Key Program Dates & Contacts
Key Program Dates
This section highlights the key program dates related to the implementation of the Acid Rain Program, Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, and TX SO2 Trading Program for the calendar year.
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | January 30, 2025 | End of 4th quarter 2024 emissions reporting period |
| 2025 | February 28, 2025 | Preliminary CSAPR New Unit Set-Aside (NUSA) allocations published |
| 2025 | March 3, 2025 | Allowance transfer deadline for 2024 ARP compliance period Deadline to submit specified allowance deductions for 2024 ARP compliance (optional) |
| 2025 | March 4, 2025 | Sources can run 2024 ARP final compliance (Note: accounts remain frozen until final compliance is run) |
| 2025 | March 25, 2025 | ARP allowance auction |
| 2025 | April 30, 2025 | End of 1st quarter 2025 emissions reporting period |
| 2025 | May 1, 2025 | Final CSAPR NUSA allocations published and allowances recorded TX SO2 Supplemental pool allocations recorded (if necessary) Beginning of 2025 ozone season |
| 2025 | Early May 2025 | EPA runs final 2024 compliance for ARP sources that have not already done so themselves |
| 2025 | June 2, 2025 | Allowance transfer deadline for 2024 control periods under all CSAPR programs and the TX SO2 program Deadline to submit specified allowance deductions for 2024 CSAPR and TX SO2 compliance (optional) Deadline for CSAPR states with approved State Implementation Plans (SIPs) to submit state-determined annual allowance allocations for the 2025 control periods |
| 2025 | June 6, 2025 (on or about) | EPA runs final 2024 compliance for CSAPR and TX SO2 sources |
| 2025 | July 1, 2025 | Deadline for EPA to record 2055 annual allowance allocations for the Acid Rain Program Deadline for EPA to record 2025 allowance allocations for CSAPR Trading Programs Deadline for EPA to record 2025 allowance allocations for TX SO2 Trading Program |
| 2025 | July 30, 2025 | End of 2nd quarter 2025 emissions reporting period |
| 2025 | August 1, 2025 | Notice of preliminary 2024 CSAPR assurance provision calculations published in the event of assurance level exceedances |
| 2025 | September 30, 2025 | End of 2025 ozone season |
| 2025 | October 30, 2025 | End of 3rd quarter 2025 emissions reporting period |
| 2025 | November 1, 2025 | Deadline for 2024 CSAPR assurance provisions allowance surrender (if necessary) |
| 2025 | January 30, 2026 | End of 4th quarter 2025 emissions reporting period |
| 2024 | January 30, 2024 | End of 2023 4th quarter emissions reporting period |
| 2024 | February 29, 2024 | Allowance transfer deadline for 2023 ARP compliance period Deadline to submit specified allowance deductions for 2023 ARP compliance (optional) |
| 2024 | March 1, 2024 | Preliminary CSAPR New Unit Set-Aside (NUSA) allocations published Sources can run 2023 ARP final compliance (Note: accounts remain frozen until final compliance is run) |
| 2024 | March 26, 2024 | ARP allowance auction |
| 2024 | April 30, 2024 | End of 1st quarter 2024 emissions reporting period |
| 2024 | May 1, 2024 | Final CSAPR NUSA allocations published and allowances recorded TX SO2 Supplemental pool allocations recorded (if necessary) Beginning of 2024 ozone season |
| 2024 | Early May 2024 | EPA runs final 2023 compliance for ARP sources that have not already done so themselves |
| 2024 | June 3, 2024 | Allowance transfer deadline for 2023 control periods under all CSAPR and TX SO2 programs Deadline to submit specified allowance deductions for 2023 CSAPR and TX SO2 compliance (optional) Deadline for CSAPR states with approved State Implementation Plans (SIPs) to submit state-determined annual allowance allocations for the 2025 control periods |
| 2024 | June 4, 2024 | EPA runs final 2023 compliance for CSAPR and TX SO2 sources |
| 2024 | July 1, 2024 | Deadline for EPA to record 2054 annual allowance allocations for the ARP program Deadline for EPA to record 2025 annual allowance allocations for CSAPR programs |
| 2024 | July 30, 2024 | End of 2nd quarter 2024 emissions reporting period |
| 2024 | August 1, 2024 | Notice of preliminary 2023 CSAPR assurance provision calculations published in the event of assurance level exceedances Group 3 Allowance Bank Recalibration |
| 2024 | September 30, 2024 | End of 2024 ozone season |
| 2024 | October 30, 2024 | End of 3rd quarter 2024 emissions reporting period |
