82 FR 50626 - Notice of Localization and Tracking System Testing Consortium
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 210 (November 1, 2017)
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 210 (November 1, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-23807 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 50626-50628] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-23807] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Notice of Localization and Tracking System Testing Consortium AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Research Consortium. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the United States Department of Commerce, is establishing the Localization and Tracking System (LTS) Testing Consortium and invites organizations to participate in this Consortium. Participants in this Consortium will have the opportunity to test their LTS leveraging a unique capability on the NIST Gaithersburg campus. The goals of the LTS Testing Consortium are to demonstrate and further develop standardized localization and tracking system testing procedures, and to assess current state of the art. The LTS Testing Consortium will not evaluate whether any individual system is commercially feasible. Participants in the Consortium will be required to sign a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). [[Page 50627]] DATES: Letters of interest for participation in this LTS Testing Consortium will be accepted until December 15, 2017. LTS testing is expected to occur in April or May 2018, with a pre-event workshop in February, however dates are subject to change. ADDRESSES: Letters of interest and requests for additional information can be directed to the NIST LTS Testing Consortium Manager, Nader Moayeri, of the Advanced Network Technologies Division of NIST's Information Technology Laboratory. Nader Moayeri's contact information are NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8920, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8920, USA, email: [email protected], and telephone: +1 301-975-3767. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the terms and conditions of NIST's CRADA, please contact Jeffrey DiVietro, CRADA and License Officer, NIST's Technology Partnerships Office, by mail to 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2200, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899- 2200, by email to [email protected], or by telephone at +1 301- 975-8779. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consortium Objectives: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31 \1\ has developed the international standard, ISO/IEC 18305, ``Test and evaluation of localization and tracking systems'' that addresses test methods with performance metrics and considers environmental factors and usage scenarios expected in the field. NIST's objectives under this LTS Testing Consortium are to plan and conduct Test and Evaluation (T&E) activities based on ISO/IEC 18305. Goals of the T&E activities include: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ International Organization of Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission/Joint Technical Committee 1/Subcommittee 31. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Assessment of ISO/IEC 18305 to identify improvements that can be incorporated into the next version of the standard; and 2. Assessment of LTS technologies using the standardized test methods of ISO/IEC 18305 for the dual purposes of comparing technologies to identify strengths and weaknesses of various technological approaches and solutions, and to make it possible for Consortium Members to use that information as a basis for further developing their LTS. The results from the LTS Testing Consortium will allow the validation of ISO/IEC 18305. The results will also allow setting minimum performance requirements for various applications of LTS technology and enable comparisons based on common test methods. Results from this research are expected to improve the performance of LTS technologies. Background Information: Indoor localization is the capability to determine/estimate the location of an entity to be localized or tracked (ELT), such as a person, a robot, or some other object equipped with an appropriate electronic device \2\ in buildings and subterranean structures such as tunnels, caves, and underground mines. Tracking is the capability to estimate the location of such ELT on an ongoing basis and making the location information available to a tracking authority. Localization and tracking, whether indoors or outdoors, has applications in a wide range of domains including public safety, manufacturing, construction, health care, entertainment, social networking, building automation, and defense. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ It is also possible to have such capability using cameras installed in the environment. In that case, there is no need for the person, robot, or other object to be equipped with an electronic device. However, such imaging-based techniques are beyond the scope of the LTS Testing Consortium. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Testing a LTS is complicated for several reasons:There are many categories of LTS. Some rely on presence of electronic infrastructure in the environment (building/tunnel/cave/ underground mine) to facilitate localization and tracking. Some systems require site-specific training and calibration before they can be used. Some systems need to have access to the floor plans of the building or need to know the global coordinates of its boundaries to operate. Therefore, one must be careful when comparing the performance of various systems to ensure the comparisons are fair. A LTS often has RF components. RF propagation can vary considerably from one building to another depending on the construction material used in the building, its floor plans, and objects present in the building. Therefore, the LTS must be tested in a variety of buildings, including a high rise, because a LTS typically has more difficulty in estimating the floor where the ELT is located than in estimating its horizontal location. Given that the inertial sensors present in ubiquitous smartphones and other devices used for localization suffer from ``drift'' that worsens over time, it is important to test the LTS using long test scenarios, complex paths, different modes of mobility (e.g., walking, running, sidestepping, walking