APPENDIX E: NEI DATA SUBMISSION FORMAT
Format - Point Sources

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ransmittal

If Using MSAccess

Table: tblPointTR

t Data Type Length Data Definitions

Use Convention Notes See User's Guide for more information Field Name

Field Type

PE CHARACTER 2 A code that identifies the type of Record TR strRecordType Text

 COUNTY FIPS CODE CHARACTER 5 The FIPS code for the state and county. Code table - STATE_AND_COUNTY_FIPS_CODE strStateCountyFIPs Text

ION NAME CHARACTER 80

The name of the organization that is affiliated with a facility or project. (i.e., this data submittal) Name of organization submitting the dataset. strOrganizationName Text

ON TYPE CHARACTER 2 Original or Correction (replacement) data set. Code table - TRANSACTION_TYPES strTransactionType Text

 YEAR NUMBER 4 Year of inventory data in dataset. A four digit year, ie. 1998 intInventoryYear Integer

 TYPE CODE CHARACTER 10

Indicates that the data set contains criteria data, toxics data, or both. Code table - INVENTORY_TYPES strInventoryTypeCode Text

ON CREATION DATE NUMBER 8 Creation date of transmittal data. Format: YYYYMMDD lngTransactionCreationDate Lng Integer

AL SUBMISSION NUMBER NUMBER 4

A unique report number that differentiates this submission from others. The initial number is 1 and it is incremented by 1 for every submission per transaction type. intIncrementalSubmissionNumber Integer

 INDICATOR DECIMAL 5 DARS Numeric (composite) score for overall inventory. Percent value with 2 decimal places sngReliabilityIndicator Single

ON COMMENTS CHARACTER 80 General comments regarding transmittal. strTransactionComments Text

ERSON NAME CHARACTER 70

The complete name of the contact person, including first name, middle name or initial, and surname. Lead contact for organization transmitting dataset. 

EPA's single point of contact for questions that may arise concerning how the data in the file was developed. See also Affiliation Type. strContactPersonName Text

HONE NUMBER CHARACTER 15 The phone number for the contact name. strContactPhoneNumber Text

E NUMBER TYPE NAME CHARACTER 10

The name that describes telephone number type, e.g., the CONTACT PHONE NUMBER. Valid values include: Office, Fax, Mobile, Pager, Home. 

Report a voice communication number available during normal work hours, i.e., Office. strTelephoneNumberTypeName Text

C ADDRESS TEXT CHARACTER 100

A resource address usually consisting of the access protocol, the domain name, and optionally, the path to a file or location. Report Email. strElectronicAddressText Text

C ADDRESS TYPE NAME CHARACTER 10

The name that describes the type of electronic address reported. Valid values include: Email, Internet, Intranet, HTTP, FTP, Telnet, and WAIS. Report Email. strElectronicAddressTypeName Text

PE CHARACTER 25 Source type = Point. Code table - SOURCE_TYPES strSourceType Text

N TYPE CHARACTER 40

The name that describes the capacity or function that an organization or individual serves for a facility or project. Report value = Report Certifier.

Code table - AFFILIATION_TYPE. Report Certifier for NEI is EPA's point of contact to either answer questions or identify whom to forward EPA program questions concerning the data content in the file. strAffiliationTypeCode Text

RSION DECIMAL 4

Indicates the NEI Input Format version number of the dataset. sngFormatVersion Single

DE CHARACTER 4

Codes that represent Americal Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities.

Conditional key field and Code table implementation. Code table - TRIBAL_CODES strTribalCode Text
2003

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on 3.0

d: Site

If Using MSAccess

Table: tblPointSI

ement Data Type Length Data Definitions

Use Convention Notes See User's Guide for more information Field Name

Field Type

RD TYPE CHARACTER 2 A code that identifies the type of Record SI strRecordType Text

 AND COUNTY FIPS CODE CHARACTER 5 The FIPS code for the state and county. Code table - STATE_AND_COUNTY_FIPS_CODE strStateCountyFIPs Text FACILITY IDENTIFIER CHARACTER 15

Unique ID number used by a state/loca/tribal agency to identify a facility. strStateFacilityIdentifier Text

TY REGISTRY IDENTIFIER CHARACTER 12

The ID number assigned by the EPA Facility Registry System. strFacilityRegistryIdentifier Text

TY CATEGORY CHARACTER 2 Indicates if HAP emitting facility is MAJOR or AREA. Code table - FACILITY_CATEGORY strFacilityCategry Text

ACILITY CODE CHARACTER 6 Unique identifier for electric generating units. DOE code for electric generating units. strORISFacilityCode Text

IMARY CHARACTER 4 Standard Industrial Classification code system. Code table - SIC strSICPrimary Text

PRIMARY CHARACTER 6 North American Industry Classification code. Code table - NAICS strNAICSPrimary Text

TY NAME CHARACTER 80 The name of the facility. strFacilityName Text

ESCRIPTION CHARACTER 40 Comments/ description for this facility. strSiteDescription Text

ION ADDRESS CHARACTER 50

Physical location of the front door / main entrance of the facility site. strLocationAddress Text

CHARACTER 60 The name of the city. strCity Text

CHARACTER 2 State abbreviation. strState Text

DE CHARACTER 14 The U.S. Postal Service zip code. strZipCode Text

TRY CHARACTER 40 The country name. strCountry Text

E ID CHARACTER 20 ID for the facility in the 1996 NTI. strNTISiteID Text

BRADSTREET NUMBER CHARACTER 9 Dun & Bradstreet no. for the facility. strDun&BradstreetNumber Text

CHARACTER 20 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) ID for facility. strTRIID Text

TTAL FLAG CHARACTER 4

Submittal status of record when providing data corrections to NEI. Add; Delete; Revise/ Del;or Revise/ Add 

See User's guide instruction. Enter applicable code - A; D; RD; or RA. strSubmittalFlag Text

L CODE CHARACTER 4

Codes that represent Americal Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities.

Conditional key field and Code table implementation. Code table - TRIBAL_CODES strTribalCode Text
mat - Point Sources

sion Unit

If Using MSAccess

Table: tblPointEU

Data Type Length Data Definitions

Use Convention Notes See User's Guide for more information Field Name

Field Type

CHARACTER 2 A code that identifies the type of Record EU strRecordType Text

UNTY FIPS CODE CHARACTER 5 The FIPS code for the state and county. Code table - STATE_AND_COUNTY_FIPS_CODE strStateCountyFIPs Text

 IDENTIFIER CHARACTER 15

Unique ID number used by a state/loca/tribal agency to identify a facility. strStateFacilityIdentifier Text

D CHARACTER 6

Unique ID reported consistently over time by state/ local/ tribal agency. strEmissionUnitID Text

CHARACTER 5 EPA code for electric generating units. strORISBoilerID TextCHARACTER 4 Standard Industrial Classification code system. Code table - SIC strSICUnitLevel Text

EL CHARACTER 6 North American Industry Classification code. Code table - NAICS strNAICSUnitLevel Text

2 strBlankField Text

TY DECIMAL 10

Numeric value of average operational capacity for an Emission Unit. Report design capacity value if unit is a boiler or turbine. sngDesignCapacity Single

TY UNIT NUMERATOR CHARACTER 10

The unit of measure for the design capacity reported (ie., BTU, E6BTU, or HP ).

