[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-2583]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of Commercial Space Transportation

 

Low Earth Orbit Space Market; Public Meeting

    Notice is hereby given of a public meeting called by the Department 
of Transportation's (DOT) Office of Commercial Space Transportation 
(OCST) to obtain data specifically relating to the low earth orbit 
(LEO) space market. The meeting is scheduled to take place on February 
10, 1994, from 3-5 p.m., in the FAA Auditorium, located on the third 
floor of the Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation 
Administration Building, 800 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC. 
The information obtained from this meeting will facilitate DOT's 
participation as a member of the Interagency Working Groups on Space 
Transportation for the White House Office of Science and Technology 
Policy (OSTP) and on the Department of Defense Space Launch 
Modernization Plan. DOT is also supporting efforts by the Office of the 
United States Trade Representative (USTR) to monitor compliance by the 
Russian Federation with the recently concluded U.S.-Russia commercial 
space launch trade agreement.
    OCST seeks data that would assist in defining LEO launch 
requirements and in projecting future space transportation needs to 
support market demands. Specifically, OCST is interested in obtaining 
LEO market projections, including the number of payloads planned for 
launch between the years 1994-2010, and thereafter, and the kinds of 
services that may be provided by LEO satellites and their applications 
(e.g., remote sensing, mobile communications). OCST is also interested 
in obtaining long-range projections of the potential revenues that may 
be generated by these space-based systems. Information on short-term 
(within the next 1-5 years) revenue projections should not be provided 
at the meeting unless it is otherwise publicly available. Interested 
parties wishing to provide short-range revenue projections not 
otherwise publicly available may do so in a written submission to OCST. 
This information will not be publicly disclosed by OCST except in 
aggregate form.
    Written submissions may be provided to OCST in addition to or in 
place of oral remarks presented at the public meeting. Submissions 
designated as proprietary will be treated confidentially. Due to the 
immediate need for this data to support the various DOT and 
Administration efforts, written submissions should be provided as 
quickly as possible, but no later than noon February 14, 1994, to the 
Office of Commercial Space Transportation, room 5415, 400 Seventh 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 or by fax to (202) 366-7256.
    In order to assure the orderly presentation of information, and to 
try to accommodate all speakers, each person wishing to present 
information at the meeting, whether in a personal or a representative 
capacity on behalf of an organization, will be allotted five minutes. 
Persons who wish to present information at the meeting should notify 
OCST no later than February 8, 1994, to reserve their allotted time. If 
possible, OCST will notify interested persons if additional time is 
available. Department officials chairing the meeting may take 
additional time to ask clarifying questions of the speaker. To reserve 
speaking time, please telephone (202) 366-5770. Additional information 
may be obtained by contacting Ms. Linda H. Strine.


    Dated: January 31, 1994.
Frank C. Weaver,
Director, Office of Commercial Space Transportation.
[FR Doc. 94-2583 Filed 2-1-94; 12:24 pm]
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