Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Regarding the Sulfur Content of Motor Vehicle Gasoline Under the Tier 2 Rule - Credit/Allotment Reports

Facility Gasoline Sulfur Annual Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-0437 Expires 04/30/2007
Gasoline Sulfur Credit Banking & Allotment Generation Report
Report Form ID: GSF0100
Use Overhead ID: OH-GSF01

Issue Date: January 25, 2001

A facility must submit a separate Credit Banking & Allotment Generation Report for each credit type, by
creation year, it possesses or possessed over a given averaging year. Also, report the generation of
allotments by allotment type attributed to a specific facility. Early Allotment generation begins 2003.
No.

Field Name

Units

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions

8. *

Creation Year

YYYY; Number. The year the original credits/allotments
were generated.

9. *

A/C Type

AAA; Character. Allotment/Credit (A/C) Type. Enter the
appropriate credit/allotment description code from the
following list.
AA0:
AB0:
CC0:
CC1:
CC2:
CA0:
CA1:
CA2:

10.

original Type A allotment
original Type B allotment
original credit
credit transferred once
credit transferred twice
original credit created from allotment
credit from allotment transferred once
credit from allotment transferred twice

Starting Balance

ppmgallons

999999999999; Number. Ending credit balance from the
previous averaging period; the beginning balance.

Generated

ppmgallons

999999999999; Number. Credits/Allotments generated
during the averaging period.

12.

Used

ppmgallons

999999999999; Number. Credits used during the
averaging period.

13.

Transferred

ppmgallons

± 999999999999; Number. Net Value of credits transferred
during the reporting year. Total credits bought minus total
credits sold.

14.

Converted

ppmgallons

± 999999999999; Number. Net value of credits converted
during the reporting year. Total credits converted from
allotments minus total credits converted to allotments.

15.

Expired

ppmgallons

999999999999; Number. Credits expired during the
averaging period.

16.

Carryover

ppmgallons

999999999999; Number. Credits to be carried into the
next averaging period; the ending balance.

11. *

*

For allotment generation, only fields 8, 9, and 11 need to be reported. All other allotment
banking should be reported on the Company Allotment Banking Report (Form GSC0100).

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Facility Gasoline Sulfur Annual Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-0437 Expires 01/31/2004
Gasoline Sulfur Credit Banking & Allotment Generation Report
Report Form ID: GSF0100
Use Overhead ID: OH-GSF01

Issue Date: January 25, 2001

Electronic Submission Sample Record:
GSF0100,O,02/21/2001,2000,,1234,12345,2000,CC0,0,201000,0,0,0,0,201000

Example:
1. Credit Generation
Facility 12345 of company 1111 generates 10000 early credits in the 2000 averaging period. The
credit generation would be reported as in the sample that follows.
Facility 12345
GSF0100,O,02/21/2001,2000,,1111,12345,2000,CC0,0,10000,0,0,0,0,10000

2. Allotment Generation
Facility 12345 of company 1111 generates 5000 type A, and 1000 type B early allotments in the
2003 averaging period. The allotment generation would be reported as in the sample that follows
(note that two reports are required due to the different allotment types).
Facility 12345
GSF0100,O,02/18/2004,2003,,1111,12345,2003,AA0,,5000,,,,,
GSF0100,O,02/18/2004,2003,,1111,12345,2003,AB0,,1000,,,,,
The allotments generated by this facility must also be reflected in the total number of allotments
generated company wide on the Company Allotment Banking Report (Form GSC0100).

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 20
minutes 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.
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Facility Gasoline Sulfur Annual Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-0437 Expires 01/31/2004
Gasoline Sulfur Credit Banking & Allotment Generation Report
Report Form ID: GSF0100
Use Overhead ID: OH-GSF01

Issue Date: January 25, 2001

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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