ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2000, REGION III SENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE A REFERRAL ALLEGING CLEAN AIR ACT VIOLATIONS BY MOTIVA ENTERPRISES, LLC AT ITS PETROLEUM REFINERY IN DELAWARE CITY, DELAWARE. SPECIFICALLY, EPA ALLEGES THAT MOTIVA VIOLATED REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION ( PSD )/NEW SOURCE REVIEW ( NSR ), LEAK DETECTION AND REPAIR ( LDAR ), THE NATIONAL EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS ( NESHAP ) FOR BENZENE WASTE, AND ACID GAS FLARING. THE REFERRAL, WHICH IS PART OF A NATIONAL INITIATIVE AGAINST MOTIVA AND RELATED COMPANIES, REQUESTS THAT DOJ SEEK UNSPECIFIED CIVIL PENALTIES ALONG WITH INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.