PEPPER INDUSTRIES, INC., A CALIFORNIA COPORATION, OPER- ATES A HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE FACILITY IN EWA BEACH HAWAII. REGION 9 HAS ISSUED SEVERAL RCRA SECTION 3008 ORDERS AGAINST THE FACILITY WHERE OUTSTANDING PENALTIES ARE STILL OWING AND IS IMMINENTLY ISSUING AN ADDITIONAL ORDER TO REQUIRE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE SUBMISSION OF AN UPDATED CLOSURE PLAN. ON OCTOBER 9, 1984, THE FACILITY, PEPPER INDUSTRIES INC ORPORATED, FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY UNDER CHAPTER 11 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE. ON 16 NOVEMBER 1984 EPA FILED A PROOF OF CLAIM IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT, SOUTHERN DIS- TRICT OF CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THAT THE COURT ORDER PEPPER TO FUND ITS CLOSURE TRUST FUND. EPA'S CLAIMS AGAINST PEPPER WERE CHARACTERIZED AS GENERAL UNSECURED CLAIMS. EPA IS SEEKING TO RECOVER $23,500 IN PENALTIES, PLUS A MINIMUM OF $150,000, WHICH IS THE CURRENT ESTIMATE OF CLOSURE COSTS.