issues you have identified with respect to the transaction which are not otherwise captured on the form

5 Transaction review requests must provide all requested information even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40

CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201-2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor TechLaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please return this completed form and the documents which support the volume you claim to be correct no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

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ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

NOV 0 9 m z

YORK

^v

V

VSSIamp ^ UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ^ i m i REGION I

JF KENNEDY FEDERAL BUILDING BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 02203

URGENT LEGAL MATTER mdash PROMPT REPLY NECESSARY CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED

November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201-2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor TechLaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please return this completed form and the documents which support the volume you claim to be correct no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

( (

ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

NOV 0 9 m z

YORK

^v

V

VSSIamp ^ UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ^ i m i REGION I

JF KENNEDY FEDERAL BUILDING BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 02203

URGENT LEGAL MATTER mdash PROMPT REPLY NECESSARY CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED

November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

( (

ATTACHMENT IIB (continued)

Transactional Review Form

Hane of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

Date of Transaction

EPA Document

EPAVolume

Your Volume

Description of Your Documentation

Issues Comments

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

NOV 0 9 m z

YORK

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V

VSSIamp ^ UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ^ i m i REGION I

JF KENNEDY FEDERAL BUILDING BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 02203

URGENT LEGAL MATTER mdash PROMPT REPLY NECESSARY CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED

November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

ATTACHMENT IIC

Instructions for Providing Information on Additional Transactions

1 Identify any transactions involving waste sent by you to SRSNE that are not reflected on the transactional summary sheet (Attachment IID)

Although these transactions may have occurred many years ago you should provide the requested information to the best- of your ability You should conduct a search of past records and documents that relate to the Site or past waste disposaltreatment practices You should also seek out information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available Your review should cover the period being investigated (1955 - 1991)

You are required to respond on behalf of the addressee and the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 Record each additional transaction in chronological order on the form found in this attachment

3 For each transaction provide the following information

a Date of Transaction Please record in Colunn 1 the date the waste was brought to SRSNE or if unknown the date the waste left your facility

b Voliime of the Transaction Please record the amount of waste brought to SRSNE in Colusin 2 Volume should be recorded consistent with the assumptions in Attachment IIA

c Waste Type Waste type should be expressed in terms of the chemical name in Colxinn 3 If the chemical name is unknown the trade name of the compound should be provided with the manufacturers name

d Description of Documentation Please provide and number the documentation which evidences the transaction(s) you are identifying Enter into Colunn 4 the number(s) and a brief description of the document(s) supporting the transaction

Only brokers who are identifying additional transactions must also provide the following

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

NOV 0 9 m z

YORK

^v

V

VSSIamp ^ UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ^ i m i REGION I

JF KENNEDY FEDERAL BUILDING BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 02203

URGENT LEGAL MATTER mdash PROMPT REPLY NECESSARY CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED

November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

e Name and Address of Generator For additional transactions identified by brokers (ie SRSNE customers who are not generators) please provide in Column 5 the name and address of the generator of the waste involved the identified transaction

You must provide all requested information on additional transactions even though you may believe that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you wish assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information you provide pursuant to Section 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 22 03(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to the information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of the procedures provided in 40 CFR sectsect 2201shy2311 If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

The information which you submit in connection with this request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all information received in response to this letter to its private contractor Techlaw Inc which it has retained (under Contract No 68shyW9-0002) to organize and analyze this information In addition EPA may also disclose information that is not claimed as confidential business information to members of the PRP Steering Committee

Please provide the completed form and all supporting documentation no later than November 15 1992 to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency

PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

NOV 0 9 m z

YORK

^v

V

VSSIamp ^ UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ^ i m i REGION I

JF KENNEDY FEDERAL BUILDING BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 02203

URGENT LEGAL MATTER mdash PROMPT REPLY NECESSARY CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED

November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

ATTACHMENT IIC (continued)

Additional Transactions Form

Name of Respondent

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Date of Volume of Waste Description of Name and Address Transaction Transaction Type Documentation

(please attach) of Generator (for brokered transshyactions only)

