United States

Environmental Protection Agency

Acid Rain Program 

OMB No. 2060-0258

 Approval expires 11/30/2012

Letter of Credit (2009)

EPA Allowance Auctions 

Date 

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Acid Rain Program (6204J)

Attn: EPA Auctions (Kenon Smith)

1310 L Street, NW.

2nd Floor

Washington, DC 20005

Re: (our “Client”). 

By order of our Client, we hereby open in favor of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) our irrevocable standby 

Letter of Credit Number , for an amount not to exceed in the aggregate

 , U.S. dollars 

($ ). This letter of credit is effective beginning at Noon EDT on March 24, 2009, upon notice either by 

facsimile or telephone from a representative of the EPA that our client was a winning bidder in the EPA auctions (to be held on March

24, 2009) and has failed to submit full payment for allowances won by our client within two business days of receiving notice of the 

auction results (to be given on March 24, 2009). This letter of Credit expires at our office at 

 

upon close of business on April 10, 2009.

Funds hereunder are available to the U.S. EPA by wire payment upon presentation by a representative of the EPA of a demand on us 

of a signed statement (with blanks filled in) stating:

This drawing of U.S. $ is due the U.S. EPA under your Letter of

Credit No. dated .

Upon receipt of your demand by hand, mail, or express mail, at our office at the above address on or before our close of business on 

the expiration date specified above, we will honor the demand and make payment by funds transfer no later than our close of business 

on the following business day through the Federal Reserve Communications system to the U.S. Treasury (RTN No. 021030004), 

Transaction Type 10, EPA Account: TREAS NYC/(68011233)EPA. The third party or addendum information shall state our client's 

name and make reference to the EPA Allowance Auctions. The funds transfer shall be formatted in accordance with prescribed U.S. 

Treasury requirements. This Letter of Credit is subject to the Uniform Custom and Practice for Documentary Credits (2007 revision), 

International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600.

Address all communications regarding this Letter of Credit to the following individual, making specific reference to the Letter of Credit 

number indicated above:

Name 

Phone # Fax # 

Very truly yours,

Issuing Bank: 

Authorized Signature: 

(Typed Name and Title)

EPA Form 7610-7A (Revised 12-2009)
EPA Form 7610-7A (Revised 12-2009)

Acid Rain Program Instructions for Letter of Credit Form (2009)

EPA Allowance Auctions (40 CFR 73.70-73.71)

This Letter of Credit form may only be signed ("issued") by a bank that maintains an account with any 

Federal Reserve Bank or Branch ("Fed") and is a participant in the Fed's FEDWIRE funds transfer system. 

The issuing bank may not alter or add to this form in any way, but may photocopy the form onto its own 

stationery if so desired. By signing this EPA Letter of Credit form, the issuing bank guarantees that EPA will 

receive full payment for allowances awarded at the allowance auctions in the event that the bank's client is a 

winning bidder and fails to pay for the allowances in the required time.

A winning bidder that has submitted this EPA Letter of Credit form must submit payment by funds transfer 

or certified check no later than two business days after receiving notice of the auction results. Make certified 

checks payable to "U.S. EPA" and send to the EPA at the address listed in the submission instructions below. 

Send funds transfers to the U.S. Treasury, RTN No. 021030004, transaction type 10, for credit to EPA's 

account: TREAS NYC/(68011233) EPA. Be sure to include your company name and make reference to the 

EPA Allowance Auctions on the funds transfer. 

If you need assistance, call Kenon Smith at (202) 343- 9164.

Paragraph 1 The Client Name should be the name 

of the bidder. After the word 

"aggregate," spell out the dollar 

amount of the letter of credit; in the 

next blank, enter the dollar amount in 

numerals. Enter the complete 

address of the issuing bank.

Paragraph 2 Do not fill in the blanks of the drawing 

statement. It is provided as an 

example.

Paragraph 4 Enter the name, phone number and 

facsimile number of the person who 

should receive all communications 

regarding the Letter of Credit, 

including demand for payment.

Submission Instructions

Send the completed Letter of Credit form along with the 

Bid form to the following address. EPA must receive 

this form no later than 4:00pm Eastern Daylight Time 

March 18, 2009. Mail the completed forms to the 

following address. (Do not send via regular or certified 

mail - the United States Postal Service will not deliver 

to this address.) 

Overnight mail (FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc.):

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Acid Rain Program (6204J)

Attention: Kenon Smith, 2nd Floor

1310 L Street, NW.

Washington, DC 20005

Or Fax the Form to Kenon Smith at 202-343-2381.

If you fax the Form, call Kenon Smith at 202-343-9164 

to confirm the fax was received.

Paperwork Burden Estimate

 

The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 5 hours per response. 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.