82 FR 56980 - Cooperative Research and Development Agreement: Cellular Phone Geolocation Development
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 230 (December 1, 2017)
Coast Guard
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 230 (December 1, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-25926 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 230 (Friday, December 1, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 56980-56981] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-25926] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG-2017-1032] Cooperative Research and Development Agreement: Cellular Phone Geolocation Development 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 TriaSys Technologies Corp, to investigate the potential operational use of cellular phone direction finding technology. The intent to enter in a potential CRADA with TriaSys Corp is based on market research and visits to vendors with advertised expertise in this unique application of technology in the maritime environment for Search and Rescue. While the Coast Guard is currently considering partnering with TriaSys Technologies Corp, the agency is soliciting public comment on the possible nature of and participation of other parties in the proposed CRADA. In addition, the Coast Guard also invites other potential non- Federal participants to propose similar CRADAs. DATES: Comments must be submitted to the online docket via http://www.regulations.gov on or before January 2, 2018. Synopses of proposals regarding future CRADAs must reach the Coast Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) on or before January 2, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit comments online at http://www.regulations.gov in accordance with Web site instructions. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice or wish to submit proposals for future CRADAs, contact Donald Decker, Project Official, C4ISR Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, 1 Chelsea Street, New London, CT 06320, telephone 860-271-2701, email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Participation and Request for Comments We request public comments on this notice. Although we do not plan to respond 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-2017-1032 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). We also accept anonymous comments. We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 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, are 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 or a final rule is published. 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). 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 procurement contracts, grants, and other type of agreements. Under the proposed CRADA, the R&D Center will collaborate with one non-Federal participant. Together, the R&D Center and the non-Federal participant will collect information/data for performance, reliability, maintenance requirements, human systems [[Page 56981]] integration and other data on cellular direction finding technologies. After an initial installation and familiarization period, the Coast Guard plans to evaluate a designated platform outfitted with the communications technology for a period of one week. We anticipate the Coast Guard's contributions under the proposed CRADA will include the following: (1) Develop the Demonstration Pilot Assessment Plan to meet the objectives of the CRADA with a diverse set of real-life mission scenarios. (2) Provide the pilot demonstration support in and around Charleston, SC. (3) Coordinate Pilot demonstration from onboard a USCG cutter. (4) Collaborate with non-Federal partners to prepare demonstration documentation including equipment assessments, final report(s), and briefings. We anticipate that the non-Federal participant's contributions under the proposed CRADA will include the following: (1) Assist the R&D Center in the development and drafting of all CRADA documents, including the pilot demonstration assessment plan, equipment assessments, final report(s), and briefings. (2) Provide and maintain the direction finding equipment to ensure the system is usable. (3) Secure, with R&D Center assistance, Special Temporary Authority (STA) to employ the equipment within the desired frequency bands. (4) Provide technical support, training and maintenance throughout the period of performance to ensure maximum availability and utility of the networks. 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 TriaSys Technologies Corp for participation in this CRADA. This consideration is based on the fact that TriaSys Systems has demonstrated its technical ability as the developer, manufacturer, and integrator of cellular direction finding equipment. However, we do not wish to exclude other viable participants from this or future similar CRADAs. The USCG's intent to enter in a potential CRADA with TriaSys Corp is based on market research and visits to vendors with advertised expertise in this unique application of technology in the maritime environment for Search and Rescue. The research includes employment of their antennas, equipment and graphical user interface (GUI) to establish direction and geo-location of cellular phones in an open- ocean environment. Specifically, the equipment will provide both a Line of Bearing (LOB) and a Global Positioning System (GPS) location to a cellular phone in a search and rescue scenario. The equipment will be setup in locations with use in the open ocean environment. A Pilot Demonstration schedule has been proposed in which TriaSys Systems will provide their equipment. The Coast Guard Research and Development Center (R&D Center) will prepare a Pilot Demonstration Assessment Plan and TriaSys Systems will operate the equipment for exploratory development over a one week period to collect information on suitability, reliability, maintenance requirements, and ease of use. This is a technology assessment effort. The goal for the Coast Guard of this CRADA is to better understand the advantages, disadvantages, required technology enhancements, performance, costs, and other issues associated with cellular direction finding technologies. Special consideration will be given to small business firms/consortia, and preference will be given to business units located in the U.S. This document is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a). Dated: November 14, 2017. Bert N. Macesker, Executive Director, Acting Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center. [FR Doc. 2017-25926 Filed 11-30-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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• Name, return address, and daytime DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND should provide a reason for each
telephone number at which the SECURITY suggestion or recommendation. You
nominator may be contacted. should provide personal contact
Nominations from organizations must Coast Guard information so that we can contact you
identify a principal contact person; and [Docket No. USCG–2017–1032] if we have questions regarding your
comments; but please note that all
• A copy of a current resume or
Cooperative Research and comments will be posted to the online
curriculum vitae for the nominated docket without change and that any
individual. Development Agreement: Cellular
Phone Geolocation Development personal information you include can be
Individuals can nominate themselves searchable online (see the Federal
for consideration of appointment to the Coast Guard, DHS.
