[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54792-54793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19610]


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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.

DATES: Tuesday, September 13, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. and 
Wednesday, September 14, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 901 N. Stuart Street Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Herb Nelson, 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 September 13-14, 2016 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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                     Agenda for September 13, 2016.
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9:10 a.m.................  Program Update..........  Dr. Herb Nelson,
                                                      Acting Executive
                                                      Director.
9:25 a.m.................  Munitions Response        Dr. Herb Nelson,
                            Overview.                 Munitions
                                                      Response, Program
                                                      Manager.
9:30 a.m.................  17 MR01-008 (MR-2728):    Dr. Fridon
                            Enhanced EMI Models and   Shubitidze,
                            Systems for Underwater    Dartmouth College,
                            UXO Detection and         Hanover, NH.
                            Discrimination (FY17
                            New Start).
10:15 a.m................  Munitions Response        Dr. Herb Nelson,
                            Overview.                 Munitions
                                                      Response, Program
                                                      Manager.
10:25 a.m................  17 MR01-009 (MR-2729):    Dr. Peter
                            Rapid Response Surveys    Traykovski, Woods
                            of Mobility, Burial and   Hole Oceanographic
                            Re-Exposure of            Institution, Woods
                            Underwater Munitions in   Hole, MA.
                            Energetic Surf-Zone
                            Environments and Object
                            Monitoring Technology
                            Development (FY17 New
                            Start).
11:10 a.m................  Break                     ...................
11:25 a.m................  17 MR01-023 (MR-2732):    Dr. Xiaofeng Liu,
                            Three-Dimensional         Pennsylvania State
                            Computational Modeling    University,
                            of Turbulent Flow         University Park,
                            Field, Bed                PA.
                            Morphodynamics and
                            Liquefaction Adjacent
                            to Munitions, (FY17 New
                            Start).

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12:10 p.m................  Lunch                     ...................
1:10 p.m.................  17 MR01-021 (MR-2731):    Dr. Diane Foster,
                            Resolving the Role of     University of New
                            the Dynamic Pressure in   Hampshire, Durham,
                            the Burial, Exposure,     NH.
                            Scour, and Mobility of
                            Underwater Munitions
                            (FY17 New Start).
1:55 p.m.................  Munitions Response        Dr. Herb Nelson,
                            Overview.                 Munitions
                                                      Response, Program
                                                      Manager.
2:00 p.m.................  17 MR01-027 (MR-2733):    Dr. Margaret
                            Probabilistic             Palmsten, Naval
                            Environmental             Research
                            Forecasting System for    Laboratory,
                            Munitions Mobility        Stennis Space
                            (FY17 New Start).         Center, MS.
2:45 p.m.................  Break                     ...................
3:00 p.m.................  Weapons Systems and       Dr. Robin Nissan,
                            Platforms Overview.       Weapons Systems
                                                      and Platforms,
                                                      Program Manager.
3:10 p.m.................  17 WP01-003 (WP- 2738):   Dr. John Payne,
                            Fluorine-Free Aqueous     National Foam,
                            Film Forming Foam (FY17   West Chester, PA.
                            New Start).
3:55 p.m.................  17 WP01-005 (WP- 2739):   Dr. Ramagopal
                            Fluorine-Free Foams       Ananth, U.S. Naval
                            with Oleophobic           Research
                            Surfactants and           Laboratory,
                            Additives for Effective   Washington, DC.
                            Pool Fire Suppression
                            (FY17 New Start).
4:40 p.m.................  Public Discussion/
                            Adjourn for the day.
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                      Agenda for September 14, 2016
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8:40 a.m.................  Environmental             Dr. Andrea Leeson,
                            Restoration Overview.     Environmental
                                                      Restoration,
                                                      Program Manager.
8:50 a.m.................  17 ER02-015 (ER-2722):    Dr. Anthony Bednar,
                            Development and           U.S. Army Engineer
                            Optimization of           Research and
                            Analytical Methods for    Development
                            Simultaneous              Center, Vicksburg,
                            Determination of IM and   MS.
                            Legacy Explosive
                            Compounds, (FY17 New
                            Start).
9:35 a.m.................  17 ER03-026 (ER-2726):    Dr. Neil Sturchio,
                            Application of Carbon     University of
                            and Nitrogen Stable       Delaware, Newark,
                            Isotope Analysis to       DE.
                            Evaluate Biotic and
                            Abiotic Degradation of
                            DNAN and NTO (FY17 New
                            Start).
10:20 a.m................  Break                     ...................
10:35 a.m................  17 ER03-034 (ER-2727):    Dr. Katerina
                            Phototransformation,      Dontsova,
                            Sorption, Transport,      University of
                            and Fate of Mixtures of   Arizona, Tucson,
                            NTO, DNAN, and            AZ.
                            Traditional Explosives
                            as a Function of
                            Climatic Conditions
                            (FY17 New Start).
11:20 a.m................  17 ER03-013 (ER-2724):    Dr. Roman Kuperman,
                            Determination of Fate     U.S. Army Edgewood
                            and Toxicological         Chemical
                            Effects of Insensitive    Biological Center,
                            Munitions Compounds in    Aberdeen Proving
                            Terrestrial Ecosystems    Ground, MD.
                            (FY17 New Start).
12:05 p.m................  Lunch                     ...................
1:05 p.m.................  17 ER03-010 (ER-2723):    Mr. Timothy Cary,
                            Environmental Impact of   U.S. Army ERDC-
                            DNAN and NTO on Plants,   CRREL, Hanover,
                            (FY17 New Start).         NH.
1:50 p.m.................  Resource Conservation &   Dr. Herb Nelson,
                            Climate Change Overview.  Resource
                                                      Conservation &
                                                      Climate Change,
                                                      Program Manager.
2:00 p.m.................  17 RC01-063 (RC-2703):    Dr. Katherine
                            Variation in              O'Donnell, U.S.
                            Phenological Shifts:      Geological Survey,
                            How do Annual Cycles      Gainsville, FL.
                            and Genetic Diversity
                            Constrain or Enable
                            Responses to Climate
                            Change? (FY17 New
                            Start).
2:45 p.m.................  Break                     ...................
3:00 p.m.................  17 RC01-035 (RC-2701):    Dr. Fritzi
                            Incorporating             Grevstad, Oregon
                            Photoperiodism in         State University,
                            Insect Phenology Models   Corvallis, OR.
                            with Application for
                            Biological Control of
                            Weeds on Department of
                            Defense Lands, (FY17
                            New Start).
3:45 p.m.................  Strategy Session........  Dr. Herb Nelson,
                                                      Acting Executive
                                                      Director.
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: August 12, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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