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, Jennifer Collins of IN.
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Jennifer Collins NSC Chair Indiana Department of Enviromental Management (317) 234-9730 |
Donovan Grimwood NSC Vice-Chair Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (615) 532-4966 |
List of Regional Representatives (click to open up full list)
Regional Representative |
Regional Alternate |
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Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT) |
Sara J. Johnson, MS NH Department of Environmental Services (603) 271-1379 |
Vacant
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Region 2 (NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) |
Edward Bakos New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Small Business Assistance Program (609) 292-0958 |
Harry Ching, P.E. Manager, Small Business Environmental Assistance Program NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation (518) 402-7396 |
Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, and WV) |
Jeremy Hancher, CEA, REP Environmental Management Assistance Program (EMAP) Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Phone: (610) 499-4322 |
Nancy Herb Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (717) 783-9269 |
Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN) |
Donovan Grimwood Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (615) 532-4966 |
Derek Bozzell Kentucky Divison of Compliance Assistance
(502) 782-6324 |
Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI) |
Jennifer Dixon Air Quality Liaison Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (517) 284-6892 |
Emily Ohde Environmental Specialist Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (651) 757-2559 |
Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, and TX) |
Lloyd A. Kirk Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (405) 702-7105 |
Julie Nicol Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (501) 682-0849 |
Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, and NE) |
Nancy Larson Pollution Prevention Institute Kansas State University (316) 660-0104 |
Jennifer Wittenburg Iowa Air Emissions Assistance Program Iowa Waste Reduction Center University of Northern Iowa (319) 273-6580 |
Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY) |
John Podolinsky Montana Small Business Ombudsman Small Business Environmental Assistance Program 800-433-8773 |
Eleanor Divver Small Business Environmental Assistance Program Utah Department of Environmental Quality (801) 536-0091 |
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) |
Eric Florio University of Nevada, Reno (775) 834-3674 |
Chris Lynch University of Nevada, Reno (775) 834-3687 |
Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA and 271 native tribes) |
Belinda Breidenbach Idaho Small Business Development Center (208) 426-1873 |
Patrick Hoermann King County – Washington (206) 263-1658 |
SBEAP-SBO Guidelines - 2010 NSC guidleines for positions and voting. (update pending)
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.
Additional comment letters can be found on the NSC Technical Subcommittee page.
2018 Annual Report Training Video
2019 NSC Strategy Session Results
Consolidated, searchable meeting minutes by year
2021 NSC consolidated meeting minutes: Word
2020 NSC consolidated meeting minutes: pdf
2019 NSC consolidated meeting minutes: pdf.
2018 NSC consolidated meeting minutes: pdf
2017 NSC consolidated meeting minutes: pdf
2016 NSC consolidated meeting minutes: pdf