AGENCY: Register Privacy Act notice regarding
Council. All nominations must include Notice of intent; request for
ACTION: our public dockets, 73 FR 3316, Jan. 17,
the required information. Incomplete comments. 2008). We also accept anonymous
nominations will not be processed for comments.
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces We encourage you to submit
consideration. The letter from the
its intent to enter into a Cooperative comments through the Federal
nominator and certification of the
Research and Development Agreement eRulemaking Portal at http://
nominated individual must bear original (CRADA) with TriaSys Technologies
signatures; reproduced copies of these www.regulations.gov. If your material
Corp, to investigate the potential cannot be submitted using http://
signatures are not acceptable. operational use of cellular phone www.regulations.gov, contact the Coast
The Department is legally required to direction finding technology. The intent Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
ensure that the membership of HHS to enter in a potential CRADA with CONTACT). Documents mentioned in this
federal advisory committees is fairly TriaSys Corp is based on market notice and all public comments, are in
balanced in terms of points of view research and visits to vendors with our online docket at http://
represented and the functions to be advertised expertise in this unique www.regulations.gov and can be viewed
performed by the advisory committee. application of technology in the by following that Web site’s
For the PACHA, it is important that the maritime environment for Search and instructions. Additionally, if you go to
perspectives of people living with HIV, Rescue. While the Coast Guard is the online docket and sign up for email
those from groups that are currently considering partnering with alerts, you will be notified when
disproportionately affected by HIV TriaSys Technologies Corp, the agency comments are posted or a final rule is
infection and AIDS, health care is soliciting public comment on the published.
possible nature of and participation of Do not submit detailed proposals for
providers, and organizations providing
other parties in the proposed CRADA. In future CRADAs to the Docket
prevention, care and treatment services
addition, the Coast Guard also invites Management Facility. Instead, submit
to these populations be included. Every them directly to the Coast Guard (see
other potential non-Federal participants
effort is made to ensure that the views FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
to propose similar CRADAs.
of women, all ethnic and racial groups,
DATES: Comments must be submitted to Discussion
and people with disabilities are
the online docket via http://
represented on HHS federal advisory CRADAs are authorized under 15
www.regulations.gov on or before
committees and, therefore, the U.S.C. 3710(a).1 A CRADA promotes the
January 2, 2018.
Department encourages nominations of transfer of technology to the private
Synopses of proposals regarding
qualified candidates from these groups. sector for commercial use, as well as
future CRADAs must reach the Coast
The Department also encourages specified research or development
Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
geographic diversity in the composition efforts that are consistent with the
CONTACT) on or before January 2, 2018.
of the Council. Appointment to the mission of the Federal parties to the
ADDRESSES: Submit comments online at CRADA. The Federal party or parties
Council shall be made without http://www.regulations.gov in
discrimination on the basis of age, race, agree with one or more non-Federal
accordance with Web site instructions. parties to share research resources, but
ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If the Federal party does not contribute
disability, and cultural, religious, or
you have questions on this notice or funding.
socioeconomic status. The Standards of wish to submit proposals for future CRADAs are not procurement
Ethical Conduct for Employees of the CRADAs, contact Donald Decker, contracts. Care is taken to ensure that
Executive Branch are applicable to Project Official, C4ISR Branch, U.S. CRADAs are not used to circumvent the
individuals who are appointed as Coast Guard Research and Development contracting process. CRADAs have a
members of the Council. Center, 1 Chelsea Street, New London, specific purpose and should not be
Dated: November 22, 2017. CT 06320, telephone 860–271–2701, confused with procurement contracts,
B. Kaye Hayes, email Donald.d.decker@uscg.mil. grants, and other type of agreements.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the proposed CRADA, the R&D
Executive Director, Presidential Advisory
Center will collaborate with one non-
Council on HIV/AIDS. Public Participation and Request for Federal participant. Together, the R&D
[FR Doc. 2017–25915 Filed 11–30–17; 8:45 am] Comments Center and the non-Federal participant
BILLING CODE 4150–43–P will collect information/data for
We request public comments on this
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notice. Although we do not plan to performance, reliability, maintenance
respond to comments in the Federal requirements, human systems
Register, we will respond directly to
1 The statute confers this authority on the head of
commenters and may modify our
each Federal agency. The Secretary of DHS’s
proposal in light of comments. authority is delegated to the Coast Guard and other
Comments should be marked with DHS organizational elements by DHS Delegation
docket number USCG–2017–1032 and No. 0160.1, para. II.B.34.
