AQS is the official EPA repository of outdoor ambient air quality information. Its primary purpose is to support the EPA's regulatory mission by hosting the ambient air quality monitoring data that serves as the basis for determining compliance with the Clean Air Act and amendments. AQS contains ambient measurements from thousands of monitoring stations around the country that have been collecting data for many decades. AQS is an interactive system whereby State, Local, and Tribal (SLT) governments submit the data they collect. Data is submitted to AQS via the National Environmental Information Exchange Network ("the EN"), through the EPA's interface to the EN and the Common Data Exchange (CDX).

AQS User IDs are only provided to personnel sponsored by either an agency that submits data to AQS or to EPA personnel responsible for utilizing AQS data. Registration forms and instructions can be found on the web site at https://www.epa.gov/aqs/aqs-user-registration

Once your registration materials have been received and approved, AQS Federal staff will initiate the creation of an AQS User-ID and possibly an Exchange Network User-ID for your use.

Note: If you already have an Exchange Network User-ID, it will be enabled for AQS submission.

All AQS user documentation can be found at the website at https://www.epa.gov/aqs/aqs-manuals-and-guides.

It is recommended that new users start with the document titled, "AQS Fundamentals".

AQS and the ENSC have been verified to work with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Firefox. (Other browsers may work but are not officially supported.)

Once you have successfully completed the registration and established your account, you can submit files by logginginto the ENSC website https://enservices.epa.gov using your web browser and perform the following steps:
 

• Log in. When you log in, the MyCDX page will provide the link to the AQS submittal form.
• Navigate to the "My Services Center" tab.
• In the "Find a Service" block, enter "AQS", select the Services Directory button and click the Find button.
  • From the list displayed, select the "Send Info to AQS Data Flow" link. This is a one-time setup and hereafter,the service "NGNPord2.0/AQS/AQS Submit" link will appear in the user's "My Services Center" tab.
• Select a file to upload from your hard drive or network drive.
  • It must be a zipped file.
  • The zipped file must not contain multiple files.
• If desired, enter an email address for an ENSC confirmation email to be sent to.
• The user must enter their AQS USER ID.
  • Currently this is a three-character string, like ABC.
• Select a SCREENING GROUP for this data submission from the pull downlist
• Select a FILE TYPE.
  • XML or Flat File (AQS delimited transactions = Flat File)
• Select a final processing step for the file.
  • If in doubt, use STAGE
• Select a value for the STOP ON ERROR parameter.
  • If in doubt, use YES

If you have questions about the Exchange Network, the ENSC, or CDX, please contact the CDX Help Desk at 888-890-1995 or (970) 494-5500 for International callers or email nodehelpdesk@epacdx.net.

If you have questions about AQS, please contact the AQS Help Desk at 866-411-4EPA (866-411-4372) or EPACALLCENTER@epa.gov

CEDRI is accessed through the Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov ), which is the EPA’s CROMERR compliance system for collecting and distributing environmental data.

For users registering under the Preparer role, no identity proofing is required, and registration can take less than 3 minutes. For users who are registering as a Certifier, additional identity proofing is required. As a Certifier, you will be prompted to follow the registration steps that support the LexisNexis identity verification or Electronic Signature Agreement (ESA) signing process. The ESA process requires you to send a paper form to the EPA, and it can take up to 2 weeks to complete the registration process. If you are an existing CDX user, you can request to add the CEDRI program service to your existing CDX account from ‘Active Program Services List’. Please note that your ESA must be processed before your role as a CEDRI Certifier is activated within CDX.

CROMERR regulations require you to prove your identity while registering as a user in CDX. CDX uses a third-party provider, LexisNexis, to provide identity proofing by collecting PII information. ESA signing process is an extension of LexisNexis. The ESA document in itself is the legally binding agreement that allows you to declare your true identity.

If you pass the LexisNexis process while verifying your identity, then you can sign the ESA instantly and electronically online. If LexisNexis is unable to verify your information, you would have to print the ESA, sign it manually and send it to EPA. It can take up to 2 weeks for the paper processing to complete and to have the user role activated in CDX.

Please note that your ESA must be processed before your role as a CEDRI Certifier is activated within CDX.

• Preparer: The Preparer is the person responsible for the preparation of reports for signature. Contractors are permitted to register as a Preparer and may assemble submission packages, such as files generated by the Emission Reporting Tool (ERT), for the Certifier's approval and signature. A Preparer may not sign and submit a submission package. The Preparer may only access packages which they have prepared.
• Certifier: The Certifier is the duly authorized representative of the source/facility or more commonly referred to as the "owner” or “operator" of the facility. The Certifier is authorized to modify the package a Preparer has assembled, and sign and submit the package to CDX. The Certifier may perform all the tasks the Preparer may perform, but also has submission signing authority. Contractors are prohibited from registering as a Certifier.

CDX allows CEDRI Certifiers, as a representative of a reporting organization, to authorize another user to modify, sign, and submit packages to CDX for the organization, known as a Delegated Certifier. The Delegated Certifier is authorized to perform the same tasks as the Certifier (i.e. create and submit reports). However, a Delegated Certifier may not delegate their role to another representative. Registration for this role cannot be requested by a user but rather initiated by a Certifier through the CDX role sponsorship function. Only CEDRI Certifiers can initiate the role sponsorship process. 

Contractors are prohibited from being appointed as a Delegated Certifier.

You may add or remove facilities from your CDX account at any time through the ‘Manage Program Services’ tab on the ‘My CDX page’. Select the ‘Manage Facilities’ link associated with your CEDRI role. You may then add a new facility, or select the ‘Remove’ link associated with the facility to remove the selected facility from your CDX account. If you would like to edit an existing facility, you must select the ‘Details’ link associated with the facility. A window will open displaying facility details. Select the ‘Edit Facility’ button to modify the facility name and facility address.

After creating a CEDRI package, you may also edit existing facility details by selecting the ‘Edit Facility Details’ link on the ‘Create/Edit Submission Package’ section within the ‘Create Submission’ page. Once the Facility name and/or Facility address has been updated, select the ‘Map Facility’ button. Once the facility has been properly mapped, select the ‘Save’ button.

Finally, you can add, remove, and edit your facility information from the MyCEDRI dashboard. To do so, simply click the ‘My Facilities’ button on the MyCEDRI dashboard. Doing so will bring you to the section of the page containing your facility data. From here, you can add a facility by navigating to the ‘Add Facility’ tab, and you can edit and remove facilities from the main ‘My Facilities’ tab.

If a user would like to include more information in any report that is required to be submitted electronically (e.g., if the permitting authority requires additional information beyond what is required by the federal regulation), the user may upload a supporting PDF document or insert additional text into the Additional Information text box on the Additional Information Page in the electronic form the user is filling out in CEDRI.

The most likely reason for this is that the Certifier does not have the same facility in his/her profile that the Preparer has for the submission package. The Preparer must be granted access to the facility profile by the Certifier associated with the facility. The best way to ensure that the facility is the same is with a 12 digit code called the ‘Facility Registry Identifier’. The Preparer should go into the submission package of interest, click the ‘Edit Facility Details’ link, record the value contained in the ‘Facility Registry Identifier’ field and give it to the Certifier. The Certifier should then follow the steps in Section 3.5.1 of the CEDRI User Guide to add that facility to his/her profile. 

In order for a Preparer to view a Submission Package created by a Certifier for a specific facility the following two conditions need to be met:

• The Certifier must assign the Preparer to the specific Submission Package.
• The Preparer must have the specific Facility added to his/her profile.