backwards, and crawling) and speeds of movement. Therefore, the use of large buildings is a prerequisite for a well-designed testing procedure. Considering the complexities of indoor localization testing above, vendors may not have the opportunity to test their LTS in a thorough and comprehensive manner. Therefore, potential users may be unable to determine whether a given LTS meets their needs. These issues demonstrate the need for standardized testing procedures that can be used to test and compare localization and tracking systems. Test and Evaluation (T&E) Activities: NIST intends to hold a pre- event workshop for participants of the Consortium to prepare for the T&E activities. NIST anticipates the test event will take place over a period of two weeks (ten business days) about two months after the workshop. Each LTS will be tested over the course of 3-5 days during one of the two weeks. During the two-week T&E event, each LTS will be tested under NIST supervision by the participating company staff members according to the procedures of ISO/IEC 18305. Lessons learned from testing will be used to make modifications to the testing procedures and corresponding future revisions in ISO/IEC 18305. Going forward, NIST intends to use the same set of buildings so that future testing will indicate the industry's improvements in performance of indoor localization and tracking systems. Participation in this LTS Testing Consortium does not guarantee participation in future testing activities. Methodology: To the extent possible, NIST has chosen structures on its Gaithersburg, MD campus according to the guidelines specified in ISO/IEC 18305. NIST has instrumented the structures with one-inch diameter, circular floor markers. Locations of the floor markers have been surveyed by a professional surveying company using precision laser surveying equipment. In addition, the locations of ~200 Wi-Fi Access Points (APs) in these buildings have been surveyed and the Wi-Fi AP location information will be made available to Consortium Members solely for use in the Consortium and by each Consortium Member's LTS that will be tested at the T&E event. Multiple tracks, each consisting of a set of floor markers, will be used to test each LTS. By comparing the ground truth 3D coordinates of each floor marker with the estimate of the 3D location provided by the LTS under test, the estimation error can be computed and statistical analysis on the error done using the performance metrics specified in ISO/IEC 18305. Application Process: Interested parties should contact NIST using the [[Page 50628]] information provided in the ADDRESSES section. NIST will then provide each interested party with a letter of interest template, which the party must complete and submit to NIST. Each party's letter of interest must include the following information: 1. Whether the LTS to be tested is commercially available now or at an advanced productization stages so that it would be commercially available by the end of 2018. 2. Market the indoor LTS is targeting. 3. Given that large buildings will be used for testing, whether the number of units available to install in these buildings is sufficient for the system to go through a suite of tests, one building at a time. (As a point of information, the largest building to be used for testing covers 100,000 square feet of space.) 4. The willingness and ability to send an adequate number of staff members to install and uninstall the indoor LTS in test buildings and operate the equipment to administer the tests under NIST supervision for a period of about 3 days. If for any reason a LTS runs into technical problems and cannot complete the tests in each building in the allotted time slot, NIST has designated the last two days of the week as ``make-up days'', where tests that were not completed in their allotted time slots can be redone. NIST will not be responsible for shipping equipment to NIST and back to your company. 5. Willingness to provide all data form T&E activities to the NIST Consortium Manager for purposes of this project. 6. A statement regarding whether the LTS requires deployment of equipment inside/outside a building in order to be tested; please specify the types of equipment that need to be deployed and how many per every 10,000 square feet of space. 7. If the LTS uses RF technology, please specify the frequency band(s) and power levels the LTS uses. 8. Whether the installation, uninstallation, or operation of the LTS is likely to cause damage of any type to the buildings or furnishing during testing. Letters of interest may be submitted to the LTS Testing Consortium Manager electronically using the email address provided in the ADDRESSES section. Letters of interest must include the name of the organization and the name and contact information for an official representing the organization. Letters of interest must not include any confidential information. NIST will not treat any information provided in the letters of interest as confidential or proprietary. NIST will review the letters of interest from each organization received prior to the closing date provided in the DATES section. Eligibility will be determined based on the information provided by the organization in response to the above request for specific information. NIST will notify an applicant in writing of its eligibility to participate in the LTS Testing Consortium. To participate, the eligible applicant will be required to sign a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with NIST. Each participant's CRADA will have identical terms and conditions that are consistent with the requirements of Title 15, United States Code, Chapter 63, Section 3710a (Cooperative Research and Development Agreements). NIST does not guarantee participation or any other collaboration to any organization submitting a Letter of Interest. Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3710a. Kevin Kimball, Chief of Staff. [FR Doc. 2017-23807 Filed 10-31-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-13-P
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(ii) evidence submitted in support of Certification Requirements B16.11, MSS SP–79, and MSS SP–83, ASTM
allegations; (iii) publicly available A105, ASTM A350 and ASTM A182, the
Any party submitting factual scope is not limited to fittings made to these
information to value factors under 19 information in an AD or CVD specifications.
CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the proceeding must certify to the accuracy The term forged is an industry term used
adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR and completeness of that information.36 to describe a class of products included in
351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on Parties are hereby reminded that revised applicable standards, and does not reference
the record by the Department; and (v) certification requirements are in effect an exclusive manufacturing process. Forged
evidence other than factual information for company/government officials, as steel fittings are not manufactured from
described in (i)–(iv). 19 CFR 351.301(b) well as their representatives.37 casting. Pursuant to the applicable standards,
fittings may alsobe machined from bar stock
requires any party, when submitting Investigations initiated on the basis of or machined from seamless pipe and tube.
factual information, to specify under the petition filed on or after August 16, All types of fittings are included in the
which subsection of 19 CFR 2013, and other segments of any AD or scope regardless of nominal pipe size (which
351.102(b)(21) the information is being CVD proceedings initiated on or after may or may not be expressed in inches of
submitted 34 and, if the information is August 16, 2013, should use the formats nominal pipe size), pressure rating (usually,
submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct for the revised certifications provided in but not necessarily expressed in pounds of
factual information already on the 19 CFR 351.303(g). The Department pressure, e.g., 2,000 or 2M; 3,000 or 3M;
intends to reject factual submissions if 6,000 or 6M; 9,000 or 9M), wall thickness,
record, to provide an explanation and whether or not heat treated.
identifying the information already on the submitting party does not comply
Excluded from this scope are all fittings
the record that the factual information with the applicable revised certification entirely made of stainless steel. Also
seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct.35 Time requirements. excluded are flanges, butt weld fittings, and
limits for the submission of factual Notification to Interested Parties nipples.
information are addressed in 19 CFR Subject carbon and alloy forged steel
351.301, which provides specific time Interested parties must submit fittings are normally entered under HTSUS
applications for disclosure under APO 7307.99.1000, 7307.99.3000, 7307.99.5045,
limits based on the type of factual and 7307.99.5060. They also may be entered
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. On
information being submitted. Interested under HTSUS 7307.92.3010, 7307.92.3030,
January 22, 2008, the Department
parties should review the regulations 7307.92.9000, and 7326.19.0010.
published Antidumping and
prior to submitting factual information The HTSUS subheadings and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: specifications are provided for convenience
in this investigation.
Documents Submission Procedures; and customs purposes; the written
Extensions of Time Limits APO Procedures, 73 FR 3634 (January description of the scope is dispositive.
22, 2008). Parties wishing to participate [FR Doc. 2017–23759 Filed 10–31–17; 8:45 am]
Parties may request an extension of in this investigation should ensure that
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time limits before the expiration of a they meet the requirements of these
time limit established under 19 CFR procedures (e.g., the filing of letters of
351.301, or as otherwise specified by the appearance as discussed at 19 CFR DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Secretary. In general, an extension 351.103(d)).
request will be considered untimely if it This notice is issued and published National Institute of Standards and
is filed after the expiration of the time pursuant to sections 702 and 777(i) of Technology
limit established under 19 CFR 351.301. the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).
