7610-8 SO2 Allowance Offer Form

United States Environmental Protection Agency
Acid Rain Program

OMB No. 2060-0258

SO2 Allowance Offer Form (2009)
EPA Allowance Auctions
Page

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

STEP 1
Enter offerer account
information.

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of

ATS Account #

Authorized Account Representative (AAR) Name

AAR Phone Number

STEP 2
Indicate the auction to
which this offer applies
(mark one only).

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Spot (first useable in 2009; may include 1995-2009 allowances)

Start Number

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7-Year Advance (first useable in 2016)

End Number

Total

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,
enter the total number
(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.
STEP 6
Enter your taxpayer
identification, ABA routing,
and bank account
information.

STEP 7
Read the certification,
enter your name as the
authorized account
representative or
alternate authorized
account representative,
and sign and date.

$ ________________._____

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I am not willing to sell fewer allowances than the number listed in Step 3.

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Taxpayer ID

ABA Routing #

Bank Account #, Bank Name,
City, State, and ZIP

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

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)
nd
Attention: Kenon Smith, 2 Floor
1310 L Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20005

EPA Form 7610-8 (1-09)

Date

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.

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) 3439164.
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.

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.

• Verify the accuracy of your entries by
computing one of the following simple
equations reflecting the equivalent
relationships:

If you fax the Offer Form, call Kenon Smith at 202343-9164 to confirm the fax was received.

Start Number = End Number - Total + 1
or
End Number = Start Number + Total - 1

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.

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.

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