82 FR 27700 - Meeting of the Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 115 (June 16, 2017)

Page Range		27700-27700
FR Document		2017-12508

The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Chief of Engineers, Environmental Advisory Board (EAB). This meeting is open to the public. For additional information about the EAB, please visit the committee's Web site at http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/ Environmental/EnvironmentalAdvisoryBoard.aspx.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Meeting of the Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board

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

ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to 
announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Chief 
of Engineers, Environmental Advisory Board (EAB). This meeting is open 
to the public. For additional information about the EAB, please visit 
the committee's Web site at http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environmental/EnvironmentalAdvisoryBoard.aspx.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on July 
12, 2017. Public registration will begin at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The EAB meeting will be conducted at The Park Place Hotel, 
300 East State Street, Traverse City, MI 49684, (231) 946-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Mindy M. Simmons, the Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO) for the committee, in writing at U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers, ATTN: CECW-P, 441 G St NW., Washington, DC 20314; by 
telephone at 202-761-4127; and by email at 
Mindy.M.Simmons@usace.army.mil. Alternatively, contact Ms. Anne Cann, 
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 703-428-7166; and by email at 
R.Anne.Cann@usace.army.mil.

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 EAB will advise the Chief of Engineers 
on environmental policy, identification and resolution of environmental 
issues and missions, and addressing challenges, problems, and 
opportunities in an environmentally responsible manner. The EAB is 
interested in written and verbal comments from the public relevant to 
these purposes.
    Proposed Agenda: At this meeting the agenda will include an update 
from USACE on implementation of past EAB recommendations, how the host 
USACE district is ``Living the Environmental Operating Principles''; 
and discussions and presentations on ongoing work plan efforts with a 
discussion of potential future tasks, such as invasive species, aging 
infrastructure and aquatic ecosystem integrity, and monitoring and 
adaptive management.
    Availability of Materials for the Meeting. A copy of the agenda or 
any updates to the agenda for the July 12, 2017 meeting will be 
available at the meeting. The final version will be provided at the 
meeting. All materials will be posted to the Web site after the 
meeting.
    Public Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as 
amended, and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to the 
availability of space, this meeting is open to the public. Registration 
of members of the public who wish to attend the meeting will begin at 
8:30 a.m. on the day of the meeting. Seating is limited and is on a 
first-to-arrive basis. Attendees will be asked to provide their name, 
title, affiliation, and contact information to include email address 
and daytime telephone number at registration. Any interested person may 
attend the meeting, file written comments or statements with the 
committee, or make verbal comments from the floor during the public 
meeting, at the times, and in the manner, permitted by the committee, 
as set forth below.
    Special Accommodations: The meeting venue is fully handicap 
accessible, with wheelchair access. Individuals requiring special 
accommodations to access the public meeting or seeking additional 
information about public access procedures, should contact Ms. Simmons, 
the committee DFO, or Ms. Cann, the 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 EAB about its mission and/or the topics to be 
addressed in this public meeting. Written comments or statements should 
be submitted to Ms. Simmons, the committee DFO, or Ms. Cann, the 
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 EAB 
for its consideration prior to the meeting. Written comments or 
statements received after this date may not be provided to the EAB 
until its next meeting. Please note that because the EAB 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 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 meeting, that individual must submit a 
request, with a brief statement of the subject matter to be addressed 
by the comment, at least three (3) business 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 EAB's mission and/or 
the topics to be addressed in this public meeting. A 15-minute period 
near the end of 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.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Proposed Agenda: At this meeting the submission, at the addresses listed in
agenda will include an update from the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Department of the Army; Corps of USACE on implementation of past EAB section in the following formats: Adobe
Engineers recommendations, how the host USACE Acrobat or Microsoft Word. The
district is ‘‘Living the Environmental comment or statement must include the
Meeting of the Chief of Engineers Operating Principles’’; and discussions
Environmental Advisory Board author’s name, title, affiliation, address,
and presentations on ongoing work plan and daytime telephone number. Written
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. efforts with a discussion of potential comments or statements being
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. future tasks, such as invasive species, submitted in response to the agenda set
ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory aging infrastructure and aquatic
forth in this notice must be received by
committee meeting. ecosystem integrity, and monitoring and
the committee DFO or ADFO at least
adaptive management.
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army Availability of Materials for the five (5) business days prior to the
is publishing this notice to announce Meeting. A copy of the agenda or any meeting so that they may be made
the following Federal advisory updates to the agenda for the July 12, available to the EAB for its