If boiler, report numerator = BTU, E6BTU, or HP. If other than boiler, report appropriate numerator from Code table - UNITS. strDesignCapacityUnitNumerator Text

TY UNIT DENOMINATOR CHARACTER 10

The unit of measure for the design capacity reported (ie., HR).

If boiler, report denominator as HR. If numerator above = HP, denominator does not apply (leave blank). If other than boiler, report appropriate denominator from Code table - UNITS. strDesignCapacityUnitDenominator Text

E CAPACITY DECIMAL 10

Electric Generator's rated design capacity at 100% (max) operation. Report value in unit of measure MW. sngMaxNameplateCapacity Single

DESCRIPTION CHARACTER 80 Emission unit description strEmissionUnitDescription Text

G CHARACTER 4

Submittal status of record when providing data corrections to NEI. Add; Delete; Revise/ Del;or Revise/ Add 

See User's guide instruction. Enter applicable code - A; D; RD; or RA. strSubmittalFlag Text

CHARACTER 4

Codes that represent Americal Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities.

Conditional key field and Code table implementation. Code table - TRIBAL_CODES strTribalCode Text

n is Mandatory if EMISSION DATA LEVEL = UNIT, OR PROCESS. 

ON DATA LEVEL.)
April 2003

NEI Input Format - Point SourcesVersion 3.0Record: Emission Release Point

Begin End Criteria Toxics Data Element Data Type Length Data Definitions

Use Convention Notes See User's Guide for more informatio

1 2 M M RECORD TYPE CHARACTER 2 A code that identifies the type of Record ER 37 M M STATE AND COUNTY FIPS CODE CHARACTER 5 The FIPS code for the state and county.

Code table - STATE_AND_COUNTY_FIPS_CODE 

8 22 M M STATE FACILITY IDENTIFIER CHARACTER 15

Unique ID number used by a state/loca/tribal agency to identify a facility. 

23 28 6 29 34 M M EMISSION RELEASE POINT ID CHARACTER 6

State/ local/ tribal ID for point / location where emissions are released to ambient air.

Unique ID required - If no stack, then ID  fugitive release. 

35 36 M M EMISSION RELEASE POINT TYPE CHARACTER 2 The code for physical configuration of the release point.

Code table - EMIS_RELEASE_POINT_TYPES 

37 46 10 

47 56 N N STACK HEIGHT DECIMAL 10 The height (in feet) of a stack. Report value as measured in feet. 57 66 N N STACK DIAMETER DECIMAL 10 The diameter (in feet) of a stack. Report value as measured in feet. 67 74 STACK FENCELINE DISTANCE DECIMAL 8 Numeric value for stack to fenceline distance (in feet). Report value as measured in feet. 75 84 N N EXIT GAS TEMPERATURE DECIMAL 10

The temperature of an exit gas stream (degree Fahrenheit). Report value as measured in Farenheit. 

85 94 N N EXIT GAS VELOCITY DECIMAL 10 The velocity of an exit gas stream (feet per second). Report value as measured in feet/secon95 104 N N EXIT GAS FLOW RATE DECIMAL 10

Numeric value of stack gas flow rate in (actual cubic feet per second).

Report value as measured in cubic feet/second. 

105 115 M M X COORDINATE DECIMAL 11

Longitude measure in decimal degrees of the angular distance on a meridian east or west of the prime meridian. Negative (-) data point for N America. Include (-) sign, Ex. -123.234561; or UTM Easting in kilometers.

If LATLON measure, report value in decdegrees. If UTM, report value for UTM z

116 125 M M Y COORDINATE DECIMAL 10

Latitude measure in decimal degrees of the angular distance on a meridian north or south of the equator. Positive (+) data point for N America. Include (+) sign, Ex. +78.123456; or UTM Northing in kilometers.

If LATLON measure, report value in decdegrees. If UTM, report value for UTM z

126 127 M M UTM ZONE NUMBER 2 Zone number in UTM coordinate system. Required if XY COORDINATE TYPE = 128 135 M M XY COORDINATE TYPE CHARACTER 8 Type of coordinate system used, eg., LATLON or UTM. Code table - XY_COORD_TYPE 136 143 HORIZONTAL AREA FUGITIVE NUMBER 8 Horizontal area of fugitive emissions. Numeric value of horizontal dimension. 144 151 RELEASE HEIGHT FUGITIVE NUMBER 8 Release height (above terrain) of fugitive emissions. Numeric value of release height. 152 161 FUGITIVE DIMENSIONS UNIT CHARACTER 10

Unit of measure description. Horizontal area and release height dimensions are same. Code table - UNITS. 

162 241 EMISSION RELEASE PT DESCRIPTION CHARACTER 80 242 245 SUBMITTAL FLAG CHARACTER 4

Submittal status of record when providing data corrections to NEI. Add; Delete; Revise/ Del;or Revise/ Add 

See User's guide instruction. Enter applicable code - A; D; RD; or RA

246 248 M M HORIZONTAL COLLECTION METHOD CODE CHARACTER 3

Method used to determine the lat and lon coordinates for a point on the earth.

Code table - HORIZONTAL_COLLECTION_METHO

249 254 M M HORIZONTAL ACCURACY MEASURE CHARACTER 6

The measure of accuracy (in meters) of the lat and lon coordinates. 

255 257 M M HORIZONTAL REFERENCE DATUM CODE CHARACTER 3

Code that represents the reference datum used to determine the lat / lon coordinates.

Code table - HORIZONTAL_REFERENCE_DATUM 

258 260 M M REFERENCE POINT CODE CHARACTER 3

The code that represents the place for which geographic coordinates were established. Code value should be 106 (Point where substance is released). Code table - REFERENCE_POINT 

261 270 SOURCE MAP SCALE NUMBER CHARACTER 10

The number that represents the proportional distance on the ground for one unit of measure on the map or photo.

Applicable only when a map has been used to determine lat / lon. 

271 273 COORDINATE DATA SOURCE CODE CHARACTER 3

The code that represents the party responsible for providing the lat / lon coordinates.

Code table - COORDINATE_DATA_SOURCE 

274 277 M M TRIBAL CODE CHARACTER 4

Codes that represent Americal Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities.

Conditional key field and Code table implementation.Code table - TRIBAL_CODES 

Position Mandatory / Necessary
3

 Format - Point Sources

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Emission Process (EP)

Table: tblPointEP

nt Data Type Length Data Definitions

Use Convention Notes See User's Guide for more information Field Name

Field Type

YPE CHARACTER 2 A code that identifies the type of Record EP strRecordType Text

D COUNTY FIPS CODE CHARACTER 5 The FIPS code for the state and county. Code table - STATE_AND_COUNTY_FIPS_CODE strStateCountyFIPs Text

CILITY IDENTIFIER CHARACTER 15

Unique ID number used by a state/loca/tribal agency to identify a facility. strStateFacilityIdentifier Text

UNIT ID CHARACTER 6

Unique ID reported consistently over time by state/ local/ tribal agency. strEmissionUnitID Text

RELEASE POINT ID CHARACTER 6

State/ local/ tribal ID for point / location where emissions are released to ambient air.

