[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69617-69618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27432]


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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:
    Name of Committee: Missouri River Recovery Implementation 
Committee.
    Date: December 16-18, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. (December 16, 2008).
     8 a.m.-7 p.m. (December 17, 2008).
     7 a.m.-1 p.m. (December 18, 2008).
    Place: Doubletree Hotel Downtown, Omaha, NE 68102.

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 second 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 6 p.m.-6:30 p.m. on December 16th and 17th and 
12 p.m.-12:30 p.m. on December 18th.
    Proposed Agenda: The goals of the meeting are to: take steps on 
selecting a Committee Chair and Vice-Chair; take steps on selecting a 
Third Party facilitation team and notetaker; provide an update on the 
Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan and determine how the MRRIC 
fits into the process; gather information on the Missouri River 
Recovery Program, the Corps' Work Plan Process, and learn about 
opportunities for the MRRIC to have input on the 2010 and 2011 Work 
Plans; learn about the Corps' Integrated Science Program, especially as 
it relates to the Pallid Sturgeon; learn about the Biological Opinion, 
the Endangered Species Act, and recovery goals; hear workgroup updates; 
and establish a date, location, and draft agenda for the next MRRIC 
meeting.
    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

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e-mail to [email protected]) and received by Ms. Roth no later 
than 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time on December 12, 2008.

    Dated: November 12, 2008.
Lawrence J. Cieslik,
Deputy Director, Programs--Missouri River, Chief, Missouri River Basin 
Water Management, Northwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
[FR Doc. E8-27432 Filed 11-18-08; 8:45 am]
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