RESPONDENT DEFAULTED IN ADMINISTRATIVE TSCA PROCEDING. THE ALJ ASSESSED A PENALTY OF $54,600. THE RESPONDENT HAS FAILED TO PAY. ACCORDINGLY, THIS MATTER HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NY FOR COLLECTION. * RESPONDENT ( GUNLOCKLE ) IS THE PRINCIPAL DEFENDANT. * * AS OF MARCH 1, 1995, GUNLOCKE HAD FAILED TO PAY THE PENALTY, NECESSITATING A REFERRAL FOR PURPOSES OF COLLECTION. * ATTYS FOR GUNLOCKE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT GUNLOCKE'S DEFAULT AND SUBSEQUENT NON-RESPONSIVENESS WAS THE RESULT OF A SEVERE BREAKDOWN BY THE INDIVIDUAL LAWYER RESPONSIBLE FOR REPRESENTING GUNLOCKE IN THIS MATTER. IN LIGHT OF THIS UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCE AND IN THE INTEREST OF FAIRNESS, WE AGREED WITH GUNLOCKE TO COMPROMISE OUR CLAIM FOR $32,500. ACCORDINGLY, WE REFER THIS MATTER TO YOU TO IMPLEMENT THIS SETTLEMENT, OR TO INITIATE A COLLECTION ACTION PURSUANT TO 15 U.S.C. SECTION 2615(A)(4). THIS MATTER DOES NOT INVOLVE ANY ISSUE OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. * FACILITY NAME: GUNLOCKE CO