83 FR 36885 - Inland Waterways Users Board; Request for Nominations

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 147 (July 31, 2018)

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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 seven (7) appointments for terms that will begin by May 28, 2019. For additional information about the Board, please visit the committee's website at http:// www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/ InlandWaterwaysUsersBoard.aspx.

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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.

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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 seven (7) appointments for terms 
that will begin by May 28, 2019. For additional information about the 
Board, please visit the committee's website 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 major 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 companies 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 seven (7) organizations whose terms expire 
includes Regions 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, five carrier and two 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.
    (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

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address shown above no later than September 15, 2018.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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or other auxiliary aids to Section 302 of Public Law 99–662. The including the Tennessee-Tombigbee,
Lynne.Mersfelder@noaa.gov by August substance of those provisions is as plus the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
8, 2018. follows: below Norfolk; and (6) the Columbia-
Dated: July 13, 2018. a. Selection. Representative Snake Rivers System and Upper
organizations are to be selected from the Willamette. The intent is that each
Kathryn Ries,
spectrum of commercial carriers and region shall be represented by at least
Deputy Director, Office of Coast Survey, shippers using the inland and
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic one representative organization, with
and Atmospheric Administration.
intracoastal waterways, to represent that representation determined by the
geographical regions, and to be regional concentration of the firm’s
[FR Doc. 2018–16285 Filed 7–30–18; 8:45 am]
representative of waterborne commerce traffic on the waterways.
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as determined by commodity ton-miles (3) Commodity Representation.
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 major 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.
c. Appointment. The operation of the (5) Chemicals and Allied Products; and
ACTION: Notice of request for (6) All Other. A consideration in the
nominations. Board and appointment of
representative organizations are subject selection of representative organizations
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army to the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Board will be that the
is publishing this notice to request of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as commodities carried or shipped by
nominations to serve as representatives amended) and departmental those firms will be reasonably
on the Inland Waterways Users Board, implementing regulations. representative of the above commodity
sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Representative organizations serve categories.
Engineers. Section 302 of Public Law without compensation but their d. Nomination. Reflecting preceding
99–662 established the Inland expenses due to Board activities are selection criteria, the current
Waterways Users Board. The Board is an reimbursable. The considerations representation by the seven (7)
independent Federal advisory specified in Section 302 for the organizations whose terms expire
committee. The Secretary of the Army selection of representative organizations includes Regions 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, five
appoints its 11 (eleven) representative to the Board, and certain terms used carrier and two shipper representation
organizations. This notice is to solicit therein, have been interpreted, and all commodity representation.
nominations for seven (7) appointments supplemented, or otherwise clarified as Individuals, firms or associations may
for terms that will begin by May 28, follows: nominate representative organizations
2019. For additional information about (1) Carriers and Shippers. The law to serve on the Board. Nominations will:
the Board, please visit the committee’s uses the terms ‘‘primary users and (1) Include the commercial operations
website at http:// shippers.’’ Primary users have been of the carrier and/or shipper
www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Missions/ interpreted to mean the providers of representative organization being
Navigation/InlandWaterways transportation services on inland nominated. This commercial operations
UsersBoard.aspx. waterways such as barge or towboat information will show the actual or
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 companies are appointed commodity categories previously listed.
Inland Waterways Users Board, CEIWR–
to 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.
Building, Alexandria, VA 22315–3868;
purpose a trade or regional association
by telephone at 703–428–6438; and by (3) State whether the nominated
is neither a shipper nor primary user.
email at Mark.Pointon@usace.army.mil. (2) Geographical Representation. The representative organization is a carrier,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: law specifies ‘‘various’’ regions. For the shipper or both.
Alternatively, contact Mr. Kenneth E. purposes of the Board, the waterways (4) Provide the name of an individual
Lichtman, the Alternate Designated subjected to fuel taxes and described in to be the principle person representing
Federal Officer (ADFO), in writing at the Public Law 95–502, as amended, have the organization and information
Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army been aggregated into six regions. They pertaining to their personal
Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR–GW, are (1) the Upper Mississippi River and qualifications, to include a current
7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, its tributaries above the mouth of the biography or resume.
Alexandria, VA 22315–3868; by Ohio; (2) the Lower Mississippi River Previous nominations received in
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telephone at 703–428–8083; and by and its tributaries below the mouth of response to notices published in the
email at Kenneth.E.Lichtman@ the Ohio and above Baton Rouge; (3) the Federal Register in prior years will not
usace.army.mil. Ohio River and its tributaries; (4) the be retained for consideration.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana Renomination of representative
selection, service, and appointment of and Texas; (5) the Gulf Intracoastal organizations is required.
representative organizations to the Waterway east of New Orleans and e. Deadline for Nominations. All
Board are covered by provisions of associated fuel-taxed waterways nominations must be received at the

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83 FR 36885 - Inland Waterways Users Board; Request for Nominations

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