[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48837-48839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20066]
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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). This meeting will
be open to the public.
DATES: Wednesday, September 9, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 4:55 p.m. and
Thursday, September 10, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 4:55 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 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
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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 September 9-10, 2015 meeting is to review new
start research and development projects requesting Strategic
Environmental Research and Development Program funds as required by the
SERDP Statute, U.S. Code Title 10, Subtitle A, Part IV, Chapter 172,
Sec. 2904. The full agenda follows:
Agenda for September 9, 2015
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8 a.m. Convene/Opening Remarks...... Dr. Joseph Hughes,
Chair.
8:10 a.m. Program Update............... Dr. Anne Andrews,
Acting Executive
Director.
8:25 a.m. Resource Conservation and Dr. John Hall,
Climate Change Overview. Resource
Conservation and
Climate Change,
Program Manager.
8:35 a.m. 16 RC01-012 (RC-2634): Dr. Tonie Rocke,
Effects of Climate Change on USGS National
Plague Exposure Pathways and Wildlife Health
Resulting Disease Dynamics Center, Madison,
(FY16 New Start). WI.
9:20 a.m. 16 RC01-020 (RC-2635): Dr. James Lloyd-
Leptospirosis in Endangered Smith, University
Island Foxes and California of California, Los
Sea Lions: Outbreak Angeles, Los
Prediction and Prevention in Angeles, CA.
a Changing World (FY16 New
Start).
10:05 a.m. Break
10:20 a.m. 16 RC01-027 (RC-2636): Dr. Brian Allan,
Climate Changes Impacts on University of
Fire Regimes, Plant Illinois Urbana-
Invasions, and Tick-Borne Champaign, Urbana,
Diseases (FY16 New Start). IL.
11:05 a.m. 16 RC01-031 (RC-2637): Dr. Richard
Understanding Climatic Ostfeld, Cary
Controls of Blacklegged Institute of
Ticks and Lyme Disease: Ecosystem Studies,
Experiments and Models to Millbrook, NY.
Quantify Risk in a Changing
Climate (FY16 New Start).
11:50 a.m. Lunch
12:50 p.m. 16 RC01-044 (RC-2638): Dr. Corinne
Effects of Climate on Host- Richards-Zawacki,
Pathogen Interactions in Tulane University,
Chytridiomycosis (FY16 New New Orleans, LA.
Start).
1:35 p.m. 16 RC01-045 (RC-2639): The Dr. Sharon Bewick,
Role of Phenology and University of
Phenology Change in the Maryland, College
Transmission of Arthropod- Park, College
Borne Diseases: Implications Park, MD.
for Management on Military
Lands (FY16 New Start).
2:20 p.m. Break
2:35 p.m. Resource Conservation and Dr. John Hall,
Climate Change Overview. Resource
Conservation and
Climate Change,
Program Manager.
2:45 p.m. 16 RC03-001 (RC-2644): Dr. John Marra,
Advancing Best Practices for NOAA NESDIS NCEI,
the Analysis of the Honolulu, HI.
Vulnerability of Military
Installations in the Pacific
Basin to Coastal Flooding
Under a Changing Climate
(FY16 New Start).
3:30 p.m. Resource Conservation and Dr. John Hall,
Climate Change Overview. Resource
Conservation and
Climate Change,
Program Manager.
3:40 p.m. 15 RC02-034 (RC-2546): Next- Dr. Mark Wigmosta,
Generation Intensity- Pacific Northwest
Duration-Frequency Curves National
Considering Spatiotemporal Laboratory,
Non-Stationarity in Climate, Richland, WA.
Intense Precipitation
Events, and Snowmelt (FY15
New Start).
4:25 p.m. Strategy Session............. Dr. Anne Andrews,
Acting Executive
Director.
4:40 p.m. Update From SERDP Climate SAB Members.
Change Program Review and
NOAA Partnership Meeting.
4:55 p.m. Public Discussion/Adjourn for
the day
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Agenda for September 10, 2015
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9 a.m. Convene/Opening Remarks...... Dr. Joseph Hughes,
Chair.
9:10 a.m. Environmental Restoration Dr. Andrea Leeson,
Overview. Environmental
Restoration,
Program Manager.
9:20 a.m. 16 ER01-006 (ER-2617): Dr. Pei Chiu,
Measuring and Predicting the University of
Natural and Enhanced Rate Delaware, Newark,
and Capacity of Abiotic DE.
Reduction of Munition
Constituents (FY16 New
Start).
10:05 a.m. 16 ER01-010 (ER-2618): Dr. William Arnold,
Compound Specific Isotope University of
Analysis of Mineral-Mediated Minnesota,
Abiotic Reduction of Nitro Minneapolis, MN.
Compounds (FY16 New Start).
10:50 a.m. Break
11:05 a.m. 16 ER01-018 (ER-2619): Dr. Jim Szecsody,
Characterization of Enhanced Pacific Northwest
Subsurface Abiotic National
Reactivity With Electrical Laboratory,
Resistivity Tomography/ Richland, WA.
Induced Polarization (FY16
New Start).
11:50 a.m. Lunch
12:20 p.m. 16 ER01-020 (ER-2620): Dr. Paul Tratnyek,
Emerging Core Concepts for Oregon Health &
Assessment and Enhancement Science
of Abiotic Natural University,
Attenuation of Groundwater Portland, OR.
Contaminants (FY16 New
Start).
1:05 p.m. 16 ER01-029 (ER-2622): Dr. David Freedman,
Abiotic Transformation of Clemson
Chloroethenes in Low University,
Permeability Formations Clemson, SC.
(FY16 New Start).
1:50 p.m. Break
2:05 p.m. 16 ER01-027 (ER-2621): Field Dr. Richard
Assessment of Abiotic Johnson, OHSU,
Attenuation Rates Using Portland, OR.
Chemical Reactivity Probes
and Cryogenic Core
Collection (FY16 New Start).
2:50 p.m. Weapons Systems and Platforms Dr. Robin Nissan,
Overview. Weapons Systems
and Platforms,
Program Manager.
3 p.m. 16 WP01-004 (WP-2600): Mr. Jason Kiiskila,
Acoustic and Flowfield GE Aviation,
Measurements for a Military Cincinnati, OH.
Tactical Aircraft
Afterburning Turbofan Engine
(FY16 New Start).
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3:45 p.m. Break
4 p.m. Weapons Systems and Platforms Dr. Robin Nissan,
Overview. Weapons Systems
and Platforms,
Program Manager.
4:10 p.m. 16 WP03-002 (WP-2604): Dr. Eric Beckel,
Alternative Mixing U.S. Army ARDEC,
Technology for Picatinny Arsenal,
Environmentally Friendly NJ.
Plastic Bonded Explosive
Formulations (FY16 New
Start).
4:55 p.m. Public Discussion/Adjourn
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 11, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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