Notice of Centennial Challenges 2015 Sample Return Robot (SRR) Challenge, 56406-56407 [2014-22348]

Download as PDF tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 56406 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 182 / Friday, September 19, 2014 / Notices a.m.–10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Location: National Institute of Corrections, 500 First Street NW., 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20534, (202) 514–4222. Contact Person: Shaina Vanek, Executive Assistant, National Institute of Corrections, 320 First Street NW., Room 5002, Washington, DC 20534. To contact Ms. Vanek, please call (202) 514–4222. Agenda: On September 29–30, 2014, the Advisory Board will hear updates on the following topics: (1) Agency Report from the NIC Acting Director, (2) updates board division liaisons, (3) overview of key NIC reentry initiatives, (4) jail reformation trends, and (5) evaluation of program effectiveness/ impact. Procedure: On September 29–30, 2014, during the times noted above, the meeting is open to the public. 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Eligibility To be eligible to win a prize, competitors must; (1) Register and comply with all requirements in the rules (2) In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group, shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States (3) Not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within the scope of their employment. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Notice: (14–091). Notice of Centennial Challenges 2015 Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) Challenge. SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 51 U.S.C. 20144(c). The Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) Challenge is scheduled and teams that wish to compete may now register. Centennial Challenges is a program of prize competitions to stimulate innovation in technologies of interest and value to NASA and the nation. The 2015 MAV Challenge is a prize competition designed to encourage development of new technologies or application of existing technologies in unique ways to autonomously collect and launch a sample cache using robotics and solid propulsion rocketry. NASA is providing the prize purse. DATES: 2015 MAV Challenge will be held April 9–April 12, 2015. ADDRESSES: 2015 MAV Challenge will be conducted at Bragg Farms located near Huntsville, Alabama. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register for or get additional information regarding the 2015 MAV Challenge, please visit: https://www.nasa.gov/ mavprize. For general information on the NASA Centennial Challenges Program please visit: https://www.nasa.gov/challenges. General questions and comments regarding the program should be addressed to Sam Ortega, Centennial Challenges Program, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812. Email address: hq-stmdcentennialchallenges@mail.nasa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Summary Competitors will design, build, and operate an autonomous device that will robotically collect a sample cache, store it in a rocket, raise the rocket to a vertical launch position and insert the igniter into the solid rocket motor. The launching of the rocket will be activated manually and will fly to an altitude of 3,000 feet. The sample cache payload will be jettisoned at 1,000 feet and is required to return to Earth, like the rocket, using a passive recovery system so that it remains in a reusable condition. I. Prize Amounts The total MAV prize purse is $50,000 (fifty thousand U.S. dollars). Prizes will PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 III. Rules The complete rules for the 2015 MAV Challenge can be found at: https:// www.nasa.gov/mavprize. Nanette Jennings, NASA Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2014–22347 Filed 9–18–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7510–13–P NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Notice of Centennial Challenges 2015 Sample Return Robot (SRR) Challenge National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NOTICE: (14–095). Notice of Centennial Challenges 2015 Sample Return Robot (SRR) Challenge. SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 51 U.S.C. 20144(c). The Sample Return Robot (SRR) Challenge is scheduled and teams that wish to compete may now register. Centennial Challenges is a program of prize competitions to stimulate innovation in technologies of interest and value to NASA and the nation. The 2015 SRR Challenge is a prize competition designed to encourage development of new technologies or application of existing technologies in unique ways to autonomously collect and retrieve samples using robotics. NASA is providing the prize purse and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is conducting the challenge. DATES: 2015 SRR Challenge will be held June 8–13, 2015. ADDRESSES: 2015 SRR Challenge will be conducted at Worcester Polytechnic Institute near Worcester, Massachusetts. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register for or get additional information regarding the 2015 SRR Challenge, please visit: https://www.nasa.gov/ robotprize. For general information on AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\19SEN1.SGM 19SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 182 / Friday, September 19, 2014 / Notices the NASA Centennial Challenges Program please visit: https:// www.nasa.gov/challenges. General questions and comments regarding the program should be addressed to Sam Ortega, Centennial Challenges Program, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL 35812. Email address: hq-stmd-centennialchallenges@ mail.nasa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summary Autonomous robot rovers will seek out samples and return them to a designated point in a set time period. Samples will be randomly placed throughout the roving area. They may be placed close to obstacles, both movable and immovable. Robots will be required to navigate over unknown terrain, around obstacles, and in varied lighting conditions to identify, retrieve, and return these samples. Winners will be determined based on the number of samples returned to the designated collection point as well as the value assigned to the samples. I. Prize Amounts The total Sample Return Robot Challenge purse is $1,500,000 (one million five hundred thousand U.S. dollars). Prizes will be offered for entries that meet specific requirements detailed in the Rules. II. Eligibility To be eligible to win a prize, competitors must; (1) Register and comply with all requirements in the rules (2) In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group, shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States (3) Not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within the scope of their employment tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES III. Rules The complete rules and team agreement for the 2015 SRR Challenge can be found at: https://wp.wpi.edu/ challenge/. Nanette Jennings, NASA Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2014–22348 Filed 9–18–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7510–13–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:15 Sep 18, 2014 Jkt 232001 NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD Board Meeting: U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board October 29, 2014—The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will meet to discuss issues related to management of DOE spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at SRS. Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100–203, Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will meet in Augusta, Georgia, on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, to review U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) activities related to managing DOE spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW). Among the topics that will be discussed at the meeting is work underway at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina related to storage and processing of DOE SNF and vitrification and storage of HLW at the SRS. The Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act (NWPAA) of 1987 charges the Board with conducting an ongoing and independent evaluation of the technical and scientific validity of DOE activities related to implementing the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. The meeting will be held at the Marriott Hotel, Two Tenth Street, Augusta, Georgia 30901; Telephone 706–722–8900, Fax 706–724–0044. A block of rooms has been reserved for meeting attendees at the special rate of $91.00 per night. Reservations may be made by phone: 800–228–9290 or online: https://www.marriott.com/ meeting-event-hotels/group-corporatetravel/groupCorp.mi?resLinkData= US%20Nuclear%20 Waste%5Eagsmc%60 usausaa%6091%60USD%60 false%6010/27/14%6010/30/14%6010/ 6/14&app=resvlink&stop_mobi=yes>. Reservations must be made by October 10, 2014, to ensure receiving the meeting rate. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, with a call to order and introductory statement by the Board Chairman and is scheduled to adjourn at 5:20 p.m. Topics that will be discussed at the meeting include issues related to storage of DOE SNF at the L Basin at SRS, alternatives for dry storage of DOE SNF at SRS, processing of DOE SNF, and issues related to aging of the facilities involved in these operations. The Board will also discuss vitrification of HLW and the storage of the vitrified waste, including production rates for HLW canisters and PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 56407 plans for a new vitrified waste storage facility. A detailed meeting agenda will be available on the Board’s Web site: www.nwtrb.gov approximately one week before the meeting. The agenda may also be requested by email or telephone at that time from Davonya Barnes of the Board’s staff. The meeting will be open to the public, and an opportunity for public comment will be provided at the end of the day. Those wanting to speak are encouraged to sign the ‘‘Public Comment Register’’ at the check-in table. Depending on the number of people who wish to speak, it may be necessary to set a time limit on individual remarks, but written comments of any length may be submitted for the record. Transcripts of the meeting will be available on the Board’s Web site no later than November 19, 2014. Copies may be requested for transmission by email, on computer disk, or in paper format from Davonya Barnes, at that time. The Board was established in the NWPAA as an independent federal agency in the Executive Branch to review the technical and scientific validity of DOE activities related to implementing the NWPA and to provide objective expert advice to Congress and the Secretary of Energy on technical and scientific issues related to SNF and HLW management and disposal. 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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 182 (Friday, September 19, 2014)]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION


Notice of Centennial Challenges 2015 Sample Return Robot (SRR) 
Challenge

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

NOTICE: (14-095). Notice of Centennial Challenges 2015 Sample Return 
Robot (SRR) Challenge.

SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 51 U.S.C. 20144(c).
    The Sample Return Robot (SRR) Challenge is scheduled and teams that 
wish to compete may now register. Centennial Challenges is a program of 
prize competitions to stimulate innovation in technologies of interest 
and value to NASA and the nation. The 2015 SRR Challenge is a prize 
competition designed to encourage development of new technologies or 
application of existing technologies in unique ways to autonomously 
collect and retrieve samples using robotics. NASA is providing the 
prize purse and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is conducting the 
challenge.

DATES: 2015 SRR Challenge will be held June 8-13, 2015.

ADDRESSES: 2015 SRR Challenge will be conducted at Worcester 
Polytechnic Institute near Worcester, Massachusetts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register for or get additional 
information regarding the 2015 SRR Challenge, please visit: https://www.nasa.gov/robotprize. For general information on

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the NASA Centennial Challenges Program please visit: https://www.nasa.gov/challenges. General questions and comments regarding the 
program should be addressed to Sam Ortega, Centennial Challenges 
Program, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL 35812. Email 
address: hq-stmd-centennialchallenges@mail.nasa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary

    Autonomous robot rovers will seek out samples and return them to a 
designated point in a set time period. Samples will be randomly placed 
throughout the roving area. They may be placed close to obstacles, both 
movable and immovable. Robots will be required to navigate over unknown 
terrain, around obstacles, and in varied lighting conditions to 
identify, retrieve, and return these samples. Winners will be 
determined based on the number of samples returned to the designated 
collection point as well as the value assigned to the samples.

I. Prize Amounts

    The total Sample Return Robot Challenge purse is $1,500,000 (one 
million five hundred thousand U.S. dollars). Prizes will be offered for 
entries that meet specific requirements detailed in the Rules.

II. Eligibility

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

III. Rules

    The complete rules and team agreement for the 2015 SRR Challenge 
can be found at: https://wp.wpi.edu/challenge/.

Nanette Jennings,
NASA Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-22348 Filed 9-18-14; 8:45 am]
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