81 FR 38723 - Limited Purpose Cooperative Research and Development Agreement-UAS Research With the University of Massachusetts Amherst
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 114 (June 14, 2016)
Coast Guard
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 114 (June 14, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 38723-38725] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-14073] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG-2016-0445] Limited Purpose Cooperative Research and Development Agreement-- UAS Research With the University of Massachusetts Amherst 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) with several companies to evaluate small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) and their airborne sensors, to determine their potential for use in a maritime environment by a first responder and DHS operational components. The Coast Guard will conduct flight testing and evaluation of SUAS under a wide variety of simulated but realistic and relevant real-world maritime operational scenarios, such as law enforcement, search and rescue, and maritime environmental response. While the Coast Guard is currently considering partnering with the University of Massachusetts Amherst, it solicits public comment on the possible participation of other parties in the proposed CRADA, and the nature of that participation. The Coast Guard also invites other potential non-Federal participants, who have the interest and capability to bring similar contributions to this type of research, to consider submitting proposals for consideration in 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 July 14, 2016. Synopses of proposals regarding future CRADAs must reach the Coast Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) on or before July 14, 2016. 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. [[Page 38724]] 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 Dr. Andrew Niccolai, Project Official, Aviation Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, 1 Chelsea Street, New London, CT 06320, telephone 860-271-2670, 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. 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-2016-0445 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. Together, the R&DC and the non-Federal participants will evaluate SUAS and their airborne sensors to determine their potential for use in a maritime environment by a first responder and DHS operational components. We anticipate that the Coast Guard's contributions under the proposed CRADA will include the following: (1) The R&D Center will define the objectives of the evaluation to be conducted during this CRADA in a series of Assessment Plans that will guide the execution of simulated but realistic and relevant real- world maritime operational scenarios that will determine the sUAS' ability to contribute to USCGC's mission effectiveness in the areas of: (A) Counter GPS Jamming/Spoofing for sUAS; (B) Sense & Avoid Systems for UAS; (C) UAS Traffic Monitoring Systems; and (D) NUSTAR standards for airworthiness certifications; (2) Provide the SUAS test range, test range support, facilities, and all approvals required for a 5 day demonstration under the CRADA; (3) Conduct the privacy threshold analysis required for the demonstration; (4) Conduct the privacy impact assessment required for the demonstration; (5) Coordinate any required spectrum approval for the SUAS; (6) Coordinate and receive any required interim flight clearance for the demonstration; (7) Provide any required airspace coordination and de-confliction for the demonstration test plan; (8) Collect and analyze demonstration test plan data; and (9) Develop a demonstration final report documenting 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) Provide the faculty, students, and professional researchers with the required competencies, skill sets, and laboratory facilities to collaborate on these topic areas; (2) Provide technically mature, flight proven sUAS, their fully- integrated sensors, and sUAS operators. Those operators shall operate the sUAS; (3) Supply access to wind tunnels, engineering/manufacturing laboratories, and modeling and simulation software to meet evaluation objectives in determining sUAS mission effectiveness; and (4) Provide personnel to collect data, analyze the data, and then compile the results in a series of collaborative reports. 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 the University of Massachusetts Amherst for participation in this CRADA, because the University of Massachusetts Amherst has demonstrated the ability to operate [[Page 38725]] SUAS in a maritime environment. However, we do not wish to exclude other viable participants from this or future similar CRADAs. This is a technology demonstration effort. The goal of this CRADA is to identify and investigate the potential of the SUAS and their airborne sensors to determine their potential use in a maritime environment by the first responder and the DHS operational components. 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: June 2, 2016. Dennis C. Evans, CAPT, USCG, Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center. [FR Doc. 2016-14073 Filed 6-13-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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described in 45 CFR 75.371 Remedies DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Dated: June 8, 2016.
for noncompliance, including HUMAN SERVICES Sylvia L. Neal,
suspension or debarment (See 2 CFR Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
parts 180 & 376 and 31 U.S.C. 3321). National Institutes of Health Committee Policy.
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VII. Agency Contacts National Institute of Neurological
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Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed
1. Questions on the programmatic Meetings
issues may be directed to: Sherriann
Moore, Acting Director, Office of Urban Pursuant to section 10(d) of the DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
Indian Health Programs, 5600 Fishers Federal Advisory Committee Act, as SECURITY
Lane, Mail Stop: 08E65C, Rockville, MD amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
hereby given of the following meetings. Coast Guard
20857, Phone: (301) 443–1044, Fax:
(301) 443–4794, Email: The meetings will be closed to the [Docket No. USCG–2016–0445]
Sherriann.Moore@ihs.gov, Or Shannon public in accordance with the
Beyale, Health Information Specialist, provisions set forth in sections Limited Purpose Cooperative Research
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C., and Development Agreement—UAS
Office of Urban Indian Health Programs,
as amended. The grant applications and Research With the University of
5600 Fishers Lane, Mail Stop: 08E65C,
the discussions could disclose Massachusetts Amherst
Rockville, MD 20857, Phone: (301) 945–
3657, Fax: (301) 443–4794, Email: confidential trade secrets or commercial Coast Guard, DHS.
