THE ROSE CHEMICALS SITE IS AN ABANDONED PCB PROCESSING FACILITY. FROM 1981 THRU MARCH 1986 OVER 24,000,000 LBS OF PCB WASTE WERE SENT TO THE HOLDEN, MISSOURI FACILITY FOR TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL. EPA HAS ENTERED INTO TWO A.O. CONSENT WITH A GROUP OF PRPS (A.K.A. ROSE CHEMICALS STEERING COMMITTEE): ONE IN FALL OF 1986 TO STABILIZE THE SITE AND ONE IN FALL OF 1987 TO REMOVE AND TREAT OR DISPOSE OF PCBS AND PCB ITEMS AND TO CONDUCT AN RI/FS. EPA ISSUED A ROD IN MARCH 1992 AND SPECIAL NOTICE LETTERS TO ALL PRP'S IN MAY 1992. THE STEERING COMMITTEE FILED TO PRESENT A GOOD FAITH OFFER, RESULTING IN THE ISSUANCE OF THE UNILATERAL A.O. UNDER CERCLA.