80_FR_57532 80 FR 57348 - Federal Interagency Steering Committee on Multimedia Environmental Modeling Meeting

80 FR 57348 - Federal Interagency Steering Committee on Multimedia Environmental Modeling Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Army Corps of Engineers

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 184 (September 23, 2015)

Page Range57348-57349
FR Document2015-24172

The annual public meeting of the Federal Interagency Steering Committee on Multimedia Environmental Modeling (ISCMEM) will convene to discuss some of the latest developments in environmental modeling applications, tools and frameworks, as well as new operational initiatives for FY 2016 among the participating agencies. The meeting this year will emphasize environmental modeling challenges in the California Bay Delta.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57348-57349]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24172]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Army Corps of Engineers


Federal Interagency Steering Committee on Multimedia 
Environmental Modeling Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The annual public meeting of the Federal Interagency Steering 
Committee on Multimedia Environmental Modeling (ISCMEM) will convene to 
discuss some of the latest developments in environmental modeling 
applications, tools and frameworks, as well as new operational 
initiatives for FY 2016 among the participating agencies. The meeting 
this year will emphasize environmental modeling challenges in the 
California Bay Delta.

DATES: October 27-28, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Institute for 
Water Resources, 609 Second Street, Davis, CA 95616.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquiries and notice of intent to 
attend the meeting may be emailed to: Patrick Deliman, ISCMEM Chair, 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering Research And Development 
Center, CEERD-EZT, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39046. TEL 601-
634-3623. [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: Nine Federal agencies have been cooperating under a 
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the research and development of 
multimedia environmental models. The MOU, which was revised in 2012, 
continues an effort that began in 2001. It establishes a framework for 
facilitating cooperation and coordination among the following agencies 
(the specific research organization within the agency is in 
parentheses): National Science Foundation; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
(Engineer Research and Development Center); U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (Natural Resources Conservation Service); U.S. Department 
of Energy (Office of Biological and Environmental Research); U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Geological Survey; U.S. National 
Oceanographic and Atmosphere Administration; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research); and U.S. Bureau of 
Reclamation. These agencies are cooperating and coordinating in the 
research and development (R&D) of multimedia environmental models, 
software and related databases, including development, enhancements, 
applications and assessments of site specific, generic, and process-
oriented multimedia environmental models as they pertain to human and 
environmental health risk assessment. Multimedia model development and 
simulation supports interagency interests in risk assessment, 
uncertainty analyses, water supply issues and contaminant transport.
    Purpose of the Public Meeting: The annual public meeting and 
workshop provides an opportunity for the scientific community, other 
Federal and State agencies, and the public to be briefed on ISCMEM 
activities and their initiatives for the upcoming year, and to discuss 
technological advancements in multimedia environmental modeling.
    Proposed Agenda: The ISCMEM Chair will open the meeting with a 
brief overview of the goals of the MOU and an update on current 
activities of ISCMEM. This introduction will be followed by a series of 
invited presentations starting on Wednesday morning, October 28, 2015, 
and ending on Thursday afternoon, October 29, 2015.
    Meeting Access: The meeting will be available through Web Meeting 
Services. To obtain web access to the

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ISCMEM October 28-29 meeting and workshop, all interested attendees 
will need to pre-register by emailing Julie Marcy 
([email protected]) and Patrick Deliman 
([email protected]), indicating their intent to 
participate in the meeting and providing their full contact information 
and affiliation.

    Dated: September 17, 2015.
Patrick N. Deliman,
Chair, Federal Interagency Steering Committee on Multimedia 
Environmental Modeling.
[FR Doc. 2015-24172 Filed 9-22-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3720-58-P

