7620-4 Instructions for Allowance Deduction Form

Instructions for Allowance Deduction Form
(Optional)
The regulations for the Acid Rain Program, Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) trading programs, and
Texas SO2 Trading Program allow for the identification of the specific allowances to be deducted for
compliance. If you choose to identify specific allowances, your selections must be submitted by:
•

Acid Rain Program: 60 days after the end of the year following a given control period (March 1
most years; February 29 in leap years)

•

CSAPR and TXSO2 Programs: June 1 the year following a given control period

You are encouraged to use the CAMD Business System (CBS) to identify the allowances to be deducted
online. To register for CBS, go to https://camd.epa.gov/CBS/login/auth. If you need assistance, please
send an email to [email protected].
If you need more space, photocopy page one. When you have completed the form, indicate the page order
and total number of pages (e.g., 1 of 4, 2 of 4, etc.) in the spaces provided in the upper right-hand corner
of each page.
Either the designated representative (DR) or the alternate DR may sign this form.
Step 1

Select the allowance trading program. Only check one box. If you want to identify the allowances
to be deducted under more than one program, submit a separate form for each program.

Step 2

Enter the compliance year, the compliance account number of the facility (i.e., plant) from which
allowances are to be deducted, and the facility name.

Step 3

List by serial number the allowances to be deducted. You may specify single allowances or a
series of allowances. In the total column, enter the total number of allowances to be deducted.
Verify the accuracy of your entries by computing one of the following simple equations:
Start Number = End Number - Total + 1
or
End Number = Start Number + Total - 1
NOTE: If the serial number range does not correspond with the figure for the total number of
allowances, then EPA will rely on the serial number range and not the total number.
You may copy the form to list additional allowances to be deducted. When you have completed
the form, for each compliance account number indicate the page order and total number of pages
(e.g., 1 of 4, 2 of 4, etc.) in the boxes in the upper right-hand corner of each page.
The allowance year of the allowances to be deducted must be no later than the compliance year
listed in Step 1.
If you do not identify enough allowances by serial number, EPA will deduct any additional
allowances necessary on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis starting with those allowances that were
originally allocated to the source in the order of recordation into the compliance account, followed
by any allowances transferred into the compliance account in the order of recordation.
If you identify more than enough allowances, EPA will deduct the allowances in the order listed
on the form. EPA will not deduct more allowances than necessary for compliance.

EPA Form 7620-4 (Revised 10-2020)

Step 4 Read the certification, sign, and date.

Mailing Instructions: Mail this form to EPA at one of the following addresses (please note the different zip codes):
For Regular or Certified Mail:

For Overnight Mail:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
CAMD – Market Operations Branch
Attention Annual Reconciliation
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Mail Code 6204M
Washington, DC 20460

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
CAMD – Market Operations Branch
Attention Annual Reconciliation
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
4th Floor, Room # 4153C
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 564-8717

For more information see the applicable rule:
Acid Rain: 40 CFR 73.35
CSAPR NOX Annual: 40 CFR 97.424
CSAPR NOX Ozone Season Group1: 40 CFR97.524
CSAPR NOX Ozone Season Group 2: 40 CFR97.824
CSAPR NOx Ozone Season Group 3: 40 CFR97.1024
CSAPR SO2 Group 1: 40 CFR97.624
CSAPR SO2 Group 2: 40 CFR97.724
Texas SO2: 40 CFR 97.924
Paperwork Burden Estimate
This collection of information is approved by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
(OMB Control Nos. 2060-0258 and 2060-0667). Responses to this collection of information are voluntary (40 CFR
73.35, 97.424, 97.524, 97.624, 97.724, 97.824, 97.924 and 97.1024). 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. The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to be 3 hours
per response annually. Send comments on the Agency’s need for this information, the accuracy of the provided
burdenestimates and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden to the Regulatory Support Division
Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2821T), 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 7620-4 (Revised 10-2020)

United States Environmental Protection Agency
Acid Rain, CSAPR, and Texas SO2 Programs

Allowance Deduction Form
STEP 1
Select the type of
allowances to be
deducted.

STEP 2
Enter
compliance year
and facility
information

OMB Nos. 2060-0258 and 2060-0667
Approval expires 03/31/2022
(Page of in this submission)

Choose one only:
Acid Rain
CSAPR NOX Annual
CSAPR NOX Ozone Season Group 1
CSAPR NOX Ozone Season Group 2
CSAPR NOX Ozone Season Group 3
CSAPR SO2 Group 1
CSAPR SO2 Group 2
Texas SO2

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Compliance Year

Year
STEP 3
List the
allowances to
be deducted by
serial number in
order of
deduction.
You may
specify single
allowances or a
series of
allowances. In
the total
column, enter
the total
number of
allowances to
be deducted.
Enter separate
series or series
with a different
use date on a
separate line.

EPA Form 7620-4 (Revised 10-2020)

Account Number

Facility Name

Start Number

End Number

Start

End

Total

(Page of in this submission)

Account # (from page 1)

STEP 4
Complete Steps 5
and 6. Read the
certification, print
name, and sign
and date.

Certification
I am authorized to make this submission on behalf of the owners and operators of the
source or 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.

Print Name
Signature

Submission
Information

Date

Mail to the following address:
By regular or certified mail:

By overnight mail:

U.S. EPA
Clean Air Markets Division (6204M)
Attention: Annual Reconciliation
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20460

U.S. EPA
Clean Air Markets Division (6204M)
Attention: Annual Reconciliation
1201 Constitution Ave. NW
7th Floor, Room # 7421L
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202-564-0418

EPA Form 7620-4 (Revised 10-2020)