'7/31/96: FMC IS THE WORLD''S LARGEST PRODUCER OF ELEMENTAL PHOSPHORUS, LOCATED IN POCATELLO, IDAHO, ON THE FORT HALL INDIAN RESERVATION. THE REFERRAL TO DOJ SEEKS THE FILING OF A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST FMC ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF RCRA REGULATIONS. THE MOST EGREGIOUS RCRA VIOLATIONS INVOLVE ILLEGAL SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS THAT FAILED TO OBTAIN INTERIM STATUS AND FAILED TO MEET MINIMUM TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS. FMC HAS A HISTORY OF NONCOMPLIANCE. THE PROPOSED PENALTY IS $1,445,786.'