80_FR_65458 80 FR 65252 - Notice of Centennial Challenges 2016 Sample Return Robot (SRR) Challenge

80 FR 65252 - Notice of Centennial Challenges 2016 Sample Return Robot (SRR) Challenge

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 206 (October 26, 2015)

Page Range65252-65252
FR Document2015-27118

This notice is issued in accordance with 51 U.S.C. 20144(c). The Sample Return Robot (SRR) Challenge is scheduled and teams that wish to compete may now register. Centennial Challenges is a program of prize competitions to stimulate innovation in technologies of interest and value to NASA and the nation. The 2016 SRR Challenge is a prize competition designed to encourage development of new technologies or application of existing technologies in unique ways to autonomously collect and retrieve samples using robotics. NASA is providing the prize purse and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is conducting the challenge.

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice: (15-092)]


Notice of Centennial Challenges 2016 Sample Return Robot (SRR) 
Challenge

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of Centennial Challenges 2016 Sample Return Robot (SRR) 
Challenge.

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SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 51 U.S.C. 20144(c). 
The Sample Return Robot (SRR) Challenge is scheduled and teams that 
wish to compete may now register. Centennial Challenges is a program of 
prize competitions to stimulate innovation in technologies of interest 
and value to NASA and the nation. The 2016 SRR Challenge is a prize 
competition designed to encourage development of new technologies or 
application of existing technologies in unique ways to autonomously 
collect and retrieve samples using robotics. NASA is providing the 
prize purse and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is conducting the 
challenge.

DATES: 2016 SRR Challenge for Level 1 will be held June 6-11, 2016; 
Level 2 will be held September 1-5, 2016.

ADDRESSES: 2016 SRR Challenge will be conducted at Worcester 
Polytechnic Institute near Worcester, Massachusetts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register for or get additional 
information regarding the 2016 SRR Challenge, please visit: http://www.nasa.gov/robotprize.
    For general information on the NASA Centennial Challenges Program 
please visit: http://www.nasa.gov/challenges. General questions and 
comments regarding the program should be addressed to Monsi Roman, 
Centennial Challenges Program, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 
Huntsville, AL 35812. Email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary

    Autonomous robot rovers will seek out samples and return them to a 
designated point in a set time period. Samples will be randomly placed 
throughout the roving area. They may be placed close to obstacles, both 
movable and immovable. Robots will be required to navigate over unknown 
terrain, around obstacles, and in varied lighting conditions to 
identify, retrieve, and return these samples. Winners will be 
determined based on the number of samples returned to the designated 
collection point as well as the value assigned to the samples.

I. Prize Amounts

    The total Sample Return Robot Challenge purse is $1,500,000 (one 
million five hundred thousand U.S. dollars). Prizes will be offered for 
entries that meet specific requirements detailed in the Rules.

II. Eligibility

    To be eligible to win a prize, competitors must;
    (1) Register and comply with all requirements in the rules.
    (2) In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and 
maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the 
case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group, 
shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
    (3) Not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within the 
scope of their employment.

III. Rules

    The complete rules and team agreement for the 2016 SRR Challenge 
can be found at: http://wp.wpi.edu/challenge/

