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groundfish bottom trawl survey
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series, or whether the new data can be
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compare biomass and variance estimates
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric and
Administration
[Docket No: 061005254–6254–01]
Request for Information (RFI) From
Commercial Sources on Positioning,
Navigation, and Timing
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is
issuing this RFI on behalf of the
National Security Space Office (NSSO)
to solicit information on Positioning,
Navigation, and Timing (PNT) to assist
NSSO in developing an evolutionary
path for a robust National PNT
architecture for the 2025 time period in
cooperation with the Department of
Transportation and other relevant
government organizations. The NSSO is
developing the architecture in response
to tasking from the National SpaceBased PNT Executive Committee,
chaired by the Deputy Secretary of
Defense and the Deputy Secretary of
Transportation. The goal is to develop a
long-term PNT investment strategy and
framework to enable robust PNT
capabilities needed by the U.S.
Government, its allies, and commercial
users.
DATES: Please contact Shawn Brennan at
(571) 432–1486, as soon as you receive
this notice or by November 1, 2006 if
you are interested in presenting at either
of the three meetings that are being set
aside for presentations by interested
organizations. The first meeting will be
on October 10–12, 2006. The second
meeting will be on October 17–18, 2006,
and the third meeting will be on
November 7–8, 2006. Each meeting will
consist of a thirty-minute presentation
to be followed by a thirty-minute
question and answer period; classified
meetings will be held on the final day
of each period, if required. If follow-up
trips or visits to an organization’s
location are warranted (e.g.,
demonstrations), they can be arranged
during or after the presentations.
ADDRESSES: The meeting locations are:
1. The first meeting will be at
National Security Space Office in
Fairfax, Virginia.
2. The second meeting will be in El
Segundo, California, at Aerospace
Corporation.
3. The third meeting will be at
National Security Space Office in
Fairfax, Virginia.
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NSSO welcomes the attendance from
members of the public, but for security
reasons, the location of the meetings
will not be disclosed until the interested
individual has passed the security
clearance protocol.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shawn Brennan, 571 432–1486.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA is
issuing this RFI on behalf of the NSSO
to solicit information regarding PNT to
assist NSSO in developing an
evolutionary path for a robust National
PNT architecture for the 2025 time
period in cooperation with the
Department of Transportation and other
relevant government organizations. The
NSSO is developing the architecture in
response to tasking from the National
Space-Based PNT Executive Committee,
chaired by the Deputy Secretary of
Defense and the Deputy Secretary of
Transportation. The goal is to develop a
long-term PNT investment strategy and
framework to enable robust PNT
capabilities needed by the U.S.
Government, its allies, and commercial
users. The scope of the architecture
includes all PNT-related needs and
capabilities, including orientation, and
is not limited to space-based
capabilities. This RFI seeks information
which will help the NSSO team assess
PNT capabilities employed, planned, or
proposed by national security, civil, and
commercial organizations. Of particular
interest are innovative practices,
concepts, standards, technologies, nonmaterial applications, and associated
commercial architectures. Note ‘‘the
Government’’ as referred to in these
questions includes all executive branch
elements, besides the Department of
Defense and the Department of
Transportation. Specific questions are:
a. Characterize and evaluate
customers of PNT needs.
b. What improvements to PNT
capabilities are planned in these areas?
1. Space-based capabilities.
2. Terrestrial capabilities.
3. Enabling capabilities.
4. Non-material aspects including
policies, procedures, and operations
concepts.
c. What standards are being
considered for development,
establishment, or implementation of
PNT capabilities?
d. What technologies can be used to
achieve, maintain, or improve PNT
capabilities? What is the practical limit
of such technologies?
e. What technologies offer high payoff
for future PNT capabilities, including
those without current funding support
or government sponsorship?
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f. To what extent should autonomy or
automation be implemented in ground
and space systems to support PNT?
g. What PNT capabilities should the
Government provide? Which
commercial capabilities could enhance
government-provided PNT capabilities?
h. What international cooperation
should be pursued through the 2025
time frame to achieve needed PNT
capabilities?
i. What interrelationships are desired
with the Government through the 2025
time frame from a PNT perspective?
1. What PNT capabilities should the
Government provide?
2. Describe any interest in providing
selected PNT capabilities?
3. Describe any interest in providing
a full range of PNT services to the
Government?
j. What analytical tools or simulations
are recommended for assessing the
performance, cost, and utility associated
with PNT capabilities?
k. Regarding current operations and
activities,
1. List generally, any primary sources
of PNT information. What alternative
capabilities are available (if any)?
2. What if services providing PNT
capabilities are interrupted.
Characterize the response of
organizations that provide PNT services
to reported interruptions of service.
3. For what applications are PNT
capabilities used? How critical are PNT
capabilities to the success of your
organization?
4. In general, do industry members
manufacture PNT end-user equipment
or do they purchase it? If purchased it,
how do industry members make their
needs known to the provider?
