[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 40338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14294]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 [Notice 07-054]


Insurance Requirement for Maximum Probable Loss (MPL) With 
Respect to Launch of Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) ALV-X1 Suborbital 
Launch Vehicle at Wallops Flight Facility

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of Insurance Requirement.

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SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 
2458c(b)(2)(B). Per statute, NASA is required to publish the amount of 
insurance required when a party to an agreement between the 
Administration and the party, made for the purpose of developing new 
technology for an experimental aerospace vehicle, has requested 
indemnification. For the demonstration launch of ATK's new suborbital 
ALV-X1 launch vehicle at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, carrying 
experimental aerospace vehicle payloads, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 
2458c(d)(3), scheduled for the 1st quarter of Fiscal Year 2008, the 
Administrator has determined the maximum probable loss to be $15.4 
million for Government property, $180,000 for 3rd party property, and 
$9 million for 3rd party personnel. As a condition for indemnification, 
analogous to that required by the Commercial Space Launch Act, ATK is 
required to carry insurance to cover the MPL. Per statute, conditional 
indemnification may only be provided upon ATK's successful passage of a 
NASA safety review, and certification of adequate insurance coverage.

DATES: NASA may grant conditional indemnification to ATK following the 
successful passage of a safety review, and certification of adequate 
insurance coverage, unless, within fifteen (15) days from the date of 
this published notice, NASA receives written objections including 
evidence and argument that establish that indemnification would not be 
consistent with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 2458c.

ADDRESSES: Objections relating to this determination may be submitted 
to Mr. Bruce Underwood, Chief, Advanced Projects Office, NASA Wallops 
Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA 23337, (757) 824-1479.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bruce Underwood, Chief, Advanced 
Projects Office, NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA 
23337, (757) 824-1479.

Bruce Underwood,
Chief, Advanced Projects Office.
 [FR Doc. E7-14294 Filed 7-23-07; 8:45 am]
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