[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5993-5994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01974]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Board on Coastal Engineering Research Meeting
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 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on March 3, 2016, and reconvene from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on
March 4, 2016.
ADDRESSES: All sessions will be held in the Governor's Hall, Governor
Calvert House, Historic Inns of Annapolis, 58 State Circle, Annapolis,
MD 21401. 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 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 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 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 Thursday morning, March 3, 2016, action items to be
discussed will be: (1) Continue Investment in ``Systems'' R&D; (2) Link
R&D with Challenging Projects; (3) Share Data and Tools with
Stakeholders; (4) Enhance Collaboration across the Coastal Community;
(5) Update, Vision for Coastal Engineering R&D; and (6) Board
Governance and Engagement Guidance. There will be an optional field
trip Thursday afternoon, to tour the U.S. Naval Academy Engineering
Department. Following the tour, the meeting reconvenes at the Historic
Inns of Annapolis to discuss the Report on the Coastal Working Group
Annual Meeting with the Focus on R&D Needs, an Update on Coastal
Guidance Documents, a presentation and discussion on the Coastal R&D
University Collaboration.
On Friday morning, March 4, 2016, the Board will reconvene to
discuss NOAA/USACE Coastal Collaboration, Research from the Dune
Management Challenges on Developed Coasts Meeting, and an Update and
Discussion on the August 2016 Meeting in Puerto Rico.
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 encouraged. Registration can be
accomplished as set forth below.
Registration: Individuals who wish to attend the meeting of the
Board are encouraged to register with the DFO by email, the preferred
method of contact, no later than February 26, 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
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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 Colonel Bryan S.
Green, DFO, via electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, is
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 the order in which their requests were received
by the DFO.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-01974 Filed 2-3-16; 8:45 am]
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