5. How is PNT information integrated
with other capabilities or activities, e.g.,
terrestrial or space weather prediction
and reporting, reference frame
information, and imagery?
6. How can PNT service availability
and quality be monitored (e.g., Notice to
Mariners (NOTAMs), Notice to
NAVSTAR Users (NANUs), and online
Web sites)?
7. How are new PNT capabilities and
technology applications disclosed?
8. In general, what are the most
important attributes of PNT services (or
combinations of services) to consumers
(e.g., accuracy, availability, precision,
and time)?
Responses should describe current
PNT capabilities, anticipated changes in
future levels of PNT and PNT-related
needs and capabilities, and suggestions
for architectural options to achieve
needed PNT capabilities in the 2025
time frame. This RFI requests a 1–2 page
abstract describing standard proposed
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discussions with the NSSO; NSSO will
in turn provide a copy of the study
Terms of Reference and a copy of an
introductory briefing to the respondent’s
designated Point of Contact. This
synopsis is for an RFI only and does not
constitute a commitment on the part of
the Government to purchase or acquire
systems or services related to
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing.
Dated: October 5, 2006.
Charles S. Baker,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Notice of Availability (NOA) of the
Transformation Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS), Draft Clean
Air Act General Conformity
Determination, and Evaluation of
Continued Land Withdrawal Under
Public Law 104–201 at Fort Carson, CO
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army announces the
availability of a DEIS that evaluates
implementing transformational
activities at Fort Carson, a military
installation located south of Colorado
Springs, Colorado. Actions associated
with these transformational activities
include restationing of troops;
construction, demolition, and
renovation of facilities at the
Cantonment and range areas; and
increased use of training lands.
DATES: The public comment period for
the DEIS will end 45 days after
publication of an NOA in the Federal
Register by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
ADDRESSES: Written comments or
materials should be forwarded to the
Fort Carson NEPA Coordinator
(proponent), Directorate of
Environmental Compliance and
Management, 1638 Elwell Street,
Building 6236, Fort Carson, Colorado
80913–4000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fort
Carson NEPA Coordinator via phone at
(719) 526–4666; fax: (719) 526–1705; or
e-mail: nepa@carson.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Proposed Action and subject of the DEIS
is the implementation of the following
three major Army transformation
programs at Fort Carson: Base
Realignment and Closure; Integrated
Global Presence and Basing Strategy
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(also known as Global Defense Posture
Realignment); and the Army Modular
Force initiative. Implementing these
programs would require restationing of
troops; construction, demolition, and
renovation of facilities at Fort Carson’s
cantonment and range areas; and
increased use of Fort Carson’s training
lands.
The transformation of Fort Carson
would occur between 2006 and 2011.
Upon completion of transformation
activities, military personnel at Fort
Carson would increase approximately
60 percent (from approximately 14,500
to approximately 23,000) and the Fort
Carson installation population
(including civilians, contractors, and
military dependents) would increase
from approximately 38,300 to
approximately 59,700 by 2011. To
support the new Soldiers and their
dependents, the Army proposes to
construct support facilities in the
cantonment and range areas at Fort
Carson. Fort Carson’s training lands
would also be subject to increased
training rotations to support the
maneuver and live-fire training
requirements of the additional Soldiers.
The alternatives considered in the
DEIS include the Proposed Action
(Preferred Alternative) and No Action.
Other action alternatives were
considered and discussed in the DEIS
but were not analyzed further because
they did not meet the purpose and need
for the Proposed Action. The
substantive issues analyzed in this DEIS
include land use, air quality, noise,
geology and soils, water resources,
biological resources, cultural resources,
socioeconomics (including
environmental justice), transportation,
utilities, hazardous and toxic
substances, and cumulative
environmental effects.
To document that the Proposed
Action complies with the General
Conformity Rule requirements of the
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and
demonstrate that the action conforms
with the Colorado State Implementation
Plan for air quality, the Army also
prepared a Draft General Conformity
Determination pursuant to the
requirements of 40 CFR part 93, subpart
B. The Colorado Springs area is
currently in attainment with air quality
standards for all criteria pollutants and
is a maintenance area for carbon
monoxide.
After conducting appropriate air
quality analyses, the Army has
concluded that the Proposed Action will
not cause or contribute to new
violations of the carbon monoxide
national ambient air quality standards
in the Colorado Springs maintenance
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric and Administration
[Docket No: 061005254-6254-01]
Request for Information (RFI) From Commercial Sources on
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is
issuing this RFI on behalf of the National Security Space Office (NSSO)
to solicit information on Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) to
assist NSSO in developing an evolutionary path for a robust National
PNT architecture for the 2025 time period in cooperation with the
Department of Transportation and other relevant government
organizations. The NSSO is developing the architecture in response to
tasking from the National Space-Based PNT Executive Committee, chaired
by the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of
Transportation. The goal is to develop a long-term PNT investment
strategy and framework to enable robust PNT capabilities needed by the
U.S. Government, its allies, and commercial users.
