81_FR_12610 81 FR 12564 - GPS Adjacent Band Compatibility Assessment Testing

81 FR 12564 - GPS Adjacent Band Compatibility Assessment Testing

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 46 (March 9, 2016)

Page Range12564-12565
FR Document2016-05247

The Department of Transportation, through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), will begin testing Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System (``GPS/GNSS'') receivers this April pursuant to the DOT Adjacent Band Compatibility Study (``the Study'') test plan published with this notice. Device testing will take place at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory at the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) facility in New Mexico. The Study provides for testing categories of receivers that include aviation (non-certified), cellular, general location/navigation, high precision, timing, networks, and space-based receivers. DOT seeks to include a broad range of devices used in rail, aviation, motor vehicle, maritime, and space transportation safety systems, among a number of other applications of GPS/GNSS. The goal of the Study is to evaluate the adjacent radio frequency band power levels that can be tolerated by GPS/GNSS receivers, and advance the Department's understanding of the extent to which such power levels impact devices used for transportation safety purposes, among other GPS/GNSS applications. The Study will involve testing of receivers provided by government agencies. In addition, to maximize diversity in the devices tested and breadth of relevant data collected for analysis in the Study, the Department requests voluntary participation in this Study by any interested GPS/GNSS device manufacturers or other parties whose products incorporate GPS/GNSS devices. Such participation could involve provision of GPS/GNSS receivers to DOT for use in testing, provision of data on receiver design to facilitate data collection pursuant to the test plan, and/or on-site commitment and support from manufacturers and other entities providing GPS/GNSS receivers for testing. DOT expects that any onsite commitment and support would take approximately one work week.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


GPS Adjacent Band Compatibility Assessment Testing

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice; Request for voluntary participation.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation, through the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), will begin 
testing Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System 
(``GPS/GNSS'') receivers this April pursuant to the DOT Adjacent Band 
Compatibility Study (``the Study'') test plan published with this 
notice. Device testing will take place at the U.S. Army Research 
Laboratory at the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) facility in New 
Mexico.
    The Study provides for testing categories of receivers that include 
aviation (non-certified), cellular, general location/navigation, high 
precision, timing, networks, and space-based receivers. DOT seeks to 
include a broad range of devices used in rail, aviation, motor vehicle, 
maritime, and space transportation safety systems, among a number of 
other applications of GPS/GNSS. The goal of the Study is to evaluate 
the adjacent radio frequency band power levels that can be tolerated by 
GPS/GNSS receivers, and advance the Department's understanding of the 
extent to which such power levels impact devices used for 
transportation safety purposes, among other GPS/GNSS applications.
    The Study will involve testing of receivers provided by government 
agencies. In addition, to maximize diversity in the devices tested and 
breadth of relevant data collected for analysis in the Study, the 
Department requests voluntary participation in this Study by any 
interested GPS/GNSS device manufacturers or other parties whose 
products incorporate GPS/GNSS devices. Such participation could involve 
provision of GPS/GNSS receivers to DOT for use in testing, provision of 
data on receiver design to facilitate data collection pursuant to the 
test plan, and/or on-site commitment and support from manufacturers and 
other entities providing GPS/GNSS receivers for testing. DOT expects 
that any onsite commitment and support would take approximately one 
work week.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any GPS device manufacturer interested 
in providing such assistance for the adjacent band study should contact

