[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 24141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08636]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory 
Committees--Board on Coastal Engineering Research

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Charter renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is 
renewing the charter for the Board on Coastal Engineering Research 
(BCER).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, DoD Advisory Committee 
Management Officer, 703-692-5952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BCER charter is being renewed in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., 
Appendix) and 41 CFR 102-3.50(a). The charter and contact information 
for the BCER's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) are found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/FACAPublicAgencyNavigation.
    Pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 426-2, the BCER provides independent advice 
and recommendations on the functions of the Coastal Engineering 
Research Center. The BCER provides independent advice and 
recommendations on the work of the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, 
which includes the Coastal Engineering Research Center, on coastal 
engineering research priorities and additional functions as assigned by 
the Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (``the Chief of 
Engineers'').
    Pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 426, the BCER shall be composed of seven 
members. Four members of the BCER will be officers of the Corps of 
Engineers and serve as ex-officio members 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 remaining three BCER members shall be civilian engineers who are 
selected with regard to their special fitness in the field of beach 
erosion and shore protection. 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 BCER members and the three coastal 
division commanders shall be approved by the Secretary of Defense or 
the Deputy Secretary of Defense (the DoD Appointing Authority), for a 
term of service of one-to-four years, in accordance with DoD policy and 
procedures. BCER members who are not full-time or permanent part-time 
Federal civilian officers or employees, or active duty members of the 
Uniformed Services, are appointed as experts or consultants, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 3109, to serve as special government employee members. BCER 
members who are full-time or permanent part-time Federal civilian 
officers or employees, or active duty members of the Uniformed Services 
are appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a), to serve as regular 
government employee (RGE) members. No member, unless approved by the 
DoD Appointing Authority, may serve more than two consecutive terms of 
service on the BCER or serve on more than two DoD Federal advisory 
committees at one time.
    All BCER 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, civilian members on the BCER 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 BCER meetings, not to exceed 
30 days per year, in addition to travel and other necessary expenses 
connected with their official duties on the BCER, in accordance with 
the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5703(b), (d) and 5707. RGE members may be 
reimbursed for official BCER-related travel and per diem.
    The public or interested organizations may submit written 
statements about BCER mission and functions. Written statements may be 
submitted at any time or in response to a stated agenda of a planned 
meeting of the BCER. All written statements shall be submitted to the 
DFO for the BCER, and this individual will ensure that the written 
statements are provided to the membership for their consideration.

    Dated: April 18, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-08636 Filed 4-21-22; 8:45 am]
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