[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 88 (Friday, May 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 21666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10736]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Board on Coastal Engineering Research

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: Board on Coastal Engineering Research.
    Date of Meeting: June 3-4, 2009.
    Place: Douglas Pavilion A Ballroom, Manchester Grand Hyatt San 
Diego, One Market Place, San Diego, CA 92101.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. (June 3, 2009); 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (June 4, 
2009).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquiries and notice of intent to 
attend the meeting may be addressed to COL Gary E. Johnston, Executive 
Secretary, 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: The goal of the meeting is to examine data needs 
to enable systems-scale decision making for coastal projects and 
management. Presentations on Wednesday morning, June 3, will consist of 
Coastal Working Group Meeting Report; Introduction--Overall Vision of 
Corps as Data Developers and Users; Flood and Coastal--Data 
Requirements for Coastal Project Planning, Engineering, Construction, 
and Operations; Emergency Management--Forecasting Hurricane Gustav, 
from Numerical Models to -time Data; Navigation--Data Requirements for 
Coastal Navigation Project Planning, Engineering, Construction, and 
Operations; Coastal, Navigation, and Emergency Response Data Use; Gulf 
of Mexico Alliance (GOMA)--Multi-state Data Requirements; and National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Digital Coast. The 
afternoon presentations will include Data to Support Climate Change 
Studies; Impact of Data on Marine Transportation System Including 
Management of Threatened and Endangered Species; National Plan on Ocean 
and Coastal Mapping (OCM)--Long-term Plans/Direction for OCM; Future of 
Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)--Long-term Plans/Directions 
for IOOS; Future Coast--Organized and Sustainable or Chaotic and 
Dying?--Data Needed to Quantify Conditions and Monitor Change; and 
Challenges in Future Requirements and Directions: The Way Ahead.
    The presentations on Thursday, June 4, 2009, include National 
Perspective on Gaps in Coastal Data; California Sediment Management--
Goals, Relationships, Data Needs; Technical Tools for Regional Sediment 
Management; Regional Sediment Management Plan Development throughout 
California, Highlighting the San Diego Region; USGS Data Collection 
Activities in California; San Francisco District Costal Activities and 
Coastal Watershed Demonstration at Santa Cruz Harbor; and Los Angeles 
District Activities and Data Utilization.
    Thursday afternoon, June 4, is devoted to a bus field trip for 
general attendees and the Board Executive Session to discuss ongoing 
initiatives and actions.
    These meetings are open to the public. Participation by the public 
is scheduled for 12 p.m. on Thursday, June 4.
    The entire meeting and field trip are open to the public, but since 
seating capacity 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. E9-10736 Filed 5-7-09; 8:45 am]
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