committee meeting of the Chief of 2017 meeting will be available at the consideration prior to the meeting.
Engineers, Environmental Advisory meeting. The final version will be Written comments or statements
Board (EAB). This meeting is open to provided at the meeting. All materials received after this date may not be
the public. For additional information will be posted to the Web site after the provided to the EAB until its next
about the EAB, please visit the meeting. meeting. Please note that because the
committee’s Web site at http:// Public Accessibility to the Meeting: EAB operates under the provisions of
www.usace.army.mil/Missions/ Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
Environmental/EnvironmentalAdvisory and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102– amended, all written comments will be
Board.aspx. 3.165, and subject to the availability of treated as public documents and will be
space, this meeting is open to the made available for public inspection.
DATES: The meeting will be held from
public. Registration of members of the
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on July 12, 2017. Verbal Comments: Members of the
public who wish to attend the meeting
Public registration will begin at 8:30 public will be permitted to make verbal
will begin at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the
a.m. comments during the meeting only at
meeting. Seating is limited and is on a
ADDRESSES: The EAB meeting will be first-to-arrive basis. Attendees will be the time and in the manner allowed
conducted at The Park Place Hotel, 300 asked to provide their name, title, herein. If a member of the public is
East State Street, Traverse City, MI affiliation, and contact information to interested in making a verbal comment
49684, (231) 946–5000. include email address and daytime at the open meeting, that individual
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. telephone number at registration. Any must submit a request, with a brief
Mindy M. Simmons, the Designated interested person may attend the statement of the subject matter to be
Federal Officer (DFO) for the committee, meeting, file written comments or addressed by the comment, at least three
in writing at U.S. Army Corps of statements with the committee, or make (3) business days in advance to the
Engineers, ATTN: CECW–P, 441 G St verbal comments from the floor during committee DFO or ADFO, via electronic
NW., Washington, DC 20314; by the public meeting, at the times, and in mail, the preferred mode of submission,
telephone at 202–761–4127; and by the manner, permitted by the at the addresses listed in the FOR
email at Mindy.M.Simmons@ committee, as set forth below. FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
usace.army.mil. Alternatively, contact Special Accommodations: The
The committee DFO and ADFO will log
Ms. Anne Cann, the Alternate meeting venue is fully handicap
each request to make a comment, in the
Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), in accessible, with wheelchair access.
writing at the Institute for Water Individuals requiring special order received, and determine whether
Resources, U.S. Army Corps of accommodations to access the public the subject matter of each comment is
Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR–GW, 7701 meeting or seeking additional relevant to the EAB’s mission and/or the
Telegraph Road, Casey Building, information about public access topics to be addressed in this public
Alexandria, VA 22315–3868; by procedures, should contact Ms. meeting. A 15-minute period near the
telephone at 703–428–7166; and by Simmons, the committee DFO, or Ms. end of meeting will be available for
email at R.Anne.Cann@usace.army.mil. Cann, the ADFO, at the email addresses verbal public comments. Members of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The or telephone numbers listed in the FOR the public who have requested to make
committee meeting is being held under FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, a verbal comment and whose comments
the provisions of the Federal Advisory at least five (5) business days prior to have been deemed relevant under the
Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., the meeting so that appropriate process described above, will be allotted
Appendix, as amended), the arrangements can be made. no more than three (3) minutes during
Government in the Sunshine Act of Written Comments or Statements: this period, and will be invited to speak
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and in the order in which their requests
41 CFR 102–3.150. 102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the were received by the DFO and ADFO.
Purpose of the Meeting: The EAB will Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
advise the Chief of Engineers on public or interested organizations may Brenda S. Bowen,
submit written comments or statements
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environmental policy, identification and Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
resolution of environmental issues and to the EAB about its mission and/or the [FR Doc. 2017–12508 Filed 6–15–17; 8:45 am]
missions, and addressing challenges, topics to be addressed in this public BILLING CODE 3720–58–P
problems, and opportunities in an meeting. Written comments or
environmentally responsible manner. statements should be submitted to Ms.
The EAB is interested in written and Simmons, the committee DFO, or Ms.
verbal comments from the public Cann, the committee ADFO, via
relevant to these purposes. electronic mail, the preferred mode of

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of open Federal advisory committee meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on July 12, 2017. Public registration will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Contact		Ms. Mindy M. Simmons, the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the committee, in writing at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CECW-P, 441 G St NW., Washington, DC 20314; by telephone at 202-761-4127; and by email at [email protected] Alternatively, contact Ms. Anne Cann, 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 703-428-7166; and by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 27700

82 FR 27700 - Meeting of the Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEDepartment of the Army; Corps of Engineers

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 115 (June 16, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers