80 FR 8891 - Cooperative Research and Development Agreement: Western Rivers e-AtoN Technology Demonstration
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 33 (February 19, 2015)
Coast Guard
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 33 (February 19, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-03328 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 8891-8892] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-03328] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG-2015-0016] Cooperative Research and Development Agreement: Western Rivers e- AtoN Technology Demonstration AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of intent; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces its intent to enter into a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to prepare for a demonstration, the ``Ohio River eNav Technology Demonstration'' of electronic navigation (eNav) technology to be conducted by the Coast Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. The eNav demonstration will involve the transmission of navigation safety and environmental information via automatic identification system (AIS) technology to the electronic charting system (ECS) displays on bridges of commercial vessels that are operating in the test area. The purpose of the demonstration is to identify the extent to which mariners would benefit from the distribution of e-AtoN information; and the policy changes, the infrastructure, and level of effort needed by the Coast Guard and its partner agencies to operate and maintain this technology. The geographic area to be covered by the Ohio River eNav Technology Demonstration includes the Ohio River from Markland Lock (north of Louisville, KY) to the mouth of the Ohio River, and reaches of the Mississippi River within 45 statute miles of its confluence with the Ohio River. The Coast Guard needs end user participants, who are commercial operators that regularly operate in the Ohio River eNav Technology Demonstration test area, to receive the information via AIS. While the Coast Guard is currently considering partnering with Rose Point Navigation Systems (Rose Point), and CNS, Inc. (CNS), it solicits public comment on the possible participation of other parties in the proposed CRADA, and the nature of that participation. DATES: Comments must be submitted to the online docket via http://www.regulations.gov, or reach the Docket Management Facility, on or before 30 days after date of publication in the Federal Register. Synopses of proposals regarding future CRADAs must reach the Coast Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) on or before March 23, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit comments using one of the listed methods, and see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more information on public comments.Online--http://www.regulations.gov following Web site instructions. Fax--202-493-2251. Mail or hand deliver--Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hours for hand delivery are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays (telephone 202-366-9329). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice or wish to submit proposals for future CRADAs, contact Arden C. Turner, Project Official, E&W Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, 1 Chelsea Street, New London, CT 06320, telephone 860-271-2623, email Arden.C.Turner@uscg.mil . If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826, toll free 1-800- 647-5527. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Participation and Request for Comments We encourage you to submit comments and related material on this notice. All comments received will be posted, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information you have provided. Do not submit detailed proposals for future CRADAs to the Docket Management Facility. Instead, submit them directly to the Coast Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) . Comments should be marked with docket number USCG-2015-0016 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). Mailed or hand-delivered comments should be in an unbound 8\1/2\ x 11 inch format suitable for reproduction. The Docket Management Facility will acknowledge receipt of mailed comments if you enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope with your submission. 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 the Web site's instructions. You can also view the docket at the Docket Management Facility (see the mailing address under ADDRESSES) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 other types of agreements such as procurement contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements. Under the proposed CRADA, the Coast Guard's Research and Development Center (R&DC) will collaborate with one or more non-Federal participants to ensure that commercial vessel pilots who operate in the Ohio River Technology Demonstration Test Area are equipped with an ECS capability that accept AIS inputs to navigate; and to ensure that parties who have indicated their willingness to participate in the Technology Demonstration can receive and display the eNav information distributed by the Coast Guard during the eNav Technology Demonstration. [[Page 8892]] We anticipate that the Coast Guard's contributions under the proposed CRADA will include the following: (1) Provide the ECS manufacturers with summaries and formats of the information that will be distributed in the Ohio River eNav Technology Demonstration. (2) Test the ECS equipment with the format upgrades in the RDC Test Laboratory prior to the Demonstration and provide feedback to manufacturers. Also, provide non-Federal participants with access to the RDC Test Laboratory data output stream to evaluate the data displays on their equipment. (3) Deploy an eNav system that distributes navigation and safety information to marine users in the Technology Demonstration Test Area on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. (4) Conduct the Ohio River eNav Technology Demonstration. During the Demonstration, record the information distributed through the AIS and the information received by participating mariners' AIS receivers. Collate and analyze the information collected by participating vessels to quantify system performance. Collect