83 FR 5253 - Board on Coastal Engineering Research

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 25 (February 6, 2018)

Page Range		5253-5254
FR Document		2018-02294

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 5:15 p.m. on March 14, 2018 and reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m. on March 15, 2017.

ADDRESSES: All sessions will be held at the US Army Corp of Engineers 
Coastal Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) Field Research Facility (FRF), 1261 
Duck Road, Duck, NC 27949. 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 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 Wednesday morning, March 14, 2018, past/current action 
items will be reviewed and discussed. There will be an update on the 
Nearshore Process Research Initiative and presentations on the 2017 
Hurricane Season CHL Support & Response Activities, The 2017 Storm, 
Surge Paradox and Workshop, and DuneX Experiment at FRF 2019-2020. 
After lunch presentations will be given on US Coastal Research Program, 
Dune Research including Wind Tunnel Tests. An overview of the CHL FRF 
is scheduled that afternoon, followed by the Report on the Coastal 
Working Group Annual Meeting with focus on R & D needs, and end with an 
update on Flood and Navigation Coastal Asset Management.
    On Thursday morning, March 15, 2018, the Board will reconvene to 
discuss comments from day one. Presentations will be given on Coastal 
Processes R&D Needs, Next Generation Coastal Guidance Document, 
Strategic Tech Transfer & Training, and an Update: Numerical Technology 
Modernization. The meeting will conclude with a discussion on future 
meetings and public comment.
    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 11:30 a.m. on 
Thursday, March 15, 2018. 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 March 1, 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 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