57348 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 184 / Wednesday, September 23, 2015 / Notices • 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Deliberations submitted along with a request to Vicksburg, MS 39046. TEL 601–634– on Retaliation Against Victims of provide an oral statement. Oral 3623. Patrick.N.Deliman@ Sexual Assault Crimes presentations by members of the public usace.army.mil. • 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch will be permitted from 4:45 p.m. to 5:00 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: • 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. How the p.m. on October 9, 2015 in front of the Background: Nine Federal agencies Department of Defense and the Panel members. The number of oral have been cooperating under a Military Services Manage Military presentations to be made will depend Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Justice Data for Sexual Assault on the number of requests received from on the research and development of Cases members of the public on a first-come • 3:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m. Comparing multimedia environmental models. The basis. After reviewing the requests for MOU, which was revised in 2012, Sexual Assault Crime Sentencing in oral presentation, the Chairperson and Military and Civilian Courts continues an effort that began in 2001. the Designated Federal Officer will, if It establishes a framework for • 4:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Panel they determine the statement to be Discussion: Courts-Martial Data and facilitating cooperation and relevant to the Panel’s mission, allot five Trends Analysis coordination among the following minutes to persons desiring to make an • 4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Public oral presentation. agencies (the specific research Comment Committee’s Designated Federal organization within the agency is in Availability of Materials for the Officer: The Panel’s Designated Federal parentheses): National Science Meeting: A copy of the October 9, 2015 Officer is Ms. Maria Fried, Department Foundation; U.S. Army Corps of public meeting agenda or any updates or of Defense, Office of the General Engineers (Engineer Research and changes to the agenda, to include Counsel, 1600 Defense Pentagon, Room Development Center); U.S. Department individual speakers not identified at the 3B747, Washington, DC 20301–1600. of Agriculture (Natural Resources time of this notice, as well as other Conservation Service); U.S. Department Dated: September 17, 2015. of Energy (Office of Biological and materials provided to Panel members for use at the public meeting, may be Aaron Siegel, Environmental Research); U.S. obtained at the meeting or from the Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Panel’s Web site at http://jpp.whs.mil. Officer, Department of Defense. Geological Survey; U.S. National Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting: [FR Doc. 2015–24078 Filed 9–22–15; 8:45 am] Oceanographic and Atmosphere Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR BILLING CODE 5001–06–P Administration; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the Commission (Office of Nuclear availability of space, this meeting is Regulatory Research); and U.S. Bureau open to the public. Seating is limited DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE of Reclamation. These agencies are and is on a first-come basis. cooperating and coordinating in the Department of the Army, Army Corps Special Accommodations: Individuals research and development (R&D) of of Engineers requiring special accommodations to multimedia environmental models, access the public meeting should Federal Interagency Steering software and related databases, contact the Judicial Proceedings Panel at Committee on Multimedia including development, enhancements, whs.pentagon.em.mbx.judicial-panel@ Environmental Modeling Meeting applications and assessments of site mail.mil at least five (5) business days specific, generic, and process-oriented prior to the meeting so that appropriate AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, multimedia environmental models as arrangements can be made. DoD. they pertain to human and Procedures for Providing Public ACTION: Notice of open meeting. environmental health risk assessment. Comments: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102– Multimedia model development and 3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal SUMMARY: The annual public meeting of simulation supports interagency Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the the Federal Interagency Steering interests in risk assessment, uncertainty public or interested organizations may Committee on Multimedia analyses, water supply issues and submit written comments to the Panel Environmental Modeling (ISCMEM) will contaminant transport. about its mission and topics pertaining convene to discuss some of the latest Purpose of the Public Meeting: The to this public session. Written developments in environmental annual public meeting and workshop comments must be received by the JPP modeling applications, tools and provides an opportunity for the at least five (5) business days prior to frameworks, as well as new operational scientific community, other Federal and the meeting date so that they may be initiatives for FY 2016 among the State agencies, and the public to be made available to the Judicial participating agencies. The meeting this briefed on ISCMEM activities and their Proceedings Panel for their year will emphasize environmental initiatives for the upcoming year, and to consideration prior to the meeting. modeling challenges in the California discuss technological advancements in Written comments should be submitted Bay Delta. multimedia environmental modeling. via email to the Judicial Proceedings DATES: October 27–28, 2015, from 8 a.m. Proposed Agenda: The ISCMEM Chair Panel at whs.pentagon.em.mbx.judicial- to 5 p.m. will open the meeting with a brief panel@mail.mil in the following ADDRESSES: Department of the Army, overview of the goals of the MOU and formats: Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water an update on current activities of Word. Please note that since the Judicial Resources, 609 Second Street, Davis, CA ISCMEM. This introduction will be 95616. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Proceedings Panel operates under the followed by a series of invited provisions of the Federal Advisory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: presentations starting on Wednesday Committee Act, as amended, all written Inquiries and notice of intent to attend morning, October 28, 2015, and ending comments will be treated as public the meeting may be emailed to: Patrick on Thursday afternoon, October 29, documents and will be made available Deliman, ISCMEM Chair, U.S. Army 2015. for public inspection. If members of the Corps of Engineers, Engineering Meeting Access: The meeting will be public are interested in making an oral Research And Development Center, available through Web Meeting statement, a written statement must be CEERD–EZT, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Services. To obtain web access to the VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:00 Sep 22, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM 23SEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 184 / Wednesday, September 23, 2015 / Notices 57349 ISCMEM October 28–29 meeting and Independence Avenue SW., authorization to export liquefied natural workshop, all interested attendees will Washington, DC 20585 at Alice.Lippert@ gas (LNG) previously imported into the need to pre-register by emailing Julie hq.doe.gov, or by email: LPT.RFI.2015@ United States from foreign sources in an Marcy (Julie.B.Marcy@usace.army.mil) hq.doe.gov. amount up to the equivalent of 500 and Patrick Deliman SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas on (Patrick.N.Deliman@usace.army.mil), 2015, the DOE published a request for a short-term or spot market basis for a indicating their intent to participate in information in the Federal Register (80 two-year period commencing on January the meeting and providing their full FR 39422). DOE is seeking comments 1, 2016.1 ConocoPhillips seeks contact information and affiliation. and information from interested parties authorization to export the LNG from Dated: September 17, 2015. to inform its policy development related the LNG terminal facilities owned by to the possible establishment of a Freeport LNG Development, L.P. located Patrick N. Deliman, national reserve of power transformers on Quintana Island, Texas,2 to any Chair, Federal Interagency Steering that support the bulk power grid. The country with the capacity to import Committee on Multimedia Environmental Modeling. focus of the RFI is on the design and LNG via ocean-going carrier and with implementation of a National Power which trade is not prohibited by U.S. [FR Doc. 2015–24172 Filed 9–22–15; 8:45 am] Transformer Reserve Program. law or policy. ConocoPhillips states that BILLING CODE 3720–58–P The July 9 notice requested comments it does not seek authorization to export and information from interested parties any domestically produced natural gas to inform its policy development related or LNG. DOE/FE notes that DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ConocoPhillips currently holds a to the possible establishment of a national reserve of power transformers blanket authorization to import LNG National Power Transformer Reserve from various international sources by that support the bulk power grid by AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery August 24, 2015. DOE is re-opening the vessel, and to export LNG to Canada and and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department comment period to allow additional Mexico by vessel, in an amount up to of Energy. time for more substantive comment on the equivalent of 500 Bcf of natural gas.3 ACTION: Request for Information; re- the significant questions to which DOE ConocoPhillips is requesting this opening of comment period. is seeking response. authorization both on its own behalf DOE believes that re-opening the and as agent for other parties who will SUMMARY: On July 9, 2015, the hold title to the LNG at the time of comment period to allow additional Department of Energy (DOE) published export. The Application was filed under time for interested parties to submit in the Federal Register a Request for section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). comments is appropriate. Therefore, Information (RFI) regarding the policy Additional details can be found in DOE is re-opening the comment period development related to the possible ConocoPhillips’s Application, posted on to provide interested parties additional establishment of a national reserve of the DOE/FE Web site at: http:// time to prepare and submit comments power transformers that support the energy.gov/fe/downloads/freeport-lng- and will consider any comments bulk power grid and requested public development-lp-fe-dkt-no-15-130-lng. received by the new closing date. All comment by August 24, 2015. DOE is re- Protests, motions to intervene, notices of comments received between the original opening the original public comment intervention, and written comments are August 24 closing date and the new period for this RFI. invited. closing date are considered timely filed, DATES: The comment period for the RFI DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or so people who submitted late comments published July 9, 2015 is re-opened. during the original comment period do notices of intervention, as applicable, Written comments must be received on not need to re-submit comments. requests for additional procedures, and or before October 7, 2015. written comments are to be filed using Issued in Washington, DC, on September procedures detailed in the Public ADDRESSES: Comments can be submitted 18, 2015. by any of the following methods and Comment Procedures Section No Later Liz Dalton, than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, October must be identified by ‘‘Transformer Reserve’’. By the Federal eRulemaking Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office 23, 2015. of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the ADDRESSES: instructions for submitting comments. [FR Doc. 2015–24163 Filed 9–22–15; 8:45 am] Electronic Filing by Email fergas@ By email: LPT.RFI.2015@hq.doe.gov, BILLING CODE 6450–01–P hq.doe.gov. and include ‘‘Transformer Reserve’’ in the subject line of the message. By mail: Regular Mail Alice Lippert, Office of Electricity DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34), Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. [FE Docket No. 15–130–LNG] Office of Oil and Gas Global Security Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E–078, 1000 ConocoPhillips Company; Application 1 ConocoPhillips’s current blanket authorization Independence Avenue SW., for Blanket Authorization To Export to export previously imported LNG, granted in Washington, DC 20585. Note: Delivery Previously Imported Liquefied Natural DOE/FE Order No. 3359 on November 7, 2013, Gas on a Short-Term Basis extends through December 31, 2015 (FE Docket No. of the U.S. Postal Service mail to DOE 13–97–LNG). may be delayed by several weeks due to AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE. 2 ConocoPhillips states that it has a commercial security screening. DOE, therefore, terminaling arrangement at the Freeport LNG mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES encourages those wishing to comment to ACTION: Notice of application. Terminal that currently extends through June 30, 2016, and the parties are contemplating entering submit comments electronically by SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy into other terminaling arrangements thereafter. email. (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) 3 ConocoPhillips Co., DOE/FE Order No. 3685, FE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. gives notice of receipt of an application Docket No. 15–102–LNG, Order Granting Blanket Authorization to Import Liquefied Natural Gas from Alice Lippert, Office of Electricity (Application), filed on August 27, 2015, Various International Sources by Vessel and to Delivery and Energy Reliability, U. S. by ConocoPhillips Company Export LNG to Canada and Mexico by Vessel (July Department of Energy, 1000 (ConocoPhillips), requesting blanket 23, 2015). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:00 Sep 22, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM 23SEN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open meeting.
DatesOctober 27-28, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ContactInquiries and notice of intent to attend the meeting may be emailed to: Patrick Deliman, ISCMEM Chair, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering Research And Development Center, CEERD-EZT, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39046. TEL 601- 634-3623. [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 57348 
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