WASHINGTON - Rear Adm. Kevin Cook, Coast Guard Director of Prevention Policy, and Cynthia Giles, Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator, Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, sign a Coast Guard and EPA Vessel General Permit Memorandum of Understanding at EPA Headquarters, Feb. 11, 2011. The Vessel General Permit MOU outlines the cooperative efforts that the Coast Guard and the EPA will undertake to ensure that vessels comply with Vessel General Permit requirements. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Chief Petty Officer Don Wagner