80_FR_79298 80 FR 79055 - Cooperative Research and Development Agreement: Diesel Outboard Engine Development

80 FR 79055 - Cooperative Research and Development Agreement: Diesel Outboard Engine Development

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 243 (December 18, 2015)

Page Range79055-79056
FR Document2015-31909

The Coast Guard announces its intent to enter into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Mercury Marine (Mercury) to evaluate and test the advantages, disadvantages, required technology enhancements, performance, costs, and other issues associated with diesel outboard engine technology. A test schedule has been proposed in which Mercury will provide and install two of their diesel outboard engines onto a selected Coast Guard boat platform; the Coast Guard Research and Development Center (R&D Center) will outfit the platform with the necessary instrumentation to monitor power, speed, and fuel consumption; and a Coast Guard field unit will operate the boat for performance testing over a six-month period to collect information on reliability, maintenance requirements, and availability data. While the Coast Guard is currently considering partnering with Mercury, the agency is soliciting public comment on the possible nature of and participation of other parties in the proposed CRADA. In addition, the Coast Guard also invites other potential non-Federal participants to propose similar CRADAs.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-1050]


Cooperative Research and Development Agreement: Diesel Outboard 
Engine Development

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of intent; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces its intent to enter into a 
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Mercury 
Marine (Mercury) to evaluate and test the advantages, disadvantages, 
required technology enhancements, performance, costs, and other issues 
associated with diesel outboard engine technology. A test schedule has 
been proposed in which Mercury will provide and install two of their 
diesel outboard engines onto a selected Coast Guard boat platform; the 
Coast Guard Research and Development Center (R&D Center) will outfit 
the platform with the necessary instrumentation to monitor power, 
speed, and fuel consumption; and a Coast Guard field unit will operate 
the boat for performance testing over a six-month period to collect 
information on reliability, maintenance requirements, and availability 
data. While the Coast Guard is currently considering partnering with 
Mercury, the agency is soliciting public comment on the possible nature 
of and participation of other parties in the proposed CRADA. In 
addition, the Coast Guard also invites other potential non-Federal 
participants to propose similar CRADAs.

DATES: Comments must be submitted to the online docket via http://www.regulations.gov, or reach the Docket Management Facility, on or 
before January 19, 2016.
    Synopses of proposals regarding future CRADAs must reach the Coast 
Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) on or before January 19, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments online at http://www.regulations.gov 
following Web site instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
or wish to submit proposals for future CRADAs, contact LT Keely Higbie, 
Project Official, Surface Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Research and 
Development Center, 1 Chelsea Street, New London, CT 06320, telephone 
860-271-2815, email Keely.J.Higbie@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We request public comments on this notice. Although we do not plan 
to respond to comments in the Federal Register, we will respond 
directly to commenters and may modify our proposal in light of 
comments.
    Comments should be marked with docket number USCG-2015-1050 and 
should provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. You 
should provide personal contact information so that we can contact you 
if we have questions regarding your comments; but please note that all 
comments will be posted to the online docket without change and that 
any personal information you include can be searchable online (see the 
Federal Register Privacy Act notice regarding our public dockets, 73 FR 
3316, Jan. 17, 2008). We also accept anonymous comments.
    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be 
submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the Coast Guard 
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Documents mentioned in this 
notice, and all public comments, are in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that Web site's 
instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up 
for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted or a 
final rule is published.
    Do not submit detailed proposals for future CRADAs to the Docket 
Management Facility. Instead, submit

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them directly to the Coast Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