Unique ID required - If no stack, then ID for fugitive release. strEmissionReleasePointID Text

D CHARACTER 6

Unique ID reported consistently over time by state/ local/ tribal agency. strProcessID Text

CHARACTER 10 EPA Source Category Code for Point Sources.

Obtain current list of valid SCCs on http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/codes/index.html strSCC Text

MACT CODE CHARACTER 6

Maximum Achievable Control Technology for HAP regulated sources Code table - MACT_CATEGORY_CODE strProcessMACTCode Text

PROCESS DESCRIPTION CHARACTER 78 A text description of the Emission Process. strEmissionProcessDescripton Text

ROUGHPUT PCT NUMBER 3

The percentage a process operates during the spring months. Whole number between 0 to 100. intWinterThroughputPCT Integer

ROUGHPUT PCT NUMBER 3

The percentage a process operates during the spring months. Whole number between 0 to 100. intSpringThroughputPCT Integer

HROUGHPUT PCT NUMBER 3

The percentage a process operates during the spring months. Whole number between 0 to 100. intSummerThroughputPCT Integer

UGHPUT PCT NUMBER 3

The percentage a process operates during the spring months. Whole number between 0 to 100. intFallThroughputPCT Integer

VG DAYS PER WEEK NUMBER 1

Average number of days per week an emission process is active within year. intAnnualAvgDaysPerWeek Integer

VG WEEKS PER YEAR NUMBER 2

Average number of weeks per year an emission process is active. intAnnualAvgWeeksPerYear Integer

VG HOURS PER DAY NUMBER 2

Average number of hours per day an emission process is active within year. intAnnualAvgHoursPerDay Integer

VG HOURS PER YEAR NUMBER 4

Average number of hours per year an emission process is active. intAnnualAvgHoursPerYear Integer

TENT DECIMAL 8

The heat content of a fuel in million BTU's per Ton of coal, 1000 Gals of oil, or million SCF gas. sngHeatContent Single

ONTENT DECIMAL 5 The sulfur content of a fuel (mass percent). sngSulfurContent Single

ENT DECIMAL 5 The ash content of a fuel (mass percent). sngAshContent Single

MACT COMPLIANCE STATUS CHARACTER 6 Major/Area classification and status under CAAA Sections 112&129. Code table - MACT COMPLIANCE STATUS strProcessMACTComplianceStatus Text

 FLAG CHARACTER 4

Submittal status of record when providing data corrections to NEI. Add; Delete; Revise/ Del;or Revise/ Add 

See User's guide instruction. Enter applicable code - A; D; RD; or RA. strSubmittalFlag Text

DE CHARACTER 4

Codes that represent Americal Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities.

Conditional key field and Code table implementation. Code table -TRIBAL_CODES strTribalCode Text

s Mandatory if EMISSION DATA LEVEL = UNIT or PROCESS.

datory if EMISSION DATA LEVEL = PROCESS.

SSION DATA LEVEL.)

If Using MSAccess
April 2003

NEI Input Format - Point SourcesVersion 3.0Record: Control Equipment

Begin End Criteria Toxics Data Element Data Type Length Data Definitions

Use Convention Notes See User's Guide for more informat

1 2 M M RECORD TYPE CHARACTER 2 A code that identifies the type of Record CE 37 M M STATE AND COUNTY FIPS CODE CHARACTER 5 The FIPS code for the state and county.

Code table - STATE_AND_COUNTY_FIPS_CODE 

8 22 M M STATE FACILITY IDENTIFIER CHARACTER 15

Unique ID number used by a state/loca/tribal agency to identify a facility. 

23 28 M * M * EMISSION UNIT ID CHARACTER 6

Unique ID reported consistently over time by state/ local/ tribal agency. 

29 34 M * M * PROCESS ID CHARACTER 6

Unique ID reported consistently over time by state/ local/ tribal agency. 

35 43 M M POLLUTANT CODE CHARACTER 9 Pollutant Code Code table - POLLUTANTS 44 54 11 

55 59 N N PRIMARY PCT CONTROL EFFICIENCY DECIMAL 5 The percent effectiveness of primary control device. 

60 64 N N PCT CAPTURE EFFICIENCY DECIMAL 5

Numeric value for percentage capture efficiency of control system. 

65 69 N N TOTAL CAPTURE CONTROL EFFICIENCY DECIMAL 5 Collective (aggregate) value for all controls. 70 73 M M PRIMARY DEVICE TYPE CODE CHARACTER 4 The primary type of control equipment used. Code table - CONTROL_DEVICE_TYPES 74 77 SECONDARY DEVICE TYPE CODE CHARACTER 4 Secondary control device type. Code table - CONTROL_DEVICE_TYPES 78 102 25 

103 142 CONTROL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION CHARACTER 40 Description of control equipment chain. 

143 146 THIRD CONTROL DEVICE TYPE CODE CHARACTER 4 Third control device type. Code table - CONTROL_DEVICE_TYPES 147 150 FOURTH CONTROL DEVICE TYPE CODE CHARACTER 4 Fourth control device type. Code table - CONTROL_DEVICE_TYPES 151 154 SUBMITTAL FLAG CHARACTER 4

Submittal status of record when providing data corrections to NEI. Add; Delete; Revise/ Del;or Revise/ Add 

See User's guide instruction. Enter applicable code - A; D; RD; or R

155 158 M M TRIBAL CODE CHARACTER 4

Codes that represent Americal Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities.

Conditional key field and Code table implementation.Code table - TRIBAL_CODES 

* M * - EMISSION UNIT ID for toxic pollutant submission is Mandatory if EMISSION DATA LEVEL = UNIT or PROCESS . PROCESS ID for toxic pollutant submission is Mandatory if EMISSION DATA LEVEL = PROCESS.(See NIF User Guide regarding EM record and EMISSION DATA LEVEL.)

Position Mandatory/ Necessary
April 2003

NEI Input Format - Point SourcesVersion 3.0Record: Emission Period (PE)

Begin End Criteria Toxics Data Element Data Type Length Data Definitions

Use Convention Notes See User's Guide for more information 

1 2 M M RECORD TYPE CHARACTER 2 A code that identifies the type of Record PE 37 M M STATE AND COUNTY FIPS CODE CHARACTER 5 The FIPS code for the state and county. Code table - STATE_AND_COUNTY_FIPS_CODE 

8 22 M M STATE FACILITY IDENTIFIER CHARACTER 15

Unique ID number used by a state/loca/tribal agency to identify a facility. 

23 28 M * M * EMISSION UNIT ID CHARACTER 6

Unique ID reported consistently over time by state/ local/ tribal agency. 

29 34 M * M * PROCESS ID CHARACTER 6

Unique ID reported consistently over time by state/ local/ tribal agency. 

35 42 M M START DATE NUMBER 8

Start date of the period in which reported emissions occur.

Format: YYYYMMDD. See User's Guide instructiodesignate time period for annual or average seasoemissions. 