To make sure the Preparer is assigned to the submission package, the Certifier should click on the ‘User Management’ tab and select the submission package of interest from the dropdown list. If the Preparer’s name is not in the ‘Assigned’ list, click on the Preparer’s name in the ‘Unassigned’ list and then click the ‘Add’ link.

To make sure the Preparer has the facility associated with the submission package in his/her profile, the Certifier should enter the submission package of interest, click on the ‘Edit Facility Details’ link, record the value contained in the ‘Facility Registry Identifier’ field and give this value to the Preparer. The Preparer should then follow the steps in Section 3.5.1 of the CEDRI User Guide to add the facility to his/her profile.

Once the conditions are successfully met, the Preparer should be able to see the submission package created by the Certifier in the table on the Submission Homepage.

There may be multiple reasons why you cannot submit your ERT file, but following the steps listed below will likely resolve the issue:

• Make sure you are using the most current version of the ERT to create your submission package. You can download the most recent version of the ERT at: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ert/index.html#install.
• Make sure the file generated by the ERT is a zip file that contains both an xml and another zip file (which contains an accdb file). If you do not receive a “FINISHED – Submission File Created:” message, the ERT submission package was not created.
• Make sure that your facility information in the Test Plan contains a valid State Code.
• Make sure that your submission package is a complete Test Report and not just a Test Plan. Only completed Test Reports should be submitted through CEDRI.

After uploading a Notification Report file, or completing an Air Emissions Report Form or Notification of Compliance Status form, you may preview the report by clicking on the ‘Preview/Print’ hyperlink within the desired subpart in your submission package. Once selected, a preview of your report will open as a PDF file in a new tab in your browser.

If desired, you may print or save the PDF that is generated by clicking on the ‘Preview/Print’ hyperlink. Any attachments that were uploaded to the package will not be included in the PDF report. You must print all attachments separately from the PDF report.

You can filter your e-mail notifications based on report type, part/subpart, state and county. Information on State Reviewer notification filters can be found in Section 3.7 of the CEDRI State Reviewer’s User Guide.  The State Reviewer’s User Guide is available for download on the State Reviewer’s Submission Homepage.  

CEDRI Training Material and User Guides can be found here:

• How to register in CEDRI
• CEDRI User Guide
• CEDRI XML Reporting Instructions

Numerous training videos for the ERT can be found on the ERT website at: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ert/ert_training.html.

User Guides are available for every application within the CSPP program. Once you have entered the Chemical Information Submission System (CISS) and have selected the correct application for which you are reporting on, you will be able to download the User Guide by using the "Additional Information" screen. To do this, click the "Resources" tab or link from the applications "Home" screen. Once you are on the "Additional Information" screen, you can view the User Guide as well as access other helpful links for CSPP guidelines.

Click here to download a copy of the CSPP CDX Registration Guide.

Current information on Beach reporting requirements, data tools, and other useful references like User Guides and Tutorials may be accessed via the Beach Standards, Monitoring and Notification's Data User Corner Page at http://water.epa.gov/grants_funding/beachgrants/datausers_index.cfm.

Beach Monitoring data may be submitted by accessing the Central Data Exchange "eBeaches: Monitoring (NEW for submitting to WQX)" flow - which submits from WQX to STORET (for further information on STORET, please consult the STORET Web site at https://www.epa.gov/storet).

Yes. While you may only be responsible for Monitoring data, another organization within your state or territory may be responsible for submitting Notification data. To submit Notification data, return to the "MyCDX" page, go to "Available Account Profiles", select "eBeaches: Notification" and follow the instructions.

To submit your eBeaches Notification data to the EPA via CDX, the data must conform to the current Beach Notification XML schema. Current schemas may be accessed via the Exchange Network Web site http://www.exchangenetwork.net via the Knowledge Base tab located on the navigation menu or the Beach Standards, Monitoring and Notification's Data User Corner Web page at http://water.epa.gov/grants_funding/beachgrants/datausers_index.cfm. The Beaches Notification XML Schema may be used to validate your eBeaches Notification file.

A file may take up to a couple of hours to pass through the necessary environments and generate a success or error message.

eDisclosure is a centralized web-based portal for receiving and automatically processing self-disclosed civil violations submitted under EPA's Audit Policy and Small Business Compliance Policy. Utilizing the CDX system, this approach takes advantage of new IT tools to modernize how EPA receives and processes self-disclosed civil violations, making the process much faster for submitters and less resource intensive for both EPA and the regulated community. The new streamlined approach continues to show EPA's support for self-auditing by companies, so they find, report, and fix environmental violations.

You can visit the eDisclosure webpage for links to information that will help walk you through how to submit disclosures via the eDisclosure portal. If you need additional information, please call the CDX Help Desk: 888-890-1995 or (970) 494-5500 for International callers.

The Central Data Exchange and the Next Generation eDisclosure Portal have been verified to work with vendor-supportedversions of Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Firefox. The Internet technologies required are designed to supportstandard World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards for all browsers. It is recommended that you use current versionsof any Web Browser in order to ensure proper functioning.

On-line transactions are managed using Transaction Layer Security limiting cryptography to those in compliance withFederal Information Processing Standards. For your protection, you are informed of any unauthorized attempts to access your account and are instructed to follow all CDX Terms and Conditions for the protection of your account and sensitive information.

No. All information you submit to EPA via the eDisclosure system may be released to the public. All users must agree that they are not submitting any confidential business information (CBI), and EPA will consider any CBI claims to be waived if such information is uploaded onto this system. If your disclosure requires the submission of such private or confidential business information, you must contact the eDisclosure Help Desk to arrange for secure transmittal of any necessary and appropriate information. For additional information please refer to the Warning Notice and User Agreement.

Those using the portal must: (1) register with the CDX systemhttps://cdx.epa.gov/; (2) promptly disclose their violations online within 21 days of discovery; and (3) submit an online Compliance Certification describing how any noncompliance was timely corrected. The Compliance Certification is ordinarily due within 60 days of submitting an initial online Audit Policy disclosure (or within 90 days for Small Business Compliance Policy disclosures), but limited reporting deadline extensions are possible in certain circumstances.

Once you have registered and confirmed your email address through the CDX Registration Email Confirmation hyperlink, you may log in using your User ID and Password to find a Program Service Role labeled: eDisclosure: Voluntary Disclosure System Disclose/Certify. You may click on the "Disclose/Certify" hyperlink to begin your voluntary self-disclosure process.

The ESA (and identity proofing) process is expedited in eDisclosure and failure to electronically complete the ESA process does not prevent the user from making a disclosure. You will be able to log in to CDX and click on the Disclose/Certify hyperlink to begin your voluntary self-disclosure process. The ESA will need to be in place for you to sign the compliance certification. You cannot certify your compliance certification until we have received and approved your paper Electronic Signature Agreement. If you have any questions, please contact the CDX Help Desk at 888-890-1995 or (970) 494-5500 for International callers.

The portal can accept new disclosures involving all types of civil violations. New owners may use the portal to disclose violations, but the portal is not designed to apply the August 2008 New Owner Policy. To provide the benefits of the New Owner Policy, EPA will accept and process new owner disclosures outside the eDisclosure system. Pre-existing unresolved EPCRA disclosures can be resubmitted through the eDisclosure system within 120 days after launch of the portal (i.e., on or before April 7, 2016), but pre-existing disclosures that are subject to audit agreements will be resolved outside the eDisclosure system through a Notice of Determination (NOD), Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO), or Consent Decree (CD).

