Notice2026-18488
Notice of the Virtual Meetings of the Federal Advisory Committee Known as the Western Water Cooperative Committee
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Published
September 10, 2026
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Abstract
The Western Water Cooperative Committee, a Federal Advisory Committee, provides a forum for discussions 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 Western Water Cooperative Committee will host two online virtual meetings, one on October 1, 2026, that will give the Corps presentations on water management and water supply authorities given at the December 2025 meeting, and one on October 6, 2026, that will be a discussion on the Committee by-laws. These meetings are open to the public.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 174 (Thursday, September 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57578-57579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18488]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Notice of the Virtual Meetings 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 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
Western Water Cooperative Committee will host two online virtual
meetings, one on October 1, 2026, that will give the Corps
presentations on water management and water supply authorities given at
the December 2025 meeting, and one on October 6, 2026, that will be a
discussion on the Committee by-laws. These meetings are open to the
public.
DATES: The Western Water Cooperative Committee will conduct two online
virtual meetings: (1) from 1:00 p.m. EDT to 5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday,
October 1, 2026, and (2) from 2:00 p.m. EDT to 4:00 p.m. EDT on
Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The Western Water Cooperative Committee meetings will both
be online virtual meetings. Information for the online virtual meetings
can be accessed at the committee's 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>. Comments or requests to speak at
the meetings 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#6c3b3b2f2f2c191f0d0f09420d1e011542010500"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="61363622222114120002044f00130c184f0c080d">[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#d48383979794a1a7b5b7b1fab5a6b9adfab9bdb8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a2d2d39393a0f091b191f541b08170354171316">[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#bee9e9fdfdfecbcddfdddb90dfccd3c790d3d7d2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3f4f4e0e0e3d6d0c2c0c68dc2d1ceda8dcecacf">[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#c59292868685b0b6a4a6a0eba4b7a8bceba8aca9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbececf8f8fbcec8dad8de95dac9d6c295d6d2d7">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee meetings are being held under
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,
Chapter 10, 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 pursuant to
Section 8158 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act
(33 U.S.C. 701b-17) to ensure that the Corps flood control projects in
Western States, as described in section 8158(b), are operated
consistent with congressional directives by identifying opportunities
to avoid or minimize conflicts between the operation of the Corps
projects and water rights and water laws in such States.
The meeting on Thursday, October 1, 2026, will present the slides
from the Corps presentations given at the December 3, 2025, in-person
meeting on the Corps water management and water supply authorities.
The meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, will resume discussion on
the Committee by-laws from the February 5, 2026, meeting and finalize
the proposed by-laws for the Committee.
Agenda: At the meeting on October 1, 2026, the agenda will include
the presentation of materials presented by the Corps at the December 3,
2025, meeting; at the meeting on October 6, 2026, the agenda will
include discussion of the proposed by-laws.
Availability of Materials for the Meeting: A copy of the agendas or
any updates to the agendas for both the October 1, 2026, and October 6,
2026, virtual meetings 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, these virtual meetings
are open to the public. Any interested person may participate in the
meetings, file written comments or statements with the committee, or
make verbal comments during the virtual public meetings, 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 these virtual public meetings. 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, daytime phone number, and reference to which
meeting date the comment or statement is directed. 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 meetings 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 meetings, that
individual must submit a request, with a brief statement of the
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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 15-minute period near the end of each 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. 2026-18488 Filed 9-9-26; 8:45 am]
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