Discussion

    CRADAs are authorized under 15 U.S.C. 3710(a).\1\ A CRADA promotes 
the transfer of technology to the private sector for commercial use, as 
well as specified research or development efforts that are consistent 
with the mission of the Federal parties to the CRADA. The Federal party 
or parties agree with one or more non-Federal parties to share research 
resources, but the Federal party does not contribute funding.
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    \1\ The statute confers this authority on the head of each 
Federal agency. The Secretary of DHS's authority is delegated to the 
Coast Guard and other DHS organizational elements by DHS Delegation 
No. 0160.1, para. II.B.34.
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    CRADAs are not procurement contracts. Care is taken to ensure that 
CRADAs are not used to circumvent the contracting process. CRADAs have 
a specific purpose and should not be confused with procurement 
contracts, grants, and other type of agreements.
    Under the proposed CRADA, the R&D Center will collaborate with one 
non-Federal participant. Together, the R&D Center and the non-Federal 
participant will collect information/data for performance, reliability, 
maintenance requirements, and other data on diesel outboard engines. 
After an initial performance test, the Coast Guard plans to operate to 
test and evaluate the designated platform outfitted with the diesel 
outboard engine technology for a period of six months.
    We anticipate that the Coast Guard's contributions under the 
proposed CRADA will include the following:
    (1) Work with non-Federal participant to develop the test plan to 
be executed under the CRADA;
    (2) Provide the test platform, test platform support, facilities, 
and seek all required approvals for testing under the CRADA;
    (3) Prepare the test platform for diesel outboard engine install 
and operations;
    (4) Provide fuel and test platform operators for the performance 
and reliability, maintenance, and availability testing;
    (5) Collect and analyze data in accordance with the CRADA test 
plan; and
    (6) Work with non-Federal participant to develop a Final Report, 
which will document the methodologies, findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations of this CRADA work.
    We anticipate that the non-Federal participants' contributions 
under the proposed CRADA will include the following:
    (1) Work with R&D Center to develop the test plan to be executed 
under the CRADA;
    (2) Provide the technical data package for all equipments, 
including dimensions, weight, power requirements, and other technical 
considerations for the additional components to be utilized under this 
CRADA;
    (3) Provide for shipment, delivery, and install of diesel outboard 
engines required for testing under this CRADA;
    (4) Provide technical oversight, technical engine, and operator 
training on the engines provided for testing under this CRADA; and
    (5) Provide/pay for travel and other associated personnel costs and 
other required expenses.
    The Coast Guard reserves the right to select for CRADA participants 
all, some, or no proposals submitted for this CRADA. The Coast Guard 
will provide no funding for reimbursement of proposal development 
costs. Proposals and any other material submitted in response to this 
notice will not be returned. Proposals submitted are expected to be 
unclassified and have no more than five single-sided pages (excluding 
cover page, DD 1494, JF-12, etc.). The Coast Guard will select 
proposals at its sole discretion on the basis of:
    (1) How well they communicate an understanding of, and ability to 
meet, the proposed CRADA's goal; and
    (2) How well they address the following criteria:
    (a) Technical capability to support the non-Federal party 
contributions described; and
    (b) Resources available for supporting the non-Federal party 
contributions described.
    Currently, the Coast Guard is considering Mercury for participation 
in this CRADA. This consideration is based on the fact that Mercury has 
demonstrated its technical ability as the developer and manufacturer of 
diesel outboard engines. However, we do not wish to exclude other 
viable participants from this or future similar CRADAs.
    This is a technology assessment effort. The goal for the Coast 
Guard of this CRADA is to better understand the advantages, 
disadvantages, required technology enhancements, performance, costs, 
and other issues associated with diesel outboard engines. Special 
consideration will be given to small business firms/consortia, and 
preference will be given to business units located in the U.S. This 
notice is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