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

NOV 0 9 m z

YORK

^v

V

VSSIamp ^ UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ^ i m i REGION I

JF KENNEDY FEDERAL BUILDING BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 02203

URGENT LEGAL MATTER mdash PROMPT REPLY NECESSARY CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED

November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

ATTACHMENT III

104(e) Information Request

NOV 0 9 m z

YORK

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VSSIamp ^ UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ^ i m i REGION I

JF KENNEDY FEDERAL BUILDING BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 02203

URGENT LEGAL MATTER mdash PROMPT REPLY NECESSARY CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED

November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

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VSSIamp ^ UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ^ i m i REGION I

JF KENNEDY FEDERAL BUILDING BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 02203

URGENT LEGAL MATTER mdash PROMPT REPLY NECESSARY CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED

November 3 1992 BIRD amp SONS-RELATED PARTIESFACILITIES co Mercer Paper Tubes Corporation Jerry Jones Plant Manager 91 Glenn Street Lawrence MA 01843

Re Request for Information for Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut

Dear Mr Jones

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting information regarding the nature of waste shipped to the Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE) Superfund Site in Southington Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as SRSNE or the Site) from 1955 through 1980

Pursuant to the authority of Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC S 9604(e) and Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 USC S 6927 you are

hereby required to respond to the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures accompanying this letter

This inquiry is distinct from the optional transactional document review discussed elsewhere in this package Enclosure A contains general instructions and definitions to assist you in preparing your response Enclosure B provides the Information Reguest Forms you must complete in order to comply with this request EPA has developed the forms with the intent of facilitating your response and expediting EPAs review of your response EPA will not accept responses that are not provided to EPA on the enclosed forms Your response must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter

Compliance with the Information Request set forth in the Enclosures is mandatory Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter (which includes providing ambiguous evasive or incomplete answers) or to adequately justify such failure to respond can result in enforcement actions by EPA pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA andor Section 3008 of RCRA Each of these statutes permits EPA to seek the imposition of penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25000) for each day of continued non-compliance Please be further advised that provision of false fictitious or fraudulent statements or

representations may subject you to criminal penalties under 18 USC S 1001 or Section 3008(d) of RCRA

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

This Information Request is not subject to the approval requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 44 USC sect 3501 et seq

Your response to this Information Request should be mailed to

Marilyn K Goldberg US Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 221470 Chantilly VA 22022

If you have any legal questions please direct them to Lloyd Selbst of the Office of Regional Counsel at (617) 565-3685 If you have any technical questions please direct them to Michael Nalipinski of the Waste Management Division at (617) 223-5503

Due to the seriousness of the problem at the SRSNE site and the legal ramifications of your failure to respond properly EPA strongly encourages you to give this matter your immediate attention and to respond to this Information Request within the time specified above

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Sincerely

Merrill S Hohman Director Waste Management Division

Enclosures

cc Herbert H Tate Jr Assistant Administrator Office of Enforcement

Bruce Marshall Chief Region I Superfund Enforcement Support Section

Gretchen Muench EPA Office of Regional Counsel Lloyd Selbst EPA Office of Regional Counsel Michael Nalipinski EPA Remedial Project Manager Jack Looney Office of Connecticut Attorney General Adam Sullivan Connecticut Remedial Project Manager

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

ENCLOSURE A-1

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 Please Follow the Instructions and Complete the Formfs) in Enclosure B

2 Provide Information about the Period Being Investigated 1955 - 1980 Although this request nay seek infomation about activities that occurred nany years ago you are required to answer each question to the best of your ability even if the information sought was never put down in writing or if the written documents are no longer available You are also required to seek out such information and documents from your employees past employees and agents You may provide estimated dates and data designating them as such when precise information is not available If the response fails to address the period being investigated EPA will consider this a failure to comply with the request and may take action against you for this noncompliance

