[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29763-29764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13668]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Board on Coastal Engineering Research; Notice of Federal Advisory 
Committee Meeting

AGENCY:  Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY:  The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to 
announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the 
Board on Coastal Engineering Research will take place.

DATES:  The Board on Coastal Engineering Research will meet from 8:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on August 7, 2018 and reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. on August 8, 2018. The Executive Session of the Board will 
convene from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on August 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES:  All sessions will be held at the Marriott Providence 
Downtown Hotel Marquis Ballroom, 1 Orms St. Providence, RI 02904. All 
sessions, including the Executive Session are open to the public. For 
more information about the Board, please visit https://chl.erdc.dren.mil/usace-cerb/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  COL Bryan S. Green, US Army, (601) 
634-2513 (Voice), (601) 634-2818 (Facsimile), 
[email protected] (Email). Mailing address is U.S. Army 
Engineer, Research and Development Center, Waterways Experiment 
Station, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199. Website: 
https://chl.erdc.dren.mil/usace-cerb/. The most up-to-date changes to 
the meeting agenda can be found on the website.

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. 
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 ``Coupling 
Coastal Engineering Solutions with Social & Ecological Predications.'' 
The purpose of the meeting is to identify Corps coastal research 
priorities related to the physical, biological, and chemical processes 
impacting human and ecosystem health as identified in the Future of 
Nearshore Processes Research paper.
    Agenda: On Tuesday morning, August 7, 2018, panel presentations 
will address Challenges and Successes Managing Northeast Regional 
Coastal Systems. Presentations will include: U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers Social & Ecological Predictions; Important

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Characteristics of the Northeast Region; Northeast Regional Ocean Plan: 
Ocean & Coastal Ecosystem Health; and Coastal Resources Management 
Council's New Scenario based Permitting for Coastal Structures. The day 
will end with a presentation on; The Natures Conservancy (TNC) 
Applications of Living Shorelines and Natural and Nature-Based Features 
in the Northeast for Coastal Resilience.
    On Wednesday morning, August 8, 2018, the Board will reconvene to 
discuss Coastal Research Supporting Social & Ecological Needs. 
Presentations will include: Research on Long-Term Natural 
Geomorphologic Evolution of Barrier Islands & Estuaries in Absence of 
Humans; Ecological Metrics; Predicting the Transport, Transformation 
and Fate of Sediment and Particle-Bound Nutrients and Contaminates; 
Research on Coastal Water Quality Addressing the Sources, 
Transformation, Transport, and Ecology of Biocolloid; Reducing Risk and 
Improving Resiliency to the Impacts of Climate Variability; Northeast 
Sediment Sources and Needs; and Conveyance of Risk from Storms and 
Social Implications of Impacts. The Wednesday afternoon session 
continues with the State of Knowledge and Research Direction's panel. 
Presentations include: Triggers in Rising Seas and Community Flooding; 
Research Roadmap on Natural and Nature-Based Features; Ecological 
Modeling and Prediction Uncertainty; Climate Change and Adaptation 
Planning for Ports; and Urban Flood Prediction: Current Capabilities 
and Challenges. The Board will meet in Executive Session to discuss 
ongoing initiatives and future actions on Thursday morning, August 9, 
2018.
    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 4:00 p.m. on 
Wednesday, August 8, 2018. The Marriott Providence Downtown 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 23, 2018, 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 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 Bowen,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of the Army.
[FR Doc. 2018-13668 Filed 6-25-18; 8:45 am]
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