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1The statute confers this authority on the head of 

each Federal agency. The Secretary of DHS’s 

authority is delegated to the Coast Guard and other 

DHS organizational elements by DHS Delegation 

No. 0160.1, para. II.B.34. 

Nag, M, Weisberg, AS, and Moss, B. 

Zinc-finger antiviral protein (ZAP) is a 

restriction factor for replication of 

modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) 

in human cells. PLoS Pathog. 2020, 

accepted for publication. 

Intellectual Property: HHS Reference 

No. E–076–2019; International 

Application No. PCT/US20/33788. 

Licensing Contact: To license this 

technology, please contact Benjamin 

Hurley at 240–669–5092 or 

benjamin.hurley@nih.gov, and reference 

E–076–2019. 

Collaborative Research Opportunity: 

The National Institute of Allergy and 

Infectious Diseases is seeking statements 

of capability or interest from parties 

interested in collaborative research to 

further develop, evaluate or 

commercialize this invention. For 

collaboration opportunities, please 

contact Benjamin Hurley; 240–669– 

5092, benjamin.hurley@nih.gov. 

Dated: June 2, 2021. 

Surekha Vathyam, 

Deputy Director, Technology Transfer and 

Intellectual Property Office, National Institute 

of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2021–0236] 

Cooperative Research and 

Development Agreement: Evaluating 

Unmanned Surface Vessel 

Characteristics for Coast Guard 

Platforms 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of intent; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

announcing its intent to enter into a 

Cooperative Research and Development 

Agreement (CRADA) with Sea Machines 

Robotics. Sea Machines Robotics will 

work with the USCG Research and 

Development Center (RDC) to modify 

the currently existing SM300 system 

installed on the USCG RDC unmanned 

surface vessel (USV) to determine what 

parameters and behaviors would be 

beneficial for USCG mission sets. 

Additionally, the agreement will 

investigate the current state of collision 

avoidance in autonomous unmanned 

surface vessels (USVs), to develop a 

better understanding of how these 

capabilities should be evaluated/ 

regulated in the future. The Coast Guard 

invites other potential non-Federal 

participants, who have the interest and 

capability to bring similar contributions 

to this type of research, to submit 

proposals for consideration in similar 

CRADAs. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted to 

the online docket via http://

www.regulations.gov, or reach the 

Docket Management Facility, on or 

before July 12, 2021. 

Synopses of proposals regarding 

future CRADAs must reach the Coast 

Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT) on or before July 12, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments online at 

http://www.regulations.gov following 

website instructions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this notice or 

wish to submit proposals for future 

CRADAs, contact Derek Meier, Project 

Official, Surface Branch, U.S. Coast 

Guard Research and Development 

Center, 1 Chelsea Street, New London, 

CT 06320, telephone 860–271–2600, 

email RDC-Info@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We request public comments on this 

notice. Although we do not plan to 

respond to comments in the Federal 

Register, we will respond directly to 

commenters and may modify our 

proposal in light of comments. 

Comments should be marked with 

docket number USCG–2021–0236 and 

should provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. You 

should provide personal contact 

information so that we can contact you 

if we have questions regarding your 

comments; but please note that all 

comments will be posted to the online 

docket without change and that any 

personal information you include can be 

searchable online (see the Federal 

Register Privacy Act notice regarding 

our public dockets, 73 FR 3316, Jan. 17, 

2008). We also accept anonymous 

comments. 

We encourage you to submit 

comments through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. If your material 

cannot be submitted using http://

www.regulations.gov, contact the Coast 

Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT). Documents mentioned in this 

notice, and all public comments, are in 

our online docket at http://

www.regulations.gov and can be viewed 

by following that website’s instructions. 

Additionally, if you go to the online 

docket and sign up for email alerts, you 

will be notified when comments are 

posted or a final rule is published. 

Do not submit detailed proposals for 

future CRADAs to the Docket 

Management Facility. Instead, submit 

them directly to the Coast Guard (see 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Discussion 

CRADAs are authorized under 15 

U.S.C. 3710(a).1 A CRADA promotes the 

transfer of technology to the private 

sector for commercial use, as well as 

specified research or development 

efforts that are consistent with the 

mission of the Federal parties to the 

CRADA. The Federal party or parties 

agree with one or more non-Federal 

parties to share research resources, but 

the Federal party does not contribute 

funding. 

CRADAs are not procurement 

contracts. Care is taken to ensure that 

CRADAs are not used to circumvent the 

contracting process. CRADAs have a 

specific purpose and should not be 

confused with procurement contracts, 

grants, and other type of agreements. 

Under the proposed CRADA, the R&D 

Center will collaborate with one nonFederal participant. Together, the R&D 

Center and the non-Federal participant 

will evaluate which USV characteristics 

and parameters would be beneficial to 

the USCG mission set. Additionally, 

both partners will evaluate how 

collision avoidance technology should 

be validated on these platforms in the 

future. We anticipate that the Coast 

Guard’s contributions under the 

proposed CRADA will include the 

following: 

1. Provide appropriate staff with 

expertise to accomplish the above 

mentioned tasks. 

2. Draft test plan. 

3. Provide all support resources, 

including travel for Coast Guard staff 

that support this CRADA. 

4. Obtain, transport, and provide all of 

the parts, tools, and equipment 

necessary to prepare the platform for 

Sea Machines Robotics modifications. 

