[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 10808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03684]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 11025]
Commercial Participation in Domestic and International Events on
Safety, Sustainability, and Emerging Markets in Outer Space
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Following up on the success of the Space Enterprise Summit in
June 2019, the U.S. Department of State seeks commercial space industry
participation in a series of domestic and international events
promoting space commerce as well as best practices for safety,
sustainability, and emerging markets in outer space. These events and
industry participation are in line with the President's Space Policy
Directive-2 regarding Streamlining Regulations on Commercial Use of
Space and Space Policy Directive-3 concerning National Space Traffic
Management Policy.
DATES: Participants will be invited to one or more workshops, meetings,
symposia, and other such events related to safety, sustainability, and
emerging markets in outer space between February 25, 2020 and December
31, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Attendance information, including addresses, will be posted
on https://www.state.gov/events-office-of-space-and-advanced-technology/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Guglietta, Foreign Affairs
Officer, Office for Space and Advanced Technology, Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of
State, Washington, DC 20522, phone 202-663-3968, or email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Events will vary in location and may be
stand alone or on the margins of related events, and may include (but
are not limited to) the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses
of Outer Space (COPUOS) Legal Subcommittee in Vienna in March 2019, the
COPUOS plenary in Vienna in June 2019, and the 36th Space Symposium in
Colorado in March/April 2019.
Participants should focus on the following:
Safety: Identify key safety issues for crewed and/or uncrewed outer
space operations. Discuss current attempts to address these issues and
suggest new concerns that may develop as the space sector advances.
Sustainability: Explore efforts to improve responsible behavior in
space. Examine best practices and guidelines in Long-Term
Sustainability for preserving the outer space environment for future
civil and commercial space investment and use.
Emerging Markets: Discuss the challenges to an economically viable
space industry and how these challenges relate to the domestic and
international regulatory environment. Share recent advances within the
commercial space sector and how they may develop in the future.
Johnathan A. Margolis,
Deputy Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-03684 Filed 2-24-20; 8:45 am]
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