82_FR_9754 82 FR 9729 - Board on Coastal Engineering Research

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 Range9729-9730
FR Document2017-02570

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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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Advisory Committee meeting.
DatesThe 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.
ContactCOL 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 Citation82 FR 9729 

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