[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43949-43950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20011]


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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: 1st meeting: Open to the public Tuesday, October 17, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:50 p.m. 2nd meeting: Day 1--Open to the public Wednesday, 
October 18, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Day 2--Open to the public 
Thursday, October 19, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:55 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The address for both meetings 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 17D08, 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 both the October 17, 2017 
and the October 18-19, 2017 meetings are 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, 2904.
    Agenda: Tuesday, October 17, 2017: 8:30 a.m. Convene/Opening 
Remarks Approval of September 2017 Minutes--Dr. Joseph Hughes, Chair; 
8:40 a.m. Program Update--Dr. Herb Nelson, Acting Executive Director; 
9:00 a.m. Environmental Restoration Overview--Dr. Andrea Leeson, 
Environmental Restoration Program Manager; 9:10 a.m. ER18-C1-1259 
(ER18-1259): A Mechanistic Understanding of PFASs in Source Zones: 
Characterization and Control (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Jennifer Field, 
Oregon State University; 9:55 a.m. ER18-C1-1204 (ER18-1204): Insights 
into the Long-Term Mass Discharge & Transformation of AFFF in the 
Unsaturated Zone (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Charles Schaefer, CDM Smith; 
10:40 a.m. Break; 10:55 a.m. ER18-C1-1280 (ER18-1280): Evaluating the 
Importance of Precursor Transport and Transformation for Groundwater 
Contamination with Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (FY18 New 
Start)--Dr. Elsie Sunderland, Harvard University; 11:40 a.m. ER18-C2-
1063 (ER18-1063): Regenerable Resin Sorbent Technologies with 
Regenerant Solution Recycling for Sustainable Treatment of Per- and 
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Timothy 
Strathmann, Colorado School of Mines; 12:25 p.m. Lunch; 1:25 p.m. 
Environmental Restoration Overview--Dr. Andrea Leeson, Environmental 
Restoration Program Manager; 1:35 p.m. ER18-C1-1149 (ER18-1149): 
Development and Laboratory Validation of Mathematical Modeling Tools 
for Prediction of PFAS Transformation, Transport, and Retention in AFFF 
Source Areas (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Linda Abriola, Tufts University; 
2:20 p.m. ER18-C2-1027 (ER18-1027): Ex Situ Treatment of PFAS 
Contaminated Groundwater Using Ion Exchange with Regeneration (FY18 New 
Start)--Dr. Mark Fuller, Aptim Federal Services; 3:05 p.m. Break; 3:20 
p.m. ER18-C2-1289 (ER18-1289): Treatment of Legacy and Emerging 
Fluoroalkyl Contaminants in Groundwater with Integrated Approaches: 
Rapid and Regenerable Adsorption and UV-Induced Defluorination (FY18 
New Start)--Dr. Jinyong Liu, UC Riverside; 4:05 p.m. ER18-C2-1306 
(ER18-1306): Combined In Situ/Ex Situ Treatment Train for Remediation 
of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Contaminated Groundwater 
(FY18 New Start)--Dr. Michelle Crimi, Clarkson University; 4:50 p.m. 
Public Discussion/Adjourn for the day. Wednesday, October 18, 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. ER-C2-1026 (ER18-1026): Rational Design and 
Implementation of Novel Polymer Adsorbents for Selective Uptake of Per- 
and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances From Groundwater--Dr. Damian Helbling, 
Cornell University; 9:35 a.m. Resource Conservation and Resiliency 
Overview--Dr. Kurt Preston, Resource Conservation and Resiliency 
Program Manager; 9:45 a.m. RC18-C2-1006 (RC18-1006): Understanding and 
Assessing Riparian Habitat Vulnerability to Drought-Prone Climate 
Regimes on DoD Bases in the Southwestern USA (FY18 New Start)--Dr. 
Michael Singer, UC Santa Barbara; 10:30 a.m. Break; 10:45 a.m. RC18-C2-
1346 (RC18-1346): Climate-Driven Landscape Disturbance Assessment (FY18 
New Start)--Dr. Adam Atchley, Los Alamos National Laboratory; 11:30 
a.m. RC18-C2-1183 (RC18-1183): Resiliency and Vulnerability of Boreal 
Forest Habitat to the Interaction of Climate and Fire Disturbance 
across DoD Lands of Interior Alaska (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Scott Goetz, 
Northern Arizona University; 12:15 p.m. Lunch; 1:15 p.m. RC18-C2-1322 
(RC18-1322): Forecasting Dryland Ecosystem Vulnerability to Change: A 
Cross-system Assessment of Vegetation and Process

