Is there a way to setup and start Tomcat for z/OS in the USS environment similar to how it would be setup and started in a Unix environment? Just wondering if there are any instructions on how to setup and start in USS instead of a via a PROC and using MVS files if possible.

Ok,
have you reviewed the following links?
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/syste ... atchz.html •Java batch jobs on Z/OS and OS/390

http://www.dovetail.com/docs/misc/tomcat.html•Tomcat Setup - Documents how to obtain, install and run Apache Tomcat as a batch job under JZOS.