7610-7A Letter of Credit

United States
Environmental Protection Agency
Acid Rain Program

OMB No. 2060-0258

Letter of Credit (2012)
EPA Allowance Auctions
Date
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Acid Rain Program (6204J)
Attn: EPA Auctions (Kenon Smith)
1310
L Street, NW.
nd
2 Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Re:

(our “Client”).

By order of our Client, we hereby open in favor of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) our irrevocable standby
Letter of Credit Number

, for an amount not to exceed in the aggregate
, U.S. dollars

($

). This letter of credit is effective beginning at Noon EDT on March 27, 2012, upon notice either by

facsimile or telephone from a representative of the EPA that our client was a winning bidder in the EPA auctions (to be held on March
27, 2012) and has failed to submit full payment for allowances won by our client within two business days of receiving notice of the
auction results (to be given on March 27, 2012). This letter of Credit expires at our office at

upon close of business on April 13, 2012.
Funds hereunder are available to the U.S. EPA by wire payment upon presentation by a representative of the EPA of a demand on us
of a signed statement (with blanks filled in) stating:
This drawing of U.S. $
Credit No.

is due the U.S. EPA under your Letter of
dated

.

Upon receipt of your demand by hand, mail, or express mail, at our office at the above address on or before our close of business on
the expiration date specified above, we will honor the demand and make payment by funds transfer no later than our close of business
on the following business day through the Federal Reserve Communications system to the U.S. Treasury (RTN No. 021030004),
Transaction Type 10, EPA Account: TREAS NYC/(68011233)EPA. The third party or addendum information shall state our client's
name and make reference to the EPA Allowance Auctions. The funds transfer shall be formatted in accordance with prescribed U.S.
Treasury requirements. This Letter of Credit is subject to the Uniform Custom and Practice for Documentary Credits (2007 revision),
International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600.
Address all communications regarding this Letter of Credit to the following individual, making specific reference to the Letter of Credit
number indicated above:
Name
Phone #

Fax #
Very truly yours,
Issuing Bank:
Authorized Signature:
(Typed Name and Title)

EPA Form 7610-7A (1-2012)

Acid Rain Program
Instructions for Letter of Credit Form (2012)
EPA Allowance Auctions (40 CFR 73.70-73.71)
This Letter of Credit form may only be signed ("issued") by a bank that maintains an account with any
Federal Reserve Bank or Branch ("Fed") and is a participant in the Fed's FEDWIRE funds transfer system.
The issuing bank may not alter or add to this form in any way, but may photocopy the form onto its own
stationery if so desired. By signing this EPA Letter of Credit form, the issuing bank guarantees that EPA will
receive full payment for allowances awarded at the allowance auctions in the event that the bank's client is a
winning bidder and fails to pay for the allowances in the required time.
A winning bidder that has submitted this EPA Letter of Credit form must submit payment by funds transfer
or certified check no later than two business days after receiving notice of the auction results. Make certified
checks payable to "U.S. EPA" and send to the EPA at the address listed in the submission instructions below.
Send funds transfers to the U.S. Treasury, RTN No. 021030004, transaction type 10, for credit to EPA's
account: TREAS NYC/(68011233) EPA. Be sure to include your company name and make reference to the
EPA Allowance Auctions on the funds transfer.

If you need assistance, call Kenon Smith at (202) 3439164.
Paragraph 1

The Client Name should be the name
of the bidder. After the word
"aggregate," spell out the dollar
amount of the letter of credit; in the
next blank, enter the dollar amount in
numerals. Enter the complete
address of the issuing bank.

Paragraph 2

Do not fill in the blanks of the drawing
statement. It is provided as an
example.

Paragraph 4

Enter the name, phone number and
facsimile number of the person who
should receive all communications
regarding the Letter of Credit,
including demand for payment.

Submission Instructions
Send the completed Letter of Credit form to the
following address. EPA must receive this form no later
than 4:00pm Eastern Daylight Time March 22, 2012.
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)
nd
Attention: Kenon Smith, 2 Floor
1310 L Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20005
Or Fax the Form to Kenon Smith at 202-343-2381.
If you fax the Form, call Kenon Smith at 202-343-9164
to confirm the fax was received. A fax will be accepted,
but the original “wet-ink” Letter of Credit must be sent
overnight mail for next day delivery.
Paperwork Burden Estimate
The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 5 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.

EPA Form 7610-7A (1-2012)