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integration and other data on cellular (2) How well they address the Dated: November 14, 2017.
direction finding technologies. After an following criteria: Bert N. Macesker,
initial installation and familiarization (a) Technical capability to support the Executive Director, Acting Commanding
period, the Coast Guard plans to non-Federal party contributions Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Research and
evaluate a designated platform outfitted described; and Development Center.
with the communications technology for (b) Resources available for supporting [FR Doc. 2017–25926 Filed 11–30–17; 8:45 am]
a period of one week. the non-Federal party contributions
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We anticipate the Coast Guard’s described.
contributions under the proposed Currently, the Coast Guard is
CRADA will include the following: considering TriaSys Technologies Corp
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
(1) Develop the Demonstration Pilot for participation in this CRADA. This
SECURITY
Assessment Plan to meet the objectives consideration is based on the fact that
of the CRADA with a diverse set of real- TriaSys Systems has demonstrated its U.S. Customs and Border Protection
life mission scenarios. technical ability as the developer,
(2) Provide the pilot demonstration manufacturer, and integrator of cellular Accreditation of Intertek USA, Inc.
support in and around Charleston, SC. direction finding equipment. However, (Baytown, TX), as a Commercial
(3) Coordinate Pilot demonstration we do not wish to exclude other viable Laboratory
from onboard a USCG cutter. participants from this or future similar
(4) Collaborate with non-Federal CRADAs. AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border
partners to prepare demonstration The USCG’s intent to enter in a Protection, Department of Homeland
documentation including equipment potential CRADA with TriaSys Corp is Security.
assessments, final report(s), and based on market research and visits to
briefings. vendors with advertised expertise in ACTION: Notice of accreditation of
We anticipate that the non-Federal this unique application of technology in Intertek USA, Inc. (Baytown, TX), as a
participant’s contributions under the the maritime environment for Search commercial laboratory.
proposed CRADA will include the and Rescue. The research includes
following: employment of their antennas, SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
(1) Assist the R&D Center in the equipment and graphical user interface pursuant to CBP regulations, that
development and drafting of all CRADA (GUI) to establish direction and geo- Intertek USA, Inc. (Baytown, TX), has
documents, including the pilot location of cellular phones in an open- been accredited to test petroleum and
demonstration assessment plan, ocean environment. Specifically, the certain petroleum products for customs
equipment assessments, final report(s), equipment will provide both a Line of purposes for the next three years as of
and briefings. Bearing (LOB) and a Global Positioning August 30, 2016.
(2) Provide and maintain the direction System (GPS) location to a cellular
finding equipment to ensure the system phone in a search and rescue scenario. DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Baytown, TX)
is usable. The equipment will be setup in was approved, as a commercial
(3) Secure, with R&D Center locations with use in the open ocean laboratory as of August 30, 2016. The
assistance, Special Temporary Authority environment. A Pilot Demonstration next triennial inspection date will be
(STA) to employ the equipment within schedule has been proposed in which scheduled for August 2019.
the desired frequency bands. TriaSys Systems will provide their FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
(4) Provide technical support, training equipment. The Coast Guard Research Justin Shey, Laboratories and Scientific
and maintenance throughout the period and Development Center (R&D Center) Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and
of performance to ensure maximum will prepare a Pilot Demonstration Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania
availability and utility of the networks. Assessment Plan and TriaSys Systems Avenue NW., Suite 1500N, Washington,
The Coast Guard reserves the right to will operate the equipment for DC 20229, tel. 202–344–1060.
select for CRADA participants all, some, exploratory development over a one
or no proposals submitted for this week period to collect information on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
CRADA. The Coast Guard will provide suitability, reliability, maintenance hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12,
no funding for reimbursement of requirements, and ease of use. that Intertek USA, Inc., 8500 West Bay
proposal development costs. Proposals This is a technology assessment effort. Road MS #20A, Baytown, TX 77523 has
and any other material submitted in The goal for the Coast Guard of this been accredited to test petroleum and
response to this notice will not be CRADA is to better understand the certain petroleum products for customs
returned. Proposals submitted are advantages, disadvantages, required purposes, in accordance with the
expected to be unclassified and have no technology enhancements, performance, provisions of 19 CFR 151.12. Intertek
more than five single-sided pages costs, and other issues associated with USA, Inc., is accredited for the
(excluding cover page, DD 1494, JF–12, cellular direction finding technologies. following laboratory analysis
etc.). Special consideration will be given to procedures and methods for petroleum
The Coast Guard will select proposals small business firms/consortia, and and certain petroleum products set forth
at its sole discretion on the basis of: preference will be given to business by the U.S. Customs and Border
(1) How well they communicate an units located in the U.S. This document Protection Laboratory Methods (CBPL)
understanding of, and ability to meet, is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. and American Society for Testing and
the proposed CRADA’s goal; and 552(a). Materials (ASTM):
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CBPL No. ASTM Title
27–48 ................................................. D 4052 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.
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| Dates | Comments must be submitted to the online docket via http:// www.regulations.gov on or before January 2, 2018. | |
| Contact | If you have questions on this notice or wish to submit proposals for future CRADAs, contact Donald Decker, Project Official, C4ISR Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, 1 Chelsea Street, New London, CT 06320, telephone 860-271-2701, email [email protected] | |
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