[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10149]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Request for Comments on GPS-Modernization

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), DOT.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy is seeking 
comments on the planning for the future of the Global Positioning 
System (GPS).

DATES: The input must be received by close of business (COB) Thursday, 
May 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The submissions should be made to the attention of Hank 
Skalski: (mail) US DOT--HQ AFSPC/DRFN, 150 Vandenberg St., Suite 1105, 
Peterson AFB, CO, 80914-4590; (e-mail) [email protected]; or 
(fax) (719) 554-9604. Information and comments may be made via the 
World Wide Web at: http//:www.navcen.uscg.mil.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hank Skalski: (mail) US DOT--HQ AFSPC/
DRFN, 150 Vandenberg St., Suite 1105, Peterson AFB, CO, 80914-4590; (e-
mail) [email protected]; telephone (719) 554-2570, and facsimile 
(719) 554-9604.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a 
dual use (military and civil) space-based radionavigation system, 
providing navigation, positioning, and timing services. The US Air 
Force has begun an effort to develop a Future Worldwide Positioning, 
Navigation, and Timing System Capstone Requirements Document (CRD) to 
address the near, mid, and far term modernization of the GPS. The CRD 
is an over-arching document that will identify ``performance-based, 
operational requirements'' that address military and civil navigation, 
positioning, and timing needs for GPS or future space-based navigation 
systems. The Air Force requested DOT to coordinate the civil sector CRD 
input. The requirements in the CRD will be reviewed and ranked to 
develop an Acquisition Master Plan.
    This request for information seeks data related to the formulation 
of the civil performance-based, operational requirements which will be 
used to derive future GPS technical, operational, and management 
characteristics. Input should consider a system of systems approach and 
address all segments of the basic GPS, as well as related applications/
systems. Submission of data is requested no later than May 15, 1997, 
and should be made to the attention of Hank Skalski: (mail) US DOT--HQ 
AFSPC/DRFN, 150 Vandenberg St., Suite 1105, Peterson AFB, CO, 80914-
4590; (e-mail) [email protected]; (fax) 719-554-9604; or via the 
World Wide Web at: http//:www.navcen.uscg.mil. All inputs should 
include contact information.

    Issued in Washington, DC on April 11, 1997.
Joseph F. Canny,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, Department of 
Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-10149 Filed 4-18-97; 8:45 am]
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