[Federal Register: September 11, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 177)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
AGENCY: Department of Defense.
ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: 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 102-3.65, the
Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for
the Board on Coastal Engineering Research (hereafter referred to as the
Board).
The Board is a non-discretionary Federal advisory committee
established by the Secretary of Defense to provide the Department of
Defense, the Coastal Engineering Research Center, the Chief of
Engineers, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers independent advice and
recommendations on reports of investigations made concerning shore
erosion on coastal and lake waters, and the protection of such shores.
The Board, in accomplishing its mission: (a) Recommended the priorities
and allocation of funds for coastal projects and research and
development (R&D); (b) created major programs in areas such as
education/training, environment, and technology transfer; (c) developed
the Regional Sediment Management Program, the Shore Protection Project
Performance Program and the National Shoreline Erosion Control
Development and Demonstration Program; and (d) led the international
effort to create an open source, physics-based numerical model of
regional storm characteristics and impacts.
The Board shall be composed of not more than 7 members, who are
distinguished authorities in the field of coastal engineering. Board
members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not Federal
officers or employees, shall be appointed as experts and consultants
under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 and with the exception of travel
and per-diem for official travel. The Secretary of the Army, pursuant
to 33 U.S.C 462-2, may compensate Board Members who are not full-time
Federal officers or employees for each day of attendance at Board
Meetings, not to exceed thirty days per year. Board Members shall be
appointed on an annual basis and serve two-year terms on the Board. The
Secretary of the Army or designee shall select the Board President.
The Board shall be authorized to establish subcommittees, as
necessary and consistent with its mission, and these subcommittees or
working groups shall operate under the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976, and other appropriate federal regulations.
Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of
the chartered Board, and shall report all their recommendations and
advice to the Board for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees
or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the
chartered Board nor can they report directly to the Department of
Defense or any federal officers or employees who are not Board members.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board shall meet at the call of the
Board's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Board's
chairperson. The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to DoD policy,
shall be a full-time or permanent part-time DoD employee, and shall be
appointed in accordance with established DoD policies and procedures.
The Designated Federal Officer or duly appointed Alternate Designated
Federal Officer shall attend all Board meetings and subcommittee
meetings.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to the Board on
Coastal Engineering Research membership about the Board's mission and
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Board on
Coastal Engineering Research.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Board on Coastal Engineering Research, and this
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the Board
on Coastal Engineering Research's Designated Federal Officer can be
obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--https://www.fido.gov/
facadatabase/public.asp.
The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will
announce planned meetings of the Board on Coastal Engineering Research.
The Designated Federal Officer, at that time, may provide additional
guidance on the submission of written statements that are in response
to the stated agenda for the planned meeting in question.
Dated: September 3, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-21090 Filed 9-10-08; 8:45 am]
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