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Responses to Disturbance and Climate Variability on DoD Lands (FY18 New 
Start)--Dr. Scott Ferrenberg, United States Geological Survey; 2:00 
p.m. RC18-C2-1021 (RC18-1021): Using Unmanned Aerial Systems to Model 
Spatially-Mediated Heterogeneity in 3D Microclimate Landscapes (FY18 
New Start)--Dr. Anna Carter, Iowa State University; 2:45 p.m. Break; 
3:00 p.m. RC18-C2-1108 (RC18-1108): Aquatic Ecosystem Vulnerability to 
Fire and Climate Change in Alaskan Boreal Forests (FY18 New Start)--Dr. 
Jeffrey Falke, United States Geological Survey; 3:45 p.m. Resource 
Conservation and Resiliency Overview--Dr. Kurt Preston, Resource 
Conservation and Resiliency Program Manager; 3:55 p.m. RC18-C1-1358 
(RC18-1358): Using Remotely-sensed Data and Light-level Geolocator 
Technology to Inform Off-Post Landscape-Scale Conservation Planning for 
a Migratory Species (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Ashley Long, Texas A&M 
AgriLife Research; 4:40 p.m. Public Discussion/Adjourn for the day.
    Thursday, October 19, 2017: 8:30 a.m.: Convene--Dr. Joseph Hughes, 
Chair; 8:40 a.m. Weapons Systems and Platforms Overview--Dr. Robin 
Nissan, WP Program Manager; 8:50 a.m. WP18-C4-1047 (WP18-1047): 
Development of an Agile, Novel Expeditionary Battlefield Manufacturing 
Plant using Recycled and Reclaimed Thermoplastic Materials (FY18 New 
Start)--Dr. Prabhat Krishnaswamy, Engineering Mechanics Corporation of 
Columbus; 9:35 a.m. WP18-C4-1323 (WP18-1323): Recycling and Reuse of 
Metal Alloys by a Single Solid-State Additive Manufacturing and Repair 
Process (FY18 New Start)--Dr. Paul Allison, University of Alabama; 
10:20 a.m. Break; 10:35 a.m. Weapons Systems and Platforms Overview--
Dr. Robin Nissan, WP Program Manager; 10:45 a.m. WP18-C1-1114 (WP18-
1114): Emulsion Characterization Study for Improved Bilgewater 
Treatment and Management (FY18 New Start)--Ms. Danielle Paynter, Naval 
Surface Warfare Center; 11:30 a.m. Weapons Systems and Platforms 
Overview--Dr. Robin Nissan, WP Program Manager; 11:40 a.m. WP18-C3-1193 
(WP18-1193): An Integral Hypergolic Hybrid-Solid Fuel Ramjet Concept 
for AP-Free High Performance Tactical Rocket Motors (FY18 New Start)--
Dr. Mark Pfeil, U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Research, Development, and 
Engineering Center; 12:25 p.m. Lunch; 1:25 p.m. Weapons Systems and 
Platforms Overview--Dr. Robin Nissan, WP Program Manager; 1:35 p.m. 
WP18-F2-1439 (WP18-1439) Development and Evaluation of Non-Chromate LHE 
ZnNi Passivations for DoD Electrical Connectors (Follow-on to FY15 SEED 
Project)--Dr. Matthew O'Keefe, Missouri S&T 2:20 p.m. Munitions 
Response Overview--Dr. Herbert Nelson, Munitions Response Program 
Manager; 2:30 p.m. MR18-C1-1233 (MR18-1233): Improved Penetrometer 
Performance in Stratified Sediment for Cost-Effective Characterization, 
Monitoring and Management of Submerged Munitions Sites (FY18 New 
Start)--Dr. Nina Stark, Virginia Tech; 3:15 p.m. Break; 3:30 p.m. 
Environmental Restoration Overview--Dr. Andrea Leeson, ER Program 
Manager; 3:40 p.m. ER-2531: Role of Acidophilic Methanotrophs in Long 
Term Natural Attenuation of VOCs in Low pH Aquifers (Follow On to FY15 
Limited Scope Project)--Dr. Paul Hatzinger, Aptim Federal Services; 
4:25 p.m. Strategy Session--Dr. Herb Nelson, Acting Executive Director; 
4:55 p.m. Public Discussion/Adjourn.
    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.

    Dated: September 15, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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