81 FR 46068 - Inland Waterways Users Board; Request for Nominations
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 136 (July 15, 2016)
Department of the Army
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 136 (July 15, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-16699 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 136 (Friday, July 15, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 46068-46069] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-16699] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army Inland Waterways Users Board; Request for Nominations AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. ACTION: Notice of request for nominations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to request nominations to serve as representatives on the Inland Waterways Users Board, sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Section 302 of Public Law 99-662 established the Inland Waterways Users Board. The Board is an independent Federal advisory committee. The Secretary of the Army appoints its 11 (eleven) representative organizations. This notice is to solicit nominations for 11 (eleven) appointments for terms that will begin by May 27, 2017. For additional information about the Board, please visit the committee's Web site at http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/InlandWaterwaysUsersBoard.aspx. ADDRESSES: Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: Mr. Mark R. Pointon, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the Inland Waterways Users Board, CEIWR-GM, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Alexandria, VA 22315-3868; by telephone at 703-428-6438; and by email at [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alternatively, contact Mr. Kenneth E. Lichtman, the Alternate Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), in writing at the Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR-GW, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Alexandria, VA 22315-3868; by telephone at 703-428-8083; and by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The selection, service, and appointment of representative organizations to the Board are covered by provisions of section 302 of Public Law 99-662. The substance of those provisions is as follows: a. Selection. Representative organizations are to be selected from the spectrum of commercial carriers and shippers using the inland and intracoastal waterways, to represent geographical regions, and to be representative of waterborne commerce as determined by commodity ton- miles and tonnage statistics. b. Service. The Board is required to meet at least semi-annually to develop and make recommendations to the Secretary of the Army on waterways construction and rehabilitation priorities and spending levels for commercial navigation improvements, and report its recommendations annually to the Secretary and Congress. c. Appointment. The operation of the Board and appointment of representative organizations are subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and departmental implementing regulations. Representative organizations serve without compensation but their expenses due to Board activities are reimbursable. The considerations specified in section 302 for the selection of representative organizations to the Board, and certain terms used therein, have been interpreted, supplemented, or otherwise clarified as follows: (1) Carriers and Shippers. The law uses the terms ``primary users and shippers.'' Primary users have been interpreted to mean the providers of transportation services on inland waterways such as barge or towboat operators. Shippers have been interpreted to mean the purchasers of such services for the movement of commodities they own or control. Representative firms are appointed to the Board, and they must be either a carrier or shipper or both. For that purpose a trade or regional association is neither a shipper nor primary user. (2) Geographical Representation. The law specifies ``various'' regions. For the purposes of the Board, the waterways subjected to fuel taxes and described in Public Law 95-502, as amended, have been aggregated into six regions. They are (1) the Upper Mississippi River and its tributaries above the mouth of the Ohio; (2) the Lower Mississippi River and its tributaries below the mouth of the Ohio and above Baton Rouge; (3) the Ohio River and its tributaries; (4) the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana and Texas; (5) the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway east of New Orleans and associated fuel-taxed waterways including the Tennessee-Tombigbee, plus the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway below Norfolk; and (6) the Columbia-Snake Rivers System and Upper Willamette. The intent is that each region shall be represented by at least one representative organization, with that representation determined by the regional concentration of the firm's traffic on the waterways. (3) Commodity Representation. Waterway commerce has been aggregated into six commodity categories based on ``inland'' ton-miles shown in Waterborne Commerce of the United States. These categories are (1) Farm and Food Products; (2) Coal and Coke; (3) Petroleum, Crude and Products; (4) Minerals, Ores, and Primary Metals and Mineral Products; (5) Chemicals and Allied Products; and (6) All Other. A consideration in the selection of representative organizations to the Board will be that the commodities carried or shipped by those firms will be reasonably representative of the above commodity categories. d. Nomination. Reflecting preceding selection criteria, the current representation by the ten (10) organizations whose terms expire includes all Regions 1-6, all carrier and/or shipper representation and all commodity representation. Individuals, firms or associations may nominate representative organizations to serve on the Board. Nominations will: (1) Include the commercial operations of the carrier and/or shipper representative organization being nominated. This commercial operations information will show the actual or estimated ton-miles of each commodity carried or shipped on the inland waterways system in a recent year (or years), using the waterway regions and commodity categories previously listed. (2) State the region(s) to be represented. [[Page 46069]] (3) State whether the nominated representative organization is a carrier, shipper or both. (4) Provide the name of an individual to be the principle person representing the organization and information pertaining to their personal qualifications, to include a current biography or resume. Previous nominations received in response to notices published in the Federal Register in prior years will not be retained for consideration. Renomination of representative organizations is required. e. Deadline for Nominations. All nominations must be received at the address shown above no later than September 1, 2016. Brenda S. Bowen, Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 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Bureau’s supervisory and enforcement Building, Alexandria, VA 22315–3868; purpose a trade or regional association
authority, and is a non-binding general by telephone at 703–428–6438; and by is neither a shipper nor primary user.
