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us EPA RECORDS CENTER REGION 5 466602 Angelica L. Todd General Electric Company Office Manager, Paralegal 320 Great Oaks Office Park Suite 323 Albany, NY 12203 Telepfione: (518) 862-2715 Dial Comm: *232-2715 Facsimile: (518) 862-2702 April 27, 2001 Via Federal Express Ui ^l U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Deena Sheppard-Johnson, SR-6J Remedial Enforcement Support Section 77 West Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604 RE: The Chemical Recovery Systems Site, Elyria, Ohio Response to 104(e) Information Request Dear Ms. Sheppard-Johnson: This is in response to the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA) Request for Information Pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA dated March 2, 2001 for the Chemical Recovery Systems Site. General Electric Company ("GE") has made a diligent effort to comply with the information request. To date, we have not located any documents or files regarding a relationship between GE and the Chemical Recovery Systems company. The "Dirty Inventory" list provided by the Chemical Recovery Systems company identify GE transactions by company name, date (month/day), number of drums and name of chemical; however, the list does not identify specific GE locations or facilities. If you have obtained any documentation that may provide us with more specific information as to specific GE facilities, please let us know. GE recognizes the obligation and reserves the right to supplement this response in the event that new or additional information becomes available. If you have any questions, please give me a call. Sincerely, Angelica L. Todd Enclosures cc: Michael Elder, Esq. CERTIFICATION OF ANSWERS TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION State of New York County of Albany • I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined and am familiar with the information submitted in this document (response to EPA Request for Information) and all documents submitted herewith, and that based on my inquiry of those individuals immediately responsible for obtaining the information, I believe that the submitted information is true, accurate, and complete, and that all documents submitted herewith are complete and authentic unless otherwise indicated. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment. I am also aware that my company is under a continuing obligation to supplement its response to EPA's Request for Information if any additional information relevant to the matters addressed in EPA's Request for Information or the company's response thereto should become known or available to the company. Angelica L. Todd NAME (print or type) Office Manager/Paralegal TITLE (print or type) Sworn to before me this ^7^ day of /2w 200i i.-|r"1 Notary Public n IS?' 01DA5066339 RESPONSE OF GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY to EPA's 104(e) Request for Information for the Chemical Recovery Systems Site This response is submitted on behalf of the General Electric Company. These answers relate to the time period specified by USEPA; 1970's. 1. GE Aircraft Engines: GE Lighting: Rick Arnold Joseph Schohn, Esq. Roger Florio, Esq. Roland Hamilton Greg Jaspers William Killoran, Esq. GE Industrial Systems: GE Plastics: Bill Anderson, Esq. Andy Hogeland, Esq. Larry Reynolds Barbara Sammons GE Power Systems: GE Transportation: Steven Meyers, Esq. John Bucklin Barbara Peck Gary Meringer, Esq. James Sevinsky, Esq. Mark Restifo William Yuskovic Response drafted by: Angelica Todd Organization Directories, archives and business files. No such persons identified. Not applicable. No such acts or omissions have been identified. GE has been unable to locate any former employees with any knowledge regarding these questions. 7.a.-o. No arrangements with these companies or persons have been identified. 8.a.-b. No such activities have been identified. 9.a.-q. No such persons or arrangements have been identified. 10. During the applicable time period GE had comprehensive general liability insurance in varying amounts. Based upon our experience with carriers, we would expect them to deny coverage, citing "pollution exclusion" and other standard insurance defenses. If, at some point, GE's ability to pay becomes an issue, we will provide copies of relevant policies. 11. See attached Annual Report (Tab A). 12.a. See attached GE Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws (Tab B). 12.b.-c. See attached Annual Report (Tab A). 