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Stephen Mackey at the DOT/OST-R Volpe National Transportation Systems 
Center at [email protected] or 617-494-2753 by March 18, 2016.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final Study test plan published with 
this notice reflects input the Department obtained from broad public 
outreach over the past year that included four public meetings with 
stakeholders on September 18 and December 4, 2014, and March 12 and 
October 2, 2015, public issuance of a draft test plan on September 9, 
2015 (see 80 FR 54368), and comments received regarding the test plan.
    In addition, recognizing that providing support for the Study may 
involve sharing information with the Department that GPS/GNSS 
manufacturers may consider to be confidential business information or 
otherwise protected from disclosure to the public under the Freedom of 
Information Act, the Department on November 20, 2015 circulated for 
review by GPS/GNSS manufacturers and other stakeholders a draft Non-
Disclosure Agreement (``NDA'') that manufacturers could enter into with 
the Department. With this notice the Department also is publishing a 
revised NDA that takes into account comments submitted by stakeholders. 
Under this NDA, information the Department receives from GPS/GNSS 
manufacturers for use in the Study may be shared with other federal 
agencies and will be protected from unauthorized disclosure or use in 
accordance with applicable confidentiality laws, such as the Trade 
Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1905, and may be exempt from disclosure to the 
public, to the extent permitted by the Freedom of Information Act.
    The documents referenced in this Notice and further background can 
be viewed at: http://www.gps.gov/spectrum/ABC/.
    Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of comments 
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review a 
Privacy Act system of records notice regarding our public dockets in 
the January 17, 2008 issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2016.
Gregory D. Winfree,
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2016-05247 Filed 3-8-16; 8:45 am]
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12564 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 46 / Wednesday, March 9, 2016 / Notices DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Consequence Areas for Operators of DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Monday through Friday, except Federal Hazardous Liquid Pipelines.’’ The holidays. following information is provided for GPS Adjacent Band Compatibility Instructions: Identify the docket this information collection: (1) Title of Assessment Testing number, PHMSA–2016–0022, at the the information collection; (2) OMB AGENCY: Office of the Assistant beginning of your comments. Note that control number; (3) Type of request; (4) Secretary for Research and Technology, all comments received will be posted Abstract of the information collection Department of Transportation. without change to http:// activity; (5) Description of affected ACTION: Notice; Request for voluntary www.regulations.gov, including any public; (6) Estimate of total annual participation. personal information provided. You reporting and recordkeeping burden; should know that anyone is able to and (7) Frequency of collection. PHMSA SUMMARY: The Department of search the electronic form of all will request a three-year term of Transportation, through the Office of the comments received into any of our approval for this information collection Assistant Secretary for Research and dockets by the name of the individual activity. PHMSA requests comments on Technology (OST–R), will begin testing submitting the comment (or signing the the following information collection: Global Positioning System/Global comment, if submitted on behalf of an Title: Integrity Management in High Navigation Satellite System (‘‘GPS/ association, business, labor union, etc.). Consequence Areas for Operators of GNSS’’) receivers this April pursuant to Therefore, you may want to review Hazardous Liquid Pipelines. the DOT Adjacent Band Compatibility DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement OMB Control Number: 2137–0605. Study (‘‘the Study’’) test plan published in the Federal Register published on Current Expiration Date: 11/30/2016. with this notice. Device testing will take April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or visit Abstract: Hazardous liquid operators place at the U.S. Army Research http://www.regulations.gov before with pipelines located in or that could Laboratory at the White Sands Missile submitting any such comments. affect high consequence areas (i.e., Range (WSMR) facility in New Mexico. Docket: For access to the docket or to commercially navigable waterways, The Study provides for testing read background documents or high population areas, other populated categories of receivers that include comments, go to http:// areas, and unusually sensitive areas as aviation (non-certified), cellular, general www.regulations.gov at any time or to defined in 49 CFR 195.450) are subject location/navigation, high precision, Room W12–140 on the ground level of to information collection requirements timing, networks, and space-based the West Building, 1200 New Jersey in the Integrity Management Program receivers. DOT seeks to include a broad Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between provisions of 49 CFR 195.452, including range of devices used in rail, aviation, 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday certain notifications and recordkeeping motor vehicle, maritime, and space through Friday, except Federal holidays. actions. transportation safety systems, among a If you wish to receive confirmation of Affected Public: All pipeline number of other applications of GPS/ receipt of your written comments, operators of hazardous liquid pipelines GNSS. The goal of the Study is to please include a self-addressed, located in or that could affect high evaluate the adjacent radio frequency stamped postcard with the following consequence areas. band power levels that can be tolerated statement: ‘‘Comments on PHMSA– Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping by GPS/GNSS receivers, and advance 2016–0022.’’ The Docket Clerk will date Burden: the Department’s understanding of the stamp the postcard prior to returning it Annual Responses: 203. extent to which such power levels to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that Annual Burden Hours: 325,470. impact devices used for transportation due to delays in the delivery of U.S. Frequency of collection: On Occasion. safety purposes, among other GPS/ mail to Federal offices in Washington, Comments are invited on: GNSS applications. DC, we recommend that persons (a) The need for the proposed The Study will involve testing of consider an alternative method collection of information for the proper receivers provided by government (internet, fax, or professional delivery performance of the functions of the agencies. In addition, to maximize service) of submitting comments to the agency, including whether the diversity in the devices tested and docket and ensuring their timely receipt information will have practical utility; breadth of relevant data collected for at DOT. (b) The accuracy of the agency’s analysis in the Study, the Department FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: estimate of the burden of the proposed requests voluntary participation in this Angela Dow by telephone at 202–366– collection of information, including the Study by any interested GPS/GNSS 1246, by fax at 202–366–4566, or by validity of the methodology and device manufacturers or other parties mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey assumptions used; whose products incorporate GPS/GNSS Avenue SE., PHP–30, Washington, DC (c) Ways to enhance the quality, devices. Such participation could 20590–0001. utility, and clarity of the information to involve provision of GPS/GNSS be collected; and receivers to DOT for use in testing, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section (d) Ways to minimize the burden of provision of data on receiver design to 1320.8(d), title 5, Code of Federal the collection of information on those facilitate data collection pursuant to the Regulations, requires PHMSA to provide who are to respond, including the use test plan, and/or on-site commitment interested members of the public and of appropriate automated, electronic, and support from manufacturers and affected agencies an opportunity to mechanical, or other technological other entities providing GPS/GNSS comment on information collection and collection techniques. receivers for testing. DOT expects that recordkeeping requests. This notice any onsite commitment and support Lhorne on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES identifies an information collection Issued in Washington, DC, on March 3, request that PHMSA will be submitting 2016, under authority delegated in 49 CFR would take approximately one work to OMB for renewal and extension. The 1.97. week. information collection expires John A. Gale, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any November 30, 2016, and is identified Director, Standards and Rulemaking. GPS device manufacturer interested in under Control No. 2137–0605, titled: [FR Doc. 2016–05159 Filed 3–8–16; 8:45 am] providing such assistance for the ‘‘Integrity Management in High BILLING CODE 4910–60–P adjacent band study should contact VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:08 Mar 08, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09MRN1.SGM 09MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 46 / Wednesday, March 9, 2016 / Notices 12565 Stephen Mackey at the DOT/OST–R DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Affected Public: U.S. air taxi Volpe National Transportation Systems operators. [Docket No. DOT–OST–2004–16951] Center at stephen.mackey@dot.gov or Number of Respondents: 2,400. 617–494–2753 by March 18, 2016. Request for Comments of a Previously Frequency: On occasion. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final Approved Information Collection Number of Responses: 2,400. Study test plan published with this Total Annual Burden: 1,300 hours. Office of the Secretary, DOT. AGENCY: Comments are invited on: Whether notice reflects input the Department obtained from broad public outreach Notice and request for ACTION: the proposed collection of information over the past year that included four comments. is necessary for the proper performance public meetings with stakeholders on of the functions of the Department, SUMMARY: In compliance with the including whether the information will September 18 and December 4, 2014, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 and March 12 and October 2, 2015, have practical utility; the accuracy of U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice the Department’s estimate of the burden public issuance of a draft test plan on announces that the Information September 9, 2015 (see 80 FR 54368), of the proposed information collection; Collection Request (ICR) abstracted and comments received regarding the ways to enhance the quality, utility and below is being forwarded to the Office test plan. clarity of the information to be of Management and Budget (OMB) for collected; and ways to minimize the In addition, recognizing that review and comments. A Federal burden of the collection of information providing support for the Study may Register Notice with a 60-day comment on respondents, including the use of involve sharing information with the period soliciting comments on the automated collection techniques or Department that GPS/GNSS following information collection was other forms of information technology. manufacturers may consider to be published on November 23, 2015 (80 FR confidential business information or 73039). No comments were received. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act otherwise protected from disclosure to DATES: Comments must be submitted on of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; the public under the Freedom of and 49 CFR 1:48. or before April 8, 2016. Information Act, the Department on ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding Issued in Washington, DC, on March 2, November 20, 2015 circulated for the burden estimate, including 2016. review by GPS/GNSS manufacturers suggestions for reducing the burden, to Habib Azarsina, and other stakeholders a draft Non- the Office of Management and Budget, OST Privacy & PRA Officer, Office of the Disclosure Agreement (‘‘NDA’’) that Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of Secretary. manufacturers could enter into with the the Secretary of Transportation, 725 [FR Doc. 2016–05248 Filed 3–8–16; 8:45 am] Department. With this notice the 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P Department also is publishing a revised FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NDA that takes into account comments Vanessa R. Balgobin, (202) 366–9721, submitted by stakeholders. Under this Office of Aviation Analysis, Office of DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY NDA, information the Department the Secretary, U.S. Department of receives from GPS/GNSS manufacturers Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Office of the Comptroller of the for use in the Study may be shared with Avenue SE., Washington, DC, 20590. Currency other federal agencies and will be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: protected from unauthorized disclosure Title: Exemptions for Air Taxi Agency Information Collection or use in accordance with applicable Operations. Activities: Information Collection confidentiality laws, such as the Trade OMB Control Number: 2105–0565. Renewal; Comment Request; Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1905, and may be Type of Request: Renewal of a Disclosure and Reporting of CRA- exempt from disclosure to the public, to Previously Approved Information Related Agreements the extent permitted by the Freedom of Collection. Information Act. Abstract: Part 298 of Title 14 of the AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Code of Federal Regulations, Currency, Treasury. The documents referenced in this Notice and further background can be Exemptions for Air Taxi Registration, ACTION: Notice and request for comment. viewed at: http://www.gps.gov/ establishes a classification of air carriers known as air taxi operators that offer on- SUMMARY: The Office of the Comptroller spectrum/ABC/. of the Currency (OCC), as part of its Privacy Act: Anyone can search the demand passenger service. The regulation exempts these small continuing effort to reduce paperwork electronic form of comments received and respondent burden, invites the into any of our dockets by the name of operators from certain provisions of the Federal statute to permit them to obtain general public and other Federal the individual submitting the comment agencies to take this opportunity to (or signing the comment, if submitted economic authority by filing a one-page, front and back, OST Form 4507, Air comment on a continuing information on behalf of an association, business, collection, as required by the Paperwork labor union, etc.). You may review a Taxi Operator Registration, and Amendments under Part 298 of DOT’s Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Privacy Act system of records notice An agency may not conduct or regarding our public dockets in the Regulations. DOT expects to receive 200 new air sponsor, and a respondent is not January 17, 2008 issue of the Federal required to respond to, an information taxi registrations and 2,200 amended air Register (73 FR 3316). collection unless it displays a currently taxi registrations each year, resulting in Lhorne on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Issued in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2,400 total respondents. Further, DOT valid OMB control number. 2016. expects filers of new registrations to The OCC is soliciting comment Gregory D. Winfree, take 1 hour to complete the form, while concerning its information collection Assistant Secretary for Research and it should only take 30 minutes to titled, ‘‘Disclosure and Reporting of Technology. prepare amendments to the form. Thus, CRA-Related Agreements.’’ [FR Doc. 2016–05247 Filed 3–8–16; 8:45 am] the total annual burden is expected to DATES: Comments must be received by BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P be 1,300 hours. May 9, 2016. 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Document Created: 2016-03-09 00:13:52
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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; Request for voluntary participation.
ContactAny GPS device manufacturer interested in providing such assistance for the adjacent band study should contact Stephen Mackey at the DOT/OST-R Volpe National Transportation Systems Center at [email protected] or 617-494-2753 by March 18, 2016.
FR Citation81 FR 12564 
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