# Presentation: 278551

## Offering Automation forEnvironmental Reporting

- EPRI CEM User Group Meeting
- San Diego, CA
- May 14, 2003
- Michele Wockenfuss & Martin W. Husk
- EPA’s Clean Air Markets Division (CAMD)

## Overview

- CAMD Re-engineering Project: Introduction of Improved Automation
- Old CAMD Environment
- Improvements Available Now
- Next Steps
- We Need Your Help

## CAMD Re-engineering Project: Introduction of Improved Automation

- Reasons for Re-engineering CAMD:
- Provide affected industry better ways to comply with programs
- Improve the way work is done (save time & $)
- Shift focus from processing data to quality assuring data
- Provide our partners and the public easier access to data
- Take advantage of new technology

## Old CAMD Environment

- Applications and data stored on various platforms with largely manual cross- communication
- Duplicate data needed to support various functions
- Paper forms are used to meet some requirements
- Multiple applications provided to quality assure and submit data

## Old CAMD Environment

- Three-step process to finalize emissions (ETS feedback, MDC feedback, audit feedback)
- Major application coded partially in ‘old school’ programming languages
- Processing costs are high

## Vision for CAMDInformation Technology

- _Web-Based Processing_ for many activities
- Single, interactive approach to meet program requirements
- Using the Internet so affected industry can have one-stop-shopping
- Quality assurance before data is received
- _Single Database_ to collect & distribute data
- One place to get all data
- Easy access for query and analysis

## Improvements Available Now

## CAMD Business System

- Launched on March 11
- Web application on the CAMD web site for affected industry
- Beginning of ‘one-stop-shopping’ to meet program requirements
- On-line Allowance Transfer System (OATS) integrated into application
- Provides a single database for basic facility/unit data

## CAMD Business System (cont.)

- Paper forms become optional for:
- Certificate of Representation (Acid Rain Program)
- Account Certificate of Representative (NOx Budget Trading Program)
- Retired Unit Exemption (Acid Rain Program)
- New Unit Exemption (Acid Rain Program)
- Allowance Transfer Form (all programs)

## CAMD Business System (cont.)

- Affected industry can use the Web to:
- Add/edit facility and unit data
- Identify representatives (responsible person) for a facility/unit
- Exempt units from the Acid Rain Program
- Transfer allowances for any program
- Determine if a unit is affected by the Acid Rain Program

## CAMD Business System (cont.)

- Affected industry user can use the Web to (cont.):
- Identify industry people EPA can call with program questions
- Find out who at EPA/State to call with program questions
- Edit the personal information (address, phone, e-mail, etc.) of industry persons
- Designate agents to act on behalf of the representative to perform the above functions

## Benefits of the CAMD Business System

- Industry personnel can take ownership of updating their data
- Faster process than paper forms
- Use of agents to act on behalf of the representative
- Secure environment
- It is easy to use!

## Getting Started with the CAMD Business System

- Primary representative registers at www.epa.gov/airmarkets/business/index.html (click on ‘register’ link)
- Primary representative receives e-mail to call CAMD for ID and password
- Primary representative logs on to the system, certifies, and identifies agents
- Agents receive e-mail to call CAMD for ID and password

## Getting Started with the CAMD Business System (cont.)

- Primary representative or agent can use the system to do whatever is needed
- Existing alternate representatives can call CAMD for and ID and password
- Primary representatives or agents can identify new alternates using the system
- New alternate representatives receive an e-mail to call CAMD for an ID and password

## Many are using the CAMD Business System

- A total of 323 users logged on to the system between March 11 to April 4
- In the same time frame, the following transactions were completed:
- 58 updates to personal information
- 131 changes to representatives
- 22 additions/edits to facility unit/data

## Visit Our Booth to See What’s New

- The following applications are being shown:
- CAMD Business System
- Data and Maps
- ETS-FTP

## Next Steps

- Public Access to Data
- Web-Based Processing Initiatives
- Emissions Tracking System (ETS) and Monitoring Data Checking (MDC) software

## Public Access to Data

- Launched web query tool in September 2002
- Ability to run “canned” reports or refined query
- Provide access to emissions and facility data
- Hourly, monthly, quarterly ozone season for 1995 through 2001
- Annual for 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995 through 2001

## Public Access to Data (cont.)

- Will be enhanced to include
- Graphing capabilities
- Access to source management data
- Additional emissions data
- Enhancements will be added throughout the year

## Web-Based Processing Initiatives

- Next version of CAMD Business System
- Ability to complete some compliance forms on-line
- Comments and suggestions from users
- Read and limited update ability for States and EPA Regions

## ETS and MDC

- Current process
- Multiple tools available to check data
-  Multiple tools needed to submit data
- Multiple sets of feedback

## ETS and MDC (cont.)

- Improve current process
- Re-engineering effort underway
- Developing “vision” for how future process will work

## ETS and MDC (cont.)

- Future Process
- Ability for industry user to run all checks (ETS/MDC) on PC prior to submitting file
- Provide one set of feedback
- Identify and correct errors before submitting file

## Conclusion

- CAMD is working to provide more flexible submission options
- CAMD Business System is the first step in the process
- More improvements are on the way
- CAMD needs your input to make sure we design the best solutions for future improvements
- Visit us at the booth in the Exhibit area