ECMPS Support

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• Emissions Data: When should the LME MHHI indicator be set to Y?
  Answer:   When using the Long Term Fuel Flow (LTFF) methodology to determine heat input, the MHHI indicator should be "Y" for any hour in ...
  
  
• Emissions Data: How and when should I round emissions data?
  Answer: 1) Each value reported in the XML file should be rounded to the appropriate number of decimal places for the field.   See the ...
  
  
• Submit: I'm trying to submit but am running out of time. What can I do?
  Answer: 1.  Use all resources available. If you submit a technical support request in the last few days of the submission period, it is unlikely you’ll ...
  
  
• Communicating with EPA and Tech Support: Why am I receiving emails about submission windows?
  Answer: In ECMPS, the submission window refers to the period of time that emissions data can be submitted to the EPA Host System. By default, the ...
  
  
• Emissions Data: How do I view/edit LME emissions for a particular quarter?
  Answer: You must select the correct reporting period from the Year/Quarter dropdown on the Add/Edit Hourly Operating and LTFF Data screen, as shown in the image ...
  
  
• File Import and Export: How do I create a .CSV file for LME data?
  Answer:   To import LME hourly operating data, you must create a comma separated value (.CSV) file. 1. Each file should contain data for only one monitoring configuration ...
  
  
• Emissions Data: How do I calculate "Ozone Season to Date" and "Year to Date?"
  Answer: Ozone Season to Date To calculate Ozone Season to Date Total, sum the parameter value (i.e., emissions or time) from the beginning of the ozone season ...
  
  
• Monitoring Plan Data: What am I required to submit during a non-operating quarter?
  Answer: During a quarter in which a unit did not operate, you will still need to submit: -- A non-operating emissions file. -- Data for QA tests or ...
  
  
• Emissions Data: How do I put a unit into Long Term Cold Storage?
  Answer:   An operating status of Long Term Cold Storage (LTCS) has been added under 40 CFR 75.61(a)(7). LTCS means that a unit has been completely shut down ...
  
  
• Software Installation, Update and Maintenance: I received an application error when attempting to view reports in the Client Tool.
  Answer: Starting with the Q1 2011 version of the Client Tool, use of the new Microsoft 2010 Report Viewer is required. The Client Tool should automatically ...
  
  
• ECMPS Schedule & Program Info: What happens when the last day of a reporting period falls on a weekend or
  Answer: If the last day of a reporting period happens to fall on a weekend or holiday, the reporting period deadline is extended to the next ...
  
  
• Emissions Data: How do I report Emissions data for a LME unit?
  Answer: There are several ways in which LME emissions data can be added to the ECMPS Client Tool for submission to the EPA Host system. Within ...
  
  
• Monitoring Plan Data: What is LME?
  Answer: 40CFR Part 75 provides an alternative monitoring methodology that may be used instead of CEMS for gas and oil fired units with very low mass ...