AGENCY:
Shannon.Beyale@ihs.gov. property such as patentable material,
Notice of intent; request for
ACTION:
and personal information concerning
2. Questions on grants management comments.
individuals associated with the grant
and fiscal matters may be directed to: applications, the disclosure of which SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces
Donald Gooding, Senior Grant would constitute a clearly unwarranted its intent to enter into a cooperative
Management Specialist, 5600 Fishers invasion of personal privacy. research and development agreement
Lane, Mail Stop: 09E70, Rockville, MD (CRADA) with several companies to
Name of Committee: Neurological Sciences
20857, Phone: (301) 443–5204, Fax: Training Initial Review Group; NST–1 evaluate small unmanned aircraft
(301) 594–0899, Email: Subcommittee. systems (SUAS) and their airborne
Donald.Gooding@ihs.gov. Date: June 16–17, 2016. sensors, to determine their potential for
3. Questions on systems matters may Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. use in a maritime environment by a first
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
be directed to: Paul Gettys, Grant responder and DHS operational
applications.
Systems Coordinator, 5600 Fishers Place: Wyndham Grande Chicago components. The Coast Guard will
Lane, Mail Stop: 09E70, Rockville, MD Riverfront, 71 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL conduct flight testing and evaluation of
20857, Phone: (301) 443–2114; or the 60601. SUAS under a wide variety of simulated
DGM main line (301) 443–5204, Fax: Contact Person: William Benzing, Ph.D., but realistic and relevant real-world
(301) 594–0899, Email: Paul.Gettys@ Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific maritime operational scenarios, such as
Review Branch, NINDS/NIH/DHHS, law enforcement, search and rescue, and
ihs.gov. Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Blvd., maritime environmental response.
VIII. Other Information Suite 3204, MSC 9529, Bethesda, MD 20892– While the Coast Guard is currently
9529, 301–496–0660, benzingw@
considering partnering with the
The Public Health Service strongly mail.nih.gov.
University of Massachusetts Amherst, it
encourages all cooperative agreement This notice is being published less than 15
solicits public comment on the possible
and contract recipients to provide a days prior to the meeting due to timing
limitations imposed by the review and participation of other parties in the
smoke-free workplace and promote the proposed CRADA, and the nature of that
funding cycle.
non-use of all tobacco products. In participation. The Coast Guard also
Name of Committee: Neurological Sciences
addition, Public Law 103–227, the Pro- Training Initial Review Group; NST–2 invites other potential non-Federal
Children Act of 1994, prohibits smoking Subcommittee. participants, who have the interest and
in certain facilities (or in some cases, Date: June 20–21, 2016. capability to bring similar contributions
any portion of the facility) in which Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to this type of research, to consider
regular or routine education, library, Agenda: To review and evaluate grant submitting proposals for consideration
day care, health care, or early childhood applications. in similar CRADAs.
development services are provided to Place: Hotel Monaco Alexandria, 480 King
DATES: Comments must be submitted to
Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
children. This is consistent with the Contact Person: Elizabeth Webber, Ph.D., the online docket via http://
HHS mission to protect and advance the Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific www.regulations.gov, or reach the
physical and mental health of the Review Branch, NINDS/NIH/DHHS, Docket Management Facility, on or
American people. Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Blvd., before July 14, 2016.
Suite 3204, MSC 9529, Bethesda, MD 20892– Synopses of proposals regarding
Dated: May 7, 2016. 9529, 301–496–1917, webbere@mail.nih.gov. future CRADAs must reach the Coast
Elizabeth Fowler, This notice is being published less than 15 Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Deputy Director for Management Operations, days prior to the meeting due to timing CONTACT) on or before July 14, 2016.
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Indian Health Service. limitations imposed by the review and
ADDRESSES: Submit comments using one
[FR Doc. 2016–14043 Filed 6–13–16; 8:45 am] funding cycle.
of the listed methods, and see
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
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Program Nos. 93.853, Clinical Research
Related to Neurological Disorders; 93.854, information on public comments.
Biological Basis Research in the • Online—http://www.regulations.gov
Neurosciences, National Institutes of Health, following Web site instructions.
HHS) • Fax—202–493–2251.
