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The EPA Host System will be Unavailable March 4-5 and March 9, 2022


Sunday, February 27, 2022

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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, March 4th until the afternoon of Saturday March 5th, and again the morning of March 9th 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."


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The next version of the ECMPS Client Tool is scheduled to be released on March 9, 2022


Tuesday, February 15, 2022


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The next version of the ECMPS Client Tool is scheduled to be released on March 9, 2022. The currently planned changes are shown in the list below. 

Prior to the release, the EPA Host System will be unavailable starting around 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, March 4th until mid-afternoon on Saturday, March 5th, and again the morning of March 9th until the release is completed later that day. At that time, users will be able to connect to the EPA Host System.

Check Changes

  • ADESTAT-5,11: Updated checks to ensure Appendix D systems using fuel flow-to-load extensions have baseline data to support the extensions. 
  • DEFAULT-53: Updated check to disallow use of the fuel code C when the parameter code for the monitor default record is H2O. 
  • DEFAULT-54: Updated check to ensure results A and B are returned appropriately per the relevant cross check table. 
  • TEST-16: Added check to ensure components were active when a linearity check was performed.  

Other Changes

  • Added test type PM CEMS PS-11 Correlation Test to the MATS PDF module.
  • Added Reference Methods 3, 5I , and 17 to the MATS PDF module. 


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