83_FR_29886 83 FR 29763 - Board on Coastal Engineering Research; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

83 FR 29763 - Board on Coastal Engineering Research; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 123 (June 26, 2018)

Page Range29763-29764
FR Document2018-13668

The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Board on Coastal Engineering Research will take place.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29763-29764]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13668]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Board on Coastal Engineering Research; Notice of Federal Advisory 
Committee Meeting

AGENCY:  Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY:  The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to 
announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the 
Board on Coastal Engineering Research will take place.

DATES:  The Board on Coastal Engineering Research will meet from 8:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on August 7, 2018 and reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. on August 8, 2018. The Executive Session of the Board will 
convene from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on August 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES:  All sessions will be held at the Marriott Providence 
Downtown Hotel Marquis Ballroom, 1 Orms St. Providence, RI 02904. All 
sessions, including the Executive Session 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, US Army, (601) 
634-2513 (Voice), (601) 634-2818 (Facsimile), 
[email protected] (Email). Mailing address is U.S. Army 
Engineer, Research and Development Center, Waterways Experiment 
Station, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199. Website: 
https://chl.erdc.dren.mil/usace-cerb/. The most up-to-date changes to 
the meeting agenda can be found on the website.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  This 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 102-3.140 and 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 theme of the meeting is ``Coupling 
Coastal Engineering Solutions with Social & Ecological Predications.'' 
The purpose of the meeting is to identify Corps coastal research 
priorities related to the physical, biological, and chemical processes 
impacting human and ecosystem health as identified in the Future of 
Nearshore Processes Research paper.
    Agenda: On Tuesday morning, August 7, 2018, panel presentations 
will address Challenges and Successes Managing Northeast Regional 
Coastal Systems. Presentations will include: U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers Social & Ecological Predictions; Important

