US EPA ISSUED A FINDING OF VIOLATION TO THE COMPANY ON 10/31/2006 FOR VIOLATING THE NATIONAL VOC EMISSION STANDARDS FOR ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS AT 40 C.F.R. PART 59, SUBPART D. BASF MANUFACTURED ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS THAT EXCEEDED THE APPLICABLE VOC CONTENT LIMITS WITHOUT REPORTING AND PAYING THE EXCEEDANCE FEES AND WITHOUT SUBMITTING TONNAGE EXEMPTION REPORTS FOR SEVERAL YEARS.