[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62841-62842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16983]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability, Notice of Public Comment Period, Notice 
of Public Meetings, and Request for Comment on the Draft Tiered 
Environmental Assessment for SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Vehicle 
Increased Cadence at the Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron County, 
Texas

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of availability, notice of public comment period, notice 
of public meetings, and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended (NEPA), Council on Environmental Quality NEPA-
implementing regulations, and FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: 
Policies and Procedures, the FAA is announcing the availability of and 
requesting comment on the draft Tiered Environmental Assessment for 
SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Vehicle Increased Cadence at the Boca Chica 
Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas (Draft EA). The Draft EA will 
analyze SpaceX's proposal to increase the cadence of operations up to 
25 annual Starship/Super Heavy orbital launches, up to 25 annual 
landings of Starship, up to 25 annual landings of Super Heavy, and 
addresses vehicle upgrades.

DATES: No registration is required for the four in-person public 
meetings that will be held at the following dates and times (Central):

 Tuesday, August 13, 2024; 1 p.m.-3 p.m. & 5:30-7:30 p.m. CDT, 
City of South Padre Island Convention Center, 7355 Padre Blvd., South 
Padre Island, TX 78597
 Thursday, August 15, 2024; 1 p.m.-3 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.-7:30 M 
CDT, Port Isabel Event & Cultural Center, 309 E Railroad Ave., Port 
Isabel, TX 78578

    Registration is required for the virtual public meeting that will 
be held on the following date and time (Central):

 Tuesday, August 20, 2023; 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. CDT, 
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XiuGxJWtTkK3a84d8yFhVw, Dial-in phone number: 888-778-0099 (Toll 
Free), Webinar ID: 857 9139 8585, Passcode: 864394

    The public comment period for the Draft EA will close on August 29, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: The FAA invites interested parties to submit comments on the 
Draft EA. Public comments can be submitted electronically to 
www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA-2024-2006, by postal mail to 
Ms. Amy Hanson, SpaceX EA, c/o ICF 1902 Reston Metro Plaza Reston, VA 
20190, or delivered in written or verbal form at a public meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hanson at (847) 243-7609 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA will provide a pre-recorded 
presentation during the first half hour of all of the public meetings. 
The public will also have an opportunity to submit written and oral 
comments during the meetings. English-Spanish translation services will 
be provided. Both English and Spanish versions of the presentation will 
be made available to the public on August 13, 2024, on this website 
listed above.
    More information on the public meetings can be found at: https://

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www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship. If any 
accommodation for the public meetings is needed (such as additional 
translation services), please submit a request by August 2, 2024, to 
the project email address: [email protected]. For any media 
inquiries, please contact the FAA Press Office at [email protected].
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that 
your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask the FAA 
in your comment to withhold from public review your personal 
identifying information, the FAA cannot guarantee that it will be able 
to do so. All comments received during the comment period will be given 
equal weight and be taken into consideration in the preparation of the 
Final EA.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 29, 2024.
Stacey Molinich Zee,
Manager, Operations Support Branch.
[FR Doc. 2024-16983 Filed 7-31-24; 8:45 am]
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