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Jan. 29, 1982) (suggestion for rehearing en banc unanimously denied 
Mar. 10, 1982), now pending in the Supreme Court on a jurisdictional 
statement filed by intervenor Process Gas Consumer Group No. 80-2008 
(S. Ct., Apr. 29, 1982). See also Chada v. Immigration and Natural- 
ization Service, 634 F.2d 408 (9th Cir. 1980), pending before the 
Supreme Court as Nos. 80-1832, 80-2170 and 80-2171 (argued Feb. 22, 
1982). 
We strongly object to Section 3 of H.R. 6113 because of the 
importance of the constitutional issues raised by this provision. 
Concerning the other provisions of this bill, we defer to the 
other concerned agencies. 
The Office of Management and Budget has advised that there is 
no objection to the submission of this report from the standpoint 
of the Administration's program. 
Sincerely, 
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Robert A. McConnell 
Assistant Attorney General 
Mr. D’Amours. Our first witness today is Ms. Merna Hurd who 
is the Associate Assistant Administrator for Water of the Environ- 
mental Protection Agency. She is accompanied by three persons 
whom I will let her introduce. 
Welcome, Ms. Hurd, and we look forward to your testimony. 
STATEMENT OF MERNA HURD, ASSOCIATE ASSISTANT ADMINIS- 
TRATOR FOR WATER, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, 
ACCOMPANIED BY TUDOR DAVIES, DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMEN- 
TAL RESEARCH LAB; DAVID JANES, OFFICE OF RADIATION 
PROGRAMS; AND STEVEN SCHATZOW, OFFICE OF WATER REG- 
ULATIONS AND STANDARDS 
Ms. Hurp. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 
Currently, I do have responsibility in the Agency for coordinat- 
ing sludge management. To my right is Steven Schatzow who is the 
Director of the Office of Water Regulations and Standards, who is 
responsible for the Agency’s ocean dumping program. 
Also with us are Tudor Davies who is the Director of the Envi- 
ronmental Research Laboratory in Narragansett, R.I.; and Dave 
Janes, Director of the Surveillance and Energy Preparedness Divi- 
sion, in the Office of Air, Noise, and Radiation. 
I am pleased to be here today, and to discuss with you EPA’s pro- 
gram for regulating ocean dumping, and to share with you the 
Agency’s thoughts on the reauthorization of the Marine Protection 
Research and Sanctuaries Act. 
I have submitted for the record a detailed statement on these 
subjects as well as answers to the questions submitted by the com- 
mittee. 
First, let me take a few minutes to summarize our testimony, 
and then to answer questions that the committee members might 
ave. - 
Regarding the reauthorization of the Marine Protection, Re- 
search, and Sanctuaries Act, the Agency feels that the present stat- 
ute provides a flexible and workable approach for considering 
