Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Stakeholder Representative Members of the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee, 30290-30291 [2021-11829]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Army Corps of Engineers
Notice of Solicitation of Applications
for Stakeholder Representative
Members of the Missouri River
Recovery Implementation Committee
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commander of the
Northwestern Division of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (Corps) is soliciting
applications to fill vacant stakeholder
representative member positions on the
Missouri River Recovery
Implementation Committee (MRRIC).
Members are sought to fill vacancies on
a committee to represent various
categories of interests within the
Missouri River basin. The MRRIC was
formed to advise the Corps on a study
of the Missouri River and its tributaries
and to provide guidance to the Corps
with respect to the Missouri River
recovery and mitigation activities
currently underway. The Corps
established the MRRIC as required by
the U.S. Congress through the Water
Resources Development Act of 2007
(WRDA), Section 5018.
DATES: The agency must receive
completed applications and
endorsement letters no later than July 9,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Mail completed
applications and endorsement letters to
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas
City District (Attn: MRRIC), 601 E 12th
Street, Kansas City, MO 64106 or email
completed applications to mrric@
usace.army.mil. Please put ‘‘MRRIC’’ in
the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Rabbe, 816–389–3837.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
operation of the MRRIC is in the public
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interest and provides support to the
Corps in performing its duties and
responsibilities under the Endangered
Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Sec.
601(a) of the Water Resources
Development Act (WRDA) of 1986,
Public Law 99–662; Sec. 334(a) of
WRDA 1999, Public Law 106–53, and
Sec. 5018 of WRDA 2007, Public Law
110–114. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, does
not apply to the MRRIC.
A Charter for the MRRIC has been
developed and should be reviewed prior
to applying for a stakeholder
representative membership position on
the Committee. The Charter, operating
procedures, and stakeholder application
forms are available electronically at
www.MRRIC.org.
Purpose and Scope of the Committee
1. The primary purpose of the MRRIC
is to provide guidance to the Corps and
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with
respect to the Missouri River recovery
and mitigation plan currently in
existence, including recommendations
relating to changes to the
implementation strategy from the use of
adaptive management; coordination of
the development of consistent policies,
strategies, plans, programs, projects,
activities, and priorities for the Missouri
River recovery and mitigation plan.
Information about the Missouri River
Recovery Program is available at
www.MoRiverRecovery.org.
2. Other duties of MRRIC include
exchange of information regarding
programs, projects, and activities of the
agencies and entities represented on the
Committee to promote the goals of the
Missouri River recovery and mitigation
plan; establishment of such working
groups as the Committee determines to
be necessary to assist in carrying out the
duties of the Committee, including
duties relating to public policy and
scientific issues; facilitating the
resolution of interagency and
intergovernmental conflicts between
entities represented on the Committee
associated with the Missouri River
recovery and mitigation plan;
coordination of scientific and other
research associated with the Missouri
River recovery and mitigation plan; and
annual preparation of a work plan and
associated budget requests.
Administrative Support. To the extent
authorized by law and subject to the
availability of appropriations, the Corps
provides funding and administrative
support for the Committee.
Committee Membership. Federal
agencies with programs affecting the
Missouri River may be members of the
MRRIC through a separate process with
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the Corps. States and Federally
recognized Native American Indian
tribes, as described in the Charter, are
eligible for Committee membership
through an appointment process.
Interested State and Tribal government
representatives should contact the Corps
for information about the appointment
process.
This Notice is for individuals
interested in serving as a stakeholder
member on the Committee. Members
and their alternates must be able to
demonstrate that they meet the
definition of ‘‘stakeholder’’ found in the
Charter of the MRRIC. Applications are
currently being accepted for
representation in the stakeholder
interest categories listed below:
a. Conservation Districts;
b. Environmental;
c. Fish & Wildlife;
d. Hydropower;
e. Irrigation;
f. Local Government;
g. Major Tributaries;
h. Navigation;
i. Recreation;
j. Thermal Power;
k. Water Supply;
l. Water Quality; and
m. Waterway Industries
Terms of stakeholder representative
members of the MRRIC are three years.
