[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 174 (Monday, September 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52030-52031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20721]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 5018 (b) of the Water Resources Act 
of 2007, announcement is made of the following committee meeting:

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    Name of Committee: Missouri River Recovery Implementation 
Committee.
    Date: September 29-October 1, 2008.
    Time: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. (September 29, 2008). 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
(September 30, 2008). 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (October 1, 2008).
    Place: Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel, 7730 Bonhomme Avenue, Clayton, 
MO 63105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Roth, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, Northwestern Division, 1616 Capitol Avenue, Suite 365, 
Omaha, NE 68102-4909.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This will be the first meeting of the 
Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (Committee). Members 
of the public may attend the meeting in person. Seating is limited and 
is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Participation by the 
public is scheduled for 5 p.m.-5:30 p.m. each day of the meeting.
    Proposed Agenda: As the initial meeting of the Committee, the goals 
of the meeting are to have members meet and get acquainted, and 
discussion and establishment of: Committee operations, goals, and 
objectives; roles and responsibilities of members; the need for and 
makeup of subcommittees; the need for professional facilitation; and 
schedule, location, topics, and assignments for future meetings. The 
Committee will also be briefed on: the Missouri River Recovery Program; 
the Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan; the relationship of the 
Yellowstone River to recovery of the pallid sturgeon; the similarity of 
appearance of the shovelnose sturgeon to the pallid sturgeon; and the 
benefits of collaboration.
    Members of the public may make oral comments at the meeting or 
submit written comments. In general, each individual or group making an 
oral presentation will be limited to five minutes, and total oral 
comments will be limited to one-half hour each day. Written comments 
received far enough in advance of the meeting may be provided to the 
Committee prior to the meeting; comments received too near the meeting 
date to allow for distribution will be provided to the Committee at the 
meeting. Comments submitted during or after the meeting will be 
accepted but may not be provided to the Committee until after the 
meeting.
    Any member of the public who desires further information concerning 
the meeting or wishes to submit oral or written comments should contact 
Mary Roth at the address shown in (see ADDRESSES). Requests to make 
oral comments must be in writing (or by e-mail to 
[email protected]) and received by Ms. Roth no later than 5 
p.m. Central Daylight Time on September 26, 2008.

    Dated: August 28, 2008.
Larry L. Murphy,
Acting Chief, Missouri River Water Management, Northwestern Division, 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
[FR Doc. E8-20721 Filed 9-5-08; 8:45 am]
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