[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 192 (Friday, October 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62283-62284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21762]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Inland Waterways Users Board Meeting Notice

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

ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee virtual meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to 
announce the Federal advisory committee online virtual meeting of the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Users Board (Board). 
This meeting is open to the public. For additional information about 
the Board, please visit the committee's website at http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/InlandWaterwaysUsersBoard.aspx.

DATES: The Army Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Users Board will 
conduct an online virtual meet from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT on 
October 30, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Online Virtual Meeting. The Inland Waterways Users Board 
will be an online virtual meeting. The online virtual meeting can be 
accessed at https://usace.webex.com/meet/ndc.nav, Public Call-in: USA 
Toll-Free 866-434-5269, USA Caller Paid/International Toll: 216-706-
7005 Access Code: 4935871, Security Code 1234.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark R. Pointon, the Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO) for the committee, in writing at the Institute 
for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR-GM, 7701 
Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Alexandria, VA 22315-3868; by telephone 
at 703-428-6438; and by email at [email protected]. 
Alternatively, contact Mr. Steven D. Riley, an Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer (ADFO), in writing at the Institute for Water 
Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR-NDC, 7701 
Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Alexandria, VA 22315-3868; by telephone 
at 703-659-3097; and by email at [email protected].

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 Board is chartered to provide 
independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Army on 
construction and rehabilitation project investments on the commercial 
navigation features of the inland waterways system of the United 
States. At this meeting, the Board will receive briefings and 
presentations regarding the investments, projects and status of the 
inland waterways system of the United States and conduct discussions 
and deliberations on those matters. The Board is interested in written 
and verbal comments from the public relevant to these purposes.
    Agenda: At this meeting the agenda will include the status of FY 
2021 funding for inland and coastal Navigation; status of the Inland 
Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF); status of the inland waterways Capital 
Investment Strategy activities; status of the ongoing construction 
activities for Olmsted Locks and Dam Project, the Monongahela River 
Locks and Dams 2, 3, and 4 Project, the Chickamauga Lock Project and 
the Kentucky Lock Project; Update for Inner Harbor Navigation Canal 
(IHNC) Lock; Outcome of the 2020 Illinois Waterway Closure; and 
Discussion of the Merits of different Acquisition Methods for 
Construction.
    Availability of Materials for the Meeting. A copy of the agenda or 
any updates to the agenda for the October 30, 2020 virtual meeting will 
be available. The final version will be available at the virtual 
meeting. 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 102-3.1 65, and subject to the 
availability of space, this virtual meeting is open to the public. 
Registration of members of the public who wish to participate in the 
virtual meeting will begin at 8:15 a.m. on the day of the meeting. 
Participation is on a first-to-arrive basis. 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. 
Pointon, the committee DFO, or Mr. Riley, 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 Board about its mission and/or the topics to be 
addressed in this virtual public meeting. Written comments or 
statements should be submitted to Mr. Pointon, the committee DFO, or 
Mr. Riley, 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 telephone 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 Board for its consideration prior to the meeting. Written 
comments or statements received after this date may not be provided to 
the Board until its next meeting. Please note that because the

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Board 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 
Board'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,
Chief, Operations and Regulatory Division, Directorate of Civil Works, 
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.
[FR Doc. 2020-21762 Filed 10-1-20; 8:45 am]
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