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Characteristics of the Northeast Region; Northeast Regional Ocean Plan: 
Ocean & Coastal Ecosystem Health; and Coastal Resources Management 
Council's New Scenario based Permitting for Coastal Structures. The day 
will end with a presentation on; The Natures Conservancy (TNC) 
Applications of Living Shorelines and Natural and Nature-Based Features 
in the Northeast for Coastal Resilience.
    On Wednesday morning, August 8, 2018, the Board will reconvene to 
discuss Coastal Research Supporting Social & Ecological Needs. 
Presentations will include: Research on Long-Term Natural 
Geomorphologic Evolution of Barrier Islands & Estuaries in Absence of 
Humans; Ecological Metrics; Predicting the Transport, Transformation 
and Fate of Sediment and Particle-Bound Nutrients and Contaminates; 
Research on Coastal Water Quality Addressing the Sources, 
Transformation, Transport, and Ecology of Biocolloid; Reducing Risk and 
Improving Resiliency to the Impacts of Climate Variability; Northeast 
Sediment Sources and Needs; and Conveyance of Risk from Storms and 
Social Implications of Impacts. The Wednesday afternoon session 
continues with the State of Knowledge and Research Direction's panel. 
Presentations include: Triggers in Rising Seas and Community Flooding; 
Research Roadmap on Natural and Nature-Based Features; Ecological 
Modeling and Prediction Uncertainty; Climate Change and Adaptation 
Planning for Ports; and Urban Flood Prediction: Current Capabilities 
and Challenges. The Board will meet in Executive Session to discuss 
ongoing initiatives and future actions on Thursday morning, August 9, 
2018.
    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 4:00 p.m. on 
Wednesday, August 8, 2018. The Marriott Providence Downtown Hotel 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 July 23, 2018, 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 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 Bowen,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of the Army.
[FR Doc. 2018-13668 Filed 6-25-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 123 / Tuesday, June 26, 2018 / Notices 29763 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This considered by the Committee. The the following Federal Advisory meeting is being held under the Designated Federal Officer will review Committee meeting of the Board on provisions of the Federal Advisory all timely submitted written comments Coastal Engineering Research will take Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 or statements with the Committee place. U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Chairperson, and ensure the comments DATES: The Board on Coastal Government in the Sunshine Act of are provided to all members of the Engineering Research will meet from 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and Committee before the meeting. Written 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on August 7, 41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. comments or statements received after 2018 and reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to Purpose of the Meeting: The Advisory this date may not be provided to the 5:00 p.m. on August 8, 2018. The Committee on Arlington National Committee until its next meeting. Executive Session of the Board will Cemetery is an independent Federal Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.140(d), the convene from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on advisory committee chartered to provide Committee is not obligated to allow a August 9, 2018. the Secretary of the Army independent member of the public to speak or ADDRESSES: All sessions will be held at advice and recommendations on otherwise address the Committee during the Marriott Providence Downtown Arlington National Cemetery, including, the meeting. Members of the public will Hotel Marquis Ballroom, 1 Orms St. but not limited to, cemetery be permitted to make verbal comments Providence, RI 02904. All sessions, administration, the erection of during the Committee meeting only at including the Executive Session are memorials at the cemetery, and master the time and in the manner described open to the public. For more planning for the cemetery. The below. If a member of the public is information about the Board, please Secretary of the Army may act on the interested in making a verbal comment visit https://chl.erdc.dren.mil/usace- Committee’s advice and at the open meeting, that individual cerb/. recommendations. must submit a request, with a brief Agenda: The Committee will convene FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: COL statement of the subject matter to be to deliberate various courses of action Bryan S. Green, US Army, (601) 634– addressed by the comment, at least three 2513 (Voice), (601) 634–2818 and possible recommendations for the (3) business days in advance to the Secretary of the Army to consider to (Facsimile), Bryan.S.Green@ Committee’s Designated Federal usace.army.mil (Email). Mailing address keep Arlington National Cemetery open Official, via electronic mail, the well in to the future as outlined in is U.S. Army Engineer, Research and preferred mode of submission, at the Development Center, Waterways Public Law 114–158. addresses listed in the FOR FURTHER Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 Experiment Station, 3909 Halls Ferry INFORMATION CONTACT section. The U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102–3.140 Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180–6199. Designated Federal Official will log each Website: https://chl.erdc.dren.mil/ through 102–3.165, and the availability request, in the order received, and in of space, this meeting is open to the usace-cerb/. The most up-to-date consultation with the Committee Chair changes to the meeting agenda can be public. Seating is on a first-come basis. determine whether the subject matter of found on the website. The Arlington National Cemetery each comment is relevant to the conference room is readily accessible to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Committee’s mission and/or the topics and usable by persons with disabilities. meeting is being held under the to be addressed in this public meeting. provisions of the Federal Advisory For additional information about public A 15-minute period near the end of Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 access procedures, contact Mr. Timothy meeting may be available for public U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Keating, the Committee’s Alternate comments. Members of the public who Government in the Sunshine Act of Designated Federal Officer, at the email have requested to make a comment and 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and address or telephone number listed in whose comments have been deemed 41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. The the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. relevant under the process described Board on Coastal Engineering Research Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 above, will be allotted no more than provides broad policy guidance and CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140 and three (3) minutes during this period, reviews plans for the conduct of section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory and will be invited to speak in the order research and the development of Committee Act, the public or interested in which their requests were received by research projects in consonance with organizations may submit written the Designated Federal Official. the needs of the coastal engineering comments or statements to the Brenda S. Bowen, field and the objectives of the U.S. Army Committee, in response to the stated Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department Chief of Engineers. agenda of the open meeting or in regard of the Army. Purpose of the Meeting: The theme of to the Committee’s mission in general. [FR Doc. 2018–13667 Filed 6–25–18; 8:45 am] the meeting is ‘‘Coupling Coastal Written comments or statements should BILLING CODE 5001–03–P Engineering Solutions with Social & be submitted to Mr. Timothy Keating, Ecological Predications.’’ The purpose the Alternate Designated Federal of the meeting is to identify Corps Officer, via electronic mail, the DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE coastal research priorities related to the preferred mode of submission, at the physical, biological, and chemical address listed in the FOR FURTHER Department of the Army processes impacting human and INFORMATION CONTACT section. Each page ecosystem health as identified in the of the comment or statement must Board on Coastal Engineering Future of Nearshore Processes Research include the author’s name, title or Research; Notice of Federal Advisory sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES paper. affiliation, address, and daytime phone Committee Meeting Agenda: On Tuesday morning, August number. Written comments or AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 7, 2018, panel presentations will statements being submitted in response ACTION:ACTION: Notice of Federal address Challenges and Successes to the agenda set forth in this notice Advisory Committee Meeting. Managing Northeast Regional Coastal must be received by the Designated Systems. Presentations will include: Federal Officer at least seven business SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Social & days prior to the meeting to be publishing this notice to announce that Ecological Predictions; Important VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 25, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26JNN1.SGM 26JNN1

