[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 59729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20506]


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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: November 2-4, 2005.
    Place: Hilton St. Petersburg, 333 First Street South, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33701.
    Time: 3 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. (November 2, 2005); 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 
(November 3, 2005); and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (November 4, 2005).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquiries and notice of intent to 
attend the meeting may be addressed to Colonel James R. Rowan, 
Executive Secretary, Commander, U.S. Army Engineer Research and 
Development Center, Waterways Experiment Station, 3909 Halls Ferry 
Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Proposed Agenda: On Tuesday afternoon, November 2, there will be 
presentations entitled ``Overview of Hurricane Katrina and Its 
Effects,'' ``Overview of Hurricane Season 2005,'' and ``Technical View 
of the Impacts of Major Hurricanes to the Gulf Coast Region.'' On 
Wednesday morning, November 3, presentations will continue concerning 
the impacts of Hurricane Katrina. These include ``Preliminary Report of 
the ASCE Coastal, Oceans, Ports, and River Institute Katrina 
Committee;'' ``Implications of Hurricane Katrina from the Perspective 
of the Gulf of Mexico Alliance;'' ``Implications of Hurricane Katrina 
to the Louisiana Wetlands;'' and ``Mapping of Damages--Post Hurricane 
Katrina.'' The afternoon session on November 3, will include 
presentations concerning shore protection project consideration. These 
include ``Shore Protection Project Performance Improvement Initiative'' 
and ``Engineering Lessons Learned from Reconstruction of Florida 
Beaches.'' There will be two panel discussions in the afternoon. One 
panel is entitled ``Environmental Aspects of Beach Restoration.'' The 
second panel is entitled ``Sand Shortage'' and will include 
presentations entitled ``Strategic Sand Resources,'' ``Sand Stability 
and Quality Assurance,'' and ``Where is the Sand?'' The members of the 
Board will meet in Executive Session on Friday morning, November 4.
    These meetings are open to the public; participation by the public 
is scheduled for 4:45 p.m. on November 3.
    The entire meeting is open to the public, but since seating 
capacity of the meeting room is limited, advance notice of intent to 
attend, although not required, is requested in order to assure adequate 
arrangements. 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. 05-20506 Filed 10-12-05; 8:45 am]
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