For submissions that are due from Dated: October 25, 2017. Notice of Localization and Tracking
multiple parties simultaneously, an Gary Taverman, System Testing Consortium
extension request will be considered Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET and Countervailing Duty Operations, and Technology, Commerce.
on the due date. Under certain performing the non-exclusive functions and
ACTION: Notice of Research Consortium.
circumstances, we may elect to specify duties of the Assistant Secretary for
a different time limit by which Enforcement and Compliance. SUMMARY: The National Institute of
extension requests will be considered Appendix Standards and Technology (NIST), an
untimely for submissions which are due agency of the United States Department
from multiple parties simultaneously. In Scope of the Investigation of Commerce, is establishing the
such a case, we will inform parties in The merchandise covered by this Localization and Tracking System (LTS)
the letter or memorandum setting forth investigation is carbon and alloy forged steel Testing Consortium and invites
the deadline (including a specified time) fittings, whether unfinished (commonly
known as blanks or rough forgings) or
organizations to participate in this
by which extension requests must be finished. Such fittings are made in a variety Consortium. Participants in this
filed to be considered timely. An of shapes including, but not limited to, Consortium will have the opportunity to
extension request must be made in a elbows, tees, crosses, laterals, couplings, test their LTS leveraging a unique
separate, stand-alone submission; under reducers, caps, plugs, bushings and unions. capability on the NIST Gaithersburg
limited circumstances we will grant Forged steel fittings are covered regardless of campus. The goals of the LTS Testing
untimely-filed requests for the extension end finish, whether threaded, socket-weld or Consortium are to demonstrate and
of time limits. Parties should review other end connections.
further develop standardized
While these fittings are generally
Extension of Time Limits; Final Rule, 78 manufactured to specifications ASME localization and tracking system testing
FR 57790 (September 20, 2013), procedures, and to assess current state
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available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/ 36 See section 782(b) of the Act. of the art. The LTS Testing Consortium
pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013- 37 See Certification of Factual Information to will not evaluate whether any
22853.htm, prior to submitting factual Import Administration During Antidumping and individual system is commercially
information in this investigation. Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July feasible. Participants in the Consortium
17, 2013) (‘‘Final Rule’’); see also frequently asked
questions regarding the Final Rule, available at
will be required to sign a Cooperative
34 See 19 CFR 351.301(b). http://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_ Research and Development Agreement
35 See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2). info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf. (CRADA).
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information provided in the ADDRESSES received prior to the closing date incidental/construction.htm. In case of
section. NIST will then provide each provided in the DATES section. problems accessing these documents,
interested party with a letter of interest Eligibility will be determined based on please call the contact listed above.
template, which the party must the information provided by the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
complete and submit to NIST. Each organization in response to the above
party’s letter of interest must include request for specific information. NIST Background
the following information: will notify an applicant in writing of its Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
1. Whether the LTS to be tested is eligibility to participate in the LTS MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
commercially available now or at an Testing Consortium. To participate, the the Secretary of Commerce to allow,
advanced productization stages so that eligible applicant will be required to upon request, the incidental, but not
it would be commercially available by sign a Cooperative Research and intentional, taking of small numbers of
the end of 2018. Development Agreement (CRADA) with marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
2. Market the indoor LTS is targeting. NIST. Each participant’s CRADA will engage in a specified activity (other than
3. Given that large buildings will be have identical terms and conditions that commercial fishing) within a specified
used for testing, whether the number of are consistent with the requirements of geographical region if certain findings
units available to install in these Title 15, United States Code, Chapter are made and either regulations are
buildings is sufficient for the system to 63, Section 3710a (Cooperative Research issued or, if the taking is limited to
go through a suite of tests, one building and Development Agreements). NIST harassment, a notice of a proposed
at a time. (As a point of information, the does not guarantee participation or any authorization is provided to the public
largest building to be used for testing other collaboration to any organization for review.
