Form 7610-8 SO2 Allowance Offer Form

United States Environmental Protection Agency
Acid Rain Program

OMB No. 2060-0258
Approval expires 12/31/2021

SO2 Allowance Offer Form (2021)
EPA Allowance Auctions
STEP 1
Enter offerer account
information.

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

Page

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CBS Account #
Authorized Account Representative (AAR) Name

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

AAR Phone Number

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Spot (first useable in 2021; may include 1995-2021 allowances)
Start Number

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

7-Year Advance (first useable in 2028)

End Number

Total

(Note: Only allowances with serial numbers beginning with 2021 or earlier years, or 2028 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.

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

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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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

EPA Form 7610-8 (2-2021)

Date

This form must be received by the EPA no later than 4pm Eastern on March 8, 2021 via overnight mail or email. Do not send via regular or certified mail - the USPS will not deliver to the following address:
Overnight mail (FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc.):
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
CAMD – Market Operations Branch
Attention: Auction
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
4th Floor, Room 4153C
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 564 - 8717

E-mail form questions and completed form to
[email protected].
If you e-mail, please request a read receipt.

Acid Rain Program

Instructions for SO2 Allowance Offer Form (2021)
EPA Allowance Auctions (40 CFR 73.70 - 73.71)
EPA will hold auctions for spot and 7-year advance SO2 emission allowances on March 30, 2021. In the
spot auction, EPA will sell allowances first useable in 2021. In the 7-year advance auction, EPA will sell
allowances first useable for compliance in 2028. Any holder of allowances may contribute allowances dated 2021
or earlier, or 2028 to the EPA auctions. Allowances dated 2020 or earlier cannot be offered from facility
accounts until final compliance has been run for the 2020 compliance year. 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
CAMD Business System (CBS) account at the time EPA processes this form. Form questions should be
emailed to [email protected].
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, email [email protected]
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.
• Verify the accuracy of your entries by
computing one of the following simple
equations reflecting the equivalent
relationships:
Start Number = End Number - Total + 1
or
End Number = Start Number + Total - 1
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.
EPA Form 7610-8 (2-2021)

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 4pm Eastern on March 10,
2021 via overnight mail or e-mail. Do not send via
regular or certified mail - the USPS will not deliver
to the following address:
Overnight mail (FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc.):
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
CAMD – Market Operations Branch
Attention: Auction
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
4th Floor, Room 4153C
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 564 - 8717

OR E-mail form to [email protected].

If you e-mail, please request a read receipt.
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Control No. 2060-0258). Responses to this collection of
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