Exchange Network
Shared CROMERR Services
Overview
Build CROMERR-compliant applications for electronic reporting of environmental data. To do this, the Exchange Network offers Shared CROMERR Services (SCS) that enable regulated entities to report directly to EPA and/or to EPA-delegated programs run by state, tribal and/or local agencies.
Why use this service?
Using Shared CROMERR Services ensures that information collected electronically maintains the same legal integrity as paper submittals by providing common standards for electronic signatures and copy of record integrity.
These services also reduce costs and any barriers to electronic reporting by providing one-stop technical, administrative, and legal advisory services for EPA and EPA-authorized programs implementing electronic reporting systems.
Note
Each partner has the flexibility to choose which services to use and how they may be implemented. Read more to understand your options.
What are your options?
Option 1: Use provided Advanced SCS interface
Minimize costs and application development by using existing web application interfaces for a variety of registration, submission, and help desk management and reporting functions. The advanced SCS interface relies on the same SCS core services which offer a complete solution to CROMERR and/or offer ways to navigate between the advanced interface and existing partner applications. In addition, the advanced services offer additional categories of web services to support organization management, single sign on, and retrieve user profile information.
Option 2: Select and integrate SCS Core services into applications
Among the five categories of web services, you may choose to use one or more to support your electronic reporting requirements. The most common implementations are:
Identity Proofing Only
Identity Proofing offers the quickest and simplest way to reduce registration times, burden, and manual processing costs into a new or existing system to eliminate manual/paper based identity proofing procedures.
Signature and Storage only
Simple way to integrate regulated electronic reporting into an existing reporting system.
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User Management, Second Factor Authentication, Identity Proofing, Signature and Storage
Using the suite of services offers unified record management, and additional automated validation and integrity across all services and significantly reduces the CROMERR application/review time to have new reporting systems approved.
One factor in your decision is whether you intend to manage user accounts in your repository or within the SCS repository. Another consideration is whether you have resources to build custom interfaces and/or integrate services effectively. SCS Tier 3 support is happy to work with you to answer questions and discuss the benefits of each option.
Available features
| Feature | SCS Core | SCS Advanced |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 and 2 Support | limited | limited |
| Tier 3 Escalation Support | limited | limited |
| Firewall and Security Assistance | ||
| 3rd-party Identity Proofing (Fee) | ||
| Multifactor Authentication | ||
| LexisNexis Reporting | ||
| CROMERR Document Management System | ||
| Submission History | ||
| Notification System | ||
| API Support | limited | |
| User Authentication | limited | |
| User Management | limited | |
| User ID Management | limited | |
| User Self Registration | ||
| Profile Management | ||
| Signature Delegation Support | ||
| Organization Management | ||
| SubmitNOW / ReviewNOW | ||
| Application Theming |
Frequently Asked Questions
Technical Resources
Technical Resources
Below are some resources to help with the integration of the services. Any scheduled changes can be found at our recent announcements page.
Demos
Shared CROMERR Services Demo (.NET version)
Presentations
Shared CROMERR Services Demonstration presentation
Executive summary of Shared CROMERR Services
Shared CROMERR Services Implementation Overview
Shared CROMERR Services Getting Started Guide for Developers
Documentation
CROMERR Shared Services Checklist Template
Shared CROMERR Services Toolkit: (complete download of all documentation)
API Guides
Shared CROMERR Services: includes the five categories of web services available
Advanced Shared CROMERR Services: includes the web services to be used in conjunction with this interface
Resources
Shared CROMERR Services WSDL's: includes the five categories of web services available
Advanced Shared CROMERR Services WSDL's: includes the five categories of web services available
Open Source and Sensitive 3rd-party forms: (required Development EN Account)