[Federal Register: September 26, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 186)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Coastal Engineering Research Board (CERB)
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following
committee meeting:
Name of Committee: Coastal Engineering Research Board (CERB).
Date of Meeting: October 11-13, 2006.
Place: Ocean Place Resort and Spa, One Ocean Boulevard, Long Branch,
NJ 07740.
Time: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (October 11, 2006).
8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (October 12, 2006).
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (October 13, 2006).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquiries and notice of intent to
attend
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the meeting may be addressed to Colonel Richard B. Jenkins, Executive
Secretary, Commander, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development
Center, Waterways Experiment Station, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg,
MS 39180-6199.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board provides broad policy guidance and
review of plans and fund requirements for the conduct of research and
development of research projects in consonance with the needs of the
coastal engineering field and the objectives of the Chief of Engineers.
Proposed Agenda: For Board members, the morning of October 11 is
devoted to an overflight of the New Jersey shoreline. The afternoon of
October 11 is devoted to presentations pertaining to North Atlantic
Division Project-Specific Coastal Engineering Challenges. They include:
Coastal Engineering Technical Challenges of the Fire Island to Montauk
Point Reformulation Study; Renourishment Triggers and Emergency Fill
Procedures, Technical and Policy challenges; Monitoring Challenges; Sea
Level Rise Implications in New York Area; and Surfer Perspective on
Corps Design on Shore Protection Projects. On Thursday morning, October
12, presentations will be made concerning Shore Protection Project
Performance. These presentations include: Economic Performance of
Federal Shore Protection Project, Martin County, FL; Shore Protection
Project Design and Formulation Improvement; Modeling Relevant Physics
of Sedimentation in 3D (MORPHOS 3D); and Communicating the Corps' Role
in Coastal Zone Management. There will also be presentations concerning
Coastal Planning Center of Expertise and Regional Sediment Management
as it Applies to North Atlantic Division. The Honorable Frank Pallone,
Jr., is scheduled to speak immediately after lunch on October 12.
Presentations will also be made concerning Joint Subcommittee on Ocean
Science and Technology and National Research Council Shelter Coast
Final Report. Presentations concerning Coastal Environmental
Restoration Challenges are also Scheduled for Thursday afternoon. They
include: Collaborative Ecosystem Restoration at Jamaica Bay Marsh
Islands; Collaboration with the Corps on Coastal Initiatives; and
Biological Opinion on the Sea Bright to Manasquan Project, Piping
Plover and Sea Beach Amaranth. Friday morning, October 13, is devoted
to Board Executive Session discussing ongoing initiatives and actions.
These meetings are open to the public; participation by the public
is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on October 12.
The entire meeting is open to the public, but since seating
capacity of the meeting is limited, advance notice of attendance is
required. Oral participation by public attendees is encouraged during
the time scheduled on the agenda; written statements may be submitted
prior to the meeting or up to 30 days after the meeting.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-8249 Filed 9-25-06; 8:45 am]
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