81 FR 69871 - Notice of Centennial Challenges 3D-Printed Habitat Structural Member Challenge

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 195 (October 7, 2016)

Page Range		69871-69872
FR Document		2016-24299

This notice is issued in accordance with 51 U.S.C. 20144(c). The 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge (3DP), Structural Member Competition is open and teams that wish to compete may now register. Centennial Challenges is a program of prize competitions to stimulate innovation in technologies of interest and value to NASA and the nation. The 3D- Printed Habitat Challenge Phase 2 Structural Member is a prize competition with a $1,100,000 total prize purse to develop the fundamental technologies necessary to manufacture an off-world habitat using mission recycled materials and/or local indigenous materials.

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[16-071]


Notice of Centennial Challenges 3D-Printed Habitat Structural 
Member Challenge

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 51 U.S.C. 20144(c). 
The 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge (3DP), Structural Member Competition 
is open and teams that wish to compete may now register. Centennial 
Challenges is a program of prize competitions to stimulate innovation 
in technologies of interest and value to NASA and the nation. The 3D-
Printed Habitat Challenge Phase 2 Structural Member is a prize 
competition with a $1,100,000 total prize purse to develop the 
fundamental technologies necessary to manufacture an off-world habitat 
using

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mission recycled materials and/or local indigenous materials.

DATES: Challenge registration opens October 7, 2016, and will remain 
open until January 31, 2017.
    Other important dates:

March 31, 2017--Level 1: Truncated Cone Slump Test and Cylinder ASTM 
C39 Compression Results due to Judges
May 31, 2017--Level 2: Beam Member ASTM C78 Flexure Test Results due to 
Judges
August 24-27, 2017--Level 3: Structural Member Competition

ADDRESSES:  The challenge competition will take place at: Caterpillar 
Edwards Demonstration and Learning Center, 5801 N. Smith Road, Edwards, 
IL 61528.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register for or get additional 
information regarding the 3D Printed Habitat Challenge, please visit: 
http://bradley.edu/challenge.
    For general information on the NASA Centennial Challenges Program 
please visit: http://www.nasa.gov/challenges. General questions and 
comments regarding the program should be addressed to Monsi Roman, 
Centennial Challenges Program, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 
Huntsville, AL 35812. Email address: hq-stmd-centennialchallenges@mail.nasa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary

    The goal of the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge is to foster the 
development of new technologies necessary to additively manufacture a 
habitat using local indigenous materials with, or without, recyclable 
materials. The Challenge is broken into three parts as described below.
     Design Competition--focused on developing innovative 
habitat architectural concepts that take advantage of the unique 
capabilities that 3D-Printing offers (completed in 2015).
     Structural Member Competition (Phase 2)--will focus on the 
core 3D-Printing fabrication technologies and materials properties 
needed to manufacture structural components from indigenous materials 
combined with recyclables, or indigenous materials alone; serves as a 
qualifier for participation in Phase 3.
     On-Site Habitat Competition (Phase 3)--(to be announced at 
a later date) will focus on the 3D-Printing fabrication of a scaled 
habitat design, using indigenous materials combined with recyclables, 
or indigenous materials alone, and will have a prize purse of $1.4 
million.

I. Prize Amounts

    The 3D Printed Habitat Structural Member Competition purse is 
$1,100,000 (one million one hundred thousand dollars) to be disbursed 
as follows:

Level 1 Prize

$100,000 total prize money to be awarded to top 10 qualifiers based on 
scores.

Level 2 Prize

$500,000 total prize money to be awarded to top 10 qualifiers based on 
scores.

Level 3 Prize

$250,000 to first place
$150,000 to second place
$100,000 to third place

II. Eligibility

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

III. Rules

    The complete rules for the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge can be 
found at: http://bradley.edu/challenge.