| 2024 | November 1, 2024 | Deadline for 2023 CSAPR assurance provisions allowance surrender (if necessary) |
| 2023 | January 30, 2023 | End of 2022 4th quarter emissions reporting period |
| 2023 | March 1, 2023 | Allowance transfer deadline for 2022 ARP compliance period |
| 2023 | March 1, 2023 | Deadline to submit specified allowance deductions for 2022 ARP compliance (optional) |
| 2023 | March 1, 2023 | Preliminary CSAPR New Unit Set-Aside (NUSA) allocations published |
| 2023 | March 2, 2023 | Sources can run 2022 ARP final compliance (Note: accounts remain frozen until final compliance is run) |
| 2023 | March 28, 2023 | ARP allowance auction |
| 2023 | Early May 2023 | EPA runs final 2022 compliance for ARP sources that have not already done so themselves |
| 2023 | May 1, 2023 | Beginning of ozone season |
| 2023 | May 1, 2023 | TX SO2 Supplemental pool allocations recorded (if necessary) |
| 2023 | May 1, 2023 | Final CSAPR NUSA allocations published and allowances recorded |
| 2023 | May 1, 2023 | End of 1st quarter 2023 emissions reporting period |
| 2023 | June 1, 2023 | Allowance transfer deadline for 2022 control periods under all CSAPR and TX SO2 programs |
| 2023 | June 1, 2023 | Deadline to submit specified allowance deductions for 2022 CSAPR and TX SO2 compliance (optional) |
| 2023 | June 1, 2023 | Deadline for CSAPR states with approval State Implementation Plans (SIP) to submit annual allocations |
| 2023 | June 2, 2023 | Sources can run 2022 CSAPR final compliance (Note: accounts remain frozen until final compliance is run) |
| 2023 | June 9, 2023 | EPA runs final 2022 compliance for CSAPR and TX SO2 sources that have not already done so themselves |
| 2023 | July 1, 2023 | Deadline for EPA to record annual allowance allocations for ARP |
| 2023 | July 31, 2023 | End of 2nd quarter 2023 emissions reporting period |
| 2023 | August 1, 2023 | Notice of preliminary 2022 CSAPR assurance provision calculations published in the event of assurance level exceedances |
| 2023 | September 30, 2023 | End of ozone season |
| 2023 | October 30, 2023 | End of 3rd quarter 2023 emissions reporting period |
| 2023 | November 1, 2023 | Deadline for 2022 CSAPR assurance provisions allowance surrender (if necessary) |
| 2022 | January 31, 2022 | End of 2021 4th quarter emissions reporting period |
| 2022 | March 1, 2022 | Allowance transfer deadline for 2021 ARP compliance period |
| 2022 | March 1, 2022 | Deadline to submit specified allowance deductions for 2021 ARP compliance (optional) |
| 2022 | March 1, 2022 | Preliminary CSAPR New Unit Set-Aside (NUSA) allocations published |
| 2022 | March 2, 2022 | Sources can run 2021 ARP final compliance (Note: accounts remain frozen until final compliance is run) |
| 2022 | March 29, 2022 | ARP Allowance Auction |
| 2022 | April 30, 2022 | End of 1st quarter emissions reporting period |
| 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Final CSAPR NUSA allocations published and allowances recorded |
| 2022 | May 1, 2022 | TX SO2 Supplemental pool allocations recorded (if necessary) |
| 2022 | Early May 2022 | EPA runs final 2021 compliance for ARP sources that have not already done so themselves |
| 2022 | June 1, 2022 | Allowance transfer deadline for 2021 CSAPR and TX SO2 compliance periods |
| 2022 | June 1, 2022 | Deadline to submit specified allowance deductions for 2021 CSAPR and TX SO2 compliance (optional) |
| 2022 | June 1, 2022 | Deadline for CSAPR states with approval State Implementation Plans (SIP) to submit annual allocations |
| 2022 | June 2, 2022 | Sources can run 2021 CSAPR final compliance (Note: accounts remain frozen until final compliance is run) |
| 2022 | June 9, 2022 | EPA runs final 2021 compliance for CSAPR and TX SO2 sources that have not already done so themselves |
| 2022 | July 1, 2022 | Annual allowance allocations for ARP recordation deadline |
| 2022 | August 1, 2022 | End of 2nd quarter emissions reporting period |
| 2022 | August 1, 2022 | Notice of 2021 CSAPR assurance level exceedances published (if necessary) |
| 2022 | October 1, 2022 | Final notice of 2021 CSAPR assurance level exceedances published (if necessary) |
| 2022 | October 31, 2022 | End of 3rd quarter emissions reporting period |
Business Center Contacts and Hotline Information
This section displays contact information within the Clean Air Markets and Power Business Center. The Hotline is staffed Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm EST and is closed on Federal holidays.