There is no limit to the number of terms
a member may serve. Incumbent
Committee members seeking
reappointment do not need to re-submit
an application. However, renewal
requests are not guaranteed re-selection
and they must submit a renewal request
letter and related materials as outlined
in the ‘‘Streamlined Process for Existing
Members’’ portion of the document
Process for Filling MRRIC Stakeholder
Vacancies (www.MRRIC.org).
Members and alternates of the
Committee will not receive any
compensation from the federal
government for carrying out the duties
of the MRRIC. Travel expenses incurred
by members of the Committee are not
currently reimbursed by the federal
government.
Application for Stakeholder
Membership. Persons who believe that
they are or will be affected by the
Missouri River recovery and mitigation
activities may apply for stakeholder
membership on the MRRIC. Committee
members are obligated to avoid and
disclose any individual ethical, legal,
financial, or other conflicts of interest
they may have involving MRRIC.
Applicants must disclose on their
application if they are directly
employed by a government agency or
program (the term ‘‘government’’
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encompasses state, tribal, and federal
agencies and/or programs).
Applications for stakeholder
membership may be obtained
electronically at www.MRRIC.org.
Applications may be emailed or mailed
to the location listed (see ADDRESSES). In
order to be considered, each application
must include:
1. The name of the applicant and the
primary stakeholder interest category
that person is qualified to represent;
2. A written statement describing the
applicant’s area of expertise and why
the applicant believes he or she should
be appointed to represent that area of
expertise on the MRRIC;
3. A written statement describing how
the applicant’s participation as a
Stakeholder Representative will fulfill
the roles and responsibilities of MRRIC;
4. A written description of the
applicant’s past experience(s) working
collaboratively with a group of
individuals representing varied interests
towards achieving a mutual goal, and
the outcome of the effort(s);
5. A written description of the
communication network that the
applicant plans to use to inform his or
her constituents and to gather their
feedback, and
6. A written endorsement letter from
an organization, local government body,
or formal constituency, which
demonstrates that the applicant
represents an interest group(s) in the
Missouri River basin.
To be considered, the application
must be complete and received by the
close of business on July 9, 2021, at the
location indicated (see ADDRESSES).
Applications must include an
endorsement letter to be considered
complete. Full consideration will be
given to all complete applications
received by the specified due date.
Application Review Process.
Committee stakeholder applications will
be forwarded to the current members of
the MRRIC. The MRRIC will provide
membership recommendations to the
Corps as described in Attachment A of
the Process for Filling MRRIC
Stakeholder Vacancies document
(www.MRRIC.org). The Corps is
responsible for appointing stakeholder
members. The Corps will consider
applications using the following criteria:
• Ability to commit the time required.
• Commitment to make a good faith
(as defined in the Charter) effort to seek
balanced solutions that address multiple
interests and concerns.
• Agreement to support and adhere to
the approved MRRIC Charter and
Operating Procedures.
• Demonstration of a formal
designation or endorsement by an
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organization, local government, or
constituency as its preferred
representative.
• Demonstration of an established
communication network to keep
constituents informed and efficiently
seek their input when needed.
• Agreement to participate in
collaboration training as a condition of
membership.
All applicants will be notified in
writing as to the final decision about
their application.
Certification. I hereby certify that the
establishment of the MRRIC is necessary
and in the public interest in connection
with the performance of duties imposed
on the Corps by the Endangered Species
Act and other statutes.
D. Peter Helmlinger,
Brigadier General, U.S. Army, Division
Commander.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2021–SCC–0053]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request; High
School and Beyond 2022 (HS&B:22)
Base-Year Full-Scale Study Data
Collection and First Follow-Up Field
Test Sampling, Tracking, and
Recruitment
Institute of Educational
Sciences (IES), Department of Education
(ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension without change
of a currently approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before July 7,
2021.
