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the submitter of the written comments 

to orally present the issue during an 

open portion of the BoV meeting that is 

the subject of this notice. Members of 

the BoV may also petition the Chairman 

to allow specific personnel to make oral 

presentations before the BoV. In 

accordance with 41 CFR 102–3.140(d), 

any oral presentations before the BoV 

shall be in accordance with agency 

guidelines provided pursuant to a 

written invitation and this paragraph. 

Direct questioning of BoV members or 

meeting participants by the public is not 

permitted except with the approval of 

the DFO and Chairman. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or to attend this 

BoV meeting, contact Maj Mark Cipolla, 

Accessions and Training Division, AF/ 

A1PT, 1040 Air Force Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20330, (703) 695–4066. 

Bao-Anh Trinh, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03394 Filed 2–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice for the Great Lakes and 

Mississippi River Interbasin Study 

(GLMRIS); Extension of Public 

Comment Period 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of Extension of Public 

Comment Period. 

SUMMARY: On January 6, 2014, USACE 

published a notice (79 FR 647) in the 

Federal Register soliciting public 

comments on the GLMRIS Report that 

presents a range of options and 

technologies available to prevent 

aquatic nuisance species (ANS) 

movement between the Great Lakes and 

Mississippi River basins through aquatic 

connections. Due to additional public 

meetings and public requests, USACE 

has extended the end of the public 

comment period from March 3, 2014 to 

March 31, 2014. 

DATES: The comment due date is 

extended to March 31, 2014. Comments 

must be received on or before March 31, 

2014. Please refer to the ADDRESSES

section for instructions on comment 

submittal. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments in the 

following ways: 

• GLMRIS project Web site: Use the 

web form found at http://glmris.anl.gov 

through March 31, 2014; 

• Mail: Send written information to 

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago 

District, GLMRIS ANS Control 

Comments, 231 S. LaSalle St., Suite 

1500, Chicago, IL 60604. Comments 

must be postmarked by March 31, 2014; 

and 

• Hand Delivery: Comments may be 

hand delivered to the USACE, Chicago 

District office located at 231 S. LaSalle 

St., Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60604 

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. 

Comments must be received by March 

31, 2014. 

Comments received during the 

comment period will be posted on the 

GLMRIS project Web site. You may 

indicate that you do not wish to have 

your name or other personal 

information made available on the Web 

site. However, USACE cannot guarantee 

that information withheld from the Web 

site will be maintained as confidential. 

Requests for disclosure of collected 

information will be handled through the 

Freedom of Information Act. Comments 

and information, including the identity 

of the submitter, may be disclosed, 

reproduced, and distributed. 

Submissions should not include any 

information that the submitter seeks to 

preserve as confidential. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or questions 

about GLMRIS, please contact USACE, 

Chicago District, Project Manager, Mr. 

David Wethington, by mail: USACE, 

Chicago District, 231 S. LaSalle St., 

Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60604, by 

phone: 312–846–5522 or by email: 

david.m.wethington@usace.army.mil. 

For media inquiries, please contact 

USACE, Chicago District, Public Affairs 

Officer, Ms. Lynne Whelan, by mail: 

USACE, Chicago District, 231 S. LaSalle 

St., Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60604, by 

phone: 312–846–5330 or by email: 

lynne.e.whelan@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. 

Background: USACE conducted 

GLMRIS in consultation with other 

federal agencies, Native American 

tribes, state agencies, local governments 

and non-governmental organizations. 

The GLMRIS authority directed USACE 

to identify the range of options and 

technologies available to prevent the 

spread of ANS between the Great Lakes 

and Mississippi River basins through 

the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal 

and other aquatic pathways. In GLMRIS, 

USACE has identified thirteen ANS of 

Concern established in one basin with 

the risk for transfer to the other, 

analyzed and evaluated available ANS 

controls, and formulated alternatives 

specifically for the Chicago Area 

Waterway System (CAWS) with the goal 

of preventing ANS transfer between the 

two basins. 

2. The GLMRIS Report: The GLMRIS 

Report identifies eight potential 

alternatives—from continuing current 

efforts to complete separation of the 

watersheds, and evaluates the potential 

of these alternatives to control the interbasin spread of thirteen ANS, which 

include fish (such as Asian carp), algae, 

crustaceans, plants and viruses. The 

report also identifies potential 

significant adverse impacts that 

alternatives may have on existing uses 

and users of the waterways, such as 

flood risk management, navigation, and 

water quality, and identifies mitigation 

measures that could be implemented to 

minimize these impacts. 

Authority: This action is being undertaken 

pursuant to the Water Resources and 

Development Act of 2007, Section 3061, Pub. 

L. 110–114, and Section 1538 of Public Law 

112–141 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in 

the 21st Century Act. 

Dated: February 10, 2014. 

Susanne J. Davis, 

Chief, Planning Branch. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03491 Filed 2–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Board on Coastal Engineering 

Research 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

is publishing this notice to announce 

the following Federal advisory 

committee meeting of the Board on 

Coastal Engineering Research. This 

meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The Board on Coastal 

Engineering Research will meet from 

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 18, 

2014, and reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to 

12:00 p.m. on March 19, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Both sessions of the meeting 

will be held in the Washington Room, 

Fort Hamilton Community Club, 207 

Sterling Drive, Brooklyn, NY 11252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colonel Jeffrey R. Eckstein, Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO) and Executive 

Secretary, U.S. Army Engineer Research 

and Development Center, Waterways 

Experiment Station, 3909 Halls Ferry 

Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180–6199, 


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