anecdotal information on mariners' responses to the technology and its benefits. We anticipate that the non-Federal participants' contributions under the proposed CRADA will include the following: (1) Configure their software to enable the receipt and display of eNav information on ECS devices located on vessel bridges of customers who are participating in the Ohio River eNav Technology Demonstration. (2) Provide the Coast Guard with the latest version of its ECS software to support the RDC Test Laboratory evaluation. (3) The RDC and its federal partners may finalize some AIS message types after the Ohio River Technology Demonstration has started. As their resources permit, the non-Federal participants will update their software and distribute them to their customers and the RDC after the Demonstration has started. (4) At the conclusion of the Demonstration, the RDC and the non- Federal participants will jointly document the CRADA effort in a white paper format, to document the features developed by the ECS manufacturers, their installation on the test vessels, and the results of the Ohio River eNav Technology Demonstration. 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) Existence of commercial customers who routinely operate in the Ohio River eNav Technology Demonstration study area, who are equipped with an ECS capability that accept AIS inputs to navigate, and who are willing to participate in the Demonstration. (2) How well respondents 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 CNS and Rose Point for participation in this CRADA. This consideration is based on the fact that the Coast Guard has identified CNS and Rose Point as customers in the Demonstration area that use ECS with AIS input capability. However, the Coast Guard does not wish to exclude other viable participants from this CRADA. This is a technology transfer/development effort. Presently, the Coast Guard has no plan to procure an ECS capability. Since the goal of this CRADA is to identify and investigate the advantages, disadvantages, required technology enhancements, performance, costs, and other issues associated with using ECS capabilities, non-Federal CRADA participants will not be excluded from any future Coast Guard procurements based solely on their participation in this CRADA. 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) and 15 U.S.C. 3710(a). Dated: January 26, 2015. Dennis C. Evans, Captain, USCG, Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center. [FR Doc. 2015-03328 Filed 2-18-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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Dated: January 26, 2015. possible participation of other parties in docket without change and that any
Dennis C. Evans, the proposed CRADA, and the nature of personal information you include can be
Captain, USCG, Commanding Officer, U.S. that participation. searchable online (see the Federal
Coast Guard Research and Development DATES: Comments must be submitted to Register Privacy Act notice regarding
Center. the online docket via http:// our public dockets, 73 FR 3316, Jan. 17,
[FR Doc. 2015–03327 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am] www.regulations.gov, or reach the 2008).
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P Docket Management Facility, on or Mailed or hand-delivered comments
before 30 days after date of publication should be in an unbound 81⁄2 x 11 inch
in the Federal Register. format suitable for reproduction. The
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Synopses of proposals regarding Docket Management Facility will
SECURITY future CRADAs must reach the Coast acknowledge receipt of mailed
Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION comments if you enclose a stamped,
Coast Guard CONTACT) on or before March 23, 2015. self-addressed postcard or envelope
[Docket No. USCG–2015–0016] ADDRESSES: Submit comments using one with your submission.
of the listed methods, and see Documents mentioned in this notice,
Cooperative Research and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more and all public comments, are in our
Development Agreement: Western information on public comments. online docket at http://
Rivers e-AtoN Technology • Online—http://www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov and can be viewed
Demonstration following Web site instructions. by following the Web site’s instructions.
Coast Guard, DHS.
AGENCY: • Fax—202–493–2251. You can also view the docket at the
• Mail or hand deliver—Docket Docket Management Facility (see the
Notice of intent; request for
ACTION:
Management Facility (M–30), U.S. mailing address under ADDRESSES)
comments.
Department of Transportation, West between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, through Friday, except Federal holidays.
its intent to enter into a cooperative 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
research and development agreement Washington, DC 20590–0001. Hours for Discussion
(CRADA) to prepare for a hand delivery are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., CRADAs are authorized under 15
demonstration, the ‘‘Ohio River eNav Monday through Friday, except Federal U.S.C. 3710(a).1 A CRADA promotes the
Technology Demonstration’’ of holidays (telephone 202–366–9329). transfer of technology to the private
electronic navigation (eNav) technology FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If sector for commercial use, as well as
to be conducted by the Coast Guard, you have questions on this notice or specified research or development
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the wish to submit proposals for future efforts that are consistent with the
National Oceanic Atmospheric CRADAs, contact Arden C. Turner, mission of the Federal parties to the
Administration. The eNav Project Official, E&W Branch, U.S. Coast CRADA. The Federal party or parties
demonstration will involve the Guard Research and Development agree with one or more non-Federal
transmission of navigation safety and Center, 1 Chelsea Street, New London, parties to share research resources, but
environmental information via CT 06320, telephone 860–271–2623, the Federal party does not contribute
automatic identification system (AIS) email Arden.C.Turner@uscg.mil . If you funding.
