Notice2024-26772
Inland Waterways Users Board Meeting Notice
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Published
November 18, 2024
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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 89, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90680-90681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26772]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Inland Waterways Users Board Meeting Notice
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army,
Department of Defense.
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 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST on December 13, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The Inland Waterways Users Board meeting will be conducted
at the Hilton Garden Inn Reagan National Airport, Salons 1, 2, & 3,
2020 Richmond Highway, Arlington VA, 22202. 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. Paul D. Clouse, the Designated
Federal Officer (DFO) for the committee, in writing at the Institute
for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR-NDC,
7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building (Room H221), Alexandria, VA 22315-
3868; by telephone at 202-768-3157; or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f0f3e2a33711b711c33302a2c3a1f2a2c3e3c3a713e2d322671323633"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c2c1d09105238523f1013090f193c090f1d1f19521d0e110552111510">[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; or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b5e6c1d0c3d0db9bf19be7dcd9d0ccf5c0c6d4d6d09bd4c7d8cc9bd8dcd9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="56052233203338781278043f3a332f1623253735337837243b2f783b3f3a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This committee meeting is being held under
the provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.)
(commonly known as the ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' or ``FACA''),
section 552b of title 5, U.S.C. (commonly known as the ``Government in
the Sunshine Act''), and Sec. Sec. 102-3.140 and 102-3.150 of title
41, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
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 an update on the
status of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF); 2025 Capital
Investment Strategy Update; Cost escalations; Inland waterways
modernization project updates for Chickamauga Lock and the Kentucky
Lock Addition on the Tennessee River, the Upper Ohio River Montgomery
Lock, Lower Monongahela Locks 2,3,& 4, Mississippi River-Illinois
Waterway Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) Lock
25, and McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) Three
Rivers; Asset Management Update; Major Rehabilitation Reports Update;
Inland Waterways Users Board Project Advisors.
Availability of Materials for the Meeting: A copy of the agenda or
any updates to the agenda for the December 13, 2024, 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 meeting is open to the public. Registration
of members of the public who wish to participate in the meeting will
begin at 8:30 a.m. 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 public meeting, at the times, and in
the manner, permitted by the committee, as set forth below.
Special Accommodations: Individuals requiring any special
accommodations related to the public meeting or seeking additional
information about the procedures, should contact Mr. Paul Clouse, 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 public meeting. Written comments or statements should
be submitted to Mr. Clouse, 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
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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 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 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 30-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.
Stephen L. Hill,
Director, Operations and Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-26772 Filed 11-15-24; 8:45 am]
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