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study of the structure of the Army will
determine whether, and how, the
structure should be modified to best
fulfill current and anticipated mission
requirements for the Army in a manner
consistent with available resources.
Dated: September 8, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Charter Establishment of Department
of Defense Federal Advisory
Committees
Department of Defense.
Establishment of Federal
advisory committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Defense is
publishing this notice to announce that
it is establishing the charter for the Lake
Eufaula Advisory Committee (‘‘the
Committee’’).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Freeman, Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department
of Defense, 703–692–5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
committee’s charter is being established
in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of
1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended)
and 41 CFR 102–3.50(a).
The Committee is a statutory Federal
advisory committee that provides
information and recommendations to
the Secretary of Defense through the
Secretary of the Army, the Assistant
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works,
and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(‘‘the Corps’’), regarding the operations
of Lake Eufaula for the project purposes
for Lake Eufaula.
According to section 3133(a) of the
2007 WRDA, the Lake Eufaula project
goal is to maximize the use of available
storage in a balanced approach that
incorporates advice from representatives
from all the project purposes to ensure
that the full value of the reservoir is
realized by the United States. To
achieve this goal, recreation is
recognized as a project purpose at Lake
Eufaula, pursuant to section 4 of the
Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944
(58 Stat. 889). The recommendations of
the Committee shall be considered by
the Secretary of the Army and the Corp
in performing a reallocation study and
developing an interim management plan
as required by sections 3133(c) and (d)
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of the 2007 WRDA. The Department of
Defense (DoD), through the Department
of the Army and the Corps, shall
provide support for the Committee and
shall ensure compliance with the
requirements of the FACA, the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (‘‘the Sunshine Act’’) (5 U.S.C.
552b, as amended), governing Federal
statutes and regulations, and established
DoD policies and procedures.
Pursuant to section 3133(b) of the
2007 WRDA, the Committee shall be
composed of members that equally
represent the project purposes for Lake
Eufaula, identified as flood control,
water supply, hydroelectric power,
navigation, fish and wildlife, and
recreation. The Committee shall consist
of no more than 12 members. Committee
members will serve a two-year term of
service, with annual renewals, on the
Committee. Members may be appointed
to no more than two terms of service
(four years total) without prior approval
of the Secretary of Defense or Deputy
Secretary of Defense. Members may
subsequently be reappointed to the
Committee but only after being off the
Committee for at least two years.
The Committee will be comprised of
a mix of regular government employee
(RGE) members, special government
employee (SGE) members, and
representative members. Those
individuals who are full-time or
permanent part-time Federal officers or
employees will be appointed pursuant
to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a) to serve as RGE
members. Those individuals who are
not full-time or permanent part-time
Federal officers or employees and
provide their own best independent
judgment based on their individual
expertise will be appointed as experts or
consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to
serve as SGE members. Those
individuals who are not full-time or
permanent part-time Federal officers or
employees and are selected for the
purpose of obtaining the point of view
or perspective of an outside interest
group or stakeholder interest will be
appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102–
3.130(a) to serve as representative
members.
The Secretary of the Army will
appoint the Chair and the Vice Chair of
the Committee and the leadership for
any approved subcommittees from the
respective Committee and subcommittee
membership previously approved by the
Secretary of Defense or Deputy
Secretary of Defense.
With the exception of reimbursement
for official travel and per diem,
Committee members shall serve without
compensation.
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The DoD, when necessary and
consistent with the Committee’s mission
and DoD policies and procedures, may
establish subcommittees, task groups, or
working groups to support the
Committee. Establishment of
subcommittees will be based upon a
written determination, to include terms
of reference, by the Secretary of Defense,
the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the
Secretary of the Army. Currently, the
Committee does not use subcommittees.
If the DoD determines that the
establishment of subcommittees is
warranted, the Committee’s charter and
membership balance plan must be
amended prior to such establishment.
The Designated Federal Officer (DFO)
shall be a full-time or permanent parttime DoD officer or employee
designated in accordance with
governing DoD policies and procedures.
The Committee’s DFO is required to
be in attendance at all meetings of the
Committee and any subcommittees for
the entire duration of each and every
meeting. However, in the absence of the
Committee’s DFO, a properly approved
Alternate DFO, duly designated to the
Committee according to DoD policies
and procedures, shall attend the entire
duration of the meetings of the
Committee or any subcommittees.
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall
call all meetings of the Committees and
any subcommittees; prepare and
approve all meeting agendas; and
adjourn any meeting when the DFO, or
the Alternate DFO, determines
adjournment to be in the public’s
interest or required by governing
regulations or DoD policies and
procedures.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
statements to Committee membership
about the Committee’s mission and
functions. Written statements may be
submitted at any time or in response to
the stated agenda of planned meeting of
the Committee.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the DFO for the
Committee, and this individual will
ensure that the written statements are
provided to the membership for their
consideration. Contact information for
the Committee’s DFO can be obtained
from the GSA’s FACA Database—https://
www.facadatabase.gov/.
