ABANDONED WASTE OIL SLUDGE PITS POSE RISKS TO GROUNDWATER, SURFACE WATER, AND DIRECT EXPOSURE. THE PRPS ARE 75 GENERAT ORS OF WASTE OILS AND ONE FORMER OWNER AND ONE CURRENT OWNER OF A SMALL PORTION OF THE SITE. THE FORMER OWNER/ OPERATOR IS DEFUNCT. RD/RA AND COST RECOVERY ARE SOUGHT. WHITEHOUSE IS PART OF THE ALLOCATION PILOT PROJECT, A NATIONAL INITIATIVE TO USE THE ALLOCATION PROCESS OF THE SUPERFUND REFORM ACT OF 1994 (PROPOSED) AS A MEANS OF ALLOCATING SHARES OF RESPONSIBILITY. CASE SUMMARY FOR REFERRAL - IN THIS SETTLEMENT, EPA IS SETTLING ITS CERCLA 107(A) CLAIMS AGAINST THE SETTLING WORK DEFENDANTS, SETTLING CASH-OUT DEFENDANTS, AND THE SETTLING FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE RA AND ALL PAST AND FUTURE RESPONSE COSTS AT THE SITE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN REOPENERS. IN 1998, EPA INVITED ALL PRP'S FOR THE SITE TO PARTICIPATE IN A SUPERFUND COST ALLOCATION PILOT ( PILOT ). AS A COMPONENT OF THE PILOT, EPA EXPRESSED ITS INTENT TO FINANCE THE SHARES OF PARTIES WHO WERE INSOLVENT OR DEFUNCT (THE ORPHAN SHARE ) AND THE SHARES OF PARTIES WHO REFUSE TO SETTLE, SUBJECT TO BUDGETARY AND LEGAL CONSTRAINTS. ON JANUARY 31, 2000, THE ALLOCATOR ISSUED A FINAL ALLOCATION REPT. FOR THE PILOT THAT STATED THE RESPECTIVE SHARES OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL PARTIES, INCLUDING THE OWNER/OPERATORS AND GE