statement of policy articulating email at Mark.Pointon@usace.army.mil. (2) Geographical Representation. The
considerations relevant to the Bureau’s FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: law specifies ‘‘various’’ regions. For the
exercise of its supervisory and Alternatively, contact Mr. Kenneth E. purposes of the Board, the waterways
enforcement authority. It is therefore Lichtman, the Alternate Designated subjected to fuel taxes and described in
exempt from notice and comment Federal Officer (ADFO), in writing at the Public Law 95–502, as amended, have
rulemaking requirements under the Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army been aggregated into six regions. They
Administrative Procedure Act pursuant Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR–GW, are (1) the Upper Mississippi River and
to 5 U.S.C. 553(b). Because no notice of 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, its tributaries above the mouth of the
proposed rulemaking is required, the Alexandria, VA 22315–3868; by Ohio; (2) the Lower Mississippi River
Regulatory Flexibility Act does not telephone at 703–428–8083; and by and its tributaries below the mouth of
require an initial or final regulatory email at Kenneth.E.Lichtman@ the Ohio and above Baton Rouge; (3) the
flexibility analysis. 5 U.S.C. 603(a), usace.army.mil. Ohio River and its tributaries; (4) the
604(a). The Bureau has determined that Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
this Supervisory Highlights does not and Texas; (5) the Gulf Intracoastal
impose any new or revise any existing selection, service, and appointment of
representative organizations to the Waterway east of New Orleans and
recordkeeping, reporting, or disclosure associated fuel-taxed waterways
requirements on covered entities or Board are covered by provisions of
section 302 of Public Law 99–662. The including the Tennessee-Tombigbee,
members of the public that would be plus the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
collections of information requiring substance of those provisions is as
follows: below Norfolk; and (6) the Columbia-
OMB approval under the Paperwork Snake Rivers System and Upper
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq. a. Selection. Representative
organizations are to be selected from the Willamette. The intent is that each
Dated: June 22, 2016. spectrum of commercial carriers and region shall be represented by at least
Richard Cordray, shippers using the inland and one representative organization, with
Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial intracoastal waterways, to represent that representation determined by the
Protection. geographical regions, and to be regional concentration of the firm’s
[FR Doc. 2016–16786 Filed 7–14–16; 8:45 am] representative of waterborne commerce traffic on the waterways.
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and tonnage statistics. Waterway commerce has been
b. Service. The Board is required to aggregated into six commodity
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE meet at least semi-annually to develop categories based on ‘‘inland’’ ton-miles
and make recommendations to the shown in Waterborne Commerce of the
Department of the Army Secretary of the Army on waterways United States. These categories are (1)
construction and rehabilitation Farm and Food Products; (2) Coal and
Inland Waterways Users Board; priorities and spending levels for Coke; (3) Petroleum, Crude and
Request for Nominations commercial navigation improvements, Products; (4) Minerals, Ores, and
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. and report its recommendations Primary Metals and Mineral Products;
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. annually to the Secretary and Congress. (5) Chemicals and Allied Products; and
c. Appointment. The operation of the (6) All Other. A consideration in the
ACTION: Notice of request for
Board and appointment of selection of representative organizations
nominations.
representative organizations are subject to the Board will be that the
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army to the Federal Advisory Committee Act commodities carried or shipped by
is publishing this notice to request of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as those firms will be reasonably
nominations to serve as representatives amended) and departmental representative of the above commodity
on the Inland Waterways Users Board, implementing regulations. categories.
sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Representative organizations serve d. Nomination. Reflecting preceding
Engineers. Section 302 of Public Law without compensation but their selection criteria, the current
99–662 established the Inland expenses due to Board activities are representation by the ten (10)
Waterways Users Board. The Board is an reimbursable. The considerations organizations whose terms expire
independent Federal advisory specified in section 302 for the selection includes all Regions 1–6, all carrier and/
committee. The Secretary of the Army of representative organizations to the or shipper representation and all
appoints its 11 (eleven) representative Board, and certain terms used therein, commodity representation.
organizations. This notice is to solicit have been interpreted, supplemented, or Individuals, firms or associations may
nominations for 11 (eleven) otherwise clarified as follows: nominate representative organizations
appointments for terms that will begin (1) Carriers and Shippers. The law to serve on the Board. Nominations will:
by May 27, 2017. For additional uses the terms ‘‘primary users and (1) Include the commercial operations
information about the Board, please shippers.’’ Primary users have been of the carrier and/or shipper
visit the committee’s Web site at http:// interpreted to mean the providers of representative organization being
www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Missions/ transportation services on inland nominated. This commercial operations
Navigation/InlandWaterways waterways such as barge or towboat information will show the actual or
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UsersBoard.aspx. operators. Shippers have been estimated ton-miles of each commodity
ADDRESSES: Institute for Water interpreted to mean the purchasers of carried or shipped on the inland
Resources, U.S. Army Corps of such services for the movement of waterways system in a recent year (or
Engineers, ATTN: Mr. Mark R. Pointon, commodities they own or control. years), using the waterway regions and
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the Representative firms are appointed to commodity categories previously listed.
