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Instructions for the Agent Notice of Delegation

Note: Designated Representatives can submit the Notice of Delegation online through the CAMD Business System (CBS) 

at https://camd.epa.gov/cbs/index.cfm. You must have a user ID and password. 

If you need a user ID and password, or if you have questions about CBS, contact Laurel DeSantis at 

desantis.laurel@epa.gov, or (202) 343-9191, or Alex Salpeter at salpeter.alex@epa.gov, or (202) 343-9157.

Any reference in these instructions to the Representative or Designated Representative means the Acid Rain Designated 

Representative and/or CAIR Designated, as applicable. Any reference to the Alternate Designated Representative means 

the Acid Rain Alternate Designated Representative and/or CAIR Alternate Representative, as applicable.

A Designated Representative may delegate, to one or more natural persons, his or her authority to make an electronic 

submission on his or her behalf, in a format prescribed by the Administrator. In order to delegate authority to make an 

electronic submission to the Administrator on his or her behalf, the Designated Representative must submit to the 

Administrator a notice of delegation. This notice shall be effective upon receipt by the Administrator and until receipt by the 

Administrator of a superseding notice of delegation. The superseding notice of delegation may replace any previously 

identified agent, add a new agent, or eliminate entirely any delegation of authority. Note that the agent delegation applies 

to all of the CAMD programs for which the Designated Representative has assumed responsibility.

Agents can be given the varying levels of authority, and a person may be designated as more than one type of Agent. In 

addition, a Representative may assign more than one person the same Agent type.

Please type or print. If you have any questions, please contact Laurel DeSantis at (202) 343-9191 or 

desantis.laurel@epa.gov.

STEP 1 Enter the information for the Representative delegating authority to an Agent to make electronic submissions on 

his or her behalf. Note that the agent delegation applies to all of the CAMD programs for which the 

Representative has assumed responsibility.

STEP 2 Enter the information for the Agent to whom the Representative is delegating authority to make electronic 

submissions on his or her behalf.

STEP 3 Check the Agent types that apply for the Agent listed in Step 2. 

* Please note that for all three Emissions Collection and Monitoring Plan System (ECMPS) 

Submit Data agent types (see below), you MUST include a list of facilities and units for which 

the agent type applies. You MUST generate this list from the CAMD Business System (CBS). 

CAMD is requiring the use of the CBS generated list to avoid facility ID and unit ID 

discrepancies. Anyone with a CBS user id and password can generate this list for any

Representative. To generate this list, log in to CBS and click the Reports button on the upper 

left side of the home page. In Step 1, select People Reports. In Step 2, select Units by 

Representative. Click the Continue button. Find the Representative in the list, highlight the 

name and click the Select button. Click the Print button to print the report. Once the report is 

printed, check the Facility Name/Unit ids as appropriate for the selected Agent type. If you 

wish to select all Facilities and Units, you can check the "Select All Units" box at the top of the 

list. You can NOT check the boxes on-line, you MUST check them manually after the report is 

printed. 
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Source Management - An Agent who is given the authority to perform the following using the CAMD Business 

System (CBS): exempt units from programs (new and retired unit exemptions), add or edit facility, unit, owner, 

operator, representative information (Certificates of Representation), provide facility contact information, or assist 

with issues relating to the applicability of a unit to a given program. 

Allowance Trading - An Agent who has the authority to perform allowance transfers using CBS. 

General Account Management - An Agent who is given the authority to perform the following using CBS: add or 

edit account information for existing general accounts, representative and binding party information; or add a new 

general account. 

Compliance - An Agent who is given the authority to perform the following annual compliance related tasks using 

CBS: submit annual compliance certifications (if required); submit allowance deduction information and submit 

common stack allowance deduction information. 

Retrieve Monitoring Plan, QA and Emissions Data: An Agent who has the authority to retrieve monitoring plan, 

QA and emissions data from the EPA host system, and load it into their Emissions Collection and Monitoring Plan 

System (ECMPS) Client Tool. Retrieve agents have access to all facilities and units for a representative, since 

they are only able to retrieve data from the EPA host system, but CANNOT submit to the EPA host system.

Submit Monitoring Plan Data: An Agent who has the authority to submit monitoring plan data from the ECMPS 

Client Tool up to the EPA host system, for all units for which that responsibility has been assigned. You MUST 

include a list of facilities and units for which this agent type applies. See instructions above. *

Submit Monitoring Plan and QA Data: An Agent who has the authority to submit monitoring plan and QA data 

from the ECMPS Client Tool up to the EPA host system, for all units for which that responsibility has been 

assigned. If you assign a person as a Submit Monitoring Plan and QA Data agent, you do not need to also assign 

the person as a Submit Monitoring Plan Data agent. You MUST include a list of facilities and units for which 

this agent type applies. See instructions above. *

Submit Monitoring Plan, QA and Emissions Data: An Agent who has the authority to submit monitoring plan, 

QA and emissions data from the ECMPS Client Tool up to the EPA host system, for all units for which that 

responsibility has been assigned. If you assign a person as a Submit Monitoring Plan, QA, and Emissions Data 

agent, you do not need to also assign the person as a Submit Monitoring Plan Data or Submit Monitoring Plan and 

QA Data agent. You MUST include a list of facilities and units for which this agent type applies. See 

instructions above. *

STEP 4 Mark the box if you wish to remove all the agents currently assigned to the Representative listed in Step 1.

