Recent Additions

November  2004

• AQS Data Coding Manual v2.3 posted
• Updated AQS Input Transaction Formats posted

October  2004

• FY 05 Exchange Network Grant Program Announced
  The EPA's Office of Environmental Information has published the solicitation notice for the 2005 version of the Exchange Network Grants Program at http://www.epa.gov/Networkg/
  The Exchange Network is where some of the new technologies in communication, like XML, node transfers, and web services, will be used to help with AQS submissions and reports. AQS is a major Agency system and participant in the Exchange Network and grant funding is available to help State and tribal agencies using AQS adopt and implement these new technologies.

  The key deadlines in this process are:
  November 19, 2004 – Deadline for submitting questions about this notice to EPA
  December 6, 2004 – Question-and-answer teleconference for applicants (tentative)
  January 15, 2005 (midnight, applicant’s local time) – Deadline for submitting applications to EPA

  Please see the solicitation notice for more information.

• AQS Basic User Training 10/27-28/04 in RTP, NC

• AQS Data Dictionary v2.3 posted

• AQS Input Transaction Formats posted

• AQS Data Coding Manual v2.2 posted

September  2004

• AQS Discoverer Web User Guide posted

• IMG Adds New Staff Member.  After a six-year absence from the agency, Jonathan Miller has re-joined the Information Management Group.  Jonathan has been working as an Oracle developer in a variety of projects.  For the past couple of years, he worked for Lockheed-Martin on the AQS application.
  Jonathan will be working on the AQS application as the training leader as well as being involved addressing existing issues and implementing new technologies.  We are excited to welcome him back to the AQS community! He may be reached by phone at (919) 541-7738 or by email at miller.jonathan@epa.gov.

August  2004

• AQS Basic User Training 9/22-23/04 in RTP, NC

June  2004

• Handouts from AQS Conference in Clearwater Beach, FL (May 24-28, 2004)

May  2004

• Updated AQS Data Coding Manual and AQS Data Dictionary posted

• Version 35 of AQS P&A Transaction Generator files

• Upgrades made to AQS application (May 5)

April  2004

• Memo announcing draft of summary formula documents  (Actual documents are links on Manuals & Guides page)

March  2004

• 2004 National AQS Conference Registration available

February 2004

• 14th Annual AQS Conference announced

• 2003 data files available from Download Detailed AQS Data page (all data for 2003 may not be reported yet)

• AQS Quarterly Newsletter - Feb 2004

November  2003

• Version 2.8 of AQS Web installed 11/14/03

October  2003

• AQS Quarterly Newsletter - Oct 2003

• Old (i.e., mainframe version) AQS manuals are now available via links at the bottom of the Manuals and Guides page

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