N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 2904.06

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024

Section Env-A 2904.06 - Allocation of Bonus SO[2] Allowances

(a) Each affected source shall be eligible to receive bonus SO₂ allowances for local reductions made by the affected source in the previous year.

(b) To receive an allocation of bonus SO₂ allowances for local reductions, the AAR of an affected source shall submit a written request to the department, requesting the department to distribute bonus SO₂ allowances to the general account of the affected source for the affected source's local reductions.

(c) The request submitted pursuant to (b), above, shall:

(1) Include detailed calculations that show the difference between the affected source's annual average SO₂ emissions for the 3 years prior to the previous year and the annual SO₂ emissions for the previous year; and

(2) Be submitted no later than April 15 of each year.

(d) Subject to (h), below, in response to a request that complies with (c), above, the department shall allocate bonus SO₂ allowances equal to the difference between the affected source's annual average SO₂ emissions for the 3 years prior to the previous year and the annual SO₂ emissions for the previous year.

(e) Each affected source also shall be eligible to receive one bonus SO₂ allowance per year for every 4 SO₂ allowances that were initially allocated to a source located within the OTR and subsequently purchased by the affected source under the federal acid rain program and used for compliance with this chapter in the previous year.

(f) To receive an allocation of bonus SO₂ allowances pursuant to (e), above, the AAR of the affected source shall submit a written request to the department, requesting the department to distribute bonus SO₂ allowances to the general account of the affected source for the affected source's allowances that meet the criteria specified in (e), above.

(g) The request submitted pursuant to (f), above, shall:

(1) Identify the serial numbers of all SO₂ allowances being used to qualify for the bonus allowances;

(2) Provide the name and location of each source to which the allowances were initially allocated, and

(3) Be submitted no later than April 15.

(h) Subject to (i), below, in response to a request that complies with (g), above, the department shall allocate one bonus SO₂ allowance per year for every 4 SO₂ allowances that initially were allocated to a source located within the OTR and subsequently purchased by the affected source under the federal acid rain program and used for compliance with this chapter in the previous year.

(i) The combined sum of all bonus SO₂ allowances received by the affected sources shall not exceed 20,000 in any given year.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 2904.06

#10002, eff 10-1-11 (from Env-A 2906.07)

Amended by Volume XL Number 11, Filed March 12, 2020, Proposed by 12995, Effective 2/25/2020, Expires 2/25/2030.