The National Steering Committee, also known as the NSC, has a mission "To serve, support, and strengthen the Small Business Environmental Assistance Programs through representation and collaboration." 

NSC members are made up of representatives from each of the 10 EPA regions. Each subcommittee is also asked to provide a representative for the monthly calls.  

The monthly calls are held the first Tuesday of each month at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. The group communicates through the NSC listserv and a call agenda with call-in information is provided each month before the scheduled call. Attendance is limited to the NSC members and subcommittee chairs. Leadership is provided by the NSC Chair, Chris Lynch of Nevada.

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NSC Chair Chris Lynch University of Nevada, Reno (775) 420-6432 clynch@unr.edu

NSC Vice Chair Lucy Cross Arkansas Dept. of Energy & Environment (501) 682-0788 Lucy.Cross@arkansas.gov

Regional Representatives

Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT)	Sara J. Johnson, MS NH Department of Environmental Services (603) 271-1379 Sara.Johnson@des.nh.gov	Julie M. Churchill ME Department of Environmental Protection (207) 287-7881 Julie.M.Churchill@maine.gov
Region 2 (NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)	Vacant	Tim Kirchgraber Small Business Environmental Ombudsman Empire State Development (518) 292-5375 timothy.kirchgraber@esd.ny.gov
Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, and WV)	Jeremy Hancher, CEA, REP Environmental Management Assistance Program Pennsylvania Small SBDC (610) 499-4322 jwhancher@widener.edu	Nancy Herb Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (717) 783-9269 nherb@pa.gov
Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN)	Donovan Grimwood Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation 629-266-1862 Donovan.Grimwood@tn.gov	Vacant
Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI)	Troy Johnson Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (651) 757-2169 troy.johnson@state.mn.us	Vacant
Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, and TX)	Lucy Cross Arkansas Dept. of Energy & Environment (501) 682-0788 Lucy.Cross@arkansas.gov	Natalie Cota Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (405) 702-0122 Natalie.Cota@deq.ok.gov
Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, and NE)	Bob Randolph Missouri DNR Air Pollution Control Program 573-526-1352 bob.randolph@dnr.mo.gov	Leena Divakar Pollution Prevention Institute Kansas State University 785-532-6026 leenadivakar@ksu.edu
Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY)	Eleanor Divver Utah Department of Environmental Quality (801) 536-0091 edivver@utah.gov	Gabe Catenacci Colorado Division of Environmental Health and Sustainability (720) 515-2119 gabe.catenacci@state.co.us
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau)	Chris Lynch University of Nevada, Reno (775) 420-6432 clynch@unr.edu	Griffin Hadlock University of Nevada, Reno 775-420-9562 gthadlock@unr.edu
Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA and 271 native tribes)	Belinda Breidenbach Idaho Small Business Development Center (208) 615-9484 belindabreidenba@boisestate.edu	Hillarie Sales Oregon Small Business Program Coordinator (503) 863-4644 hillarie.sales@deq.oregon.gov

 

The NSC Technical Subcommittee periodically reviews and provides comments on proposed EPA regulations. The NSC approves and submits the comment letters to EPA. Recent comment letters are listed below.

• EPA Proposed changes to the Air Emission Reporting Requirements (AERR) (Nov. 2023)
• Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (MM2A) (Nov. 2023)
• Perchloroethylene (PCE) Regulation under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) (Aug. 2023)
• Pesticide Registration Review: Proposed Interim Decision and Draft Risk Assessment Addendum for Ethylene Oxide (June 2023)
• EPA Proposal for changes to Other Solid Waste Incineration (OWSI) units rule, 40 CFR 60 Subpart EEEE (Oct. 2020)
• Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (Sept. 2019)
• Memorandum on Enhanced Planning and Communication Between the EPA and States in Civil Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Work (June 2019)
• EPA's draft National Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2020-2023 (March 2019)
• Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, EO 13777 (May 2017)
• EPA's draft Strategic Plan (Oct. 2017)
• EPA's Retrospective Review of the President's Executive Order 13563 (July 2016)
• Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements rule (Dec. 2015)
• Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceutical (Dec. 2015)
• Electronic Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for New Source Performance Standards (May 2015)
• Improving Regulations and Regulatory Review (April 2015)

Additional comment letters can be found on the NSC Technical Subcommittee page.

National Steering Committee meeting records

Consolidated, searchable meeting minutes by year

2025 National Steering Committee consolidated meeting minutes: docx
2024 National Steering Committee consolidated meeting minutes: pdf
2023 National Steering Committee consolidated meeting minutes: pdf
2022 National Steering Committee consolidated meeting minutes: pdf
2021 National Steering Committee consolidated meeting minutes: pdf
2020 National Steering Committee consolidated meeting minutes: pdf
2019 National Steering Committee consolidated meeting minutes: pdf
2018 National Steering Committee consolidated meeting minutes: pdf
2017 National Steering Committee consolidated meeting minutes: pdf
2016 National Steering Committee consolidated meeting minutes: pdf