    Dated: December 2, 2015.
Dennis C. Evans,
USCG, Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development 
Center.
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 243 / Friday, December 18, 2015 / Notices 79055 would constitute a clearly unwarranted Agenda: To review and evaluate grant DATES: Comments must be submitted to invasion of personal privacy. applications. the online docket via http:// Place: Pier 2620 Hotel, 2620 Jones Street, www.regulations.gov, or reach the Name of Committee: National Institute of San Francisco, CA 94133. Neurological Disorders and Stroke Initial Contact Person: Elizabeth A Webber, Ph.D., Docket Management Facility, on or Review Group; Neurological Sciences and Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review before January 19, 2016. Disorders A. Branch, Division of Extramural Research, Synopses of proposals regarding Date: February 22–23, 2016. NINDS/NIH/DHHS/Neuroscience Center, future CRADAs must reach the Coast Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 6001 Executive Boulevard, Suite 3208, MSC Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 9529, Bethesda, MD 20892–9529, 301–496– CONTACT) on or before January 19, 2016. applications. 1917, webbere@mail.nih.gov. Place: Best Western Tuscan Inn, 425 North ADDRESSES: Submit comments online at (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Point Street, San Francisco, CA 94133. Program Nos. 93.853, Clinical Research http://www.regulations.gov following Contact Person: Natalia Strunnikova, Related to Neurological Disorders; 93.854, Web site instructions. Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Biological Basis Research in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If Review Branch, Division of Extramural Neurosciences, National Institutes of Health, you have questions on this notice or Research, NINDS/NIH/DHHS/Neuroscience HHS) Center, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Suite wish to submit proposals for future Dated: December 14, 2015. CRADAs, contact LT Keely Higbie, 3208, MSC 9529, Bethesda, MD 20892–9529, 301–402–0288, Natalia.strunnikova@nih.gov. Melanie J. Gray, Project Official, Surface Branch, U.S. Name of Committee: National Institute of Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Coast Guard Research and Development Neurological Disorders and Stroke Initial Committee Policy. Center, 1 Chelsea Street, New London, Review Group; Neurological Sciences and [FR Doc. 2015–31769 Filed 12–17–15; 8:45 am] CT 06320, telephone 860–271–2815, Disorders C. BILLING CODE 4140–01–P email Keely.J.Higbie@uscg.mil. Date: February 23–24, 2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Public Participation and Request for applications. Comments Place: JW Marriott New Orleans, 614 Canal SECURITY Street, New Orleans, LA 70130. We request public comments on this Contact Person: William C. Benzing, Ph.D., Coast Guard notice. Although we do not plan to Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review [Docket No. USCG–2015–1050] respond to comments in the Federal Branch, Division of Extramural Research, Register, we will respond directly to NINDS/NIH/DHHS/Neuroscience Center, Cooperative Research and commenters and may modify our 6001 Executive Boulevard, Suite 3204, MSC Development Agreement: Diesel proposal in light of comments. 9529, Bethesda, MD 20892–9529, 301–496– Outboard Engine Development Comments should be marked with 0660, benzingw@mail.nih.gov. Coast Guard, DHS. AGENCY: docket number USCG–2015–1050 and Name of Committee: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Initial should provide a reason for each Notice of intent; request for ACTION: Review Group; Neurological Sciences and suggestion or recommendation. You comments. Disorders B. should provide personal contact Date: February 25, 2016. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces information so that we can contact you Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. its intent to enter into a Cooperative if we have questions regarding your Agenda: To review and evaluate grant Research and Development Agreement comments; but please note that all applications. comments will be posted to the online (CRADA) with Mercury Marine Place: JW Marriott New Orleans, 614 Canal docket without change and that any Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, (Mercury) to evaluate and test the advantages, disadvantages, required personal information you include can be Contact Person: Birgit Neuhuber, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review technology enhancements, performance, searchable online (see the Federal Branch, Division of Extramural Research, costs, and other issues associated with Register Privacy Act notice regarding NINDS/NIH/DHHS/Neuroscience Center, diesel outboard engine technology. A our public dockets, 73 FR 3316, Jan. 17, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Suite 3208, MSC test schedule has been proposed in 2008). We also accept anonymous 9529, Bethesda, MD 20892–9529, neuhuber@ which Mercury will provide and install comments. ninds.nih.gov. two of their diesel outboard engines We encourage you to submit Name of Committee: Neurological Sciences onto a selected Coast Guard boat comments through the Federal Training Initial Review Group; NST–1 platform; the Coast Guard Research and eRulemaking Portal at http:// Subcommittee. www.regulations.gov. If your material Development Center (R&D Center) will Date: March 7–8, 2016. outfit the platform with the necessary cannot be submitted using http:// Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant instrumentation to monitor power, www.regulations.gov, contact the Coast applications. speed, and fuel consumption; and a Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Place: Hyatt Arlington, 1325 Wilson Coast Guard field unit will operate the CONTACT). Documents mentioned in this Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209. boat for performance testing over a six- notice, and all public comments, are in Contact Person: William C. Benzing, Ph.D., month period to collect information on our online docket at http:// Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review reliability, maintenance requirements, www.regulations.gov and can be viewed Branch, Division of Extramural Research, and availability data. While the Coast by following that Web site’s NINDS/NIH/DHHS/Neuroscience Center, instructions. Additionally, if you go to mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Guard is currently considering 6001 Executive Boulevard, Suite 3204, MSC partnering with Mercury, the agency is the online docket and sign up for email 9529, Bethesda, MD 20892–9529, 301–496– 0660, benzingw@mail.nih.gov. soliciting public comment on the alerts, you will be notified when possible nature of and participation of comments are posted or a final rule is Name of Committee: Neurological Sciences Training Initial Review Group; NST–2 other parties in the proposed CRADA. In published. Subcommittee. addition, the Coast Guard also invites Do not submit detailed proposals for Date: March 14–15, 2016. other potential non-Federal participants future CRADAs to the Docket Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to propose similar CRADAs. Management Facility. Instead, submit VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:20 Dec 17, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18DEN1.SGM 18DEN1

