[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38018-38020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16651]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Board on Coastal Engineering Research

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to 
announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Board 
on Coastal Engineering Research. This meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The Board on Coastal Engineering Research will meet from 8:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on August 13, 2019 and reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to

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5:00 p.m. on August 14, 2019. The Executive Session of the Board will 
convene from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on August 15, 2019.

ADDRESSES: All sessions will be held at the Crowne Plaza Detroit 
Downtown Hotel Windsor Ballroom, 2 Washington Blvd., Detroit, MI 48226. 
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: Dr. Julie Dean Rosati Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development 
Center, Waterways Experiment Station, Coastal and Hydraulics 
Laboratory, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199, phone 
(202) 761-1850, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 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 102-3.150. 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.
    Due to circumstances beyond the control of the Department of 
Defense (DoD) and the Designated Federal Officer, the Board on Coastal 
Engineering Research was unable to provide public notification required 
by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning the meeting on August 13-15, 2019, of 
the Board on Coastal Engineering Research. Accordingly, the Advisory 
Committee Management Officer for the DoD, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-
3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day notification requirement.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The theme of the meeting is ``Sediment 
Transport and Regional Sediment Management.'' The purpose of the 
meeting is to identify Corps coastal research priorities related to 
present and future Regional Sediment Management challenges and 
opportunities within the context of large-scale regional studies on the 
Great Lakes and Nation-wide.
    Agenda: On Tuesday morning, August 13, 2019, panel presentations 
will address Regional Sediment Processes & Management on the Great 
Lakes. Presentations will include: Regional Coastal Processes & 
Geologic Setting in the Great Lakes; Great Lakes Sediment Management 
Challenges; Overview of the RSM Program and Great Lakes Studies; and 
Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Study. The day will end with a 
presentation on; St. Clair River Sediment Budget: The convergence of 
coastal and river processes.
    On Wednesday morning, August 14, 2019, the Board will reconvene to 
discuss Existing Sediment Transport Knowledge & Impacts. A presentation 
on Framing the Issues: Regional Sediment Management & Sediment 
Transport will be given. The meeting will then proceed to the second 
panel discussion entitled ``Sediment Transport Challenges and 
Solutions'' presentation will include: Fundamental Sediment Transport 
Processes: The Operational Value of Research; National Dredging 
Operations: Priority Needs for Delivering the Program; Sustainable 
Management of Dredged Material and Placement Areas; Beneficial Use 
Successes, Challenges and Lessons Learned; and RSM and EWN Regulatory & 
Stakeholders Successes and Challenges.
    The Wednesday afternoon session continues with the State of 
Knowledge and Research Direction's panel. Presentations include: 
Academic Perspective: Sediment Process Capabilities, Gaps, and Way 
Forward; Sediment Transport Measurements (Estuarine, Coasts, & 
Dredging): Future needs in this research area; Sediment Transport 
Modeling (Estuarine, Coasts, & Dredging): Future needs in this research 
area; Sediment Management Advancements through R&D and the U.S. Coastal 
Research Program; and Long-term Plan to Advance Sediment Processes 
Knowledge for RSM.
    The Board will meet in Executive Session to discuss ongoing 
initiatives and future actions on Thursday morning, August 15, 2019.
    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 14, 2019. The Crowne Plaza Downtown Hotel is fully 
handicap accessible. For additional information about public access 
procedures, please contact Dr. Julie Dean Rosati, 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 30, 2019, 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 Comments and 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 Dr. Julie Dean Rosati, 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

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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.

Jeffrey R. Eckstein,
Deputy Director, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory.
[FR Doc. 2019-16651 Filed 8-2-19; 8:45 am]
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