[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51980-51981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20748]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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). This meeting will
be open to the public.
DATES: Thursday, September 11, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
ADDRESSES: 901 N. Stuart Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Anne Andrews, SERDP Office, 4800
Mark Center Drive, Suite 17D08, Alexandria, VA 22350-3605; or by
telephone at (571) 372-6565.
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
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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.
Due to difficulties finalizing the meeting agenda for the scheduled
meeting of September 11, 2014, of the Strategic Environmental Research
and Development Program Scientific Advisory Board the requirements of
41 CFR Sec. 102-3.150(a) were not met. Accordingly, the Advisory
Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, pursuant to
41 CFR Sec. 102-3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day notification
requirement.
The purpose of the September 11, 2014 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 [hyphen] Title 10, Subtitle A, Part IV,
Chapter 172, Sec. 2904. The full agenda follows:
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8:30 a.m.................... Convene............. Mr. Joseph Francis,
Chair.
8:35 a.m.................... Environmental Dr. Andrea Leeson,
Restoration Environmental
Overview. Restoration Program
Manager.
8:40 a.m.................... 15 ER02-001 (ER- Dr. Pedro Alvarez,
2301): Developing Rice University,
and Validating Houston, TX.
Genetic Catabolic
Probes to
Quantitatively
Assess Monitored
Natural Attenuation
of 1,4-Dioxane
(FY15 Follow-On).
9:25 a.m.................... Environmental Dr. Andrea Leeson,
Restoration Environmental
Overview. Restoration Program
Manager.
9:30 a.m.................... 15 ER01-015 (ER- Dr. Robert Borden,
2529): Estimating Solutions-IES,
Mobile-Immobile Raleigh, NC.
Mass Transfer
Parameters using
Direct Push Tools
(FY15 New Start).
10:15 a.m................... Break............... ....................
10:30 a.m................... 15 ER01-017 (ER- Dr. Charles Werth,
2530): University of
Biogeochemical Illinois at Urbana-
Processes that Champaign, Urbana,
Control Natural IL.
Attenuation of
Trichloroethylene
in Low Permeability
Zones (FY15 New
Start).
11:15 a.m................... 15 ER01-026 (ER- Dr. Michelle
2532): Biologically Scherer, University
Mediated Abiotic of Iowa, Iowa City,
Degradation of IA.
Chlorinated
Ethenes: A New
Conceptual
Framework (FY15 New
Start).
12:00 p.m................... 15 ER01-031 (ER- Dr. Richelle Allen-
2533): A Field King, University at
Method to Quantify Buffalo, The State
Chlorinated Solvent University of New
Diffusion, York, Buffalo, NY.
Sorption, Abiotic
and Biotic
Degradation in Low
Permeability Zones
(FY14 New Start).
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Pursuant to 41 CFR 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://www.facadatabase.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: August 27, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-20748 Filed 8-29-14; 8:45 am]
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