43 50 M M END DATE NUMBER 8

End date of the period in which reported emissions occur.

Format: YYYYMMDD. See User's Guide instructiodesignate time period for annual or average seasoemissions. 

51 52 2 53 56 START TIME NUMBER 4 Start time of the period. Format: HHMM 

57 60 END TIME NUMBER 4 End time of the period. Format: HHMM 61 70 10 71 80 N ACTUAL THROUGHPUT DECIMAL 10 Numeric value of process activity.

Report actual throughput for the emission period designated, e.g., Start Date, End Date. 

81 90 N THROUGHPUT UNIT NUMERATOR CHARACTER 10 Throughput unit of measure. Code table - UNITS 91 94 N MATERIAL NUMBER 4 Material code for material processed. Code table - MATERIALS_PROCESSED 95 104 N MATERIAL I/O CHARACTER 10

A descriptor indicating whether material is used or produced. Code table - MATERIALS IO 

105 105 N PERIOD DAYS PER WEEK NUMBER 1

Avg no. days/wk the process is active within the time period specified.

Operating parameter applied when emission period is less than annual. 

106 107 N PERIOD WEEKS PER PERIOD NUMBER 2

Avg no. wks/yperiod the process is active withinthe time period specified.

Operating parameter applied when emission period is less than annual. 

108 109 N PERIOD HOURS PER DAY NUMBER 2

Avg no. hrs/day the process is active within the time period specified.

Operating parameter applied when emission period is less than annual. 

110 113 N PERIOD HOURS PER PERIOD NUMBER 4

Avg no. hrs/period the process is active within the time period specified.

Operating parameter applied when emission period is less than annual. 

114 117 SUBMITTAL FLAG CHARACTER 4

Submittal status of record when providing data corrections to NEI. Add; Delete; Revise/ Del;or Revise/ Add 

See User's guide instruction. Enter applicable code - A; D; RD; or RA. 

118 121 M M TRIBAL CODE CHARACTER 4

Codes that represent Americal Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities.

Conditional key field and Code table implementatioCode table - TRIBAL_CODES 

* M * - EMISSION UNIT ID for toxic pollutant submission is Mandatory if EMISSION DATA LEVEL = UNIT or PROCESS.PROCESS ID for toxic pollutant submission is Mandatory if EMISSION DATA LEVEL = PROCESS.(See NIF User Guide regarding EM record and EMISSION DATA LEVEL.)

Position Mandatory/ Necessary
April 2003

NEI Input Format - Point Sources Version 3.0Record: Emission

Begin End Criteria Toxics Data Element Data Type Length Data Definitions

Use Convention Notes See User's Guide for more information 

1 2 M M RECORD TYPE CHARACTER 2 A code that identifies the type of Record EM 37 M M STATE AND COUNTY FIPS CODE CHARACTER 5 The FIPS code for the state and county. Code table - STATE_AND_COUNTY_FIPS_CODE 

8 22 M M STATE FACILITY IDENTIFIER CHARACTER 15

Unique ID number used by a state/loca/tribal agency to identify a facility. 

23 28 M * M * EMISSION UNIT ID CHARACTER 6

Unique ID reported consistently over time by state/ local/ tribal agency. 

29 34 M * M * PROCESS ID CHARACTER 6

Unique ID reported consistently over time by state/ local/ tribal agency. 

35 43 M M POLLUTANT CODE CHARACTER 9 Pollutant Code Code table - POLLUTANTS 

44 50 7 51 56 M EMISSION RELEASE POINT ID CHARACTER 6

State/ local/ tribal ID for point / location where emissions are released to ambient air.

Unique ID required - If no stack, then ID for fugitive release. 

57 64 M M START DATE NUMBER 8

Start date of the period in which reported emissions occur.

Format: YYYYMMDD. See User's Guide instruction on how to designate time period for annual or average season day emissions. 

65 72 M M END DATE NUMBER 8

End date of the period in which reported emissions occur.

Format: YYYYMMDD. See User's Guide instruction on how to designate time period for annual or average season day emissions. 

73 76 START TIME NUMBER 4 Start time of the period. Format: HHMM 77 80 END TIME NUMBER 4 End time of the period. Format: HHMM 81 90 10 91 100 M M EMISSION NUMERIC VALUE DECIMAL 10 Numeric value of emission.

Unit for criteria emissions: annual = TON; average season day = LBS. 

101 110 M M EMISSION UNIT NUMERATOR CHARACTER 10

Unit of measure for reported emissions value. If criteria emissions, report unit: annual = TON; average season day = LBS. Code table - UNITS 

111 112 M M EMISSION TYPE CHARACTER 2

Code describing temporal designation of emissions reported, i.e., Entire Period, Average Weekday, etc.

Code table - EMISSION_TYPES. See User's Guide instruction on how to designate time period & emission type for annual or average season day emissions. 

113 117 EM RELIABILITY INDICATOR DECIMAL 5

DARS Numeric (composite) score for SCC level emissions. Percent value with 2 decimal places 

118 127 N FACTOR NUMERIC VALUE DECIMAL 10 The numeric value of the emission factor. 128 137 N FACTOR UNIT NUMERATOR CHARACTER 10 Unit of measure for emission factor numerator. Code table - UNITS 138 147 N FACTOR UNIT DENOMINATOR CHARACTER 10 Unit of measure for emission factor denominator. Code table - UNITS 148 151 N MATERIAL NUMBER 4 Material code for material processed. Code table - MATERIALS_PROCESSED 152 161 N MATERIAL I/O CHARACTER 10

A descriptor indicating whether material is used orproduced. Code table - MATERIAL IO 

162 166 5 167 168 EMISSION CALCULATION METHOD CODE CHARACTER 2

Code description of the method used to derive emissions. Code table - EMISSION_CALC_METHOD 

169 173 EF RELIABILITY INDICATOR CHARACTER 5 A reliability indicator code for emission factor rating. Code table - RELIABILITY_INDICATORS 174 178 N RULE EFFECTIVENESS DECIMAL 5

Measure of the percent effectiveness of the control strategy. 

179 180 RULE EFFECTIVENESS METHOD CHARACTER 2 The code identifying the rule effectiveness method. Code table - RULE_EFFECT_METHODS 181 183 3 184 185 M HAP EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE LEVEL CHARACTER 2

Code that represents the performance level, or operating scenario, for the HAP emissions reported.

Valid values = Actual, Allowable, Maximum, Potential 

186 197 M CONTROL STATUS CHARACTER 12

Indicates if reported emissions are controlled oruncontrolled.

Valid values = CONTROLLED, UNCONTROLLED 

198 207 M EMISSION DATA LEVEL CHARACTER 10

The level of site emissions disaggregation reported on the emission record.

Valid values = SITE, UNIT, STACK, or PROCESS 

208 211 SUBMITTAL FLAG CHARACTER 4

Submittal status of record when providing data corrections to NEI. Add; Delete; Revise/ Del;or Revise/ Add 

See User's guide instruction. Enter applicable code - A; D; RD; or RA. 

212 215 M M TRIBAL CODE CHARACTER 4

Codes that represent Americal Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities.

