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membership on an advisory committee
or subcommittee, or effectively
administer its advisory committee or
subcommittee activities.
(Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2(a)(15))
Dated: October 6, 2023.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement for Real Property Master
Plan Implementation at Military Ocean
Terminal Sunny Point, North Carolina
Department of the Army, DOD.
Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of the Army
(Army) announces its intent to conduct
public scoping under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to
gather information to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for proposed near-term real property
actions and the update of the Real
Property Master Plan (RPMP) for
Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point
(MOTSU). MOTSU is a 16,435-acre
installation located on the banks of the
Cape Fear River between the towns of
Boiling Spring Lakes and Southport,
North Carolina. The scoping process
will help identify reasonable
alternatives, potential environmental
impacts, and key issues of concern to be
analyzed in the EIS. The Army intends
to comply with the requirements of
section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act in parallel with this
NEPA process and invites federally
recognized Tribes and the State Historic
Preservation Office (SHPO) of North
Carolina to participate in the
consultation process.
DATES: Scoping comments must be
submitted/sent on or before November
11, 2023. There will be a public
meeting, as discussed below.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments to James A. Rupkalvis,
Installation Manager, 6280 Sunny Point
Road, Southport, NC 28461–7800 or via
email to james.a.rupkalvis.civ@
army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen C Herring, Legislative Affairs
Officer, Public and Congressional
Affairs Office, Military Surface
Deployment and Distribution
Command; telephone (618) 220–6119;
email: stephen.c.herring.civ@army.mil.
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MOTSU is
the Military Surface Deployment and
Distribution Command’s East Coast
strategic ammunition port and is the
Department of Defense’s primary
ammunition seaport supporting the
European, African, and Middle Eastern
areas of operation. The proposed action
includes barricade safety, waterfront
maintenance, Pleasure Island Explosive
Safety Clear Zone security, linear
infrastructure (e.g., roads, rail, utilities,
firebreaks), stormwater mitigation, and
cantonment area infill. In addition to
these projects planned for the fiscal year
2025 through 2031 timeframe, the
proposed action includes modernizing
operation areas and general repair and
maintenance of infrastructure, to
include facilities, wharves, roads, rail,
utilities, and perimeter security. The
purpose of the proposed action is to
provide MOTSU a master plan that will
guide installation-wide real property
management and development. The
need for the proposed action is to
maintain and modernize MOTSU’s
infrastructure so its staff and assets are
safe and secure and so its vital, longterm, trans-shipment mission is assured.
The master plan allows for a
coordinated approach to the
maintenance and modernization of
critical infrastructure.
The EIS will evaluate the potential
impacts associated with implementing
the proposed RPMP activities, to
include analyzing Full-Plan
Implementation, a Partial
Implementation Alternative, and a NoAction Alternative. Any other
reasonable alternatives identified during
the scoping process will be considered
for evaluation in the EIS. The EIS will
assess the impacts of the alternatives on
resources and identify mitigation
measures. Resource areas to be
addressed include land use and coastal
zone management, cultural resources,
socioeconomics and environmental
justice, transportation and utilities
infrastructure, hazardous materials,
hazardous waste, toxic substances, and
contaminated sites. The proposed action
could result in significant adverse
effects to endangered species, 100-year
floodplains, wetlands, and waters of the
Cape Fear River. Anticipated permits
and other authorizations include
findings of no practicable alternatives
for actions proposed in floodplains and
wetlands per Executive Orders 11988
and 11990 respectively, Endangered
Species Act consultations and take
permits, National Historic Preservation
Act consultations, Clean Water Act
section 401 water quality certifications
and section 404 permits, Rivers and
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Harbors Act section 10 permits,
Sediment Pollution Control Act permits,
and North Carolina Coastal Area
Management Act federal consistency
determinations. Actual permits and
other authorizations will be determined
for each project following that project’s
final design.
Members of the public, federally
recognized Native American Tribes, and
Federal, state, and local agencies are
invited to participate in the scoping
process for the preparation of this EIS
by attending the virtual public meeting
and/or submitting written comments.
The Army requests input on
identification of potential alternatives,
information, and analyses relevant to
the proposed action.
Written comments must be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
NOI in the Federal Register. A virtual
public meeting will be held during this
period. The date and location of the
meeting will be announced at least
seven days in advance through local
media, newspapers, and on the project’s
website. Materials, including posters,
fact sheet(s), and comment forms will be
made available on https://
www.sddc.army.mil/SitePages/
Environmental%20Programs.aspx.
James W. Satterwhite Jr.,
U.S. Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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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
Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment
(USD(A&S)), Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory
Committee meeting.
AGENCY:
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).
SUMMARY:
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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), kimberly.y.spangler.civ@
mail.mil (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.
