THIS ADMINISTRATIVE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND ORDER ON CONSENT IS ENTERED INTO VOLUNTARILY BY THE US EPA AND INTERNATIONAL PAPER AND BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY. THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT CONCERNS THE PREPARATION AND PERFORMANCE OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY AT THE ST. REGIS PAPER COMPANY SUPERFUND SITE LOCATED IN CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, AND THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUTURE RESPONSE COSTS INCURRED BY US EPA IN CONNECTION WITH THE FEASIBILITY STUDY.