79056 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 243 / Friday, December 18, 2015 / Notices them directly to the Coast Guard (see (1) Work with R&D Center to develop Dated: December 2, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). the test plan to be executed under the Dennis C. Evans, CRADA; USCG, Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Discussion (2) Provide the technical data package Guard Research and Development Center. CRADAs are authorized under 15 for all equipments, including [FR Doc. 2015–31909 Filed 12–17–15; 8:45 am] U.S.C. 3710(a).1 A CRADA promotes the dimensions, weight, power BILLING CODE 9110–04–P transfer of technology to the private requirements, and other technical sector for commercial use, as well as considerations for the additional specified research or development components to be utilized under this DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND efforts that are consistent with the CRADA; SECURITY mission of the Federal parties to the (3) Provide for shipment, delivery, CRADA. The Federal party or parties and install of diesel outboard engines U.S. Customs and Border Protection agree with one or more non-Federal required for testing under this CRADA; [1651–0054] parties to share research resources, but (4) Provide technical oversight, the Federal party does not contribute technical engine, and operator training Agency Information Collection funding. on the engines provided for testing Activities: Exportation of Used Self- CRADAs are not procurement under this CRADA; and Propelled Vehicles contracts. Care is taken to ensure that (5) Provide/pay for travel and other CRADAs are not used to circumvent the AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border associated personnel costs and other contracting process. CRADAs have a Protection, Department of Homeland required expenses. specific purpose and should not be Security. The Coast Guard reserves the right to confused with procurement contracts, select for CRADA participants all, some, ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for grants, and other type of agreements. or no proposals submitted for this comments; extension of an existing Under the proposed CRADA, the R&D CRADA. The Coast Guard will provide collection of information. Center will collaborate with one non- no funding for reimbursement of Federal participant. Together, the R&D SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border proposal development costs. Proposals Protection (CBP) of the Department of Center and the non-Federal participant and any other material submitted in will collect information/data for Homeland Security will be submitting response to this notice will not be the following information collection performance, reliability, maintenance returned. Proposals submitted are requirements, and other data on diesel request to the Office of Management and expected to be unclassified and have no Budget (OMB) for review and approval outboard engines. After an initial more than five single-sided pages performance test, the Coast Guard plans in accordance with the Paperwork (excluding cover page, DD 1494, JF–12, Reduction Act: Exportation of Used to operate to test and evaluate the etc.). The Coast Guard will select designated platform outfitted with the Self-Propelled Vehicles. CBP is proposals at its sole discretion on the proposing that this information diesel outboard engine technology for a basis of: period of six months. collection be extended with no change (1) How well they communicate an to the burden hours or to the We anticipate that the Coast Guard’s understanding of, and ability to meet, information collected. This document is contributions under the proposed the proposed CRADA’s goal; and published to obtain comments from the CRADA will include the following: (1) Work with non-Federal participant (2) How well they address the public and affected agencies. to develop the test plan to be executed following criteria: DATES: Written comments should be under the CRADA; (a) Technical capability to support the received on or before February 16, 2016 (2) Provide the test platform, test non-Federal party contributions to be assured of consideration. platform support, facilities, and seek all described; and ADDRESSES: Written comments may be required approvals for testing under the (b) Resources available for supporting mailed to U.S. Customs and Border CRADA; the non-Federal party contributions Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, (3) Prepare the test platform for diesel described. Regulations and Rulings, Office of outboard engine install and operations; Currently, the Coast Guard is International Trade, 90 K Street NE., (4) Provide fuel and test platform considering Mercury for participation in 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229– operators for the performance and this CRADA. This consideration is 1177. reliability, maintenance, and availability based on the fact that Mercury has testing; demonstrated its technical ability as the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (5) Collect and analyze data in developer and manufacturer of diesel Requests for additional information accordance with the CRADA test plan; outboard engines. However, we do not should be directed to Tracey Denning, and wish to exclude other viable U.S. Customs and Border Protection, (6) Work with non-Federal participant participants from this or future similar Regulations and Rulings, Office of to develop a Final Report, which will CRADAs. International Trade, 90 K Street NE., document the methodologies, findings, This is a technology assessment effort. 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229– conclusions, and recommendations of The goal for the Coast Guard of this 1177, at 202–325–0265. this CRADA work. CRADA is to better understand the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP We anticipate that the non-Federal advantages, disadvantages, required invites the general public and other participants’ contributions under the mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES technology enhancements, performance, Federal agencies to comment on proposed CRADA will include the costs, and other issues associated with proposed and/or continuing information following: diesel outboard engines. Special collections pursuant to the Paperwork consideration will be given to small Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13). 1 The statute confers this authority on the head of business firms/consortia, and preference The comments should address: (a) each Federal agency. The Secretary of DHS’s authority is delegated to the Coast Guard and other will be given to business units located Whether the collection of information is DHS organizational elements by DHS Delegation in the U.S. This notice is issued under necessary for the proper performance of No. 0160.1, para. II.B.34. the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a). the functions of the agency, including VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:20 Dec 17, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18DEN1.SGM 18DEN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of intent; request for comments.
DatesComments must be submitted to the online docket via http:// www.regulations.gov, or reach the Docket Management Facility, on or before January 19, 2016.
ContactIf you have questions on this notice or wish to submit proposals for future CRADAs, contact LT Keely Higbie, Project Official, Surface Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, 1 Chelsea Street, New London, CT 06320, telephone 860-271-2815, email [email protected]
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