[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 153 (Friday, August 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46421-46422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18767]
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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: Dates and Location: The Board on Coastal Engineering Research
will meet from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on September 9, 2014, and
reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on September 10, 2014. Both
sessions of the meeting will be held in the Observation Post, The
Presidio, 211 Lincoln Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94129. The Executive
Session of the Board will convene from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on
September 11, 2014, in the Lobby Conference Room, 1455 Market Street,
San Francisco, CA 94103. All sessions are open to the public. For more
information about the Board, please visit http://chl.erdc.usace.army.mil/cerb.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colonel Jeffrey R. Eckstein,
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) and Executive Secretary, 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 theme of the meeting is Coastal System
Resiliency--Linking Navigation Dredging, Beneficial Use, Ecosystem
Restoration and Coastal Storm Risk Management. The purpose of the
meeting is to review the coastal engineering challenges within the
southwest Pacific coastal region, focusing on regional sediment
management and the beneficial (re)use of dredged material to improve
the resilience of our coastal systems and to identify research and
technology that is needed to help Districts and the Nation meet those
challenges.
Agenda: On Tuesday morning, September 9, 2014, panel presentations
will deal with the California Coastal Systems. Presentations will
include Ocean Protection Council--West Coast Governor's Agreement;
California Coastal Sediment Master Plan/Coastal Sediment Management
Workgroup/Highlight Regional Sediment Management Plans Collectively;
San Francisco Bay Sediment Budgets and Sand Mining; California Coastal
Analysis and Mapping Project, Open Pacific Coast Study; Application of
Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Tools for Sustainable
West Coast Projects; and Community Exposure to Tsunami Hazards in
California. There will be an optional field trip Tuesday afternoon,
which is open to the public.
On Wednesday morning, September 10, 2014, the Board will reconvene
to discuss Innovative Dredge Material Management and Coastal System
Resiliency. Presentations will include Ocean Beach Nearshore Placement;
Fine-Grained Sediment in Coastal Sediment Management: Deal Breaker or
Deal Maker; Long-Term Management Strategy Modeling for Optimization of
Dredged Material Placement; North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study
(NACCS) Update; Coastal Resilience: The Environment, Infrastructure,
and Human Systems, Outcomes and Actions of the May Conference; and Best
Practices for Sustainable and Resilient Coastal Development through
Consolidation of Local Sea Level Dynamics. The afternoon session
continues with the Coastal System Resiliency panel. Presentations
include Climate Change and Climate Change Adaptation; Past and Future
of Nearshore Processes Research, Workshop Results; California Coastal
Commission--Sea Level Rise; and The CERB Resilience Charge: A Framework
for Quantifying Resilient Coastal Systems.
The Board will meet in Executive Session to discuss ongoing
initiatives and future actions on Thursday morning, September 11, 2014.
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. Registration can be
accomplished as set forth below. Oral participation by the public is
scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 10, 2014. The
Observation Post is fully handicap accessible. Transportation will be
provided from the Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf, 2500 Mason Street, San
Francisco, CA, to the Observation Post. Metered parking is available at
the Observation Post, Presidio. For additional information about public
access procedures, please contact Colonel Eckstein, the Board's
Designated Federal Officer, at the email address or telephone number
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Registration: Individuals who wish to attend the meeting of the
Board must register with the DFO by email, the preferred method of
contact, no later than September 2, using the electronic mail contact
information found in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section,
above. 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
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or statements should be submitted to Colonel Jeffrey R. Eckstein, DFO,
via electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, at the address
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. 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.
Jeffrey R. Eckstein,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-18767 Filed 8-7-14; 8:45 am]
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