While many EPA regulatory programs support collection of confidential business information (CBI), eDisclosure is not designed to receive or process any information claimed as CBI. Disclosers must submit compliance information through the proper regulatory process and submit only evidence of compliance as (non-CBI) sanitized information through the online eDisclosure system. If you are unclear where to resubmit late reports that contain CBI, you should contact the help desk for that particular regulatory program reporting system or you may contact the eDisclosure Help Desk for further instruction on how to do so.

Anyone legally representing the company and authorized by a designated official employed by the entity may submit a disclosure on behalf of the entity.

The compliance certification must be signed by the owner/operator of the company, or someone legally representing the company and authorized by a designated official employed by the entity. So, a lawyer or consultant representing the company may certify compliance documents. An individual not employed by or representing the company may not certify compliance.

Please follow the steps below to share disclosure information and/or delegate reporting on behalf of your organization:

• Step 1: Once you have registered for the eDisclosure Program Service, enter the Disclose/Certify Service;
• Step 2: Accept the Warning Notice and User Agreement;
• Step 3: Click on the "Sharing" tab, which will become visible at the top of the page;
• Step 4: Through the "Sharing" tab, you can add others' email addresses and grant them access to complete; and
• Step 5: If the person with whom you are sharing disclosure information is not registered with CDX, that user will be prompted to create a CDX account before entering the eDisclosure portal.

You may consolidate your disclosures under a single CDX account. The CDX eDisclosure portal allows you to independently prepare disclosures. Registrants representing many companies will need to go to the "My Profile" tab, create a new organization, and request the eDisclosure service. Additionally, registrants should take care not to share disclosures inappropriately; however, registrants do not have to register separate CDX accounts for each submission. If you certify compliance documents for multiple companies, you will be required to sign a separate Electronic Signature Agreement for each company, but not for each company facility.

No. Only regulated entities with pre-existing unresolved EPCRA disclosures may resubmit such disclosures through the eDisclosure system within 120 days of its launch date (i.e., on or before April 7, 2016). Where a regulated entity is re-submitting a previously disclosed EPCRA violation, the entity must enter the date it originally discovered the previously disclosed violation and the date it was previously disclosed, and certify that the previously disclosed EPCRA violation was timely corrected. Timely correction is normally within 60 days of violation discovery for disclosures submitted under the Audit Policy and within 90 days of violation discovery for disclosures submitted pursuant to the Small Business Compliance Policy. However, no extensions of the 60-day or 90-day violation correction periods are available for such pre-existing EPCRA disclosures. All other pre-existing disclosures (i.e., non-EPCRA disclosures and pre-existing EPCRA disclosures that are not resubmitted within 120 days of eDisclosure launch) are treated as Category 2 disclosures and the Federal Register Notice announcing the launch of eDisclosure serves as the Acknowledgement Letter for such disclosures. If and when EPA considers taking enforcement action for environmental violations, it will make a determination as to eligibility for penalty mitigation.

Most all of the items on the form require you to enter information. Many items will have a question mark beside the input field, which may be clicked for additional information on that item. When you do not complete all required items, the system automatically will send error or warning messages instructing you further. Certain data fields are optional and are provided for convenience because it may be beneficial to you to supply this additional information.

In order to access a facility's forms in eDisclosure, you must first register in CDX. Next the original submitter must share forms with you through the Sharing tab within the eDisclosure portal.

Follow your original CDX Terms and Conditions to contact the CDX Help Desk at 888-890-1995 or (970) 494-5500 for International callers. Registrants of eDisclosure will be asked to determine a successor and use the Sharing Tab within the eDisclosure Portal to pass on historic disclosures to a new individual, if applicable.

To access eDisclosure, you must log in to CDX and go to your "MyCDX" page. The eDisclosure Program Service will be listed here. If you cannot find your original email you may go to https://cdx.epa.gov and log in and re-try verifying your email address, or you may contact the CDX Help Desk at 888-890-1995 or (970) 494-5500 for International callers, or send an email to helpdesk@epacdx.net and they will assist you in obtaining access to the on-line application form.

You will receive an automated confirmation email.

Generally, no. eDisclosure allows saving of draft violation disclosures and compliance certifications prior to submitting to the Agency. An entity should carefully review the information prior to certifying its submission. In the event that new information comes to light before certification, the system will permit withdrawal of violation disclosure or inclusion on the compliance certification of violations in statutory programs that were not part of the submitted disclosure, provided the information submitted on the compliance certification form also applies to any such newly added legal provisions.

Yes. Anytime an eDisclosure compliance certification is signed, certified, and submitted, an automated email is sent to the certifier and anyone with whom the disclosure has been shared.

Violation and compliance reporting must comply with the conditions of the Audit Policy or Small Business Compliance Policy. If your disclosure or compliance certification does not meet the policy requirements, an ineligibility letter will be issued. If you need further clarification, please refer to the website: http://www2.epa.gov/compliance/epas-edisclosure.

Yes. eDisclosure allows voluntary disclosed violations to be withdrawn. If you determine that no violation has occurred or that the disclosure was submitted in error, it can be withdrawn up until the time the compliance certification is due. It is up to registrants to decide whether to withdraw or complete its compliance certification.

Not necessarily. Each ESA is based on your authorization to submit on behalf of the company/organization. If you have registered for eDisclosure under the same company in your "My Profile" services, you will typically not need to be identity proofed again, or submit a new ESA. If you are reporting for a company name that is new, depending on whether you have been previously identity proofed, sufficiently, by a prior Program, you may not be required to identity proof again, but you will need to attest that you are authorized to sign on behalf of the additional Organization.

Your current account should have access to all disclosures through the use of the "Submission History" tab. Use the Submission History to search for specific records and print both the hyperlinked submission (and the detached-signature)as a record of your electronic certification. Electronically Signed Records are retained for at least 5 years after your CDX account is de-activated. If your account has been deactivated, you may contact the CDX Help Desk at 888-890-1995 or (970) 494-5500 for International callers or helpdesk@epacdx.net and they will assist you.

CDX provides an interface for submitters to upload a ZIP files from their workstation (Commonly your C: / drive), to the eDisclosure portal. The uploaded files may be in PDF or standard Microsoft Office formats but may also be submitted together in the form of a ZIP file that contains a number of variable of files (2-40 files including a control file which lists the names of the other files in the ZIP file). Please limit total file sizes to 50MB to ensure optimal results under less than optimal Network performance.

As long as all facilities belong to the same company, yes. You may report on violations based on multiple EPA Facilities you manage in the Violation Disclosure tab.

The Manage Facility button within the Violation Disclosure tab allows you to search and select your facilities and move them on the map. You may also change the address as needed.

The EPA Facility Identifiers are assigned per facility location. A "Manage Facilities" search under the "Violation Disclosure" tab should continue to show facilities. If the facility is not found during a search, there is an option to create new facility.

Use the "Manage Facilities Address" search with at least 2 qualifiers and use the map "X" to mark the actual location of the facility. The Latitude/Longitude will be automatically populated so you should no longer receive this error message.

Check your spam or junk inbox for an email from the CDX Help Desk. If you do not see any emails, please contact the CDX Help Desk at 888-890-1995 or (970) 494-5500 for International callers or helpdesk@epacdx.net and they will assist you.

Your ESA is stored in your Submission History. To print a copy, go to your "MyCDX" page and click on the "Submission History" to search and locate your ESA. One of the emails in your inbox should have the title "Electronic Signature Agreement" date if you are having trouble locating the ESA. This email will have the copy of the ESA in html format. If you have deleted this ESA by mistake, please contact the CDX help desk to obtain a copy of your ESA.

