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Recently, stakeholders have started to receive emails regarding the Cross State Air Pollution Rule, which is also referred to as the Transport Rule.

In order to insure that ECMPS stakeholders have received this information, we will be posting the emails on ECMPS News. Previously, an email from the director of CAMD was posted.

The following email was sent from the Clean Air Markets Division (CAMD) on August 11, 2011 and signed by Janice Wagner who is the Chief of the Market Operations Branch of CAMD:

EPA's Clean Air Markets Division (CAMD) will soon begin allocating allowances for the Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), establishing the Transport Rule (TR) trading programs. The first phase of the TR NOx and SO2 annual programs begins on January 1, 2012. The Transport Rule text, along with a fact sheet and other supporting information, can be found here.

In order for your TR-subject facilities to receive TR allowance allocations, CAMD must first receive a Certificate of Representation covering these facilities, indicating who the Designated Representative (DR) is for the TR programs. A facility will not be allocated allowances until this requirement is met. Please note that if a source is covered by multiple programs (ARP, CAIR, RGGI or any TR trading program), the DR must be the same person for all these programs.

CAMD encourages users to submit and update Certificate of Representation information for the TR programs electronically via the CAMD Business System (CBS). This functionality was made available in CBS on August 10, 2011. The link to CBS can be found here. A step-by-step guide explaining how to associate DRs with programs can be found here

CBS users should ensure that a DR is in place for each of the programs to which their units and facilities are subject. Please note, only a Primary DR can associate himself with the TR programs, and only a Primary DR can associate the Alternate DR with the TR programs. Neither the Alternate DR nor an Agent can make these program associations. Again, a facility will not be allocated allowances until the Certificate of Representation is updated.

If you choose to submit the paper Certificate of Representation form, you must include every page of the paper form with your submission, even if none of the facility or unit data is changing. The form must be signed by both the Primary and Alternate DRs. The updated Certificate of Representation form has been modified to include the Transport Rule, and is available for downloading here. Please note that the Agent Notice of Delegation form has also been updated to include the Transport Rule. Use the form found here (see bottom of web page) when designating agents in the future.

If you have questions regarding CBS or the Certificate of Representation, contact Laurel DeSantis at desantis.laurel@epa.gov. If you have other questions regarding the Transport Rule, contact Robert Miller at miller.robertl@epa.gov.

Please update your Certificate of Representation as soon as you are able, so we can allocate 2012 allowances to your facilities/units without delay. Thank you in advance for helping to ensure successful implementation of the Transport Rule programs.

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