Cheryl E. Parker,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-27118 Filed 10-23-15; 8:45 am]
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65252 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 206 / Monday, October 26, 2015 / Notices the Benefits and Costs of Federal Appropriations Act, also known as the visit: http://www.nasa.gov/challenges. Regulations, available at: http:// ‘‘Regulatory Right-to-Know Act,’’ (the General questions and comments www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg_ Act) requires OMB to submit a report on regarding the program should be regpol_reports_congress/. The Draft the costs and benefits of Federal addressed to Monsi Roman, Centennial Report is divided into three chapters. regulations together with Challenges Program, NASA Marshall Chapter I examines the benefits and recommendations for reform. The Act Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL costs of major Federal regulations issued states that the report should contain 35812. Email address: hq-stmd- in fiscal year 2014 and summarizes the estimates of the costs and benefits of centennialchallenges@mail.nasa.gov. benefits and costs of major regulations regulations in the aggregate, by agency SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: issued between October 2004 and and agency program, and by major rule, September 2014. It also discusses as well as an analysis of impacts of Summary regulatory impacts on State, local, and Federal regulation on State, local, and Autonomous robot rovers will seek tribal governments, small business, tribal governments, small businesses, out samples and return them to a wages, and economic growth. Chapter II wages, and economic growth. The Act designated point in a set time period. offers recommendations for regulatory also states that the report should be Samples will be randomly placed reform. Chapter III summarizes agency subject to notice and comment and peer throughout the roving area. They may be compliance with the Unfunded review. placed close to obstacles, both movable Mandates Reform Act. Howard Shelanski, and immovable. Robots will be required OMB requests that comments be to navigate over unknown terrain, Administrator, Office of Information and submitted electronically to OMB by Regulatory Affairs. around obstacles, and in varied lighting December 21, 2015 through conditions to identify, retrieve, and [FR Doc. 2015–27163 Filed 10–23–15; 8:45 am] www.regulations.gov. return these samples. Winners will be BILLING CODE 3110–01–P DATES: To ensure consideration of determined based on the number of comments as OMB prepares this Draft samples returned to the designated Report for submission to Congress, collection point as well as the value NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND assigned to the samples. comments must be in writing and SPACE ADMINISTRATION received by December 21, 2015. I. Prize Amounts ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of [Notice: (15–092)] The total Sample Return Robot the following methods: Notice of Centennial Challenges 2016 Challenge purse is $1,500,000 (one • www.regulations.gov: Direct Sample Return Robot (SRR) Challenge million five hundred thousand U.S. comments to Docket ID OMB–2014– dollars). Prizes will be offered for 0002. AGENCY: National Aeronautics and • Fax: (202) 395–5806. entries that meet specific requirements Space Administration (NASA). • Mail: Office of Information and detailed in the Rules. ACTION: Notice of Centennial Challenges Regulatory Affairs, Office of 2016 Sample Return Robot (SRR) II. Eligibility Management and Budget, Attn: Mabel Challenge. To be eligible to win a prize, Echols, NEOB, Room 10102, 725 17th SUMMARY: This notice is issued in competitors must; Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. To (1) Register and comply with all ensure that your comments are received, accordance with 51 U.S.C. 20144(c). The Sample Return Robot (SRR) Challenge is requirements in the rules. we recommend that comments on this (2) In the case of a private entity, shall draft report be electronically submitted. scheduled and teams that wish to be incorporated in and maintain a All comments and recommendations compete may now register. Centennial primary place of business in the United submitted in response to this notice will Challenges is a program of prize competitions to stimulate innovation in States, and in the case of an individual, be made available to the public, whether participating singly or in a including by posting them on OMB’s technologies of interest and value to NASA and the nation. The 2016 SRR group, shall be a citizen or permanent Web site. For this reason, please do not resident of the United States. include in your comments information Challenge is a prize competition (3) Not be a Federal entity or Federal of a confidential nature, such as designed to encourage development of employee acting within the scope of sensitive personal information or new technologies or application of their employment. proprietary information. The existing technologies in unique ways to www.regulations.gov Web site is an autonomously collect and retrieve III. Rules ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which samples using robotics. NASA is The complete rules and team means OMB will not know your identity providing the prize purse and Worcester agreement for the 2016 SRR Challenge or contact information unless you Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is can be found at: http://wp.wpi.edu/ provide it in the body of your comment. conducting the challenge. challenge/ For further information, contact: Office DATES: 2016 SRR Challenge for Level 1 of Information and Regulatory Affairs, will be held June 6–11, 2016; Level 2 Cheryl E. Parker, Office of Management and Budget, will be held September 1–5, 2016. Federal Register Liaison Officer. NEOB, Room 10102, 725 17th Street ADDRESSES: 2016 SRR Challenge will be [FR Doc. 2015–27118 Filed 10–23–15; 8:45 am] NW., Washington, DC 20503. conducted at Worcester Polytechnic BILLING CODE 7510–13–P asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Telephone: (202) 395–5897. Institute near Worcester, Massachusetts. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To directed the Office of Management and register for or get additional information NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND Budget (OMB) to prepare an annual regarding the 2016 SRR Challenge, SPACE ADMINISTRATION Report to Congress on the Costs and please visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ Notice of Information Collection Benefits of Federal Regulations. robotprize. Specifically, Section 624 of the FY 2001 For general information on the NASA AGENCY:National Aeronautics and Treasury and General Government Centennial Challenges Program please Space Administration (NASA). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:53 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26OCN1.SGM 26OCN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Centennial Challenges 2016 Sample Return Robot (SRR) Challenge.
Dates2016 SRR Challenge for Level 1 will be held June 6-11, 2016; Level 2 will be held September 1-5, 2016.
ContactTo register for or get additional information regarding the 2016 SRR Challenge, please visit: http:// www.nasa.gov/robotprize.
FR Citation80 FR 65252 
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