INFORMATION DOCUMENTS ON AUTOMOBILE EMISSIONS INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS

This document is prepared pursuant to Section 108(f)(1)(A)(i) of the Clean Air Act which requires that information be published on the processes, procedures, and methods to reduce or control motor vehicle emissions through inspection and maintenance programs. Included are basic information for those who are unfamiliar with inspection/maintenance and references for those who wish to go into specific topics in greater detail. Subjects treated include: (1) Benefits and costs; (2) Alternative methods for implementing programs; (3) Legal and administrative considerations of inspection/maintenance; (4) Inspection/maintenance problem areas; and, (5) Summaries of existing programs.

• Corporate Authors:

  GCA Corporation

  GCA Technology Division
  Bedford, MA  United States  01730

  Environmental Protection Agency

  Office of Air and Waste Management, 401 M Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20460
• Authors:
  • Kincannon, B
  • Castaline, A H
• Publication Date: 1978-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 104 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Benefit cost analysis; Exhaust gases; Garages; Inspection; Law enforcement; Laws; Maintenance; Motor vehicles; Quality control; Tests; Vehicle maintenance
• Old TRIS Terms: Exhaust emission control; Substitutes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00175283
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: EPA-400-2-78-001 Final Rpt., GCA-TR-77-14-G(2)
• Contract Numbers: EPA-68-01-4458
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: May 18 1978 12:00AM