[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41963-41964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10478]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


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

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Federal advisory committee charter renewal.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it has 
renewed 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 chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) 
(commonly known as the ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' or ``FACA'') 
and 41 Code of Federal Regulations (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 (CERC). The BCER provides independent advice and 
recommendations on the work of the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, 
which includes the CERC, on coastal engineering research priorities and 
additional functions as assigned by the Commanding General, U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers (USACE) (``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 USACE and 
serve as ex-officio members with one position being occupied by the 
Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, USACE 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

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and Emergency Operations, USACE, 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 
(SGE). 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, SGE 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: May 8, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-10478 Filed 5-13-24; 8:45 am]
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