Notice2025-20358
Notice of In-Person Meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee Known as the Western Water Cooperative Committee
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November 20, 2025
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Abstract
The Western Water Cooperative Committee, a Federal Advisory Committee, provides a forum for discussion between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and Western States regarding the operation of Corps projects and water rights and water laws of Western States. The first in-person meeting of the Western Water Cooperative Committee will be on December 3 and 4, 2025. This meeting is open to the public.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 222 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52373-52374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20358]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Notice of In-Person 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 discussion between the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers (Corps) and Western States regarding the operation of
Corps projects and water rights and water laws of Western States. The
first in-person meeting of the Western Water Cooperative Committee will
be on December 3 and 4, 2025. This meeting is open to the public.
DATES: The Western Water Cooperative Committee will conduct an in-
person meeting from 8:00 a.m. CST to 5:00 p.m. CST on Wednesday
December 3 and Thursday, December 4, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The Western Water Cooperative Committee will conduct an in-
person meeting at the Radisson Hotel Bismarck at 605 E. Broadway
Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota. 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#fea9a9bdbdbe8b8d9f9d9bd09f8c9387d0939792"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="41161602020134322022246f20332c386f2c282d">[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#4d1a1a0e0e0d383e2c2e28632c3f203463202421"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d6a6a7e7e7d484e5c5e58135c4f504413505451">[email protected]</span></a>. Electronic mail is the
preferred mode of submission.
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#85d2d2c6c6c5f0f6e4e6e0abe4f7e8fcabe8ece9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1f6f6e2e2e1d4d2c0c2c48fc0d3ccd88fccc8cd">[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#11464652525164627072743f70637c683f7c787d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="11464652525164627072743f70637c683f7c787d">[email protected]</span></a>. 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>.
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 Corps flood control projects in Western States, as described in
section 8158(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
Act for FY2023 (Pub. L. 117-263), are operated consistent with
congressional directives by identifying opportunities to avoid or
minimize conflicts between the operation of Corps projects and water
rights and water laws in such States.
Agenda: At this meeting, the agenda will include the introductions
of the approved committee members to date, explanation of what a
Federal Advisory Committee is, the committee charge, initial discussion
of state-identified opportunities to avoid or minimize conflicts
between Corps projects and state water rights and water laws, the
meeting date and location for the next meeting, and the process for
determining future agenda items.
Availability of Materials for the Meeting: A copy of the agenda or
any updates to the agenda for the December 3 and 4, 2025, in-person
meeting will be available on the website <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>. 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 meeting is open
to the public. Any interested person may attend 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. 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 public meeting. Written comments or statements should
be submitted to Mr. Smith, the committee DFO, or Ms. Rynk, the
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 in-person 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 in-person meeting, that
individual must submit a
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request, with a brief statement of the subject matter to be addressed
by the comment, at least five business (5) 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 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.
Thomas P. Smith,
Director, Engineering and Construction Directorate, Corps of Engineers.
[FR Doc. 2025-20358 Filed 11-19-25; 8:45 am]
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