(a) By September 30, 1999, the permitting authority will submit to the Administrator the NOX allowance allocations, in accordance with § 96.42, for the control periods in 2003, 2004, and 2005.
(b) By April 1, 2003 and April 1 of each year thereafter, the permitting authority will submit to the Administrator the NOX allowance allocations, in accordance with § 96.42, for the control period in the year that is three years after the year of the applicable deadline for submission under this paragraph (b). If the permitting authority fails to submit to the Administrator the NOX allowance allocations in accordance with this paragraph (b), the Administrator will allocate, for the applicable control period, the same number of NOX allowances as were allocated for the preceding control period.
(c) By April 1, 2004 and April 1 of each year thereafter, the permitting authority will submit to the Administrator the NOX allowance allocations, in accordance with § 96.42, for any NOX allowances remaining in the allocation set-aside for the prior control period.