7620-23 NOx Budget Trading Program Common Stack Allowance Deduct

United States
Environmental Protection Agency

OMB No. 2060-0445

NOx Budget Trading Program
Common Stack Allowance
Deduction (Optional)
For more information, see instructions and refer to the applicable state regulation [see also 40 CFR 96.30]

STEP 1
Enter the compliance
year and Plant
information.
STEP 2
For each unit in a
common stack or pipe
group indicate the
fraction of allowances
to be deducted. Unless
otherwise indicated, an
equal percentage of
allowances will be
deducted from each
unit’s account.

Compliance Year

NATS Account Number

Plant Name

State

Fraction of Total Allowances to
be Deducted

ORIS Code

Common Stack or
Pipe Number

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STEP 3
Read the certification
statement, and sign
and date.

Certification

I am authorized to make this submission on behalf of the owners and operators of the NOx Budget
sources or NOx Budget 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 information, including the possibility of fine or imprisonment.

Name

AAR ID

Signature

Date

Page

EPA Form 7620-23

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NOx Budget Trading Program
Instructions for Common Stack Allowance
Deduction Form (OPTIONAL)
The Common Stack Allowance Deduction Form may be used to indicate the number of allowances to
be deducted for compliance from each unit that shares a common stack or pipe. If you choose to use
this form, it must be submitted with the Compliance Certification Report by Novermber 30 of the
calendar year that includes the control period.

Step 1

Enter the calendar year that includes the control period for which you are certifying
compliance, Plant Name, State, and ORIS Code.

Step 2

When two or more NOx Budget units share a common emission stack and have emissions
that are not individually monitored, you have the option of identifying the fraction of total
allowances to be deducted from each unit's NOx Allowance Tracking System (NATS)
Account, unless the units are using an approved apportionment method under 40 CFR Part
75. (Where an approved special apportionment method is used, the deduction from each unit
is already established.) When using this option, enter the NATS Account Number, Fraction of
Total Allowances to be Deducted, and the Common Stack Identification Number for each unit
sharing a common stack. If you do not indicate otherwise, an equal percentage of allowances
will be deducted from each unit's account.
EXAMPLE 1: Four units emit through a common stack (ID No. CS10). The total annual
emissions from stack CS10 = 10,000 tons. Leaving Step 2 blank results in the deduction of
2500 allowances from each of the four units.
EXAMPLE 2: The same four units emit the same annual emissions as in Example 1. The
designated representative wants 60% of the allowances deducted from unit 1, 40% from unit
4, and 0 from units 2 and 3. The step is completed as illustrated:
Fraction of Total
Allowances to be Deducted

NATS Account Number

Common Stack Number

0 0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

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6

0

0

0

0

0

0

C S 1

0

0 0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

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4

0

0

0

0

0

0

C S 1

0

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Step 3

Read the Certifications, type your AAR ID number, sign, and date.

Mailing Instructions

Mail this form to EPA at one of the following addresses:

for regular or certified mail:

for overnight mail:

U.S. EPA
NOx Budget Trading Program (6204J)
Attention: Annual Reconciliation
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460

U.S. EPA
NOx Budget Trading Program (6204J)
Attention: Annual Reconciliation
1310 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-343-9170

EPA Form 7620-23

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EPA Form 7620-23

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