The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102–
3.150, will announce planned meetings
of the Committee. The DFO, at that time,
may provide additional guidance on the
submission of written statements that
are in response to the stated agenda for
the planned meeting in question.
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Dated: September 8, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Integrated Draft
Feasibility Report and Environmental
Impact Statement To Investigate
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Problems
Threatening Navigation, Aquatic
Ecosystem Habitat, Recreation, Flood
Damage Reduction and Existing
Infrastructure at the Three Rivers
Study Site in Arkansas and Desha
Counties in Southeast Arkansas
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The study is being conducted
under the authority contained in the
River and Harbor Act of 1946 (Pub. L.
79–525), as amended, which authorized
the development of the Arkansas River
and its tributaries for the purposes of
navigation, flood control, hydropower,
water supply, recreation, and fish and
wildlife. Public Law 91–649 stated that
the project would be known as the
McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River
navigation system. Additional
authorization is included by the Flood
Control Act of 1970, (Pub. L. 91–611), as
amended, under Section 216 and under
guidance provided in ER 1105–2–100.
Pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA), the USACE, Little
Rock District, will prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Three Rivers Study. The EIS will
evaluate potential impacts (beneficial
and adverse) to the natural, physical,
and human environment as a result of
implementing any of the proposed
project alternatives developed during
the process.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
to Mr. Craig Hilburn, Biologist, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Planning and
Environmental Division, Environmental
Branch, Little Rock District, P.O. Box
867, Little Rock, AR 72203–0867.
Comments will be accepted through
October 15, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions or comments regarding the
Three Rivers Draft Feasibility Report or
EIS, please contact Mr. Craig Hilburn,
(501) 324–5735 or email:
david.c.hilburn@usace.army.mil.
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1. MKARNS: The McClellan-Kerr
Arkansas River Navigation System
consists of a series of 18 locks and dams
that provide navigation from the
Mississippi River to the Port of Catoosa
near Tulsa, Oklahoma. River flow in the
Arkansas River is modified primarily by
11 reservoirs in Oklahoma.
2. Study Location: The study is
located at the confluence of the
Mississippi, White, and Arkansas Rivers
in Desha and Arkansas Counties, in
southeast Arkansas. Prominent features
include the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas
River Navigation System (MKARNS)
Post Canal and the 160,000-acre Dale
Bumpers National Wildlife Refuge (U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service). The
Arkansas Post Canal connects the
Arkansas River to the White River for
navigation onto the Mississippi River to
complete the 445-mile navigation
system. The study area is downstream of
Lock No. 1 of the MKARNS and
upstream of the Montgomery Point Lock
& Dam and includes any adjacent
landmasses that are presently being
impacted or could be potentially
impacted by the alternatives.
3. Study History: Studies in the area
have occurred since the mid-1960’s.
Structures were placed along the White
River and between the White and
Arkansas River to regulate hydrologic
flow between the two systems in the
1960’s, 1970’s and late 1980’s.
4. Scoping/Public Involvement. The
Public Scoping process provides
information about the study to the
public, serves as a mechanism to solicit
agency and public input on alternatives
and issues of concern, and ensures full
and open participation in Scoping and
review of the Draft EIS. Comments
received as a result of this notice and
news releases will be used to assist the
preparers in identifying potential
impacts to the quality of the human or
natural environment. The Corps invites
other Federal agencies, Native American
Tribes, State and local agencies and
officials, private organizations, and
interested individuals to participate in
the Scoping process by forwarding
written comments to (see ADDRESSES).
Interested parties may also request to be
included on the mailing list for public
distribution of announcements and
documents.
5. Issues/Alternatives: The EIS will
evaluate effects from a range of
alternatives developed to address
navigation and environmental concerns
of the area. Anticipated significant
issues to be addressed in the EIS
include impacts on: (1) Navigation, (2)
flooding, (3) recreation, (4) river
hydraulics, (5) fish and wildlife
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resources and habitats, (6) wetlands, (7)
timber and forestry management, and (8)
other impacts identified by the Public,
agencies or USACE studies.
The hydrology of the two rivers is
strongly influenced by high water in the
Mississippi River. Significant
hydrologic and hydraulic problems
currently threaten the Corps’ mission
areas of Navigation, Recreation, Flood
Risk Management, as well as aquatic
ecosystem habitat and existing
infrastructure. Possible solutions may
include increasing detention upstream,
raising the height of the containment
structure, removal of the control
structure, or construction of a passive or
active weir to restore a more natural
hydrology between the two rivers. The
study will evaluate opportunities for
ecosystem restoration. Proposed
improvements resulting from the study
could impact (positively or negatively)
navigation, agriculture, silviculture,
hydropower, recreation, flood risk
management, and fish and wildlife.
6. Availability of the Draft EIS: The
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
is anticipated to be available for public
review in the spring of 2017, subject to
the receipt of Federal funding.
Courtney W. Paul,
Colonel, U.S. Army, District Engineer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
National Wetland Plant List
AGENCY:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
DoD.
