7610-7 Bid Form

United States Environmental Protection Agency
OMB No. 2060-0258
Acid Rain Program

Page 1

Bid Form (2009)
EPA Allowance Auctions
For more information, see instructions and refer to 40 CFR 73.70 - 73.71

STEP 1
Enter bidder account
information. If you do not
have an Allowance Tracking
System (ATS) account,
submit the Allowance
Account Information form
prior to or with this
submission.

ATS Account #
Authorized Account Representative (AAR) Name

AAR Phone Number

AAR Fax Number

STEP 2
Enter the name you want to
appear on EPA’s official lists
of winners and bidders.
STEP 3
Identify the auction to
which this bid applies
(mark one only).

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Spot (first useable in 2009; may Include 1995-2009

STEP 4
Enter the bid price being
offered for each allowance.

Per allowance

STEP 5
Enter the number of
allowances sought.

allowances

STEP 6
Multiply the Step 3 entry by
the Step 4 entry and enter the
result.

Total bid price

STEP 7
Mark the appropriate box
to indicate the method
of payment being used.
STEP 8
Mark the box if appropriate.
STEP 9
Read the certification,
enter your name as the
authorized account
representative or
alternate authorized
account representative,
and sign and date.

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7-Year Advance (first useable in 2016)

allowances)

$ ___________________._____

_________________________

$ ____________________._____

Certified Check or
Cashier's Check

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EPA Letter
of Credit Form

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Wire Transfer

(Note: Enclose method of payment with Bid Form. If using the wire transfer method, complete Step
10 on page 2 of this form.)

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I am not willing to purchase fewer allowances than the number requested in Step 5.

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

Submission Information

Signature
Date
This form must be received by the USEPA Clean Air Markets Division no later than 4:00 pm Eastern
Daylight Time March 18, 2009. Mail Bid Form 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)nd
Attention: Kenon Smith, 2 Floor
1310 L Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20005

EPA Form 7610-7 (1-08)

Or Fax Bid Form to Kenon Smith at 202-3432381.
If you fax the Bid Form, call Kenon Smith at 202343-9164 to confirm the fax was received.
(Important: For Bid to be accepted, payment
must also be received by 4:00 pm, EDT)

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Bid Form (2009)

EPA Allowance Auctions
Additional Information for Wire Transfers

STEP 10
Enter the ATS account
number from Step 1. Then
enter your 9 digit taxpayer
identification, ABA routing,
and bank account numbers
to ensure any refund is
expedited. (Important: The
Bank’s ABA # must accept
Automated Clearing House
(ACH) payments)
Also enter the Bank’s
name, city, state, and Zip
Code.

Enter the name of the
representative from page 1
and sign and date.

ATS Account # (from page 1)

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Taxpayer ID

ABA Routing #

Bank Name

Bank City

Bank ZIP

Date

This form must be received by the USEPA Clean Air Markets Division no later than 4:00 pm Eastern
Daylight Time March 18, 2009. Mail Bid Form 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)
nd
Attention: Kenon Smith, 2 Floor
1310 L Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20005

EPA Form 7610-7 (1-08)

Bank State

Name

Signature

Submission Information

Bank Account #

Or Fax Bid Form to Kenon Smith at 202-343-2381.
If you fax the Bid Form, call Kenon Smith at 202-3439164 to confirm the fax was received.
(Important: For Bids to be accepted, payment must also
be received by 4:00 pm, EDT)

Acid Rain Program
Instructions for Bid 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 for compliance in 2009. In the 7-year advance auction, EPA will sell allowances first useable for
compliance in 2016. Be sure to send this form to the EPA at the address below. Any person may participate in the auctions by
opening an account in the Allowance Tracking System (ATS) and submitting a Bid form. Affected utility sources automatically
receive a facility account in the ATS.
Type or complete the form in black ink. You may photocopy
this form to make multiple bids, but must sign each form
individually.
EPA will accept Acid Rain Program submissions from either
the authorized account representative (AAR) or the alternate
AAR. (For unit accounts the designated representative (DR)
is the AAR and the alternate DR is the alternate AAR.)
If you need assistance or additional forms to make this
submission complete, call Kenon Smith at (202) 343-9164.
STEP 1

If you do not have an Allowance Tracking System
(ATS) account number you must submit a General
Account Form prior to or with this Bid form.

STEP 2

Enter the name (e.g., firm name) you want to
appear on all EPA auction results lists.

STEP 3

Each bid requires a separate Bid form.

STEP 7

You must send payment with the Bid form. The
payment must be a certified or cashier's check, an
EPA Letter of Credit form, or wire transfer of funds
to cover the total amount of all your bids. For Bids
to be accepted, payments must be received by
4:00pm EDT on March 18, 2009.

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If you are using a certified or cashier's check as a
method of payment, each bid requires a separate
check, e.g., for three separate bids, submit three
separate certified or cashier's checks. If you are
using the other payment methods, payment for
multiple bids may be added together.

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Make the certified or cashier's check payable to
"U.S. EPA."

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To submit a letter of credit, complete the EPA
Letter of Credit form and submit with this Bid form.
EPA will accept only EPA Letter of Credit forms
signed by banks that maintain an account with any
Federal Reserve Bank or Branch and are on-line
participants in the FEDWIRE funds transfer
system.

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If you are using a wire transfer to cover the total
amount of all your bids, check the appropriate box
on the bid form, and attach a cover letter to the bid
form stating your intentions to use a wire transfer.
Please complete Step 10 on page 2 of the form to
speed the refund process in case your bid is
unsuccessful. The funds must be wired to EPA
Account: TREAS NYC/(68011233)EPA, ABA
#021030004 Transaction Type 10 no later than
4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on the
Wednesday before the date of the auction (March
18, 2009).

EPA Form 7610-7 (1-09)

STEP 8

If fewer allowances remain in the Auction than you
requested, EPA will partially fulfill your bid unless
you indicate that you are not willing to purchase
fewer.

STEP 9

If you do not yet have an ATS account, enter the
name of the AAR or the alternate AAR identified
on the General Account Form.

STEP 10 If you are using the wire transfer payment method,
enter your 9 digit taxpayer identification number
(i.e., Social Security number), the 9 digit ABA
routing number, and your bank account number.
EPA uses the Automated Clearing House (ACH)

payment system to issue refunds, so make sure
the ABA routing number is for ACH payments,
not for wire transfers. Additionally, enter the
name of the Bank, the city in which the Bank is
located, and the zip code. Also, enter the name of
the AAR or the alternate AAR identified in Step 9
and sign and date.
Submission Instructions
For the EPA Auctions, EPA must receive completed Bid
forms no later than 4:00pm Eastern Daylight Time on March
18, 2009. Mail the completed forms and form of payment 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)
nd
Attention: Kenon Smith, 2 Floor
1310 L Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20005

Or Fax Bid Form to Kenon Smith at 202-343-2381.
If you fax the Bid 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 30 minutes 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.