[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49288-49289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19734]


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

DATES: Wednesday, September 10, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 901 N. Stuart Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Anne Andrews, SERDP Office, 4800 
Mark Center Drive, Suite 17D08, Alexandria, VA 22350-3605; or by 
telephone at (571) 372-6565.

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 September 10, 2014 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--Title 10, Subtitle A, Part IV, Chapter 172, 
Sec.  2904. The full agenda follows:

9:00 a.m......................  Convene/Opening         Mr. Joseph
                                 Remarks.                Francis, Chair.
                                Approval of June 2014
                                 Minutes.
9:10 a.m......................  Program Update........  Dr. Anne
                                                         Andrews, Acting
                                                         Executive
                                                         Director.
9:25 a.m......................  Weapons Systems and     Dr. Robin
                                 Platforms Overview.     Nissan, Weapons
                                                         Systems and
                                                         Platforms,
                                                         Program
                                                         Manager.
9:35 a.m......................  15 WP01-007 (WP-2518):  Dr. Jay Poret,
                                 Environmentally         US Army ARDEC,
                                 Sustainable Gasless     Picatinny
                                 Delay Compositions      Arsenal, NJ.
                                 For Fuzes (FY15 New
                                 Start).
10:20 a.m.....................  Break.................
10:35 a.m.....................  15 WP01-013 (WP-2519):  Dr. Zac
                                 Environmentally         Doorenbos,
                                 Benign Multi-           Innovative
                                 Component Delay         Materials and
                                 System with Tunable     Processes, LLC,
                                 Propagation             Rapid City, SD.
                                 Characteristics (FY15
                                 New Start).
11:20 a.m.....................  Resource Conservation   Dr. John Hall,
                                 and Climate Change      Resource
                                 Overview.               Conservation
                                                         and Climate
                                                         Change, Program
                                                         Manager.
11:30 a.m.....................  15 RC02-041 (RC-2517):  Dr. Kenneth
                                 Incorporation of the    Kunkel, North
                                 Effects of Future       Carolina State
                                 Anthropogenically-      University,
                                 Forced Climate Change   Asheville, NC.
                                 in Intensity-Duration-
                                 Frequency Design
                                 Values (FY15 New
                                 Start).
12:15 p.m.....................  Lunch.................
1:15 p.m......................  15 RC02-020 (RC-2513):  Dr. Dennis
                                 Effects of Global       Lettenmaier,
                                 Change on Extreme       University of
                                 Precipitation and       Washington,
                                 Flooding: New           Seattle, WA.
                                 approaches to IDF and
                                 Regional Flood
                                 Frequency Estimation
                                 (FY15 New Start).
2:00 p.m......................  15 RC02-035 (RC-2514):  Dr. Yonas
                                 Linked Rainfall and     Demissie,
                                 Runoff Intensity-       Washington
                                 Duration-Frequency in   State
                                 the Face of Climate     University,
                                 Change and              Richland, WA.
                                 Uncertainty (FY15 New
                                 Start).
2:45 p.m......................  Break.................

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3:00 p.m......................  15 RC02-036 (RC-2515):  Dr. Anna Wagner,
                                 Changes in Climate      U.S. Army Cold
                                 and its Effects on      Regions
                                 Timing of Snowmelt      Research and
                                 and Intensity-          Engineering
                                 Duration-Frequency      Laboratory,
                                 Curves (FY15 New        Fort
                                 Start).                 Wainwright, AK.
3:45 p.m......................  SERDP Council Meeting   Mr. Joseph
                                 Discussion.             Francis, SAB
                                                         Chair.
4:00 p.m......................  Strategy Session......  Dr. Anne
                                                         Andrews, Acting
                                                         Executive
                                                         Director.
4:30 p.m......................  Public Discussion/
                                 Adjourn for the day.
 


    Pursuant to 41 CFR 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: August 15, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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