As the Committee on Environment and Public Works prepares to consider David Fotouhi's nomination to serve as Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) would like to express our unwavering support for his confirmation. After spending four years at the EPA serving as the Acting General Counsel, Principal Deputy General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel, Mr. Fotouhi is readily equipped to carry out the agency’s mission of protecting human health and the environment. Mr. Fotouhi has a storied background, working under every major environmental statute and understanding its impact on industry. His support of Administrator Zeldin’s vision for the EPA aligns with our goals that environmental laws and regulations should be based on sound scientific, engineering and medical research and established scientific, engineering and medical principles.