See Emissions Monitoring Contacts if you have general questions about continuous emissions monitoring or the Emissions Collection and Monitoring Plan System (ECMPS), and for a list of EPA staff contacts by region.
| Topic | Email Address | Phone Number, Option # |
|---|---|---|
| AskCAMD@epa.gov | (202) 343-9620, #1 |
| Allowance Transfers, Auction, and Reconciliation process | AskCAMD@epa.gov | (202) 343-9620, #3 |
| Clean Air Markets Program Data (CAMPD) | AskCAMD@epa.gov | (202) 343-9620, #4 |
| Applicability and Permitting | AskCAMD@epa.gov | (202) 343-9620, #5 |
| User IDs, Passwords, and Electronic Signature Agreements | AskCAMD@epa.gov |
Emissions Monitoring Contacts
This section displays a list of CAPD staff contacts by region for emissions monitoring.
See Business Center Contacts for contact information associated with the Clean Air Markets and Power Business Center.
| Category | Topic | Name | Phone Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emissions Monitoring | Emissions Collection and Monitoring Plan System (ECMPS) | ECMPS Support | N/A | ecmps-support@camdsupport.com |
| Emissions Monitoring | Region 1 (NH, VT, ME, MA, RI, CT) | Charles Frushour | 202-343-9847 | frushour.charles@epa.gov |
| Emissions Monitoring | Region 2 (NY, NJ, PR, VI) | Charles Frushour | 202-343-9847 | frushour.charles@epa.gov |
| Emissions Monitoring | Region 3 (PA, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV) | Charles Frushour | 202-343-9847 | frushour.charles@epa.gov |
| Emissions Monitoring | Region 4 (KY, TN, NC, SC, MS, AL, GA, FL) | Charles Frushour | 202-343-9847 | frushour.charles@epa.gov |
| Emissions Monitoring | Region 5 (MN, WI, MI, IL, IN, OH) | Bryan Ramirez | 202-564-7591 | ramirez.bryan@epa.gov |
| Emissions Monitoring | Region 6 (NM, TX, OK, AR, LA) | Charles Frushour | 202-343-9847 | frushour.charles@epa.gov |
| Emissions Monitoring | Region 7 (NE, KS, IA, MO) | Ronald Sobocinski | 202-343-9722 | sobocinski.ron@epa.gov |
| Emissions Monitoring | Region 8 (MT, ND, SD, WY, UT, CO) | Ronald Sobocinski | 202-343-9722 | sobocinski.ron@epa.gov |
| Emissions Monitoring | Region 9 (CA, NV, AZ, HI) | Bryan Ramirez | 202-564-7591 | ramirez.bryan@epa.gov |
| Emissions Monitoring | Region 10 (WA, OR, ID, AK) | Bryan Ramirez | 202-564-7591 | ramirez.bryan@epa.gov |
| Emissions Monitoring | Protocol Gas Verification | Bryan Ramirez | 202-564-7591 | ramirez.bryan@epa.gov |