ACTION:
Notice.
The National Wetland Plant
List (NWPL) is used to delineate
wetlands for purposes of the Clean
Water Act and the Wetland
Conservation Provisions of the Food
Security Act. Other applications of the
list include wetland restoration,
establishment, and enhancement
projects. To update the NWPL, the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), as
part of an interagency effort with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS) and the U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS), is
announcing the availability of the draft
National Wetland Plant List (NWPL)
2015 and its Web address to solicit
public comments. The public will now
be provided the opportunity to
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Charter Establishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory
Committees
AGENCY: Department of Defense.
ACTION: Establishment of Federal advisory committee.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to
announce that it is establishing the charter for the Lake Eufaula
Advisory Committee (``the Committee'').
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This committee's charter is being
established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41 CFR 102-3.50(a).
The Committee is a statutory Federal advisory committee that
provides information and recommendations to the Secretary of Defense
through the Secretary of the Army, the Assistant Secretary of the Army
for Civil Works, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (``the Corps''),
regarding the operations of Lake Eufaula for the project purposes for
Lake Eufaula.
According to section 3133(a) of the 2007 WRDA, the Lake Eufaula
project goal is to maximize the use of available storage in a balanced
approach that incorporates advice from representatives from all the
project purposes to ensure that the full value of the reservoir is
realized by the United States. To achieve this goal, recreation is
recognized as a project purpose at Lake Eufaula, pursuant to section 4
of the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 889). The
recommendations of the Committee shall be considered by the Secretary
of the Army and the Corp in performing a reallocation study and
developing an interim management plan as required by sections 3133(c)
and (d) of the 2007 WRDA. The Department of Defense (DoD), through the
Department of the Army and the Corps, shall provide support for the
Committee and shall ensure compliance with the requirements of the
FACA, the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (``the Sunshine Act'')
(5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), governing Federal statutes and
regulations, and established DoD policies and procedures.
Pursuant to section 3133(b) of the 2007 WRDA, the Committee shall
be composed of members that equally represent the project purposes for
Lake Eufaula, identified as flood control, water supply, hydroelectric
power, navigation, fish and wildlife, and recreation. The Committee
shall consist of no more than 12 members. Committee members will serve
a two-year term of service, with annual renewals, on the Committee.
Members may be appointed to no more than two terms of service (four
years total) without prior approval of the Secretary of Defense or
Deputy Secretary of Defense. Members may subsequently be reappointed to
the Committee but only after being off the Committee for at least two
years.
The Committee will be comprised of a mix of regular government
employee (RGE) members, special government employee (SGE) members, and
representative members. Those individuals who are full-time or
permanent part-time Federal officers or employees will be appointed
pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a) to serve as RGE members. Those
individuals who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal
officers or employees and provide their own best independent judgment
based on their individual expertise will be appointed as experts or
consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as SGE members. Those
individuals who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal
officers or employees and are selected for the purpose of obtaining the
point of view or perspective of an outside interest group or
stakeholder interest will be appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a)
to serve as representative members.
The Secretary of the Army will appoint the Chair and the Vice Chair
of the Committee and the leadership for any approved subcommittees from
the respective Committee and subcommittee membership previously
approved by the Secretary of Defense or Deputy Secretary of Defense.
With the exception of reimbursement for official travel and per
diem, Committee members shall serve without compensation.
The DoD, when necessary and consistent with the Committee's mission
and DoD policies and procedures, may establish subcommittees, task
groups, or working groups to support the Committee. Establishment of
subcommittees will be based upon a written determination, to include
terms of reference, by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary
of Defense, or the Secretary of the Army. Currently, the Committee does
not use subcommittees. If the DoD determines that the establishment of
subcommittees is warranted, the Committee's charter and membership
balance plan must be amended prior to such establishment.
The Designated Federal Officer (DFO) shall be a full-time or
permanent part-time DoD officer or employee designated in accordance
with governing DoD policies and procedures.
The Committee's DFO is required to be in attendance at all meetings
of the Committee and any subcommittees for the entire duration of each
and every meeting. However, in the absence of the Committee's DFO, a
properly approved Alternate DFO, duly designated to the Committee
according to DoD policies and procedures, shall attend the entire
duration of the meetings of the Committee or any subcommittees.
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall call all meetings of the
Committees and any subcommittees; prepare and approve all meeting
agendas; and adjourn any meeting when the DFO, or the Alternate DFO,
determines adjournment to be in the public's interest or required by
governing regulations or DoD policies and procedures.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to Committee
membership about the Committee's mission and functions. Written
statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated
agenda of planned meeting of the Committee.
All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the
Committee, and this individual will ensure that the written statements
are provided to the membership for their consideration. Contact
information for the Committee's DFO can be obtained from the GSA's FACA
Database--https://www.facadatabase.gov/.
The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will announce planned
meetings of the Committee. The DFO, at that time, may provide
additional guidance on the submission of written statements that are in
response to the stated agenda for the planned meeting in question.
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Dated: September 8, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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