On June 18, 2020, EPA Region 6 executed a Clean Air Act Administrative Compliance Order on Consent (AOC) with BASF Corporation (BASF) for its chemical manufacturing facility located in Freeport, Texas. The AOC addresses BASF's failure to operate and maintain a steam-assisted flare at the facility in conformance with its design as required under 40 C.F.R. Section 60.18(d), which requires the amount of assist steam flowing to the flare to be monitored and the flow of assist steam to be subject to sufficient control to maintain a design-appropriate steam-to-vent gas ratio and high VOC combustion efficiency. The AOC requires BASF to install a steam flow monitor and automated steam control at the flare, commission or conduct an engineering study of the flare to assess the control efficiency of VOCs, and send EPA a letter outlining any actions or improvements at the flare to ensure compliance at the flare upon completion of the engineering study.