3 Continuing Obligation to Provide Information If additional information or documents become known or available to you after you respond to this Information Request you must supplement your response to EPA If at any time after the submission of this response you discover or believe that any portion of the submitted information is false or misrepresents the truth you must notify EPA of this fact as soon as possible and provide EPA with a corrected response Failure to amend the response may be construed as a concealment If any part of the response to this Information Request is found to be untrue the signatory to the response and the company may be subject to criminal prosecution

4 Confidential Information The information requested herein must be provided even though you may contend that it includes confidential information or trade secrets You may if you desire assert a confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information requested pursuant to Sections 104(e)(7)(E) and (F) of CERCLA 42 USC sectsect 9604(e)(7)(E) and (F) and Section 3007(b) of RCRA 42 USC sect 6927(b) and 40 CFR sect 2203(b) Attach a cover sheet stamped or typed legend or other notice employing language such as trade secret or proprietary or company confidential to such information at the time it is submitted Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent and only by means of

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

the procedures provided in 40 CFR sections 2201-2311 Sw If no such claim accompanies the information when it is

received by EPA it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to you You should read the above-cited regulations carefully before asserting a business confidentiality claim since certain categories of information are not properly the subject of such a claim

5 Disclosure to EPA Contractor Information which you submit in response to this Information Request will be disclosed by EPA to authorized representatives of the United States pursuant to 40 CFR sect 2310(h) notwithstanding your assertion that all or part of it is confidential business information Please be advised that EPA intends to disclose all responses to this Information Request to its private contractor Techlaw Inc whom it has retained to organize and analyze the information contained in the responses to this Information Request If you are submitting information which you assert is entitled to treatment as confidential business information you may comment on this intended disclosure within ten (10) days of receiving this Information Request In addition EPA may disclose this response with the exception of confidential business information to the PRP Steering Committee

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

ENCLOSURE A-2

Solvents Recovery Service of New England (SRSNE)

INFORMATION REQUEST DEFINITIONS

All terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meaning unless such terms are defined in CERCLA 42 USC Section 9601 poundt seq RCRA 42 USC Section 6901 fit seq Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable statute or regulation in which case such statutory or regulatory definitions shall apply

The following definitions shall apply to the following words as they appear in this Enclosure B

1 The term you or Respondent shall mean the addressee of this Request the addressees officers managers employees contractors trustees successors assigns and agents and any predecessor or successor corporations companies or operations of the addressee

2 The term arrangement shall mean any agreement between two or more persons

3 The term broker shall mean the person that is listed as the customer on SRSNE records with respect to a transaction involving waste material that was generated by another company

4 The terms document and documents shall mean any method of recording storing or transmitting information Document shall include but not be limited to

(a) writings of any kind formal or informal whether or not wholly or partially in handwriting including (by way of illustration and not by way of limitation) any of the following

1 invoice receipt endorsement check bank draft cancelled check deposit slip withdrawal slip order

2 letter correspondence fax telegram telex 3 minutes memoranda of meetings and telephone and

other conversations telephone messages 4 agreement contract and the like 5 diary calendar desk pad journal 6 bulletin circular form pamphlet statement 7 report notice analysis notebook 8 graph or chart or 9 copy of any document

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

(b) microfilm or other film record any photograph sound recording on any type of device

(c) any tape or other type of memory generally associated with computers and data processing together with

1 the programming instructions and other written material such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

2 printouts such as punch card disc or disc pack tape or other type of memory and

(d) drafts and other backup documents such as

1 every copy of each document which is not an exact duplicate of a document which is produced including every copy which has any writing figure or notation annotation or the like on it

2 attachments to or enclosures with any document and

3 every document referred to in any other document

4 The term generator shall mean the person whose act or process produces waste material or whose act first causes a waste material to be subject to regulation

5 The term identify means with respect to a natural person to set forth (a) the persons full name (b) present or last known business address and business telephone number (or if this is not available last known home address and home telephone number) and (c) present or last known employer (include full name and address) with job title position or business

6 The term identify means with respect to a corporation partnership business trust or other association or business entity (including a sole proprietorship) to set forth (a) its full name (b) complete street address (c) legal form (eg corporation partnership etc) (d) the state under whose laws the entity was organized and (e) a brief description of its business

