On March 24.2017, EPA Region 6 issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) under its authority pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA) to Americas Styrenics, LLC, located in St. James, Louisiana. The CAFO was issued in response to violations of 40 CFR Part 60.11(d). The CAFO requires Americas Styrenics LLC to pay a civil penalty of $27,500, install flare monitoring equipment and automatic controls, perform a supplemental environmental project (SEP) of no less than $110,000 for the installation of equipment at another flare onsite, and mitigation project leading to voluntary emission reductions from tanks that will be incorporated into the facility's permit.