fL-Gvd OCT 2 01009 Unilever United States, Inc 800 Sylvan Avenue Andrew Shakalis, Esq. Englewood Qiffs, NJ 07632 Associate General Counsel - USA Environmental & Safety Tel: 201894 2763 Fax: 201 894 2727
[email protected] VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS Brian Carr, Esq. Assistant Regional Counsel New York/Caribbean Superfund Branch Office of Regional Counsel U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region II 290 Broadway, 17th Floor New York, NY 10007-1866 Re: Unilever United States, Inc. ("Unilever"): Response to USEPA's Gowanus Canal Superfund Site Section 104(e) Information Request Dear Brian: As a follow-up to our various conversations and, consistent with the granted extension of time within which to respond, attached please find Unilever's response to the USEPA's July 10, 2009 Information Request. As we have discussed, due to the fact that Chesebrough-Pond's Inc. sold the shares of the Stauffer Chemical Company to Imperial Chemicals Industries PLC in 1987, I have not been able to ascertain or locate any responsive information or documentation other than the attached Purchase Agreement. To the extent any additional information is discovered, I will forward it to your attention. If you have any questions, please give me a call. Andrew Shakalis encl. 106386.01 10119/09 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 1. Please provide the following information on your Company: · a. Identify the state and date of incorporation of the Company and the Company's agents for service of process in the state of incorporation and in New York State. b. Please identify the Chief Executive Officer or other presiding officer of the Company.