Conditional key field and Code table implementation. Code table - TRIBAL_CODES 

* M * EMISSION UNIT ID for toxic pollutant submission is Mandatory if EMISSION DATA LEVEL = UNIT or PROCESS. PROCESS ID for toxic pollutant submission is Mandatory if EMISSION DATA LEVEL = PROCESS.(See NIF User Guide regarding EM record and EMISSION DATA LEVEL.)

Position Mandatory/ Necessary
mat - Area and Non Road Mobile Sources

mittal

If Using MSAccess

Table: tblAreaTR

Data Type Length Data Definitions

Use Convention Notes See User's Guide for more information Field Name

Field Type

CHARACTER 2 A code that identifies the type of Record TR strRecordType Text

UNTY FIPS CODE CHARACTER 5 The FIPS code for the state and county. Code table - STATE_AND_COUNTY_FIPS_CODE strStateCountyFIPs Text

NAME CHARACTER 80

The name of the organization that is affiliated with a facility or project. (i.e., this data submittal) Name of organization submitting the dataset. strOrganizationName Text

YPE CHARACTER 2 Original or Correction (replacement) data set. Code table - TRANSACTION_TYPES strTransactionType Text

R NUMBER 4 Year of inventory data in dataset. A four digit year, ie. 1998 intInventoryYear Integer

E CODE CHARACTER 10

Indicates that the data set contains criteria data, toxics data, or both. Code table - INVENTORY_TYPES strInventoryTypeCode Text

REATION DATE NUMBER 8 Creation date of transmittal data. Format: YYYYMMDD lngTransactionCreationDate Lng Integer

UBMISSION NUMBER NUMBER 4

A unique report number that differentiates this submission from others. The initial number is 1 and it is incremented by 1 for every submission per transaction type. intIncrementalSubmissionNumber Integer

CATOR DECIMAL 5 DARS Numeric (composite) score for overall inventory. Report percent value with 2 decimal places. sngReliabilityIndicator Single

OMMENTS CHARACTER 80 General comments regarding transmittal. strTransactionComments Text

ON NAME CHARACTER 70

The complete name of the contact person, including first name, middle name or initial, and surname. Lead contact for organization transmitting dataset.

EPA's single point of contact for questions that may arise concerning how the data in the file was developed. See also Affiliation Type. strContactPersonName Text

E NUMBER CHARACTER 15 The phone number for the contact name. strContactPhoneNumber Text

MBER TYPE NAME CHARACTER 10

The name that describes telephone number type, e.g., the CONTACT PHONE NUMBER. Valid values include: Office, Fax, Mobile, Pager, Home. 

Report a voice communication number available during normal work hours, i.e., Office. strTelephoneNumberTypeName Text

DRESS TEXT CHARACTER 100

A resource address usually consisting of the access protocol, the domain name, and optionally, the path to a file or location. Report Email. strElectronicAddressText Text

DRESS TYPE NAME CHARACTER 10

The name that describes the type of electronic address reported. Valid values include: Email, Internet, Intranet, HTTP, FTP, Telnet, and WAIS. Report Email. strElectronicAddressTypeName Text

CHARACTER 25 Source type = Area or Nonroad Mobile. Code table - SOURCE_TYPES strSourceType Text

E CHARACTER 40

The name that describes the capacity or function that an organization or individual serves for a facility or project. Report value = Report Certifier.

Code table - AFFILIATION_TYPE. Report Certifier for NEI is EPA's point of contact to either answer questions or identify whom to forward EPA program questions concerning the data content in the file. strAffiliationTypeCode Text

N DECIMAL 4 Indicates the NEI Input Format version number of the dataset. sngFormatVersion Single

CHARACTER 4

Codes that represent Americal Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities.

Conditional key field and Code table implementation. Code table - TRIBAL_CODES strTribalCode Text
mat - Area and Non Road Mobile Sources

ssion Process If Using MSAccess

Table: tblAreaEP

Data Type Length Data Definitions

Use Convention Notes See User's Guide for more information Field Name

Field Type

CHARACTER 2 A code that identifies the type of Record EP strRecordType Text

UNTY FIPS CODE CHARACTER 5 The FIPS code for the state and county. Code table - STATE_AND_COUNTY_FIPS_CODE strStateCountyFIPs Text

CHARACTER 10 EPA Source Category Code for Area and Mobile Sources.

Obtain current list of valid SCCs on http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/codes/index.html strSCC Text

T CODE CHARACTER 6 Maximum Achievable Control Technology for HAP regulated sources. Code table - MACT_CATEGORY_CODE strProcessMACTCode Text

CESS DESCRIPTION CHARACTER 78 A text description of the Emission Process. strEmissionProcessDescription Text

CHARACTER 4 Standard Industrial Classification code system. Code table - SIC strSIC Text

CHARACTER 6 North American Industry Classification code. Code table - NAICS strNAICS Text

GHPUT PCT NUMBER 3

The percentage a process operates during the spring months. Whole number between 0 to 100. intWinterThroughputPCT Integer

GHPUT PCT NUMBER 3

The percentage a process operates during the spring months. Whole number between 0 to 100. intSpringThroughputPCT Integer

UGHPUT PCT NUMBER 3

The percentage a process operates during the spring months. Whole number between 0 to 100. intSummerThroughputPCT Integer

PUT PCT NUMBER 3

The percentage a process operates during the spring months. Whole number between 0 to 100. intFallThroughputPCT Integer

AYS PER WEEK NUMBER 1

Average number of days per week an emission process is active within year. intAnnualAvgDaysPerWeek Integer

EEKS PER YEAR NUMBER 2

Average number of weeks per year an emission process is active. intAnnualAvgWeeksPerYear Integer

OURS PER DAY NUMBER 2

Average number of hours per day an emission process is active within year. intAnnualAvgHoursPerDay Integer

OURS PER YEAR NUMBER 4

Average number of hours per year an emission process is active. intAnnualAvgHoursPerYear Integer

DECIMAL 8

The heat content of a fuel in million BTU's per Ton of coal, 1000 Gals of oil, or million SCF gas. sngHeatContent Single

NT DECIMAL 5 The sulfur content of a fuel (mass percent). sngSulfurContent Single

DECIMAL 5 The ash content of a fuel (mass percent). sngAshContent Single

T COMPLIANCE STATUS CHARACTER 6 Major/Area classification and status under CAAA Sections 112&129. Code table - MACT COMPLIANCE STATUS strProcessMACTComplianceStatus Text

G CHARACTER 4

Submittal status of record when providing data corrections to NEI. Add; Delete; Revise/ Del;or Revise/ Add 

See User's guide instruction. Enter applicable code - A; D; RD; or RA. strSubmittalFlag Text

CHARACTER 4

Codes that represent Americal Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities.

Conditional key field and Code table implementation. Code table - TRIBAL_CODES strTribalCode Text
ormat - Area and Non Road Mobile Sources

mission Period If Using MSAccess

Table: tblAreaPE

Data Type Length Data Definitions

Use Convention Notes See User's Guide for more information Field Name

Field Type

E CHARACTER 2 A code that identifies the type of Record PE strRecordType Text

COUNTY FIPS CODE CHARACTER 5 The FIPS code for the state and county. Code table - STATE_AND_COUNTY_FIPS_CODE strStateCountyFIPs Text

CHARACTER 10 EPA Source Category Code for Area and Mobile Sources.