5. Provide the 29RDC and qualified 

crew for the testing. 

6. Provide all resources required for 

the conduct of the testing on the 29RDC. 

7. Execute the testing IAW with the 

agreed upon test plan. 

We anticipate that the non-Federal 

participants’ contributions under the 

proposed CRADA will include the 

following: 


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1. Provide appropriate staff with 

expertise to support the above 

mentioned tasks. 

2. Provide all support resources, 

including travel for Sea Machines 

Robotics staff who support this CRADA, 

if required. 

3. Provide the technical data package 

for all equipment, including 

dimensions, weight, power 

requirements, and other technical 

considerations for the additional 

components to be utilized under this 

CRADA. 

4. Review test plan. 

5. Provide any specific training, along 

with technical support, to those Coast 

Guard members evaluating the 

technology proposals submitted for this 

CRADA. 

The Coast Guard will provide no 

funding for reimbursement of proposal 

development costs. Proposals and any 

other material submitted in response to 

this notice will not be returned. 

Proposals submitted are expected to be 

unclassified and have not more than 

five single-sided pages (excluding cover 

page, DD 1494, JF–12, etc.). The Coast 

Guard will select proposals at its sole 

discretion on the basis of: 

(1) How well they communicate an 

understanding, of and ability to meet, 

the proposed CRADA’s goal; and 

(2) How well they address the 

following criteria: 

(a) Technical capability to support the 

non-Federal party contributions 

described, and 

(b) Resources available for supporting 

the non-Federal party contributions 

described. 

Currently, the Coast Guard is 

considering Sea Machines Robotics for 

participation in this CRADA. This 

consideration is based on the fact that 

Sea Machines has demonstrated its 

technical ability for autonomous USVs 

and the USCG RDC currently has one of 

their systems installed aboard their 29 

foot vessel. However, we do not wish to 

exclude other viable participants from 

this or future similar CRADAs. 

This is a technology assessment effort. 

The goal of the Coast Guard for this 

CRADA is to determine what USV 

characteristics/parameters would be 

recommended for the operational use of 

a Coast Guard platform of this size, and 

also to gain a better understanding of 

how collision avoidance of USVs should 

be validated and regulated in the future. 

Special consideration will be given to 

small business firms/consortia, and 

preference will be given to business 

units located in the U.S. This notice is 

issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 

552(a). 

Daniel P. Keane, 

Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard 

Research and Development Center. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2021–0002; Internal 

Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–2137] 

Proposed Flood Hazard 

Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Comments are requested on 

proposed flood hazard determinations, 

which may include additions or 

modifications of any Base Flood 

Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, 

Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) 

boundary or zone designation, or 

regulatory floodway on the Flood 

Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and 

where applicable, in the supporting 

Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for 

the communities listed in the table 

below. The purpose of this notice is to 

seek general information and comment 

regarding the preliminary FIRM, and 

where applicable, the FIS report that the 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) has provided to the affected 

communities. The FIRM and FIS report 

are the basis of the floodplain 

management measures that the 

community is required either to adopt 

or to show evidence of having in effect 

in order to qualify or remain qualified 

for participation in the National Flood 

Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, 

the FIRM and FIS report, once effective, 

will be used by insurance agents and 

others to calculate appropriate flood 

insurance premium rates for new 

buildings and the contents of those 

buildings. 

DATES: Comments are to be submitted 

on or before September 8, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and 

where applicable, the FIS report for 

each community are available for 

inspection at both the online location 

https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/ 

prelimdownload and the respective 

Community Map Repository address 

listed in the tables below. Additionally, 

the current effective FIRM and FIS 

report for each community are 

accessible online through the FEMA 

Map Service Center at https://

msc.fema.gov for comparison. 

You may submit comments, identified 

by Docket No. FEMA–B–2137, to Rick 

Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services 

Branch, Federal Insurance and 

Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400 

C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, 

(202) 646–7659, or (email) 

patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick 

Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services 

Branch, Federal Insurance and 

Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400 

C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, 

(202) 646–7659, or (email) 

patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov; or visit 

the FEMA Mapping and Insurance 

eXchange (FMIX) online at https://

www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_

main.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA 

proposes to make flood hazard 

determinations for each community 

listed below, in accordance with section 

110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act 

of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 

67.4(a). 

These proposed flood hazard 

determinations, together with the 

floodplain management criteria required 

by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that 

are required. They should not be 

construed to mean that the community 

must change any existing ordinances 

that are more stringent in their 

floodplain management requirements. 

The community may at any time enact 

stricter requirements of its own or 

pursuant to policies established by other 

Federal, State, or regional entities. 

These flood hazard determinations are 

used to meet the floodplain 

management requirements of the NFIP 

and are used to calculate the 

appropriate flood insurance premium 

rates for new buildings built after the 

FIRM and FIS report become effective. 

The communities affected by the 

flood hazard determinations are 

provided in the tables below. Any 

request for reconsideration of the 

revised flood hazard information shown 

on the Preliminary FIRM and FIS report 

that satisfies the data requirements 

outlined in 44 CFR 67.6(b) is considered 

an appeal. Comments unrelated to the 

flood hazard determinations also will be 

considered before the FIRM and FIS 

report become effective. 

Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel 

(SRP) is available to communities in 

support of the appeal resolution 

process. SRPs are independent panels of 

experts in hydrology, hydraulics, and 

other pertinent sciences established to 


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