[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5945-5946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01972]
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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 12:30 p.m. on March 3, 2020 and reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. on March 4, 2020.
ADDRESSES: All sessions will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott
Corvallis Hotel, 400 SW 1st Street. Corvallis, OR 97333. All sessions
are open to the public. For more information about the Board, please
visit https://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/CHL/CERB/
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Julie Dean Rosati Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development
Center, 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.
Purpose of the Meeting: The meeting is an Executive Session to
review past action items, status reports, research and development (R &
D) strategic directions, and coastal engineering research in the United
States.
Agenda: On Tuesday morning, March 3, 2020, past/current action
items will be reviewed and discussed and there will be an update on
CERB Initiatives and Priorities:* USCRP (including DUNEX), Sediment
Transport Research Plan, Next-Generation Coastal Engineering Guidance,
and CWG Priorities & Activities.
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On Wednesday morning, March 4, 2020, the Board will reconvene to
discuss comments from day one. Presentations will be given on Pacific
Coast Processes & OSU Collaboration Opportunities; Priority USACE
Problems in Pacific Northwest and Research Needs Part 1 and 2; OSU
coastal engineering programs, facilities, and collaboration
opportunities. After lunch presentation will continue starting with:
CHL Strategy & Tech Transfer Plans; Coastal R&D Strategy; CERB priority
Coastal Strategic Targets to address priority research; and Capturing
and Communicating benefits of R&D in Regional & Supplemental Studies.
The meeting will conclude with a discussion plans for the 97th CERB and
public comment.
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 3:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The Courtyard by Marriott Corvallis 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 March 1, 2020, 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 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 S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-01972 Filed 1-31-20; 8:45 am]
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