(a) The chief financial officer of an owner or operator of a facility with a standardized permit who uses a financial test to demonstrate financial assurance for that facility must complete a letter as specified in § 267.143(f) of this chapter. The letter must be worded as follows, except that instructions in brackets are to be replaced with the relevant information and the brackets deleted:
I am the chief financial officer of [name and address of firm]. This letter is in support of this firm's use of the financial test to demonstrate financial assurance for closure costs, as specified in [insert “subpart H of 40 CFR part 267” or the citation to the corresponding state regulation]. This firm qualifies for the financial test on the basis of having [insert “a current rating for its senior unsecured debt of AAA, AA, A, or BBB as issued by Standard and Poor's or Aaa, Aa, A or Baa as issued by Moody's” or “a ratio of less than 1.50 comparing total liabilities to net worth” or “a ratio of greater than 0.10 comparing the sum of net income plus depreciation, depletion and amortization, minus $10 million, to total liabilities.”]
This firm [insert “is required” or “is not required”] to file a Form 10K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the latest fiscal year.
The fiscal year of this firm ends on [month, day]. The figures for the following items marked with an asterisk are derived from this firm's independently audited, year-end financial statements for the latest completed fiscal year, ended [date].
[If this firm qualifies on the basis of its bond rating fill in the requested information: “This firm has a rating of its senior unsecured debt of” [insert the bond rating] “from” [insert “Standard and Poor's” or “Moody's”]. Complete Line 1. Total Liabilities below and then skip the remaining questions in the next section and resume completing the form at the section entitled Obligations Covered by a Financial Test or Corporate Guarantee.]
[If this firm qualifies for the financial test on the basis of its ratio of liabilities to net worth, or sum of income, depreciation, depletion, and amortization to net worth, please complete the following section.]
| *1. Total Liabilities | $__________
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| *2. Net Worth | $__________
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| *3. Net Income | $__________
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| *4. Depreciation | $__________
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| *5. Depletion (if applicable) | $__________
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| *6. Amortization | $__________
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| *7. Sum of Lines 3., 4., 5. & 6 | $__________ |
| 8. Line 1. ÷ Line 2. = | __________
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| 9. Line 7. ÷ Line 1. = | __________
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| Is Line 8. less than 1.5? | ____ Yes ____No
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| Is Line 9 greater than 0.10? | ____ Yes ____No |
| Hazardous Waste Facility Name and ID
| State
| Closure
| Post-
Closure
| Corrective Action
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|---|
| __________________________________ | ______ | $________ | $________ | $________
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| __________________________________ | ______ | ________ | ________ | ________
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| Hazardous Waste Third Party Liability | | | | $________ |
| Municipal Waste Facilities
| State
| Closure
| Post-
Closure
| Corrective Action
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|---|
| ________________________________ | ______ | $________ | $________ | $________
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| ________________________________ | ______ | ________ | ________ | ________ |
| Underground Injection Control
| State
|
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| Plugging
action
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|---|
| | ________ | | | $______
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| Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks | | | | ______
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| PCB Storage Facility Name and ID | State | | | Closure
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| ________ | | | $______ |
Any financial assurance required under, or as part of an action undertaken under, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
| Site name
| State
| Amount
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|---|
| __________________________________ | ______ | $__________ |
Any other environmental obligations that are assured through a financial test.
| Name
| Amount
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|---|
| ________________ | $__________ |
| *10. Total of all amounts | $__________
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| *11. Line 10 + $10,000,000 = | $__________
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| *12. Total Assets | $__________
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| *13. Intangible Assets | $__________
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| *14. Tangible Assets (Line 12 − Line 13) | $__________
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| *15. Tangible Net Worth (Line 14 − Line 1) | $__________
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| *16. Assets in the United States | $__________
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| Is Line 15 greater than Line 11? | ____ Yes ____ No
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| Is Line 16 no less than Line 10? | ____ Yes ____ No |
I hereby certify that the wording of this letter is identical to the wording specified in 40 CFR 267.151 as such regulations were constituted on the date shown immediately below.
[Signature]
[Name]
[Title]
[Date]
[After completion, a signed copy of the form must be sent to the permitting authority of the state or territory where the facility is located. In addition, a signed copy must be sent to every authority who (1) requires a demonstration through a financial test for each of the other obligations in the letter that are assured through a financial test, or (2) accepts a guarantee for an obligation listed in this letter.]
(b) The chief financial officer of an owner or operator of a facility with a standardized permit who use a financial test to demonstrate financial assurance only for third party liability for that (or other standardized permit) facility(ies) must complete a letter as specified in Section 267.147(f) of this chapter. The letter must be worded as follows, except that instructions in brackets are to be replaced with the relevant information and the brackets deleted:
I am the chief financial officer of [name and address of firm]. This letter is in support of this firm's use of the financial test to demonstrate financial assurance for third party liability, as specified in [insert “subpart H of 40 CFR part 267” or the citation to the corresponding state regulation]. This firm qualifies for the financial test on the basis of having tangible net worth of at least $10 million more than the amount of liability coverage and assets in the United States of at least the amount of liability coverage.
This firm [insert “is required” or “is not required”] to file a Form 10K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the latest fiscal year.
The fiscal year of this firm ends on [month, day]. The figures for the following items marked with an asterisk are derived from this firm's independently audited, year-end financial statements for the latest completed fiscal year, ended [date].
[Please complete the following section.]
| *1. Total Assets | $__________
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| *2. Intangible Assets | $__________
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| *3. Tangible Assets (Line 1−Line 2) | $__________
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| *4. Total Liabilities | $__________
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| 5. Tangible Net Worth (Line 3−Line 4) | $__________
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| *6. Assets in the United States | $__________
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| 7. Amount of liability coverage | $__________
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| Is Line 5 At least $10 million greater than Line 7? | ____Yes ____No
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| Is Line 6 at least equal to Line 7? | ____Yes ____No |
I hereby certify that the wording of this letter is identical to the wording specified in 40 CFR 267.151 as such regulations were constituted on the date shown immediately below.
[Signature]
[Name]
[Title]
[Date]
[After completion, a signed copy of the form must be sent to the permitting authority of the state or territory where the facility(ies) is(are) located.]