[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 153 (Thursday, August 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37443-37444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16897]
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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: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology and
Logistics, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to
announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Scientific
Advisory Board will take place.
DATES:
Day 1--Open to the public Wednesday, September 13, 2017 from 8:30
a.m. to 4:50 p.m.
Day 2--Open to the public Thursday, September 14, 2017 from 8:30
a.m. to 3:40 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The address of the open meeting is the Potomac Institute for
Policy Studies, 901 North Stuart Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA
22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Herb Nelson, 571-372-6400 (Voice),
[email protected] (Email). Mailing address is SERDP
Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 17D03, Alexandria, VA 22350-3605.
Web site: https://www.serdp-estcp.org/About-SERDP-and-ESTCP/About-SERDP/Scientific-Advisory-Board. The most up-to-date changes to the
meeting agenda can be found on the Web site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 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 102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
This notice is published in accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463).
Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the September 13-14, 2017
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.
Agenda:
Wednesday, September 13, 2017: 8:30 a.m. Convene/Opening Remarks--
Dr. Joseph Hughes, Chair; 8:40 a.m. Weapons Systems and Platforms
Overview--Dr. Robin Nissan, Weapons Systems and Platforms Program
Manager; 8:50 a.m. WP18-C1-1074 (WP18-1074): Formation of Detergent
Stabilized Oil-Water Emulsion in Bilge Water and a Method to Thwart the
Same (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Manoj Chaudhury, Lehigh University; 9:35
a.m. WP18-C1-1215 (WP18-1215): Relating the Phase, Flow, and
Coalescence Behavior of Complex Shipboard Emulsions to the Physical and
Chemical Properties of Model Surfactant-Oil-Water Systems (FY18 New
Start)--Dr. John Howarter, Purdue University; 10:20 a.m. Break; 10:35
a.m. WP18-C1-1031 (WP18-1031): Understanding Shipboard Oil/Water
Emulsions Using Macro- and Micro-scale Flows (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Cari
Dutcher, University of Minnesota; 11:20 a.m. Weapons Systems and
Platforms Overview--Dr. Robin Nissan, Weapons Systems and Platforms
Program Manager; 11:30 a.m. WP18-C3-1203 (WP18-1203): MTNI-based
Replacement for Comp B in a Printed M67 Grenade (FY18 New Start)--Dr.
Karl Oyler, U.S. Army RDECOM-ARDEC; 12:15 p.m. Lunch; 1:15 p.m. WP18-
C3-1299 (WP18-1299): A ``Green'' Propylnitroguanidine (PrNQ) Based
Solution for Comp B Applications (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Chase Munson,
U.S. Army Research Laboratory; 2:00 p.m. WP18-F3-1468 (WP18-1468):
Tactical Solid Rocket Motor Propellant Systems that Eliminate
Isocyanates and Ammonium Perchlorate (Follow-On to FY14 SEED Project)--
Dr. Andrew Guenthner, Air Force Research Laboratory; 2:45 p.m. Break;
3:00 p.m. Weapons Systems and Platforms Overview--Dr. Robin Nissan,
Weapons Systems and Platforms Program Manager; 3:10 p.m. WP18-C4-1176
(WP18-1176): From Waste Steel to Weapons: Additive Manufacturing
Enabled Agile Manufacturing (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Diran Apelian,
Worcester Polytechnic Institute; 3:55 p.m. Environmental Restoration
Overview--Dr. Andrea Leeson, Environmental Restoration Program Manager;
4:05 p.m. ER18-C3-1303 (ER18-1303): Treatment Media for Control of
Persistent Organic Pollutants and Metals in Stormwater (FY18 New
Start)--Dr. Birthe Kjellerup, University
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of Maryland; 4:50 p.m. Public Discussion/Adjourn for the day.
Thursday, September 14, 2017: 8:30 a.m. Convene--Dr. Joseph Hughes,
Chair; 8:40 a.m. Environmental Restoration Overview--Dr. Andrea Leeson,
Environmental Restoration Program Manager; 8:50 a.m. ER18-C3-1371
(ER18-1371): Development of Tools to Inform the Selection of Stormwater
Controls at DoD Bases to Limit Potential Sediment Recontamination (FY18
New Start)--Dr. Danny Reible, Texas Tech University; 9:35 a.m. ER18-C3-
1145 (ER18-1145): Prevention of Sediment Recontamination by Improved
BMPs to Remove Organic and Metal Contaminants from Stormwater Runoff
(FY18 New Start)--Dr. Richard Luthy, Stanford University; 10:20 a.m.
Break; 10:35 a.m. ER18-C3-1230 (ER18-1230): Development, Evaluation,
and Technology Transfer of BMPs for Optimizing Removal of PAHs, PCBs,
PFASs, and Metals from Stormwater at DoD Sites (FY18 New Start)--Dr.
Staci Simonich, Oregon State University; 11:20 a.m. Environmental
Restoration Overview--Dr. Andrea Leeson, Environmental Restoration
Program Manager; 11:30 a.m. ER18-C4-1428 (ER18-1428): Drinking Water
Treatment Residuals as Material for In Situ Capping of Metal
Contaminated Sediments (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Jean-Claude Bonzongo,
University of Florida; 12:15 p.m. Lunch; 1:15 p.m. Munitions Response
Overview--Dr. Herbert Nelson, Munitions Response Program Manager; 1:25
p.m. MR18-C1-1051 (MR18-1051): Simulation, Signal Extraction, and
Augmented Visualization for 3D BOSS data (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Timothy
Marston University of Washington; 2:10 p.m. MR18-C1-1406 (MR18-1406):
Demonstration of Physics-Based Inversions of Multibeam Echosounder for
Sediment Properties (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Brian Hefner, University of
Washington; 2:55 p.m. Break; 3:10 p.m. Strategy Session; 3:40 p.m.
Public Discussion/Adjourn meeting.
Meeting Accessibility: The meeting location has proper and working
facilities for those with disabilities. Please contact the Designated
Federal Officer (DFO) if there are any issues.
Written Statements: 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 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. Time is allotted at the close of each meeting day for
the public to make comments.
Oral Statements: Oral comments are allowed during the public
discussion portion of the meeting agenda. Oral comments are limited to
5 minutes per person.
Dated: August 7, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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