[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 153 (Friday, August 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46421-46422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18767]


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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 Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to 
announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Board 
on Coastal Engineering Research. This meeting is open to the public.

DATES: Dates and Location: The Board on Coastal Engineering Research 
will meet from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on September 9, 2014, and 
reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on September 10, 2014. Both 
sessions of the meeting will be held in the Observation Post, The 
Presidio, 211 Lincoln Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94129. The Executive 
Session of the Board will convene from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on 
September 11, 2014, in the Lobby Conference Room, 1455 Market Street, 
San Francisco, CA 94103. All sessions are open to the public. For more 
information about the Board, please visit http://chl.erdc.usace.army.mil/cerb.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colonel Jeffrey R. Eckstein, 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) and Executive Secretary, U.S. Army 
Engineer Research and Development Center, Waterways Experiment Station, 
3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199, phone 601-634-2513, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 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. The Board on 
Coastal Engineering Research provides broad policy guidance and reviews 
plans for the conduct of research and the development of research 
projects in consonance with the needs of the coastal engineering field 
and the objectives of the U.S. Army Chief of Engineers.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The theme of the meeting is Coastal System 
Resiliency--Linking Navigation Dredging, Beneficial Use, Ecosystem 
Restoration and Coastal Storm Risk Management. The purpose of the 
meeting is to review the coastal engineering challenges within the 
southwest Pacific coastal region, focusing on regional sediment 
management and the beneficial (re)use of dredged material to improve 
the resilience of our coastal systems and to identify research and 
technology that is needed to help Districts and the Nation meet those 
challenges.
    Agenda: On Tuesday morning, September 9, 2014, panel presentations 
will deal with the California Coastal Systems. Presentations will 
include Ocean Protection Council--West Coast Governor's Agreement; 
California Coastal Sediment Master Plan/Coastal Sediment Management 
Workgroup/Highlight Regional Sediment Management Plans Collectively; 
San Francisco Bay Sediment Budgets and Sand Mining; California Coastal 
Analysis and Mapping Project, Open Pacific Coast Study; Application of 
Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Tools for Sustainable 
West Coast Projects; and Community Exposure to Tsunami Hazards in 
California. There will be an optional field trip Tuesday afternoon, 
which is open to the public.
    On Wednesday morning, September 10, 2014, the Board will reconvene 
to discuss Innovative Dredge Material Management and Coastal System 
Resiliency. Presentations will include Ocean Beach Nearshore Placement; 
Fine-Grained Sediment in Coastal Sediment Management: Deal Breaker or 
Deal Maker; Long-Term Management Strategy Modeling for Optimization of 
Dredged Material Placement; North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study 
(NACCS) Update; Coastal Resilience: The Environment, Infrastructure, 
and Human Systems, Outcomes and Actions of the May Conference; and Best 
Practices for Sustainable and Resilient Coastal Development through 
Consolidation of Local Sea Level Dynamics. The afternoon session 
continues with the Coastal System Resiliency panel. Presentations 
include Climate Change and Climate Change Adaptation; Past and Future 
of Nearshore Processes Research, Workshop Results; California Coastal 
Commission--Sea Level Rise; and The CERB Resilience Charge: A Framework 
for Quantifying Resilient Coastal Systems.
    The Board will meet in Executive Session to discuss ongoing 
initiatives and future actions on Thursday morning, September 11, 2014.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 
41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to the availability of 
space, the meeting is open to the public. Because seating capacity is 
limited, advance registration is required. Registration can be 
accomplished as set forth below. Oral participation by the public is 
scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 10, 2014. The 
Observation Post is fully handicap accessible. Transportation will be 
provided from the Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf, 2500 Mason Street, San 
Francisco, CA, to the Observation Post. Metered parking is available at 
the Observation Post, Presidio. For additional information about public 
access procedures, please contact Colonel Eckstein, the Board's 
Designated Federal Officer, at the email address or telephone number 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Registration: Individuals who wish to attend the meeting of the 
Board must register with the DFO by email, the preferred method of 
contact, no later than September 2, using the electronic mail contact 
information found in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, 
above. The communication should include the registrant's full name, 
title, affiliation or employer, email address, and daytime phone 
number. If applicable, include written comments or statements with the 
registration email.
    Written Comments and Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.015(j) 
and 102-3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written comments or statements to 
the Board, in response to the stated agenda of the open meeting or in 
regard to the Board's mission in general. Written comments

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or statements should be submitted to Colonel Jeffrey R. Eckstein, DFO, 
via electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, at the address 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. Each page 
of the comment or statement must include the author's name, title or 
affiliation, address, and daytime phone number. The DFO will review all 
submitted written comments or statements and provide them to members of 
the Board for their consideration. Written comments or statements being 
submitted in response to the agenda set forth in this notice must be 
received by the DFO at least five business days prior to the meeting to 
be considered by the Board. The DFO will review all timely submitted 
written comments or statements with the Board Chairperson and ensure 
the comments are provided to all members of the Board before the 
meeting. Written comments or statements received after this date may 
not be provided to the Board until its next meeting.
    Verbal Comments: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140d, the Board is not 
obligated to allow a member of the public to speak or otherwise address 
the Board during the meeting. Members of the public will be permitted 
to make verbal comments during the Board meeting only at the time and 
in the manner described below. If a member of the public is interested 
in making a verbal comment at the open meeting, that individual must 
submit a request, with a brief statement of the subject matter to be 
addressed by the comment, at least five business days in advance to the 
Board's DFO, via electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, at 
the address listed in the For Further Information Contact section. The 
DFO will log each request, in the order received, and in consultation 
with the Board Chair, determine whether the subject matter of each 
comment is relevant to the Board's mission and/or the topics to be 
addressed in this public meeting. A 30-minute period near the end of 
the meeting will be available for verbal public comments. Members of 
the public who have requested to make a verbal comment, and whose 
comments have been deemed relevant under the process described above, 
will be allotted no more than five minutes during this period, and will 
be invited to speak in the order in which their requests were received 
by the DFO.

Jeffrey R. Eckstein,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-18767 Filed 8-7-14; 8:45 am]
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