80 FR 22169 - Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 76 (April 21, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-09182

The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the charter for the Inland Waterways Users Board (``the Board'').

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY: DoD.

ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to 
announce that it is renewing the charter for the Inland Waterways Users 
Board (``the Board'').

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This committee's charter is being renewed 
under the provisions of 33 U.S.C. 2251 and in accordance with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as 
amended) and 41 CFR 102-3.50(a). The Board is a non-discretionary 
Federal advisory committee that shall provide the Secretary of Defense, 
through the Secretary of the Army and the Assistant Secretary of the 
Army (Civil Works), independent advice and recommendations on matters 
relating to construction and rehabilitation priorities and spending 
levels on the commercial navigation features and components of the U.S. 
inland waterways and inland harbors. According to 33 U.S.C. 2251(b), 
the Board shall file their recommendations with the Secretary of the 
Army and with Congress, annually.
    Board members, as determined by the DoD, shall be representative 
members and, under the provisions of 33 U.S.C. 2251(a), the Board shall 
be composed of 11 members.
    Based upon the Secretary of the Army's recommendation, the 
Secretary of Defense shall invite primary commercial users and shippers 
of the inland and intra-coastal waterways to serve on the Board. 
Commercial users and shippers invited to serve on the Board shall 
designate an individual, subject to Secretary of Defense approval, to 
represent the organization's interests. The DoD, shall ensure 
selections represent various regions of the country and a spectrum of 
the primary users and shippers utilizing the inland and intra-coastal 
waterways for commercial purposes, when considering prospective users 
and shippers to be represented on the Board. Due consideration shall be 
given to assure a balance among the members based on the ton-mile 
shipments of the various categories of commodities shipped on inland 
and intra-coastal waterways.
    A primary user or shipper may be represented on the Board, at the 
request of the Secretary of the Army and with the approval of the 
Secretary of Defense, for a two-year term of service. A user or shipper 
may not be represented on the Board for more than two consecutive terms 
of service (four years), without prior approval from the Secretary of 
Defense. A user or shipper may be subsequently represented on the 
Board, but only after being off the Board for at least two years. In 
addition to the primary users and shippers invited by the Secretary of 
Defense, 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 Board. These observers, who 
have no voting rights, shall each be a full-time or permanent part-time 
employee of his or her respective agency.
    Pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 2251(a), the Secretary of the Army shall 
designate one Board member to serve as the Board's Chairperson. With 
the exception of travel and per diem for official travel, all Board 
members shall serve without compensation.
    The DoD, when necessary and consistent with the Board's mission and 
DoD policies and procedures, may establish subcommittees, task forces, 
and working groups to support the Board. Establishment of subcommittees 
will be based upon a written determination, to include terms of 
reference, by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of 
Defense, or the Secretary of the Army, as the DoD Sponsor. All 
subcommittees, task forces, or working groups shall operate under the 
provisions of FACA, the Sunshine Act, other governing Federal statutes 
and regulations, and established DoD policies and procedures.

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    Currently, the Board does not use subcommittees. If the Department 
determines that the establishment of subcommittees is warranted, the 
Board's charter must be amended prior to such establishment.
    All subcommittees operate under the provisions of FACA, the 
Sunshine Act, governing Federal statutes and regulations, and 
established DoD policies and procedures.
    Pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 2251(b), the Board shall meet at least semi-
annually.
    The Board's Designated Federal Officer (DFO), pursuant to DoD 
policy, shall be a full-time or permanent part-time DoD employee 
appointed in accordance with governing DoD policies and procedures.
    The Board's DFO is required to be in attendance at all meetings of 
the Board and any of its subcommittees for the entire duration of each 
and every meeting. However, in the absence of the Board's DFO, a 
properly approved Alternate DFO, duly appointed to the Board according 
to established DoD policies and procedures, shall attend the entire 
duration of the Board or any subcommittee meeting.
    The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall call all meetings of the Board 
and its subcommittees; prepare and approve all meeting agendas; and 
adjourn any meeting when the DFO, or the Alternate DFO, determines 
adjournment to be in the public interest or required by governing 
regulations or DoD policies and procedures.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to Inland 
Waterways Users Board membership about the Board's mission and 
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in 
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Inland 
Waterways Users Board.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the Inland 
Waterways Users Board and this individual will ensure that the written 
statements are provided to the membership for their consideration. 
Contact information for the Inland Waterways Users Board DFO can be 
obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--http://www.facadatabase.gov/.
    The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will announce planned 
meetings of the Inland Waterways Users Board. The DFO, at that time, 
may provide additional guidance on the submission of written statements 
that are in response to the stated agenda for the planned meeting in 
question.

