South Coast Air Quality Management District, Form 401 (2014.07)
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Form 401
Application For Emission Reduction Credit (ERC)
Certificate Of Title
General Instructions
1. Form Uses - The following ERC actions require use of Form 401:
New emission reduction credits (New ERC) - one application required per Permit Unit
A Change of Title of an existing ERC Certificate
An Alteration of an existing ERC Certificate (two certificates issued from and totaling the amount of the original)
An Inter-District Transfer request of an existing ERC Certificate (Rule 1309(i))
An Interpollutant Transfer request of an existing ERC Certificate (Rule 1309(h))
Re-Issuance of a previously used ERC certificate (Rule 1309(g)) - One application per ERC certificate
2. Fees - Per District Rule 301(c)(4), every applicant filing an application for banking, change of title or alteration/
modification of ERCs shall pay a processing fee in accordance with Schedule I, Rule 301. Additionally, the applicant
shall pay a fee for publication of public notice if required by Rule 1309(f)(3), Rule 1309.2(D) or Rule 1310(c). Fees
for Inter-basin, Inter-district or Interpollutant Transfers of Emission Reduction Credits are found in District Rule 301(j)
(7). Fees for re-issuance of ERC are the same as Change of Title. Make check payable and send completed
application to:
South Coast AQMD
P.O. Box 4944
Diamond Bar, CA 91765-0944
3. Authorization - A signed letter from the seller on company letterhead authorizing the transaction is required for all
applications for change of title or inter-district transfer. This is in addition to the required seller’s signature on Form
401. Furthermore, for applicants represented by a third party, a letter from the applicant authorizing such third party
representation is required for all such applications.
4. Agreement for Purchase/Sale – A copy of the ERC title transfer agreement between buyer and seller is required
for all ERC Change of Title applications. At a minimum, the agreement must disclose the ERC number, amount,
pollutant and purchase/sale price in addition to the signature blocks identifying the parties and dates.
5. Canceling the Application – Cancellation of this application must be done in writing from the Applicant. If an
application is canceled prior to commencing processing, the filing fee less the application cancellation fee shall be
refunded (see Rule 313). The cancellation fee shall not apply when the application was filed based on an erroneous
District request (see Rule 313).
Form 401 Instructions
1. New ERC - one complete application (covering all pollutants) and filing fee is required per permit unit or source of
emission reduction and shall be submitted no more than 180 days after the emission reduction occurs (Rule 1309
(b)). ERCs are evaluated pursuant to Rules 1306 and 1309. ERC applications shall include the following information:
1) How the emission reduction was achieved;
2) When the reduction occurred (i.e., the last day a source was actually operated - this is not the day the
decision was made to cease operation);
3) The amount and method of quantifying each pollutant reduced;
4) Two years of operating records immediately preceding the date of application for ERCs (i.e., copies of daily
production logs - summary tables are not sufficient);
5) Surrender of the permit for the equipment that is the subject of the ERC application; and
6) The name of the legal owner of the emissions source.
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