83 FR 5254 - Inland Waterways Users Board Meeting Notice
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 25 (February 6, 2018)
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 25 (February 6, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-02298 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 5254-5255] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-02298] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers Inland Waterways Users Board Meeting Notice AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Users Board (Board). This meeting is open to the public. For additional information about the Board, please visit the committee's website at http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/InlandWaterwaysUsersBoard.aspx. DATES: The Army Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Users Board will meet from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on March 1, 2018. Public registration will begin at 7:15 a.m. ADDRESSES: The Inland Waterways Users Board meeting will be conducted at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Chattanooga Hamilton Place, 2321 Lifestyle Way, Chattanooga, TN 37421, 423-602-5100. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark R. Pointon, the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the committee, in writing at the Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR-GM, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Alexandria, VA 22315-3868; by telephone at 703-428-6438; and by email at [email protected]. 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 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 Board is chartered to provide independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Army on construction and rehabilitation project investments on the commercial navigation features of the inland waterways system of the United States. At this meeting, the Board will receive briefings and presentations regarding the investments, projects and status of the inland waterways system of the United States and conduct discussions and deliberations on those matters. The Board is interested in written and verbal comments from the public relevant to these purposes. Agenda: At this meeting the agenda will include the status of FY 2018 funding and impacts for Navigation; status of the FY 2019 Budget for the Navigation Program; status of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and project updates; status of the construction activities for Olmsted Locks and Dam Project, the Locks and Dams 2, 3, and 4 on the Monongahela River Project, and the Kentucky Lock Project; and status of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock General Re-evaluation Report. Availability of Materials for the Meeting. A copy of the agenda or any updates to the agenda for the March 1, 2018 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 102-3.1 65, 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 7:15 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 Mr. Pointon, the committee DFO, or Mr. Lichtman, 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 Board about its mission and/or the topics to be addressed in this public meeting. Written comments or statements should be submitted to Mr. Pointon, the committee DFO, or Mr. Lichtman, 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 Board for its consideration prior to the meeting. Written comments or statements received after this date may not be provided to the Board until its next meeting. Please note that because the Board 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 Board 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 business (3) 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 Board's mission and/ or the topics to be addressed in this public meeting. A 15-minute period near the end of the meeting will be available for [[Page 5255]] 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. [FR Doc. 2018-02298 Filed 2-5-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3720-58-P
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the order in which their requests were Appendix, as amended), the information about public access
received by the DFO. Government in the Sunshine Act of procedures, should contact Mr. Pointon,
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and the committee DFO, or Mr. Lichtman,
Brenda S. Bowen,
41 CFR 102–3.150. the ADFO, at the email addresses or
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. Purpose of the Meeting: The Board is telephone numbers listed in the FOR
[FR Doc. 2018–02294 Filed 2–5–18; 8:45 am] chartered to provide independent FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section,
BILLING CODE 3720–58–P advice and recommendations to the at least five (5) business days prior to
Secretary of the Army on construction the meeting so that appropriate
and rehabilitation project investments arrangements can be made.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE on the commercial navigation features Written Comments or Statements:
of the inland waterways system of the Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
Department of the Army, Corps of
United States. At this meeting, the 102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the
Engineers
Board will receive briefings and Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Inland Waterways Users Board presentations regarding the investments, public or interested organizations may
Meeting Notice projects and status of the inland submit written comments or statements
waterways system of the United States to the Board about its mission and/or
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. and conduct discussions and the topics to be addressed in this public
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. deliberations on those matters. The meeting. Written comments or
ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory Board is interested in written and verbal statements should be submitted to Mr.
committee meeting. comments from the public relevant to Pointon, the committee DFO, or Mr.
these purposes. Lichtman, the committee ADFO, via
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army Agenda: At this meeting the agenda electronic mail, the preferred mode of
is publishing this notice to announce will include the status of FY 2018 submission, at the addresses listed in
the following Federal advisory funding and impacts for Navigation; the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
committee meeting of the U.S. Army status of the FY 2019 Budget for the section in the following formats: Adobe
Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Navigation Program; status of the Inland Acrobat or Microsoft Word. The
Users Board (Board). This meeting is Waterways Trust Fund and project comment or statement must include the
open to the public. For additional updates; status of the construction author’s name, title, affiliation, address,
information about the Board, please activities for Olmsted Locks and Dam and daytime telephone number. Written
visit the committee’s website at http:// Project, the Locks and Dams 2, 3, and comments or statements being
www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Missions/ 4 on the Monongahela River Project, and submitted in response to the agenda set
Navigation/InlandWaterwaysUsers the Kentucky Lock Project; and status of forth in this notice must be received by
Board.aspx. the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal the committee DFO or ADFO at least
DATES: The Army Corps of Engineers, (IHNC) Lock General Re-evaluation five (5) business days prior to the
Inland Waterways Users Board will Report. meeting so that they may be made
meet from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Availability of Materials for the available to the Board for its
March 1, 2018. Public registration will Meeting. A copy of the agenda or any consideration prior to the meeting.
