[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5993-5994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01974]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Board on Coastal Engineering Research Meeting

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: The Board on Coastal Engineering Research will meet from 8 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. on March 3, 2016, and reconvene from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on 
March 4, 2016.

ADDRESSES: All sessions will be held in the Governor's Hall, Governor 
Calvert House, Historic Inns of Annapolis, 58 State Circle, Annapolis, 
MD 21401. 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 Bryan S. Green, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), 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 meeting is an Executive Session to 
review past action items, status reports, research and development 
(R&D) strategic directions, and coastal engineering research in the 
United States.
    Agenda: On Thursday morning, March 3, 2016, action items to be 
discussed will be: (1) Continue Investment in ``Systems'' R&D (2) Link 
R&D with Challenging Projects; (3) Share Data and Tools with 
Stakeholders; (4) Enhance Collaboration across the Coastal Community; 
(5) Update, Vision for Coastal Engineering R&D and (6) Board 
Governance and Engagement Guidance. There will be an optional field 
trip Thursday afternoon, to tour the U.S. Naval Academy Engineering 
Department. Following the tour, the meeting reconvenes at the Historic 
Inns of Annapolis to discuss the Report on the Coastal Working Group 
Annual Meeting with the Focus on R&D Needs, an Update on Coastal 
Guidance Documents, a presentation and discussion on the Coastal R&D 
University Collaboration.
    On Friday morning, March 4, 2016, the Board will reconvene to 
discuss NOAA/USACE Coastal Collaboration, Research from the Dune 
Management Challenges on Developed Coasts Meeting, and an Update and 
Discussion on the August 2016 Meeting in Puerto Rico.
    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 encouraged. Registration can be 
accomplished as set forth below.
    Registration: Individuals who wish to attend the meeting of the 
Board are encouraged to register with the DFO by email, the preferred 
method of contact, no later than February 26, using the electronic mail 
contact information found in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section. 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

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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 or statements should be submitted to Colonel Bryan S. 
Green, DFO, via electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, is 
the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 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.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-01974 Filed 2-3-16; 8:45 am]
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