# Presentation: 923486

## Emissions Collection and Monitoring Plan System 

**Emissions Collection and Monitoring Plan System **
**(ECMPS)**
**Stakeholder Update**
**May 13, 2008**
**Nashville, Tennessee**
**By Laurel DeSantis**
**   ****Matthew Boze**
**David Ward (Perrin Quarles Associates)**

## Meeting Objectives

- Project Update
- ECMPS in Production
- Transitioning to ECMPS
- CAIR SO2 Certification Applications
- Mercury
- Client Tool Demonstration
- 2008 Industry Testing
- Training Plans
- Questions and Answers
- Wrap Up

## Project Update

## Project Update

| Industry Alpha Testing  | Early 2006 - Mid 2006  |
| --- | --- |
| Industry Beta Testing | Mid 2007 – Early 2008  |
| Released Version 1 of Client Tool  | April 1, 2008 |
| 2008 Industry Testing Session  | May 2008 - September 2008 |
| Client Tool Training  | 2008 - 2009  |
| Required Use by All Sources  | First Quarter 2009  |
| Scheduled Client Tool Updates  | June 2008
September 2008
December 2008
March 2009  |

## ECMPS in Production

## ECMPS in Production

- Version 1 of the Client Tool was made available to registered users on April 1, 2008.
- ECMPS 2008 Quarter 1 users:
- 15 registrants, 21 facilities
- ECMPS 2008 Quarter 2 users:
- 49 registrants, 85 facilities
- Initial MP and Cert App data for CAIR SO2:
- 5 registrants, 17 units

## Transitioning to ECMPS

## Transitioning to ECMPS

- Coordinate your transition with your vendor, if applicable.
- Test the Client Tool.
- Register to transition to ECMPS in 2008.
- Verify your data in the CAMD Business System (CBS).
- Add ECMPS agents.
- Install the production version of the Client Tool.
- Correct your monitoring plan.

## Step 1:  Coordinate your transition with your vendor, if applicable

- Establish timeframe for transition
- Install XML-capable DAHS software
- Plan to test Client Tool in conjunction with DAHS vendor

## Step 2:  Test the Client Tool

- To make the transition to ECMPS easier, EPA _strongly encourages_ you to test.
- Register to test here:  http://ecmps.pqa.com/register.shtml

## Step 3:  Register to Transition to ECMPS in 2008

- ECMPS is optional in 2008; ECMPS is required in 2009.
- You MUST register if you want to officially switch to ECMPS in 2008.
- 		_Quarter to Submit_		_Deadline to Register_
- 		2008 Quarter 3		August 1, 2008	2008 Quarter 4		November 1, 2008
- h**ttp://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/business/ecmps/registration.html**

## Step 3:  Register to Transition to ECMPS in 2008

- You should only register to transition to ECMPS if you are _very certain_ you will be ready to use it.
- All units at a facility must be submitted using the same submission tool (ETS-FTP or ECMPS).
- Transitioning to ECMPS is permanent.

## Step 4: Verify your data in CBS

- Verify CBS user name and password, which will be used to login to ECMPS.
- Review Unit IDs, program data, operating status, and date fields.
- These fields are not managed through ECMPS, but are used to evaluate data in the Client Tool.
- These data types are submitted either on paper forms or online through CBS.
- Some fields are not editable once entered, and can only be modified by EPA.

## Step 5:  Add ECMPS Agents

- There are two types of ECMPS Agents:
- Retrieve
- Access to retrieve data from the EPA Host System (e.g., consultants, vendors)
- Allowed to edit data in the Client Tool
- Not allowed to submit data changes
- Submit
- Access to retrieve data from the EPA Host System
- Allowed to edit data in the Client Tool
- Access to submit data to the EPA Host System

## Step 5:  Add ECMPS Agents

- Retrieve Agents
- Assigned by Primary or Alternate   Representative
- Can only retrieve data associated with the Representative

## Step 5:  Add ECMPS Agents

- Submit Agents
- Authorized to act on behalf of a Primary or Alternate Representative.
- The Primary Representative is legally responsible for actions taken by his/her Submit Agents or by the Submit Agents of the Alternate Representative.
- Assigned on a unit level.
- Primary and Alternate Representatives receive email confirmation when Agents submit data to the EPA Host System.

## Step 5:  Add ECMPS Agents

- ETS-FTP agent assignments will not be automatically transferred to ECMPS.
- Representatives can assign their ECMPS agents using CBS or the Agent Notice of Delegation paper form.
- Assign agent status for each person who needs access to ECMPS.  DO _**NOT**_ SHARE USER NAMES AND PASSWORDS!

## Step 5:  Add ECMPS Agents

**IMPORTANT:**  When a Representative is replaced, all ECMPS agent assignments are ended.
- CAMD recommends that both the Primary and Alternate Reps assign the same agents to avoid problems if one or the other is replaced.

## Step 6: Install the production version of the Client Tool

- You cannot upgrade from a test version to a production version of the Client Tool.
- Check with your IT staff to make sure you have rights to install software on your computer.
- If you plan to have multiple users connect to a shared database, please contact PQA for assistance.
- Minimum system requirements can be found in your folder and are listed on the PQA ECMPS website.

