REGION III REQUESTS THAT DOJ FILE A CIVIL SUIT AGAINST UNITED REFININF COMPANY SEEKING CIVIL PENALTIES AND IN- JUNCTIVE RELIEF TO ADDRESS VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT, 42 USC SECTIONS 7401 ET SEQ. AND THE EPA APPROVED PENNSYLVANIA STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) WHICH IS EN- FORCEABLE PURSUANT TO SECTION 110 OF THE ACT, 42 USC 7410. THIS REQUEST IS BASED ON VIOLATIONS THAT OCCURRED AT UNITED'S PETROLEUM REFINERY LOCATED IN WARREN PENNSYLVANIA. SPECIFICALLY, UNITED VIOLATED THE ACT'S NEW SOURCE SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, 42 USC 7411, NATIONAL EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS, 42 USC 7412, AND THE PENNSYLVANIA SIP AS A RESULT OF EXCESS EMISSIONS OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM VARIOUS RE- FINERY PROCESS UNITS, SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL GAS COMBUSTION DEVICES AND BENZENE EMISSIONS FROM WASTE WATER OPERATIONS AT THE REFINERY.