[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46913-46914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16918]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Board on Coastal Engineering Research

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 8:00 
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on August 9, 2016, and reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. on August 10, 2016. The Executive Session of the Board will 
convene from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on August 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: All sessions will be held at the Caribe Hilton San Cristobal 
Jr.

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Ballroom 1 San Geronimo Street, San Juan, PR 00907. All sessions, 
including the Executive Session are open to the public. For more 
information about the Board, please visit http://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/Media/Fact-Sheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/740763/usace-coastal-engineering-research-board/

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: COL 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 theme of the meeting is ``A Systems 
Approach along Heterogeneous Coasts.'' The purpose of the meeting is to 
identify research and technical capabilities required to integrate a 
patchwork of natural, urban, and partially developed coasts in a narrow 
shelf island environment to maximize value and minimize risk. Puerto 
Rico is a testbed to understanding the coupling between an inland 
watershed and coastal processes and hazards.
    Agenda: On Tuesday morning, August 9, 2015, panel presentations 
will deal with Puerto Rico State of the Coast. Presentations will 
include Puerto Rico's Coastal Risk Challenges, Puerto Rico Water 
Resources Infrastructure Challenges, and Regional Sediment Management 
(RSM) Challenges on the Highly Variable North Shoreline (A Primer for 
the Field Trip). There will be an optional field trip Tuesday 
afternoon, which is open to the public. It includes a bus tour to 
Pi[ntilde]ones and a presentation on Variable Morphology and Associated 
Challenges and a tour to Lo[iacute]za with a presentation on Work Done 
to Date, RSM Challenges, and Research Needs.
    On Wednesday morning, August 10, 2016, the Board will reconvene to 
discuss Addressing Coastal Research Challenges. Presentations will 
include Challenges Characterizing Heterogeneous Coasts; Generation 2 
Coastal Risk Model; Project Impacts Due to Deficient Processes Models; 
Puerto Rico Modeling Testbed, Waves, Surge, and Coral Reefs; State of 
Knowledge and Capability for Urban Flood Modeling; Modeling Storm Surge 
in Puerto Rico; and Integrated Watershed Infrastructure 
Interdependencies. Wednesday afternoon session continues with the 
Addressing Coastal Research Challenges panel. Presentations include 
Application of USACE Modeling Tools in Puerto Rico; CARICOOS: Ocean 
Observing in Support of Coastal Engineering and Navigation; Artificial 
Reef Systems in High Energy Environments; Coastal Dune Research; and 
Integrated Federal Coastal Nearshore Processes Research Implementation 
Plan.
    The Board will meet in Executive Session to discuss ongoing 
initiatives and future actions on Thursday morning, August 11, 2016.
    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 required. For registration 
requirements please see below.
    Oral participation by the public is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. on 
Wednesday, August 10, 2016. The Caribe Hilton Hotel is fully handicap 
accessible. For additional information about public access procedures, 
please contact COL Bryan S. Green, the Board's DFO, at the email 
address or telephone number listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section.
    Registration: It is encouraged for individuals who wish to attend 
the meeting of the Board to register with the DFO by email, the 
preferred method of contact, no later than July 29, 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 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 COL Bryan S. Green, DFO, via 
electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, at 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. 2016-16918 Filed 7-18-16; 8:45 am]
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