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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

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 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The Advisory 

Committee on Arlington National 

Cemetery is an independent Federal 

advisory committee chartered to provide 

the Secretary of the Army independent 

advice and recommendations on 

Arlington National Cemetery, including, 

but not limited to, cemetery 

administration, the erection of 

memorials at the cemetery, and master 

planning for the cemetery. The 

Secretary of the Army may act on the 

Committee’s advice and 

recommendations. 

Agenda: The Committee will convene 

to deliberate various courses of action 

and possible recommendations for the 

Secretary of the Army to consider to 

keep Arlington National Cemetery open 

well in to the future as outlined in 

Public Law 114–158. 

Meeting Accessibility: 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 Arlington National Cemetery 

conference room is readily accessible to 

and usable by persons with disabilities. 

For additional information about public 

access procedures, contact Mr. Timothy 

Keating, the Committee’s Alternate 

Designated Federal Officer, at the email 

address or telephone number listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

Written 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 

Committee, in response to the stated 

agenda of the open meeting or in regard 

to the Committee’s mission in general. 

Written comments or statements should 

be submitted to Mr. Timothy Keating, 

the Alternate Designated Federal 

Officer, 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. Written comments or 

statements being submitted in response 

to the agenda set forth in this notice 

must be received by the Designated 

Federal Officer at least seven business 

days prior to the meeting to be 

considered by the Committee. The 

Designated Federal Officer will review 

all timely submitted written comments 

or statements with the Committee 

Chairperson, and ensure the comments 

are provided to all members of the 

Committee before the meeting. Written 

comments or statements received after 

this date may not be provided to the 

Committee until its next meeting. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.140(d), the 

Committee is not obligated to allow a 

member of the public to speak or 

otherwise address the Committee during 

the meeting. Members of the public will 

be permitted to make verbal comments 

during the Committee 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 three 

(3) business days in advance to the 

Committee’s Designated Federal 

Official, via electronic mail, the 

preferred mode of submission, at the 

addresses listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. The 

Designated Federal Official will log each 

request, in the order received, and in 

consultation with the Committee Chair 

determine whether the subject matter of 

each comment is relevant to the 

Committee’s mission and/or the topics 

to be addressed in this public meeting. 

A 15-minute period near the end of 

meeting may be available for public 

comments. Members of the public who 

have requested to make a 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 Designated Federal Official. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department 

of the Army. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Board on Coastal Engineering 

Research; Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: ACTION: Notice of Federal 

Advisory Committee Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing this notice to announce that 

the following Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting of the Board on 

Coastal Engineering Research will take 

place. 

DATES: The Board on Coastal 

Engineering Research will meet from 

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on August 7, 

2018 and reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to 

5:00 p.m. on August 8, 2018. The 

Executive Session of the Board will 

convene from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on 

August 9, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: All sessions will be held at 

the Marriott Providence Downtown 

Hotel Marquis Ballroom, 1 Orms St. 

Providence, RI 02904. All sessions, 

including the Executive Session are 

open to the public. For more 

information about the Board, please 

visit https://chl.erdc.dren.mil/usacecerb/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: COL 

Bryan S. Green, US Army, (601) 634– 

2513 (Voice), (601) 634–2818 

(Facsimile), Bryan.S.Green@

usace.army.mil (Email). Mailing address 

is U.S. Army Engineer, Research and 

Development Center, Waterways 

Experiment Station, 3909 Halls Ferry 

Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180–6199. 

Website: https://chl.erdc.dren.mil/ 

usace-cerb/. The most up-to-date 

changes to the meeting agenda can be 

found on the website. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

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 102–3.140 and 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 theme of 

the meeting is ‘‘Coupling Coastal 

Engineering Solutions with Social & 

Ecological Predications.’’ The purpose 

of the meeting is to identify Corps 

coastal research priorities related to the 

physical, biological, and chemical 

processes impacting human and 

ecosystem health as identified in the 

Future of Nearshore Processes Research 

paper. 

Agenda: On Tuesday morning, August 

7, 2018, panel presentations will 

address Challenges and Successes 

Managing Northeast Regional Coastal 

Systems. Presentations will include: 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Social & 

Ecological Predictions; Important 


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Characteristics of the Northeast Region; 

Northeast Regional Ocean Plan: Ocean & 

Coastal Ecosystem Health; and Coastal 

Resources Management Council’s New 

Scenario based Permitting for Coastal 

Structures. The day will end with a 

presentation on; The Natures 

Conservancy (TNC) Applications of 

Living Shorelines and Natural and 

Nature-Based Features in the Northeast 

for Coastal Resilience. 

On Wednesday morning, August 8, 

2018, the Board will reconvene to 

discuss Coastal Research Supporting 

Social & Ecological Needs. Presentations 

will include: Research on Long-Term 

Natural Geomorphologic Evolution of 

Barrier Islands & Estuaries in Absence of 

Humans; Ecological Metrics; Predicting 

the Transport, Transformation and Fate 

of Sediment and Particle-Bound 

Nutrients and Contaminates; Research 

on Coastal Water Quality Addressing 

the Sources, Transformation, Transport, 

and Ecology of Biocolloid; Reducing 

Risk and Improving Resiliency to the 

Impacts of Climate Variability; 

Northeast Sediment Sources and Needs; 

and Conveyance of Risk from Storms 

and Social Implications of Impacts. The 

Wednesday afternoon session continues 

with the State of Knowledge and 

Research Direction’s panel. 

Presentations include: Triggers in Rising 

Seas and Community Flooding; 

Research Roadmap on Natural and 

Nature-Based Features; Ecological 

Modeling and Prediction Uncertainty; 

Climate Change and Adaptation 

Planning for Ports; and Urban Flood 

Prediction: Current Capabilities and 

Challenges. The Board will meet in 

Executive Session to discuss ongoing 

initiatives and future actions on 

Thursday morning, August 9, 2018. 

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 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 

August 8, 2018. The Marriott 

Providence Downtown Hotel 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 July 23, 2018, 

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 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 Bowen, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department 

of the Army. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13668 Filed 6–25–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Expeditionary Technology Search 

(xTechSearch) Prize Competition 

Announcement 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Announcement of competition. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 

applicable laws and regulations, the 

Assistant Secretary of the Army for 

Acquisition, Logistics and Technology 

(ASA(ALT)) is announcing the Army 

Expeditionary Technology Search— 

xTechSearch Prize Competition—for the 

Army to enhance engagements with the 

entrepreneurial funded community, 

small businesses, and other nontraditional defense partners. The 

xTechSearch program will provide an 

opportunity for businesses to pitch 

novel technology solutions, either a new 

application for an existing technology or 

an entirely new technology concept, to 

the Army. 

DATES: 

1. July 11, 2018. Deadline for 

submission of White Paper with 

xTechSearch Cover Letter registration 

form. 

2. July 30–August 31, 2018. 

Semifinalists—Up to 125 participants 

brief xTechSearch panels. 

3. October 8–10, 2018. Up to 25 

finalists featured at the Association of 

the United States Army Annual Meeting 

and Exposition in Washington, DC. 

4. April 2019. Capstone 

Demonstration with Senior Army 

Leadership. 

ADDRESSES: Proposal submissions 

should be emailed to 

usarmy.pentagon.hqda-asaalt.mbx.xtechsearch@mail.mil no later 

than 11 July 2018. Detailed information 

can be found at Challenge.gov: https:// 

www.challenge.gov/challenge/armyexpeditionary-technology-searchxtechsearch/ 


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