Regulations last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: Nov 20, 2024
§ 97.360 - Submission of CAIR NOX Ozone Season allowance transfers.

A CAIR authorized account representative seeking recordation of a CAIR NOX Ozone Season allowance transfer shall submit the transfer to the Administrator. To be considered correctly submitted, the CAIR NOX Ozone Season allowance transfer shall include the following elements, in a format specified by the Administrator:

(a) The account numbers for both the transferor and transferee accounts;

(b) The serial number of each CAIR NOX Ozone Season allowance that is in the transferor account and is to be transferred; and

(c) The name and signature of the CAIR authorized account representative of the transferor account and the date signed.

§ 97.361 - EPA recordation.

(a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section) of receiving a CAIR NOX Ozone Season allowance transfer, the Administrator will record a CAIR NOX Ozone Season allowance transfer by moving each CAIR NOX Ozone Season allowance from the transferor account to the transferee account as specified by the request, provided that:

(1) The transfer is correctly submitted under § 97.360; and

(2) The transferor account includes each CAIR NOX Ozone Season allowance identified by serial number in the transfer.

(b) A CAIR NOX Ozone Season allowance transfer that is submitted for recordation after the allowance transfer deadline for a control period and that includes any CAIR NOX Ozone Season allowances allocated for any control period before such allowance transfer deadline will not be recorded until after the Administrator completes the deductions under § 97.354 for the control period immediately before such allowance transfer deadline.

(c) Where a CAIR NOX Ozone Season allowance transfer submitted for recordation fails to meet the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section, the Administrator will not record such transfer.

§ 97.362 - Notification.

(a) Notification of recordation. Within 5 business days of recordation of a CAIR NOX Ozone Season allowance transfer under § 97.361, the Administrator will notify the CAIR authorized account representatives of both the transferor and transferee accounts.

(b) Notification of non-recordation. Within 10 business days of receipt of a CAIR NOX Ozone Season allowance transfer that fails to meet the requirements of § 97.361(a), the Administrator will notify the CAIR authorized account representatives of both accounts subject to the transfer of:

(1) A decision not to record the transfer, and

(2) The reasons for such non-recordation.

(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude the submission of a CAIR NOX Ozone Season allowance transfer for recordation following notification of non-recordation.

source: 65 FR 2727, Jan. 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted. 71 FR 25396, 25422, and 25443, Apr. 28, 2006
cite as: 40 CFR 97.360