7 The term identify means with respect to a document to provide its customary business description (eg letter invoice) its date its number if any (eg invoice or purchase order number) the identity of the author addresser addressee andor recipient and the substance or the subject matter

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

8 The term materials shall mean any and all objects goods substances or matter of any kind Materials shall include but not be limited to wastes non-hazardous materials hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants and hazardous wastes

9 The term person as used herein includes in the plural as well as singular any natural person firm unincorporated association partnership corporation trust or other entity

10 The term site shall mean the SRSNE facility in Southington Connecticut

11 The term transporter shall mean the person engaged in the transportation of waste material by air rail highway or water

12 The term waste or wastes shall mean and include trash garbage refuse solvents liquid wastes solid waste sludge containers for temporary or permanent holding of wastes byshyproducts waste oils materials to be recycled or treated hazardous waste hazardous substances pollutants or contaminants

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

ENCLOSURE B

Solvents Recovery Service of New England 104(e) Information Request Form for Generators

Name of Respondent

2 Date Information Request Completed

3 For each transaction listed on Form 1 (attached) identify by chemical nane the type of waste naterial that the Respondent sent for treatment or disposal to the Site or sent with a transporter for treatment or disposal to the Site If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the name of the manufacturer Also identify the transporter of each waste volume and identify who made the decision to bring the waste to the Site mdash the transporter generator or broker Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or referred to in the preparation of answers to these questions

4 At the end of Form 1 and consistent with the format of Form 1 identify and provide complete information on any additional transactions which do not appear on Form 1 or transactions which are in some manner incorrectly recorded on Form 1 Attach copies of all documents which provide information on these transactions

5 If you are not the generator of any of the wastes attributed to you in the listing of transactions on Form 1 (ie you sent waste materials to the Site for disposal or treatment that were generated by a person other than you) please complete steps a through d below

a) Provide the information requested for that transaction on Form 1

b) Highlight the transaction by placing an asterisk () to the left of the appropriate transaction date on Form 1 and

c) Provide the information requested on Form 2 (attached) d) Attach copies of all documents consulted examined or

referred in to the preparation of answers to these questions

6 Please identify all persons consulted in the preparation of the answers to these questions Indicate their relationship to the Respondent (eg current employee - environmental manager past employee - maintenance department etc) Attach extra pages if necessary

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

6 (continued)

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

7 Please identify the person(s) completing this questionnaire and identify the relationship to the Respondent Attach extra pages if necessary

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

Name

Address

Phone No

Relation to Respondent

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

FORM 1 Page 1

Solvents Recovexry Service of New England Bird amp Sons (East Walpole MA)

rransaotion Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NzuneDescription of Who 3ate (1) VoltMne (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

361760 66000

380160 99000

Ll0762 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

FORM 1 shy ADDITIONAL TRANSACTIONS Page

Solvents Recovery Service of New England Bird 6 Sons (East Walpole MA)

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FORM 1 Page l

Solvents Recovery Service of Mew England Bird amp Sons (Norwood MA)

Transaction Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NameDescription of Who Date (1) Volume (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

042764 126500

021865 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

FORM 1 Page l

Solvents Recovery Service of Mew England Bird amp Sons (Norwood MA)

Transaction Gallon Waste Type (3) NameAddress NameDescription of Who Date (1) Volume (2) of Transporter Selected the Site (4)

042764 126500

021865 154000

Notes (1) The transaction date refers to the date the waste was delivered to SRSNE This

date may differ from the date the waste left the generators facility (particularly if the transaction was brokered by another party) and therefore may not match exactly with your records EPA expects you to make your best efforts to correlate your records with EPAs documents This is to prevent double-counting of shipments in EPAs volumetric ranking

(2) All gallon volumes are waste-in transactions to SRSNE

(3) Please state waste type by chemical name If the chemical name is not known please state the trade name and the manufacturers name

(4) eg XYZ Chemical Company - generator ABC Waste Trucking - transporter EFG Waste Disposal Service - broker

FORM i - ADDITIONAL TRAMSACTIOMS Pagei

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