Obtain current list of valid SCCs on http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/codes/index.html strSCC Text

NUMBER 8 Start date of the period in which reported emissions occur.

Format: YYYYMMDD. See User's Guide instruction on how to designate time period for annual or average season day emissions. lngStartDate Lng Integer

NUMBER 8 End date of the period in which reported emissions occur.

Format: YYYYMMDD. See User's Guide instruction on how to designate time period for annual or average season day emissions. lngEndDate Lng Integer

2 strBlankField Text

NUMBER 4 Start time of the activity. Format: HHMM intStartTime Integer

NUMBER 4 End time of the activity. Format: HHMM intEndTime Integer

OUGHPUT DECIMAL 10 Numeric value of process activity.

Report actual throughput for the emission period designated, e.g., Start Date, End Date. sngActualThroughput Single

T UNIT NUMERATOR CHARACTER 10 Throughput unit of measure. Code table - UNITS strThroughputUnitNumerator Text

NUMBER 4 Material code for material processed. Code table - MATERIALS_PROCESSED intMaterial Integer

CHARACTER 10 A descriptor indicating whether material is used or produced. Code table - MATERIALS IO strMaterialIO Text

S PER WEEK NUMBER 1

Avg no. days/wk the process is active within the time period specified.

Operating parameter applied when emission period is less than annual. intPeriodDaysPerWeek Integer

KS PER PERIOD NUMBER 2

Avg no. wks/yperiod the process is active withinthe time period specified.

Operating parameter applied when emission period is less than annual. intPeriodWeeksPerPeriod Integer

RS PER DAY NUMBER 2

Avg no. hrs/day the process is active within the time period specified.

Operating parameter applied when emission period is less than annual. intPeriodHoursPerDay Integer

RS PER PERIOD NUMBER 4

Avg no. hrs/period the process is active within the time period specified.

Operating parameter applied when emission period is less than annual. intPeriodHoursPerPeriod Integer

LAG CHARACTER 4

Submittal status of record when providing data corrections to NEI. Add; Delete; Revise/ Del;or Revise/ Add 

See User's guide instruction. Enter applicable code - A; D; RD; or RA. strSubmittalFlag Text

E CHARACTER 4

Codes that represent Americal Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities.

Conditional key field and Code table implementation. Code table - TRIBAL_CODES strTribalCode Text
rmat - Area and Non Road Mobile Sources

trol Equipment If Using MSAccess

Table: tblAreaCE

Data Type Length Data Definitions

Use Convention Notes See User's Guide for more information Field Name

Field Type

CHARACTER 2 A code that identifies the type of Record CE strRecordType Text

OUNTY FIPS CODE CHARACTER 5 The FIPS code for the state and county. Code table - STATE_AND_COUNTY_FIPS_CODE strStateCountyFIPs Text

CHARACTER 10 EPA Source Category Code for Area and Mobile Sources.

Obtain current list of valid SCCs on http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/codes/index.html strSCC Text

ODE CHARACTER 9 Pollutant Code Code table - POLLUTANTS strPollutantCode Text

CONTROL EFFICIENCY DECIMAL 5 The percent effectiveness of primary control device. sngPrimaryPCTControlEfficiency Single

EFFICIENCY DECIMAL 5

Numeric value for percentage capture efficiency of control system. sngPCTCaptureEfficiency Single

RE CONTROL EFFICIENCY DECIMAL 5 Collective (aggregate) value for all controls. sngTotalCaptureControlEfficiency Single

CE TYPE CHARACTER 4 The primary type of control equipment used. Code table - CONTROL_DEVICE_TYPES strPrimaryDeviceType Text

EVICE TYPE CHARACTER 4 Secondary control device type. Code table - CONTROL_DEVICE_TYPES strSecondaryDeviceType Text

TEM DESCRIPTION CHARACTER 40 Description of control equipment chain. strControlSystemDescription Text

AG CHARACTER 4

Submittal status of record when providing data corrections to NEI. Add; Delete; Revise/ Del;or Revise/ Add 

See User's guide instruction. Enter applicable code - A; D; RD; or RA. strSubmittalFlag Text

CHARACTER 4

Codes that represent Americal Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities.

Conditional key field and Code table implementation. Code table - TRIBAL_CODES strTribalCode Text
mat - Area and Non Road Mobile Sources

sion If Using MSAccess

Table: tblAreaEM

Data Type Length Data Definitions

Use Convention Notes See User's Guide for more information Field Name

Field Type

CHARACTER 2 A code that identifies the type of Record EM strRecordType Text

UNTY FIPS CODE CHARACTER 5 The FIPS code for the state and county.

Code table - STATE_AND_COUNTY_FIPS_CODE strStateCountyFIPs Text

CHARACTER 10

EPA Source Category Code for Area and Mobile Sources.

Obtain current list of valid SCCs on http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/codes/index.html strSCC Text

DE CHARACTER 9 Pollutant Code Code table - POLLUTANTS strPollutantCode Text

11 strBlankField Text

NUMBER 8

Start date of the period in which reported emissions occur.

Format: YYYYMMDD. See User's Guide instruction on how to designate time period for annual or average season day emissions. lngStartDate Lng Integer

NUMBER 8

End date of the period in which reported emissions occur.

Format: YYYYMMDD. See User's Guide instruction on how to designate time period for annual or average season day emissions. lngEndDate Lng Integer

2 strBlankField2 Text

NUMBER 4 Start time of the activity. Format: HHMM intStartTime Integer

NUMBER 4 End time of the activity. Format: HHMM intEndTime Integer

ERIC VALUE DECIMAL 10 Numeric value of emission.

Unit for criteria emissions: annual = TON; average season day = LBS. dblEmissionNumericValue Double

NUMERATOR CHARACTER 10

Unit of measure for reported emissions value. If criteria emissions, report unit: annual = TON; average season day = LBS. Code table - UNITS. strEmissionUnitNumerator Text

CHARACTER 2

Code describing temporal designation of emissions reported, i.e., Entire Period, Average Weekday, etc.