ADDRESSES:
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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
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• 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 ZeroValent 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 Highthroughput Cell-based Screen for NOxygenase 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 FoamImpacted 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
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• 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 NextGeneration Wildland Fire and Smoke
Modeling Tools Using Improved Nearfield 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/vJIsdu2hq
TIoHzPOyGGtXJoUg6vlLhw353c). 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 kimberly.y.spangler.civ@
mail.mil (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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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket ID ED–2023–IES–0011]
Request for Information on Potential
New Program, From Seedlings to Scale
(S2S)
Institute of Education Sciences,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:
The National Center for
Education Research (NCER), a center
within the Institute of Education
Sciences (IES), is seeking insight to
guide its efforts to fund quickturnaround high-reward, scalable
solutions intended to improve
education outcomes for all students.
DATES: We must receive your comments
by November 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
submitted via the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at regulations.gov. However, if
you require an accommodation or
cannot otherwise submit your
comments via regulations.gov, please
contact the program contact person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. The Department will not
accept comments submitted after the
comment period. To ensure that the
Department does not receive duplicate
copies, please submit your comments
only once. Additionally, please include
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the Docket ID at the top of your
comments.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov to submit your
comments electronically. Information
on using regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing agency
documents, submitting comments, and
viewing the docket, is available on the
site under the ‘‘FAQ’’ tab.
Privacy Note: The Department’s
policy is generally to make comments
received from members of the public
available for public viewing in their
entirety on the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at www.regulations.gov.
Therefore, commenters should be
careful to include in their comments
only information that they wish to make
publicly available. We encourage, but
do not require, that each respondent
include their name, title, institution or
affiliation, and the name, title, mailing
and email addresses, and telephone
number of a contact person for the
institution or affiliation, if any.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Higgins, Education Research Analyst,
National Center for Education Research,
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202–
7240. Telephone: (202) 987–1531. You
may also email your questions to
erin.higgins@ed.gov, but as described
above, comments must be submitted via
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
regulations.gov.
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or
have a speech disability and wish to
access telecommunications relay
services, please dial 7–1–1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Our education system is tasked with
helping Americans across their entire
lifespan to successfully engage in civic
activity and participate in an everevolving workforce, building the
foundation for the Nation’s future.
In the Explanatory Statement
accompanying the fiscal year (FY) 2023
Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L.
117–328), Congress directed IES to
invest in quick-turnaround high-reward,
scalable solutions intended to improve
education outcomes for all students.1 To
fulfill this directive, IES’s Accelerate,
Transform, and Scale (ATS) initiative
will support advanced education
research and development (R&D) to
create scalable solutions to improve
1 United States Congress. Committee Print of the
Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of
Representatives, on H.R. 2617/Public Law 117–328.
117th Congress, Second Session. Washington: US.
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education outcomes for all learners and
eliminate persistent achievement and
attainment gaps. Through this initiative,
IES will invest in bold, innovative ideas
that come from interdisciplinary,
diverse teams that have the potential to
make dramatic advances towards
solving seemingly intractable problems
and challenges in the education field.
ATS will pilot efforts modeled on the
advanced research projects agencies
(ARPAs) found throughout the Federal
government. ARPAs leverage insights
from traditional/basic research to
develop and scale breakthrough
solutions and capabilities in focused
areas that research or industry do not
traditionally support. Many domains of
R&D are primed for breakthrough
advances that can make inroads on long
standing education goals, such as
personalizing student and educator
learning, dramatically increasing
learners’ motivation and engagement,
transforming the implementation and
usefulness of assessments, and
supporting successful transitions from
school to career and between careers.
To advance ARPA-style efforts in
education, the ATS initiative will build
on several existing IES investments,
including the Leveraging Evidence to
Accelerate Recovery Nationwide
(LEARN) Research Network, the Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
program, the Standards for Excellence
in Educational Research (SEER)
Research Network for Digital Learning
Platforms, prize challenges, and the
Transformative Research in the
Education Sciences research program.
ATS will also support new activities
that emphasize creating scalable, high
impact solutions, such as going from
idea to prototype and preparing existing
tools, techniques, and products with
evidence of effectiveness for scaling.
This RFI is focused on a proposed
new program within ATS we are calling
‘‘From Seedlings to Scale’’ (S2S). IES is
considering a three-phase investment
strategy for S2S to support
transformative ideas as they grow from
seedlings to scalable solutions. As
proposed, S2S would focus on high
quality research, robust product
development, and sustainability and
scaling in the education marketplace.
The performance goals below highlight
how, at a high-level, each of those
elements could be combined into a
successful project.
Across the three proposed phases of
funding, the Department envisions that
successful performers would:
• Develop a full product or a broadlyapplicable, new capability.
• Foster collaboration between
product developers, researchers, and
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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.
[FR Doc. 2023-22681 Filed 10-10-23; 4:15 pm]
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