[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53463-53464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18806]



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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 (BCER). This meeting is open to the 
public.

DATES: The BCER will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on September 14, 
2022, Alaskan standard time Zone (AST). The Executive Session of the 
Board will convene from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on September 15, 2022. All 
sessions are open to the public and are held in AST.

ADDRESSES: The address of all sessions is Fireweed Business Center 725 
E Fireweed Ln, Anchorage, AK 99503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Julie Dean Rosati, the Board's 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), (202) 761-1850 (Voice), 
[email protected] (email). Mailing address is Board on 
Coastal Engineering Research, U.S. Army Engineer Research and 
Development Center, Waterways Experiment Station, Coastal and 
Hydraulics Laboratory, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199. 
Website: https://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/Locations/CHL/CERB/. The most 
up-to-date changes to the meeting agenda can be found on the website.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (title 5 United 
States Code (U.S.C.), appendix), the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 
U.S.C. 552b), and title 41 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), sections 
102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The Board's mission is to provide 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. The objective of this meeting is to identify coastal 
research needs associated with coastal communities in cold regions 
including issues of climate change, social equity, and environmental 
justice.
    Agenda: Starting Wednesday morning September 14, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. 
the Board will be called to order with an opening presentation on the 
CERB history and purpose. Afterwards a panel presentation entitled 
``Alaska's Coastal Setting and Challenges'' will begin, presentations 
include Alaska District's Coastal shoreline erosion projects and 
challenges; Impacts of Changing Sea Ice on wave climate and shoreline 
erosion; and Community Coastal Resilience & Social Challenges. After 
lunch the last panel session entitled Ongoing Research, Needs and Gaps 
will have presentation on: Coastal Permafrost Degradation and 
uncertainty in Coastal Erosion--Case Study at Cape Blossom; Storm 
selection for design event scenarios, correlating to wind speed, 
direction, and duration--Case Study at Utquigvik; Coastal Hazards 
System for Pacific Basin; and National Coastal Mapping Program 
Research, Development, and Collaborations in Alaska.
    The Board will meet in Executive Session to discuss ongoing 
initiatives and future actions on Thursday morning, September 15, 2022, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 
41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to space availability, 
the meeting is open to the public both in-person and virtually. Because 
seating capacity is limited, advance registration is required. For 
registration requirements please see below. Persons desiring to 
participate in the meeting online or by phone are required to submit 
their name, organization, email and telephone contact information to 
Ms. Tanita Warren at [email protected] no later than 
Thursday, September 12, 2022. Specific instructions for virtual meeting 
participation, will be provided by reply email.
    Oral participation by the public is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on 
Wednesday, September 14, 2022. 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 September 9, 2022, 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: In accordance with section 
10(a)(3) of the FACA and title 41 CFR 102-3.015(j) and 102-3.140, 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

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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.

David B. Olson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Corps of Engineers.
[FR Doc. 2022-18806 Filed 8-30-22; 8:45 am]
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