THE REGION ISSUED A NOD ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2001 BASED ON A SELF-DSCLOSURE PROVIDED BY SOUTHCO, INC., (SOUTHCO) TO EPA ON MARCH 10, 2000, REGARDING POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF SECTIONS 311 AND 312 OF EPCRA. THE VIOLATION OCCURRED AT SOUTHCO'S BRANDYWINE FACILITY , LOCATED IN CONCORDVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. AFTER REVIEWING THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED BY SOUTHCO, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT ALL CRITERIA OF THE SELF-DISCLOSURE POLICY HAVE BEEN MET AND SOUTHCO IS ENTITLED TO 100% MIGITATION OF THE GRAVITY-BASED COMPONENT OF THE PENALTY, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY $97,750, HAD THE VIOLATION NOT MET THE CONDITIONS OF THE SELF-DISCOSURE POLICY. IN ADDITION, THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT-BASED COMPONENT OF THE PENALTY APPEARS TO BE INSIGNIFICANT AND WILL BE WAIVED AS WELL.