Code table - EMISSION_TYPES. See User's Guide instruction on how to designate time period & emission type for annual or average season day emissions. strEmissionType Text

 INDICATOR DECIMAL 5

DARS Numeric (composite) score for SCC level emissions. Report value with 2 decimal places. sngEMReliabilityIndicator Single

RIC VALUE DECIMAL 10 The numeric value of the emission factor. sngFactorNumericValue Single

UMERATOR CHARACTER 10 Unit of measure for emission factor numerator. Code table - UNITS strFactorUnitNumerator TextENOMINATOR CHARACTER 10 Unit of measure for emission factor denominator. Code table - UNITS strFactorUnitDenominator Text

NUMBER 4 Material code for material processed Code table - MATERIALS_PROCESSED intMaterial Integer

CHARACTER 10

A descriptor indicating whether material is used or produced Code table - MATERIAL IO strMaterialIO Text

5 strBlankField3 Text

ULATION METHOD CODE CHARACTER 2

Code description of method used to derive emissions. Code table - EMISSION_CALC_METHODS strEmissionCalculationMethodCode Text

INDICATOR CHARACTER 5 A reliability indicator code for emission factor rating. Code table -RELIABILITY_INDICATORS strEFReliabilityIndicator Text

ENESS DECIMAL 5

Measure of the percent effectiveness of the control strategy. sngRuleEffectivenss Single

ENESS METHOD CHARACTER 2 The code identifying the rule effectiveness method. Code table - RULE_EFFECT_METHODS strRuleEffectivenessMethod Text

TION DECIMAL 5

Percent of source category emissions affected by the applied rule. sngRulePenetration Single

G CHARACTER 4

corrections to NEI. Add; Delete; Revise/ Del;or Revise/ Add 

See User's guide instruction. Enter applicable code - A; D; RD; or RA. strSubmittalFlag Text

CHARACTER 4

Codes that represent Americal Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities. strTribalCode Text
mat - OnRoad Mobile Sources

smittal

If Using MSAccess

Table: tblPointTR

Data Type Length Data Definitions

Use Convention NotesSee User's Guide for more information Field Name

Field Type

CHARACTER 2 A code that identifies the type of Record TR strRecordType Text

UNTY FIPS CODE CHARACTER 5 The FIPS code for the state and county. Code table - STATE_AND_COUNTY_FIPS_CODE strStateCountyFIPs Text

 NAME CHARACTER 80

The name of the organization that is affiliated with a facility or project. (i.e., this data submittal) Name of organization submitting the dataset. strOrganizationName Text

TYPE CHARACTER 2 Original or Correction (replacement) data set. Code table - TRANSACTION_TYPES strTransactionType Text

AR NUMBER 4 Year of inventory data in dataset. A four digit year, ie. 1998 intInventoryYear Integer

PE CODE CHARACTER 10

Indicates that the data set contains criteria data, toxics data, or both. Code table - INVENTORY_TYPES strInventoryTypeCode Text

CREATION DATE NUMBER 8 Creation date of transmittal data. Format: YYYYMMDD lngTransactionCreationDate Lng IntegerSUBMISSION NUMBER NUMBER 4

A unique report number that differentiates this submission from others. The initial number is 1 and it is incremented by 1 for every submission per transaction type. intIncrementalSubmissionNumber Integer

DICATOR DECIMAL 5 DARS Numeric (composite) score for overall inventory. Percent value with 2 decimal places sngReliabilityIndicator Single

COMMENTS CHARACTER 80 General comments regarding transmittal. strTransactionComments Text

SON NAME CHARACTER 70

The complete name of the contact person, including first name, middle name or initial, and surname. Lead contact for organization transmitting dataset.

EPA's single point of contact for questions that may arise concerning how the data in the file was developed. See also Affiliation Type. strContactPersonName Text

NE NUMBER CHARACTER 15 The phone number for the contact name. strContactPhoneNumber Text

MBER TYPE NAME CHARACTER 10

The name that describes telephone number type, e.g., the CONTACT PHONE NUMBER. Valid values include: Office, Fax, Mobile, Pager, Home. 

Report a voice communication number available during normal work hours, i.e., Office. strTelephoneNumberTypeName Text

DDRESS TEXT CHARACTER 100

A resource address usually consisting of the access protocol, the domain name, and optionally, the path to a file or location. Report Email. strElectronicAddressText Text

DDRESS TYPE NAME CHARACTER 10

The name that describes the type of electronic address reported. Valid values include: Email, Internet, Intranet, HTTP, FTP, Telnet, and WAIS. Report Email. strElectronicAddressTypeName Text

CHARACTER 25 Source type = Onroad Mobile. Code table - SOURCE_TYPES strSourceType Text

PE CHARACTER 40

The name that describes the capacity or function that an organization or individual serves for a facility or project. Report value = Report Certifier.

Code table - AFFILIATION_TYPE. Report Certifier for NEI is EPA's point of contact to either answer questions or identify whom to forward EPA program questions concerning the data content in the file. strAffiliationTypeCode Text

ON DECIMAL 4 Indicates the NEI Input Format version number of the dataset. sngFormatVersion Single

CHARACTER 4

Codes that represent Americal Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities.

Conditional key field and Code table implementation. Code table - TRIBAL_CODES strTribalCode Text
mat - OnRoad Mobile Sources

sion Period If Using MSAccess

Table: tblMobilePE

Data Type Length Data Definitions

Use Convention NotesSee User's Guide for more information Field Name

Field Type

CHARACTER 2 A code that identifies the type of Record PE strRecordType Text

NTY FIPS CODE CHARACTER 5 The FIPS code for the state and county. Code table -STATE_AND_COUNTY_FIPS_CODE strStateCountyFIPs Text

CHARACTER 10

EPA Source Category Code for Area and Mobile Sources.

Obtain current list of valid SCCs on http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/codes/index.html strSCC Text

NUMBER 8

Start date of the period in which reported emissions occur.

Format: YYYYMMDD. See User's Guide instruction onhow to designate time period for annual or average season day emissions. lngStartDate Lng Integer

NUMBER 8

End date of the period in which reported emissions occur.

Format: YYYYMMDD. See User's Guide instruction onhow to designate time period for annual or average season day emissions. lngEndDate Lng Integer

2 strBlankField Text

NUMBER 4 Start time of the activity. Format: HHMM intStartTime Integer

NUMBER 4 End time of the activity. Format: HHMM intEndTime Integer

GHPUT DECIMAL 10 Numeric value of process activity (VMT).

Report actual throughput for the emission period designated, e.g., Start Date, End Date. sngActualThroughput Single

NIT NUMERATOR CHARACTER 10 Throughput unit of measure. Code table - UNITS. strThroughputUnitNumerator Text

G CHARACTER 4

Submittal status of record when providing data corrections to NEI. Add; Delete; Revise/ Del;or 

See User's guide instruction. Enter applicable code - A; D; RD; or RA. strSubmittalFlag Text

CHARACTER 4

Codes that represent Americal Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities.

Conditional key field and Code table implementation.Code table - TRIBAL_CODES strTribalCode Text
- OnRoad Mobile Sources

If Using MSAccess

Table: tblMobileEM

Data Type Length Data Definitions

Use Convention NotesSee User's Guide for more information Field Name

Field Type

CHARACTER 2 A code that identifies the type of Record EM strRecordType Text

 FIPS CODE CHARACTER 5 The FIPS code for the state and county. Code table - STATE_AND_COUNTY_FIPS_CODE strStateCountyFIPs Text

CHARACTER 10 EPA Source Category Code for Area and Mobile Sources.

Obtain current list of valid SCCs on http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/codes/index.html strSCC Text

10 strBlankField Text

NUMBER 8 Start date of the period in which reported emissions occur.

Format: YYYYMMDD. See User's Guide instruction on how to designate time period for annual or average season day emissions. lngStartDate LngInteger

NUMBER 8 End date of the period in which reported emissions occur.

