Short Takes – 3-13-24

Surface Forces: Unmanned LUSV Ships at Sea. StrategyPage.com article. Pull quote: “It is possible that by 2040 over 50 percent of all commercial shipping will be fully autonomous, making the LUSV market at that time worth roughly $65 billion a year. This represents a significant opportunity to expand smaller shipyards, providing a commercial export market which could increase overall regional benefits as well as the ability to build militarized LUSV for the United States and its allies. LUSV commercial opportunities exist to advance existing industrial capacity and exploit research and development. These opportunities enable the ship building industries in many nations opportunities to participate in building LUSVs for commercial and military use.”

Dying SpaceX rocket creates glowing, galaxy-like spiral in the middle of the Northern Lights. LiveScience.com article. Pull quote: “However, astrophotographer Olivier Staiger correctly predicted that the Transport-10 mission would produce a spiral above the Arctic, Spaceweather.com reported. He realized that the rocket's varied payload would require it to spin more than normal during deployment, which would mean it would still be spinning fast when it dumped its fuel.”

Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Annual Public Water Systems Compliance Report. Federal Register EPA 60-day ICR notice. Changes in estimate: “There is no change in burden from the most recently approved ICR as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This is due to two considerations. First, the regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three years. Second, the growth rate for this industry is very low or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall burden.” Comments due May 13^th, 2024.

Select Updates for the Premarket Cybersecurity Guidance: Section 524B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability. Federal Register FDA draft guidance availability notice. Summary: “This draft guidance proposes select updates to the final guidance “Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket Submissions.” This draft guidance, when finalized, will identify the information FDA generally considers to be necessary for cyber devices to support obligations under the new amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) for ensuring cybersecurity of devices. This draft guidance is not final nor is it for implementation at this time.” Comments due May 13^th, 2024.