[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68825-68826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27378]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program,
Scientific Advisory Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to
announce an open meeting of the Strategic Environmental Research and
Development Program, Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The purpose of
the meeting is to review new start research and development projects
requesting Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
funds in excess of $1 million over the proposed length of the project.
DATES: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and
Wednesday, December 18, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:05 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn Ballston, 4610 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington,
VA 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jonathan Bunger, SERDP Office,
4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 17D08, Alexandria, VA 22350-3605; or by
telephone at (571) 372-6384.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 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. This notice is
published in accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463).
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165,
and the availability of space, this meeting is open to the public.
Seating is on a first-come basis.
The purpose of the December 17-18, 2013 meeting is to review new
start research and development projects requesting Strategic
Environmental Research and Development Program funds in excess of $1
million over the proposed length of the project as required by the
SERDP Statute, U.S. Code--Title 10, Subtitle A, Part IV, Chapter 172,
Sec. 2904. The full agenda follows:
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
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9:00 a.m.............................. Convene/Opening Remarks, Approval of Mr. Joseph Francis, Chair.
September 2013 Minutes.
9:10 a.m.............................. Program Update.......................... Dr. Anne Andrews, Acting
Executive Director.
9:25 a.m.............................. Munitions Response Overview............. Dr. Herb Nelson, Munitions
Response Program Manager.
9:35 a.m.............................. 14 MR01-017 (MR-2410)--FY14 New Start, Dr. Marcelo Garcia, University
Large-Scale Laboratory Experiments of of Illinois at Urbana-
Incipient Motion, Transport, and Fate Champaign, Urbana, IL.
of Underwater Munitions under Waves,
Currents, and Combined-Flows.
10:20 a.m............................. Break. ..............................
10:35 a.m............................. 14 MR01-009 (MR-2439)--FY14 New Start, Dr. Jermaine Kennedy, NSWC-
Multipass and Non-Concentric Target PCD, Panama City Beach, FL.
CSAS.
11:20 a.m............................. Resource Conservation and Climate Change Dr. John Hall, Resource
Overview. Conservation and Climate
Change Program Manager.
11:30 a.m............................. 14 RC01-015 (RC-2434)--FY14 Re-Brief, Dr. Jeffrey Foster, Northern
Seed Dispersal Networks and Novel Arizona University,
Ecosystem Functioning in Hawaii. Flagstaff, AZ.
12:00 p.m............................. Lunch. ..............................
1:00 p.m.............................. Environmental Restoration Overview...... Dr. Andrea Leeson,
Environmental Restoration
Program Manager.
1:05 p.m.............................. 14 ER02-023 (ER-2423)--FY14 New Start, Dr. Michelle Crimi, Clarkson
In Situ Treatment Train for Remediation University, Potsdam, NY.
of Perfluoroalkyl Contaminated
Groundwater: In Situ Chemical Oxidation
of Sorbed Contaminants (ISCO-SC).
1:55 p.m.............................. 14 ER02-030 (ER-2424)--FY14 New Start, Dr. Charles Schaefer, CB&I
Investigating Electrocatalytic and Federal Services,
Catalytic Approaches for In Situ Lawrenceville, NJ.
Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl
Contaminants in Groundwater.
2:40 p.m.............................. Break. ..............................
2:55 p.m.............................. 14 ER02-031 (ER-2425)--FY14 New Start, Dr. Matt Simcik, University of
Development of a Novel Approach for In Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Situ Remediation of PFC Contaminated
Groundwater Systems.
3:40 p.m.............................. 14 ER02-041 (ER-2426)--FY14 New Start, Dr. Linda Lee, Purdue
Quantification of In Situ Chemical University, West Lafayette,
Reductive Defluorination (ISCRD) of IN.
Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Ground Water
Impacted by AFFFs.
4:25 p.m.............................. Strategy Session........................ Dr. Anne Andrews, Acting
Executive Director.