STEP 5 The Representative delegating authority to an Agent must read the certification statements, and sign and date 

the notice of delegation.

Submission Instructions

Email form to: (Emailed forms must include the signature pages)

Desantis.laurel@epa.gov

OR

Fax form to: (if the fax is greater than 20 pages, please email the completed forms, if you are able) 

202-343-2381

Attention: Laurel DeSantis

If you have any questions, please contact Laurel DeSantis at (202) 343-9191 or desantis.laurel@epa.gov.
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Paperwork Burden Estimate

The public reporting and record keeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per 

response annually. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, 

retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; 

develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to 

comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. 

Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any 

suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of automated collection techniques to the 

Director, Collection Strategies Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, D.C. 20460. Include the OMB control number in any correspondence. Do not send the completed form to 

this address.
EPA Form 5900-172 (Revised 12-2009)

United States Environmental Protection Agency OMB Nos. 2060-0258 and 2060-0570

 Approval Expires 11/30/2012

Agent Notice of Delegation

Read instructions.

STEP 1

Enter the information for the 

Designated Representative or 

Alternate Designated 

Representative delegating 

authority to an Agent to make 

electronic submissions on 

his or her behalf.

Representative Name (First, Middle Initial, Last)

Representative Company Name

 Representative Address

 Representative Email Address

Representative Phone Number Representative Fax Number

STEP 2

Enter the information for the 

Agent to whom the 

Designated Representative or 

Alternate Designated 

Representative is delegating 

authority to make electronic 

submissions on his or her 

behalf.

Agent Name (First, Middle Initial, Last)

Agent Company Name

Agent Address

Agent Email Address

Agent Phone Number Agent Fax Number

STEP 3

Check the CBS Agent Types 

that apply for the Agent listed 

in Step 2. See instructions 

for description of Agent 

Types.

Add CBS Agent Type(s) for Agent listed above:

□Source Management

□Allowance Trading 

□General Account Management

□Compliance

Remove CBS Agent Type(s) for Agent listed 

above:

□Source Management

□Allowance Trading 

□General Account Management

□Compliance
Agent Notice of Delegation

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EPA Form 5900-172 (Revised 12-2009)

STEP 3 (continued)

Check the ECMPS Agent 

Types that apply for the 

Agent listed in Step 2. See 

instructions for description 

of Agent Types.

Add ECMPS Agent Types(s) for Agent listed 

above:

□Retrieve Monitoring Plan, QA and

Emissions Data 

□Submit Monitoring Plan Data

You must specify Facilities and

Units – See instructions for details)

□Submit Monitoring Plan and QA Data

(You must specify Facilities and

Units – See instructions for details)

□Submit Monitoring Plan, QA and

Emissions Data

(You must specify Facilities and

Units – See instructions for details)

Remove ECMPS Agent Type(s) for Agent listed 

above:

□Retrieve Monitoring Plan, QA and 

Emissions Data 

□Submit Monitoring Plan Data

(You must specify Facilities and

Units – See instructions for details)

□Submit Monitoring Plan and QA Data

(You must specify Facilities and

Units – See instructions for details)

□Submit Monitoring Plan, QA and

Emissions Data

(You must specify Facilities and

Units – See instructions for details)

STEP 4

Mark the box if appropriate. □ Remove all Agents currently assigned for this Representative

STEP 5

The Designated 

Representative or Alternate 

Designated Representative 

must read the certification 

statements, sign, and date.

Acid Rain Program (as applicable)

I agree that any electronic submission to the Administrator that is by an agent identified in 

this notice of delegation, and of a type listed for such agent in this notice of delegation, 

and that is made when I am an Acid Rain designated representative or alternate Acid Rain 

designated representative, or when I am an Acid Rain authorized account representative 

or alternate Acid Rain authorized account representative, and before this notice of 

delegation is superseded by another notice of delegation, shall be deemed to be an 

electronic submission by me. Until this notice of delegation is superseded by another 

notice of delegation, I agree to maintain an e-mail account, and to notify the Administrator 

immediately of any change to my e-mail address unless all delegation of authority by me is 

terminated.

CAIR NOX Annual Trading Program, CAIR SO2 Trading Program, CAIR NOX Ozone 

Season Trading Program (as applicable)

I agree that any electronic submission to the Administrator that is by an agent identified in 

this notice of delegation, and of a type listed for such agent in this notice of delegation, 

and that is made when I am a CAIR designated representative or alternate CAIR 

designated representative, or when I am an CAIR authorized account representative or 

alternate CAIR authorized account representative, and before this notice of delegation is 

superseded by another notice of delegation, shall be deemed to be an electronic 

submission by me. Until this notice of delegation is superseded by another notice of 

delegation, I agree to maintain an e-mail account, and to notify the Administrator 

immediately of any change to my e-mail address unless all delegation of authority by me is 

terminated.
Agent Notice of Delegation

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EPA Form 5900-172 (Revised 12-2009)

Representative Name

Representative Signature Date

Submission Instructions: Email form to: (Emailed forms must include the signature pages)

Desantis.laurel@epa.gov

OR

Fax form to: (if the fax is greater than 20 pages, please email the completed 

forms, if you are able) 

202-343-2381

 

Attention: Laurel DeSantis

If you have any questions, please contact Laurel DeSantis at (202) 343-9191 or

desantis.laurel@epa.gov.