ECMPS Support

In 2011 sources reporting emissions data under a Part 75 reporting program (i.e., Acid Rain Program, CAIR, and RGGI) will have to report their 2010 CO2 emissions data under the new Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). Data reported for the GHGRP must be submitted through the web-based Electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool (e-GGRT). (Please note that CO2 emissions data reported through ECMPS will NOT be forwarded to the GHGRP; the data must be submitted directly through e-GGRT.) The deadline for reporting emissions data for the GHGRP is March 31, 2011.

Prior to reporting emissions data, all affected sources must first register their facilities in e-GGRT, regardless of whether those facilities are already reporting under Part 75. During the registration process, each facility reporting under the GHGRP will be assigned a Designated Representative (DR) and (optionally) an Alternate Designated Representative (ADR). However, for facilities in a Part 75 Program, the DR for the GHGRP must be the same as the DR for their Part 75 programs. Both the DR and the ADR (if one exists) will need to register as an e-GGRT user, and then login to e-GGRT to sign the Certificate of Representation. The deadline for signing the GHGRP Certificate of Representation is January 30, 2011.

During the e-GGRT user registration process, registrants will be asked if they are a DR or ADR of a Part 75 facility, whether they have a CAMD Business System (CBS) user account, and if so, they will be asked to enter their CBS Username and Password. Through this mechanism, their user profile information from CBS will be made available in e-GGRT, and their Part 75 facilities will be linked to their e-GGRT account. Please note that the CBS is the sole source of information regarding the identity of the DR and ADR of a Part 75 facility. It is essential, therefore, that DR and ADR information be up-to-date in CBS prior to registering in e-GGRT. If you are a Part 75 representative but not a CBS user then the e-GGRT help desk will assist you in importing your CBS facilities into e-GGRT.

You must have an e-GGRT user name and password to register a facility and report under the GHGRP. (The e-GGRT user name and password is separate from the user name and password which is used for accessing CBS or ECMPS.) In order to complete e-GGRT user registration, a user must have a CROMERR Electronic Subscriber Agreement (ESA) on file. Users who have submitted the CROMERR ESA in order to use CBS or ECMPS have met this requirement. Any questions related to the CROMERR ESA should be submitted to Karen VanSickle.

In order to get started working with e-GGRT please visit: https://ghgreporting.epa.gov

For help with e-GGRT, visit the help site: http://www.ccdsupport.com