SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Committee meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Chapter 10, 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 Committee is chartered pursuant to Section 8158 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (33 U.S.C. 701b-17) to ensure that the Corps flood control projects in Western States, as described in section 8158(b), are operated consistent with congressional directives by identifying opportunities to avoid or minimize conflicts between the operation of the Corps projects and water rights and water laws in such States.

Agenda: At this meeting, the agenda will include the discussion and codification of the proposed by-laws, administrative topics, and discussion of identified opportunities and proposed recommendations to avoid or minimize conflicts between Corps project and state water rights and water laws.

Availability of Materials for the Meeting: A copy of the agenda will be available on the website: www.usace.army.mil/​Missions/​Civil-Works/​Project-Planning/​Legislative-Links/​WRDA-2022/​Western-Water-Cooperative-Committee/​. All meeting 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, this meeting is open to the public. Any interested person may participate in the meeting, file written comments or statements with the Committee, or make verbal comments during the public meeting, at the times, and in the manner permitted by the Committee, as set forth below.

Special Accommodations: Individuals requiring any special accommodations related to the public meeting or seeking additional information about the procedures, should contact Mr. Smith, the Committee DFO, or Ms. Rynk, 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 Committee about its mission and/or topics to be addressed in this public meeting. Written comments or statements should be submitted to Mr. Smith, the Committee DFO, or Ms. Rynk, 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, daytime phone number, and reference to which meeting date the comment or statement is directed. 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 ( printed page 68952) that they may be made available to the Committee for its consideration prior to the meeting. Written comments or statements received after this date may not be provided to the Committee until its next meeting. Please note that because the committee 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 in-person public 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 in-person meeting, that individual must submit a request, with a brief statement of the subject matter to be addressed by the comment, at least five business (5) 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 Committee's mission and/or the topics to be addressed in this public meeting. A 30-minute period near the end of the 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.

91 FR 68951