5:00 p.m.............................. Public Discussion/Adjourn for the day. ..............................
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013
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8:30 a.m.............................. Convene................................. Mr. Joseph Francis, Chair.
8:40 a.m.............................. Weapons Systems and Platforms Overview.. Dr. Anne Andrews, Acting
Executive Director.
8:50 a.m.............................. 14 WP04-002 (WP-2405)--FY14 New Start, Dr. Joost van Lingen, TNO,
Proof of Concept Novel Low-Toxicity Rijswijk, Netherlands.
Obscurant.
9:35 a.m.............................. Weapons Systems and Platforms Overview.. Dr. Anne Andrews, Acting
Executive Director.
9:45 a.m.............................. 14 WP01-009 (WP-2400)--FY14 New Start, Dr. Gary Holland, Aerojet
Environmentally Sustainable Liquid Gas General Corporation, Redmond,
Generator Formulations. WA.
10:30 a.m............................. Break. ..............................
10:45 a.m............................. 14 WP01-011 (WP-2401)--FY14 New Start, Mr. Joseph Clubb, Naval Air
Development of Low-Toxicity Liquid Warfare Center, China Lake,
Propellant System for Orbital/Sub- CA.
Orbital Applications.
11:30 a.m............................. Lunch. ..............................
12:30 p.m............................. Environmental Restoration Overview...... Dr. Andrea Leeson,
Environmental Restoration
Program Manager.
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12:40 p.m............................. 14 ER03-002 (ER-2427)--FY14 New Start, Dr. Anna Knox, Savannah River
Understanding the Relationships Among National Laboratory, Aiken,
Low Level Metal Influx, Remediated SC.
Sediments, and Biological Receptors.
1:25 p.m.............................. 14 ER03-025 (ER-2428)--FY14 New Start, Dr. Danny Reible, Texas Tech
Assessment and Management of Stormwater University, Lubbock, TX.
Impacts on Sediment Recontamination.
2:10 p.m.............................. Break. ..............................
2:25 p.m.............................. 14 ER03-028 (ER-2429)--FY14 New Start, Dr. Philip Gschwend,
Combining Mass Balance Modeling with Massachusetts Institute of
Passive Sampling at Contaminated Technology, Cambridge, MA.
Sediment Sites to Evaluate Continuing
Inputs and Food Web Responses to
Remedial Actions.
3:10 p.m.............................. 14 ER03-035 (ER-2431)--FY14 New Start, Dr. Todd Bridges, USACE-ERDC-
Quantitative Thermodynamic Exposure EL, Vicksburg, MS.
Assessment (Q-TEA) Supporting Resilient
Contaminated Sediment Site Restoration.
3:55 p.m.............................. Break. ..............................
4:10 p.m.............................. Environmental Restoration Overview...... Dr. Andrea Leeson,
Environmental Restoration
Program Manager.
4:20 p.m.............................. 14 ER04-001 (ER-2135)--FY14 Follow On, Dr. Birthe Kjellerup, Goucher
Application of Biofilm Covered College, Baltimore, MD.
Activated Carbon Particles as a
Microbial Inoculum Delivery System in
Weathered PCB Contaminated Sediment.
5:05 p.m.............................. Public Discussion/Adjourn. ..............................
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Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, and section 10(a)(3)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the public or interested
organizations may submit written statements to the Strategic
Environmental Research and Development Program, Scientific Advisory
Board. Written statements may be submitted to the committee at any time
or in response to an approved meeting agenda.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) for the Strategic Environmental Research and Development
Program, Scientific Advisory Board. The DFO will ensure that the
written statements are provided to the membership for their
consideration. Contact information for the DFO can be obtained from the
GSA's FACA Database at http://facasms.fido.gov/.
Time is allotted at the close of each meeting day for the public to
make comments. Oral comments are limited to 5 minutes per person.
Dated: November 12, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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