12.d. General Electric Company itself has common stock and debt securities which are publicly traded. General Electric Company also has a number of subsidiaries in the United States and elsewhere. There are, however, only a limited number of these subsidiaries which have any outstanding equity or debt securities which are publicly held. Those with publicly-held equity securities are: • CAMCO, Inc. (Canada) • General Electric Capital Corporation (formerly GE Credit Corp.) • Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated • Those which have only publicly-held debt securities are: Credit De L'Est Finax FS AB Finax KK AB GE Capital Aviation Services, Ltd. GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. GE Capital (NZ) Ltd. (New Zealand company) GE Capital PTY Ltd. (Australia company) GECC Financial Corporation (Hawaii) GNA Corporation Gate Finance Corporation General Electric Capital Canada, Inc. General Electric Capital Services, Inc. (formerly General Electric Financial Services, Inc.) General Electric Credit International, N.V. Imaging Financial Services, Inc. (formerly Eastman Kodak Credit Corp.) International GE Capital Corporation Mercur Bank (Austria) Outlet Broadcasting, Inc. Service Bank GmbH 13.a.-d. Not applicable. 14.a.-c. Not applicable. AVERY '^^F x(§^^ RECYCLED PAPER MADE FROM £0% POST CONSUMER CONTENT GE Values All of us... always with unyielding integrity... Are passionately focused on driving Create a clear, simple, customer- customer success centered vision... and continually renew and refresh its execution Live Six Sigma Quality... ensure that the customer is always its first beneficiary... Create an environment of "stretch," and use it to accelerate growth excitement, informality and trust... reward improvements... and Insist on excellence and are intolerant celebrate results of bureaucracy Demonstrate... always with infectious Act in a boundaryless fashion... always enthusiasm for the customer...the search for and apply the best ideas "4-E's" of GE leadership: the personal regardless of their source Energy to welcome and deal with the Prize global intellectual capital and the speed of change...the ability to create people that provide it... build diverse an atmosphere that fnerjf/zesothers... teams to maximize it the Edge to make difficult decisions... and the ability to consistently Execute See change for the growth opportunities it brings... e.g., "e-Business" fmmmM Financial General Electric Company and consolidated iaffiliates ^tei-' Highlights . •' .• ; •'•• • • • . -. y:^r:-'':'tV'y •'.•:M.; :''::\:.-,.yy (Dollar amounts in millions; per-share amoimtsin dollars) 2000 1999 1998 •"•-••- •'..-.' • •'. • • Revenues . , '..;?'•:.::«;•.:•• ••/•..• • $129,853 $111,630 $100,469 •v'^i;' •^-'••"^''A.'- . ',.• Net earnings. •f;"-.."'^ 12,735 10,717«:r9,296l: " :• • • -Z'^-;-•..-., ••• Dividends declared ,y|j^: - v' 5,647 . 4;786fp?:'tti8L.;r '•'• ;-"^---' ::\' • •-.••: r ,:.'•'• Per share.. •• '•'i<iyk''"-'j '•'. \j:^'-<$;:-ff: • ^[•mr-:.! Netearnings ,/:.:::;;::;:./ M2I . Mm"-' 0m ^ • Dividends declared J^;^-:^;; MKo:57 •• :V:'^i:{QM% ?• 0:41% • •;• GE ondbing operating;rr!^i-gih:rate (a) S8.9% :^:.S-I7.8%:;et-16!7%^-- Per-share amounts have been.adjusted toVefiect the 3-for-1 stock split effectii/e'ori April 27; 2000. / fli'X'jdSi^. (a) "Ohg'bing operating tTiargin''-here'a'nd'eisewhere in this report excludes unusuar.ch?r'ges in 2(iO(iTn[j:.i'999. ' •;Ss*iV:^SSr ftV) This entire Annua! Report is printed on recycled paper. To Our Customers, Share Owners and Employees 2000 was a memorable year for GE: • Revenues rose 16% to $129.9 billion—a record. • Net income rose 19% to a record $12.7 billion, with It was a year of record-breaking business 15 of GE's top 20 businesses posting double-digit earnings increases. performance; a year that saw the proposal • Earnings per share increased 19%. to acquire and integrate the businesses • Cash generated from our operations was a record $15.4 billion—up 31%, or $3.6 billion from 1999. of Honeywell; and a year that began the • Ongoing operating margin—a key metric of business transition to a new leadership team. performance—rose to nearly 19%—this from a Company that struggled for 111 years to reach 10%. • The Company made over 100 acquisitions for the fourth consecutive year and moved quickly to acquire Honeywell, whose businesses are a perfect complementary fit with our Aircraft Engines, Industrial Systems and Plastics businesses. Honeywell share owners approved the merger in January, and GE and Honeywell are working with regulatory agencies to close the transaction as early as possible in 2001. We expect the acquired Honeywell businesses to give us double-digit earnings- per-share accretion and, within two years, add one to two percentage points to GE's bottom-line growth rate. • In 2000, GE continued its share repurchase program, raised the dividend 17% and split the stock 3 fori. • Our stock price was down 7% but outperformed the S&P 500, which was down 10%. This is not the kind of "outperformance" we've been proud to report in past years— particularly after posting the best operating results in the history of the Company. Still, share