Timing-out is a security feature of the system. The system will time-out after 20 minutes of inactivity to protect your authority to sign documents in the event that you step away from your computer. You have the option to save documents in order to return, later, and submit or certify them.

Job Aide for registering as a Permitting Authority Preparer. 
 

To assist new ePT users as well as reacquaint existing users with the ePT system, a job aid can be downloaded here: ePT electronic Permit Tracker Job Aid

Click here to download a copy of the grantee training PowerPoint presentation.

No. If you have previously registered for a CDX account, you will be able to use your existing account. You can add the Exchange Network Grant Semi-Annual Reporting Forms program by following these steps:

1. Login to your existing account
2. From the "MyCDX" page, click the "Add Program Service" button
3. Select the "Exchange Network Grant Semi-Annual Reporting Forms (IEPB)" option
4. Leave the "Select Role" selection as "Grantee" and click the "Request Role Access" button
5. Select the applicable State/Tribe/Territory from the list and click "Next"
6. Select the applicable grant(s) and click "Request Access to Grants" (All grant access requests must be approved by the EPA program office database administrator. You will be notified via email of your approval/disapproval.)

This link is not shown until your grant request has been approved by the EPA program office database administrator.

There are two reasons why you may not see your grant. First, you will not see grants awarded before 2008. Currently, electronic reporting for the Exchange Network Grant Semi-Annual Reporting Forms is required and available for Exchange Network grants awarded in 2008 or later. EPA is considering providing the option to report electronically for grants awarded in 2007 or earlier. If the Agency decides to implement that option, EPA's Regional Project Officers will notify grantees. We will also ask ECOS to send out an Network Alert. Second, you will not see PPG's and CG's with Exchange Network grant funding listed. Electronic reporting is not required for Exchange Network grants that are part of PPG's awarded through 2010. Starting in 2011, however, electronic reporting for PPG's with Exchange Network grant funding will be required. For grants awarded prior to 2008 and PPG's/CG's awarded prior to 2011, please continue to submit your reports to your project officer via email.

If you already have a CDX account and are looking to add a new grant to your account, follow the below steps:

1. Sign into CDX, you will be directed to your "MyCDX" page
2. Click on the "Manage Your Program Services" link
3. Click "List Roles" for the IEPB data flow
4. Click the "Request a New Role" link
5. Select a Role
6. For the Role dropdown, select "Grantee",
7. Click "Submit Request Role"
8. Select the applicable State/Tribe/Territory from the list and click "Next"
9. Check the box for the Year/Grant and click "Request Access to Grants"
10. The IEPB Administrator will be notified of this request and will approve your access to that grant.Once approved, you will be notified and the grant will appear in your CDX account.

Semi Annual Reports are due thirty (30) days after the end of each reporting period or April 30 and October 31.

For any reporting period during which no progress has occurred, the grantee must still submit a report, which should state that "no progress made for this reporting period" and identify the correct reporting period.

You may select a User Guide to download it:

Applicant Manager
Abatement Notifications
Training Provider Notifications
Firm Certification
Individual Accreditation
Training Provider Preparer Role
Training Provider Dashboard
Create New Training Program

Abatement is a specialized activity designed to address lead in the home. RRP activities (including most home contracting work) disturb paint as a consequence of the activity, but they are often undertaken for reasons unrelated to lead issues. For more information about distinctions between the 2 activities, click here.

EPA's Renovation, Repair, and Painting program applies to all states, tribes and territories where EPA has not specifically provided authorization for that state, tribe, or territory to operate the program themselves.

Currently, there are 14 states and 1 tribe that are authorized by EPA to operate their own RRP programs in lieu of the federal program. Contractors working in these states: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin, or in the Bois Forte Tribe should contact the respective state or tribe for more information about their training and certification requirements. Links to these state programs are available here. Note that if you work in more than one state, you may need both EPA federal and state certification.

Firms operating in all other states, territories, or tribes administered by EPA can become certified by first searching for their firm online at https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-renovationabatement-firm-certification-application-or-update. If you cannot locate your firm using the search and can confirm your firm does not have a current or pending certification, you can begin an application to certify a new firm using the link provided at the bottom of the "Results" page. Please note that the search results area of the webpage has its own scroll bar separate from the main page; you need to scroll to the bottom of this area to see the link to begin a new firm application. If you work in more than one state, you may need both EPA federal and state certifications.

Information about NeTCGP can be found on the following website: https://epanet.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/207395467-CGP-FAQs

Information about ODS and reporting requirements can be found on the following website:https://www.epa.gov/ods-phaseout/ozone-depleting-substances-ods-recordkeeping-and-reporting

Information about OTAQEMTS can be found on the following website: https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help/frequent-questions-about-fuels-registration

If you have not registered to use the OTAQ Programs (OTAQ DC Fuels or OTAQ EMTS), you will first need to add the OTAQ Registration Program (OTAQ REG) and register within the program. You will be presented with an Electronic Signature Agreement (ESA) upon entering the program. You will need to print, sign, and mail the ESA to the address on the form. Please access the following site for instructions on how to complete the registration.

Information regarding reporting and general information can be found at the following website:https://www.epa.gov/otaq/fuels/reporting/programsregistration.htm

The PSP CDX Registration Guide provides information to help users register with CDX and the Office of Pesticide Programs' (OPP) Pesticide Submission Portal (PSP); including requesting a new EPA OPP Company Number.

RCRA is the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, which was first enacted by Congress in 1976; it has been amended several times. RCRA's primary goals are to protect human health and the environment from the potential hazards of waste disposal, to conserve energy and natural resources, to reduce the amount of waste generated, and to ensure that wastes are managed in an environmentally sound manner. RCRA regulates the management of solid waste (e.g., garbage), hazardous waste, and underground storage tanks holding petroleum products or certain chemicals. Regulated wastes are hazardous wastes as defined by Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR) Part 261, universal wastes as defined by 40 CFR Part 273, and used oil as defined by 40 CFR Part 279. Click here for the EPA web site for RCRA regulations.

If you are subject to requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for notifying the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of your regulated waste activities, you must submit complete and submit this form. Be sure to review the Notification of Regulated Waste Activity Instructions and Forms booklet before completing the form. As a handler of regulated wastes, you are responsible for learning and complying with all the requirements that apply to you and your regulated waste activities. RCRA is a Federal law. If you are regulated but do not comply with the RCRA notification requirements, you may be subject to civil penalties.

In addition, remember that the regulations in 40 CFR address only the Federal hazardous waste program. Many States may have notification requirements that differ from the Federal requirements; those States may use EPA Form 8700-12 or they may use a similar State form that requires information not requested in the EPA form. Again, it is your responsibility to make sure that you have completed and submitted all forms required under the Federal or your State program.

The Notification of Regulated Waste Activity Instructions and Forms booklet (EPA Form 8700-12) can be downloaded from the Internet at:

https://www.epa.gov/epawaste/index.htm.

The instructions contained in this booklet will assist you in obtaining an EPA Identification Number for initial notifications or in revising your form if you are required to submit a subsequent notification. Although this booklet contains information and instructions for completing a Notification of Regulated Waste Activity, it should not be considered a substitute for the regulations in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Rather, this booklet serves as a supplement to the regulations and provides additional information not contained in 40 CFR.

No. You may still complete the EPA Form 8700-12 and mail it to the appropriate office indicated in the form's instructions. However, you may elect to complete and submit the form on this web page. You are not required to file this form through the Central Data Exchange.