begin at 7:15 a.m. updates to the agenda for the March 1, Written comments or statements
ADDRESSES: The Inland Waterways 2018 meeting. The final version will be received after this date may not be
Users Board meeting will be conducted provided at the meeting. All materials provided to the Board until its next
at the Embassy Suites by Hilton will be posted to the website after the meeting. Please note that because the
Chattanooga Hamilton Place, 2321 meeting. Board operates under the provisions of
Public Accessibility to the Meeting: the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
Lifestyle Way, Chattanooga, TN 37421,
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, amended, all written comments will be
423–602–5100.
and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.1 treated as public documents and will be
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
65, and subject to the availability of made available for public inspection.
Mark R. Pointon, the Designated Federal space, this meeting is open to the Verbal Comments: Members of the
Officer (DFO) for the committee, in public. Registration of members of the public will be permitted to make verbal
writing at the Institute for Water public who wish to attend the meeting comments during the Board meeting
Resources, U.S. Army Corps of will begin at 7:15 a.m. on the day of the only at the time and in the manner
Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR–GM, 7701 meeting. Seating is limited and is on a allowed herein. If a member of the
Telegraph Road, Casey Building, first-to-arrive basis. Attendees will be public is interested in making a verbal
Alexandria, VA 22315–3868; by asked to provide their name, title, comment at the open meeting, that
telephone at 703–428–6438; and by affiliation, and contact information to individual must submit a request, with
email at Mark.Pointon@usace.army.mil. include email address and daytime a brief statement of the subject matter to
Alternatively, contact Mr. Kenneth E. telephone number at registration. Any be addressed by the comment, at least
Lichtman, the Alternate Designated interested person may attend the three business (3) days in advance to the
Federal Officer (ADFO), in writing at the meeting, file written comments or committee DFO or ADFO, via electronic
Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army statements with the committee, or make mail, the preferred mode of submission,
Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR–GW, verbal comments from the floor during at the addresses listed in the FOR
7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, the public meeting, at the times, and in FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Alexandria, VA 22315–3868; by the manner, permitted by the The committee DFO and ADFO will log
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telephone at 703–428–8083; and by committee, as set forth below. each request to make a comment, in the
email at Kenneth.E.Lichtman@ Special Accommodations: The order received, and determine whether
usace.army.mil. meeting venue is fully handicap the subject matter of each comment is
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The accessible, with wheelchair access. relevant to the Board’s mission and/or
committee meeting is being held under Individuals requiring special the topics to be addressed in this public
the provisions of the Federal Advisory accommodations to access the public meeting. A 15-minute period near the
Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., meeting or seeking additional end of the meeting will be available for
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verbal public comments. Members of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: network customers to include a
the public who have requested to make Ellen Brown may be reached by email statement with each application for
a verbal comment and whose comments at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone network service or to designate a new
have been deemed relevant under the at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273– network resource that attests, for each
process described above, will be allotted 0873. network resource identified, that the
no more than three (3) minutes during SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: transmission customer owns or has
this period, and will be invited to speak Title: FERC–917 (Electric committed to purchase the designated
in the order in which their requests Transmission Facilities) and FERC–918 network resource and the designated
were received by the DFO and ADFO. (Standards for Business Practices and network resource comports with the
Communication Protocols for Public requirements for designated network
Brenda S. Bowen,
Utilities. resources. The network customer
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. OMB Control No.: 1902–0233. includes this attestation in the
[FR Doc. 2018–02298 Filed 2–5–18; 8:45 am] Type of Request: Three-year extension customer’s comment section of the
BILLING CODE 3720–58–P of the FERC–917 and FERC–918 request when it confirms the request on
information collection requirements the Open Access Same-Time
with no changes to the current reporting Information System (OASIS).
