[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 110 (Thursday, June 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48403-48404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12381]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees--
Inland Waterways Users Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Federal advisory committee renewal.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is 
renewing the charter of the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IWUB charter is being renewed in 
accordance with chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) 
(commonly known as the ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' or ``FACA''). 
The charter and contact information for the IWUB's Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO) are found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/FACAPublicAgencyNavigation.
    The IWUB, required by 33 U.S.C. 2251(a), is to provide the 
Secretary of Defense and Congress with independent advice and 
recommendations on matters relating to the U.S. inland waterways and 
inland harbors. For commercial navigation features and components of 
U.S. inland waterways and inland harbors, the IWUB shall provide: (a) 
prior to the development of the budget proposal of the President of the 
United States for a given fiscal year, advice and recommendations to 
the Secretary of the Army regarding construction and rehabilitation 
priorities and spending levels; (b) advice and recommendations to 
Congress regarding any feasibility report for a project on the inland 
waterway system that has been submitted to Congress pursuant to 33 
U.S.C. 2282d; (c) advice and recommendations to Congress regarding an 
increase in the authorized cost of those features and components; (d) 
not later than 60 days after the date of the submission of the budget 
proposal of the President to Congress, advice and recommendations to 
Congress regarding construction and rehabilitation priorities and 
spending levels; and (e) advice and recommendations on the development 
of a long-term capital investment program in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 
2251(d), to include not later than 5 years after June 10, 2014, and not 
less frequently than once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of 
the Army, in coordination with the IWUB, (1) submit to Congress and 
make publicly available a strategic review for the 20-year program in 
effect under this subsection, which shall identify and explain any 
changes to the project-specific recommendations contained in the 
previous 20-year program (including any changes to the prioritization 
criteria used to develop the updated recommendations; and (2) make 
revisions to the program, as appropriate.
    Pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 2251(a) and (f)(2), the IWUB shall be 
composed of 11 members appointed to serve as representative members. 
The members shall be selected to represent various regions of the 
country and a spectrum of the primary users and shippers utilizing the 
inland and intracoastal waterways for commercial purposes. Due 
consideration shall be given to

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assure a balance among the members based on the ton-mile shipments of 
the various categories of commodities shipped on inland waterways.
    Commercial users and shippers invited to serve on the IWUB shall 
designate an individual to represent the organization's interests. 
Based upon the Secretary of the Army's recommendation of the 
organizations and their proposed representatives, the Secretary of 
Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense (``the DoD Appointing 
Authority'') shall approve the appointment of the representative 
members to the IWUB pursuant to title 41 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) section 102-3.130(a) for a two-year term of service. No 
representative member, unless approved by the DoD Appointing Authority, 
may serve more than two consecutive terms of service, or serve on more 
than two DoD Federal Advisory Committees at one time. Except for 
reimbursement of official IWUB-related travel and per diem, IWUB 
members serve without compensation.
    In addition, the Secretary of the Army shall designate, and the 
Secretaries of Agriculture, Transportation, and Commerce may each 
designate, a representative to act as an observer of the IWUB. These 
observers, who have no voting rights, shall each be a full-time or 
permanent part-time Federal civilian officer or employee, or active-
duty member of the Uniformed Services, of his or her respective agency 
and shall serve as a regular government employee member appointed 
pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a).
    The public or interested organizations may submit written 
statements to the IWUB membership about the IWUB's mission and 
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in 
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the IWUB. All 
written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the IWUB, and this 
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the 
membership for their consideration.

    Dated: May 30, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-12381 Filed 6-5-24; 8:45 am]
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