Inland Waterways Users Board, CEIWR– the Board, and they must be either a (2) State the region(s) to be
GM, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey carrier or shipper or both. For that represented.
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(3) State whether the nominated Public comments on the Draft EIS are Earlier this year, MDA designated the
representative organization is a carrier, requested pursuant to the NEPA. All Center for Security Forces Detachment
shipper or both. written comments received during the Kittery Survival, Evasion, Resistance
(4) Provide the name of an individual comment period will become part of the and Escape Facility (SERE East) in
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the organization and information information with your comment is Alternative Considered, but Not Carried
pertaining to their personal voluntary and such personal Forward. The Draft EIS also analyzed a
qualifications, to include a current information will be kept confidential No Action Alternative or no CIS
biography or resume. unless release is required by law. All deployment. The DoD has not made a
Previous nominations received in comments received by the public, decision to deploy or construct a CIS
response to notices published in the including at public meetings, will be and does not have a preferred
Federal Register in prior years will not addressed in the Final EIS. A NOA will alternative.
be retained for consideration. be published notifying the public of the For each of the candidate site
Renomination of representative final EIS. locations, the following resource areas
organizations is required. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. were assessed: Air quality, air space,
e. Deadline for Nominations. All Christopher Johnson, MDA Public biological, cultural, environmental
nominations must be received at the Affairs, at 571–231–8212, or by email: justice, geology and soils, hazardous
address shown above no later than mda.info@mda.mil. For more materials and hazardous waste
September 1, 2016. information, including a downloadable management, health and safety, land
copy of the Draft EIS, visit the MDA use, noise, socioeconomics,
Brenda S. Bowen, transportation, utilities, water,
Web site at http://www.mda.mil.
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. wetlands, and visual and aesthetics.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Proposed Action and Alternative: The Dated: July 11, 2016.
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Department of Defense (DoD) does not Aaron Siegel,
have a proposed action and has not Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE made a decision to deploy or construct Officer, Department of Defense.
an additional interceptor site. Current [FR Doc. 2016–16686 Filed 7–14–16; 8:45 am]
Office of the Secretary sites in Alaska and California provide BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
the necessary protection of the
Extension of Public Comment Period homeland from a ballistic missile attack
for Draft Environmental Impact by countries such as North Korea and DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Statement for the Continental United Iran. If the DoD were to make a decision
States Interceptor Site in the future to construct a new site, the Office of the Secretary
prior completion of the required site [Docket ID: DOD–2016–HA–0077]
AGENCY: Missile Defense Agency, studies and EIS could shorten the
Department of Defense. timeline necessary to build such a site. Privacy Act of 1974; System of
ACTION: Notice of public comment If deployed, a CIS would be an Records
period extension. extension of the existing Ground-based
Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of AGENCY: Defense Health Agency, DoD.
SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is the Ballistic Missile Defense System. To ACTION: Notice to alter a system of
to announce an extension to the 45-day the extent practicable, the CIS would be records.
public comment period of the Notice of built as a contiguous Missile Defense
Availability for the Draft Environmental SUMMARY: The Defense Health Agency
Complex, similar to that found at Fort proposes to alter an existing system of
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deployment of a Continental United records, EDHA 12, entitled ‘‘Third Party
deployment of up to a total of 60 Collection System.’’ This system is used
States (CONUS) Interceptor Site (CIS) Ground-Based Interceptors (GBIs) in up
published by the Missile Defense to provide the Military Services medical
to three GBI fields. The GBIs would not billing, collections, and reporting
Agency (MDA) on May 31, 2016 (81 FR be fired from their deployment site
34315–34316). The public comment processes for users at multiple locations,
except in the Nation’s defense and no and to serve as the single source of
period is extended 30 days and ends on test firing would be conducted at a CIS.
August 17, 2016. financial information for the accounting
The overall system architecture and of uniform business office accounts
DATES: The extended 75-day public baseline requirements for a notional CIS
comment period for the Draft EIS began receivable.
include, but are not limited to, the GBI
on June 3, 2016, with the publication of fields, Command Launch Equipment, DATES: Comments will be accepted on or
the Notice of Availability in the Federal In-Flight Interceptor Communication before August 15, 2016. This proposed
Register by the U.S. Environmental System Data Terminals, GMD action will be effective the date
Protection Agency (81 FR 35761– Communication Network, supporting following the end of the comment
35762), and with this extension, will facilities, such as lodging and dining, period unless comments are received
end on August 17, 2016. recreation, warehouse and bulk storage, which result in a contrary
ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft EIS vehicle storage and maintenance, fire determination.
should be received by August 17, 2016
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of request for nominations. | |
| Contact | Alternatively, contact Mr. Kenneth E. Lichtman, the Alternate Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), in writing at the Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR-GW, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Alexandria, VA 22315-3868; by telephone at 703-428-8083; and by email at [email protected] | |
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