29764 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 123 / Tuesday, June 26, 2018 / Notices Characteristics of the Northeast Region; using the electronic mail contact meeting will be available for verbal Northeast Regional Ocean Plan: Ocean & information found in the FOR FURTHER public comments. Members of the Coastal Ecosystem Health; and Coastal INFORMATION CONTACT section. The public who have requested to make a Resources Management Council’s New communication should include the verbal comment, and whose comments Scenario based Permitting for Coastal registrant’s full name, title, affiliation or have been deemed relevant under the Structures. The day will end with a employer, email address, and daytime process described above, will be allotted presentation on; The Natures phone number. If applicable, include no more than five minutes during this Conservancy (TNC) Applications of written comments or statements with period, and will be invited to speak in Living Shorelines and Natural and the registration email. the order in which their requests were Nature-Based Features in the Northeast Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 received by the DFO. for Coastal Resilience. CFR 102–3.015(j) and 102–3.140 and Brenda Bowen, On Wednesday morning, August 8, section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, the public 2018, the Board will reconvene to or interested organizations may submit Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of the Army. discuss Coastal Research Supporting written comments or statements to the Social & Ecological Needs. Presentations Board, in response to the stated agenda [FR Doc. 2018–13668 Filed 6–25–18; 8:45 am] will include: Research on Long-Term of the open meeting or in regard to the BILLING CODE 3720–58–P Natural Geomorphologic Evolution of Board’s mission in general. Written Barrier Islands & Estuaries in Absence of comments or statements should be Humans; Ecological Metrics; Predicting submitted to COL Bryan S. Green, DFO, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE the Transport, Transformation and Fate via electronic mail, the preferred mode Department of the Army of Sediment and Particle-Bound of submission, at the address listed in Nutrients and Contaminates; Research the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Expeditionary Technology Search on Coastal Water Quality Addressing section. Each page of the comment or (xTechSearch) Prize Competition the Sources, Transformation, Transport, statement must include the author’s Announcement and Ecology of Biocolloid; Reducing name, title or affiliation, address, and Risk and Improving Resiliency to the daytime phone number. The DFO will AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. Impacts of Climate Variability; review all submitted written comments ACTION: Announcement of competition. Northeast Sediment Sources and Needs; or statements and provide them to SUMMARY: Under the provisions of and Conveyance of Risk from Storms members of the Board for their applicable laws and regulations, the and Social Implications of Impacts. The consideration. Written comments or Assistant Secretary of the Army for Wednesday afternoon session continues statements being submitted in response Acquisition, Logistics and Technology with the State of Knowledge and to the agenda set forth in this notice (ASA(ALT)) is announcing the Army Research Direction’s panel. must be received by the DFO at least Expeditionary Technology Search— Presentations include: Triggers in Rising five business days prior to the meeting xTechSearch Prize Competition—for the Seas and Community Flooding; to be considered by the Board. The DFO Army to enhance engagements with the Research Roadmap on Natural and will review all timely submitted written entrepreneurial funded community, Nature-Based Features; Ecological comments or statements with the Board small businesses, and other non- Modeling and Prediction Uncertainty; Chairperson and ensure the comments traditional defense partners. The Climate Change and Adaptation are provided to all members of the xTechSearch program will provide an Planning for Ports; and Urban Flood Board before the meeting. Written opportunity for businesses to pitch Prediction: Current Capabilities and comments or statements received after Challenges. The Board will meet in this date may not be provided to the novel technology solutions, either a new Executive Session to discuss ongoing Board until its next meeting. application for an existing technology or initiatives and future actions on Verbal Comments: Pursuant to 41 CFR an entirely new technology concept, to Thursday morning, August 9, 2018. 102–3.140d, the Board is not obligated the Army. Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 to allow a member of the public to speak DATES: U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR or otherwise address the Board during 1. July 11, 2018. Deadline for 102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the meeting. Members of the public will submission of White Paper with subject to the availability of space, the be permitted to make verbal comments xTechSearch Cover Letter registration meeting is open to the public. Because during the Board meeting only at the form. seating capacity is limited, advance time and in the manner described 2. July 30–August 31, 2018. registration is required. For registration below. If a member of the public is Semifinalists—Up to 125 participants requirements please see below. interested in making a verbal comment brief xTechSearch panels. Oral participation by the public is at the open meeting, that individual 3. October 8–10, 2018. Up to 25 scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, must submit a request, with a brief finalists featured at the Association of August 8, 2018. The Marriott statement of the subject matter to be the United States Army Annual Meeting Providence Downtown Hotel is fully addressed by the comment, at least five and Exposition in Washington, DC. handicap accessible. For additional business days in advance to the Board’s 4. April 2019. Capstone information about public access DFO, via electronic mail, the preferred Demonstration with Senior Army procedures, please contact COL Bryan S. mode of submission, at the address Leadership. Green, the Board’s DFO, at the email listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ADDRESSES: Proposal submissions should be emailed to sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES address or telephone number listed in CONTACT section. The DFO will log each the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT request, in the order received, and in usarmy.pentagon.hqda-asa- section. consultation with the Board Chair, alt.mbx.xtechsearch@mail.mil no later Registration: It is encouraged for determine whether the subject matter of than 11 July 2018. Detailed information individuals who wish to attend the each comment is relevant to the Board’s can be found at Challenge.gov: https:// meeting of the Board to register with the mission and/or the topics to be www.challenge.gov/challenge/army- DFO by email, the preferred method of addressed in this public meeting. A 30- expeditionary-technology-search- contact, no later than July 23, 2018, minute period near the end of the xtechsearch/ VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 25, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26JNN1.SGM 26JNN1


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DatesThe Board on Coastal Engineering Research will meet from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on August 7, 2018 and reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on August 8, 2018. The Executive Session of the Board will convene from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on August 9, 2018.
ContactCOL Bryan S. Green, US Army, (601) 634-2513 (Voice), (601) 634-2818 (Facsimile),
FR Citation83 FR 29763 
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