[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19940-19941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06891]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


Notice of 2023 Out-of-Cycle Public Interface Control Working 
Group for Navstar GPS Public Documents

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public that the Space Systems Command, 
Military Communications & Positioning, Navigation, Timing Directorate 
will host an out-of-cycle 2023 Public Interface Control Working Group 
on June 7, 2023. The working group will review proposed changes to 
NAVSTAR GPS public document ICD-GPS-870 (Control Segment (OCX) to User 
Support Interface), as well as familiarize GPS users with new GPS (XML 
based) data products and a conversion tool associated with the upcoming 
fielding of the Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX). 
Additional details can be found below.

DATES: Open to the public Wednesday, June 7, 2023, from 08:30 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m. (Pacific Time).

ADDRESSES: This virtual meeting can be accessed via the following dial-
in numbers and links:
    Primary Dial In: +1 (571) 200-1700, Meeting ID: 161 531 3774#, 
Passcode: 771952#.
    Primary Screen Share URL: https://saicwebconferencing.zoomgov.com/j/1615313774.
    Backup Dial In: +1 (410) 874-6740, Meeting ID: 614 293 598#.
    Backup Screen Share URL: https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/l/meetup-join/19%3adod%3ameeting_32e070b7f0624011a1457fdf1f9daad8%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%228331b18d-2d87-48ef-a35f-ac8818ebf9b4%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2221883ab7-1eb2-4341-a69f-55e4192694f8%22%7d.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please email 
[email protected] and/or contact Captain Andrew Sweeten at 
310-653-9603 or Mr. Daniel Godwin at 310-653-2329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to update the 
public on proposed GPS public document changes, collect issues/comments 
for analysis and adjudicate subject comments for possible incorporation 
into future GPS public document revisions. When OCX is fielded, the 
current (5) plain text data products (as defined in ICD-GPS-240) will 
be replaced by (4) XML based data products. These products include the 
GPS Advisory, GPS Advisory Collection, Ops Status, and the Public 
Common Almanac. The subject meeting will also present a conversion tool 
and other information necessary for GPS users to access the new product 
formats and ensure backwards compatibility. The out-of-cycle 2023 
Public Interface Control Working Group is open to the general public.
    Comments to the proposed changes will be collected, catalogued, and 
adjudicated for potential inclusion. If accepted, these changes will be 
processed through the government

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change management process for ICD-GPS-870. All comments must be 
submitted in a Comments Resolution Matrix. This form along with the 
proposed change notices, public document baseline documents and the 
official meeting notice are posted at: https://www.gps.gov/technical/icwg/meetings/2023/06/.
    Please submit comments to the Space Systems Command GPS 
Requirements Section (SSC/CGEPR) workflow at 
[email protected] by April 12, 2023. For those who would like 
to attend and participate, we request that you register no later than 
May 10, 2023. Please send the registration information to 
[email protected], providing your name, organization, 
telephone number, email address, and country of citizenship. Backup 
dial-in & screen share website will only be used in case of primary 
system technical difficulties.

Tommy W. Lee,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-06891 Filed 4-3-23; 8:45 am]
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