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• Monitoring Plan Data: How do the Calibration Standard Codes SBP, BBP, and MBP differ?
  Answer: SBP = Single Blend Protocol.  An EPA Protocol gas standard consisting of a single certified constituent, such as SO2 in N2. BBP ...
  
  
• Monitoring Plan Data: What are the rules for unit program dates?
  Answer: For definitions of the following ECMPS unit program dates, with rules for selected scenarios, please see the document ECMPS Unit Program Dates -- Definitions and ...
  
  
• Monitoring Plan Data: There are monitoring plans in the Client Tool that I don't think should be there,
  Answer: All monitoring plans that have ever been submitted to EPA have been loaded into the Client Tool database. Therefore, there are monitoring plans in the ...
  
  
• User Management and Login: I can't view my facilities (about Designated Representatives and Agents).
  Answer: To access data in the Client Tool, you must be associated with the data as: -- a designated representative (DR), -- an ECMPS agent, ...
  
  
• Monitoring Plan Data: What monitoring default data do LME units report?
  Answer:   Default Monitoring Data Reported by LME Units Emissions Parameter When to Report Parameter Code Default Value UOM Code Purpose Code Fuel Op Cond Code Source Code Maximum Hourly Heat Input Rate HIT Method Code ...
  
  
• Monitoring Plan Data: What do I need to do to associate existing units with a common pipe?
  Answer: To associate an existing unit with a common pipe, follow the instructions provided in the Help topic in the Client Tool, Adding a New Stack ...
  
  
• Monitoring Plan Data: How do I report a monitoring configuration change to the EPA?
  Answer: If your monitoring configuration changes, you must report the configuration changes to EPA through the Client Tool.  Typical configuration changes include combining units with a ...
  
  
• 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 ...
  
  
• Monitoring Plan Data: How do I retire a unit?
  Answer:   1)  Notify the Clean Air Markets Division (CAMD) and the State Permitting Authority: If the unit is affected by the Acid Rain Program (ARP) and/or the ...
  
  
• 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 ...
  
  
• Monitoring Plan Data: I am making a complex monitoring configuration change. Is there any guidance about how to
  Answer:   This FAQ is intended to provide a guide for users to follow when implementing monitoring plan (MP) unit/stack configuration changes using the ECMPS Client Tool.  ...
  
  
• 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 ...
  
  
• Monitoring Plan Data: Why is the Submission Status for some monitoring plans listed as “Prior MP Not Yet
  Answer: In the Submit module users may sometimes see monitoring plan configurations with a status of “Prior MP Not Yet Submitted”. When this happens the Client ...
  
  
• User Management and Login: What are the steps for adding a new facility and/or new unit(s) to the CAMD
  Answer: To add a new facility and/or new unit(s) to the CAMD database/ECMPS Client Tool, the DR or ADR must: Mail a completed paper Certificate of Representation ...
  
  
• 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 ...