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# Instructions for the Allowance

Transfer Form

The Acid Rain Program CAIR Trading Programs (CAIR NO X 

## Annual, CAIR SO 2 

## , and CAIR NO X 

## Ozone

Season), and Transport Rule Programs (TR NO X 

## Annual, TRSO 2 

## Groups I and II SO 2 

## , and TR NO X 

## Ozone Season) regulations allow for the tran sfer of emissions allowances between Allowance Tracking

System (ATS) accounts. Upon receipt of a complete Allowance Transfer F orm, EPA will move the

allowances from the transferor's account to the transferee's account. For the Acid Rain Program and the

C

AIR SO 2 

## Trading Program only, y ou may transfer a portion of your allowance allocation or the entire

allocation in perpetuity from a facility accoun t to another account in the ATS, unless the allocation is

made to an Acid Rain or CAIR SO 2 

## opt

- in unit.

You are encouraged to use the CAMD Business System (CBS) to submit allowance transfer s online. To

register for CBS, go to https://camd.epa.gov/loginrequest/index.cfm

.

If you need more space, photocopy page three . When you have completed the form, indicate the page

order and total number of pages ( e.g

. , 1 of 4, 2 of 4, etc. ) in the spaces provided in the upper right hand

corner of each page.

Remember, for the Acid Rain Program ( under 40 CFR 72.21 (d) ) , you must notify the persons you

represent in this transa ction, ( i.e.

, the owners or operators of the affected source and units ).

E ither the authorize d account representative (AAR) or the alternate AAR may sign this form

. For facility

accounts, the designated representative (DR) is the AAR and the alternate DR is the alternate AAR

.

If you need assistance, call the Clean Air Markets Hotline at 202

- 343

- 9620.

Make sure you select the correct a llowance program. Only check one box. If you want to transfer

allowances under more than one program, submit a separate form for each program.

STEP 4 For the Acid Rain

, CAIR SO 2 

## , and TR SO 2 

## p rograms, the AAR or alternate AAR from the

transferee account must sign the form or have a signature on file authorizing acceptance of

allowances transferred into his or her accounts.

STEP 5 If you are transferring SO 2 

## allowances ( under the Acid Rain Program or CAIR SO 2 

## Trading

Program only), you may elect to transfer "in perpetuity" ( i.e. , specific blocks of allowances for

all years following a specified year) unless the allowances a re allocated to an Acid Rain opt

in unit or a CAIR SO 2 

## opt

- in unit . To transfer an SO 2 

## allowance in perpetuity, check the

Perpetuity box. " In perpetuity " allows you, for years beginning in 2010, to select only the first

year you would like to transfer. For all years thereafter, the same transfers are recorded.

STEP 6 Enter the vintage year and serial numbers of the allowances to be transferred. Enter the

number of allowances to be transferred 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

Allowances with different vintage years must be entered on separate lines.

## 2 Submi ssion Deadline

If you are transferring allowances for purposes of compliance with Acid Rain, CAIR SO 2 

## , CAIR NO X 

## , TRSO 2 

## Group I

, TRSO 2 

## Group II, or TR NO X 

## annual, allowance holding requirement s for a given year, this

form must be post marked no later than the Allowance Transfer Deadline (midnight of March 1 of the next

year.) For CAIR NO X 

## ozone season , the deadline is midnight of Novem ber 30 of the compliance year.

For TR NO X 

## Ozone season, the deadline is midnight of December 1 of the compliance year

. Thi s is

general information; s ee the rule citation for complete details.

For more information see the applicable rule:

Acid Rain: 40 CFR 73.50

CAIR NO X 

## Annual: 40 CFR 96.160 or 97.160 or the applicable State rule

CAIR SO 2 

## : 40 CFR 96.260 or 97.260 or the applicable State rule

CAIR NO X 

## Ozone Season: 40 CFR 96.360 or 97.360 or the applicable State rule

Transport Rule NO X 

## Annual: 40 CFR 97.422

Transport Rule NO X 

## Ozone Season: 40 CFR 97.522

Transport Rule SO 2 

## Annual: 40 CFR 97.622 or 97.722

Paperwork Bur den Estimate

The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2

hours per response annually. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by

persons to generate, maintain, re tain, 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

other wise 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 current ly 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 7610

