Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

Title 40: Protection of Environment
PART 97—FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM, CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS, CSAPR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS, AND TEXAS SO2 TRADING PROGRAM
Subpart GGG—CAIR SO2 Allowance Transfers

§97.261   EPA recordation.

(a) Within 5 business days (except as necessary to perform a transfer in perpetuity of CAIR SO2 allowances allocated to a CAIR SO2 unit or as provided in paragraph (b) of this section) of receiving a CAIR SO2 allowance transfer, the Administrator will record a CAIR SO2 allowance transfer by moving each CAIR SO2 allowance from the transferor account to the transferee account as specified by the request, provided that:

(1) The transfer is correctly submitted under §97.260;

(2) The transferor account includes each CAIR SO2 allowance identified by serial number in the transfer; and

(3) The transfer is in accordance with the limitation on transfer under §74.42 of this chapter and §74.47(c) of this chapter, as applicable.

(b) A CAIR SO2 allowance transfer that is submitted for recordation after the allowance transfer deadline for a control period and that includes any CAIR SO2 allowances allocated for any control period before such allowance transfer deadline will not be recorded until after the Administrator completes the deductions under §97.254 for the control period immediately before such allowance transfer deadline.

(c) Where a CAIR SO2 allowance transfer submitted for recordation fails to meet the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section, the Administrator will not record such transfer.