CHRYSLER CORPORATION BEGAN ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF A MAJOR EMITTING FACILITY PRIOR TO OBTAINING AN EFFECTIVE PRE- VENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION (PSD) PERMIT. A VIOLATION OF SECTION 165 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT AND 40 C.F.R. 52.21. A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION ON AUGUST 26, 1999. EVIDENCE OF THESE VIOLATIONS CONSISTS OF AN OCTOBER 14, 1998 AND A DECEMBER 8, 1998 114 INFORMATION REQUEST RESPONSE. DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION AND THE U.S. EPA REGION 5 REACHED AN AGREEMENT TO SETTLE THIS CASE FOR A PENALTY OF $12,000. ON DECEMBER 2, 1999, U.S. EPA REQUESTED A WAIVER OF THE TWELVE MONTH LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE CASES. THE REQUEST WAS APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ON JAN- UARY 18, 2000. A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER CONTAIN- ING THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT WAS SUBMITTED FOR SIMULT- ANEOUS FILING WITH THE APO.