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SUAS in a maritime environment. addition, the Coast Guard also invites Do not submit detailed proposals for
However, we do not wish to exclude other potential non-Federal participants future CRADAs to the Docket
other viable participants from this or to propose similar CRADAs. Management Facility. Instead, submit
future similar CRADAs. DATES: Comments must be submitted to them directly to the Coast Guard (see
This is a technology demonstration the online docket via http:// FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
effort. The goal of this CRADA is to www.regulations.gov, or reach the
identify and investigate the potential of Discussion
Docket Management Facility, on or
the SUAS and their airborne sensors to before July 14, 2016. CRADAs are authorized under 15
determine their potential use in a U.S.C. 3710(a).1 A CRADA promotes the
Synopses of proposals regarding
maritime environment by the first transfer of technology to the private
future CRADAs must reach the Coast
responder and the DHS operational sector for commercial use, as well as
Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
components. Special consideration will specified research or development
CONTACT) on or before July 14, 2016.
be given to small business firms/ efforts that are consistent with the
consortia, and preference will be given ADDRESSES: Submit comments online at mission of the Federal parties to the
to business units located in the U.S. http://www.regulations.gov following CRADA. The Federal party or parties
This notice is issued under the Web site instructions. agree with one or more non-Federal
authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 15 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If parties to share research resources, but
U.S.C. 3710(a). you have questions on this notice or the Federal party does not contribute
Dated: June 2, 2016. wish to submit proposals for future funding.
Dennis C. Evans, CRADAs, contact LT Keely Higbie, CRADAs are not procurement
CAPT, USCG, Commanding Officer, U.S. Project Official, Surface Branch, U.S. contracts. Care is taken to ensure that
Coast Guard Research and Development Coast Guard Research and Development CRADAs are not used to circumvent the
Center. Center, 1 Chelsea Street, New London, contracting process. CRADAs have a
[FR Doc. 2016–14073 Filed 6–13–16; 8:45 am] CT 06320, telephone 860–271–2815, specific purpose and should not be
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P email Keely.J.Higbie@uscg.mil. confused with procurement contracts,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: grants, and other type of agreements.
Under the proposed CRADA, the R&D
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Public Participation and Request for Center will collaborate with one non-
SECURITY Comments Federal participant. Together, the R&D
We request public comments on this Center and the non-Federal participant
Coast Guard notice. Although we do not plan to will collect information/data for
[Docket No. USCG–2016–0446] respond to comments in the Federal performance, reliability, maintenance
Register, we will respond directly to requirements, and other data on diesel
Cooperative Research and commenters and may modify our outboard engines. After an initial
Development Agreement: Diesel proposal in light of comments. performance test, the Coast Guard plans
Outboard Engine Development Comments should be marked with to operate to test and evaluate the
docket number USCG–2016–0446 and designated platform outfitted with the
Coast Guard, DHS.
AGENCY:
diesel outboard engine technology for a
Notice of intent; request for
ACTION:
should provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You period of six months.
comments. We anticipate that the Coast Guard’s
should provide personal contact
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces information so that we can contact you contributions under the proposed
its intent to enter into a Cooperative if we have questions regarding your CRADA will include the following:
Research and Development Agreement comments; but please note that all (1) Work with non-Federal participant
(CRADA) with Cox Powertrain (Cox) to comments will be posted to the online to develop the test plan to be executed
evaluate and test the advantages, docket without change and that any under the CRADA;
disadvantages, required technology personal information you include can be (2) Provide the test platform, test
enhancements, performance, costs, and searchable online (see the Federal platform support, facilities, and seek all
other issues associated with diesel Register Privacy Act notice regarding required approvals for testing under the
outboard engine technology. A test our public dockets, 73 FR 3316, Jan. 17, CRADA;
schedule has been proposed in which 2008). We also accept anonymous (3) Prepare the test platform for diesel
Cox will provide and install two of their comments. outboard engine install and operations;
diesel outboard engines onto a selected We encourage you to submit (4) Provide fuel and test platform
Coast Guard boat platform; the Coast comments through the Federal operators for the performance and
Guard Research and Development eRulemaking Portal at http:// reliability, maintenance, and availability
Center (R&D Center) will outfit the www.regulations.gov. If your material testing;
platform with the necessary cannot be submitted using http:// (5) Collect and analyze data in
instrumentation to monitor power, www.regulations.gov, contact the Coast accordance with the CRADA test plan;
speed, and fuel consumption; and a Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION and
Coast Guard field unit will operate the CONTACT). Documents mentioned in this (6) Work with non-Federal participant
boat for performance testing over a six- notice, and all public comments, are in to develop a Final Report, which will
month period to collect information on our online docket at http:// document the methodologies, findings,
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reliability, maintenance requirements, www.regulations.gov and can be viewed conclusions, and recommendations of
and availability data. While the Coast by following that Web site’s this CRADA work.
Guard is currently considering instructions. Additionally, if you go to
1 The statute confers this authority on the head of
partnering with Cox, the agency is the online docket and sign up for email
each Federal agency. The Secretary of DHS’s
soliciting public comment on the alerts, you will be notified when authority is delegated to the Coast Guard and other
possible nature of and participation of comments are posted or a final rule is DHS organizational elements by DHS Delegation
other parties in the proposed CRADA. In published. No. 0160.1, para. II.B.34.
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| Contact | If you have questions on this notice or wish to submit proposals for future CRADAs, contact Dr. Andrew Niccolai, Project Official, Aviation Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, 1 Chelsea Street, New London, CT 06320, telephone 860-271-2670, 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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