DATES: Please contact Shawn Brennan at (571) 432-1486, as soon as you
receive this notice or by November 1, 2006 if you are interested in
presenting at either of the three meetings that are being set aside for
presentations by interested organizations. The first meeting will be on
October 10-12, 2006. The second meeting will be on October 17-18, 2006,
and the third meeting will be on November 7-8, 2006. Each meeting will
consist of a thirty-minute presentation to be followed by a thirty-
minute question and answer period; classified meetings will be held on
the final day of each period, if required. If follow-up trips or visits
to an organization's location are warranted (e.g., demonstrations),
they can be arranged during or after the presentations.
ADDRESSES: The meeting locations are:
1. The first meeting will be at National Security Space Office in
Fairfax, Virginia.
2. The second meeting will be in El Segundo, California, at
Aerospace Corporation.
3. The third meeting will be at National Security Space Office in
Fairfax, Virginia.
NSSO welcomes the attendance from members of the public, but for
security reasons, the location of the meetings will not be disclosed
until the interested individual has passed the security clearance
protocol.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shawn Brennan, 571 432-1486.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA is issuing this RFI on behalf of the
NSSO to solicit information regarding PNT to assist NSSO in developing
an evolutionary path for a robust National PNT architecture for the
2025 time period in cooperation with the Department of Transportation
and other relevant government organizations. The NSSO is developing the
architecture in response to tasking from the National Space-Based PNT
Executive Committee, chaired by the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the
Deputy Secretary of Transportation. The goal is to develop a long-term
PNT investment strategy and framework to enable robust PNT capabilities
needed by the U.S. Government, its allies, and commercial users. The
scope of the architecture includes all PNT-related needs and
capabilities, including orientation, and is not limited to space-based
capabilities. This RFI seeks information which will help the NSSO team
assess PNT capabilities employed, planned, or proposed by national
security, civil, and commercial organizations. Of particular interest
are innovative practices, concepts, standards, technologies, non-
material applications, and associated commercial architectures. Note
``the Government'' as referred to in these questions includes all
executive branch elements, besides the Department of Defense and the
Department of Transportation. Specific questions are:
a. Characterize and evaluate customers of PNT needs.
b. What improvements to PNT capabilities are planned in these
areas?
1. Space-based capabilities.
2. Terrestrial capabilities.
3. Enabling capabilities.
4. Non-material aspects including policies, procedures, and
operations concepts.
c. What standards are being considered for development,
establishment, or implementation of PNT capabilities?
d. What technologies can be used to achieve, maintain, or improve
PNT capabilities? What is the practical limit of such technologies?
e. What technologies offer high payoff for future PNT capabilities,
including those without current funding support or government
sponsorship?
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f. To what extent should autonomy or automation be implemented in
ground and space systems to support PNT?
g. What PNT capabilities should the Government provide? Which
commercial capabilities could enhance government-provided PNT
capabilities?
h. What international cooperation should be pursued through the
2025 time frame to achieve needed PNT capabilities?
i. What interrelationships are desired with the Government through
the 2025 time frame from a PNT perspective?
1. What PNT capabilities should the Government provide?
2. Describe any interest in providing selected PNT capabilities?
3. Describe any interest in providing a full range of PNT services
to the Government?
j. What analytical tools or simulations are recommended for
assessing the performance, cost, and utility associated with PNT
capabilities?
k. Regarding current operations and activities,
1. List generally, any primary sources of PNT information. What
alternative capabilities are available (if any)?
2. What if services providing PNT capabilities are interrupted.
Characterize the response of organizations that provide PNT services to
reported interruptions of service.
3. For what applications are PNT capabilities used? How critical
are PNT capabilities to the success of your organization?
4. In general, do industry members manufacture PNT end-user
equipment or do they purchase it? If purchased it, how do industry
members make their needs known to the provider?
5. How is PNT information integrated with other capabilities or
activities, e.g., terrestrial or space weather prediction and
reporting, reference frame information, and imagery?
6. How can PNT service availability and quality be monitored (e.g.,
Notice to Mariners (NOTAMs), Notice to NAVSTAR Users (NANUs), and
online Web sites)?
7. How are new PNT capabilities and technology applications
disclosed?
8. In general, what are the most important attributes of PNT
services (or combinations of services) to consumers (e.g., accuracy,
availability, precision, and time)?
Responses should describe current PNT capabilities, anticipated
changes in future levels of PNT and PNT-related needs and capabilities,
and suggestions for architectural options to achieve needed PNT
capabilities in the 2025 time frame. This RFI requests a 1-2 page
abstract describing standard proposed discussions with the NSSO; NSSO
will in turn provide a copy of the study Terms of Reference and a copy
of an introductory briefing to the respondent's designated Point of
Contact. This synopsis is for an RFI only and does not constitute a
commitment on the part of the Government to purchase or acquire systems
or services related to Positioning, Navigation, and Timing.
Dated: October 5, 2006.
Charles S. Baker,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator.
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