United States EPA/600/F-92/028
Environmental Protection July 1992
Agency
Office of Research and Development
EPA's Office
of Research
and Development (ORD) is responsible for
developing and implementing FTTA policies
and procedures. The FTTA Coordinator is
available to assist during all stages of CRDA
negotiation, development, and implementation.
For more information on EPA's FTTA
program, please contact:
Larry Fradkin
FTTA Coordinator
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
26 West Martin Luther King Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45268
(513) 569-7960
FAX (513) 569-7132
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"The international
market for environ-
I
mental goods and
services is more
than $200 billion
and growing at 5 percent a year. For smart
U.S. companies, our Federal laboratories can
be a source of innovative technologies, giving
them new opportunities and a competitive
edge in the global marketplace."
William F. Reilly, Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Firms large and small engaged in environmen-
tal research are learning about the benefits of
entering into cooperative research and devel-
opment agreements (CRDAs) with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and
tapping EPA's resources to conduct joint
research and technology commercialization.
These benefits include:
Opportunities for exclusive licensing
of patented technologies
• Access to EPA laboratory *
facilities
• Collaboration with EPA scientists
and engineers.
All of EPA's re-
search laborato-
ries contain state-
of-the-art, highly-
specialized equip-
ment. EPA's re-
search laborato-
ries operate on a budget of approximately $450
million per year and many laboratories have
. permitted testing facilities. By entering into
CRDAs with EPA, private sector entities can
avail themselves of the benefits of conducting
research in these scientific facilities, such as
access to hazardous waste test and evaluation
facilities, an indoor air chamber facility, and
automated test equipment.
EPA research
laboratories
employ over
850 outstand-
ing scientists
and engineers,
studying a wide range of environmental issues
and potentially beneficial technologies includ-
ing bioremediation and other innovative
control and remediation technologies, health
and ecological effects, and advanced monitor-
ing systems. Certain types of environmental
research, such as the development of innova-
tive technologies for treating hazardous
wastes, require the collaboration of experts in
many different fields. This type of research is
multidisciplinary research.
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The FTTA provides
industry with a
significant financial
incentive for
entering into
CRDAs with
Federal laboratories: Under some CRDAs,
companies are given the exclusive right to
market and commercialize new technologies
that result from the collaboration. Many times,
exclusive licenses can be granted to the private
sector through a streamlined process.
Although EPA's
. agreement with
!H Exxon US A
involving
bioremediation of
the Alaska oil spill
is one of the most
visible FTTA ventures, EPA has entered into
cooperative agreements with small and mid-
size businesses as well as large corporations,
trade associations, and academia. EPA works
with a corporation's business development,
marketing, and legal staff to help structure co-
operative agreements. The number of private
sector organizations entering into CRDAs with
EPA grows each year.
The adminis-
trative
vehicle for an
EPA/private
sector
partnership is
the CRDA. CRDAs are negotiated agreements
between specific laboratories and private
sector organizations that outline the terms and
conditions under which work will be per-
formed. CRDAs are flexible agreements and
are adapted to fit the goals of different types
and sizes of private sector organizations.
CRDAs set out the resources to be provided by
each party and will often contain provisions
; regarding licensing, commercialization, and
patent development; the terms of the CRDA
are based on the interests and needs of the
; cooperator and the laboratory. A key advan-
tage of the FTTA program is the speed and
ease with which CRDAs can be negotiated and
signed; over 110 EPA officials have the
authority to enter into such agreements.
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