[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 92 (Tuesday, May 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27287-27288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10864]


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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 an open meeting of the Strategic Environmental Research and 
Development Program, Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). This meeting will 
be open to the public.

DATES: Wednesday, June 11, 2014, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:50 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Peery Hotel, 110 West Broadway, Salt Lake City, UT 84101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jonathan Bunger, SERDP Office, 
4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 17D08, Alexandria, VA 22350-3605; 
[email protected] or by telephone at (571) 372-6384.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 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 open to the public. 
Seating is on a first-come basis.
    The purpose of the June 11, 2014 meeting is to review new start and 
continuing 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

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Statute, U.S. Code [hyphen] Title 10, Subtitle A, Part IV, Chapter 172, 
Sec.  2904. The full agenda follows:

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8:00 a.m.........  Convene/Opening Remarks,         Mr. Joseph Francis,
                    Approval of December 2013        Chair.
                    Minutes.
8:05 a.m.........  Program Update.................  Dr. Anne Andrews,
                                                     Acting Executive
                                                     Director.
8:20 a.m.........  Resource Conservation and        Dr. John Hall,
                    Climate Change Overview.         Resource
                                                     Conservation and
                                                     Climate Change,
                                                     Program Manager.
8:30 a.m.........  RC-2245: Defense Coastal/        Dr. Patricia
                    Estuarine Research Program       Cunningham, RTI
                    (DCERP), (FY15 Continuing).      International,
                                                     Research Triangle
                                                     Park, NC.
10:00 a.m........  Break
10:15 a.m........  RC-2245: Defense Coastal/        Dr. Patricia
                    Estuarine Research Program       Cunningham, RTI
                    (DCERP), (FY15 Continuing).      International,
                                                     Research Triangle
                                                     Park, NC.
12:05 p.m........  Lunch
1:00 p.m.........  Resource Conservation and        Dr. John Hall,
                    Climate Change Overview.         Resource
                                                     Conservation and
                                                     Climate Change,
                                                     Program Manager.
1:10 p.m.........  14 RC01-029 (RC-2441):           Dr. Haldre Rogers,
                    Restoring Function to a Novel    Rice University,
                    Ecosystem in the Presence of     Houston, TX.
                    One of the World's Most
                    Destructive Invasive Species
                    (FY14 New Start).
1:55 p.m.........  Toxiciology Studies in SERDP     Dr. Robin Nissan,
                    Projects.                        Weapons Systems and
                                                     Platforms, Program
                                                     Manager.
                                                    Dr. Patricia
                                                     Underwood, Program
                                                     Manager, Chemical
                                                     and Material Risk
                                                     Management,
                                                     DUSD(I&E).
2:55 p.m.........  Break
3:05 p.m.........  Emerging Contaminants..........  Mr. Paul Yaroshak,
                                                     Program Manager,
                                                     Chemical and
                                                     Material Risk
                                                     Management,
                                                     DUSD(I&E).
3:35 p.m.........  Addressing DoD's Most            Dr. Andrea Leeson,
                    Challenging Groundwater Sites.   Deputy Director and
                                                     Environmental
                                                     Restoration Program
                                                     Manager.
4:05 p.m.........  Climate Change Initiatives in    Dr. John Hall,
                    DoD: SERDP's Role.               Resource
                                                     Conservation and
                                                     Climate Change,
                                                     Program Manager.
4:50 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 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://www.facadatabase.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: May 7, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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