[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58526-58528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23109]
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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: Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to
announce the following meeting of the Strategic Environmental Research
and Development Program, Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). DATES:
Tuesday, October 15, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday,
October 16, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:25 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, 901 North Stuart
Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jonathan Bunger, SERDP Office,
4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 17D08, Alexandria, VA 22350-3605; or by
telephone at (571) 372-6384.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is being held under the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 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 102-3.150. This notice is
published in accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463).
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165,
and the availability of space, this meeting is
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open to the public. Seating is on a first-come basis.
The purpose of the September 11-12, 2013 meeting is to review new
start research and development projects requesting Strategic
Environmental Research and Development Program funds in excess of $1
million over the proposed length of the project as required by the
SERDP Statute, U.S. Code [hyphen] Title 10, Subtitle A, Part IV,
Chapter 172, Sec. 2904. The full agenda follows:
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013
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9:00 a.m........................... Convene/Opening Remarks........................ Mr. Joseph Francis, Chair.
Approval of September 2013 Minutes.............
9:10 a.m........................... Program Update................................. Dr. Anne Andrews, Acting
Executive Director.
9:25 a.m........................... Weapons Systems and Platforms Overview......... Dr. Robin Nissan, Weapons
Systems and Platforms,
Program Manager.
9:35 a.m........................... 14 WP04-002 (WP-2405): Proof of Concept Novel Mr. Rutger Webb, TNO,
Low-Toxicity Obscurant (FY14 New Start). Rijswijk, Netherlands.
10:20 a.m.......................... Weapons Systems and Platforms Overview......... Dr. Robin Nissan, Weapons
Systems and Platforms,
Program Manager.
10:30 a.m.......................... 14 WP01-009 (WP-2400): Environmentally Mr. Gary Holland, Aerojet
Sustainable Liquid Gas Generator Formulations General Corporation,
(FY14 New Start). Redmond, WA.
11:15 a.m.......................... Break..........................................
11:30 a.m.......................... 14 WP01-011 (WP-2401): Development of Low- Mr. Joseph Clubb, Naval
Toxicity Liquid Propellant System for Orbital/ Air Warfare Center,
Sub-Orbital Applications (FY14 New Start). Weapons Division, China
Lake, CA.
12:15 p.m.......................... Lunch..........................................
1:15 p.m........................... Environmental Restoration Overview............. Dr. Andrea Leeson,
Environmental
Restoration, Program
Manager.
1:25 p.m........................... 14 ER02-023 (ER-2423): In Situ Treatment Train Dr. Michelle Crimi,
for Remediation of Perfluoroalkyl Contaminated Clarkson University,
Groundwater: In Situ Chemical Oxidation of Potsdam, NY.
Sorbed Contaminants (ISCO-SC) (FY14 New Start).
2:10 p.m........................... 14 ER02-030 (ER-2424): Investigating Dr. Charles Schaefer, Shaw
Electrocatalytic and Catalytic Approaches for Environmental, Inc.,
in situ Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Lawrenceville, NJ.
Contaminants in Groundwater (FY14 New Start).
2:55 p.m........................... Break..........................................
3:10 p.m........................... 14 ER02-031 (ER-2425): Development of a Novel Dr. Matt Simcik,
Approach for In Situ Remediation of PFC University of Minnesota,
Contaminated Groundwater Systems (FY14 New Minneapolis, MN.
Start).
3:55 p.m........................... 14 ER02-041 (ER-2426): Quantification of In Dr. Linda Lee, Purdue
Situ Chemical Reductive Defluorination (ISCRD) University, West
of Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Ground Water Lafayette, IN.
Impacted by AFFFs (FY14 New Start).
4:40 p.m........................... Strategy Session............................... Dr. Anne Andrews, Acting
Executive Director.
5:00 p.m........................... Public Discussion/Adjourn for the day..........
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013
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8:30 a.m........................... Convene........................................ Mr. Joseph Francis, Chair.
8:40 a.m........................... Munitions Response Overview.................... Dr. Herb Nelson, Munitions
Response, Program
Manager.
8:50 a.m........................... 14 MR01-017 (MR-2410): Large-Scale Laboratory Dr. Marcelo Garcia,
Experiments of Incipient Motion, Transport, University of Illinois at
and Fate of Underwater Munitions under Waves, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana,
Currents, and Combined-Flows (FY14 New Start). IL.
9:35 a.m........................... 14 MR01-009 (MR-2439): Multipass and Non- Dr. Jermaine Kennedy, NSWC-
Concentric Target CSAS (FY14 New Start). PCD, Panama City Beach,
FL.
10:20 a.m.......................... Break..........................................
10:35 a.m.......................... Environmental Restoration Overview............. Dr. Andrea Leeson,
Environmental
Restoration, Program
Manager.
10:45 a.m.......................... 14 ER03-002 (ER-2427): Understanding the Dr. Anna Knox, Savannah
Relationships Among Low Level Metal Influx, River National
Remediated Sediments, and Biological Receptors Laboratory, Aiken, SC.
(FY14 New Start).
11:30 a.m.......................... 14 RC01-015 (RC-2434): Seed Dispersal Networks Dr. Jeffrey Foster,
and Novel Ecosystem Functioning in Hawaii Northern Arizona
(FY14 Re-Brief). University, Flagstaff,
AZ.
12:00 p.m.......................... Lunch..........................................
1:00 p.m........................... 14 ER03-025 (ER-2428): Assessment and Dr. Danny Reible,
Management of Stormwater Impacts on Sediment University of Texas,
Recontamination (FY14 New Start). Austin, TX.
1:45 p.m........................... 14 ER03-028 (ER-2429): Combining Mass Balance Dr. Philip Gschwend,
Modeling with Passive Sampling at Contaminated Massachusetts Institute
Sediment Sites to Evaluate Continuing Inputs of Technology, Cambridge,
and Food Web Responses to Remedial Actions MA.
(FY14 New Start).
2:30 p.m........................... Break..........................................
2:45 p.m........................... 14 ER03-035 (ER-2431): Quantitative Dr. Todd Bridges, USACE-
Thermodynamic Exposure Assessment (Q-TEA) ERDC-EL, Vicksburg, MS.
Supporting Resilient Contaminated Sediment
Site Restoration (FY14 New Start).
3:30 p.m........................... Environmental Restoration Overview............. Dr. Andrea Leeson,
Environmental
Restoration, Program
Manager.
3:40 p.m........................... 14 ER04-001 (ER-2135): Application of Biofilm Dr. Birthe Kjellerup,
Covered Activated Carbon Particles as a Goucher College,
Microbial Inoculum Delivery System in Baltimore, MD.
Weathered PCB Contaminated Sediment (FY14
Follow On).
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4:25 p.m........................... Public Discussion/Adjourn......................
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Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 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 to the committee 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 Designated Federal
Officer (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. Contact information for the DFO can be obtained from the
GSA's FACA Database at http://facasms.fido.gov/.
Time is allotted at the close of each meeting day for the public to
make comments. Oral comments are limited to 5 minutes per person.
Dated: September 18, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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