[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51980-51981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20748]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


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: Thursday, September 11, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 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

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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.
    Due to difficulties finalizing the meeting agenda for the scheduled 
meeting of September 11, 2014, of the Strategic Environmental Research 
and Development Program Scientific Advisory Board the requirements of 
41 CFR Sec.  102-3.150(a) were not met. Accordingly, the Advisory 
Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, pursuant to 
41 CFR Sec.  102-3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day notification 
requirement.
    The purpose of the September 11, 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 [hyphen] Title 10, Subtitle A, Part IV, 
Chapter 172, Sec.  2904. The full agenda follows:

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8:30 a.m....................  Convene.............  Mr. Joseph Francis,
                                                     Chair.
8:35 a.m....................  Environmental         Dr. Andrea Leeson,
                               Restoration           Environmental
                               Overview.             Restoration Program
                                                     Manager.
8:40 a.m....................  15 ER02-001 (ER-      Dr. Pedro Alvarez,
                               2301): Developing     Rice University,
                               and Validating        Houston, TX.
                               Genetic Catabolic
                               Probes to
                               Quantitatively
                               Assess Monitored
                               Natural Attenuation
                               of 1,4-Dioxane
                               (FY15 Follow-On).
9:25 a.m....................  Environmental         Dr. Andrea Leeson,
                               Restoration           Environmental
                               Overview.             Restoration Program
                                                     Manager.
9:30 a.m....................  15 ER01-015 (ER-      Dr. Robert Borden,
                               2529): Estimating     Solutions-IES,
                               Mobile-Immobile       Raleigh, NC.
                               Mass Transfer
                               Parameters using
                               Direct Push Tools
                               (FY15 New Start).
10:15 a.m...................  Break...............  ....................
10:30 a.m...................  15 ER01-017 (ER-      Dr. Charles Werth,
                               2530):                University of
                               Biogeochemical        Illinois at Urbana-
                               Processes that        Champaign, Urbana,
                               Control Natural       IL.
                               Attenuation of
                               Trichloroethylene
                               in Low Permeability
                               Zones (FY15 New
                               Start).
11:15 a.m...................  15 ER01-026 (ER-      Dr. Michelle
                               2532): Biologically   Scherer, University
                               Mediated Abiotic      of Iowa, Iowa City,
                               Degradation of        IA.
                               Chlorinated
                               Ethenes: A New
                               Conceptual
                               Framework (FY15 New
                               Start).
12:00 p.m...................  15 ER01-031 (ER-      Dr. Richelle Allen-
                               2533): A Field        King, University at
                               Method to Quantify    Buffalo, The State
                               Chlorinated Solvent   University of New
                               Diffusion,            York, Buffalo, NY.
                               Sorption, Abiotic
                               and Biotic
                               Degradation in Low
                               Permeability Zones
                               (FY14 New Start).
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    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 27, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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