ON AUGUST 7, 2007, REGION I FILED AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT AGAINST PEARSON COMPOSITES LLC ( PEARSON ) FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ) AT PEARSON'S BOAT MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN WARREN, RHODE ISLAND. THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES THAT PEARSON VIOLATED EMISSION, WORK PRACTICE, AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS AND FOR BOAT MANUFACTURING, AND THE COMPANY'S CAA TITLE V OPERATING PERMIT AND SEEKS $264,349 IN PENALTIES. THE COMPLAINT FOLLOWS UP ON EPA's JUNE 2006 INSPECTION AND A DECEMBER 2007 COMPLIANE ORDER. PEARSON'S COMPLIANCE WILL HELP REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS TO ITS EMPLOYEES AND TO THE PUBLI FROM EXCESSIVE HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS AT THE FACILTY.