NWC NEWS ALERT: USACE Moves Forward with Listening Sessions on PR&G (June 3, 2022)

NWC NEWS ALERT: USACE Moves Forward with Listening Sessions on PR&G (June 3, 2022)

Good morning NWC members!

I wanted to make sure you saw this provision that we mentioned yesterday in the Federal Spotlight. USACE is moving forward with listening sessions on Civil Works priorities, including those on Principles, Requirements and Guidelines and other issues. NWC does plan to participate in these virtual meetings and encourages our members to do so as well. The list of meetings, as well as zoom links, are provided below.

As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Julie

Virtual Public and Tribal Meetings Regarding the Modernization of Army Civil Works Policy Priorities, INCLUDING PR&G and EJ

On June 3, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a Federal Register notice which announced a series of virtual meetings to gather oral and written input on the following: Native American/Tribal Nation issues; potential rulemaking actions regarding the Corps’ Regulatory Program’s implementing regulations for the National Historic Preservation Act as well as Civil Works implementation of the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines; and, environmental justice, including definitions of certain terms used in policy making.

The Army will hold a virtual overview of the policy initiatives on June 22, 2022. The Army will hold public virtual meetings on the following dates: July 11, 2022, July 14, 2022, July 18, 2022, July 20, 2022, and July 26, 2022. In addition, the Army will hold Tribal virtual meetings on the following dates: July 7, 2022, July 12, 2022, July 19, 2022, July 21, 2022, and July 27, 2022. Written comments are due on or before August 2, 2022.

To submit comments, go to www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID No. COE-2022-0006 and follow instructions for submittal or send your comments via email to usarmy.pentagon.hqda-asa-cw.mbx.asa-cw-reporting@army.mil (include Docket ID No. COE-2022-006 in the subject line of the message). To read the notice, click here.

Links to participate in the scheduled meetings via Zoom are as follows (if links do not work, go to Federal Register notice and click on those lines:

Overview virtual meeting

June 22, 2022, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET

Registration link: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/registe. r/vJItdeGvqDoqHLDhqGkGCo2XDqvJPTrrQ1E

Public virtual meeting on Tribal issues

July 11, 2022, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET

Registration link:

https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItdu2hqDMqHahppbA2q3HVKm31LbxqMqU

Public virtual meeting on Appendix C:

July 14, 2022, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET

Registration link: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIscOqtqT4jHopjlJy1l5JnRlnt5OOxkic

Public virtual meeting on PR&G

July 18, 2022, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET