82 FR 55109 - Cooperative Research and Development Agreement-Robotic Aircraft for Sensors Program for Maritime
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 222 (November 20, 2017)
Coast Guard
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 222 (November 20, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-25076 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 222 (Monday, November 20, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 55109-55110] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-25076] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG-2017-0957] Cooperative Research and Development Agreement--Robotic Aircraft for Sensors Program for Maritime 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) sensors or payloads, to determine their potential use in a maritime environment by first responders and DHS operational components. The Coast Guard will conduct flight testing and evaluations 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 responses. From our previous solicitations, the Coast Guard is currently considering partnering with AeroVironment, Inc. and 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 reach the Coast Guard on or before December 20, 2017. Synopses of proposals regarding future CRADAs must also reach the Coast Guard on or before December 20, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit comments online at http://www.regulations.gov following Web site instructions. Submit synopses of proposals regarding future CRADAs to Mr. Steve Dunn at his address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice or wish to submit proposals for future CRADAs, contact Mr. Steve Dunn, Project Official, Systems Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, 1 Chelsea Street, New London, CT 06320, telephone 860-271-2789, email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Participation and Request for Comments We request public comments on this notice. Although we do not plan to publish responses to comments in the Federal Register, we will respond directly to commenters and may modify our proposal in light of comments. Comments should be marked with docket number USCG-2017-0957 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. For more about privacy and the docket, visit http://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice. We do accept anonymous comments. We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the Coast Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Documents mentioned in this notice and all public comments will be in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that Web site's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted. Do not submit detailed proposals for future CRADAs to http://www.regulations.gov. Instead, submit them directly to the Coast Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 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 [[Page 55110]] 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 procurement contracts, grants, and other type of 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) Develop the demonstration test plan to be executed under the CRADA; (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 SUAS and all other equipment to conduct the demonstration described in the demonstration test plan; (2) Provide all required operators and technicians to conduct the demonstration; (3) Provide technical data for the SUAS to be utilized; (4) Provide shipment and delivery of all SUAS equipment required for the demonstration; and (5) Provide travel and associated personnel and other expenses as required. 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 AeroVironment, Inc. for participation in this CRADA, because they have demonstrated the ability to operate 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: November 2, 2017. Gregory C. Rothrock, Captain, USCG, Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center. [FR Doc. 2017-25076 Filed 11-17-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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Dated: November 9, 2017 Sleep Disorders Research; 93.837, Heart and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
Sally Lee, Vascular Diseases Research; 93.838, Lung you have questions on this notice or
Diseases Research; 93.839, Blood Diseases wish to submit proposals for future
Associate Director for Management, National
and Resources Research, National Institutes
Institute of General Medical Sciences,
of Health, HHS)
CRADAs, contact Mr. Steve Dunn,
National Institutes of Health. Project Official, Systems Branch, U.S.
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Michelle Trout, Center, 1 Chelsea Street, New London,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory CT 06320, telephone 860–271–2789,
Committee Policy. email Stephen.C.Dunn@uscg.mil.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND [FR Doc. 2017–25044 Filed 11–17–17; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
HUMAN SERVICES BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
Public Participation and Request for
National Institutes of Health Comments
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND We request public comments on this
National Heart, Lung, and Blood notice. Although we do not plan to
SECURITY
Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings publish responses to comments in the
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Coast Guard Federal Register, we will respond
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as [Docket No. USCG–2017–0957]
directly to commenters and may modify
amended, notice is hereby given of our proposal in light of comments.
meetings of the NHLBI Special Cooperative Research and Comments should be marked with
Emphasis Panel. Development Agreement—Robotic docket number USCG–2017–0957 and
The meetings will be closed to the Aircraft for Sensors Program for should provide a reason for each
public in accordance with the Maritime suggestion or recommendation. You
provisions set forth in sections should provide personal contact
Coast Guard, DHS.
AGENCY: information so that we can contact you
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
Notice of intent; request for
ACTION: if we have questions regarding your
as amended. The grant applications and
comments. comments; but please note that all
the discussions could disclose
comments will be posted to the online
confidential trade secrets or commercial SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces docket without change and that any
property such as patentable material, its intent to enter into a cooperative personal information you include can be
and personal information concerning research and development agreement searchable online. For more about
individuals associated with the grant (CRADA) with several companies to privacy and the docket, visit http://
applications, the disclosure of which evaluate small unmanned aircraft www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice. We
would constitute a clearly unwarranted systems (SUAS) sensors or payloads, to do accept anonymous comments.
invasion of personal privacy. determine their potential use in a We encourage you to submit
Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung, maritime environment by first comments through the Federal Portal at
and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel, responders and DHS operational http://www.regulations.gov. If your
R25: Short-Term Research Education to components. The Coast Guard will material cannot be submitted using
Increase Diversity. conduct flight testing and evaluations of http://www.regulations.gov, contact the
Date: December 8, 2017. SUAS under a wide variety of simulated Coast Guard (see FOR FURTHER
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. but realistic and relevant real-world INFORMATION CONTACT). Documents
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant maritime operational scenarios, such as:
applications. mentioned in this notice and all public
law enforcement; search and rescue; and comments will be in our online docket
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Room 7189, Bethesda, MD
maritime environmental responses. at http://www.regulations.gov and can
20892 (Telephone Conference Call). From our previous solicitations, the be viewed by following that Web site’s
Contact Person: Lindsay M. Garvin, Ph.D., Coast Guard is currently considering instructions. Additionally, if you go to
Scientific Review Officer, Office of Scientific partnering with AeroVironment, Inc. the online docket and sign up for email
Review, National Heart, Lung, and Blood and solicits public comment on the alerts, you will be notified when
Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6701 possible participation of other parties in comments are posted.
Rockledge Drive, Room 7189, Bethesda, MD the proposed CRADA, and the nature of Do not submit detailed proposals for
20892, 301–827–7911, lindsay.garvin@ that participation. The Coast Guard also future CRADAs to http://
nih.gov. invites other potential non-Federal www.regulations.gov. Instead, submit
Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung, participants, who have the interest and them directly to the Coast Guard (see
and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel; capability to bring similar contributions
Implementation Research for People Living FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
to this type of research, to consider
with HIV. Discussion
Date: December 12, 2017.
submitting proposals for consideration
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in similar CRADAs. CRADAs are authorized under 15
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant DATES: Comments must reach the Coast U.S.C. 3710(a).1 A CRADA promotes the
applications. Guard on or before December 20, 2017. transfer of technology to the private
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Synopses of proposals regarding future sector for commercial use, as well as
Rockledge Drive, Room 7178, Bethesda, MD CRADAs must also reach the Coast specified research or development
20892 (Telephone Conference Call). Guard on or before December 20, 2017. efforts that are consistent with the
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Contact Person: William J. Johnson, Ph.D., mission of the Federal parties to the
ADDRESSES: Submit comments online at
Scientific Review Officer, Office of Scientific
http://www.regulations.gov following CRADA. The Federal party or parties
Review/DERA, National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room Web site instructions. Submit synopses
1 The statute confers this authority on the head of
7178, Bethesda, MD 20892–7924, 301–827– of proposals regarding future CRADAs
each Federal agency. The Secretary of DHS’s
7938, johnsonwj@nhlbi.nih.gov. to Mr. Steve Dunn at his address listed authority is delegated to the Coast Guard and other
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION DHS organizational elements by DHS Delegation
Program Nos. 93.233, National Center for CONTACT section. No. 0160.1, para. II.B.34.
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agree with one or more non-Federal The Coast Guard reserves the right to DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
parties to share research resources, but select for CRADA participants all, some, SECURITY
the Federal party does not contribute or no proposals submitted for this
[Docket No. DHS–2017–0048]
funding. CRADA. The Coast Guard will provide
CRADAs are not procurement no funding for reimbursement of The Department of Homeland Security,
contracts. Care is taken to ensure that proposal development costs. Proposals National Protection and Programs
CRADAs are not used to circumvent the and any other material submitted in Directorate, National Initiative for
contracting process. CRADAs have a response to this notice will not be Cybersecurity Careers and Studies
specific purpose and should not be returned. Proposals submitted are Cybersecurity Training and Education
confused with procurement contracts, expected to be unclassified and have no Catalog Collection
grants, and other type of agreements.
more than five single-sided pages
Under the proposed CRADA, the AGENCY: National Protection and
(excluding cover page, DD 1494, JF–12, Programs Directorate (NPPD),
Coast Guard’s Research and
Development Center (R&DC) will etc.). The Coast Guard will select Department of Homeland Security
collaborate with one or more non- proposals at its sole discretion on the (DHS).
Federal participants. Together, the basis of: ACTION: 60-day notice and request for
R&DC and the non-Federal participants (1) How well they communicate an comments; Revised Information
will evaluate SUAS and their airborne understanding of, and ability to meet, Collection Request: 1670–0030.
sensors to determine their potential for the proposed CRADA’s goal; and
use in a maritime environment by a first SUMMARY: The DHS NPPD Office of
(2) How well they address the Cybersecurity & Communications
responder and DHS operational following criteria:
components. (CS&C), Cybersecurity Education &
We anticipate that the Coast Guard’s (a) Technical capability to support the Awareness Office (CE&A), National
contributions under the proposed non-Federal party contributions Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and
CRADA will include the following: described; and Studies (NICCS) will submit the
(1) Develop the demonstration test (b) Resources available for supporting following Information Collection
plan to be executed under the CRADA; the non-Federal party contributions Request to the Office of Management
(2) Provide the SUAS test range, test and Budget (OMB) for review and
described.
range support, facilities, and all clearance in accordance with the
approvals required for a 5 day Currently, the Coast Guard is Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
demonstration under the CRADA; considering AeroVironment, Inc. for DATES: Comments are encouraged and
(3) Conduct the privacy threshold participation in this CRADA, because will be accepted until January 19, 2018.
analysis required for the demonstration; they have demonstrated the ability to This process is conducted in accordance
(4) Conduct the privacy impact operate SUAS in a maritime with 5 CFR part 1320.
assessment required for the environment. However, we do not wish ADDRESSES: Comments must be
demonstration; to exclude other viable participants identified by ‘‘DHS–2017–0048’’ and
(5) Coordinate any required spectrum from this or future similar CRADAs. may be submitted by one of the
approval for the SUAS; following methods:
This is a technology demonstration
(6) Coordinate and receive any • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
effort. The goal of this CRADA is to
required interim flight clearance for the www.regulations.gov.
demonstration; identify and investigate the potential of
the SUAS and their airborne sensors to • Email: niccs@hq.dhs.gov. Include
(7) Provide any required airspace the docket number ‘‘DHS–2017–0048’’
coordination and de-confliction for the determine their potential use in a
maritime environment by the first in the subject line of the message.
demonstration test plan; • Mail: Written comments and
(8) Collect and analyze demonstration responder and the DHS operational
questions about this Information
test plan data; and components. Special consideration will Collection Request should be forwarded
(9) Develop a demonstration final be given to small business firms/ to DHS/NPPD 245 Murray Lane SW.,
report documenting the methodologies, consortia, and preference will be given Mailstop 0380, Arlington, VA 20598–
findings, conclusions, and to business units located in the U.S. 0380.
recommendations of this CRADA work. This notice is issued under the Instructions: All submissions received
We anticipate that the non-Federal authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 15 must include the words ‘‘Department of
participants’ contributions under the Homeland Security’’ and docket number
U.S.C. 3710(a).
proposed CRADA will include the ‘‘DHS–2017–0048’’. Comments received
following: Dated: November 2, 2017.
will be posted without alteration at
(1) Provide SUAS and all other Gregory C. Rothrock, http://www.regulations.gov, including
equipment to conduct the Captain, USCG, Commanding Officer, U.S. any personal information provided.
demonstration described in the Coast Guard Research and Development Written comments should reach the
demonstration test plan; Center. contact person listed no later than
(2) Provide all required operators and [FR Doc. 2017–25076 Filed 11–17–17; 8:45 am] January 19, 2018.
technicians to conduct the BILLING CODE 9110–04–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
demonstration;
(3) Provide technical data for the specific questions related to collection
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SUAS to be utilized; activities, please contact Shannon
(4) Provide shipment and delivery of Nguyen at 703–705–6246 or at niccs@
all SUAS equipment required for the hq.dhs.gov.
demonstration; and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of
(5) Provide travel and associated the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6
personnel and other expenses as U.S.C. 121(d)(1), says that the Secretary
required. of Homeland Security has the
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| Contact | If you have questions on this notice or wish to submit proposals for future CRADAs, contact Mr. Steve Dunn, Project Official, Systems Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, 1 Chelsea Street, New London, CT 06320, telephone 860-271-2789, email [email protected] | |
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