technology to the electronic charting have questions on viewing or submitting CRADAs are not procurement
system (ECS) displays on bridges of material to the docket, call Cheryl contracts. Care is taken to ensure that
commercial vessels that are operating in Collins, Program Manager, Docket CRADAs are not used to circumvent the
the test area. The purpose of the Operations, telephone 202–366–9826, contracting process. CRADAs have a
demonstration is to identify the extent toll free 1–800–647–5527. specific purpose and should not be
to which mariners would benefit from SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: confused with other types of agreements
the distribution of e-AtoN information; such as procurement contracts, grants,
and the policy changes, the Public Participation and Request for
Comments and cooperative agreements.
infrastructure, and level of effort needed
by the Coast Guard and its partner We encourage you to submit Under the proposed CRADA, the
agencies to operate and maintain this comments and related material on this Coast Guard’s Research and
technology. notice. All comments received will be Development Center (R&DC) will
The geographic area to be covered by posted, without change, to http:// collaborate with one or more non-
the Ohio River eNav Technology www.regulations.gov and will include Federal participants to ensure that
Demonstration includes the Ohio River any personal information you have commercial vessel pilots who operate in
from Markland Lock (north of provided. the Ohio River Technology
Louisville, KY) to the mouth of the Ohio Do not submit detailed proposals for Demonstration Test Area are equipped
River, and reaches of the Mississippi future CRADAs to the Docket with an ECS capability that accept AIS
River within 45 statute miles of its Management Facility. Instead, submit inputs to navigate; and to ensure that
confluence with the Ohio River. The them directly to the Coast Guard (see parties who have indicated their
Coast Guard needs end user FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) . willingness to participate in the
participants, who are commercial Comments should be marked with Technology Demonstration can receive
and display the eNav information
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operators that regularly operate in the docket number USCG–2015–0016 and
Ohio River eNav Technology should provide a reason for each distributed by the Coast Guard during
Demonstration test area, to receive the suggestion or recommendation. You the eNav Technology Demonstration.
information via AIS. While the Coast should provide personal contact
1 The statute confers this authority on the head of
Guard is currently considering information so that we can contact you
each Federal agency. The Secretary of DHS’s
partnering with Rose Point Navigation if we have questions regarding your authority is delegated to the Coast Guard and other
Systems (Rose Point), and CNS, Inc. comments; but please note that all DHS organizational elements by DHS Delegation
(CNS), it solicits public comment on the comments will be posted to the online No. 0160.1, para. II.B.34.
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We anticipate that the Coast Guard’s proposal development costs. Proposals DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
contributions under the proposed and any other material submitted in SECURITY
CRADA will include the following: response to this notice will not be
(1) Provide the ECS manufacturers returned. Proposals submitted are Coast Guard
with summaries and formats of the expected to be unclassified and have no [USCG–2014–0941]
information that will be distributed in more than five single-sided pages
the Ohio River eNav Technology (excluding cover page, DD 1494, JF–12, Port Access Route Study: In the
Demonstration. etc.). The Coast Guard will select Chukchi Sea, Bering Strait and Bering
(2) Test the ECS equipment with the Sea
proposals at its sole discretion on the
format upgrades in the RDC Test
basis of: Coast Guard, DHS.
