[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 98 (Friday, May 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28593-28594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12225]


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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 22-24, 2010.
    Place: Hudson Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson, 2 
Exchange Place, Jersey City, NJ 07302.

    Time:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (June 22, 2010).
8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. (June 23, 2010).
8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (June 24, 2010).

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 explore and provide 
recommendations regarding the implications of projected Climate Change 
scenarios to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) mission, assets, and 
responsibilities in the coastal and estuarine system. Panel 
presentations

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dealing with the Science of Climate Change on Tuesday morning, June 22, 
will include Is Sea Level Accelerating along U.S. Coastlines?, Past and 
Present Sea-Level Changes along the U.S. Atlantic Coast, Atlantic 
Region Coastal Storms, Overview of Climatic Variation Effects on 
Extratropical and Tropical Storms, Evidence for a Changing North 
Pacific Wave Climate as a Result of Global Climate Change, Coastal 
Change and Vulnerability: Sea-Level Rise and other Climate Change 
Effects, Declining Arctic Ice Cover and Its Impacts, and Coastal 
Wetlands Ecological Impacts. The afternoon session begins with a 
Keynote address from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 
Works entitled ``New Initiatives within the Current Administration.'' 
Panel presentations follow from the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National 
Climate Service, and the Department of Transportation Committee on 
Marine Transportation System dealing with the Impacts of Climate 
Change. Panel presentations also include Marine and Coastal Ecosystems: 
Adaptation in the Age of Climate Change, Developing the Corps 
Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change, Science and Technology 
Implications of Climate Change to USACE, and a presentation on the 
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program.
    The presentations on Wednesday morning, June 23, 2010, include an 
Overview of State Climate Change Policies and Actions, and panel 
presentations pertaining to Regional Government Perspectives from the 
States of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and 
Massachusetts, and panel presentations pertaining to Regional Specific 
Studies that include the Delaware Bay Region, Climate Change and the 
Chesapeake Bay, and Adapting to Climate Change Challenges--Learning 
from the New York City Experience. Wednesday afternoon presentations 
include Division Climate Change Research Needs from the South Pacific, 
Northwestern, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Great Lakes and Ohio 
River Divisions. A Harbor Inspection will conclude the day.
    The Board will meet in Executive Session to discuss ongoing 
initiatives and actions on Thursday morning, June 24.
    These meetings are open to the public. Participation by the public 
is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23.
    The entire meeting and harbor inspection 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.

Gary E. Johnston,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-12225 Filed 5-20-10; 8:45 am]
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