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY requirements. (6) Required with regard to capacity
Abstract: On February 17, 2007, the reassignment that: (a) All sales or
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued Order No. 890 to assignments of capacity be conducted
Commission address and remedy opportunities for through or otherwise posted on the
undue discrimination under the pro transmission provider’s OASIS on or
[Docket Nos. IC18–5–000]
forma Open Access Transmission Tariff before the date the reassigned service
Commission Information Collection (OATT) adopted in 1996 by Order No. commences; (b) assignees of
Activities; (FERC–917 & FERC–918) 888.1 Through Order No. 890, the transmission capacity execute a service
Comment Request; Extension Commission: agreement prior to the date on which
(1) Adopted pro forma OATT
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory the reassigned service commences; and
provisions necessary to keep imbalance
Commission, DOE. (c) transmission providers aggregate and
charges closely related to incremental
summarize in an electric quarterly
ACTION: Notice of information costs;
(2) Increased nondiscriminatory report the data contained in these
collections and request for comments.
access to the grid by requiring public service agreements.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the utilities, working through the North (7) Adopted an operational penalties
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the American Electric Reliability annual filing that provides information
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Corporation (NERC), to develop regarding the penalty revenue the
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting consistent methodologies for available transmission provider has received and
public comment on the information transfer capability (ATC) calculation distributed.
collections, FERC–917 (Electric and to publish those methodologies to (8) Required creditworthiness
Transmission Facilities) and FERC–918 increase transparency. information to be included in a
(Standards for Business Practices and (3) Required an open, transparent, and transmission provider’s OATT.
Communication Protocols for Public coordinated transmission planning Attachment L must specify the
Utilities, both under OMB Control No. process thereby increasing the ability of qualitative and quantitative criteria that
1902–0233. customers to access new generating the transmission provider uses to
DATES: Comments on the collection of resources and promote efficient determine the level of secured and
information are due April 9, 2018. utilization of transmission. unsecured credit required.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (4) Gave the right to customers to The Commission required a NERC/
(identified by Docket No. IC18–5–000) request from transmission providers, NAESB 2 team to draft and review Order
by either of the following methods: studies addressing congestion and/or No. 890 reliability standards and
• eFiling at Commission’s website: integration of new resource loads in business practices. The team was to
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ areas of the transmission system where solicit comment from each utility on
efiling.asp. they have encountered transmission developed standards and practices and
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: problems due to congestion or where utilities were to implement each, after
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, they believe upgrades and other Commission approval. Public utilities,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First investments may be necessary to reduce working through NERC, were to revise
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. congestion and to integrate new reliability standards to require the
Instructions: All submissions must be resources. exchange of data and coordination
formatted and filed in accordance with (5) Required both the transmission among transmission providers and,
submission guidelines at: http:// provider’s merchant function and working through NAESB, were to
www.ferc.gov/help/submission- develop complementary business
1 Promoting Wholesale Competition Through
guide.asp. For user assistance contact practices.
Open Access Non-discriminatory Transmission
FERC Online Support by email at Services by Public Utilities; Recovery of Stranded Required OASIS postings included:
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone Costs by Public Utilities and Transmitting Utilities, (1) Explanations for changes in ATC
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) Order No. 888, 61 FR 21540 (May 10, 1996), FERC values;
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,036 (1996), order on reh’g, Order
502–8659 for TTY. No. 888–A, 62 FR 12274 (Mar. 14, 1997), FERC
(2) Capacity benefit margin (CBM)
Docket: Users interested in receiving Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,048 (1997), order on reh’g, Order reevaluations and quarterly postings;
automatic notification of activity in this No. 888–B, 81 FERC ¶ 61,248 (1997), order on reh’g, (3) OASIS metrics and accepted/
docket or in viewing/downloading Order No. 888–C, 82 FERC ¶ 61,046 (1998), aff’d denied requests;
in relevant part sub nom. Transmission Access
comments and issuances in this docket Policy Study Group v. FERC, 225 F.3d 667 (DC Cir.
may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- 2000), aff’d sub nom. New York v. FERC, 535 U.S. 2 NAESB is the North American Energy Standards
filing/docs-filing.asp. 1 (2002). Board.
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| Action | Notice of open Federal advisory committee meeting. | |
| Dates | The Army Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Users Board will meet from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on March 1, 2018. Public registration will begin at 7:15 a.m. | |
| Contact | Mr. Mark R. Pointon, the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the committee, in writing at the Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR-GM, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Alexandria, VA 22315-3868; by telephone at 703-428-6438; and by email at [email protected] 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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