ON JUNE 28, 2005, AUGUST 1, 2005, AND JUNE 22, 2006, THE U.S. EPA REGION 4 SENT CIVIL REFERRALS TO THE U.S. DOJ REGARDING CLAIMS AGAINST ALERIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. OF BEECHWOOD, OHIO, REGARDING VIOLATIONS OF THE CAA AT IT FACILITIES IN MORGANTOWN, KY; LOUDON AND SHELBYVILLE, TN, RESPECTIVELY. THE CLAIMS AGAINST ALERIS ALL STEM FROM VIOLATIONS OF THE HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT PROVISIONS OF SECTION 122 OF THE CAA, AS IMPLEMENTED BY THE REGULATIONS AT 40 CFR PART 63, SUBPART RRR, THE NATIONAL EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SECONDARY ALUMINUM PRODUCTION (SUBPART RRR). THIS REFERRAL REQUESTS THAT DOJ FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM IN THE BANKRUPTCY ACTION INITIATED BY ALERIS ON FEB 12, 2009, IN THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE.