THIS IS A CIVIL JUDICIAL REFERRAL FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT BY SILGAN CONTAINER CORPORATION. THE VIOLATION INVOLVES EMISSIONS FROM 3-PIECE CANNING LINES WHICH EMIT VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS. THIS REFERRAL ASKS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FILE A COMPLAINT IN FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST SILGAN ONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) THAT OCCURRED AT SILGAN'S FACILITY LOCATED IN STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA. REGION 9 AND THE DEPART- MENT OF JUSTICE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS WITH SILGAN AND, IN THE ABSENCE OF FURTHER PROGRESS, WILL BE FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST SILGAN'S STOCKTON FACILITY. [Note: The original facility involved was the Silgan plant in Stockton, California. On Sept. 17, 2003, five additional facilities were brought into this action by means of a supplemental referral (3 in Modesto, 1 in Kingsberg, and 1 in Riverbank).