ECMPS Support

No ECMPS Meeting at the May EPRI CEMS User Group Meeting in Cleveland

Over the past several years while ECMPS was being prepared for its launch, CAMD held ECMPS Stakeholder meetings in association with the EPRI CEMS User Group meetings which were held every spring. These were valuable meetings for discussing the new process, demonstrating the Client Tool, answering questions, and receiving feedback. CAMD and ECMPS Technical Support are very appreciative of all of the questions and feedback that were provided by users through those meetings. That interaction with users was an important part of the success of ECMPS.

Since the last ECMPS Stakeholder meeting in St. Louis, ECMPS has completed a year of mandatory use. During that year, the process and the Client Tool have continued to mature. However, no major functionality has been added to the Client Tool. And, as we see from technical support tickets, the vast majority of users' questions are very specific to their data. Given this situation, CAMD has decided to not host an ECMPS meeting at the May 2010 CEMS User Group Meeting in Cleveland.

Feedback and suggested enhancements which come from users are still very important, and CAMD would appreciate if users would provide that feedback through technical support. In addition, as in years past, CAMD will host a booth in the exhibition hall of the CEMS User Group meeting, and ECMPS users are encouraged to come by to visit with the staff who will be there to receive feedback and answer questions.

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Upcoming Software Update scheduled for March 9, 2010

As usual, an ECMPS Client Tool update is scheduled to occur in the month prior to a reporting month. However, in a one time change, the update is scheduled to occur earlier than usual. In March, the software update is scheduled to be released on March 9th. At that time, the latest version of the Client Tool--the 2010Q1 version--will be made available.

In another change, the release will only be available as an update to the Client Tool. This change will only impact users who need to install a new version of the Client Tool. For instance, if you need to install the Client Tool on a new computer, you will download and install the latest version of the installation--the 2009Q4 Service Pack 2 version--and then complete an update to the 2010Q1 version. User who already have the 2009Q4 Service Pack 2 version of the Client Tool will simply go through the update to get to 2010Q1 version.

In order to complete the deployment of the latest version of the Client Tool, the EPA Host System will be unavailable from March 2nd until March 9th when the new version is released. During that time, users will only be able to use the Client Tool "offline".

EPA Offices Remain Closed for Thursday, February 11, 2010

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management reports that all Federal agencies in the Washington, DC area are again closed for Thursday, February 11, 2010.

This means that the U.S. EPA Clean Air Markets Division (CAMD) office will be closed, and personnel you are used to contacting will be out of the office.

EPA Headquarters Closed on Wednesday, February 10, 2010

According to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, all Federal agencies in the Washington, DC area are again closed for Wednesday, February 10, 2010.

This means that the U.S. EPA Clean Air Markets Division (CAMD) office will be closed, and personnel you are used to contacting will be out of the office.

EPA Headquarters Closed on Tuesday, February 9, 2010

According to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, all Federal agencies in the Washington, DC area are again closed for Tuesday, February 9, 2010.

This means that the U.S. EPA Clean Air Markets Division (CAMD) office will be closed, and personnel you are used to contacting will be out of the office.

EPA Headquarters Closed on Monday, February 8, 2010

According to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, today, Monday, February 8, 2010, all Federal agencies in the Washington, DC area are closed.

This means that the U.S. EPA Clean Air Markets Division (CAMD) office will be closed, and personnel you are used to contacting will be out of the office.