Stay Current: CEDRI and ERT Updates You Need to Know!

Stay up-to-date with the latest changes to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI) and the Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT). The following updates are important to keep in mind.

CEDRI Updates

• 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart NNNN (Surface Coating of Large Appliances): Updated §63.4121(c) Semiannual Compliance Report (v2.03). (May 7, 2025)
• 40 CFR Part 59, Subpart E (National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings): Implemented §59.509 and §59.511 Notifications and Reports Spreadsheet Template (v1.00). (April 8, 2025)
• 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart AAAA (Municipal Solid Waste Landfills): Updated §63.1981(l) Semiannual Report (v3.00). (March 19, 2025)
•  40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Kc (New Source Performance Standards for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels): Enabled Semi-annual Report Spreadsheet Template for §60.116c(c) (v1.00). (February 26, 2025)
• 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart XXa and Part 63 Subparts R and BBBBBB: Enabled a consolidated spreadsheet report for Standards of Performance for Bulk Gasoline Terminals, National Emission Standards for Gasoline Distribution Facilities (Bulk Gasoline Terminals and Pipeline Breakout Stations), and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Source Category: Gasoline Distribution Bulk Terminals, Bulk Plants, and Pipeline Facilities (v1.00). (February 6, 2025)
• 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Kc: Enabled an Initial Notification spreadsheet report for New Source Performance Standards: Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels) for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After October 4, 2023 (v1.00) in CEDRI. (February 6, 2025)
• 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart YYYY (NESHAP for Stationary Combustion Turbines): Updated Compliance Report Spreadsheet for §63.6150(a), (c), and (e) (v4.04). (February 3, 2025)
• 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart DDDDD (Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters): Updated Consolidated Semiannual Compliance Report for §63.7550(c) (v2.01). (January 13, 2025)

ERT Updates

ERTv7, originally released on March 12, 2024, was updated on May 23, 2025.

You can find the updated ERT Version 7 Program Files – May 23, 2025 on U.S. EPA’s official ERT webpage: https://www.epa.gov/electronic-reporting-air-emissions/electronic-reporting-tool-ert

This latest version includes the following revisions:

• Fixed bugs related to the completeness check.
• Addition of Method ASTM D6522 (Standard Test Method for Determination of Nitrogen Oxides, Carbon Monoxide, and Oxygen Concentrations in Emissions from Natural Gas-Fired Reciprocating Engines, Combustion Turbines, Boilers, and Process Heaters Using Portable Analyzers) and updated units of measure.
• Source Classification Codes (SCCs) have been updated.

The ERT User Manual v7 May 2025 (pdf) has been updated to reflect these changes.

Be sure to download the latest ERT version and consult the updated manual to ensure accurate and compliant reporting!

If you have any questions related to CEDRI or ERT or need help submitting electronic reports, please reach out to me at ashivkuamr@all4inc.com or 281-201-1239.