EPA IS REQUESTING THAT DOJ PURSUE NEWLY WEDS FOODS, INC. (NEWLY WEDS) FOR VIOLATIONS OF HTE STRATOSPHERIC OZONE PROTECTION REGULATIONS. THE LETTER REFERRAL IS PART OF A NATIONWIDE INVESTIGATION OF NEWLY WEDS BY EPA. REGION 5 IS THE LEAD REGION AND REGIONS 1, 3, 6, 7, AND 9 HAVE ALSO DOCUMENTED VIOLATIONS AT FACILITES IN THOSE REGIONS. THE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS INVOLVE LEAK REPAIR AND RECORDKEEPING OF CFCs FACILITIES IN HORN LAKE, MS AND CLEVELAND, TN PURSUANT TO SECTION 608 OF THE CAA AND THE REGULATIONS AT 40 CFR 82.156(i)(1) AND 82.166(k). THE TOTAL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS IN REGION 4 IS $120,120. THE TOTAL NATIONWIDE PENALTY IS ESTIMATED AT $1.1 MILLION