ON FEBRUARY 16, 2012, REGION III ISSUED A NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ( NOD ) BASED ON A SELF-DISCLOSURE THE NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD ( NORFOLK ) PROVIDED, PURSUANT TO EPA'S SELF DISCLOSURE POLICY, FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 6(e) AND 15 OF TSCA AND THE REGULATIONS AT 40 C.F.R. PART 761. THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED AT NORFOLK'S FACILITY LOCATED IN PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA AND PERTAINED TO THE IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF PCB BULK PRODUCT WASTE. ALTHOUGH EPA IS PROHIBTED FROM ASSESSING PENALTIES AGAINST ANOTHER FEDERAL ENTITY, IT RESOLVED NORFOLK'S VIOLATIONS THROUGH THE NOD.