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R -- MARKET TRADING FORUM SO2 ALLOCATION OPTIONS ASSESSMENT SOL 98WGA001MTF DUE 102398 POC John Leary, (303) 623-9378 WEB: Western Governors' Association, http://www.westgov.org. E-MAIL: Western Governors' Association, jleary@westgov.org. The Western Governors' Association is seeking bids for a project in support of the Market Trading Forum (MTF). This forum was established to address the Market Trading Recommendations in the GCVTC report. The forum is directed to give recommendations to the WRAP on the formation of a back-up regulatory market trading program to be in place in the event that stationary sources cannot meet the SO2 emission target set by the commission in the GCVTC Recommendations. One of the vital parts of a trading program is the methodology establishing how emission allowances are allocated in the event that the program is initiated. The MTF is in the process of making a study of a number of different ways to make the initial and subsequent allocation of allowances. A series of options have been developed through a consensus process by the MTF. The purpose of this RFP is to study those most likely allocation options being considered by the MTF in sufficient detail to assess the policy implications of each option. The study would assess issues such as the economic viability and general administrative ease associated with each option. Posted 10/03/98 (D-SN258198). (0276)

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