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waiting period beginning with the date
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University of Texas at El Paso Library in
El Paso, TX; Alamogordo Public Library
in Alamogordo, NM; and, New Mexico
State University Zuhl Library and
Thomas Branigan Memorial Library in
Las Cruces, NM. The Final EIS may also
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net/ or https://www.bliss.
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Documents2.html.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Public Comment Period for
the Missouri River Recovery
Implementation Committee’s Proposed
Charter Amendments, Missouri River,
United States
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of public comment
period.
AGENCY:
The Missouri River Recovery
Implementation Committee, referred to
as MRRIC or the Committee, is seeking
comments to its proposed Charter
amendments on or before April 19,
2014. MRRIC has reached tentative
consensus on three (3) proposed
amendments to its Charter, originally
approved on July 1, 2008. Prior to
seeking final consensus and
recommending the amendments to the
Secretary for final adoption, the Corps
of Engineers, on behalf of the
Committee, seeks public comments on
the following tentative
recommendations:
(1) Charter amendment 1: Section V,
‘‘Membership and Representation of
Interests,’’ should be amended to
specifically add the ‘‘Osage Nation’’ to
the list of subsection (d) Tribes, as
eligible for membership in the
Committee.
Background: On August 9, 2013 the
MRRIC Chair received a letter from
Principal Chief Red Eagle of the Osage
Nation requesting the Osage Nation
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become a member of MRRIC. MRRIC
discussed this request and reached
tentative consensus in November 2013
on a recommendation to revise the
MRRIC Charter to include the Osage
Nation as a member of the Committee.
The Osage Nation is a federallyrecognized Tribe with land near the
basin and historical ties to the Missouri
River.
(2) Charter amendment 2: Section V,
‘‘Membership and Representation of
Interests,’’ subsection (e)(i) should be
amended to indicate that there will be
a maximum of twenty-nine (29)
stakeholder members (rather than 28).
Background: The Committee
discussed the original intention to invite
an equal number of stakeholder
members and Tribal members to serve
on the Committee. To maintain this
balance when adding the Osage Nation
to MRRIC, the Committee reached
tentative consensus in November 2013
on a recommendation to increase the
number of stakeholder members from 28
to 29.
(3) Charter amendment 3: Section VII,
‘‘Roles, Responsibilities and
Leadership’’ subsection (a)(iv) should be
amended, striking the phrase ‘‘for no
more than three (3) additional terms of
one (1) year each’’ such that the
amended language reads as:
iv. The Chair and Vice Chair will
serve or be removed with the consensus
of the Committee. The term of office of
the Chair and Vice Chair will be one (1)
year, with the opportunity for
reappointment. Should a Committee
member believe the Chair and/or Vice
Chair are not performing in a fair and
balanced manner, it is the responsibility
of the member to raise his/her concerns
to the Chair or to the full Committee for
consideration.
Background: The Committee
discussed the need for term limits on
leadership and concluded that the
ability to remove the Chair and Vice
Chair with consensus of MRRIC is
sufficient. The Committee also
concluded that it was important to have
a Chair with knowledge and familiarity
of the Committee and its operations and
consequently it may be difficult to find
many individuals who best match the
needs of MRRIC. The Chair’s
performance will continue to be
evaluated by MRRIC annually. The
Committee reached tentative consensus
on this recommended amendment in
February 2014.
DATES: All comments to this public
notice should be submitted on or before
April 19, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: Mary
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Roth, MRRIC Project Manager, 1616
Capitol Ave. Ste. 900, Omaha, NE
68102.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Additional information about this
public notice may be obtained by
contacting Mary Roth, MRRIC Project
Manager, (402) 995–2919 or via email at
Info@MRRIC.org.
The
Secretary of the Army (Secretary)
established the Missouri River Recovery
Implementation Committee in 2008, as
authorized by Section 5018 of the 2007
Water Resources Development Act
(WRDA), to make recommendations and
provide guidance on a study of the
Missouri River and its tributaries and on
the existing Missouri River recovery and
mitigation plan. Note: Work on the
referenced Missouri River and
tributaries study is currently suspended
in accordance with the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2014 (Sect. 114)
signed by the President January 3, 2014.
The Committee provides a collaborative
forum for the basin to come together and
develop a shared vision and
comprehensive plan for Missouri River
recovery. The Committee helps guide
the prioritization, implementation,
monitoring, evaluation and adaption of
recovery actions. The Committee
includes broad stakeholder
representation to ensure a
comprehensive approach to Missouri
River recovery implementation while
providing for congressionallyauthorized Missouri River project
purposes and to ensure that public
values are incorporated into the study
and the recovery and mitigation plans.
