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Automobile Industry / Government Emissions Research. Cooperative Research and Development Agreement

Background of AIGER CRADA

The current Automobile Industry/Government Emissions Research (AIGER) Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) began on October 15, 2003. This CRADA was a follow-on to an earlier CRADA that ran for eleven years from October 1992 to October 2003. The current five-year Agreement and the one that preceded it were made possible by the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986.

Members of the AIGER CRADA are the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), California Air Resources Board (CARB) and USCAR's Environmental Technical Leadership Consortium (ETLC) which includes DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors.

The purpose of the AIGER CRADA is to identify, encourage, evaluate and develop the instrumentation and techniques to accurately and efficiently measure emissions from motor vehicles as required by the Federal Clean Air Act and the California Health and Safety Code. Ultimately, the goal is to ensure that such technologies are commercialized and are readily available to emission testing facilities, programs and personnel worldwide. The strategies employed are based on openness, sharing and teamwork. Efforts of the group are focused on technical challenges rather than on regulatory issues.

Statement of Vision

"By the end of the five-year term of this agreement, the equipment, facilities, procedures and supplies to measure exhaust and evaporative emissions from motor vehicles in an accurate, efficient and economical manner will be readily available from a number of commercial sources."

Members of the AIGER CRADA Advisory Board

DaimlerChrysler Corporation: Mahmoud Yassine; Rohitkumar Patel
Ford Motor Company: Mike Vaillancourt
General Motors Corporation: Steve Swarin; Don Nagy
Environmental Technical Leadership Council: David Schrumpf; Jim Spearot
California Air Resources Board: Ed Sun; Wayne McMahon
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (NVFEL): Michael Sabourin; Don Paulsell

 

AIGER Relationships

 AIGER Relationships

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