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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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
EPA has posted an updated set of Quality Assurance reporting instructions for the proposed MATS 2024 reporting changes. The previous version was missing a number of data elements in the quarterly compliance report needed to report deviations under 40 CFR Appendix E to Subpart UUUUU of Part 63 13.0.
EPA will host a review and listening session on March 15 at 1 PM ET to review the proposed MATS 2024 reporting changes. MATS affected users should plan on attending. To prepare for the meeting and ensure the most effective use of everyone's time, attendees should review the rule and the draft reporting instructions documentation prior to the call. The reporting instructions and proposed changes will be finalized and posted on March 31, 2023.
Rule citation: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-63/subpart-UUUUU
Updated Reporting Instructions: https://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/ecmps-re-engineering-effort
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The ECMPS Technical Support Help Desk will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2023 in observance of Martin Luther King Day. |
The ECMPS Technical Support Help Desk will also be closed on the following upcoming holidays:
You can view the full technical support holiday schedule here.
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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.
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The ECMPS Technical Support Help Desk will be closed on Monday, December 26, 2022 for Christmas Day (observed), and Monday, January 2, 2023 for New Year's Day (observed). |
The ECMPS Technical Support Help Desk will also be closed on the following upcoming holidays:
You can view the full technical support holiday schedule here.
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The ECMPS Technical Support Help Desk will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 24-25, 2022 for the Thanksgiving holiday. |
The ECMPS Technical Support Help Desk will also be closed on the following upcoming holidays:
You can view the full technical support holiday schedule here.
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Last week, EPA officially released its new ECMPS 2.0 Website and newsletter platform as part the overall reengineering effort.
Users should subscribe to the reengineering newsletter using the “Receive Updates” section of the website, or by clicking on the link, here, to stay up to date on all things reengineering, including upcoming webinars, beta updates, and documentation releases.
Going forward, the ECMPS.Blogspot.com and the ECMPS.CAMDsupport.com sites will be used for ECMPS 1.0 production updates only. ECMPS 2.0 content and updates will be available via the new website and newsletter. It is very important users subscribe to both sites during the transition period to stay up to date on both production and reengineering issues.
EPA will post the slides and a recording of the October 18th webinar later this week.
If you have any questions on this change, please contact Chris Worley at worley.christopher@epa.gov.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Phone Conference ID: 518 318 014#
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expectation of privacy regarding any communications. Participation in a
recorded meeting will be deemed as consent to be recorded. Information on EPA
systems is the property of the Agency and may become official records.
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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.
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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.
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Prior to the release, the EPA Host System will be unavailable starting around 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, June 10th until the afternoon of Saturday June 11th, and again the morning of June 15th 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."
The next version of the ECMPS Client Tool is scheduled to be released on June 15, 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, June 10th until mid-afternoon on Saturday, June 11th, and again the morning of June 15th until the release is completed later that day. At that time, users will be able to connect to the EPA Host System.
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ECMPS 2.0 is scheduled for mandatory use for reporting year 2024. This timeline will provide a reasonable amount of time for emission reporters, software vendors, and consultants to test ECMPS 2.0. EPA will continue to develop and release beta functionality (including quality assurance and emissions data) throughout 2022 and 2023; providing a year or more for testing, feedback, and deployment. The 2024 release will include additional data elements specified in the July 17, 2020 Mercury and Air Toxics Standard for Power Plants Final Electronic Reporting Revisions and other applicable regulatory reporting requirements.
The current ECMPS reporting platform and XML format will remain in effect through 2023.
Additional Information: EPA will be giving a presentation at the upcoming EPRI Continuous Emissions Monitoring User Group Meeting (CEMUG) to discuss this timeline. For those not attending, EPA will host an upcoming webinar (to be announced shortly) later in the month of June.
If you have any questions on this announcement or its immediate impacts, please contact Chris Worley at worley.christopher@epa.gov or 202-816-2670.
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Labels: Technical Support Tip
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.
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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."
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
Other Changes
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