Notice2025-15755
Notice of the First Meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee Known as the Western Water Cooperative Committee
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Published
August 19, 2025
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Abstract
The Western Water Cooperative Committee, a Federal Advisory Committee, provides a forum for discussions between the Corps and Western States regarding the operation of Corps projects and water rights and water laws of Western States. The first meeting of the Western Water Cooperative Committee will be an online virtual meeting on September 4, 2025. This meeting is open to the public.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40341-40342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15755]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Notice of the First Meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee
Known as the Western Water Cooperative Committee
AGENCY: Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Western Water Cooperative Committee, a Federal Advisory
Committee, provides a forum for discussions between the Corps and
Western States regarding the operation of Corps projects and water
rights and water laws of Western States. The first meeting of the
Western Water Cooperative Committee will be an online virtual meeting
on September 4, 2025. This meeting is open to the public.
DATES: The Western Water Cooperative Committee will conduct an online
virtual meeting from 2:00 p.m. EDT to
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4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 4, 2025.
ADDRESSES: For additional information about the Committee, please visit
the committee's website at <a href="https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Project-Planning/Legislative-Links/WRDA-2022/Western-Water-Cooperative-Committee/">https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Project-Planning/Legislative-Links/WRDA-2022/Western-Water-Cooperative-Committee/</a>. The Western Water Cooperative Committee will be
an online virtual meeting. Comments or requests to speak at the meeting
should be submitted in writing to: The Designated Federal Officer (DFO)
for the committee: Mr. Sean L. Smith, ATTN: CEEC, 441 G St. NW,
Washington, DC 20314-1000; or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d78080949497a2a4b6b4b2f9b6a5baaef9babebb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="481f1f0b0b083d3b292b2d66293a253166252124">[email protected]</span></a>.
Alternatively, contact the Alternate Designated Federal Officer (ADFO):
Ms. Virginia K. Rynk, ATTN: CEEC, 441 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20314-
1000; or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7e0e0f4f4f7c2c4d6d4d299d6c5dace99dadedb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="12454551515267617371773c73607f6b3c7f7b7e">[email protected]</span></a>.
Information for the online virtual meeting can be accessed at the
committee's website.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The DFO for the committee: Mr. Sean L.
Smith, by telephone at 202-761-0301; and by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e2b5b5a1a1a29791838187cc83908f9bcc8f8b8e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99cecedadad9eceaf8fafcb7f8ebf4e0b7f4f0f5">[email protected]</span></a>; or the ADFO, Ms. Virginia K. Rynk by telephone at
202-761-4741; and by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#74232337373401071517115a1506190d5a191d18"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cf98988c8c8fbabcaeacaae1aebda2b6e1a2a6a3">[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 committee is chartered to ensure that
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control projects in Western
States, as described in section 8158(b) of the James M. Inhofe National
Defense Authorization Act for FY2023, are operated consistent with
congressional directives by identifying opportunities to avoid or
minimize conflicts between the operation of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers projects and water rights and water laws in such States. This
is the first meeting of the committee and will focus on the
administrative details of committee, and identification of the next
meeting date to begin the discussions the committee is charged with
conducting.
Agenda: At this meeting the agenda will include the introductions
of the approved committee members, explanation of what a Federal
Advisory Committee is, the committee charge, election of the Chair and
Vice-Chair for the committee, discuss the meeting date and location for
the next meeting, and the process for determining agenda items.
Availability of Materials for the Meeting: A copy of the agenda or
any updates to the agenda for the September 4, 2025 virtual meeting
will be available on the website. All materials will be posted to the
website after the meeting.
Public Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as
amended, and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, this virtual meeting
is open to the public. 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.
Special Accommodations: Individuals requiring any special
accommodations related to the virtual public meeting or seeking
additional information about the procedures, should contact Mr. Smith,
the committee DFO, or Ms. Rynk, 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 Committee about its mission and/or topics to be
addressed in this virtual public meeting. Written comments or
statements should be submitted to Mr. Smith, the committee DFO, or Ms.
Rynk, 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 phone 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 committee for its consideration prior to the meeting. Written
comments or statements received after this date may not be provided to
the committee until its next meeting. Please note that because the
committee 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
committee'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,
Director, Engineering and Construction Directorate, Corps of Engineers.
[FR Doc. 2025-15755 Filed 8-18-25; 8:45 am]
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