[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58317-58318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25622]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Coastal Engineering Research Board

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following 
committee meeting:
    Name of Committee: Coastal Engineering Research Board (CERB).
    Dates of Meeting: October 28-30, 2003.

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    Place: The Hilton Portland, Portland, Oregon.
    Time: 4:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. (October 28, 2003). 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
(October 29, 2003). 7:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. (October 30, 2003).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquiries and notice of intent to 
attend the meeting may be addressed to Thomas W. Richardson, Acting 
Executive Secretary, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, U.S. Army 
Engineer Research and Development Center, Waterways Experiment Station, 
3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180-6199.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed Agenda: The theme of the meeting is 
``Navigation and Regional Sediment Management in the Northwest.'' On 
Tuesday evening, October 28, there will be a joint icebreaker boat trip 
with PIANC. On Wednesday, October 29, presentations will include: 
``Functional Performance of Navigation Projects;'' ``Northwest Harbor 
Operational Issues;'' ``IOOS Regional Coastal Program for the 
Northwest;'' ``Northwest Regional Sediment Management (RSM) Issues;'' 
``Mouth of the Columbia (MCR) RSM Project;'' ``Environmental Challenges 
at the MCR;'' ``Environmental Data Collection Challenges at the MCR;'' 
``RSM in the Columbia River Basin;'' ``Wave Data Needs and Analysis in 
the North Pacific;'' ``Climatic Variability and Trends in the Columbia 
River Basin from 1750-2003 and Projections of Climate Change Impacts 
for the 21st Century;'' ``Columbia River Littoral Cell (Geological 
Framework);''``Developing Analytical Tools to Support RSM, Grays 
Harbor, and Willapa Bay;'' and ``Applying Technology for Project RSM 
Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay.'' On Thursday morning, October 30, of the 
Board will tour the Mouth of the Columbia River Basin via helicopter 
and will meet in an Executive Session Thursday afternoon.
    These meetings are open to the public; participation by the public 
is scheduled for 4 p.m. on October 29.
    The entire meeting is open to the public, but since seating 
capacity of the meeting room is limited, advance notice of intent to 
attend, although not required, is requested in order to assure adequate 
arrangements. Oral participation by public attendees is encouraged 
during the time scheduled on the agenda; written statements may be 
submitted prior to the meeting or up to 30 days after the meeting.

Thomas W. Richardson,
Director, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Acting Executive 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-25622 Filed 10-8-03; 8:45 am]
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