This is a final notification regarding the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)'s Bureau of Technical Services (BTS) invitation to participate in hands-on training regarding the use of the Electronic Reporting Tool.  The training will start at 9:00 AM on October 1, 2012 in NJDEP's Computer Testing Room, 1st Floor, 401 E State Street, Trenton, NJ 08625, and should finish no later than 4:30 PM.  If you have already sent an RSVP, you will have received an e-mail with specific instructions.  If you sent an RSVP and did not receive the specific e-mail, please contact us at bts@dep.state.nj.us or at 609-530-4041.  If you have not sent a RSVP but would still like to attend, limited space is available, but you must RSVP as soon as possible.
 
The training is also being offered as a concurrent Webinar should you be unable to participate in person.  Directions for accessing the Webinar can be obtained by e-mailing bts@dep.state.nj.us.  Webinar access is limited to the first 25 respondents. 
 
If you have any questions, please contact Michael Klein at 609-530-4041.
 
Background:  BTS is in the process of implementing electronic submittals of stack test protocols and reports, as well as CEMS PST reports.  We will be doing this via EPA's Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT).  BTS sponsored a hands-on ERT training session in December 2011, and encouraged voluntary use of the ERT to allow both the testing community and BTS to gain experience in using the software prior to it becoming mandatory.  We have received a handful of protocol submittals using the ERT since that time.  We have also heard of problems/questions encountered while using the program that may be slowing more widespread use of the ERT.  Therefore, we are now offering a second hands-on training session to further assist you and BTS in incorporating the ERT into the stack testing process before it becomes mandatory.