40 CFR § 96.257 - Closing of general accounts.

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title: "40 CFR § 96.257 - Closing of general accounts."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "96.257"
section_name: "Closing of general accounts."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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subchapter_name: "AIR PROGRAMS"
part_number: "96"
part_name: "NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS FOR STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7401, 7403, 7410, 7601, and 7651,"
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# 96.257 Closing of general accounts.

(a) The CAIR authorized account representative of a general account may submit to the Administrator a request to close the account, which shall include a correctly submitted allowance transfer under §§ 96.260 and 96.261 for any CAIR SO<sub>2</sub> allowances in the account to one or more other CAIR SO<sub>2</sub> Allowance Tracking System accounts.

(b) If a general account has no allowance transfers in or out of the account for a 12-month period or longer and does not contain any CAIR SO<sub>2</sub> allowances, the Administrator may notify the CAIR authorized account representative for the account that the account will be closed following 20 business days after the notice is sent. The account will be closed after the 20-day period unless, before the end of the 20-day period, the Administrator receives a correctly submitted transfer of CAIR SO<sub>2</sub> allowances into the account under §§ 96.260 and 96.261 or a statement submitted by the CAIR authorized account representative demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Administrator good cause as to why the account should not be closed.

[70 FR 25362, May 12, 2005, as amended at 71 FR 25389, Apr. 28, 2006]