82 FR 9729 - Board on Coastal Engineering Research

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 25 (February 8, 2017)

Page Range		9729-9730
FR Document		2017-02570

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.

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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.

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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 16, 2017 and reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m. on March 17, 2017.

ADDRESSES: All sessions will be held at the Ted's Scripps Conference 
Room, Robert Scripps Forum for Science, Society, and the Environment, 
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 8610 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA 
92037. All sessions are open to the public. For more information about 
the Board, please visit https://chl.erdc.dren.mil/usace-cerb/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: COL Bryan S. Green Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 
Waterways Experiment Station, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 
39180-6199, phone 601-634-2513, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150. The Board on 
Coastal Engineering Research provides broad policy guidance and reviews 
plans for the conduct of research and the development of research 
projects in consonance with the needs of the coastal engineering field 
and the objectives of the U.S. Army Chief of Engineers.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The meeting is an Executive Session to 
review past action items, status reports, research and development (R & 
D) strategic directions, and coastal engineering research in the United 
States.
    Agenda: On Thursday morning, March 16, 2017, action items to be 
discussed will be: (1) Review Action Item List; (2) Talking Points and 
Vignettes; (3) Coastal System Operations & Management Tool Concept; and 
(4) Roadmap for Future Meeting Themes, Issues, and Locations. There 
will be presentation on University Collaborations and Digital 
Technology Modernization. A field trip to tour the Scripps Institution 
of Oceanography is scheduled that afternoon. Following the tour, the 
meeting reconvenes at the Ted

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Scripps Conference Room to discuss the Report on the Coastal Working 
Group Annual Meeting with focus on R & D needs, discuss and an Update 
on Nearshore Processes, Future Actions and Governance.
    On Friday morning, March 17, 2017, the Board will reconvene to 
discuss comments from day one. Presentations on Heterogeneous Research 
Topics, State of Coastal CHL, Identify Strategic Coastal Research 
Priorities, and update and discussion on the June 2017 meeting in 
Honolulu, HI.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 
41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to the availability of 
space, the meeting is open to the public. Because seating capacity is 
limited, advance registration is required. For registration 
requirements please see below.
    Oral participation by the public is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. on 
Friday, March 17, 2017. The Ted's Scripps Meeting Room is fully 
handicap accessible. For additional information about public access 
procedures, please contact COL Bryan S. Green, the Board's DFO, at the 
email address or telephone number listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section.
    Registration: It is encouraged for individuals who wish to attend 
the meeting of the Board to register with the DFO by email, the 
preferred method of contact, no later than February 27, 2017, using the 
electronic mail contact information found in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section. The communication should include the 
registrant's full name, title, affiliation or employer, email address, 
and daytime phone number. If applicable, include written comments or 
statements with the registration email.
    Written Comments and Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.015(j) 
and 102-3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written comments or statements to 
the Board, in response to the stated agenda of the open meeting or in 
regard to the Board's mission in general. Written comments or 
statements should be submitted to COL Bryan S. Green, DFO, via 
electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, at the address 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Each page of the 
comment or statement must include the author's name, title or 
affiliation, address, and daytime phone number. The DFO will review all 
submitted written comments or statements and provide them to members of 
the Board for their consideration. Written comments or statements being 
submitted in response to the agenda set forth in this notice must be 
received by the DFO at least five business days prior to the meeting to 
be considered by the Board. The DFO will review all timely submitted 
written comments or statements with the Board Chairperson and ensure 
the comments are provided to all members of the Board before the 
meeting. Written comments or statements received after this date may 
not be provided to the Board until its next meeting.
    Verbal Comments: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140d, the Board is not 
obligated to allow a member of the public to speak or otherwise address 
the Board during the meeting. Members of the public will be permitted 
to make verbal comments during the Board meeting only at the time and 
in the manner described below. If a member of the public is interested 
in making a verbal comment at the open meeting, that individual must 
submit a request, with a brief statement of the subject matter to be 
addressed by the comment, at least five business days in advance to the 
Board's DFO, via electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, at 
the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. The 
DFO will log each request, in the order received, and in consultation 
with the Board Chair, determine whether the subject matter of each 
comment is relevant to the Board's mission and/or the topics to be 
addressed in this public meeting. A 30-minute period near the end of 
the meeting will be available for verbal public comments. Members of 
the public who have requested to make a verbal comment, and whose 
comments have been deemed relevant under the process described above, 
will be allotted no more than five minutes during this period, and will 
be invited to speak in the order in which their requests were received 
by the DFO.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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status of the Inland Waterways Trust section in the following formats: Adobe ACTION:Notice of Advisory Committee
Fund and project updates; additional Acrobat or Microsoft Word. The meeting.
modifications to the web viewer of the comment or statement must include the
Lock Performance Monitoring System author’s name, title, affiliation, address, SUMMARY: The Department of the Army
(LPMS); the status of the Olmsted Locks and daytime telephone number. Written is publishing this notice to announce
and Dam Project, and the Locks and comments or statements being the following Federal advisory
Dams 2, 3, and 4 on the Monongahela submitted in response to the agenda set committee meeting of the Board on
River Project; updates of Kentucky Lock forth in this notice must be received by Coastal Engineering Research. This
and Chickamauga Lock; and disposition the committee DFO or ADFO at least meeting is open to the public.
of the Users Board Annual Report for five (5) business days prior to the DATES: The Board on Coastal
2016. meeting so that they may be made Engineering Research will meet from
Availability of Materials for the available to the Board for its 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 16,
Meeting. A copy of the agenda or any consideration prior to the meeting. 2017 and reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to
updates to the agenda for the February Written comments or statements 12:00 p.m. on March 17, 2017.
24, 2017 meeting. The final version will received after this date may not be ADDRESSES: All sessions will be held at
be provided at the meeting. All provided to the Board until its next the Ted’s Scripps Conference Room,
materials will be posted to the Web site meeting. Please note that because the Robert Scripps Forum for Science,
after the meeting. Board operates under the provisions of Society, and the Environment, Scripps
Public Accessibility to the Meeting: the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as Institution of Oceanography, 8610
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, amended, all written comments will be Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA 92037. All
and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.1 treated as public documents and will be sessions are open to the public. For
65, and subject to the availability of made available for public inspection. more information about the Board,
space, this meeting is open to the Verbal Comments: Members of the please visit https://chl.erdc.dren.mil/
public. Registration of members of the public will be permitted to make verbal usace-cerb/.
public who wish to attend the meeting comments during the Board meeting FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: COL
will begin at 8:15 a.m. on the day of the only at the time and in the manner
Bryan S. Green Designated Federal
meeting. Seating is limited and is on a allowed herein. If a member of the
Officer (DFO), U.S. Army Engineer
first-to-arrive basis. Attendees will be public is interested in making a verbal
asked to provide their name, title, Research and Development Center,
comment at the open meeting, that
affiliation, and contact information to Waterways Experiment Station, 3909
individual must submit a request, with
include email address and daytime Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180–
a brief statement of the subject matter to
telephone number at registration. Any 6199, phone 601–634–2513, or
be addressed by the comment, at least
interested person may attend the Bryan.S.Green@usace.army.mil.
three business (3) days in advance to the
meeting, file written comments or committee DFO or ADFO, via electronic SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
statements with the committee, or make mail, the preferred mode of submission, meeting is being held under the
verbal comments from the floor during at the addresses listed in the FOR provisions of the Federal Advisory
the public meeting, at the times, and in FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5
the manner, permitted by the The committee DFO and ADFO will log U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the
committee, as set forth below. each request to make a comment, in the Government in the Sunshine Act of
Special Accommodations: The order received, and determine whether 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
meeting venue is fully handicap the subject matter of each comment is 41 CFR 102–3.150. The Board on
accessible, with wheelchair access. relevant to the Board’s mission and/or Coastal Engineering Research provides
Individuals requiring special the topics to be addressed in this public broad policy guidance and reviews
accommodations to access the public meeting. A 15-minute period near the plans for the conduct of research and
meeting or seeking additional end of the meeting will be available for the development of research projects in
information about public access verbal public comments. Members of consonance with the needs of the
procedures, should contact Mr. Pointon, the public who have requested to make coastal engineering field and the
the committee DFO, or Mr. Lichtman, a verbal comment and whose comments objectives of the U.S. Army Chief of
the ADFO, at the email addresses or have been deemed relevant under the Engineers.
telephone numbers listed in the FOR process described above, will be allotted Purpose of the Meeting: The meeting
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, no more than three (3) minutes during is an Executive Session to review past
at least five (5) business days prior to this period, and will be invited to speak action items, status reports, research
the meeting so that appropriate in the order in which their requests and development (R & D) strategic
arrangements can be made. were received by the DFO and ADFO. directions, and coastal engineering
Written Comments or Statements: research in the United States.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and Brenda S. Bowen, Agenda: On Thursday morning,
102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. March 16, 2017, action items to be
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the [FR Doc. 2017–02572 Filed 2–7–17; 8:45 am] discussed will be: (1) Review Action
public or interested organizations may BILLING CODE 3720–58–P Item List; (2) Talking Points and
submit written comments or statements Vignettes; (3) Coastal System Operations
to the Board about its mission and/or & Management Tool Concept; and (4)
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the topics to be addressed in this public DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Roadmap for Future Meeting Themes,
meeting. Written comments or Issues, and Locations. There will be
statements should be submitted to Mr. Department of the Army; Corps of presentation on University
Pointon, the committee DFO, or Mr. Engineers Collaborations and Digital Technology
Lichtman, the committee ADFO, via Modernization. A field trip to tour the
Board on Coastal Engineering
electronic mail, the preferred mode of Scripps Institution of Oceanography is
Research
submission, at the addresses listed in scheduled that afternoon. Following the
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. tour, the meeting reconvenes at the Ted

