[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 185 (Wednesday, September 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57067-57068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22699]


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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

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

DATES: Tuesday, October 21, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 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 October 21, 2014 meeting is to review new start 
research and development projects requesting Strategic Environmental 
Research and Development Program funds as required by the SERDP 
Statute, U.S. Code--Title 10, Subtitle A, Part IV, Chapter 172, Sec.  
2904. The full agenda follows:

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8:30 a.m....................  Convene/Opening       Mr. Joseph Francis,
                               Remarks.              Chair.
8:40 a.m....................  Program Update......  Dr. Anne Andrews,
                                                     Acting Executive
                                                     Director.
8:55 a.m....................  Resource              Dr. John Hall,
                               Conservation and      Resource
                               Climate Change        Conservation and
                               Overview.             Climate Change,
                                                     Program Manager.
9:05 a.m....................  15 RC02-060 (RC-      Dr. Casey Brown,
                               2516): Climate-       University of
                               Informed Estimation   Massachusetts
                               of Hydrologic         Amherst, Amherst,
                               Extremes for Robust   MA.
                               Adaptation to Non-
                               Stationary Climate
                               (FY15 New Start).
9:50 a.m....................  Break...............
10:05 a.m...................  Environmental         Dr. Andrea Leeson,
                               Restoration           Environmental
                               Overview.             Restoration,
                                                     Program Manager.
10:15 a.m...................  15 ER01-106 (ER-      Dr. Thomas Sale,
                               2536): Long-Term      Colorado State
                               Laboratory Studies    University, Fort
                               for Assimilation of   Collins, CO.
                               Contaminants in Low
                               k Zones (FY15 New
                               Start).
11:00 a.m...................  Environmental         Dr. Andrea Leeson,
                               Restoration           Environmental
                               Overview.             Restoration,
                                                     Program Manager.
11:10 a.m...................  15 ER03-001 (ER-      Dr. Thomas
                               2305): Microbially    DiChristina,
                               Driven Fenton         Georgia Institute
                               Reaction:             of Technology,
                               Development of        Atlanta, GA.
                               Alternative Ex Situ
                               and In Situ
                               Remediation
                               Technologies For
                               1,4-Dioxane,
                               Tetrachloroethene,
                               Trichloroethene,
                               and Perfluoroalkyl
                               Substances (FY15
                               Follow-On).
11:55 a.m...................  Lunch...............
12:55 p.m...................  Munitions Response    Dr. Herb Nelson,
                               Overview.             Munitions Response,
                                                     Program Manager.
1:05 p.m....................  15 MR01-005 (MR-      Dr. Charles Holland,
                               2502): Quantitative   The Pennsylvania
                               Sediment Mapping:     State University,
                               Surveys of            State College, PA.
                               Geoacoustic
                               Properties
                               Affecting Munitions
                               Burial, Mobility
                               and Detection (FY15
                               New Start).
1:50 p.m....................  15 MR01-007 (MR-      Dr. Jack Puleo,
                               2503):                University of
                               Quantification of     Delaware, Newark,
                               Hydrodynamic          DE.
                               Forcing and Burial,
                               Exposure and
                               Mobility of
                               Munitions on the
                               Beach Face (FY15
                               New Start).
2:35 p.m....................  Break...............
2:50 p.m....................  15 MR01-045 (MR-      Dr. Steven Kargl,
                               2505): Acoustic       University of
                               Response of           Washington,
                               Underwater            Seattle, WA.
                               Munitions near a
                               Water-Sediment
                               Boundary (FY15 New
                               Start).
3:35 p.m....................  Weapons Systems and   Dr. Robin Nissan,
                               Platforms Overview.   Weapons Systems and
                                                     Platforms, Program
                                                     Manager.
3:45 p.m....................  15 WP02-005 (WP-      Dr. Joseph Osborne,
                               2521): Standardized   Boeing Research and
                               Test Methodologies    Technology,
                               for Low Observable    Seattle, WA.
                               Coating Durability
                               (FY15 New Start).
4:30 p.m....................  Strategy Session....  Dr. Anne Andrews,
                                                     Acting Executive
                                                     Director.
5:00 p.m....................  Public Comments/
                               Adjourn.
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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: September 19, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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