Federal Interagency Committee on Indoor Air Quality
The Federal Interagency Committee on Indoor Air Quality (CIAQ) was established by Congress in 1983. The mission of the CIAQ is to coordinate federal indoor air quality research while facilitating the exchange of information among:
- federal agencies
- state governments
- local governments
- the research community
- the private sector
- the general public
The CIAQ also supports EPA’s IAQ research program required by Section 403 of the 1986 Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act (SARA).
The CIAQ is co-chaired by:
- EPA
- The Consumer Product Safety Commission
- The Department of Energy
- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Other federal departments and agencies participate as members
If you wish to attend the CIAQ Meeting in person
Please contact Executive Secratariat Laureen Burton (burton.laureen@epa.gov) with your name and organization to receive logistical details, including specific meeting room at EPA Headquarters in Washington DC. You must pass a security screening to enter EPA buildings. If using Metro-Rail, exit the system at the Federal Triangle Station, served by Silver, Orange and Blue line trains.
CIAQ Co-Chairs
- Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC
- Department of Energy, DOE
- Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH, Department of Health and Human Services, HHS
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, Department of Labor, DOL
CIAQ Members
- Access Board (AB)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Office of Architect of the Capitol
- U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
- Industrial Hygiene Directorate/U.S. Navy
- US Army Public Health Command, Army Institute of Public Health Exit
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Indoor Environment Management Branch (IEMB) of the National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL)
- General Services Administration (GSA)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- FOH IAQ/Environmental Health Services, contact: George Bearer, (301) 594-0247, George.bearer@foh.hhs.gov
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (OHHLHC)
- Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing, PATH
- U.S. Department of Interior (DOI)
- U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
- U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Occupational Health Program
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Building and Fire Research Laboratory, BFRL, Building Environment Division, Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation Group
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- U.S. Department of State (DOS)
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
- Residential Energy Systems
- Residential Energy Systems: Ventilation
- U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Office of Construction & Facilities Management
Materials from the Committee on Indoor Air Quality Meetings
Meeting Minutes, agenda, presentations and a Quick View of Past CIAQ Presentations:
June 5, 2019,- Meeting Materials
Past Meeting Minutes
- February 14, 2018 - Meeting Materials
- August 15, 2018 - Meeting Materials
- March 20, 2019 - Meeting Materials
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact CIAQ at ciaq@epa.gov.
Contact Us
Send an e-mail to CIAQ (ciaq@epa.gov) or write to:
Laureen Burton, Executive Secretariat
Federal Interagency Committee on Indoor Air Quality (CIAQ)
U.S. EPA, Indoor Environments Division (6609T)
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
Become a CIAQ Subscriber
You can also subscribe through the main CIAQ Overview page, where you can enroll using the static “Email Updates” option at the right hand side of the page.