ECMPS Support

As was noted previously, the EPA Host System will be unavailable in order to prepare for the release of the next version of the ECMPS Client Tool.

Prior to the release, the EPA Host System will be unavailable starting around 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, June 5th until the afternoon of Saturday, June 6th, and again the morning of June 10th until the release is completed later that day. At that time, users will be able to connect to the EPA Host System.

While the EPA Host System is unavailable, the following functionality is not available in the Client Tool: synchronize, retrieve, and submit. During that time, users can only work with the Client Tool "offline".

Labels: Release Schedule Information, Scheduled Outage

On June 9, 2020, EPA will host a DAHS Vendor and ECMPS software development webinar. The purpose of this meeting will be to inform DAHS vendors about upcoming ECMPS software changes, provide continued dialogue regarding 2020 development plans, and allow for feedback and/or technical questions. If you attended the March 3, 2020 webinar you should have already received a meeting invitation. If you did not, and you or your company are interested, please send an email to worley.christopher@epa.gov to receive details on how to attend this meeting.

On June 23, 2020 at 1:00PM ET, EPA will host a one-hour ECMPS stakeholder update meeting to discuss plans for the redevelopment of ECMPS. EPA is redeveloping ECMPS to eliminate software installations, reduce reporting burden, improve efficiency, and provide new features and functionality. During the call, EPA will discuss the schedule for redevelopment, explain how to share your ideas and get involved, and answer your questions. This meeting is intended for general ECMPS users. Call in details are below. 

Toll number: +1 (202) 991-0477
Meeting Number: 1494936#

Labels: Communication, Stakeholder Meeting

The next version of the ECMPS Client Tool is scheduled to be released on June 10, 2020. The currently planned changes are shown in the list below.

• EMAUDIT-1: Added check to ensure Like Kind analyzers are not used for more than 720 operating hours in a calendar year.
• HOURCV-42-E; HOURDHV-18-K; HOURDHV-24-K; HOURDHV-32-C; HOURMHV-13-H; HOURMHV-15-F; HOURMHV-16-H; HOURMHV-17-B; HOURMHV-20-M; HOUROP-23-F; HOUROP-40-G,H; HOUROP-41- E, F; MATSDHV-10-G; MATSMHV-6-F; MATSMHV-9-G; HOURMHV-29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 MATSHOD-6-H; MATSHOD-7-H; MATSHOD-8-H; MATSHOD-9-H: Increased severity of checks related to the reporting of SystemID and ComponentID records during missing data periods.
• HOURGEN-31: Updated check to ensure that the heat input reported at both the stacks and the units in a complex configuration have equivalent totals.
• HOURMHV-15; MATSMHV-9: Updated checks to ensure like-kind analyzers are only reported with MODC 17 during measured data hours.
• MATSMHV-4: Updated check to better handle hours at unmonitored bypass stacks with valid sorbent trap data.
• PROGRAM-14: Update check to only require a NOx Control record on units with a Commence Commercial Operation Date after 1984.
• RATSTAT-5, 6, 7: Updated checks to better handle the checking of test expirations, grace periods and conditional data periods for locations with both primary and primary bypass NOx-diluent monitoring systems.

• MATS PDF Reporting: Allow resubmission of MATS PDFs to replace original submissions.
• MATS PDF Submission Log: Synchronize Submission log to show complete MATS PDF reporting history for the unit.

Labels: Release Schedule Information, Scheduled Outage, Technical Support Tip