{"data":{"id":"us-va/9vac25-640-250-1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"9VAC25-640-250:1","heading":"APPENDIX I. LETTER FROM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER","body":"APPENDIX I. LETTER FROM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.\n\n(Note: The instructions in brackets are to be replaced by the relevant information and the brackets deleted.)\n\nI am the chief financial officer of [insert: name and address of the operator or guarantor]. This letter is in support of the use of [insert: \"the financial test of self-insurance,\" and/or \"Guarantee\"] to demonstrate financial responsibility for the containment and clean up of discharges of oil in the amount of at least [insert: dollar amount] per occurrence and [insert: dollar amount] annual aggregate arising from operating [insert: \"(an) aboveground storage tank(s)\" and/or \"(a) pipeline(s)\"].\n\nAboveground storage tanks at the following facilities and/or pipelines are assured by this financial test by this [insert: \"operator\" and/or \"guarantor\"]:\n\n[List for each facility: the name and address of the facility where tanks assured by this financial test are located, either the registration identification number assigned by the Department or the Oil Discharge Contingency Plan facility identification number, and whether tanks are assured by this financial test. If separate mechanisms or combinations of mechanisms are being used to assure any of the tanks at this facility, list each tank assured by this financial test.\n\nList for each pipeline: the home office address and the names of the cities and counties in the Commonwealth where the pipeline is located.]\n\nThis [insert: \"operator \" or \"guarantor\"] has not received an adverse opinion, a disclaimer of opinion, or a \"going concern\" qualification from an independent auditor on the financial statements for the latest completed fiscal year.\n\n[Fill in the information for Alternative I if the criteria of 9VAC25-640-70 B are being used to demonstrate compliance with the financial test requirements. Fill in the information for Alternative II if the criteria of 9VAC25-640-70 C are being used to demonstrate compliance with the financial test requirements.]\n\nALTERNATIVE I\n\n1. Amount of AST annual aggregate coverage being assured by  a financial test, and/or guarantee\n\n$_________\n\n2. Amount of pipeline annual aggregate coverage covered by a  financial test, and/or guarantee\n\n$_________\n\n3. Amount of annual underground storage tank (UST)  aggregate coverage being assured by a financial test and/or guarantee  pursuant to 9 VAC 25-590\n\n$_________\n\n4. Total AST/Pipeline/UST financial responsibility  obligations assured by a financial test and/or guarantee (Sum of lines 1,  2 and 3)\n\n$_________\n\n5. Total tangible assets\n\n$_________\n\n6. Total liabilities [if any of the amount  reported on line  4 is included in total liabilities, you may  deduct that amount from this line or add that amount to line  7]\n\n$_________\n\n7. Tangible net worth [subtract line   6 from line  5]\n\n$_________\n\n8. Is line  7 at least equal  to line  4 above?\n\nYes\n\nNo\n\n___\n\n___\n\n9. Have financial statements for the latest  financial reporting year been filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission?\n\n___\n\n___\n\n10. Have financial statements for the latest  financial reporting year been filed with the Energy Information  Administration?\n\n___\n\n___\n\n11. Have financial statements for the  latest financial reporting year been filed with the Rural  Utilities Service?\n\n___\n\n___\n\n12. Has financial information been  provided to Dun and Bradstreet, and has Dun and Bradstreet provided a  financial strength rating of at least equal to the amount of annual  AST/pipeline aggregate coverage being assured? [Answer Yes only if both  criteria have been met.]\n\n___\n\n___\n\n13. If you did not answer Yes to one of  lines  9 through  12, please attach a report  from an independent certified public accountant certifying that there are no material  differences between the data reported in lines 5 through   8 above and the financial statements for the latest financial  reporting year.\n\nALTERNATIVE II\n\n1. Amount of AST annual aggregate coverage being assured by a  financial test, and/or guarantee\n\n$_________\n\n2. Amount of pipeline annual aggregate coverage covered by a  financial test, and/or guarantee\n\n$_________\n\n3. Amount of annual underground storage tank (UST) aggregate  coverage being assured by a financial test and/or guarantee pursuant to  9VAC25-590\n\n$_________\n\n4. Total AST/Pipeline?UST financial responsibility  obligations assured by a financial test and/or guarantee (Sum of lines 1,   2 and 3)\n\n$_________\n\n5. Total tangible assets\n\n$_________\n\n6. Total liabilities [if any of the amount  reported on line 4 is included in total liabilities, you may  deduct that amount from this line or add that amount to line]\n\n$_________\n\n7. Tangible net worth [subtract line   6 from line 5]\n\n$_________\n\n8. Total assets in the U.S. [required only  if less than 90 percent of assets are located in the U.S.]\n\n$_________\n\n9. Is line  7 at least equal  to line  4 above?\n\nYes\n\nNo\n\n___\n\n___\n\n10. Are at least 90 percent of assets  located in the U.S.? [If No, complete line  11.]\n\n___\n\n___\n\n11. Is line  8 at least  equal to line  4?\n\n___\n\n___\n\n[Fill in either lines 12-15 or lines 16-18:]\n\n12. Current assets\n\n$_________\n\n13. Current liabilities\n\n$_________\n\n14. Net working capital [subtract line 13 from line 12]\n\n$_________\n\n15. Is line  14 at least  equal to line  4?\n\nYes\n\nNo\n\n___\n\n___\n\n16. Current bond rating of most recent  bond issue\n\n__________\n\n17. Name of rating service\n\n__________\n\n18. Date of maturity of bond\n\n__________\n\n19. Have financial statements for the latest  fiscal year been filed with the SEC, the Energy Information Administration,  or the Rural  Utilities Service?\n\nYes\n\nNo\n\n___\n\n___\n\n[If \"No,\" please attach a report from an independent certified public accountant certifying that there are no material differences between the data as reported in lines  5-18 above and the financial statements for the latest financial reporting year.]\n\n[For Alternatives I and II, complete the certification with this statement.]\n\nI hereby certify that the wording of this letter is identical to the wording specified in Appendix I of  9VAC25-640 as such regulations were constituted on the date shown immediately below.\n\n[Signature]\n\n[Name]\n\n[Title]\n\n[Date]","path":["Title 9. Environment","Agency 25. State Water Control Board","Chapter 640. Aboveground Storage Tank and Pipeline Facility Financial Responsibility Requirements"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title9/agency25/chapter640/section250:1/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:20Z","sha256":"c46be6d97fb787610138580acf40c5dd008184bd9de21c75e4e741b007b0afa3","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/9vac25-640-230","next":"us-va/9vac25-640-250-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}