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Joint Agreement on Regulatory Issues

Joint Agreement on Regulatory Issues. Glenn Vanselow Pacific Northwest Waterways Association Eric Johnson Washington Public Ports Association October 13, 2009 Vancouver, Washington. Joint Agreement on Regulatory Issues.

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Joint Agreement on Regulatory Issues

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  1. Joint Agreement onRegulatory Issues Glenn VanselowPacific Northwest Waterways Association Eric JohnsonWashington Public Ports AssociationOctober 13, 2009Vancouver, Washington

  2. Joint Agreement onRegulatory Issues WPPA and PNWA will cooperatively addressfederal and state regulatory issues Regulations Regulatory processes Regulatory standards

  3. Joint Agreement onRegulatory Issues Initial effort: Sediment Evaluation FrameworkJoint SEF principles: Stakeholder participation Grounded in state and federal law Transparent adoption process, conforms with APA Compliments existing programs Periodic public review

  4. Joint Agreement onRegulatory Issues Initial effort: Sediment Evaluation FrameworkEvaluation standards: Biologically sound Risk-based Cost-effective Provide net environmental and economic benefit

  5. Joint Agreement on Regulatory Processes The WPPA and the PNWA are engaging in a joint effort to work on regulatory policy issues where there is an overlap of federal and state policy jurisdiction. In particular, the two Associations will prioritize policy issues affecting waterborne transportation and dredging. This unified approach will begin with an effort on the Sediment Evaluation Framework (SEF) being developed by the Regional Sediment Evaluation Team. The goal of the unified approach is to ensure that any new regional sediment evaluation policies are developed using the following principles:  The SEF is developed with the full input, participation and understanding of all of the regulated dredging community. The SEF is fully grounded in both state and federal law. If used for regulatory decisions, the SEF is based on a transparent adoption process and in full conformance with the Administrative Procedures Act. This includes clarity on whether the SEF is guidance or regulation, and how it will be used in a regulatory and permitting context. If the SEF is used to regulate or inform regulatory decisions, it is biologically sound, risk-based, cost-effective and provides a net beneficial effect for the environment and the economy. The SEF compliments the existing sediment evaluation and dredged material management programs in the region. The SEF contains a periodic public review process to gather feedback from the regulated and stakeholder community regarding the Framework’s implementation.

  6. Contact Information:glenn.vanselow@pnwa.netericj@washingtonports.org

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