You cannot use the Federal form for some States. Certain States require that you use their specific forms. At this time, there are no States that allow filers to file the RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification Form.

Go to https://cdx.epa.gov and click "If you are new to CDX and wish to register, please click here." Enter in the required information. Then, choose the "RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification Form" radio button to register for the RCRA program. You only have to register once. If you are responsible for filing the form for multiple RCRA regulated facilities, you will be given a chance associate your registration with all of the facilities.

All information you submit in an initial or subsequent notification can be released to the public, according to the Freedom of Information Act, unless it is determined to be confidential by EPA pursuant to 40 CFR Part 2. Since notification information is very general, EPA believes it is unlikely that any information in your notification could qualify to be protected from release.

However, you may make a claim of confidentiality by filing a paper form and printing the word "CONFIDENTIAL" on both sides of RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification Form and on any attachments. EPA will take action on the confidentiality claims in accordance with 40 CFR Part 2. The electronic submission makes no allowances for confidential submissions.

Most all of the items on the form require you to enter information. Be sure to read the instructions in the booklet carefully and enter the information for the items that apply to you. Only the items that are marked with a red asterisk are required. If you do not complete these, you will be sent to an error screen that tells you what must be done to continue. Certain items are provided for convenience and it may be beneficial to you to supply this additional information.

Yes. When you get to the main menu of the RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification Form, you will be able to enter a form with the data elements pre-populated with information from a previous submission or choose to enter data into a "clean" form.

Data for a single Site Identification Form is entered just like you would for any web form. For convenience, the form has been broken up into sections similar to the federal paper form. At the bottom of each page you will see a series of buttons. By making the appropriate choice, you can navigate back and forth through the web form.

When you have completed entering the data into the form, you will be given a choice to save the electronic submission of the form or cancel the submission. A confirmation screen will appear. You must print this form, have all certifiers sign the form, and send it via mail to the office listed at the top of the screen. You will not need to submit the entire e-form with the confirmation screen printout. In the event you misplace the confirmation screen, you will be able to enter CDX and print another copy.

We will be implementing digital signature technology into the web form in the future. At that time, you will be able to choose how you wish to sign the form, electronically or via a "wet" ink signature.

No. Only the elements that are marked with a red asterisk are required. If you do not fill out these elements, you will be sent to an error screen that tells you what must be done to continue. However, you may complete all elements of the form if you wish. Certain elements are provided as a convenience and it may be beneficial to you to supply those pieces of information.

Don't worry; this form has built-in data recovery technology. If your browser crashes, or you lose your Internet connection, you can simply return to the CDX web site and continue filling out your form. If you choose, you can begin the submission process again.

You will receive a confirmation email with a copy of the data that you submitted as well as a transaction id number that can be used to print another confirmation screen, track the status of your submission, or make modifications to your submission.

The submission will be forwarded to the appropriate reviewing official in the EPA Region or State agency. The official will either approve or reject the submission. An email with the official's decision will be sent to the filer's email address. If a submission is rejected, you may be able to make corrections to the submission and resubmit. Approved submissions will be placed on file within the EPA's RCRA database.

Note: Once a submission is approved, you will not be able to update that submission. Instead you must complete another new submission.

Yes. Using the transaction id number, you can use the "Check the status" option to determine where your Site Identification Form is within the submission pipeline.

Yes. Choose "print" from the RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification Form, and you will be provided with an electronic facsimile of the form completed with your information.

Since submissions are linked specifically to information you provide in conjunction with your CDX User ID/password and are submitted via SSL technology, they are relatively secure. Do not provide your CDX User ID/password to other individuals or leave your Internet browser open while logged into CDX. This is a breach of your agreement with the EPA's Central Data Exchange and may result in the revocation of your CDX privileges.

Contact the RCRA Superfund Hotline at 1-800-424-9346

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Information (RCRAInfo) data is transferred to the EPA facility in the form of windows compatible ZIP files. The RCRAInfo File Transfer Process extracts the files from these zip files and stores the data in Oracle database "staging" records for further processing. The RCRA staging process is designed to run as a background process that continuously looks for files to process. Therefore, there is no user interaction required once the environment is configured and the process is started.

CDX provides an interface for submitters to upload a ZIP file from their local file location (Commonly your C:/ drive), to the CDX/RCRAInfo environments. The uploaded file must be in the form of a ZIP file and can contain a number of variable of files (2-40 files including a control file which lists the names of the other files in the ZIP file). As a result, each filing must contain at least 2 constituent files.
These constituent files shall be:
 

• flat files
• column-delimitated
• formatted such that each record in the file is followed by a carriage return/line feed
• formatted per OSW's additional requirements

The ZIP file must conform to PKWARE's (de facto) compression standard.

The EPA has tested and approved two compression utilities for use by submitters. Please go to the following link to download one of them: https://www.epa.gov/cdx/test/zipintro.htm

No. A submitter is limited to filing data for one state per ZIP file.

Yes. The CDX interface shall validate the filename before it is uploaded with by the following criteria:
 

• The first 3 characters are the program abbreviation: RCR
• The next 4 characters are program specific: 2-letter state abbreviation followed by the submission number (i.e. MD01)
• Finally, the TSSMS ID used for CDX Registration: KDH
• Example filename: RCRMD01KDH.zip
• NOTE:The Activity Location (state code) embedded in the file name must match the state code within the submitter's account that is filing the information
• If the filename does not pass validation, the CDX interface shall provide the submitter with a web page describing the error as one of the following issues and prompt the submitter to correct the error in order to complete the file upload process:
  • a state code mismatch
  • a username mismatch
  • a data flow indicator code mismatch (must be "RCR")

Any potential users must first be screened by the EPA program office and pre-registered by the CDX Help Desk. Potential users of the RCRA File Transfer program will need to fill out the necessary contact information and supply their TSSMS ID. For more information on gaining a RCRA File Transfer account, please contact the CDX Help Desk.

Under the authority of section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act, the Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions require facilities that produce, handle, process, distribute, or store certain chemicals to develop a Risk Management Program, prepare a Risk Management Plan (RMP), and submit the RMP to EPA. Covered facilities were initially required to comply with the rule in 1999; the rule has been amended on several occasions, most recently in 2004.

The Risk Management Program Rule (RMP Rule) under 40 CFR 68, published June 20, 1996, and last amended June 21, 2004, is the regulation that outlines the requirements for the Risk Management Program.

For regulation and further information, consult EPA's Website: https://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/rmp/index.htm

It is EPA's secure, Web-based system to submit an RMP. It replaces earlier PC-based software.

RMP*eSubmit allows you to:

• View the current version of your RMP (if you have already reported an RMP)
• Create a new RMP on-line (if this is your first-time submission)
• Make corrections to, or create a complete resubmission of your RMP
• Identify and correct any errors in your RMP prior to submission
• Access help screens to assist you in completing your RMP.

EPA's website, https://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/rmp/index.htm includes the Risk Management Program rule, the list of regulated substances, fact sheets, guidance documents, FAQs, the RMP*eSubmit User's Manual, and other information.

Contact the RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA Call Center for your policy and regulatory compliance questions.
800-424-9346   Toll Free
800-553-7672   TDD
703-412-9810   Metropolitan DC area and international calls
703-412-3323   Metropolitan DC area and international TDD calls

Contact the RMP Reporting Center for specific software questions about RMP*eSubmit.
703-227-7650
RMPRC@epacdx.net

Unless there is a major revision to your RMP that requires reporting to EPA you don't need to perform a resubmission before the due date.