Format: YYYYMMDD. See User's Guide instruction on how to designate time period for annual or average season day emissions. lngEndDate LngInteger

2 strBlankField2 Text

NUMBER 4 Start time of the activity. Format: HHMM intStartTime Integer

NUMBER 4 End time of the activity. Format: HHMM intEndTime Integer

CHARACTER 9 Pollutant Code Code table - POLLUTANTS strPollutantCode Text

DESCRIPTION CHARACTER 81 A text description of the emission process. strEmission ProcessDescription Text

VALUE DECIMAL 10 Numeric value of emission.

Unit for criteria emissions: annual = TON; average season day = LBS. dblEmissionNumericValue Double

ERATOR CHARACTER 10

Unit of measure for reported emissions value. If criteria emissions, report unit: annual = TON; average season day = LBS. Code table - UNITS. strEmissionUnitNumerator Text

CHARACTER 2 Emission type code, i.e., Entire Period, Average Weekday, etc.

Code table - EMISSION_TYPES. See User's Guide instruction on how to designate time period & emission type for annual or average season day emissions. strEmissionType Text

CATOR DECIMAL 5 DARS Numeric (composite) score for SCC level emissions. Report value with 2 decimal places sngEMReliabilityIndicator Single

CHARACTER 4

Submittal status of record when providing data corrections to NEI. Add; Delete; Revise/ Del;or Revise/ Add 

See User's guide instruction. Enter applicable code - A; D; RD; or RA. strSubmittalFlag Text

CHARACTER 4

Codes that represent Americal Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities.

Conditional key field and Code table implementation. Code table - TRIBAL_CODES strTribalCode Text
mat - Biogenic Sources

mittal

If Using MSAccess

Table: tblBiogenicTR

Data Type Length Data Definitions

Use Convention NotesSee User's Guide for more information Field Name

Field Type

CHARACTER 2 A code that identifies the type of Record TR strRecordType Text

NTY FIPS CODE CHARACTER 5 The FIPS code for the state and county. Code table - STATE_AND_COUNTY_FIPS_CODE strStateCountyFIPs Text

NAME CHARACTER 80

The name of the organization that is affiliated with a facility or project. (i.e., this data submittal) Name of organization submitting the dataset. strOrganizationName Text

YPE CHARACTER 2 Original or Correction (replacement) data set. Code table - TRANSACTION_TYPES strTransactionType Text

R NUMBER 4 Year of inventory data in dataset. A four digit year, ie. 1998 intInventoryYear Integer

E CODE CHARACTER 10 Indicates that the data set contains criteria data, toxics data, or both. Code table - INVENTORY_TYPES strInventoryTypeCode Text

REATION DATE NUMBER 8 Creation date of transmittal data. Format: YYYYMMDD lngTransactionCreationDate Lng Integer

UBMISSION NUMBER NUMBER 4

A unique report number that differentiates this submission from others. The initial number is 1 and it is incremented by 1 for every submission per transaction type. intIncrementalSubmissionNumber Integer

CATOR DECIMAL 5 DARS Numeric (composite) score for overall inventory. Percent value with 2 decimal places sngReliabilityIndicator Single

OMMENTS CHARACTER 80 General comments regarding transmittal. strTransactionComments Text

ON NAME CHARACTER 70

The complete name of the contact person, including first name, middle name or initial, and surname. Lead contact for organization transmitting dataset.

EPA's single point of contact for questions that may arise concerning how the data in the file was developed. See also Affiliation Type. strContactPersonName Text

E NUMBER CHARACTER 15 The phone number for the contact name. strContactPhoneNumber Text

MBER TYPE NAME CHARACTER 10

The name that describes telephone number type, e.g., the CONTACT PHONE NUMBER. Valid values include: Office, Fax, Mobile, Pager, Home. 

Report a voice communication number available during normal work hours, i.e., Office. strTelephoneNumberTypeName Text

DRESS TEXT CHARACTER 100

A resource address usually consisting of the access protocol, 

the domain name, and optionally, the path to a file or location. Report Email. strElectronicAddressText Text

DRESS TYPE NAME CHARACTER 10

The name that describes the type of electronic address reported. Valid values include: Email, Internet, Intranet, HTTP, FTP, Telnet, and WAIS. Report Email. strElectronicAddressTypeName Text

CHARACTER 25 Source type = Biogenic. Code table - SOURCE_TYPES strSourceType Text

E CHARACTER 40

The name that describes the capacity or function that an organization or individual serves for a facility or project. Report value = Report Certifier.

Code table - AFFILIATION_TYPE. Report Certifier for NEI is EPA's point of contact to either answer questions or identify whom to forward EPA program questions concerning the data content in the file. strAffiliationTypeCode Text

N DECIMAL 4 Indicates the NEI Input Format version number of the dataset. sngFormatVersion Single

CHARACTER 4

Codes that represent Americal Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities.

Conditional key field and Code table implementation. Code table - TRIBAL_CODES strTribalCode Text
Biogenic Sources

If Using MSAccess

Table: tblBiogenicEM

Data Type Length Data Definitions User Convention Notes Field Name

Field Type

CHARACTER 2 A code that identifies the type of Record EM strRecordType Text

IPS CODE CHARACTER 5 The FIPS code for the state and county. Code table - STATE_AND_COUNTY_FIPS_CODE strStateCountyFIPs Text

CHARACTER 10 EPA Source Category Code for Area and Mobile Sources.

Obtain current list of valid SCCs on http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/codes/index.html strSCC Text

CHARACTER 9 Pollutant Code Code table - POLLUTANTS strPollutantCode Text

NUMBER 8 Start date of the period in which reported emissions occur.

Format: YYYYMMDD. See User's Guide instruction on how to designate time period for annual or average season day emissions. lngStartDate Lng Integer

NUMBER 8 End date of the period in which reported emissions occur.

Format: YYYYMMDD. See User's Guide instruction on how to designate time period for annual or average season day emissions. lngEndDate Lng Integer

ESCRIPTION CHARACTER 80 A text description of the Emission Process. strEmissionProcessDescription Text

ALUE DECIMAL 10 Numeric value of emission.

Unit for criteria emissions: annual = TON; average season day = LBS. dblEmissionNumericValue Double

RATOR CHARACTER 10

Unit of measure for reported emissions value. If criteria emissions, report unit: annual = TON; average season day = LBS. Code table - UNITS. strEmissionUnitNumerator Text

CHARACTER 2 Emission type code, i.e., Entire Period, Average Weekday, etc.

Code table - EMISSION_TYPES. See User's Guide instruction on how to designate time period & emission type for annual or average season day emissions. strEmissionType Text

ATOR DECIMAL 5 DARS Numeric (composite) score for SCC level emissions. Report value with 2 decimal places. sngEMReliabilityIndicator Single

CHARACTER 4

Submittal status of record when providing data corrections to NEI. Add; Delete; Revise/ Del;or Revise/ Add 

See User's guide instruction. Enter applicable code - A; D; RD; or RA. strSubmittalFlag Text

CHARACTER 4

Codes that represent Americal Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities.

Conditional key field and Code table implementation. Code table - TRIBAL_CODES strTribalCode Text