Notice2022-15407
Inland Waterways Users Board Meeting Notice
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Published
July 20, 2022
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Abstract
The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the Federal advisory committee meeting of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Users Board (Board). This meeting is open to the public. For additional information about the Board, please visit the committee's website at https://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ Missions/Navigation/Inland-Waterways-Users-Board/.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43258-43259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15407]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Inland Waterways Users Board Meeting Notice
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to
announce the Federal advisory committee meeting of the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Inland Waterways Users Board (Board). This meeting is
open to the public. For additional information about the Board, please
visit the committee's website at <a href="https://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/Inland-Waterways-Users-Board/">https://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/Inland-Waterways-Users-Board/</a>.
DATES: The Army Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Users Board will
conduct a meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. PDT on August 16, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The Inland Waterways Users Board meeting will be conducted
at the Courtyard by Marriott Walla Walla, 550 West Rose Street, Walla
Walla, Washington 99362, 509-876-8100. The online virtual portion of
the Inland Waterways Users Board meeting can be accessed at <a href="https://usace1.webex.com/meet/ndc.nav">https://usace1.webex.com/meet/ndc.nav</a>, Public Call-in: USA Toll-Free 844-800-
2712, USA Caller Paid/International Toll: 1-669-234-1177 Access Code:
199 117 3596, Security Code 1234.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark R. Pointon, the Designated
Federal Officer (DFO) for the committee, in writing at the Institute
for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR-GN, 7701
Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Alexandria, VA 22315-3868; by telephone
at 703-428-6438; and by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#145975667f3a447b7d7a607b7a5461677577713a7566796d3a797d78"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="377a56455c1967585e594358597742445654521956455a4e195a5e5b">[email protected]</span></a>.
Alternatively, contact Mr. Steven D. Riley, an Alternate Designated
Federal Officer (ADFO), in writing at the Institute for Water
Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR-NDC, 7701
Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Alexandria, VA 22315-3868; by telephone
at 703-659-3097; and by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91c2e5f4e7f4ffbfd5bfc3f8fdf4e8d1e4e2f0f2f4bff0e3fce8bffcf8fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ddef9e8fbe8e3a3c9a3dfe4e1e8f4cdf8feeceee8a3ecffe0f4a3e0e4e1">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee meeting is being held under
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,
appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5
U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150.
Purpose of the Meeting: The Board is chartered to provide
independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Army on
construction and rehabilitation project investments on the commercial
navigation features of the inland waterways system of the United
States. At this meeting, the Board will receive briefings and
presentations regarding the investments, projects, and status of the
inland waterways system of the United States and conduct discussions
and deliberations on those matters. The Board is interested in written
and verbal comments from the public relevant to these purposes.
Agenda: At this meeting, the agenda will include the status of the
Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF); update of funding for Navigation
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act (IIJA); the status of the FY 2023 Budget for Navigation; the status
of the inland waterways Capital Investment Strategy activities; the
value of the Snake River Locks and Dams; an overview of future inland
waterways projects for the Upper Ohio River Navigation (Montgomery
Lock), Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Navigation and Ecosystem
Sustainability Program (NESP), McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation
System (MKARNS) Three Rivers, Arkansas, and 12-foot Channel Deepening
Project, and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway; the status of the ongoing
construction activities for the Monongahela River Locks and Dams 2, 3,
and 4, Chickamauga Lock Project and the Kentucky Lock Project; and the
status of Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock and Bayou Sorrel Lock.
Availability of Materials for the Meeting. A copy of the agenda or
any updates to the agenda for the August 16, 2022, meeting will be
available. The final version will be available at the meeting. All
materials will be posted to the website for the meeting.
Public Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as
amended, and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.1 65, and subject to the
availability of space, this virtual meeting is open to the public.
Registration of members of the public who wish to participate in the
virtual meeting will begin at 7:30 a.m. PDT on the day of the meeting.
Participation is on a first-to-arrive basis. Any interested person may
participate in the meeting, file written comments or statements with
the committee, or make verbal comments during the virtual public
meeting, at the times, and in the manner, permitted by the committee,
as set forth below.
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Special Accommodations: Individuals requiring any special
accommodations related to the virtual public meeting or seeking
additional information about the procedures, should contact Mr. Mark
Pointon, the committee DFO, or Mr. Steven Riley, an ADFO, at the email
addresses or telephone numbers listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section, at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting
so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Written Comments or Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and
102-3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
the public or interested organizations may submit written comments or
statements to the Board about its mission and/or the topics to be
addressed in this virtual public meeting. Written comments or
statements should be submitted to Mr. Pointon, the committee DFO, or
Mr. Riley, a committee ADFO, via electronic mail, the preferred mode of
submission, at the addresses listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section in the following formats: Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft
Word. The comment or statement must include the author's name, title,
affiliation, address, and daytime telephone number. Written comments or
statements being submitted in response to the agenda set forth in this
notice must be received by the committee DFO or ADFO at least five (5)
business days prior to the meeting so that they may be made available
to the Board for its consideration prior to the meeting. Written
comments or statements received after this date may not be provided to
the Board until its next meeting. Please note that because the Board
operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, all written comments will be treated as public documents and
will be made available for public inspection.
Verbal Comments: Members of the public will be permitted to make
verbal comments during the virtual public meeting only at the time and
in the manner allowed herein. If a member of the public is interested
in making a verbal comment at the open virtual meeting, that individual
must submit a request, with a brief statement of the subject matter to
be addressed by the comment, at least three business (3) days in
advance to the committee DFO or ADFO, via electronic mail, the
preferred mode of submission, at the addresses listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. The committee DFO and ADFO will
log each request to make a comment, in the order received, and
determine whether the subject matter of each comment is relevant to the
Board's mission and/or the topics to be addressed in this public
meeting. A 15-minute period near the end of the meeting will be
available for verbal public comments. Members of the public who have
requested to make a verbal comment and whose comments have been deemed
relevant under the process described above, will be allotted no more
than three (3) minutes during this period, and will be invited to speak
in the order in which their requests were received by the DFO and ADFO.
Thomas P. Smith,
Chief, Operations and Regulatory Division, Directorate of Civil Works,
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.
[FR Doc. 2022-15407 Filed 7-19-22; 8:45 am]
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