SUMMARY:
Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to follow/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this information
collection request by selecting
‘‘Department of Education’’ under
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check
‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’
checkbox. Comments may also be sent
to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Carrie Clarady,
202–245–6347.
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The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: High School and
Beyond 2022 (HS&B:22) Base-Year FullScale Study Data Collection and First
Follow-up Field Test Sampling,
Tracking, and Recruitment.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0944.
Type of Review: An extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 128,478.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 53,930.
Abstract: The High School and
Beyond 2022 study (HS&B:22) will be
the sixth in a series of longitudinal
studies at the high school level
conducted by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES), within the
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of
the U.S. Department of Education.
HS&B:22 will follow a nationally
representative sample of ninth grade
students from the start of high school in
the fall of 2022 to the spring of 2026
when most will be in twelfth grade. A
field test was conducted in fall 2019.
The study sample will be freshened in
2026 to create a nationally
representative sample of twelfth-grade
students. A high school transcript
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Army Corps of Engineers
Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Stakeholder
Representative Members of the Missouri River Recovery Implementation
Committee
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commander of the Northwestern Division of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (Corps) is soliciting applications to fill vacant
stakeholder representative member positions on the Missouri River
Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC). Members are sought to fill
vacancies on a committee to represent various categories of interests
within the Missouri River basin. The MRRIC was formed to advise the
Corps on a study of the Missouri River and its tributaries and to
provide guidance to the Corps with respect to the Missouri River
recovery and mitigation activities currently underway. The Corps
established the MRRIC as required by the U.S. Congress through the
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (WRDA), Section 5018.
DATES: The agency must receive completed applications and endorsement
letters no later than July 9, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Mail completed applications and endorsement letters to U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District (Attn: MRRIC), 601 E 12th
Street, Kansas City, MO 64106 or email completed applications to
[email protected]. Please put ``MRRIC'' in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Rabbe, 816-389-3837.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The operation of the MRRIC is in the public
interest and provides support to the Corps in performing its duties and
responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.; Sec. 601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of
1986, Public Law 99-662; Sec. 334(a) of WRDA 1999, Public Law 106-53,
and Sec. 5018 of WRDA 2007, Public Law 110-114. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, does not apply to the MRRIC.
A Charter for the MRRIC has been developed and should be reviewed
prior to applying for a stakeholder representative membership position
on the Committee. The Charter, operating procedures, and stakeholder
application forms are available electronically at www.MRRIC.org.
Purpose and Scope of the Committee
1. The primary purpose of the MRRIC is to provide guidance to the
Corps and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with respect to the Missouri
River recovery and mitigation plan currently in existence, including
recommendations relating to changes to the implementation strategy from
the use of adaptive management; coordination of the development of
consistent policies, strategies, plans, programs, projects, activities,
and priorities for the Missouri River recovery and mitigation plan.
Information about the Missouri River Recovery Program is available at
www.MoRiverRecovery.org.
2. Other duties of MRRIC include exchange of information regarding
programs, projects, and activities of the agencies and entities
represented on the Committee to promote the goals of the Missouri River
recovery and mitigation plan; establishment of such working groups as
the Committee determines to be necessary to assist in carrying out the
duties of the Committee, including duties relating to public policy and
scientific issues; facilitating the resolution of interagency and
intergovernmental conflicts between entities represented on the
Committee associated with the Missouri River recovery and mitigation
plan; coordination of scientific and other research associated with the
Missouri River recovery and mitigation plan; and annual preparation of
a work plan and associated budget requests.
Administrative Support. To the extent authorized by law and subject
to the availability of appropriations, the Corps provides funding and
administrative support for the Committee.
Committee Membership. Federal agencies with programs affecting the
Missouri River may be members of the MRRIC through a separate process
with the Corps. States and Federally recognized Native American Indian
tribes, as described in the Charter, are eligible for Committee
membership through an appointment process. Interested State and Tribal
government representatives should contact the Corps for information
about the appointment process.
