[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 41 (Friday, March 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 7045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03700]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory 
Committees

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Renewal of federal advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to 
announce that it is renewing the charter for the Board on Coastal 
Engineering Research (``the Board'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board's charter is being renewed 
pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 426-2 and in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41 
CFR 102-3.50(a). The Board's charter and contact information for the 
Board's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/FACAPublicAgencyNavigation. The Board 
provides the Coastal and hydraulics Laboratory, which includes the 
Coastal Engineering Research Center, through the Chief of Engineers/
Commander (``the Chief of Engineers''), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
(``the Corps of Engineers''), independent advice and recommendations on 
coastal engineering research priorities and additional functions as 
assigned by the Chief of Engineers.
    Pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 426-2, the Board shall be composed of seven 
members. The DoD, pursuant to the authorizing legislation, shall 
appoint four officers of the Corps of Engineers to the Board as ex-
officio appointments, with one position being occupied by the Deputy 
Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers for no fixed term of service. The Chief of Engineers, in 
consultation with the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), 
shall determine which three of the eight coastal division commanders 
shall be nominated as the other ex-officer members of the Board. The 
Chief of Engineers, in determining which of the coastal division 
commanders shall serve on the Board, shall consider the individual's 
tenure as a division commander and his or her expertise in the matters 
before the Board.
    The remaining three Board members shall be civilian engineers 
recommended by the Chief of Engineers for their expertise in the field 
of beach erosion, shore protection, and coastal processes and 
infrastructure. The Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency 
Operations, Corps of Engineers, shall serve as the President of the 
Board.
    The appointment of the civilian Board members and the three coastal 
division commanders shall be approved by the Secretary of Defense, the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the Chief Management Officer for the 
Department of Defense (CMO) (``the DoD Appointing Authorities''), for a 
term of service of one-to-four years, in accordance with DoD policies 
and procedures. No member, unless approved by the DoD Appointing 
Authorities, may serve more than two consecutive terms of service on 
the Board, to include its subcommittees, or serve on more than two DoD 
federal advisory committees at one time. All Board members are 
appointed to provide advice on the basis of their best judgment without 
representing any particular point of view and in a manner that is free 
from conflict of interest.
    Pursuant to section 105 of Public Law 91-611, special government 
employee members may be paid at a rate not to exceed the daily 
equivalent of the rate for a GS-15, step 10, for each day of attendance 
at Board meetings, not to exceed 30 days per year, in addition to 
travel and other necessary expenses connected with their official 
duties on the Board, in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 
5703(b), (d) and 5707. Regular government employee members may be 
reimbursed for official Board-related travel and per diem.
    The public or interested organizations may submit written 
statements to the Board membership about the Board's mission and 
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in 
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Board. All 
written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the Board, and 
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to 
the membership for their consideration.

    Dated: February 26, 2019.
Shelly Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-03700 Filed 2-28-19; 8:45 am]
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