Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

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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)