This Notice is for individuals interested in serving as a
stakeholder member on the Committee. Members and their alternates must
be able to demonstrate that they meet the definition of ``stakeholder''
found in the Charter of the MRRIC. Applications are currently being
accepted for representation in the stakeholder interest categories
listed below:
a. Conservation Districts;
b. Environmental;
c. Fish & Wildlife;
d. Hydropower;
e. Irrigation;
f. Local Government;
g. Major Tributaries;
h. Navigation;
i. Recreation;
j. Thermal Power;
k. Water Supply;
l. Water Quality; and
m. Waterway Industries
Terms of stakeholder representative members of the MRRIC are three
years. There is no limit to the number of terms a member may serve.
Incumbent Committee members seeking reappointment do not need to re-
submit an application. However, renewal requests are not guaranteed re-
selection and they must submit a renewal request letter and related
materials as outlined in the ``Streamlined Process for Existing
Members'' portion of the document Process for Filling MRRIC Stakeholder
Vacancies (www.MRRIC.org).
Members and alternates of the Committee will not receive any
compensation from the federal government for carrying out the duties of
the MRRIC. Travel expenses incurred by members of the Committee are not
currently reimbursed by the federal government.
Application for Stakeholder Membership. Persons who believe that
they are or will be affected by the Missouri River recovery and
mitigation activities may apply for stakeholder membership on the
MRRIC. Committee members are obligated to avoid and disclose any
individual ethical, legal, financial, or other conflicts of interest
they may have involving MRRIC. Applicants must disclose on their
application if they are directly employed by a government agency or
program (the term ``government''
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encompasses state, tribal, and federal agencies and/or programs).
Applications for stakeholder membership may be obtained
electronically at www.MRRIC.org. Applications may be emailed or mailed
to the location listed (see ADDRESSES). In order to be considered, each
application must include:
1. The name of the applicant and the primary stakeholder interest
category that person is qualified to represent;
2. A written statement describing the applicant's area of expertise
and why the applicant believes he or she should be appointed to
represent that area of expertise on the MRRIC;
3. A written statement describing how the applicant's participation
as a Stakeholder Representative will fulfill the roles and
responsibilities of MRRIC;
4. A written description of the applicant's past experience(s)
working collaboratively with a group of individuals representing varied
interests towards achieving a mutual goal, and the outcome of the
effort(s);
5. A written description of the communication network that the
applicant plans to use to inform his or her constituents and to gather
their feedback, and
6. A written endorsement letter from an organization, local
government body, or formal constituency, which demonstrates that the
applicant represents an interest group(s) in the Missouri River basin.
To be considered, the application must be complete and received by
the close of business on July 9, 2021, at the location indicated (see
ADDRESSES). Applications must include an endorsement letter to be
considered complete. Full consideration will be given to all complete
applications received by the specified due date.
Application Review Process. Committee stakeholder applications will
be forwarded to the current members of the MRRIC. The MRRIC will
provide membership recommendations to the Corps as described in
Attachment A of the Process for Filling MRRIC Stakeholder Vacancies
document (www.MRRIC.org). The Corps is responsible for appointing
stakeholder members. The Corps will consider applications using the
following criteria:
Ability to commit the time required.
Commitment to make a good faith (as defined in the
Charter) effort to seek balanced solutions that address multiple
interests and concerns.
Agreement to support and adhere to the approved MRRIC
Charter and Operating Procedures.
Demonstration of a formal designation or endorsement by an
organization, local government, or constituency as its preferred
representative.
Demonstration of an established communication network to
keep constituents informed and efficiently seek their input when
needed.
Agreement to participate in collaboration training as a
condition of membership.
All applicants will be notified in writing as to the final decision
about their application.
Certification. I hereby certify that the establishment of the MRRIC
is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the
performance of duties imposed on the Corps by the Endangered Species
Act and other statutes.
D. Peter Helmlinger,
Brigadier General, U.S. Army, Division Commander.
[FR Doc. 2021-11829 Filed 6-4-21; 8:45 am]
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