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the order in which their requests were received by the DFO.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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deemed relevant under the process Purpose of the Meeting: The meeting Written Comments and Statements:
described above, will be allotted no is an Executive Session to review past Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.015(j) and
more than three minutes during the action items, status reports, research 102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the
period, and will be invited to speak in and development (R & D) strategic FACA, the public or interested
the order in which their requests were directions, and coastal engineering organizations may submit written
received by the Alternate Designated research in the United States. comments or statements to the Board, in
Federal Official. Agenda: On Wednesday morning, response to the stated agenda of the
March 14, 2018, past/current action open meeting or in regard to the Board’s
Brenda S. Bowen,
items will be reviewed and discussed. mission in general. Written comments
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. or statements should be submitted to
There will be an update on the
[FR Doc. 2018–02293 Filed 2–5–18; 8:45 am] Nearshore Process Research Initiative COL Bryan S. Green, DFO, via electronic
BILLING CODE 5001–03–P and presentations on the 2017 mail, the preferred mode of submission,
Hurricane Season CHL Support & at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER
Response Activities, The 2017 Storm, INFORMATION CONTACT section.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Surge Paradox and Workshop, and Each page of the comment or
DuneX Experiment at FRF 2019–2020. statement must include the author’s
Department of the Army; Corps of name, title or affiliation, address, and
Engineers After lunch presentations will be given
on US Coastal Research Program, Dune daytime phone number. The DFO will
Research including Wind Tunnel Tests. review all submitted written comments
Board on Coastal Engineering
An overview of the CHL FRF is or statements and provide them to
Research
scheduled that afternoon, followed by members of the Board for their
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. the Report on the Coastal Working consideration. Written comments or
ACTION:Notice of Advisory Committee Group Annual Meeting with focus on R statements being submitted in response
meeting. & D needs, and end with an update on to the agenda set forth in this notice
Flood and Navigation Coastal Asset must be received by the DFO at least
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army Management. five business days prior to the meeting
is publishing this notice to announce to be considered by the Board. The DFO
On Thursday morning, March 15,
the following Federal advisory will review all timely submitted written
2018, the Board will reconvene to
committee meeting of the Board on comments or statements with the Board
discuss comments from day one.
Coastal Engineering Research. This Chairperson and ensure the comments
Presentations will be given on Coastal
meeting is open to the public. are provided to all members of the
Processes R&D Needs, Next Generation
DATES: The Board on Coastal Board before the meeting. Written
Coastal Guidance Document, Strategic
Engineering Research will meet from comments or statements received after
Tech Transfer & Training, and an
8:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. on March 14, this date may not be provided to the
Update: Numerical Technology
2018 and reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to Board until its next meeting.
Modernization. The meeting will Verbal Comments: Pursuant to 41 CFR
12:30 p.m. on March 15, 2017. conclude with a discussion on future
ADDRESSES: All sessions will be held at
102–3.140d, the Board is not obligated
meetings and public comment. to allow a member of the public to speak
the US Army Corp of Engineers Coastal Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5
Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) Field or otherwise address the Board during
U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR the meeting. Members of the public will
Research Facility (FRF), 1261 Duck 102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and
Road, Duck, NC 27949. All sessions are be permitted to make verbal comments
subject to the availability of space, the during the Board meeting only at the
open to the public. For more meeting is open to the public. Because time and in the manner described
information about the Board, please seating capacity is limited, advance below. If a member of the public is
visit https://chl.erdc.dren.mil/usace- registration is required. For registration interested in making a verbal comment
cerb/ requirements please see below. at the open meeting, that individual
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: COL Oral participation by the public is must submit a request, with a brief
Bryan S. Green Designated Federal scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, statement of the subject matter to be
Officer (DFO), U.S. Army Engineer March 15, 2018. For additional addressed by the comment, at least five
Research and Development Center, information about public access business days in advance to the Board’s
Waterways Experiment Station, 3909 procedures, please contact COL Bryan S. DFO, via electronic mail, the preferred
Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180- Green, the Board’s DFO, at the email mode of submission, at the address
6199, phone 601–634–2513, or address or telephone number listed in listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Bryan.S.Green@usace.army.mil. the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT CONTACT section. The DFO will log each
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The section. request, in the order received, and in
meeting is being held under the Registration: It is encouraged for consultation with the Board Chair,
provisions of the Federal Advisory individuals who wish to attend the determine whether the subject matter of
Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 meeting of the Board to register with the each comment is relevant to the Board’s
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the DFO by email, the preferred method of mission and/or the topics to be
Government in the Sunshine Act of contact, no later than March 1, 2018, addressed in this public meeting. A 30-
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and using the electronic mail contact minute period near the end of the
41 CFR 102–3.150. The Board on information found in the FOR FURTHER meeting will be available for verbal
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Coastal Engineering Research reviews INFORMATION CONTACT section. The public comments. Members of the
plans for the conduct of research and communication should include the public who have requested to make a
the development of research projects in registrant’s full name, title, affiliation or verbal comment, and whose comments
consonance with the needs of the employer, email address, and daytime have been deemed relevant under the
coastal engineering field and the phone number. If applicable, include process described above, will be allotted
objectives of the U.S. Army Chief of written comments or statements with no more than five minutes during this
Engineers. the registration email. period, and will be invited to speak in

