Board on Coastal Engineering Research, 9729-9730 [2017-02570]

Download as PDF asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 25 / Wednesday, February 8, 2017 / Notices status of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and project updates; additional modifications to the web viewer of the Lock Performance Monitoring System (LPMS); the status of the Olmsted Locks and Dam Project, and the Locks and Dams 2, 3, and 4 on the Monongahela River Project; updates of Kentucky Lock and Chickamauga Lock; and disposition of the Users Board Annual Report for 2016. Availability of Materials for the Meeting. A copy of the agenda or any updates to the agenda for the February 24, 2017 meeting. The final version will be provided at the meeting. All materials will be posted to the Web site after the meeting. Public Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.1 65, and subject to the availability of space, this meeting is open to the public. Registration of members of the public who wish to attend the meeting will begin at 8:15 a.m. on the day of the meeting. Seating is limited and is on a first-to-arrive basis. Attendees will be asked to provide their name, title, affiliation, and contact information to include email address and daytime telephone number at registration. Any interested person may attend the meeting, file written comments or statements with the committee, or make verbal comments from the floor during the public meeting, at the times, and in the manner, permitted by the committee, as set forth below. Special Accommodations: The meeting venue is fully handicap accessible, with wheelchair access. Individuals requiring special accommodations to access the public meeting or seeking additional information about public access procedures, should contact Mr. Pointon, the committee DFO, or Mr. Lichtman, the ADFO, at the email addresses or telephone numbers listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Written Comments or Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the public or interested organizations may submit written comments or statements to the Board about its mission and/or the topics to be addressed in this public meeting. Written comments or statements should be submitted to Mr. Pointon, the committee DFO, or Mr. Lichtman, the committee ADFO, via electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, at the addresses listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Feb 07, 2017 Jkt 241001 section in the following formats: Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word. The comment or statement must include the author’s name, title, affiliation, address, and daytime telephone number. Written comments or statements being submitted in response to the agenda set forth in this notice must be received by the committee DFO or ADFO at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting so that they may be made available to the Board for its consideration prior to the meeting. Written comments or statements received after this date may not be provided to the Board until its next meeting. Please note that because the Board operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, all written comments will be treated as public documents and will be made available for public inspection. Verbal Comments: Members of the public will be permitted to make verbal comments during the Board meeting only at the time and in the manner allowed herein. 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 three business (3) days in advance to the committee DFO or ADFO, via electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, at the addresses listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. The committee DFO and ADFO will log each request to make a comment, in the order received, and 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 15-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 no more than three (3) minutes during this period, and will be invited to speak in the order in which their requests were received by the DFO and ADFO. Brenda S. Bowen, Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2017–02572 Filed 2–7–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3720–58–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers Board on Coastal Engineering Research AGENCY: PO 00000 Department of the Army, DoD. Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9729 Notice of Advisory Committee meeting. ACTION: The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Board on Coastal Engineering Research. This meeting is open to the public. DATES: The Board on Coastal Engineering Research will meet from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 16, 2017 and reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on March 17, 2017. ADDRESSES: All sessions will be held at the Ted’s Scripps Conference Room, Robert Scripps Forum for Science, Society, and the Environment, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 8610 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA 92037. All sessions are open to the public. For more information about the Board, please visit https://chl.erdc.dren.mil/ usace-cerb/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: COL Bryan S. Green Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Waterways Experiment Station, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180– 6199, phone 601–634–2513, or Bryan.S.Green@usace.army.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 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. The Board on Coastal Engineering Research provides 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. Purpose of the Meeting: The meeting is an Executive Session to review past action items, status reports, research and development (R & D) strategic directions, and coastal engineering research in the United States. Agenda: On Thursday morning, March 16, 2017, action items to be discussed will be: (1) Review Action Item List; (2) Talking Points and Vignettes; (3) Coastal System Operations & Management Tool Concept; and (4) Roadmap for Future Meeting Themes, Issues, and Locations. There will be presentation on University Collaborations and Digital Technology Modernization. A field trip to tour the Scripps Institution of Oceanography is scheduled that afternoon. Following the tour, the meeting reconvenes at the Ted SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08FEN1.SGM 08FEN1 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 9730 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 25 / Wednesday, February 8, 2017 / Notices Scripps Conference Room to discuss the Report on the Coastal Working Group Annual Meeting with focus on R & D needs, discuss and an Update on Nearshore Processes, Future Actions and Governance. On Friday morning, March 17, 2017, the Board will reconvene to discuss comments from day one. Presentations on Heterogeneous Research Topics, State of Coastal CHL, Identify Strategic Coastal Research Priorities, and update and discussion on the June 2017 meeting in Honolulu, HI. Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and subject to the availability of space, the meeting is open to the public. Because seating capacity is limited, advance registration is required. For registration requirements please see below. Oral participation by the public is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. on Friday, March 17, 2017. The Ted’s Scripps Meeting Room is fully handicap accessible. For additional information about public access procedures, please contact COL Bryan S. Green, 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 February 27, 2017, 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: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.015(j) and 102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, 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 COL Bryan S. Green, 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Feb 07, 2017 Jkt 241001 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 30minute 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 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. Brenda S. Bowen, Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2017–02570 Filed 2–7–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3720–58–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No. ED–2017–ICCD–0003] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Grants Under the Veterans Upward Bound Program (1894–0006) Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of Education (ED). AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ACTION: Notice. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before March 10, 2017. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED– 2017–ICCD–0003. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 224–82, Washington, DC 20202–4537. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kenneth Foushee, 202–453–7417. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department’s information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08FEN1.SGM 08FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9729-9730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02570]