covers 100,000 square feet of space.) submitting a Letter of Interest. An authorization for incidental
4. The willingness and ability to send takings shall be granted if NMFS finds
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3710a.
an adequate number of staff members to that the taking will have a negligible
install and uninstall the indoor LTS in Kevin Kimball, impact on the species or stock(s), will
test buildings and operate the Chief of Staff. not have an unmitigable adverse impact
equipment to administer the tests under [FR Doc. 2017–23807 Filed 10–31–17; 8:45 am] on the availability of the species or
NIST supervision for a period of about BILLING CODE 3510–13–P stock(s) for subsistence uses (where
3 days. If for any reason a LTS runs into relevant), and if the permissible
technical problems and cannot complete methods of taking and requirements
the tests in each building in the allotted DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
time slot, NIST has designated the last and reporting of such takings are set
two days of the week as ‘‘make-up National Oceanic and Atmospheric forth.
days’’, where tests that were not Administration NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible
completed in their allotted time slots RIN 0648–XF574 impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as an impact
can be redone. NIST will not be resulting from the specified activity that
responsible for shipping equipment to Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to cannot be reasonably expected to, and is
NIST and back to your company. Specified Activities; Taking Marine not reasonably likely to, adversely affect
5. Willingness to provide all data form Mammals Incidental to U.S. 101/ the species or stock through effects on
T&E activities to the NIST Consortium Chehalis River Bridge—Scour Repair annual rates of recruitment or survival.
Manager for purposes of this project. in Washington State The MMPA states that the term ‘‘take’’
6. A statement regarding whether the means to harass, hunt, capture, kill or
LTS requires deployment of equipment AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill
inside/outside a building in order to be Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and any marine mammal.
tested; please specify the types of Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Except with respect to certain
equipment that need to be deployed and Commerce. activities not pertinent here, the MMPA
how many per every 10,000 square feet ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: Any act of
of space. harassment authorization. pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i)
7. If the LTS uses RF technology, has the potential to injure a marine
please specify the frequency band(s) and SUMMARY: In accordance with the
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
power levels the LTS uses. regulations implementing the Marine
wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has
8. Whether the installation, Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as
the potential to disturb a marine
uninstallation, or operation of the LTS amended, notification is hereby given
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
is likely to cause damage of any type to that we have issued an incidental
wild by causing disruption of behavioral
the buildings or furnishing during harassment authorization (IHA) to
patterns, including, but not limited to,
testing. Washington State Department of
migration, breathing, nursing, breeding,
Letters of interest may be submitted to Transportation (WSDOT) to take small
feeding, or sheltering (Level B
the LTS Testing Consortium Manager numbers of marine mammals, by
harassment).
electronically using the email address harassment, incidental to U.S. 101/
provided in the ADDRESSES section. Chehalis River Bridge—Scour Repair in National Environmental Policy Act
Letters of interest must include the Washington State. Issuance of an MMPA 101(a)(5)(D)
name of the organization and the name DATES: This authorization is valid from authorization requires compliance with
and contact information for an official July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
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the National Environmental Policy Act.
representing the organization. Letters of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NMFS determined the issuance of the
interest must not include any Shane Guan, Office of Protected proposed IHA is consistent with
confidential information. NIST will not Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. categories of activities identified in CE
treat any information provided in the Electronic copies of the application and B4 (issuance of incidental harassment
letters of interest as confidential or supporting documents, as well as the authorizations under section
proprietary. NIST will review the letters issued IHA, may be obtained online at: 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the MMPA for
of interest from each organization www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ which no serious injury or mortality is
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| Dates | Letters of interest for participation in this LTS Testing Consortium will be accepted until December 15, 2017. LTS testing is expected to occur in April or May 2018, with a pre-event workshop in February, however dates are subject to change. | |
| Contact | For further information regarding the terms and conditions of NIST's CRADA, please contact Jeffrey DiVietro, CRADA and License Officer, NIST's Technology Partnerships Office, by mail to 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2200, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899- 2200, by email to [email protected], or by telephone at +1 301- 975-8779. | |
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