AGENCY:
Laboratory prior to the Demonstration
and provide feedback to manufacturers. (1) Existence of commercial customers Notice of study; request for
ACTION:
Also, provide non-Federal participants who routinely operate in the Ohio River comments.
with access to the RDC Test Laboratory eNav Technology Demonstration study
data output stream to evaluate the data area, who are equipped with an ECS SUMMARY: This study is a continuation
displays on their equipment. capability that accept AIS inputs to of and an expansion of scope to the Port
(3) Deploy an eNav system that navigate, and who are willing to Access Route Study (PARS) the Coast
distributes navigation and safety participate in the Demonstration. Guard announced in 2010. Based on
information to marine users in the comments received from the 2010 notice
(2) How well respondents address the the Coast Guard has developed a
Technology Demonstration Test Area on
following criteria: potential vessel routing system for the
the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
(4) Conduct the Ohio River eNav (a) Technical capability to support the area. The Coast Guard requests
Technology Demonstration. During the non-Federal party contributions comments on how consolidating vessel
Demonstration, record the information described; and traffic into a defined vessel routing
distributed through the AIS and the (b) Resources available for supporting system may impact or benefit the region.
information received by participating The goal of the study is to help reduce
the non-Federal party contributions
mariners’ AIS receivers. Collate and the risk of marine casualties and
described.
analyze the information collected by increase the efficiency of vessel traffic
participating vessels to quantify system Currently, the Coast Guard is in the region. The recommendations of
performance. Collect anecdotal considering CNS and Rose Point for the study may lead to future rulemaking
information on mariners’ responses to participation in this CRADA. This action or appropriate international
the technology and its benefits. consideration is based on the fact that agreements.
We anticipate that the non-Federal the Coast Guard has identified CNS and DATES: Comments must be received on
participants’ contributions under the Rose Point as customers in the or before August 18, 2015.
proposed CRADA will include the Demonstration area that use ECS with
ADDRESSES:
following: AIS input capability. However, the
(1) Configure their software to enable FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
Coast Guard does not wish to exclude
the receipt and display of eNav you have questions on this notice of
other viable participants from this
information on ECS devices located on study, call or email LT Kody Stitz,
CRADA.
vessel bridges of customers who are Seventeenth Coast Guard District (dpw);
participating in the Ohio River eNav This is a technology transfer/ telephone (907) 463–2270; email
Technology Demonstration. development effort. Presently, the Coast Kody.J.Stitz@uscg.mil or Mr. David
(2) Provide the Coast Guard with the Guard has no plan to procure an ECS Seris, Seventeenth Coast Guard District
latest version of its ECS software to capability. Since the goal of this CRADA (dpw); telephone (907)463–2267; email
support the RDC Test Laboratory is to identify and investigate the David.M.Seris@uscg.mil. If you have
evaluation. advantages, disadvantages, required questions on viewing or submitting
(3) The RDC and its federal partners technology enhancements, performance, material to the docket, call Cheryl F.
may finalize some AIS message types costs, and other issues associated with Collins, Program Manager, Docket
after the Ohio River Technology using ECS capabilities, non-Federal Operations, telephone 202–366–9826.
Demonstration has started. As their CRADA participants will not be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
resources permit, the non-Federal excluded from any future Coast Guard
participants will update their software Public Participation and Request for
procurements based solely on their Comments
and distribute them to their customers participation in this CRADA. Special
and the RDC after the Demonstration consideration will be given to small We encourage you to participate in
has started. business firms/consortia, and preference this study by submitting comments and
(4) At the conclusion of the related materials. All comments
will be given to business units located
Demonstration, the RDC and the non- received will be posted without change
in the U.S.
Federal participants will jointly to http://www.regulations.gov and will
document the CRADA effort in a white This notice is issued under the include any personal information you
paper format, to document the features authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 15 have provided.
developed by the ECS manufacturers, U.S.C. 3710(a). Comment submission: You may
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their installation on the test vessels, and Dated: January 26, 2015. submit comments identified by docket
the results of the Ohio River eNav Dennis C. Evans,
number USCG–2014–0941 using any
Technology Demonstration. one of the following methods:
The Coast Guard reserves the right to Captain, USCG, Commanding Officer, U.S. (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal:
select for CRADA participants all, some, Coast Guard Research and Development
http://www.regulations.gov.
Center.
or no proposals submitted for this (2) Fax: 202–493–2251.
CRADA. The Coast Guard will provide [FR Doc. 2015–03328 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am] (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility
no funding for reimbursement of BILLING CODE 9110–04–P (M–30), U.S. Department of
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| Contact | If you have questions on this notice or wish to submit proposals for future CRADAs, contact Arden C. Turner, Project Official, E&W Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, 1 Chelsea Street, New London, CT 06320, telephone 860-271-2623, email [email protected] . If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826, toll free 1-800- 647-5527. | |
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