Transportation and Air Quality

About EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality

• Office Description and Organization
• National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory
• Federal Register Notices
• Press Releases
• Grants & Funding
• Employment Opportunities

2565 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
(734) 214-4200

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL) is part of the Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ). OTAQ's mission is to protect human health and the environment by reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from mobile sources and the fuels that power them, and by advancing clean fuels and technology. NVFEL provides OTAQ with emissions testing services for motor vehicles and trucks, heavy-duty and nonroad engines, and fuels used in the transportation market in support of rulemakings, certification, enforcement actions, and test procedures development. Since its founding, the Lab has been at the forefront of developing clean automotive technology and designing programs to reduce and prevent air pollution.

General Information

• National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (PDF) (3 pp, 67K, EPA420-F-04-058,  December 2004, About PDF) This fact sheet provides an overview of NVFEL.
• NVFEL Library Information
• NVFEL Energy Savings Performance Contract
• Office of Transportation and Air Quality (PDF) (4 pp, 99K, EPA420-F-05-054, November 2005, About PDF) This fact sheet provides an overview of the office: its programs and organization.
• OTAQ Organization Chart (PDF) (1 pp, 45K, June 2012, About PDF)

Doing Work with NVFEL

Acquisition information:

• Request for Proposals
• Contracting and Acquisition Management
• Financial Services and Payment Information
• Opportunities with EPA for Small Businesses