[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 177 (Thursday, September 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 52842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21090]


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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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