## Step 7:  Correct Your Monitoring Plan

- All monitoring plan data reported since 1999 will be migrated to ECMPS.
- Before submitting any QA or emissions data, you must submit a corrected monitoring plan via ECMPS.
- Your monitoring plan must be updated to meet new requirements and correct existing deficiencies.  For example:
- New requirements:  probe components, stack shape
- Existing deficiencies:  non-contiguous, overlapping, and inconsistent dates

## Step 7:  Correct Your Monitoring Plan

- If you have questions, take the following
- steps:
- 	1. Review Resources (see handout)
- 	2. Contact your vendor or consultant
- 	3. Contact Technical Support (see handout)

## Resubmitting Data

- 2008
- If you have transitioned to ECMPS:
- Resubmit 2008 data via ECMPS
- Resubmit prior data via ETS-FTP
- If you have not transitioned to ECMPS:
- Resubmit all data via ETS-FTP
- 2009
- All sources will be required to use ECMPS
- Resubmit all data for all years via ECMPS

## CAIR SO2 Certification Applications

## CAIR SO2 Certification Applications

- Initial monitoring plan and supporting QA tests are due in 2008
**NOTE**: ARP units do not need to submit certification applications
- Must be in XML format and submitted via ECMPS
- You may continue to submit quarterly reports via ETS-FTP in 2008

## CAIR SO2 Certification Applications

- You MUST register to submit certification applications for CAIR SO2 using ECMPS
- Registration deadlines are the 1st of each month (e.g., June 1st )
- Data are available in ECMPS one month after the registration deadlines (e.g., July 1st)
- Register at: **http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/business/ecmps/registration.html**

## CAIR SO2 Certification Applications

- Once you register, EPA will migrate your most current monitoring plan information to the EPA host system
- You will then be able to download the most current monitoring plan information from the EPA host system to your Client Tool and complete the required information for CAIR SO2
- You will then submit the completed monitoring plan back to the EPA host system
- If you use both ETS-FTP and ECMPS, you are responsible for maintaining monitoring plans in both systems

## Mercury

- EPA temporarily suspended work on the mercury portions of the Client Tool while the implications of the court’s decision were considered.
- EPA is pursuing a plan to assist states that choose to adopt the Jan 24th, 2008 Part 75 monitoring provisions as part of their state level rules for mercury.
- As such, EPA is tentatively planning for the mercury monitoring plan and certification test data to be supported in the scheduled release for September 2008.
- Hourly data would be handled with the version that will be released ahead of the 1st quarter 2009 reporting period.

## Mercury Certification Deadlines

- Given that there is no longer a CAMR program, EPA will not be answering the petitions for the alternative deadline previously discussed regarding the timing of the Client Tool.
- As of now, EPA has yet to release a version of the software that can handle mercury data.
- It is up to the states to approve an alternate deadline under their regulations, if they are relying on Part 75 and ECMPS for monitoring and data collection.

**Notes:**
PQA Question:  Should CAIR SO2 alternative deadline be addressed?

## Client Tool Demonstration

## 2008 Testing

## 2008 Testing

- May 2008 - September 2008
- Registrations will be accepted throughout the testing period
-  http://ecmps.pqa.com/register.shtml
- EPA _**strongly encourages**_ all stakeholders to test, including vendors and consultants.
- You can test while using either ETS-FTP or ECMPS for official submissions.
- Testing version of Client Tool is virtually identical to production version.
- Changes to test data do not affect official data.

## 2008 Testing

- If you have questions about testing,
- take the following steps:
- 	1. Review Resources (see handout)
- 	2. Contact your vendor or consultant
- 	3. Contact Technical Support (see handout)

## Training Plans

## Training Plans

- In addition to testing, additional training
- is available:
- Tutorials
- CAMD and PQA ECMPS website
- PQA ECMPS blog
- Stakeholder Meetings
- ECMPS Resources (see handout)

## ECMPS Tutorials

- Interactive, multimedia videos
- Specific topics covered in approximately 10 minutes
- Watch on the Web or download to CD
- Closed Captioning available
-  http://ecmps.pqa.com/tutorials.shtml

## ECMPS Tutorials 

- Below is a partial list of tutorial topics:
- ECMPS Quick Start Guide **(completed)**
- File Import module **(completed)**
- Monitoring Plan preparation
- QA module
- Emissions module
- Evaluate module
- Submit module
- LME module
- Certification Application
- Client Tool maintenance

## ECMPS Presentations

- Stakeholder meeting presentations are now available on the EPA website.
- http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/business/ecmps/stakeholder.html
- Future presentation postings will include closed captioning.

## ECMPS Blog

- Provides a central location for up-to-date information about ECMPS Testing.
- Presents answers to frequently asked technical support questions.
- Includes information organized by category on how to use the Client Tool.
- Allows users to receive regular ECMPS information via email subscription.
- http://ecmps.pqa.com/blog/

## Questions and Answers

## Wrap Up

- What is next?
- Action items
- If you would like to be added to the ECMPS Stakeholder Email group, contact Laurel DeSantis.