The first meeting of the Uniform National Discharge Standards (UNDS) Consultation Committee (UCC) was held July 1, co-chaired by Craig Hooks, deputy director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, and Don Schregardus, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy.
The UCC was established to support the administrator of EPA and the Secretary of the Navy in carrying out their duties to set performance standards for discharges from Armed Forces vessels.
Representatives of the State Department, U.S. Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coastal States Organization, Environmental Council of States, and Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators attended the meeting.
The committee focused its discussion on the implementation of a new batch rulemaking process for the UNDS program, and determination of appropriate venues for conducting outreach.
The committee is chartered to facilitate consultation with federal and state agencies, and provide input on the planning and implementation of state, territory, and tribal outreach activities.
Source: EPA