[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56112-56113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8249]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Coastal Engineering Research Board (CERB)

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of 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).
Date of Meeting: October 11-13, 2006.
Place: Ocean Place Resort and Spa, One Ocean Boulevard, Long Branch, 
NJ 07740.
Time: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (October 11, 2006).
    8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (October 12, 2006).
    8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (October 13, 2006).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquiries and notice of intent to 
attend

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the meeting may be addressed to Colonel Richard B. Jenkins, Executive 
Secretary, Commander, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development 
Center, Waterways Experiment Station, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, 
MS 39180-6199.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board provides broad policy guidance and 
review of plans and fund requirements for the conduct of research and 
development of research projects in consonance with the needs of the 
coastal engineering field and the objectives of the Chief of Engineers.
    Proposed Agenda: For Board members, the morning of October 11 is 
devoted to an overflight of the New Jersey shoreline. The afternoon of 
October 11 is devoted to presentations pertaining to North Atlantic 
Division Project-Specific Coastal Engineering Challenges. They include: 
Coastal Engineering Technical Challenges of the Fire Island to Montauk 
Point Reformulation Study; Renourishment Triggers and Emergency Fill 
Procedures, Technical and Policy challenges; Monitoring Challenges; Sea 
Level Rise Implications in New York Area; and Surfer Perspective on 
Corps Design on Shore Protection Projects. On Thursday morning, October 
12, presentations will be made concerning Shore Protection Project 
Performance. These presentations include: Economic Performance of 
Federal Shore Protection Project, Martin County, FL; Shore Protection 
Project Design and Formulation Improvement; Modeling Relevant Physics 
of Sedimentation in 3D (MORPHOS 3D); and Communicating the Corps' Role 
in Coastal Zone Management. There will also be presentations concerning 
Coastal Planning Center of Expertise and Regional Sediment Management 
as it Applies to North Atlantic Division. The Honorable Frank Pallone, 
Jr., is scheduled to speak immediately after lunch on October 12. 
Presentations will also be made concerning Joint Subcommittee on Ocean 
Science and Technology and National Research Council Shelter Coast 
Final Report. Presentations concerning Coastal Environmental 
Restoration Challenges are also Scheduled for Thursday afternoon. They 
include: Collaborative Ecosystem Restoration at Jamaica Bay Marsh 
Islands; Collaboration with the Corps on Coastal Initiatives; and 
Biological Opinion on the Sea Bright to Manasquan Project, Piping 
Plover and Sea Beach Amaranth. Friday morning, October 13, is devoted 
to Board Executive Session discussing ongoing initiatives and actions.
    These meetings are open to the public; participation by the public 
is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on October 12.
    The entire meeting is open to the public, but since seating 
capacity of the meeting is limited, advance notice of attendance is 
required. 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.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-8249 Filed 9-25-06; 8:45 am]
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