Use RMP*eSubmit to submit a sanitized version of your RMP. The sanitized version would identify each data element, except chemical identity, claimed as CBI by entering CBI into the data field. Your RMP will be deemed Incomplete until you submit a CBI un-sanitized data element form and CBI substantiation form, signed by the owner/operator certifying the accuracy of the claims to the RMP Reporting Center.
For more information regarding CBI Submission contact the RMP Reporting Center at 703-227-7650.

The RMP*eSubmit application does not allow any De-registration/Withdrawal of RMPs. Please continue submitting your De-registration/Withdrawal request with all required information to the RMP Reporting Center. The De-registration form is Appendix E of the RMP*eSubmit Users' Manual.
For more information contact the RMP Reporting Center at 703-227-7650.

If you do not have an account created in CDX, you can create a new account and then add RMP*eSubmit program into your profile. Only the Certifier can add the RMP facilities. The Certifier gets to decide who the preparer can be.

Yes. You can add any number of facilities as long as you are the Certifier for those facilities.

You can be a Certifier and also the Preparer for any facility as long as you have those roles.
NOTE: There can only be 1 preparer associated with a facility at any given point of time.

Only a Certifier can add a new facility in RMP*eSubmit. In the MyCDX screen the certifier must click on the "RMPESUBMIT: Certify Submission" link. The Certifier can then select the "Add New RMP Facilities" link at the bottom of the screen. On the next screen, the certifier must enter the EPA Facility Identifier of the facility he/she would like to add, or enter information for a new facility.

Yes. You will need to submit an ESA specifically for RMP*eSubmit.

Mail the original printed version of the complete ESA (all pages) with the original (wet ink) signatures.

As soon as the RMP Reporting Center receives the complete ESA in the mail, they will usually process the ESA the same working day. It could take a few days to a week during periods of high demand. If your ESA is complete, the Reporting Center will send the AuthCode by e-mail to the Certifying Official. If there are any discrepancies in the ESA, the Reporting Center will contact the Certifying Official to resolve the issue(s).

Yes. You can have multiple EPA Facility Identifiers in your ESA as long as you are the approved certifier for those facilities.

Check your spam or junk inbox for an email from the CDX Help Desk. If you do not see any emails, please contact the RMP Reporting Center at 703-227-7650.

For each facility that you add, a copy of the ESA is saves in your CDX inbox by default. To print a copy, access your "MyCDX" page and click on the "Inbox" tab. One of the emails in your inbox should have the title "Electronic Signature Agreement". This email will have the copy of the ESA in html format. If in case you have deleted this ESA by mistake, please contact the CDX help desk to obtain a copy of your ESA.

No. The owner/operator must designate an actual person (not a company).

Certifiers are facility owners or operators who must certify the accuracy and completeness of the information reported in the RMP. They have signed and submitted a one-time Electronic Signature Agreement (ESA) to the EPA. The ESA legally binds the Certifier's electronic submission to their signature. Only Certifiers can submit the RMP.
Preparers have been granted permission by a facility to access the facility's existing RMP. They prepare data for a new or updated RMP. CDX notifies the Certifier when the new or corrected RMP is ready for the Certifier's review and submission. Preparers cannot submit the RMP.

The Certifier must be the owner/operator of the company or someone working in the company and authorized by a designated senior management official employed by the facility. A Consultant cannot be designated as the certifier.

The new Certifier will need to register in CDX and add the RMP*eSubmit program to their profile after which the can submit the ESA with valid information. Once the ESA is received and checked for completeness, the Certifier will get an email confirming the addition of the EPA Facility Identifier under their profile.

The Certifying Official must send a letter to the EPA on company letterhead indicating they will no longer be associated. The letter will need to include the following:
 

1. The name of the Certifying Official to be removed
2. The CDX User ID for that person
3. The Facility ID associated with the Certifying Official whose access will be removed
4. The letter should be signed by the Certifying Official in question. If that individual is not available or no longer with the company, the letter can be signed by another individual who is currently a Certifying Official for RMP, or someone who is at an equivalent or superior level of responsibility to that of the Certifying Official.
5. The letter should be mailed to:
      RMP Reporting Center
      P.O. Box 10162
      Fairfax, VA 22038
   
   For courier or overnight delivery, the address is:
      RMP Reporting Center
      c/o CGI Federal, Inc.
      12601 Fair Lakes Circle
      Fairfax, VA 22033

The Certifier/Preparer must contact the RMP Reporting Center for instructions on how to deactivate the existing Certifier/Preparer role.

Yes. Paper RMP submissions will be accepted, but we encourage submitters to use RMP*eSubmit. Typically, paper submissions have errors because the electronic validation process is not involved in the creation of the submission. Paper submissions may take longer to process due to the manual steps involved.

No. The EPA Facility Identifiers are assigned per facility location. If a De-Registered facility needs to re-register, they will need to file an ESA for approval with the same EPA Facility Identifier that is already on record.

Timing-out is a security feature of the system. The systems will time-out after 20 minutes of inactivity. Your work will automatically be saved.

Submitting a correction to your RMP does not change your five-year anniversary date. A correction should be used to report administrative or other changes at your facility (e.g. changes in emergency contact information, facility address, or change in accident history). This does not require an update of your entire RMP.

Your current RMP can only be seen by the Certifier and/or Preparer of the facility. In the "Facility Selection" screen, select the "View Current RMP" link, which will open your current RMP in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. You have the option to print your RMP within this screen.

Yes. As long as you are the preparer and the RMP is in the edit mode, you will be able to make updates.

Yes. You can select the same set of security questions for different CDX accounts.

There is no defined rule to complete an RMP. The user has the option to update RMPs as they desire. As long as the RMP is not submitted for Certification, the user can update RMPs however they want to.

Anytime an RMP is signed, certified and submitted an automated email is sent to the certifier and preparer to their registered email addresses and to their CDX Inbox.

Yes. On the Pending Submissions page you will see the RMP waiting for Certification/Rejection. Next to it is a link which will open the submitted RMP in .pdf format. The certifier can either certify or reject the pending RMP.

The e-mail should contain the reason(s) for rejection. If you need further clarification on the rejection, contact the Certifier who had rejected the RMP. As a preparer you will always have the opportunity to make corrections and resubmit your RMP.

Have the Certifier reject the submission. This allows the Preparer to make any additional changes.

To change your submission type select "Cancel Submission" on the RMP*eSubmit Section Selection screen. Then select the correct transaction type on the RMP*eSubmit Home screen.
Note: This process will undo any changes you have made.

No. Traditional RMP Notification letters will no longer be sent to submitters. Instead, an email notification is sent to the Preparer and Certifier as soon as the RMP is Certified and submitted.

The state field is not an editable field, and has been disabled in RMP*eSubmit. If your facility has changed states, you will need to deregister, and file a first-time submission for the facility in the new state.

You must find a reliable source (i.e. Google Earth) in which to calculate your facility's latitude and longitude. Once you've entered the correct data, you will no longer receive this error message.

RMP*Comp is a free program that you can use to complete the offsite consequence analyses (both worst case scenarios and alternative scenarios) required under the Risk Management Program rule. RMP*Comp can be accessed at EPA's Web site RMP*Comp.

Please refer to the RMP*eSubmit User's Manual. Visit https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-07/documents/rmp_esubmit_users_manual.pdf.There is an explicit description of how to select your facility's Program Level.

The executive summary must include a brief description of your facility's risk management program. You determine the length; it may be as short as two or three pages or, if you have many processes, it may need to be lengthy. You should view the Executive Summary as an opportunity to communicate in your own words the nature of the risks posed by your facility to your community and to explain what you have done to minimize that risk. The summary can be an excellent vehicle to display the effort and resources your facility has put into its accident prevention program.