    Dated: April 16, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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assumptions used; (c) Ways to enhance extent permitted by law, will not be of Defense shall invite primary
the quality, utility, and clarity of the released under the Freedom of commercial users and shippers of the
information to be collected; and (d) Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. inland and intra-coastal waterways to
Ways to minimize the burden of the ADDRESSES: Send written objections to serve on the Board. Commercial users
collection of information on Thomas Mulkern, U.S. Army Research and shippers invited to serve on the
respondents, including through the use Laboratory, Office of Research and Board shall designate an individual,
of automated collection techniques or Technology Applications, ATTN: subject to Secretary of Defense approval,
other forms of information technology. RDRL–DPP, B321, Aberdeen Proving to represent the organization’s interests.
Comments submitted in response to this Ground, MD 21005–5425. The DoD, shall ensure selections
notice will be summarized and/or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: represent various regions of the country
included in the request for Office of Thomas Mulkern, (410) 278–0889. and a spectrum of the primary users and
Management and Budget (OMB) shippers utilizing the inland and intra-
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.
approval. All comments will become a coastal waterways for commercial
matter of public record. Brenda S. Bowen, purposes, when considering prospective
Dated: April 14, 2015. Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. users and shippers to be represented on
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members based on the ton-mile
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AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. (DoD) is publishing this notice to Defense. A user or shipper may be
ACTION: Notice of intent. announce that it is renewing the charter subsequently represented on the Board,
for the Inland Waterways Users Board but only after being off the Board for at
SUMMARY: In compliance with 35 U.S.C. least two years. In addition to the
209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), the (‘‘the Board’’).
primary users and shippers invited by
Department of the Army hereby gives FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
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notice of its intent to grant to Hydro Freeman, Advisory Committee of the Army shall designate, and the
Québec; a corporation having its Management Officer for the Department Secretaries of Agriculture,
principle place of business at 75 René- of Defense, 703–692–5952. Transportation, and Commerce may
Lévesque Blvd. West Montréal, Québec, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This each designate, a representative to act as
H2Z 1A4, Canada, exclusive license committee’s charter is being renewed an observer of the Board. These
relative to the following U.S. Patent and under the provisions of 33 U.S.C. 2251 observers, who have no voting rights,
Patent Application Titled ‘‘High Voltage and in accordance with the Federal shall each be a full-time or permanent
Lithium Ion Positive Electrode Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of part-time employee of his or her
Material’’: 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) respective agency.
• United States Utility Patent and 41 CFR 102–3.50(a). The Board is a Pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 2251(a), the
Application Serial No. US 14/281,924 non-discretionary Federal advisory Secretary of the Army shall designate
• United States Provisional Patent committee that shall provide the one Board member to serve as the
Application Serial No. 61/911,700 Secretary of Defense, through the Board’s Chairperson. With the exception
• All foreign counterpart applications Secretary of the Army and the Assistant of travel and per diem for official travel,
DATES: The prospective exclusive Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), all Board members shall serve without
license may be granted unless within independent advice and compensation.
fifteen (15) days from the date of this recommendations on matters relating to The DoD, when necessary and
published notice, the U.S. Army construction and rehabilitation consistent with the Board’s mission and
Research Laboratory receives written priorities and spending levels on the DoD policies and procedures, may
objections including evidence and commercial navigation features and establish subcommittees, task forces,
argument that establish that the grant of components of the U.S. inland and working groups to support the
the license would not be consistent with waterways and inland harbors. Board. Establishment of subcommittees
the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and According to 33 U.S.C. 2251(b), the will be based upon a written
37 CFR 404.7. Competing applications Board shall file their recommendations determination, to include terms of
completed and received by the U.S. with the Secretary of the Army and with reference, by the Secretary of Defense,
Army Research Laboratory within Congress, annually. the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the
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fifteen (15) days from the date of this Board members, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, as the DoD
published notice will also be treated as DoD, shall be representative members Sponsor. All subcommittees, task forces,
objections to the grant of the and, under the provisions of 33 U.S.C. or working groups shall operate under
contemplated exclusive license. 2251(a), the Board shall be composed of the provisions of FACA, the Sunshine
Objections submitted in response to 11 members. Act, other governing Federal statutes
this notice will not be made available to Based upon the Secretary of the and regulations, and established DoD
the public for inspection and, to the Army’s recommendation, the Secretary policies and procedures.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.
Contact		Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.
FR Citation		80 FR 22169

80 FR 22169 - Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEOffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 76 (April 21, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary