[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 196 (Thursday, October 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70650-70652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22681]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program 
Scientific Advisory Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment 
(USD(A&S)), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the 
following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Strategic 
Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) Scientific 
Advisory Board (SAB) will take place.

DATES: SERDP SAB will hold a meeting open to the public. Day 1--
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. (EST). Day 2--
Thursday, October 12, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. (EST). Day 3--
Friday, October 13, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. (EST).

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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be accessible in person or by 
videoconference. The in-person meeting will be held at the Hilton 
Garden Inn, Reagan National Airport, 2020 Richmond Highway, Arlington, 
VA 22202. Information for accessing the videoconference is provided in 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, ``Meeting Accessibility''.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kimberly Spangler, 571-372-6565 
(voice), [email protected] (email). Mailing address is 
SERDP Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 16F16, Alexandria, VA 
22350-3605. Website: https://serdp-estcp.org/about. The most up-to-date 
changes to the meeting agenda can be found on the website.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to circumstances beyond the control of 
the Designated Federal Officer, the Strategic Environmental Research 
and Development Program Scientific Advisory Board was unable to provide 
public notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning its 
October 11-13, 2023 meeting. Accordingly, the Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 
102-3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day notification requirement.
    This meeting is being held under the provisions of chapter 10 of 
title 5 United States Code (U.S.C.) (commonly known as the ``Federal 
Advisory Committee Act'' or ``FACA''), 5 U.S.C. 552b (commonly known as 
the ``Government in the Sunshine Act''), and 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 102-
3.150.
    Availability of Materials for the Meeting: Additional information, 
including the agenda or any updates to the agenda, is available on the 
https://serdp-estcp.org/about.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the meeting is for the SERDP 
SAB to make recommendations regarding technologies, research, projects, 
programs, activities, and, if appropriate, funding within the scope of 
SERDP Fiscal Year (FY) 2024.

Agenda

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

 9:00 a.m. Convene
 9:05 a.m. SAB Strategy Session
 9:35 a.m.--Statement of Need Overview: Detection, 
Localization, Classification, and Remediation of Military Munitions 
Underwater
 9:45 a.m.--Improving Advanced Geophysical Classification 
Performance in the Marine Environment--SAB Discussion and Vote
 10:45 a.m.--Phenomenology Enriched Learning for Imaging and 
Classification of Underwater Military Munitions--SAB Discussion and 
Vote
 11:30 a.m.--Continual Learning Machines for Robust Underwater 
UXO Classification--SAB Discussion and Vote
 1:15 p.m.--Statement of Need Overview: Installation Resilience 
Research: Theoretical Frameworks for Compound Threats
 1:25 p.m.--Predicting Impacts of Species Loss on Ecosystem 
Resilience: An Experimental Test of a Novel Theoretical Framework--SAB 
Discussion and Vote
 2:10 p.m.--Statement of Need Overview: Development of Improved 
Concentration Technologies for Treatment of Matrices Impacted by Per- 
and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
 2:20 p.m.--Novel Functionalization of Conventional Sorbents 
for Enhanced Selectivity and Improved Concentration of Ultrashort- and 
Short-Chain PFAS--SAB Discussion and Vote
 3:20 p.m.--Statement of Need Overview: Improved Understanding 
of Destructive Treatment Processes for PFAS in the Subsurface
 3:30 p.m.--A Novel In Situ Subsurface PFAS Destruction 
Strategy that Uses Ligand-Coordinated Zero-Valent Metals at Ambient 
Conditions--SAB Discussion and Vote
 4:15 p.m.--Public Comment Period
 4:30 p.m.--Adjourn for the Day

Thursday, October 12, 2023

 9:00 a.m.--Convene
 9:05 a.m.--Statement of Need Overview: Sustainable Energetics 
Synthesis and Preparation
 9:10 a.m.--Designing a High-throughput Cell-based Screen for 
N- Oxygenase Engineering--SAB Discussion and Vote
 10:00 a.m.--Statement of Need Overview: Biological Impacts to 
DoD Coating Performance
 11:00 a.m.--Coating Deterioration: Impacts of Multi-Domain 
Biofilms and Preventative Measures--SAB Discussion and Vote
 12:55 p.m.--Statement of Need Overview: Self-Assembly Behavior 
of PFAS Found in Soil and Groundwater at Aqueous Film-Forming Foam-
Impacted Sites
 1:05 p.m.--Mechanistic Investigation of Assembly and Stability 
of Supramolecular forms of PFAS on Environmentally Relevant Surfaces 
and Development of Surface Analytical Protocols--SAB Discussion and 
Vote
 1:50 p.m.--Self-assembly of PFAS Mixtures in the Presence of 
Inorganic Ions and Hydrocarbon Surfactants During Wetting and Drying--
SAB Discussion and Vote
 2:35 p.m.--Public Comment Period
 2:50 p.m.--Adjourn for the Day

Friday, October 13, 2023

 9:00 a.m.--Convene
 9:05 a.m.--Statement of Need Overview: Advanced Wildland Fire 
Research to Improve Military Land Use Efficiency
 9:15 a.m.--Linking Smoke to Fire: The Effect of Burn 
Conditions on Fuel Availability, Smoke Production, and Atmospheric 
Processing--SAB Discussion and Vote
 10:00 a.m.--Developing Detailed Emission Source Terms for 
Next-Generation Wildland Fire and Smoke Modeling Tools Using Improved 
Near-field Fire Measurements--SAB Discussion and Vote
 11:00 a.m.--From Fuel to Smoke: Measuring and Modeling the 
Chemistry and Composition of the Prescribed Fire Flame and Near-Field 
Plume--SAB Discussion and Vote
 11:45 a.m.--Public Comment Period
 12:00 p.m.--Adjourn

    Public Comment Period: Just before the adjourning of each day the 
chair of the board will ask those in the room and in the virtual 
meeting if there are any oral public comments. If there are, the chair 
will call on each person to speak. The individual will have up to 5 
minutes to address the board. After oral comments are given any written 
comments will be read by the Designated Federal Officer.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(a) and 41 CFR 102-
3.140 through 102-3.165, this meeting is open to the public. The 
meeting will be held in person and via videoconference. The in-person 
meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Reagan National Airport, 
2020 Richmond Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. Seating is on a first-come 
basis. If you wish to attend by videoconference you must register at 
this link: (https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdu2hqTIoHzPOyGGtXJoUg6vlLhw353c). Once registered, the web address 
and audio number will be provided. For purposes of transparency and 
attendance reporting you will be required to use your actual first name 
and last name as your username.
    Special Accommodations: Individuals requiring special 
accommodations to access the public meeting should contact Dr. Kimberly 
Spangler at (571) 372-6565 (voice) no later than Friday October 13, 
2023 (by 5:00 p.m. EST) so

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that appropriate arrangements can be made.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140 and section 5 
U.S.C. 1009(a)(3), interested persons may submit a written statement to 
the SERDP SAB. Individuals submitting a statement must submit their 
statement no later than 5:00 p.m. EST, Thursday, October 12, 2023 to 
[email protected] (email) or to (571) 372-6565 (voice). 
If a statement pertaining to a specific topic being discussed at the 
planned meeting is not received by Friday, October 13, 2023, prior to 
the meeting, then it may not be provided to, or considered by, the 
Committee during the October 11-13, 2023 meeting. The Designated 
Federal Officer, Dr. Kimberly Spangler will review all timely 
submissions with the SERDP SAB Chair and ensure such submissions are 
provided to the members of the SERDP SAB before the meeting.

    Dated: October 10, 2023.
Natalie M. Ragland,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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