United States Environmental Protection Agency

Acid Rain Program 

OMB No. 2060-0258

Approval expires 11/30/2012

 

 

SO2 Allowance Offer Form (2009)

EPA Allowance Auctions

For more information, see instructions and refer to 40 CFR 73.70 - 73.71 Page □of □

STEP 1

Enter offerer account 

information. ATS Account #

Authorized Account Representative (AAR) Name

AAR Phone Number

STEP 2

Indicate the auction to 

which this offer applies 

(mark one only).

□ Spot (first useable in 2009; may include 1995-2009 allowances) □ 7-Year Advance (first useable in 2016) 

STEP 3

List the allowances to 

be offered by serial 

number. You may specify

single allowances or a 

block of allowances. 

In the total column, 

en

 

ter the total number 

 

Start Number End Number Total

(Note: Only allowances with serial numbers beginning with 2009 or earlier years, or 2016 may be offered and 

must correspond to the box checked in Step 2.)

STEP 4 (optional)

Enter your minimum 

acceptable price per 

allowance.

$ ________________._____

 

STEP 5

Mark the box if appropriate. □ I am not willing to sell fewer allowances than the number listed in Step 3.

STEP 6

Enter your taxpayer 

identification, ABA routing,

and bank account 

information.

 

 

 

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Taxpayer ID ABA Routing # Bank Account #, Bank Name, 

City, State, and ZIP

STEP 7

Read the certification, 

enter your name as the 

authorized account 

representative or 

alternate authorized 

account representative, 

and sign and date.

I am authorized to make this submission on behalf of the persons with an ownership interest for whom this submission is 

made. I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined, and am familiar with, the statements and 

information submitted in this document and all its attachments. Based on my inquiry of those individuals with primary 

responsibility for obtaining the information, I certify that the statements and information are to the best of my knowledge 

and belief true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false statements 

and information or omitting required statements and information, including the possibility of fine or imprisonment. 

Name

Signature Date

Submission Information This form must be received by the EPA no later than close of business March 3, 2009. Mail forms to the 

following address (do not send via regular or certified mail - the USPS 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 Bid Form to Kenon Smith at 202-343-2381.

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

confirm the fax was received.

EPA Form 7610-8 (Revised 12-2009)
EPA Form 7610-8 (Revised 12-2009)

 Acid Rain Program 

Instructions for SO2 Allowance Offer Form (2009) 

EPA Allowance Auctions (40 CFR 73.70 - 73.71)

 EPA will hold auctions for spot and 7-year advance SO2 emission allowances on March 24, 2009. In the spot 

auction, EPA will sell allowances first useable in 2009. In the 7-year advance auction, EPA will sell allowances first 

useable for compliance in 2016. Any holder of allowances may contribute allowances dated 2009 or earlier, or 2016 

to the EPA auctions. Allowances dated 2008 or earlier cannot be offered from facility accounts because 2008 

compliance has not yet been determined. EPA will sell offered allowances after selling the allowances from the 

EPA reserve. You may specify a minimum acceptable price for your allowances, i.e., a price below which your 

allowances cannot be sold. Offered allowances must reside in your Allowance Tracking System account at the time 

EPA processes this form. 

If you need more space, photocopy the pertinent page. 

When you have completed the form, indicate the page 

order and total number of pages (e.g., 1 of 4, 2 of 4, 

etc.) on each page in the spaces provided at the top 

right hand corner of the page.

EPA will accept Acid Rain Program submissions from 

either the authorized account representative (AAR) or 

the alternate AAR.

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

9164.

STEP 2 A separate offer form is required for:

• each auction in which allowances are 

offered, and

• separate offers with different minimum 

prices.

(You may photocopy this form if you wish to 

make multiple offers.)

STEP 3 List by serial number the allowances to be 

offered. You may specify a block of allowances 

having the same use year by entering the serial 

number of the first allowance in the block in 

"Start Number" and entering the serial number 

of the last allowance in the block in "End 

Number." Separate blocks having the same 

use year must be entered on different lines.

• Enter the Start Number and End Number 

in the appropriate columns.

• Enter the number of allowances to be 

offered in the "Total" column.

• Verify the accuracy of your entries by 

computing one of the following simple 

equations reflecting the equivalent 

relationships:

Start Number = End Number - Total + 1

 or

End Number = Start Number + Total - 1

You will be prohibited from transferring the 

allowances you have offered for sale before the 

date of the auctions. If your allowances are not 

sold in the auctions, EPA will lift the transfer 

restriction on your offered allowances 

immediately following the auctions.

STEP 4 You may specify a minimum sale price for your 

allowances. If bid prices are below

this minimum, EPA will not sell your 

allowances.

 

STEP 5 In the event that fewer allowances will be 

sold than are offered, EPA will sell a portion 

of your offered allowances to the bidder 

unless you indicate on the form that you are 

not willing to sell fewer allowances than the 

total(s) listed in Step 3.

STEP 6 Include your 9 digit Taxpayer Identification 

number (e.g., social security number), ABA 

routing number, and bank account 

information so the money can be wired to 

your bank account if your allowances are 

sold. EPA uses the Automated Clearing 

House (ACH) payment system to make 

distributions, so make sure the ABA routing 

number is for ACH payments, not for wire 

transfers.

Submission Instructions

EPA must receive completed Allowance Offer forms 

no later than close of business March 3, 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 Offer Form to Kenon Smith at 202-343-2381.

If you fax the Offer 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 2 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.