Cheryl Parker,
NASA Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-24299 Filed 10-6-16; 8:45 am]
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mission recycled materials and/or local I. Prize Amounts previously approved collection, as
indigenous materials. The 3D Printed Habitat Structural required by the Paperwork Reduction
DATES: Challenge registration opens Member Competition purse is Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C.
October 7, 2016, and will remain open $1,100,000 (one million one hundred Chapter 35).
until January 31, 2017. thousand dollars) to be disbursed as DATES: Written comments should be
Other important dates: follows: received on or before December 6, 2016
March 31, 2017—Level 1: Truncated to be assured consideration.
Level 1 Prize ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
Cone Slump Test and Cylinder ASTM
C39 Compression Results due to $100,000 total prize money to be invited to submit written comments on
Judges awarded to top 10 qualifiers based on the information collection to Troy
May 31, 2017—Level 2: Beam Member scores. Hillier, National Credit Union
ASTM C78 Flexure Test Results due Administration, 1775 Duke Street,
Level 2 Prize
to Judges Alexandria, Virginia 22314; Fax No.
August 24–27, 2017—Level 3: Structural $500,000 total prize money to be 703–519–8579; or Email at
Member Competition awarded to top 10 qualifiers based on PRAComments@NCUA.gov.
scores. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
ADDRESSES: The challenge competition
will take place at: Caterpillar Edwards Level 3 Prize Requests for additional information
Demonstration and Learning Center, should be directed to the address above.
$250,000 to first place
5801 N. Smith Road, Edwards, IL 61528. $150,000 to second place
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To OMB Number: 3133–0170.
$100,000 to third place
register for or get additional information Title: Fidelity Bond and Insurance
regarding the 3D Printed Habitat II. Eligibility Coverage for Federal Credit Unions 12
Challenge, please visit: http:// To be eligible to win a prize, CFR part 713.
bradley.edu/challenge. Abstract: The Federal Credit Union
competitors must:
For general information on the NASA Act (at 12 U.S.C. 1761(b)(2)) requires
(1) Register and comply with all
Centennial Challenges Program please that the boards of federal credit unions
requirements in the rules and Team
visit: http://www.nasa.gov/challenges. (FCU) arrange for adequate fidelity
Agreement;
General questions and comments coverage for officers and employees
(2) In the case of a private entity, shall
regarding the program should be having custody of or responsibility for
be incorporated in and maintain a
addressed to Monsi Roman, Centennial handling funds.
primary place of business in the United
Challenges Program, NASA Marshall The regulation contains a number of
States, and in the case of an individual,
Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL reporting requirements where a credit
whether participating singly or in a
35812. Email address: hq-stmd- union seeks to exercise flexibility under
group, shall be a citizen or permanent
centennialchallenges@mail.nasa.gov. the regulations. These requirements
resident of the United States; and
enable NCUA to monitor the FCU’s
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (3) Not be a Federal entity or Federal
financial condition for safety and
employee acting within the scope of
Summary soundness purposes and helps to assure
their employment.
that FCUs are properly and adequately
The goal of the 3D-Printed Habitat III. Rules protected against potential losses due to
Challenge is to foster the development insider abuse such as fraud and
of new technologies necessary to The complete rules for the 3D-Printed
Habitat Challenge can be found at: embezzlement.
additively manufacture a habitat using Type of Review: Extension of a
local indigenous materials with, or http://bradley.edu/challenge.
previously approved collection.
without, recyclable materials. The Cheryl Parker, Affected Public: Private Sector: Not-
Challenge is broken into three parts as NASA Federal Register Liaison Officer. for-profit institutions.
described below. [FR Doc. 2016–24299 Filed 10–6–16; 8:45 am] Estimated Number of Respondents: 7.
• Design Competition—focused on Estimated Number of Responses per
BILLING CODE 7510–13–P
developing innovative habitat Respondent: 1.
architectural concepts that take Estimated Annual Responses: 7.
advantage of the unique capabilities that Estimated Burden Hours per
3D-Printing offers (completed in 2015). NATIONAL CREDIT UNION Response: 1.
• Structural Member Competition ADMINISTRATION Estimated Total Annual Burden
(Phase 2)—will focus on the core 3D- Hours: 7.
Agency Information Collection
Printing fabrication technologies and Request for Comments: Comments
Activities: Proposed Collection;
materials properties needed to submitted in response to this notice will
Comment Request; Fidelity Bond and
manufacture structural components be summarized and included in the
Insurance Coverage for Federal Credit
from indigenous materials combined request for Office of Management and
Unions
with recyclables, or indigenous Budget approval. All comments will
materials alone; serves as a qualifier for AGENCY: National Credit Union become a matter of public record. The
participation in Phase 3. Administration (NCUA). public is invited to submit comments
• On-Site Habitat Competition (Phase concerning: (a) Whether the collection
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ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
3)—(to be announced at a later date) of information is necessary for the
will focus on the 3D-Printing fabrication SUMMARY: The National Credit Union proper execution of the function of the
of a scaled habitat design, using Administration (NCUA), as part of a agency, including whether the
indigenous materials combined with continuing effort to reduce paperwork information will have practical utility;
recyclables, or indigenous materials and respondent burden, invites the (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
alone, and will have a prize purse of general public and other Federal of the burden of the collection of
$1.4 million. agencies to comment on a revision of a information, including the validity of

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Dates		Challenge registration opens October 7, 2016, and will remain open until January 31, 2017.
Contact		To register for or get additional information regarding the 3D Printed Habitat Challenge, please visit: http://bradley.edu/challenge.
FR Citation		81 FR 69871