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In the matter of              
                              
Richard W. Emory, Jr.             
                              
     Complainant              
                                                          Case No. 93-SDW-4
v.                            
                                  
United States Environmental   
Protection Agency,            
                              
     Respondent.              
                              
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               ORDER RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT

     This proceeding arises under the the employee protection
provisions of seven federal environmental statutes:  the Clean
Water Act, also known as the Water Pollution Control Act, 33
U.S.C. §1367; the Energy Reorganization Act, 42 U.S.C.
§5851; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §7622; the Safe
Drinking Act, 42 U.S.C. §300j-9(i); the Solid Waste Disposal
Act as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42
U.S.C. §6971; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C.
§2601; and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compen-
sation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §9610.  The parties have
entered into a settlement agreement, attached hereto and incorpo-
rated by reference herein.    I find that the terms of the
settlement are fair, adequate, and reasonable.  Accordingly, the
hearing scheduled in this matter is cancelled, and 

     IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that the Secretary enter a final
order approving the settlement agreement and ordering dismissal
of the complaint with prejudice.
                                   ____________________________
                                   EDITH BARNETT
                                   Administrative Law Judge


DATED:
Washington, D.C.
EB: bdw