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One year after it was suspended and its members dismissed, the broadly supported Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) remains in limbo months after it was approved to resume operations. "The recommended memberships for the Inland Waterways Users Board are awaiting approval by the Office of the Secretary of Defense," said Eugene Paw-lik, spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. "We are optimistic the new members will be appointed soon." Pawlik said the Corps then will restart regular operations of the IWUB, schedule its next meeting and publish an agenda. "We look forward to that federal advisory committee getting back to work on critical matters related to the inland waterways," he said. Pawlik's comments, a response to an inquiry from The Waterways Journal, come at least four months after the Department of Defense said the IWUB had been approved to resume operations. |