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Scripps Conference Room to discuss the to the agenda set forth in this notice ACTION: Notice.
Report on the Coastal Working Group must be received by the DFO at least
Annual Meeting with focus on R & D five business days prior to the meeting SUMMARY: In accordance with the
needs, discuss and an Update on to be considered by the Board. The DFO Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
Nearshore Processes, Future Actions will review all timely submitted written U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
and Governance. comments or statements with the Board proposing a reinstatement of a
On Friday morning, March 17, 2017, Chairperson and ensure the comments previously approved information
the Board will reconvene to discuss are provided to all members of the collection.
comments from day one. Presentations Board before the meeting. Written DATES: Interested persons are invited to
on Heterogeneous Research Topics, comments or statements received after submit comments on or before March
State of Coastal CHL, Identify Strategic this date may not be provided to the 10, 2017.
Coastal Research Priorities, and update Board until its next meeting. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
and discussion on the June 2017 Verbal Comments: Pursuant to 41 CFR documents related to the information
meeting in Honolulu, HI. 102–3.140d, the Board is not obligated collection listed in this notice, please
Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 to allow a member of the public to speak use http://www.regulations.gov by
U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR or otherwise address the Board during searching the Docket ID number ED–
102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the meeting. Members of the public will 2017–ICCD–0003. Comments submitted
subject to the availability of space, the be permitted to make verbal comments in response to this notice should be
meeting is open to the public. Because during the Board meeting only at the submitted electronically through the
seating capacity is limited, advance time and in the manner described Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
registration is required. For registration below. If a member of the public is www.regulations.gov by selecting the
requirements please see below. interested in making a verbal comment Docket ID number or via postal mail,
Oral participation by the public is at the open meeting, that individual commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
scheduled for 10:45 a.m. on Friday, must submit a request, with a brief Please note that comments submitted by
March 17, 2017. The Ted’s Scripps statement of the subject matter to be fax or email and those submitted after
Meeting Room is fully handicap addressed by the comment, at least five the comment period will not be
accessible. For additional information business days in advance to the Board’s accepted. Written requests for
about public access procedures, please DFO, via electronic mail, the preferred information or comments submitted by
contact COL Bryan S. Green, the Board’s mode of submission, at the address postal mail or delivery should be
DFO, at the email address or telephone listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION addressed to the Director of the
number listed in the FOR FURTHER CONTACT section. The DFO will log each Information Collection Clearance
INFORMATION CONTACT section. request, in the order received, and in
Registration: It is encouraged for Division, U.S. Department of Education,
consultation with the Board Chair, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
individuals who wish to attend the determine whether the subject matter of
meeting of the Board to register with the 224–82, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
each comment is relevant to the Board’s FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
DFO by email, the preferred method of mission and/or the topics to be
contact, no later than February 27, 2017, specific questions related to collection
addressed in this public meeting. A 30- activities, please contact Kenneth
using the electronic mail contact minute period near the end of the
information found in the FOR FURTHER Foushee, 202–453–7417.
meeting will be available for verbal
INFORMATION CONTACT section. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
public comments. Members of the
communication should include the public who have requested to make a Department of Education (ED), in
registrant’s full name, title, affiliation or verbal comment, and whose comments accordance with the Paperwork
employer, email address, and daytime have been deemed relevant under the Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
phone number. If applicable, include process described above, will be allotted 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
written comments or statements with no more than five minutes during this public and Federal agencies with an
the registration email. period, and will be invited to speak in opportunity to comment on proposed,
Written Comments and Statements: the order in which their requests were revised, and continuing collections of
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.015(j) and received by the DFO. information. This helps the Department
102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the assess the impact of its information
FACA, the public or interested Brenda S. Bowen, collection requirements and minimize
organizations may submit written Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. the public’s reporting burden. It also
comments or statements to the Board, in [FR Doc. 2017–02570 Filed 2–7–17; 8:45 am] helps the public understand the
response to the stated agenda of the BILLING CODE 3720–58–P Department’s information collection
open meeting or in regard to the Board’s requirements and provide the requested
mission in general. Written comments data in the desired format. ED is
or statements should be submitted to DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION soliciting comments on the proposed
COL Bryan S. Green, DFO, via electronic information collection request (ICR) that
mail, the preferred mode of submission, [Docket No. ED–2017–ICCD–0003] is described below. The Department of
at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER Education is especially interested in
Agency Information Collection
INFORMATION CONTACT section. Each page public comment addressing the
Activities; Submission to the Office of
of the comment or statement must following issues: (1) Is this collection
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Management and Budget for Review
include the author’s name, title or necessary to the proper functions of the
and Approval; Comment Request;
affiliation, address, and daytime phone Department; (2) will this information be
Application for Grants Under the
number. The DFO will review all processed and used in a timely manner;
Veterans Upward Bound Program
submitted written comments or (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(1894–0006)
statements and provide them to (4) how might the Department enhance
members of the Board for their AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary the quality, utility, and clarity of the
consideration. Written comments or Education (OPE), Department of information to be collected; and (5) how
statements being submitted in response Education (ED). might the Department minimize the

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Advisory Committee meeting.
Dates		The Board on Coastal Engineering Research will meet from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 16, 2017 and reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on March 17, 2017.
Contact		COL Bryan S. Green Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Waterways Experiment Station, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199, phone 601-634-2513, or [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 9729

82 FR 9729 - Board on Coastal Engineering Research

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEDepartment of the Army, Corps of Engineers

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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