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49296 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 13, 2013 / Notices

[FR Doc. 2013–19547 Filed 8–12–13; 8:45 am] placed close to obstacles, both movable related to the safety and operational BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P and immovable. will be required readiness of the ISS, and to assess the to navigate over unknown terrain, possibilities for using the ISS for future around obstacles, and in varied lighting . NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND conditions to identify, retrieve, and DATES: September 3, 2013, 1:00–2:00 SPACE ADMINISTRATION return these samples. Winners will be p.m., Local Time. determined based on the number of [Notice 13–093] ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, samples returned to the designated Glennan Conference Room, 1Q39, 300 E collection point as well as the value Centennial Challenges 2014 Sample Street SW., Washington, DC 20546. assigned to the samples. Return Challenge FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. I. Prize Amounts Greg Mann, Office of International and AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Interagency Relations, (202) 358–5140, Space Administration (NASA). The total Sample Return Robot Challenge purse is $1,495,000 (one NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC ACTION: Notice of Centennial Challenges million four hundred ninety five 20546–0001. 2014 Sample Return Robot Challenge. thousand U.S. dollars). Prizes will be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is SUMMARY: This notice is issued in offered for entries that meet specific imperative that the meeting be held on accordance with 51 U.S.C. 20144(c). requirements detailed in the Rules. this date to accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key The 2014 Sample Return Robot II. Eligibility Challenge is scheduled and teams that participants. This meeting will be open To be eligible to win a prize, wish to compete may register. to the public up to the seating capacity competitors must (1) register and Centennial Challenges is a program of of the room. Attendees will be requested comply with all requirements in the prize competitions to stimulate to sign a register and to comply with rules and team agreement; (2) in the innovation in of interest NASA security requirements, including case of a private entity, shall be and value to NASA and the nation. The the presentation of a valid picture ID to incorporated in and maintain a primary 2014 Sample Return Robot Challenge is Security before access to NASA place of business in the United States, a prize competition designed to Headquarters. Foreign nationals and in the case of an individual, encourage development of new attending this meeting will be required whether participating singly or in a technologies or application of existing to provide a copy of their passport and group, shall be a citizen or permanent technologies in unique ways to create visa in addition to providing the resident of the United States; and (3) robots that can autonomously seek out following information no less than 10 shall not be a Federal entity or Federal samples and return to a designated working days prior to the meeting: full employee acting within the scope of point in a set time period. Worcester name; gender; date/place of birth; their employment. Polytechnic Institute (WPI) of citizenship; visa information (number, Worcester, Massachusetts administers III. Rules type, expiration date); passport information (number, country, the Challenge for NASA. NASA is The complete rules and team providing the prize purse. expiration date); employer/affiliation agreement for the 2014 Sample Return information (name of institution, DATES: 2014 Sample Return Robot Robot Challenge can be found at: http:// address, country, telephone); title/ Challenge will be held June 10–13, challenge.wpi.edu position of attendee; and home address 2014. Dated: July 17, 2013. to Mr. Mann via email at ADDRESSES: 2014 Sample Return Robot James J. Reuther, gmann@.gov or by telephone at Challenge will be conducted at Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs, (202) 358–5140 or fax at (202) 358–3030. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Space Mission Directorate, U.S. citizens and permanent residents Worcester MA. National Aeronautics and Space (green card holders) are requested to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Administration. submit their name and affiliation 3 register for or get additional information [FR Doc. 2013–19613 Filed 8–12–13; 8:45 am] working days prior to the meeting to Mr. regarding the 2014 Sample Return Robot BILLING CODE P Mann. Challenge, please visit: http:// Patricia D. Rausch, challenge.wpi.edu. Advisory Committee Management Officer, For general information on the NASA NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION National Aeronautics and Space Centennial Challenges Program please Administration. visit: www.nasa.gov/challenges. General [Notice 13–091] [FR Doc. 2013–19517 Filed 8–12–13; 8:45 am] questions and comments regarding the BILLING CODE 7571–13–P program should be addressed to Dr. NASA International Larry Cooper, Centennial Challenges Advisory Committee; Meeting Program, NASA Headquarters 300 E AGENCY: National Aeronautics and NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND Street SW., Washington, DC, 20546– Space Administration (NASA). SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0001. Email address: ACTION: Notice of meeting. [email protected]. [Notice 13–092] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public NASA Advisory Council; Science Summary Law 92–463, as amended, the National Committee; Astrophysics Autonomous robot rovers will seek Aeronautics and Space Administration Subcommittee; Meeting. out samples and return them to a announces a meeting of the NASA AGENCY: National Aeronautics and designated point in a set time period. International Space Station (ISS) Space Administration. Samples will be randomly placed Advisory Committee. The purpose of ACTION: Notice of meeting. throughout the roving area. They may be the meeting is to assess all aspects

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