THIS IS A CIVIL JUDICIAL REFERRAL TO SEEK PENALTIES AGAINST NATIONAL CEMENT COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC. FOR VIOLATING SECTION 110 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA OR THE ACT), 42 U.S.C. 7410, AND SECTION 103 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9603. NATIONAL CEMENT VIOLATED ITS NOX EMISSION LIMITS AND AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT, EMITTING HUNDREDS OF TONS OF EXCESS EMISSIONS. THE FACILITY ALSO VIOLATED THE CO AND SO2 EMISSION LIMITS AND PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIOR- ATION PERMIT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND FAILED TO COMPLY WITH OTHER REQUIREMENTS IN THAT PERMIT FOR EMISSIONS MONITORING AND REPORTING. ADDITIONALLY, NATIONAL CEMENT VIOLATED SEC. 103 OF CERCLA WHICH REQUIRES REPORTING OF ANY RELEASE OF A CERCLA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ABOVE ITS RQ. NATIONAL CEMENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT EVEN THOUGH ITS EMISSIONS OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE, A CERCLA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, EXCEEDED THE APPLICABLE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ).