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Managing Your Data - The CAMD Business System

Managing Your Data - The CAMD Business System. EPRI CEMS User Group Meeting May 4, 2004 Laurel A. DeSantis, EPA. Overview. Introduction to the CAMD Business System Statistics Request for feedback. Introduction to the CAMD Business System (CBS).

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Managing Your Data - The CAMD Business System

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  1. Managing Your Data -The CAMD Business System EPRI CEMS User Group Meeting May 4, 2004 Laurel A. DeSantis, EPA

  2. Overview • Introduction to the CAMD Business System • Statistics • Request for feedback

  3. Introduction to the CAMD Business System (CBS) • Users can submit source data to CAMD on-line. Paper forms are optional. • Certificate of Representation, Retired Unit Exemption and New Unit Exemption (Acid Rain Program) • Account Certificate of Representation (NOx Budget Trading Program) • Users are required to obtain a User ID and Password, and to provide an email address

  4. Introduction to the CAMD Business System (cont.) • Users can manage and control their own facility/unit data • Provides industry another secure method to submit new or revise existing facility/unit data • Users receive feedback via email • CBS is the sole and central repository for facility/unit data that all CAMD applications will share

  5. Introduction to the CAMD Business System (cont.) • Summary of Features • Submit information and form data on-line • Maintain agents • Applicability decision tool • View agency staff information • Maintain industry contacts • Other features

  6. Submit Informationand Form Data On-Line • Add new facilities and/or units • Modify data for existing facilities • Identify new or change Primary and/or Alternate Representative • Primary Representative synonymous with Designated Representative and Authorized Account Representative

  7. Submit Informationand Form Data On-Line (cont.) • Modify unit Owner and/or Operator information • Modify personal contact information for a Primary and/or Alternate Representative • Submit Retired/New Unit Exemption data

  8. Submit Informationand Form Data On-Line (cont.) • Add new general accounts • Modify existing general account information • Representatives, binding parties and account information • Submit annual compliance certifications • Identify allowance deductions for compliance purposes

  9. Submit Informationand Form Data On-Line (cont.) • The Primary Representative is bound by all certifications and requirements whether data are submitted on-line or on paper • Public notice is still required for change to Primary Representative when change is made on-line

  10. Maintain Agents • Maintain Agents • An Agent is a person, appointed by a Primary or Alternate Representative, to conduct business on their behalf • Representatives may assign Agents on-line using CBS • Agents should be trusted individuals

  11. Maintain Agents (cont.) • Types of Agents • Source Management, Allowance Trading, Compliance, and General Account Management • Future Agent Types may include Emissions Reporting and Monitoring

  12. Maintain Agents (cont.) • Another way to Assign Agents • Download information from CAMD web site, complete as required, obtain Representative’s signature and fax to CAMD • CAMD will assign Agent and notify Representative and Agent via email

  13. Maintain Agents (cont.) • www.epa.gov/airmarkets • Click on ‘Doing Business With Us’ • Third paragraph click on the ‘assign agents’ link • Click on the ‘required information’ link • Complete required information, obtain Representative’s signature and fax to Laurel DeSantis at (202) 343-2381

  14. Maintain Agents (cont.) • Primary Representative is legally responsible for submissions made by their Agent(s), their Alternate Representative(s), or their Alternate Representative’s Agent(s)

  15. Applicability Decision Tool • Users who wish to determine whether a facility/unit is subject to Acid Rain Program regulations may use this tool • Users who wish to determine whether a facility/unit is subject to State SIP Call regulations will be provided with the name and phone number of the appropriate State contact

  16. View Agency Staff Information • Agency Staff • EPA CAMD, State and Regional staff associated with CAMD trading programs • Users can view the names of EPA CAMD, State and Regional staff associated with facilities, as well as their address, phone number, fax number, email address and their areas of responsibility

  17. Maintain Industry Contacts • Users can identify industry staff at a facility that EPA should contact with program-related questions • Users can add and/or modify contact name, company, address, phone number, fax number, email address and areas of responsibility (monitoring, emissions reporting, permitting, etc.) • Central rolodex of industry contact information for CAMD

  18. Other Features • Personal Contact Information • Users have the ability to update personal contact information (address, phone number, fax number and email address) • Password Maintenance • Users have the ability to view the age of their password and update password as required

  19. Other Features (cont.) • Users may add/edit/remove email addresses for people to be copied on allowance transactions • Generate Reports • Glossary • Help Files

  20. Statistics • On-line submissions since March, 2003 • Representative changes - 19% • Facility/unit adds or modifications - 21% • Personal information changes - 61% • General account adds or modifications - 45% • Annual compliance certification reports - 50% • Some are lower than expected

  21. Request for Feedback • What features do you like? • What features do you not like? • Is it easy to use? • What can we do to increase CBS use? • desantis.laurel@epa.gov or (202) 343-9191

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