ON 11/10/94, EPA REGION 8 REFERRED A REQUEST TO DOJ TO SEEK AN ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT IN AID OF ACCESS TO THE FORD CONSTRUCTION SITE IN PROVO, UTAH. EPA REQUESTS ACCESS TO PERFORM A SITE ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE IF DRUMS CONTAINING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES HAVE BEEN BURIED AND ARE BEING RELEASED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT.EPA IS SEEKING THIS WARRANT PURSUANT TO ITS CERCLA 104(E) AUTHORITIES. PRIOR TO REFERRING THIS MATTER TO DOJ, EPA SOUGHT VOLUN- TARY ACCESS FROM THE SITE OWNER, MR. FORD, BUT EPA'S RE- QUESTS WERE REPEATEDLY DENIED. EPA BELIEVES MR. FORD WAS UNRESPONSIVE DUE TO HIS ILLEGAL DUMPING ACTIVITES AT THE SITE.