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waterways and inland harbors as 

defined in Public Law 95–502 and 

amended by Public Law 99–682. The 

board shall annually file their 

recommendations with the Secretary of 

the Army and with the Congress. The 

Secretary of the Army or designee may 

act upon the advice of the Board. 

Pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 2251(a), the 

Board shall be composed of eleven 

members selected by the Secretary of 

the Army and appointed by the 

Secretary of Defense. The members shall 

be selected so as to represent various 

regions of the country and a spectrum 

of the primary users and shippers 

utilizing the inland and intracoastal 

waterways for commercial purposes. 

Due consideration shall be given to 

assure a balance among the members 

based on the ton-mile shipments of the 

various categories of commodities 

shipped on inland waterways. The 

Board members shall serve two-year 

terms, with their appointments renewed 

on an annual basis. No member, unless 

otherwise selected by the Secretary of 

the Army or designee and approved by 

the Secretary of Defense, shall serve 

more than four consecutive years on the 

Board. Appointments vacated prior to 

the expiration of the term of said 

appointment shall be filled only for the 

remainder of the term. 

The Secretary of the Army shall 

choose, and the Secretaries of 

Agriculture, Transportation, and 

Commerce may designate, 

representatives to act as non-voting 

observers of the Board. In addition, the 

Secretary of the Army or designee 

through the Secretary of Defense may 

appoint consultants with special 

expertise to assist the Board on an ad 

hoc basis. 

Board Members appointed by the 

Secretary of Defense, who are not fulltime federal officers or employees, shall 

be appointed as experts and consultants 

under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

and shall serve as Special Government 

employees. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 

1114(a)(3), the members shall serve with 

the exception of travel and per diem for 

official travel without compensation. 

The Secretary of the Army shall select 

the Board’s Chairman and Vice 

Chairman from the total membership, 

and these individuals shall serve at the 

discretion of the Secretary of the Army 

or designee. The Vice Chairman will act 

as Chairman in the absence or 

incapacity of the Chairman, or in the 

event of a vacancy in the office of the 

Chairman. 

The Board is authorized to establish 

subcommittees, as necessary and 

consistent with its mission, and these 

Subcommittees or Work Groups shall 

operate under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the Government in the Sunshine 

Act of 1976, and other appropriate 

federal regulations. 

Such Subcommittees or Work Groups 

shall not work independently of the 

chartered Board, and shall report their 

recommendations and advice to the 

Board for full deliberation and 

discussion. Subcommittees or Working 

Groups have no authority to make 

decisions on behalf of the chartered 

Board nor can they report directly to the 

Department of Defense or any Federal 

officers or employees who are not Board 

Members. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy 

Committee Management Officer for the 

Department of Defense, 703–601–6128. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

shall meet at the call of the Board’s 

Designated Federal Officer, in 

consultation with the Board’s 

Chairperson. The Designated Federal 

Officer, pursuant to DoD policy, shall be 

a full-time or permanent part-time DoD 

employee, and shall be appointed in 

accordance with established DoD 

policies and procedures. The Designated 

Federal Officer or duly appointed 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer 

shall attend all committee meetings and 

subcommittee meetings. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

statements to the Inland Waterways 

Users Board membership about the 

Board’s mission and functions. Written 

statements may be submitted at any 

time or in response to the stated agenda 

of planned meeting of the Inland 

Waterways Users Board. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the Inland Waterways Users 

Board, and this individual will ensure 

that the written statements are provided 

to the membership for their 

consideration. Contact information for 

the Inland Waterways Users Board’s 

Designated Federal Officer can be 

obtained from the GSA’s FACA 

Database—https://www.fido.gov/ 

facadatabase/public.asp. 

The Designated Federal Officer, 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, will 

announce planned meetings of the 

Inland Waterways Users Board. The 

Designated Federal Officer, 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. 

Dated: January 12, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–883 Filed 1–15–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Inland Waterways Users Board 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: In Accordance with 10(a)(2) 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), announcement is 

made of the forthcoming meeting. 

Name of Committee: Inland Waterways 

Users Board (Board). 

Date: February 20, 2009. 

Location: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

Engineer Research and Development Center 

(ERDC), Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory 

(CHL) Conference Facility, 3909 Halls Ferry 

Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180–6199, (Point-ofContact Ms. Dinah McComas, 601–634– 

2157), with accommodations at the 

Riverwalk Hotel, 1046 Warrenton Road, 

Vicksburg, MS (601–634–0100 or 866–615– 

9125). 

Time: Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and 

the meeting is scheduled to adjourn at 

approximately 1 p.m. 

Agenda: The Board will hear briefings on 

the status of the funding for inland 

navigation projects and studies, the status of 

the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, status of 

program management team activities for a 

future business model for the inland 

waterways system. 

For Further Information Contact: Mr. Mark 

R. Pointon, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, CECW–ID, 441 G Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20314–1000; Ph: 202–761– 

4691. 

Supplementary Information: The meeting 

is open to the public. Any interested person 

may attend, appear before, or file statements 

with the committee at the time and in the 

manner permitted by the committee. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–875 Filed 1–15–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, invites 

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