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Consultation on Proposed UK auction design for use in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme Phase II

EU Emissions Trading Scheme (Auction design)
Area 4A
Ergon House
Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 2AL

21 December 2007

Dear Consultee

Consultation on Phase II Auction design

I am writing to invite views on the Governments proposals on how the auctions or sales for EU ETS Phase II allowances will work.

The following documents may be found on Defra’s website at
www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/euets-phase2auction/

We welcome your views and comments on the proposals.

Responses

Please send responses to either the EU ETS mailbox eu.ets@defra.gsi.gov.uk  with Consultation on Phase II Auction design in the subject line or by post to:

      Richard Sargent
      EU Emissions Trading Scheme (Auction design)
      4A
      Ergon House
      Horseferry Road
      London
      SW1P 2AL

Responses should be received by 5pm, 14 March 2008

In line with Defra´s policy of openness, at the end of the consultation period copies of the responses we receive will be made publicly available through the Defra Information Resource Centre, Lower Ground Floor, Ergon House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR. The information they contain will also be published in a summary of responses.

If you do not consent to this, you must clearly request that your response be treated confidentially. Any confidentiality disclaimer generated by your IT system in e-mail responses will not be treated as such a request. You should also be aware that there may be circumstances in which Defra will be required to communicate information to third parties on request, in order to comply with its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations.

The library will supply copies of consultation responses to personal callers or in response to telephone or e-mail requests (tel: 020 7238 6575, email defra.library@defra.gsi.gov.uk. Wherever possible, personal callers should give the library at least 24 hour notice of their requirements. An administrative charge will be made to cover photocopying and postage costs.

If you have any comments or complaints about the consultation process, as opposed to the content in the consultation paper, please address them to Marjorie Addo Defra’s Consultation Co-ordinator, Area 7C Nobel House,17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR, or email consultation.coordinator@defra.gsi.gov.uk.

Thank you for your help in this matter. If you have any queries please contact us as above.

Margaret Read
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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