- 6 ( Revised 8

- 2011 ) United States

Environmental Protection Agency OMB Nos. 2060

- 0258, 2060

- 0570 and 2060

- 0667

Approval expires 07/31 /201 4



# Allowance Transfer Form

( Page 1 of 3 in this submission )



## Choose one only:

STEP 1 Acid Rain/CAIR SO 2 

## Allowances

Select the type of CAIR NO X 

## Ozone Season Allowances

allowances to be CAIR NO X 

## Allowances

transferred. Transport Rule NO X 

## Annual Allowances

Transport Rule NO X 

## Ozone Season Allowances

Transport Rule SO 2 

## Group I Allowances

Transport Rule SO 2 

## Group II Allowances

STEP 2

Ent er account

information about

the transferor (in

whose account the

allowances

currently reside)

. 

## Transferor:

Account #

Authorized Account Representative (AAR) Name

AAR Phone Number

AAR Fax Number

AAR E

- mail Address



## STEP 3

Enter account

information about

the transferee (into

whose account the

allowances are

being transferred)

. 

## Transferee:

Account #

Authorized Acco unt Representative (AAR) Name

AAR Phone Number

AAR Fax Number

AAR E

- mail Address

## EPA Form 7610

- 6 ( Revised 8

- 2011 ) Transferor Account # (from page 1) (Page 2 of 3 in this submission)



## STEP 4

Complete Steps 5

and 6

. R ead t he

certification, print

name, and sign

and date. For Designated or Alternate Designated Representatives

I am authorized to make this submission on behalf of the owners and operators of the

source or units for which the 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 infor mation, including the possibility

of fine or imprisonment.

For Authorized or Alternate Authorized Representatives (For General Accounts)

I am authorized to make this submission on behalf of the persons with an ownership

interest with respect to the Acid Rain Program, CAIR SO 2 

## , CAIR NO X 

## CAIR NO X 

## Ozone

Season , Transport Rule SO 2 

## Group I, Transport Rule Group II, Transport Rule NO X 

## Annual, or Transport Rule NO X 

## Ozone Season (as designated in S tep 1 above) held in

the general account. 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 material

information, including the p ossibility of fine or imprisonment for violations.



## T ransferor:

Name

Signature Date



## Transferee (Acid Rain/CAIR SO 2 

## allowances only): Check if signature on file

(see ins tructions)

Name

Signature Date



## STEP 5

Mark the box if all

allowances listed

below are to be

transferred in

perpetuity. To

correctly list the

allowances in

perpetuity, refer to

the instructions

for this for m. The allowances listed at Step 6 and the allowances with corresponding serial

numbers in successive future year subaccounts will be transferred in perpetuity to the

Transferee's account. This applies for Acid Rain Program / CAIR SO 2 

## a llo wance

transfers (but does not apply for transfers of Acid Rain allowances allocated to Acid

Rain opt

- in units or CAIR SO 2 

## allowances allocated to CAIR SO 2 

## opt

- in units).

## EPA Form 7610

- 6 ( Revised 8

- 2011 ) Transferor Account # (from page 1) ( Page 3 of 3 in this submission)



## Start Number End Number

Y ear S tart E nd Total

STEP 6

List the

allowances to

be transferred

by serial

number (see

example).

You may specify

single

allowances or a

series of

allowances. In

the total

column, enter

t he total number

of allowances to

be transferred.

Enter separate

series or series

with a different

use date on a

separate line. 2 │ 0 │ 1 │ 5 0 │ 5 │ 2 │ 5 │ 1 │ 9 │ 9 │ 3 0 │ 5 │ 2 │ 5 │ 2 │ 0 │ 1 │ 0 22

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## Submission

Information Mail to the following address:

By regular/certified mail: Or overnight mail:

U.S. En vironmental Protection Agency U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Clea n Air Markets Division (6204J) Clean Air Markets Division (6204J)

At tn: Allowance Tracking System Attn: Allowance Tracking System

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 1310 L Street, NW

Washi ngton, D.C. 20460 Second Floor , Office 202B

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 343

- 9168