[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 153 (Thursday, August 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37443-37444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16897]


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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: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology and 
Logistics, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to 
announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the 
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Scientific 
Advisory Board will take place.

DATES: 
    Day 1--Open to the public Wednesday, September 13, 2017 from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:50 p.m.
    Day 2--Open to the public Thursday, September 14, 2017 from 8:30 
a.m. to 3:40 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The address of the open meeting is the Potomac Institute for 
Policy Studies, 901 North Stuart Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 
22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Herb Nelson, 571-372-6400 (Voice), 
[email protected] (Email). Mailing address is SERDP 
Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 17D03, Alexandria, VA 22350-3605. 
Web site: https://www.serdp-estcp.org/About-SERDP-and-ESTCP/About-SERDP/Scientific-Advisory-Board. The most up-to-date changes to the 
meeting agenda can be found on the Web site.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 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 102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
    This notice is published in accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463).
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the September 13-14, 2017 
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.
    Agenda:
    Wednesday, September 13, 2017: 8:30 a.m. Convene/Opening Remarks--
Dr. Joseph Hughes, Chair; 8:40 a.m. Weapons Systems and Platforms 
Overview--Dr. Robin Nissan, Weapons Systems and Platforms Program 
Manager; 8:50 a.m. WP18-C1-1074 (WP18-1074): Formation of Detergent 
Stabilized Oil-Water Emulsion in Bilge Water and a Method to Thwart the 
Same (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Manoj Chaudhury, Lehigh University; 9:35 
a.m. WP18-C1-1215 (WP18-1215): Relating the Phase, Flow, and 
Coalescence Behavior of Complex Shipboard Emulsions to the Physical and 
Chemical Properties of Model Surfactant-Oil-Water Systems (FY18 New 
Start)--Dr. John Howarter, Purdue University; 10:20 a.m. Break; 10:35 
a.m. WP18-C1-1031 (WP18-1031): Understanding Shipboard Oil/Water 
Emulsions Using Macro- and Micro-scale Flows (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Cari 
Dutcher, University of Minnesota; 11:20 a.m. Weapons Systems and 
Platforms Overview--Dr. Robin Nissan, Weapons Systems and Platforms 
Program Manager; 11:30 a.m. WP18-C3-1203 (WP18-1203): MTNI-based 
Replacement for Comp B in a Printed M67 Grenade (FY18 New Start)--Dr. 
Karl Oyler, U.S. Army RDECOM-ARDEC; 12:15 p.m. Lunch; 1:15 p.m. WP18-
C3-1299 (WP18-1299): A ``Green'' Propylnitroguanidine (PrNQ) Based 
Solution for Comp B Applications (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Chase Munson, 
U.S. Army Research Laboratory; 2:00 p.m. WP18-F3-1468 (WP18-1468): 
Tactical Solid Rocket Motor Propellant Systems that Eliminate 
Isocyanates and Ammonium Perchlorate (Follow-On to FY14 SEED Project)--
Dr. Andrew Guenthner, Air Force Research Laboratory; 2:45 p.m. Break; 
3:00 p.m. Weapons Systems and Platforms Overview--Dr. Robin Nissan, 
Weapons Systems and Platforms Program Manager; 3:10 p.m. WP18-C4-1176 
(WP18-1176): From Waste Steel to Weapons: Additive Manufacturing 
Enabled Agile Manufacturing (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Diran Apelian, 
Worcester Polytechnic Institute; 3:55 p.m. Environmental Restoration 
Overview--Dr. Andrea Leeson, Environmental Restoration Program Manager; 
4:05 p.m. ER18-C3-1303 (ER18-1303): Treatment Media for Control of 
Persistent Organic Pollutants and Metals in Stormwater (FY18 New 
Start)--Dr. Birthe Kjellerup, University

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of Maryland; 4:50 p.m. Public Discussion/Adjourn for the day.
    Thursday, September 14, 2017: 8:30 a.m. Convene--Dr. Joseph Hughes, 
Chair; 8:40 a.m. Environmental Restoration Overview--Dr. Andrea Leeson, 
Environmental Restoration Program Manager; 8:50 a.m. ER18-C3-1371 
(ER18-1371): Development of Tools to Inform the Selection of Stormwater 
Controls at DoD Bases to Limit Potential Sediment Recontamination (FY18 
New Start)--Dr. Danny Reible, Texas Tech University; 9:35 a.m. ER18-C3-
1145 (ER18-1145): Prevention of Sediment Recontamination by Improved 
BMPs to Remove Organic and Metal Contaminants from Stormwater Runoff 
(FY18 New Start)--Dr. Richard Luthy, Stanford University; 10:20 a.m. 
Break; 10:35 a.m. ER18-C3-1230 (ER18-1230): Development, Evaluation, 
and Technology Transfer of BMPs for Optimizing Removal of PAHs, PCBs, 
PFASs, and Metals from Stormwater at DoD Sites (FY18 New Start)--Dr. 
Staci Simonich, Oregon State University; 11:20 a.m. Environmental 
Restoration Overview--Dr. Andrea Leeson, Environmental Restoration 
Program Manager; 11:30 a.m. ER18-C4-1428 (ER18-1428): Drinking Water 
Treatment Residuals as Material for In Situ Capping of Metal 
Contaminated Sediments (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Jean-Claude Bonzongo, 
University of Florida; 12:15 p.m. Lunch; 1:15 p.m. Munitions Response 
Overview--Dr. Herbert Nelson, Munitions Response Program Manager; 1:25 
p.m. MR18-C1-1051 (MR18-1051): Simulation, Signal Extraction, and 
Augmented Visualization for 3D BOSS data (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Timothy 
Marston University of Washington; 2:10 p.m. MR18-C1-1406 (MR18-1406): 
Demonstration of Physics-Based Inversions of Multibeam Echosounder for 
Sediment Properties (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Brian Hefner, University of 
Washington; 2:55 p.m. Break; 3:10 p.m. Strategy Session; 3:40 p.m. 
Public Discussion/Adjourn meeting.
    Meeting Accessibility: The meeting location has proper and working 
facilities for those with disabilities. Please contact the Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO) if there are any issues.
    Written Statements: 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 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. Time is allotted at the close of each meeting day for 
the public to make comments.
    Oral Statements: Oral comments are allowed during the public 
discussion portion of the meeting agenda. Oral comments are limited to 
5 minutes per person.

    Dated: August 7, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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