ECMPS Support

The previously scheduled ECMPS Monitoring Plan Beta release update has been moved yet again to Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 1:00 PM ET.

The most recent update now includes import and export functionality for monitoring plan files and general interface changes for QA and emissions. 

EPA is redeveloping ECMPS to eliminate software installations, reduce reporting burden, improve efficiency, and provide new features and functionality. The purpose of the meeting is to inform DAHS vendors and users about the beta testing process and timeline, to provide an overview of the new tool, and to describe how users can engage in the testing process. A recording of the webinar and materials will be posted here for those unable to attend. 

ECMPS 2.0 will utilize the Central Data Exchange (CDX) test environment in order to begin testing the future CDX login integration. To participate in the ECMPS Beta testing process, users will need a CDX test account, for which they can register at any time. The CDX Test Start guide can be found here. 

Labels: Communication, Stakeholder Meeting

The first day of the 2022 Q3 reporting period is Saturday, October 1, 2022. Sources required to report 2022 Q3 emissions data under the Acid Rain Program (ARP), the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), the NOx SIP Call (SIPNOX), the Texas SO2 Trading Program (TXSO2), the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), and the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS) rule have until the end of the day on Monday, October 31, 2022 to submit their emissions data to the EPA using the ECMPS Client Tool.

During this reporting period, the EPA expects to receive approximately 4,000 emissions data submissions. Sources are encouraged to begin working on their submissions as early as possible in order to give them sufficient time to complete all submissions by the deadline.

Start Early

With the large volume of submissions expected, we encourage sources to start working with their data as soon as possible because, if you have questions you will get a faster response to your technical support request the earlier in the month you submit your request. If you wait until later in the month to begin working with your data and you run into problems that require technical support, your request will be added to a much longer queue of technical support requests.

Technical Support Information

Information on getting technical support through the resources on the Website or by submitting a technical support request has all been consolidated in the Website's Help section. Technical support would like to highlight that, as necessary, FAQs and Known Issues will continue to be updated throughout the submission period. Hours for technical support are listed on the Contact Us page.

Resubmission Requests

Requests to resubmit QA or emissions data should be made using the Resubmission Request Form.

Keep Up-To-Date

To keep up-to-date with ECMPS News items, we would suggest subscribing to the ECMPS News.

You can receive the ECMPS News posts via email by subscribing to ECMPS News or adding the ECMPS News feed to your RSS Reader. To subscribe via email, simply enter your email address in the box provided on the upper right part of the ECMPS News page and click the Subscribe button. To receive the RSS feed, click on the RSS Feed button, which is located at the bottom of every page on the Website.

Labels: Technical Support Tip

Due to lingering deployment issues, the previously scheduled ECMPS Monitoring Plan Beta release update webinar has been moved to Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 1:00 PM ET. 

The most recent update now includes import and export functionality for monitoring plan files and general interface changes for QA and emissions. 

EPA is redeveloping ECMPS to eliminate software installations, reduce reporting burden, improve efficiency, and provide new features and functionality. The purpose of the meeting is to inform DAHS vendors and users about the beta testing process and timeline, to provide an overview of the new tool, and to describe how users can engage in the testing process. A recording of the webinar and materials will be posted here for those unable to attend. 

ECMPS 2.0 will utilize the Central Data Exchange (CDX) test environment in order to begin testing the future CDX login integration. To participate in the ECMPS Beta testing process, users will need a CDX test account, for which they can register at any time. The CDX Test Start guide can be found here. 

Labels: Communication, Stakeholder Meeting

EPA will not be releasing an ECMPS update for the upcoming 2022 Q3 emissions reporting period.  

On Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 1 PM ET, EPA will host a webinar to review the ECMPS Monitoring Plan Beta release update. The most recent update now includes import and export functionality for monitoring plan files, and general interface changes for QA and emissions. 

EPA is redeveloping ECMPS to eliminate software installations, reduce reporting burden, improve efficiency, and provide new features and functionality. The purpose of the meeting is to inform DAHS vendors and users about the beta testing process and timeline, to provide an overview of the new tool, and to describe how users can engage in the testing process. A recording of the webinar and materials will be posted here for those unable to attend. 

ECMPS 2.0 will utilize the Central Data Exchange (CDX) test environment in order to begin testing the future CDX login integration. To participate in the ECMPS Beta testing process, users will need a CDX test account, for which they can register at any time. The CDX Test Start guide can be found here. 

Labels: Communication, Release Schedule Information, Stakeholder Meeting

The EPA Host will be unavailable starting around 5pm ET on Friday, September 9th until the morning of Sunday, September 11th for scheduled maintenance.

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: Scheduled Outage