Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee
Background | Committee Membership | 2008 Report to Congress
Background
The Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee (IMDCC) is an interagency body responsible for developing and recommending comprehensive and multi-disciplinary approaches to reduce the sources and impacts of marine debris to the nation’s marine environment, natural resources, public safety, and economy. The IMDCC ensures the coordination of Federal agency marine debris activities both nationally and internationally, as well as recommends research priorities, monitoring techniques, educational programs, and regulatory action.
Committee Membership
The IMDCC consists of representatives from the following Federal agencies: Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Department of Defense/Army Corps of Engineers (COE), U.S. Navy (USN); Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Department of Interior/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Park Service (NPS); Mineral Management Service (MMS); Department of State (DOS); Marine Mammal Commission (MMC); Department of Justice (DOJ), and any other Federal agency or organization that has an interest in ocean issues and water pollution prevention and control.
NOAA as Chairperson of the committee (33 U.S.C.) appointed EPA a co-chair per the designation by the Council on Environmental Quality (U.S. Ocean Action Plan).
The organizational structure of the IMDCC will be composed of an Executive Committee composed of senior level executives from the Subcommittee on Integrated Management of Ocean Resources (SIMOR), the Coordinating Committee, and small ad hoc working groups
2008 Report to Congress
The 2008 IMDCC report to Congress can be viewed and downloaded here (4.5MB) or from the Subcommittee on Integrated Management of Ocean Resources (SIMOR) Web site.
