On March 31, 2006, the EPA requested DOJ file a civil action against the Defendant for violations of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. ? 7601, et seq., at the Defendant's facilities, Region 6. Violations of the Act have also been documented at facilities located in EPA Regions 2 and 5. The violations in these regions include failure to repair leaks of industrial processing refrigeration equipment, failure to perform initial and follow-up verification testing, and failure to keep records of repair activities, which are required by 40 C.F.R. Part 82, Subpart F, regulations promulgated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ? 7671, Section 608 of the Act. This action proposes a global settlement approach similar to that used in recent multi-regional Clean Air Act civil cases.