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

Federal Register, Volume 79 Issue 92 (Tuesday, May 13, 2014)

Federal Register Volume 79, Number 92 (Tuesday, May 13, 2014)

Notices

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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2014-10864

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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: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce an open meeting of the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: Wednesday, June 11, 2014, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:50 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Peery Hotel, 110 West Broadway, Salt Lake City, UT 84101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jonathan Bunger, SERDP Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 17D08, Alexandria, VA 22350-3605; jonathan.p.bunger.ctr@mail.mil or by telephone at (571) 372-6384.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 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. This notice is published in accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463).

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and the availability of space, this meeting is open to the public. Seating is on a first-come basis.

The purpose of the June 11, 2014 meeting is to review new start and continuing research and development projects requesting Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program funds in excess of $1 million over the proposed length of the project as required by the SERDP

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Statute, U.S. Code hyphen Title 10, Subtitle A, Part IV, Chapter 172, Sec. 2904. The full agenda follows:

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8:00 a.m......... Convene/Opening Remarks, Mr. Joseph Francis,

Approval of December 2013 Chair.

Minutes.

8:05 a.m......... Program Update................. Dr. Anne Andrews,

Acting Executive

Director.

8:20 a.m......... Resource Conservation and Dr. John Hall,

Climate Change Overview. Resource

Conservation and

Climate Change,

Program Manager.

8:30 a.m......... RC-2245: Defense Coastal/ Dr. Patricia

Estuarine Research Program Cunningham, RTI

(DCERP), (FY15 Continuing). International,

Research Triangle

Park, NC.

10:00 a.m........ Break

10:15 a.m........ RC-2245: Defense Coastal/ Dr. Patricia

Estuarine Research Program Cunningham, RTI

(DCERP), (FY15 Continuing). International,

Research Triangle

Park, NC.

12:05 p.m........ Lunch

1:00 p.m......... Resource Conservation and Dr. John Hall,

Climate Change Overview. Resource

Conservation and

Climate Change,

Program Manager.

1:10 p.m......... 14 RC01-029 (RC-2441): Dr. Haldre Rogers,

Restoring Function to a Novel Rice University,

Ecosystem in the Presence of Houston, TX.

One of the World's Most

Destructive Invasive Species

(FY14 New Start).

1:55 p.m......... Toxiciology Studies in SERDP Dr. Robin Nissan,

Projects. Weapons Systems and

Platforms, Program

Manager.

Dr. Patricia

Underwood, Program

Manager, Chemical

and Material Risk

Management,

DUSD(I&E).

2:55 p.m......... Break

3:05 p.m......... Emerging Contaminants.......... Mr. Paul Yaroshak,

Program Manager,

Chemical and

Material Risk

Management,

DUSD(I&E).

3:35 p.m......... Addressing DoD's Most Dr. Andrea Leeson,

Challenging Groundwater Sites. Deputy Director and

Environmental

Restoration Program

Manager.

4:05 p.m......... Climate Change Initiatives in Dr. John Hall,

DoD: SERDP's Role. Resource

Conservation and

Climate Change,

Program Manager.

4:50 p.m......... Public Discussion/Adjourn

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Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the public or interested organizations may submit written statements to the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, Scientific Advisory Board. Written statements may be submitted to the committee at any time or in response to an approved meeting agenda.

All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, Scientific Advisory Board. The DFO will ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership for their consideration. Contact information for the DFO can be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database at http://www.facadatabase.gov/.

Time is allotted at the close of each meeting day for the public to make comments. Oral comments are limited to 5 minutes per person.

Dated: May 7, 2014.

Aaron Siegel,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

FR Doc. 2014-10864 Filed 5-12-14; 8:45 am

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