[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 208 (Tuesday, October 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68036-68037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23771]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Docket Number: 201022-0278]
RIN 0605-XD012


Industry Day for Space Policy Directive-3: Open Architecture Data 
Repository; Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Space Commerce, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) in the U.S. Department of 
Commerce announces an event to solicit input from the commercial space 
industry and the related information technology sector regarding the 
design, development, operation and governance for Space Policy 
Directive-3 (SPD-3): National Space Traffic Management Policy's Open 
Architecture Data Repository (OADR) requirement. The OADR will assist 
with managing the integrity of the space operating environment by

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improving Space Situational Awareness coverage and accuracy through 
greater data sharing with satellite operators, and with enabling the 
commercial development of enhanced space safety services.

DATES: The West Coast Day meeting will be held on Monday, 23 November 
2020 and the East Coast Day meeting will be held on Tuesday, 24 
November 2020.

ADDRESSES: Prior registration through the event website is required at 
this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1LcLkuSI3RTxDGN--Y_lpZnK_Ueja9G1-WOR6J-e4e-U/edit.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Cull, Office of Space Commerce, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20030, phone 202-763-4051, 
or email [email protected]. For inquiries specifically related to 
press and/or media, please contact Chelsey Neuhaus at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Space Policy Directive-3, National Space 
Traffic Management Policy (83 FR 28969) places responsibility for 
addressing commercial space situational awareness (SSA) and space 
traffic management (STM) services upon the Department of Commerce. To 
this end, the Department of Commerce announces an event to solicit 
input from the commercial space industry and the related information 
technology sector regarding the design, development, operation and 
governance for SPD-3 National Space Traffic Management Policy's Open 
Architecture Data Repository (OADR) requirement.
    The event will be open to the public, up to the capacity of the 
virtual meeting hosting service that will be used for the event. Prior 
registration through the event website is required at this link: 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1LcLkuSI3RTxDGN--Y_lpZnK_Ueja9G1-WOR6J-e4e-U/edit.
    It is recommended that confirmed attendees plan to log on a few 
minutes in advance.
    The event will be organized as two days of meetings, as follows:

West Coast Day, Monday, 23 November 2020

     1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time): Two-hour 
general session with a presentation by OSC representatives and time for 
questions and answers about SSA and STM and the OADR.
     3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time): Three-hour 
session with nine 15-minute one-on-one sessions between OSC 
representatives and industry stakeholders.

East Coast Day, Tuesday, 24 November 2020

     10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time): Two-hour 
general session with a presentation by OSC representatives and time for 
questions and answers about SSA and STM and the OADR.
     12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time): Three-
hour session with nine 15-minute one-on-one sessions between OSC 
representatives and industry stakeholders.
    The agenda for the meetings will include the following topics:

 Space Situational Space Flight Safety Overview
 Space Policy Directive 3: National Space Traffic Management
 The Office of Space Commerce
 The Open Architecture Data Repository
 Input from Industry

    Dated: October 22, 2020
Kevin O'Connell,
Director, Office of Space Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2020-23771 Filed 10-26-20; 8:45 am]
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