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the order in which their requests were Appendix, as amended), the information about public access
received by the DFO. Government in the Sunshine Act of procedures, should contact Mr. Pointon,
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and the committee DFO, or Mr. Lichtman,
Brenda S. Bowen,
41 CFR 102–3.150. the ADFO, at the email addresses or
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. Purpose of the Meeting: The Board is telephone numbers listed in the FOR
[FR Doc. 2018–02294 Filed 2–5–18; 8:45 am] chartered to provide independent FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section,
BILLING CODE 3720–58–P advice and recommendations to the at least five (5) business days prior to
Secretary of the Army on construction the meeting so that appropriate
and rehabilitation project investments arrangements can be made.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE on the commercial navigation features Written Comments or Statements:
of the inland waterways system of the Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
Department of the Army, Corps of
United States. At this meeting, the 102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the
Engineers
Board will receive briefings and Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Inland Waterways Users Board presentations regarding the investments, public or interested organizations may
Meeting Notice projects and status of the inland submit written comments or statements
waterways system of the United States to the Board about its mission and/or
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. and conduct discussions and the topics to be addressed in this public
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. deliberations on those matters. The meeting. Written comments or
ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory Board is interested in written and verbal statements should be submitted to Mr.
committee meeting. comments from the public relevant to Pointon, the committee DFO, or Mr.
these purposes. Lichtman, the committee ADFO, via
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army Agenda: At this meeting the agenda electronic mail, the preferred mode of
is publishing this notice to announce will include the status of FY 2018 submission, at the addresses listed in
the following Federal advisory funding and impacts for Navigation; the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
committee meeting of the U.S. Army status of the FY 2019 Budget for the section in the following formats: Adobe
Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Navigation Program; status of the Inland Acrobat or Microsoft Word. The
Users Board (Board). This meeting is Waterways Trust Fund and project comment or statement must include the
open to the public. For additional updates; status of the construction author’s name, title, affiliation, address,
information about the Board, please activities for Olmsted Locks and Dam and daytime telephone number. Written
visit the committee’s website at http:// Project, the Locks and Dams 2, 3, and comments or statements being
www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Missions/ 4 on the Monongahela River Project, and submitted in response to the agenda set
Navigation/InlandWaterwaysUsers the Kentucky Lock Project; and status of forth in this notice must be received by
Board.aspx. the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal the committee DFO or ADFO at least
DATES: The Army Corps of Engineers, (IHNC) Lock General Re-evaluation five (5) business days prior to the
Inland Waterways Users Board will Report. meeting so that they may be made
meet from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Availability of Materials for the available to the Board for its
March 1, 2018. Public registration will Meeting. A copy of the agenda or any consideration prior to the meeting.
begin at 7:15 a.m. updates to the agenda for the March 1, Written comments or statements
ADDRESSES: The Inland Waterways 2018 meeting. The final version will be received after this date may not be
Users Board meeting will be conducted provided at the meeting. All materials provided to the Board until its next
at the Embassy Suites by Hilton will be posted to the website after the meeting. Please note that because the
Chattanooga Hamilton Place, 2321 meeting. Board operates under the provisions of
Public Accessibility to the Meeting: the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
Lifestyle Way, Chattanooga, TN 37421,
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, amended, all written comments will be
423–602–5100.
and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.1 treated as public documents and will be
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
65, and subject to the availability of made available for public inspection.
Mark R. Pointon, the Designated Federal space, this meeting is open to the Verbal Comments: Members of the
Officer (DFO) for the committee, in public. Registration of members of the public will be permitted to make verbal
writing at the Institute for Water public who wish to attend the meeting comments during the Board meeting
Resources, U.S. Army Corps of will begin at 7:15 a.m. on the day of the only at the time and in the manner
Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR–GM, 7701 meeting. Seating is limited and is on a allowed herein. If a member of the
Telegraph Road, Casey Building, first-to-arrive basis. Attendees will be public is interested in making a verbal
Alexandria, VA 22315–3868; by asked to provide their name, title, comment at the open meeting, that
telephone at 703–428–6438; and by affiliation, and contact information to individual must submit a request, with
email at Mark.Pointon@usace.army.mil. include email address and daytime a brief statement of the subject matter to
Alternatively, contact Mr. Kenneth E. telephone number at registration. Any be addressed by the comment, at least
Lichtman, the Alternate Designated interested person may attend the three business (3) days in advance to the
Federal Officer (ADFO), in writing at the meeting, file written comments or committee DFO or ADFO, via electronic
Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army statements with the committee, or make mail, the preferred mode of submission,
Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR–GW, verbal comments from the floor during at the addresses listed in the FOR
7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, the public meeting, at the times, and in FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Alexandria, VA 22315–3868; by the manner, permitted by the The committee DFO and ADFO will log
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telephone at 703–428–8083; and by committee, as set forth below. each request to make a comment, in the
email at Kenneth.E.Lichtman@ Special Accommodations: The order received, and determine whether
usace.army.mil. meeting venue is fully handicap the subject matter of each comment is
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The accessible, with wheelchair access. relevant to the Board’s mission and/or
committee meeting is being held under Individuals requiring special the topics to be addressed in this public
the provisions of the Federal Advisory accommodations to access the public meeting. A 15-minute period near the
Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., meeting or seeking additional end of the meeting will be available for

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Category		Regulatory Information
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 5:15 p.m. on March 14, 2018 and reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on March 15, 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		83 FR 5253

83 FR 5253 - Board on Coastal Engineering Research

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEDepartment of the Army; Corps of Engineers

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 25 (February 6, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers