[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 91 (Monday, May 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 27791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10010]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment and 
Finding of No Significant Impact for the Titusville-Cocoa Airport 
Authority Launch Site Operator License

AGENCY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT) is the lead agency. The National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Air Force are cooperating 
agencies for this Environmental Assessment (EA) due to their special 
expertise and jurisdictions (40 CFR 1508.15 and 1508.26).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is announcing the availability of the Final 
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the 
Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority (TCAA) Launch Site Operator License 
(Final EA and FONSI). The FAA has prepared the EA to evaluate the 
potential environmental impacts of the FAA issuing a Launch Site 
Operator License to TCAA for the operation of a commercial space launch 
site at the Space Coast Regional Airport (TIX) in Titusville, FL. TCAA 
proposes to offer the launch site for launches of horizontal reusable 
launch vehicles and construct facilities related to launches.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stacey M. Zee, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC 20591; email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has prepared the EA in accordance 
with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA; 42 United 
States Code 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality 
Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 Code 
of Federal Regulations parts 1500-1508), and FAA Order 1050.1F, 
Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, as part of its 
licensing process. Concurrent with the NEPA process and to determine 
the potential effects of the Proposed Action on historic and cultural 
properties, the FAA completed Section 106 Consultation with the Florida 
State Historic Preservation Office and the following Native America 
tribes: The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, the Mississippi 
Band of Choctaw Indians, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, the Poarch Band 
of Creek Indians, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and the Seminole 
Nation of Oklahoma. Through consultation, the Mississippi Band of 
Choctaw Indians requested to be removed from the list of tribes 
consulted for this project. Pursuant to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation Act of 1966, this EA complies with the requirements of 
Section 4(f) of the Act.
    The FAA published a Draft EA for public comment on December 19, 
2019. A public meeting was held on January 8, 2020. The comment period 
ended January 17, 2020. As a result of the comments received, the FAA 
made minor revisions to the EA. Appendix I includes copies of the 
comments received and a summary of FAA's responses. The Final EA was 
signed on April 15, 2020.
    An electronic version of the Final EA is available on the FAA 
Office of Commercial Space Transportation website at: https://www.faa.gov/space/environmental/nepa_docs/#SCASPA.

Daniel Murray,
Manager, Safety Authorization Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-10010 Filed 5-8-20; 8:45 am]
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