[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58715-58717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24789]


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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.

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DATES: Wednesday, October 21, 2015, from 8:30 a.m to 4:40 p.m and 
Thursday, October 22, 2015, from 8:30 a.m to 4:05 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 21-22, 2015 meeting is to review new 
start research and developing 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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                       Agenda for October 21, 2015
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8:30 a.m.................  Convene.................  Dr. Joseph Hughes,
                                                      Chair.
8:40 a.m.................  Weapons Systems and       Dr. Robin Nissan,
                            Platforms Overview.       Weapons Systems
                                                      and Platforms,
                                                      Program Manager.
8:50 a.m.................  16 WP02-004 (WP-2601):    Dr. Peter Zarras,
                            Sustainable,              NAWCWD, China
                            Environmentally Green     Lake, CA.
                            Polyurethanes for
                            Erosion-Resistant
                            Coatings (FY16 New
                            Start).
9:35 a.m.................  16 WP02-007 (WP-2602):    Dr. Vijay Mannari,
                            Non-Isocyanate            Eastern Michigan
                            Polyurethane Platform     University,
                            for Sustainable and       Ypsilanti, MI.
                            Advanced Rain Erosion
                            Resistant Coatings
                            (FY16 New Start).
10:20 a.m................  Break...................
10:35 a.m................  Weapons Systems and       Dr. Robin Nissan,
                            Platforms Overview.       Weapons Systems
                                                      and Platforms,
                                                      Program Manager.
10:45 a.m................  16 WP03-006 (WP-2605):    Dr. Keith Anderson,
                            Environmentally           Resodyn
                            Conscious Process         Corporation,
                            Development for the       Butte, MT.
                            Production of Composite
                            Propellants and
                            Explosives (FY16 New
                            Start).
11:30 a.m................  16 WP03-003 (WP-2631):    Dr. Eric
                            Safer Resonant Acoustic   Miklaszewski,
                            Manufacturing for High    Naval Surface
                            Volume Pyrotechnics       Warfare Center,
                            (FY16 New Start).         Crane Division,
                                                      Crane, IN.
12:15 p.m................  Lunch...................
1:15 p.m.................  16 WP03-008 (WP-2632):    Ms. Amy Luebbering,
                            Manufacture of Ordnance   NSWC IHEODTD,
                            by In-Situ Resonant       Indian Head, MD.
                            Acoustic Mixing (FY16
                            New Start).
2:00 p.m.................  Weapons Systems and       Dr. Robin Nissan,
                            Platforms Overview.       Weapons Systems
                                                      and Platforms,
                                                      Program Manager.
2:10 p.m.................  16 WP04-003 (WP-2607):    Mr. Victor
                            Cold Spray Coatings for   Champagne, US Army
                            Cr and Ni Plating         Research
                            Replacement (FY16 New     Laboratory,
                            Start).                   Aberdeen, MD.
2:55 p.m.................  Break...................
3:10 p.m.................  16 WP04-012 (WP-2608):    Dr. Vasiliki
                            Novel Atmospheric High    Poenitzsch,
                            Power Impulse Plasma      Southwest Research
                            Source for Durable,       Institute, San
                            Field Applicable          Antonio, TX.
                            Coatings (FY16 New
                            Start).
3:55 p.m.................  16 WP04-013 (WP-2609):    Dr. Jonathan
                            Advanced                  McCrea, Integran
                            Nanocrystalline Cobalt    Technologies,
                            Alloys and Composites     Inc., Mississauga,
                            as Alternatives for       ON.
                            Chromium and Nickel
                            Plating in Repair
                            Operations (FY16 New
                            Start).
4:40 p.m.................  Public Discussion/
                            Adjourn for the day.
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                       Agenda for October 22, 2015
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8:30 a.m.................  Convene.................  Dr. Joseph Hughes,
                                                      Chair.
8:40 a.m.................  Environmental             Andrea Leeson,
                            Restoration Overview.     Ph.D.,
                                                      Environmental
                                                      Restoration,
                                                      Program Manager.
8:50 a.m.................  16 ER02-005 (ER-2624):    Dr. Matt Simcik,
                            Development of Toxicity   University of
                            Reference Values (TRVs)   Minnesota,
                            for Birds Exposed to      Minneapolis, MN.
                            PFOS, PFOA and
                            Associated Mixtures of
                            Fluorinated Compounds
                            (FY16 New Start).
9:35 a.m.................  16 ER02-006 (ER-2625):    Dr. Michael Quinn,
                            Development of Toxicity   U.S. Army Public
                            Data to Support           Health Command,
                            Toxicity Reference        Aberdeen Proving
                            Values for                Ground, MD.
                            Perfluorinated
                            Compounds (FY16 New
                            Start).
10:20 a.m................  Break...................
10:35 a.m................  16 ER02-010 (ER-2626):    Dr. Maria
                            Development of            Sepulveda, Purdue
                            Amphibian Poly- and       University, West
                            Perfluoroalkyl            Lafayette, IN.
                            Substances Toxicity
                            Reference Values for
                            Use in Ecological Risk
                            Assessment at Aqueous
                            Film Forming Foam Sites
                            (FY16 New Start).
11:20 a.m................  16 ER02-014 (ER-2627):    Dr. Christopher
                            Advancing the             Salice, Towson
                            Understanding of the      University,
                            Ecological Risk of Per-   Towson, MD.
                            and Polyfluoroalkyl
                            Substances (FY16 New
                            Start).
12:05 p.m................  Lunch...................
1:05 p.m.................  Munitions Response        Dr. Herb Nelson,
                            Overview.                 Munitions
                                                      Response, Program
                                                      Manager.
1:20 p.m.................  16 MR01-001 (MR-2645):    Dr. Sarah Rennie,
                            Underwater Munitions      Johns Hopkins
                            Expert System for         University,
                            Remediation Guidance      Applied Physics
                            (FY16 New Start).         Laboratory.
2:05 p.m.................  16 MR01-017 (MR-2646):    Dr. Rahul Mhaskar,
                            Advanced Magnetometer     Geometrics, San
                            System (FY16 New Start).  Jose, CA.
2:50 p.m.................  Break...................
3:05 p.m.................  Munitions Response        Dr. Herb Nelson,
                            Overview.                 Munitions
                                                      Response, Program
                                                      Manager.

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3:20 p.m.................  16 MR02-001 (MR-2649):    Dr. Lane Owsley,
                            Elastic Target Modeling   University of
                            for Physics-Based         Washington,
                            Automatic                 Applied Physics
                            Classification (FY16      Laboratory,
                            New Start).               Seattle, WA.
4:05 p.m.................  Public Discussion/
                            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 25, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-24789 Filed 9-29-15; 8:45 am]
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