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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. This meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The Board on Coastal Engineering Research will meet from 8:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 16, 2017 and reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m. on March 17, 2017.

ADDRESSES: All sessions will be held at the Ted's Scripps Conference 
Room, Robert Scripps Forum for Science, Society, and the Environment, 
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 8610 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA 
92037. All sessions are open to the public. For more information about 
the Board, please visit https://chl.erdc.dren.mil/usace-cerb/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: COL Bryan S. Green Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 
Waterways Experiment Station, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 
39180-6199, phone 601-634-2513, or Bryan.S.Green@usace.army.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 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. The Board on 
Coastal Engineering Research provides 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.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The meeting is an Executive Session to 
review past action items, status reports, research and development (R & 
D) strategic directions, and coastal engineering research in the United 
States.
    Agenda: On Thursday morning, March 16, 2017, action items to be 
discussed will be: (1) Review Action Item List; (2) Talking Points and 
Vignettes; (3) Coastal System Operations & Management Tool Concept; and 
(4) Roadmap for Future Meeting Themes, Issues, and Locations. There 
will be presentation on University Collaborations and Digital 
Technology Modernization. A field trip to tour the Scripps Institution 
of Oceanography is scheduled that afternoon. Following the tour, the 
meeting reconvenes at the Ted

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Scripps Conference Room to discuss the Report on the Coastal Working 
Group Annual Meeting with focus on R & D needs, discuss and an Update 
on Nearshore Processes, Future Actions and Governance.
    On Friday morning, March 17, 2017, the Board will reconvene to 
discuss comments from day one. Presentations on Heterogeneous Research 
Topics, State of Coastal CHL, Identify Strategic Coastal Research 
Priorities, and update and discussion on the June 2017 meeting in 
Honolulu, HI.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 
41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to the availability of 
space, the meeting is open to the public. Because seating capacity is 
limited, advance registration is required. For registration 
requirements please see below.
    Oral participation by the public is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. on 
Friday, March 17, 2017. The Ted's Scripps Meeting Room is fully 
handicap accessible. For additional information about public access 
procedures, please contact COL Bryan S. Green, 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 February 27, 2017, 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: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.015(j) 
and 102-3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, 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 COL Bryan S. Green, 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 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.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-02570 Filed 2-7-17; 8:45 am]
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