Once you have selected the "Submit to Certify" link as a preparer, you must wait for the Certifier to certify/reject the RMP before you can edit the RMP in any way. No changes can be made to your RMP when it is in "Pending Certify" status.

Contact the CDX Help Desk at 888-890-1995 or (970) 494-5500 for International callers, so that they can initiate action to reset your 20-5-1 security questions.

No. The certifier can reject the submission if any changes need to be made. Only the Preparer can make the necessary corrections.

No. An incomplete submittal is not accepted by the system as a submission, so only the Preparer can see their incomplete (or draft) submission.

This field represents the state corresponding to the data that is being submitted. If you are an EPA regional user, you should select the state that the data corresponds to, not the state where you reside. If data are for tribal water systems, the region should enter their two digit region code.

This field describes they type of data that you are submitting to the SDWIS system:

Inventory = INV
Actions = ACT
Both = BOT (Both Inventory and Actions data)
Samples = SAM

This can be the fiscal year that the file is being submitted in, or the fiscal year that the actions/sample file represents. It will not be used for actions total replace domain processing.

This field represents the one digit quarter of the file. This should be the quarter in which the file is being generated.

This field represents how the file is to be processed by SDWIS/FED:

Traditional processing = TRAD (Incremental)
Total replace processing = TOTR (Total replacement of the data in the system)

This field represents the supplier of the data. (States and regions can submit data via CDX)

State = ST
Region = RG

This field represents a freeform two-character alphanumeric comment field, allowing a region and state to insert a value to provide additional meaning to the data set contents. Any blanks will be filled in, by CDX, with the letter 'b', in the data set name. If left blank by the user, the data set name will contain the value 'bb' in these positions. This will allow users the flexibility to add an additional piece of information to further characterize the data set name. Regional and state staff should reach agreement on the contents of this field. For example, it could be used to differentiate between different primacy agencies in a state, so values such as CO or NC could be used to differentiate between community and non-community water system primacy agency data.

Step-by-Step instructions to register for a STARS account are provided in the STARS Registration Users Guide.

The STARS Submission Users Guide provides step-by-step instructions for submitting applications for each of the SmartWay technologies support by STARS.

Step-by-step instruction for approving registration requests are contained in the STARS RMAM Users Guide. 

Step-by-step instruction for pre-registering user accounts are contained in the STARS RMAM Usrs Guide.

The regualtory points of contact for STARS are:

  Julie Hawkins: 202-343-9072

  Anthony Erb: 202-343-9259

  Kuang Wei: 202-343-9329

The Product information for each device brand and model being submitted are include as sub-sections of the Product Information page. By default these sections are collapsed when the device (technology type brand and model) are initially selected. Expand each Brand/Model information form and verify that all required information is provided and there are no validation errors.

See section 2.4.2 for the STARS Submission Users Guide for instructions to complete the IRT Product Information section of the application

Enter a 10 digit numeric value in the required 'Phone Number' field in the' Primary Contact Information (Applcant)' section of the application and then add your contact information in the 'Comments' field in the 'General Comments' section of the application (see section 2.8.1 in the STARS Submission Users Guide).

SWIPR is a website for sending photographs of operating Impoundments where uranium tailings are collected from conventional uranium mills based on 40 CFR Part 61 Subpart W. Subpart W requires operating uranium recovery facilities to employ specific management practices or generally available control technology (GACT) to control radon emissions. When operating Impoundments are actively being used for the continued placement of uranium byproduct material or tailings, or are in standby status, photographs should be reported through SWIPR. A SWIPR Users Guide is available with detailed instructions on how to create a reporting account, how to add your facilities to your account, and how to submit a report. The guide may be downloaded here.

You may visit the U.S. EPA's Radiation Protection Page for information on the regulation, Subpart W. A SWIPR User Guide is available with detailed instructions on how to create a reporting account, how to add your facilities to your account, and how to submit a report. A training webinar is available which provides instructions on how to setup your account and submit your first report. If you still have additional questions, you may call CDX Help Desk: 888-890-1995 or (970) 494-5500 for International callers.

CDX and SWIPR services have been verified to work with vendor-supported versions of Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Firefox. The Internet technologies required are designed to support standard World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards for all browsers. It is recommended that you use current versions of any Web Browser in order to ensure proper functioning.

On-line transactions are managed using Transaction Layer Security limiting cryptography to those in compliance with Federal Information Processing Standards. For your protection, you are informed of any unauthorized attempts to access your account and are instructed to follow all CDX Terms and Conditions for the protection of your account and sensitive information.

No. All information you submit to EPA via the SWIPR system may be released to the public. EPA may redact specific details from publicly available reports. If your reporting requires a submission of private or confidential business information, you must contact CDX Help Desk to arrange for a determination and more secure transmittal of any necessary and appropriate information. For additional information please refer to the Warning Notice and User Agreement.

Those using the portal must:

1. register with CDX to create an account;
2. add your Impoundments to your account;
3. regularly photograph and submit reports using CDX's SWIPR system.

Please refer to the SWIPR Users Guide for more information.

Once you have registered for a CDX account, you will be emailed a CDX Registration Email Confirmation hyperlink to confirm account creation. You may then log in using your User ID and Password. A SWIPR Users Guide is available with detailed instructions on how to create a reporting account, how to add your facilities to your account, and how to submit a report. A training webinar is available which provides instructions on how to setup your account and submit your first report.

You will be able to log into your CDX account but unable to enter SWIPR until you are fully identity-proofed and a completed Electronic Signature Agreement is on file. If your agreement is not completed, a reminder will be located on the "MyCDX" page under "News and Alerts", after you log in. If you have any questions, please contact the CDX Help Desk at 888-890-1995 or (970) 494-5500 for International callers.

You may consolidate your SWIPR reporting under a single CDX account. CDX allows you to add organizations and then add SWIPR multiple times using the My Profile tab on the main MyCDX dashboard. Registrants representing many companies will need to go to the "My Profile" tab, create a new organization, and request the SWIPR service once for each company they represent. While registrants do not have to register separate CDX accounts for each submission, in order to certify reports you will be required to sign a separate Electronic Signature Agreement for each organization.

Yes. There are two ways to reach your submission. First, there is a tab on the primary MyCDX dashboard labeled "Submission History" where you may search for, list/sort and retrieve previous reports. Second, an email receipt will be sent to your registered mailbox with a hyperlink to the report. If you need to rescind or report a correction to a previously submitted report, please contact CDX Help Desk at 888-890-1995 and provide them information. Note that you will only be able to see the reports that you have submitted. For security/privacy reasons, you will not be able to see reports submitted by others in your organization, even if the reports are submitted for the same facility. If you rescind a report, or your report is rejected, a message will appear in your transaction history, and you may be required to certify a new report. Editing old reports is not an option.

Required input fields will be marked with an asterisk (*), e.g. time of date that photograph was captured. Input items may also offer a question mark beside the field, which may be clicked for additional information on requirements for that item. When you do not complete all required items, the system automatically will send error or warning messages instructing you further. Certain data fields are optional and are provided for convenience because it may be beneficia to you to supply this additional information.

In order to add a facility's Impoundments in SWIPR, you must first register in CDX. The "Manage Impoundments" button will offer a way to search for Impoundments already in the system. If the Impoundment you wish to add is not located, you may enter it in the database. For more details and instructions, see the User Guide and Training Video.

Follow your original CDX Terms and Conditions to contact CDX Help Desk to inactivate your account by calling 888-890-1995 or (970) 494-5500 for International callers. In order to assist onboarding a new individual to perform Subpart W reports in your place, you will have to contact Dan Schultheisz (Schultheisz.Daniel@epa.gov) to set up access to a separate account for your organization.

You will receive an automated confirmation email. Anytime a Subpart W Information Report is signed, certified, and submitted, an automated email is also sent to the Submitter. If you do not receive a confirmation email, you should log into CDX and go to the "Submission History" tab and search to confirm the report was submitted, and report any email problems you have to CDX Helpdesk at 888-890-1995 or (970) 494-5500 for International callers.

Generally, no. SWIPR delivers all signed reports to the U.S. EPA. An entity should carefully review the information prior to certifying its submission. In the event that new information comes to light before certification, reporters may contact CDX Helpdesk at 888-890-1995 or (970) 494-5500 for International callers to rescind a report and report again.

Generally, no. SWIPR delivers all signed reports to the U.S. EPA. An entity should carefully review the information prior to certifying its submission. Similar to corrections, in the event that a report needs to be rescinded for any reason, reporters may contact CDX Helpdesk at 888-890-1995 or (970) 494-5500 for International callers to rescind a report and report again.

Not necessarily. Each ESA is based on your authorization to submit on behalf of the company/organization. If you have registered for SWIPR using the same company as another Program in your "My Profile" services, you will typically not need to be identity proofed again or submit a new ESA. If you are reporting for a new or different company name, address or phone number, depending on whether you have been previously identity proofed sufficiently by a prior Program, you may not be required to identity proof, again, but you will need to sign an ESA that attests that you are authorized to sign on behalf of the additional Organization.

CDX provides an interface for submitters to upload a variety of photographic formats. It is strongly recommended that you use *.JPG to reduce file sizes and upload times. Please limit total file sizes to 50MB per submission to assure optimal results under less than optimal Network performance.

Yes, as long as all Impoundments belong to the same company. Use the "Manage Impoundments" button to set up the proper Impoundments for each company.

Your ESA is stored in your Submission History. To print a copy, go to MyCDX page and click on the "Submission History" to search and locate your ESA. One of the emails in your inbox should have the title "Electronic Signature Agreement" date if you are having trouble locating the ESA. This email will have the copy of the ESA in html format. If you have deleted this ESA by mistake, please contact CDX help desk to obtain a copy of your ESA.

Timing-out is a security feature of the system. The system will time-out after 20 minutes of inactivity to protect your authority to sign documents in the event that you step away from your computer.

If you are unable to electronically verify your identity through CDX, you will have to print and sign the ESA and submit it via mail according to instructions on the ESA. Please contact the CDX Helpdesk at 888-890-1995 or (970) 494-5500 for International callers for support if needed.

You may edit some information in your account without having to re-verify your identity (e.g. mailing address). You can manage your contact information in the "My Profile" tab in your CDX dashboard.

Before contacting the CDX Helpdesk, please review the SWIPR User Manual, Training Video and the Frequent Questions listed in this area. If you still have questions, please call the CDX Helpdesk.

While the CDX system is generally reliable, there are times that it may be down for maintenance or improvements. If you are unable to access the system and you have an urgent need, please contact the CDX Helpdesk by calling 888-890-1995 or (970) 494-5500 for International callers.

No. Each report submitted via the SWIPR system is electronically signed and goes through an identity verification process which links the submission to the individual. You will only be able to see the reports that you have submitted. For security/privacy reasons, you will not be able to see reports submitted by others in your organization, even if the reports are submitted for the same facility.

Your Title V Adobe pdf includes your attachments. To view them, click the paperclip within your TitleV_form.pdf, accessible via the "Submission History" tab.

The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is a database that contains detailed information on nearly 650 chemicals and chemical categories that over 23,000 industrial and other facilities manage through disposal or other releases, recycling, energy recovery, or treatment. The data are collected from industries including manufacturing, metal and coal mining, electric utilities, commercial hazardous waste treatment, and other industrial sectors. Information on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) can be found at www2.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program/my-facilitys-six-digit-naics-code-tri-covered-industry.

Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986 was enacted to facilitate emergency planning, to minimize the effects of potential toxic chemical accidents, and to provide the public with information on releases of toxic chemicals in their communities. The Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) of 1990 mandates collection of data on toxic chemicals that are treated, recycled, and combusted for energy recovery. Together, these laws require facilities in certain industries, which manufacture, process, or use toxic chemicals above specified amounts, to report annually on disposal or other releases and other waste management activities related to these chemicals.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains this information in a national database called the Toxics Release Inventory, which is available to the public via the Internet at www2.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program.

Registering through CDX for SDWARS allows:

• Public water systems (PWSs) to view and accept their notification letter;
• EPA-approved laboratories to post results for public water systems (PWSs) to review;
• PWSs to meet their reporting requirements; and
• States and EPA to review the PWS's monitoring results.

A SDWARS link from your "MyCDX" page becomes active after you register.

Only EPA-approved laboratories for UCMR4 will receive an invitation to register in CDX for SDWARS. These invitations have already been issued for UCMR 4.

You can have multiple PWSs consolidated under an individual CDX account since they all have the same role type as PWSs. When you register for an individual PWS, you can specify an existing CDX account and add that PWS. If you already have multiple CDX accounts for individual PWSs you represent, you can consolidate these under one CDX account through self-nomination.

A Customer Retrieval Key (CRK) letter has been sent in the mail to every applicable large and small PWS that did not participate in the upgrade registration. If you have not received a CRK letter or have misplaced it, please call the CDX Help Desk at 888-890-1995 or (970) 494-5500 for International callers or send an e-mail to helpdesk@epacdx.net with "UCMR Registration" in the e-mail subject line. Personal support is available from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST/EDT.

Use the "Nominate User" link in the left side menu in SDWARS. Instructions are also available in the SDWARS Instruction document.

Please call the CDX Help Desk at 888-890-1995 or (970) 494-5500 for International callers or send an e-mail to helpdesk@epacdx.net with "UCMR Registration" in the e-mail subject line. Personal support is available from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST/EDT.

Please call the UCMR Message Center at 1-800-949-1581 or send an email to UCMR4@glec.com.

You can visit the UCMR Home Page: https://www.epa.gov/dwucmr

• UCMR 4 Page: https://www.epa.gov/dwucmr/fourth-unregulated-contaminant-monitoring-rule with fact sheets
• UCMR Meetings and Materials: https://www.epa.gov/dwucmr/unregulated-contaminant-monitoring-rule-ucmr-meetings-and-materials
• SDWARS Instructions: https://www.epa.gov/dwucmr/reporting-requirements-fourth-unregulated-contaminant-monitoring-rule-ucmr-4
• List of Approved Laboratories: https://www.epa.gov/dwucmr/laboratory-approval-program-fourth-unregulated-contaminant-monitoring-rule-ucmr-4

https://cdx.epa.gov/FAQ/ViewDocument?documentNumber=nSjGUb0gwOY%3d

https://cdx.epa.gov/FAQ/ViewDocument?documentNumber=sWiSyKEaj%2bA%3d

 

https://cdx.epa.gov/FAQ/ViewDocument?documentNumber=nSjGUb0gwOY%3d

Information about EV-CIS can be found on the following website: https://www.epa.gov/ve-certification/how-register-engines-and-vehicles-compliance-information-system-ev-cis

Information about WQX can be found on the following website: https://www.epa.gov/waterdata/frequent-questions-water-quality-exchange-wqx