Comments: This notice is provided to
outline details of the above-described
activity so this Committee may consider
all pertinent public comments prior to
final consensus and recommendation of
the Charter amendments to the
Secretary for final adoption. Any
interested party is invited to submit
written comments on any or all of the
contemplated amendments on or before
the public notice expiration date, April
19, 2014. Comments about the proposed
amendments, both favorable and
unfavorable, will be accepted and made
part of the record and will receive
consideration by the Committee in
determining whether to amend its
Charter. Comments should be provided
to the individual listed in this public
notice under the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Reference: Missouri River Recovery
Implementation Committee Charter, July
1, 2008; https://moriverrecovery.usace.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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For more information about the
Missouri River Recovery
Implementation Committee, visit:
www.MRRIC.org.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Notice of Public Comment Period for the Missouri River Recovery
Implementation Committee's Proposed Charter Amendments, Missouri River,
United States
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee, referred
to as MRRIC or the Committee, is seeking comments to its proposed
Charter amendments on or before April 19, 2014. MRRIC has reached
tentative consensus on three (3) proposed amendments to its Charter,
originally approved on July 1, 2008. Prior to seeking final consensus
and recommending the amendments to the Secretary for final adoption,
the Corps of Engineers, on behalf of the Committee, seeks public
comments on the following tentative recommendations:
(1) Charter amendment 1: Section V, ``Membership and Representation
of Interests,'' should be amended to specifically add the ``Osage
Nation'' to the list of subsection (d) Tribes, as eligible for
membership in the Committee.
Background: On August 9, 2013 the MRRIC Chair received a letter
from Principal Chief Red Eagle of the Osage Nation requesting the Osage
Nation become a member of MRRIC. MRRIC discussed this request and
reached tentative consensus in November 2013 on a recommendation to
revise the MRRIC Charter to include the Osage Nation as a member of the
Committee. The Osage Nation is a federally-recognized Tribe with land
near the basin and historical ties to the Missouri River.
(2) Charter amendment 2: Section V, ``Membership and Representation
of Interests,'' subsection (e)(i) should be amended to indicate that
there will be a maximum of twenty-nine (29) stakeholder members (rather
than 28).
Background: The Committee discussed the original intention to
invite an equal number of stakeholder members and Tribal members to
serve on the Committee. To maintain this balance when adding the Osage
Nation to MRRIC, the Committee reached tentative consensus in November
2013 on a recommendation to increase the number of stakeholder members
from 28 to 29.
(3) Charter amendment 3: Section VII, ``Roles, Responsibilities and
Leadership'' subsection (a)(iv) should be amended, striking the phrase
``for no more than three (3) additional terms of one (1) year each''
such that the amended language reads as:
iv. The Chair and Vice Chair will serve or be removed with the
consensus of the Committee. The term of office of the Chair and Vice
Chair will be one (1) year, with the opportunity for reappointment.
Should a Committee member believe the Chair and/or Vice Chair are not
performing in a fair and balanced manner, it is the responsibility of
the member to raise his/her concerns to the Chair or to the full
Committee for consideration.
Background: The Committee discussed the need for term limits on
leadership and concluded that the ability to remove the Chair and Vice
Chair with consensus of MRRIC is sufficient. The Committee also
concluded that it was important to have a Chair with knowledge and
familiarity of the Committee and its operations and consequently it may
be difficult to find many individuals who best match the needs of
MRRIC. The Chair's performance will continue to be evaluated by MRRIC
annually. The Committee reached tentative consensus on this recommended
amendment in February 2014.
DATES: All comments to this public notice should be submitted on or
before April 19, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: Mary
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Roth, MRRIC Project Manager, 1616 Capitol Ave. Ste. 900, Omaha, NE
68102.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information about this
public notice may be obtained by contacting Mary Roth, MRRIC Project
Manager, (402) 995-2919 or via email at Info@MRRIC.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of the Army (Secretary)
established the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee in
2008, as authorized by Section 5018 of the 2007 Water Resources
Development Act (WRDA), to make recommendations and provide guidance on
a study of the Missouri River and its tributaries and on the existing
Missouri River recovery and mitigation plan. Note: Work on the
referenced Missouri River and tributaries study is currently suspended
in accordance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (Sect.
114) signed by the President January 3, 2014. The Committee provides a
collaborative forum for the basin to come together and develop a shared
vision and comprehensive plan for Missouri River recovery. The
Committee helps guide the prioritization, implementation, monitoring,
evaluation and adaption of recovery actions. The Committee includes
broad stakeholder representation to ensure a comprehensive approach to
Missouri River recovery implementation while providing for
congressionally-authorized Missouri River project purposes and to
ensure that public values are incorporated into the study and the
recovery and mitigation plans.
Comments: This notice is provided to outline details of the above-
described activity so this Committee may consider all pertinent public
comments prior to final consensus and recommendation of the Charter
amendments to the Secretary for final adoption. Any interested party is
invited to submit written comments on any or all of the contemplated
amendments on or before the public notice expiration date, April 19,
2014. Comments about the proposed amendments, both favorable and
unfavorable, will be accepted and made part of the record and will
receive consideration by the Committee in determining whether to amend
its Charter. Comments should be provided to the individual listed in
this public notice under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Reference: Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee
Charter, July 1, 2008; https://moriverrecovery.usace.army.mil/mrrp/mrrp_pub_dev.download_documentation?p_file=425.
For more information about the Missouri River Recovery
Implementation Committee, visit: www.MRRIC.org.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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