1. Presented by the EPA AQS Team

2. Agenda Introductions Housekeeping/Overview of GoToWebinar Presentation Q& A session – use Question box to submit your questions 2

3. AQS Autoloader – What does it mean to you? If you submit ambient air quality data to AQS You will be affected by this new software. You will be able to automate the file submission process. If you only retrieve data from AQS You will not be affected by these changes. You do not need to attend this webinar. 3

4. AQS Autoloader - presenters Robert Coats, AQS Team lead US EPA, National Air Data Group Angie Shatas US EPA Bill Frietsche US EPA Way Poteat US EPA Chris Chapman US EPA

5. Housekeeping – Using GotoWebinar and audio line GotoWebinar Use the Question area to submit questions. Do not raise your hand; just submit a question. Audio line Use Call in # 866-299-3188 conference code: 9195412802 We will mute all attendee lines to minimize noise. Q& A session at end 5

6. The GoToMeeting Attendee interface 6

7. Attendee Control Panel Questions during the Webinar? Type in your question here and Send 7 Expand & collapse your Panel

8. What will we cover today? Background/Why are we doing this? CDX Changes AQS Changes Timeline/Where do we go from here? 8

9. Background – Why? ECOS (Environmental Council of States) and EPA – make the Exchange Network the preferred means of sharing environmental data AQS Team - use the EN project to automate the submittal process to AQS AQS Autoloader reduces the number of manual steps, something that has been requested by many users. 9

10. 10 Submitting files AQS User AQS CDX replacement 1 st Q 2012 AQS Autoloader User Decides Where to Stop EN Node CDX Web Old process New process Stage LoadPost Upload Via CDX LoadStatCRPost

11. What is changing? Submit a file without logging into AQS New CDX website (ENSC) & new CDX user ID Files submitted to ENSC will be automatically processed by AQS Stat/CR is now part of Load New AQS batch form Processing done by file, not by screening group Reports are auto-generated Reports are consolidated 11

12. ENSC website Exchange Network Services Center (ENSC) The CDX replacement EN Username = your email address 12

13. CDX upload required optional required for XML 13 Stage Load Post Yes No File to Upload Email address AQS User ID Screening Group Stop on Error: required optional Final Processing Step: XML Schema Version File Type XML Flat Card One file only; Must be zipped Default Final Processing Step is Load. Default Stop on Error is Yes.

14. AQS Batch form 14

15. AQS Batch form goal Update the layout to make the process more intuitive Retain parts of the old form for user familiarity Status grid - all processing results for one file are on a single line Pare down processing steps Load Post Combine Reports Load Report Stat/CR Report See History tab for display of individual processes 15

16. Other changes Security Profile in AQS has a new field for EN User ID Exchange Network nodes are allowed to “download” the submission log and reports New AQS URL Old AQS URL kept during migration, then retired 16

17. What is not changing? AQS will continue to accept all current data formats: Delimited transactions XML files Card-image transactions AQS will continue to have the same functionality and same purpose 17

18. AQS setup needed to use EN New Exchange Network user ID AQS Team will register you Your EN user ID will be the email address on file in AQS Check your AQS Security profile – will show Email address in AQS Exchange Network user ID (**NEW**) What EN user ID should be in your AQS Security Profile? If you submit files using ESNC, then default is ok. EN user ID = your EN user ID (ie, your email address.) If you submit files using an EN Node, then change it. Make EN user ID = your Agency Node Administrator’s EN user ID. 18

19. Where do we go from here? January 2012 – AQS Team to migrate EPA Regional Office users to new interface January 2012 – EN Node users can get EN Flow documentation from the EN website (www.exchangenetwork.net) February to May 2012 – AQS Team to migrate groups of users (by agency) to new interface July 2012* – Migration complete August 2012* – Sunset date for old AQS interface and old servers 19 * Estimated dates

20. Question/Answer Session Now taking questions – use the Question area on the Control Panel. Remember, all attendees are muted. Use the Question area! Answers will be given over the phone. Today’s materials, a recording of the webinar, and a transcript of the Q & A’s will be on the AQS website. You will see an exit survey as you leave this webinar. We’d appreciate your feedback! 20