82 FR 60718 - Meeting of the Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 245 (December 22, 2017)

Page Range		60718-60718
FR Document		2017-27585

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 website 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 website 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 January 
10, 2018. Public registration will begin at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The EAB meeting will be conducted at The DoubleTree by 
Hilton Jacksonville Riverfront; 1201 Riverplace Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 
32207. 904-398-8800.

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 
[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].

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 how the 
host USACE district is ``Living the Environmental Operating 
Principles''; discussions on ongoing EAB work efforts, such as invasive 
species, environmental metrics, strategic planning, and monitoring and 
adaptive management; and presentations and discussions about regional 
sediment management.
    Availability of Materials for the Meeting. A copy of the agenda or 
any updates to the agenda for the January 10, 2018 meeting will be 
available at the meeting. The final version will be provided at the 
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 102-3.165, 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 verbal comments from the public electronic mail, the preferred mode of
relevant to these purposes. submission, at the addresses listed in
Department of the Army; Corps of Proposed Agenda: At this meeting the the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Engineers agenda will include how the host section in the following formats: Adobe
USACE district is ‘‘Living the Acrobat or Microsoft Word. The
Meeting of the Chief of Engineers Environmental Operating Principles’’; comment or statement must include the
Environmental Advisory Board discussions on ongoing EAB work author’s name, title, affiliation, address,
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. efforts, such as invasive species, and daytime telephone number. Written
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. environmental metrics, strategic
comments or statements being
planning, and monitoring and adaptive
ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory submitted in response to the agenda set
management; and presentations and
committee meeting. discussions about regional sediment forth in this notice must be received by
management. the committee DFO or ADFO at least
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army five (5) business days prior to the
Availability of Materials for the
is publishing this notice to announce meeting so that they may be made
Meeting. A copy of the agenda or any
the following Federal advisory available to the EAB for its
updates to the agenda for the January
committee meeting of the Chief of consideration prior to the meeting.
10, 2018 meeting will be available at the
Engineers, Environmental Advisory Written comments or statements
meeting. The final version will be
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 website after the provided to the EAB until its next
about the EAB, please visit the
meeting. meeting. Please note that because the
committee’s website at http:// Public Accessibility to the Meeting:
www.usace.army.mil/Missions/ EAB operates under the provisions of
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–
Board.aspx. amended, all written comments will be
3.165, and subject to the availability of treated as public documents and will be
DATES: The meeting will be held from space, this meeting is open to the made available for public inspection.
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on January 10, public. Registration of members of the
2018. Public registration will begin at public who wish to attend the meeting Verbal Comments: Members of the
8:30 a.m. will begin at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the public will be permitted to make verbal
ADDRESSES: The EAB meeting will be meeting. Seating is limited and is on a comments during the meeting only at
conducted at The DoubleTree by Hilton first-to-arrive basis. Attendees will be the time and in the manner allowed
Jacksonville Riverfront; 1201 Riverplace asked to provide their name, title, herein. If a member of the public is
Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32207. 904–398– affiliation, and contact information to interested in making a verbal comment
8800. include email address and daytime at the open meeting, that individual
telephone number at registration. Any must submit a request, with a brief
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
interested person may attend the statement of the subject matter to be
Mindy M. Simmons, the Designated meeting, file written comments or
Federal Officer (DFO) for the committee, addressed by the comment, at least three
statements with the committee, or make (3) business days in advance to the
in writing at U.S. Army Corps of verbal comments from the floor during
Engineers, ATTN: CECW–P, 441 G St committee DFO or ADFO, via electronic
the public meeting, at the times, and in mail, the preferred mode of submission,
NW, Washington, DC 20314; by the manner, permitted by the
telephone at 202–761–4127; and by at the addresses listed in the FOR
committee, as set forth below.
email at Mindy.M.Simmons@ FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Special Accommodations: The
usace.army.mil. Alternatively, contact meeting venue is fully handicap The committee DFO and ADFO will log
Ms. Anne Cann, the Alternate accessible, with wheelchair access. each request to make a comment, in the
Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), in Individuals requiring special order received, and determine whether
writing at the Institute for Water accommodations to access the public the subject matter of each comment is
Resources, U.S. Army Corps of meeting or seeking additional relevant to the EAB’s mission and/or the
Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR–GW, 7701 information about public access topics to be addressed in this public
Telegraph Road, Casey Building, procedures, should contact Ms. meeting. A 15-minute period near the
Alexandria, VA 22315–3868; by Simmons, the committee DFO, or Ms. end of meeting will be available for
telephone at 703–428–7166; and by Cann, the ADFO, at the email addresses verbal public comments. Members of
email at R.Anne.Cann@usace.army.mil. or telephone numbers listed in the FOR the public who have requested to make
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, a verbal comment and whose comments
committee meeting is being held under at least five (5) business days prior to have been deemed relevant under the
the provisions of the Federal Advisory the meeting so that appropriate process described above, will be allotted
Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., arrangements can be made. no more than three (3) minutes during
Appendix, as amended), the Written Comments or Statements: this period, and will be invited to speak
Government in the Sunshine Act of Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and in the order in which their requests
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the were received by the DFO and ADFO.
41 CFR 102–3.150. Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Purpose of the Meeting: The EAB will public or interested organizations may Brenda S. Bowen,
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advise the Chief of Engineers on submit written comments or statements Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
environmental policy, identification and to the EAB about its mission and/or the [FR Doc. 2017–27585 Filed 12–21–17; 8:45 am]
resolution of environmental issues and topics to be addressed in this public BILLING CODE 3720–58–P
missions, and addressing challenges, meeting. Written comments or
problems, and opportunities in an statements should be submitted to Ms.
environmentally responsible manner. Simmons, the committee DFO, or Ms.
The EAB is interested in written and Cann, the committee ADFO, via

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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 January 10, 2018. 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 60718

82 FR 60718 - Meeting of the Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEDepartment of the Army; Corps of Engineers

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 245 (December 22, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers