United States

 Environmental Protection Agency OMB No. 2060-0445

 General Account Information

This form is required to establish a general account in the NOx Allowance Tracking System (NATS) and should be submitted to EPA by

any person, company, or organization wishing to open such an account for the purpose of holding and transferring allowances under the

NOx BudgetTrading Program. To open a new general account, complete all steps in this form, leaving the NATS account number and

the Authorized Account Representative (AAR) ID blank for EPA to assign (unless you are an AAR for another account in NATS, in

which case you should write in your AAR ID number). Both the AAR and the alternate (if applicable) must sign and date the certification

statement in Step 6. To revise information associated with an existing general account, enter your NATS account number and AAR ID

number and complete only those steps covering the information you wish to change. You must complete Step 6 to authorize the change of

information. Only the AAR or alternate AAR can authorize the change, and only one signature is needed. The AAR should notify all

persons who have an ownership interest in the allowances held in an account every time he or she makes a 

NOx Budget Trading Program submittal.

This submittal is: ~ New (to open a new general account)

~ Revised (to revise information on an existing general account) 

 

NATS Account Number AAR ID Number

Name of Account

STEP 1

Enter requested 

information for the

Authorized Account

Representative.

Name

Firm (Optional)

Phone Number Fax Number

E-mail Address

STEP 2 (Optional)

Enter requested

information for the 

Alternate Authorized 

Account Representative.

Name

Firm (Optional)

Phone Number Fax Number

E-mail Address

STEP 3

Enter the mailing 

address for the

account.

Address

STEP 4

Enter the names of all 

parties (persons or

companies) subject

to the binding agreement

authorizing your

representation

of the account.*

Name

Name

Name

*Identify all parties with an ownership interest in the allowances held in this account. All of these parties must be subject to a binding agreement

authorizing the representation of the account by the AAR, and, if applicable, the alternate AAR, identified in Steps 1 and 2. If you (the AAR) are the

only person with an ownership interest in the allowances held in the account, list your name here.
NATS Account Number (from page 1)

General Account - Page 2

STEP 5 (Optional)

Respond to the 

questions by marking

all appropriate boxes

(this information will

be used for program

evaluation purposes

only).

Is the Authorized Account Representative employed by an allowance brokerage firm?

~ No

~ Yes (if yes, please mark all boxes that apply)

 ~ This account will be used to transfer allowances between clients

~ This account will be used to hold allowances for investment purposes

~ This account will be used for

other purposes (please specify)

What types of business are represented by the owner(s) of allowances in this account? (Mark all boxes

that apply)

~ Utility

~ Non-Utility Generator of Electricity

~ Industrial Boiler

~ Fuel Supplier

______ Coal ______ Oil

______ Gas ______ Other

~ Pollution Control Equipment

~ Public Interest Group

______ Consumer ______ Other

______ Environmental

~ Other

STEP 6

Read the certification

and sign and date. 

(Only one signature is

needed if the form is 

being used to revise

account information.)

Leave the account 

number blank if you

are opening a new 

account.

I certify that I was selected as the NOX authorized account representative or the NOX alternate

authorized account representative, as applicable, by an agreement that is binding on all persons who have

an ownership interest with respect to allowances held in the general account. I certify that I have all the

necessary authority to carry out my duties and responsibilities under the NOX Budget Trading Program

on behalf of such persons and that each such person shall be fully bound by my representations, actions,

inactions, or submissions and by any order or decision issued to me by the Administrator or a court

regarding the general account. 

Signature (Authorized Account Representative) Date

Signature (Alternate Authorized Account Representative, if any) Date

Submission 

Information U.S. Mail:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

 NOx Budget Trading Program (6204J)

Attention: NOx Allowance Tracking System 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington, D.C. 20460 

Overnight Mail:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

NOx Budget Trading Program (6204J) 

Attention: NOx Allowance Tracking System

1310 L Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20005

If you have any questions, please call the CAMD Hotline at 202-343-9620.
EPA Form 7620-15

Paperwork Burden Estimate

The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30 hours per response. 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 (2822), 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.
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 Environmental Protection Agency OMB No. 2060-0445