Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS)

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard Department of Transportation Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology Department of Defense U.S. Army Corps of Engineers [DOT-OST-2015-0105] AGENCY: DHS—Coast Guard, DOT—Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), and DOD—U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Office of Engineering and Construction. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The United States Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) published a notice on August 18, 2015 seeking public comments on the proposed shutdown and decommissioning of 62 the then-existing 84 Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS) sites. After a review of the comments received, we have reduced to 37 the number of NDGPS sites to be shutdown, 9 of which are USCG Maritime sites and 28 of which are DOT inland sites. As a result of this action, the NDGPS system will remain operational with a total of 46 USCG and USACE sites available to users in the maritime and coastal regions. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, contact CAPT Scott Smith, Coast Guard, telephone (202) 372-1545 or email scott.j.smith2@uscg.mil ; or James Arnold, U.S. DOT OST-R, NDGPS Program Manager, telephone (202) 366-8422 or email NDGPS@dot.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background and Purpose The USCG began development of the Maritime Differential Global Positioning S…