Diamond, Henry, counsel, city of Philadelphia, Water Department Hess, Dr. Wilmot N., Acting Associate Administrator, National Oceanic, and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. Johnson, Cmdr. Phil, NOAA Corps, Department of Commerce Jorling, Thomas, Assistant Administrator for Water and Hazardous Mate- 7,68 Rivlin, Martin, counsel, Division of Plant Operations, Division of Water Pollution Control and Chief, Enforcement and Compliance Unit, New York City Department of Environmental Protection..... Townsend, Steven, city of Philadelphia, Water Department, chief, sludge (V) Bleicher, Samuel A.: Letter of February 6, 1978, to Hon. John B. Breaux.. Borghard, William G.: Letter of December 30, 1977, to Hon. John Breaux. Breaux, Hon. John: Letter of October 18, 1977, to William G. Borghard Hoffman, Charles E.: Letter of January 11, 1978, to Charles Samowitz 75 119 Barth, Delbert S., DAA for Health and Ecological Effects, Office of Re- search and Development, Environmental Protection Agency Brewer, William C., Jr., General Counsel, NOAA, Department of Com- EPA-NOAA Interagency Agreement concerning baseline surveys and evaluations of ocean disposal sites, Under Marine Protection, Re- Anderson, D. R., director, seabed disposal program, Sandia Laboratory. Bleicher, Samuel, Director, Office of Ocean Management, NOAA, Depart- Curtis, Clifton E., on behalf of the Environmental Defense Fund, Friends of the Earth, National Audubon Society, Sierra Club, Wilderness Society, National Wildlife Federation, the International Institute for Environ- ment and Development, and the Environmental Policy Center Deese, David A., research fellow, programs for science and international Dyer, Robert S., Project Officer, Environmental Protection Agency 221, 245 Liverman, James L., Acting Assistant Secretary for Environment, U.S. Long, Bill, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Environ- 245 Statement of-Continued Pritchard, Hon. Joel, a Representative in Congress from the State of Page 302 Rowe, Dr. William D., Deputy Assistant Administrator for Radiation 221 Sonenshein, Rear Adm. N., USN (Ret.), on behalf of Global Marine Development, Inc 337 Webster, Dr. Ferris, Assistant Administrator for Research and Development, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce Prepared statement.. Additional material supplied EPA: 302 303 Article of August 24, 1977: "EPA To Study Radioactivity Releases in 340 Article of October 14, 1977: "EPA To Use Manned Submersible To 341 Environmental surveys of two deepsea radioactive waste disposal sites Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: Press release of State Department: Ratification of convention by Japan 240 200 196 196 197 197 Table V.-DOE nuclear energy research funding. Low-level radioactive waste management program. July 22, 1977-"OECD Reinforces International Surveillance of Sea 339 256 Woods Hole Notes: Article of October 1976-“Alvin Participates in Retrieval of Radioactive Waste Container". 342 MARINE SANCTUARIES Hearing held-July 24, 1978 399 ....... 197 344 336 Statement of— Bailey, George, vice chairman, board of directors, Comprehensive Planning 430, 438 Prepared statement..... 439 Bleicher, Sam, Director, Office of Ocean Management, National Oceanic 400 430 415 Prepared statement.. Corwin, Dr. Ruthann, professor of environmental planning and ecology, University of California, Los Angeles, coprincipal of Resources Co Lagomarsino, Hon. Robert J., a Representative in Congress for the State of 430, 485 460 408 Heffernan, Patrick, Natural Resource Management policy specialist, principal of resources, official representative of Santa Barbara County 430, 484 Prepared statement.. 460 Van Deerlin, Congressman Lionel, to public workshop on national marine sanctuaries program, Bahia Hotel, San Diego, April 18, 1978. Additional material supplied 446 Bailey, George: Form notice of meeting on May 30, 1978, on establishment of a marine 453 Resolution No. 78-81: "Nomination of Certain Offshore Waters of San 448 Resolution No. 221102.. 454 Additional material supplied-Continued Resolution supporting the marine sanctuary nomination for a coastal 451 San Diego Coast Regional Commission, minutes of Friday, June 16, 449 Boyle, Stephen: Article from Los Angeles Times of June 26, 1978: "Oil Platforms Pose Article from Zoo-Logic: "Funds Are Needed for the Oiled Birds" Communications submitted Fowler, George: Letter of June 30, 1978, to Richard J. Huff Thomas, R. E.: Letter of June 9, 1978, to Paul Graham 437 438 455 452 457 OCEAN DUMPING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1977 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT Washington, D.C. The subcommittees met, pursuant to notice, at 2:05 p.m., room 1334, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. John B. Breaux, presiding. Mr. BREAUX. The subcommittees will please come to order. Today, the Subcommittees on Oceanography, and Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee convene hearings on H.R. 5851, a bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972. If enacted, this bill would statutorily establish a deadline of December 31, 1981, after which all interim permit holders would have to stop ocean dumping. This deadline would apply to all persons dumping materials, such as sewage sludge and industrial wastes which do not comply with EPA's ocean dumping criteria. I might add that this policy is already articulated in EPA's ocean dumping rules and regulations issued on January 11 of this year. In addition, H.R. 5851 would impose a mandatory penalty fee on all interim permit holders. The fee would amount to not less than the difference between the cost of ocean dumping and the cost of an acceptable land-based alternative. The proceeds from these fines would go into the U.S. Treasury. The bill gives EPA the option of waiving all or part of the penalty fee if, to the satisfaction of the Administrator, the interim permit holder will expend the equivalent amount of money waived on the research, development, demonstration, or implementation of land-based alternatives. The intent of this fee is twofold. First, it would remove any financial incentive to ocean dump. Second, it would encourage interim permit holders to expend money on the development and implementation of acceptable land-based alternatives. H.R. 5851 contains a number of other amendments to the Ocean Dumping Act. Applicants for ocean dumping permits would be required to pay a processing fee in an amount commensurate with the administrative costs of processing the permit. The Corps of Engineers which administers the dredged material disposal program would be required to inform EPA of any interagency agreements they make with regard to the act. Lastly, responsibility over land-based alternative research programs would be transferred from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to (1) |