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DDS Online Guide

The DDS online guide will assist you while using the DDS services.

Emergency Response Plans

The Emergency Response Plan service lets you prepare and electronically register and maintain Emergency Response Plans.

Using the ERP Registration Selection screen

The ERP Registration Selection screen lets you either choose to create a new ERP registration, or update a saved registration before submitting.

Using the Emergency Response Plan Registration screen

The ERP Registration screen lets you register a new ERP including specifying the contact information, plan details, and site specific details.

Using the ERP Registration Upload screen

The ERP Registration Upload screen lets you add site-specific licences to your ERP registration by uploading the licence numbers from a file.

Using the ERP Maintenance Selection screen

The ERP Maintenance Selection screen lets you select ERPs that have a status of Submitted, Revised, or Plan Received.

Using the Emergency Response Plan Maintenance screen

The ERP Maintenance screen lets you register updates to an existing ERP, indicate when the annual review is complete, and record when the plan is no longer in effect.

Using the ERP Maintenance Upload screen

The ERP MaintenanceUpload screen lets you add site-specific licences to your ERP by uploading the licence numbers from a file.

Using the ERP Advanced Search screen

The ERP Advanced Search screen lets you find a submitted ERP using a full or partial plan reference number, plan name, or BA id, or using a specific category and type.

Using the ERP Submission Acknowledgement screen

Review and print a summary of your submission.

questions and answers

Answers to some of the questions you have asked about our DDS services.

Using the ERP Maintenance Selection screen

Submitted: If a plan has a status of Submitted, it means that an EPA analyst has not yet looked at it. You can make changes to this plan registration and then re-submit them. Once the plan has been re-submitted its status will change to Revised.

Revised: If a plan has a status of Revised, it means that the applicant has made changes to a Submitted plan, or, that the applicant has made changes to an Approved plan. You can make changes to this plan registration and then re-submit it. Once the plan has been re-submitted, it will continue to have a status of Revised.

Plan Received: If a plan has a status of Plan Received, it means that an EPA analyst has taken assignment of the registration and that deficiencies have been identified. You can make changes to this plan registration and then re-submit it. Once the plan has been re-submitted, it will have a status of Revised.

The ERP Maintenance Selection screen lets you do the following:

  • select an existing ERP to update
  • view submitted ERP registrations that are pending review

To select an ERP to update:

  1. Select the Select Existing ERP option.
  2. Select the ERP you wish to update using the Select Existing ERP drop-down list.
  3. Click on the Continue button. The ERP Maintenance Screen opens.

To view your ERPs that are pending:

  • Select the View Pending Emergency Response Plans option.
  • Click on the Continue button. The Emergency Response Pending List screen opens.


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