[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12933-12934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04488]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability, Notice of Public Comment Period, Notice
of Virtual Public Meeting, and Request for Comment on the Draft
Environmental Assessment for the SpaceX Falcon 9 Operations at Space
Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of availability, public comment period, and virtual
public meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA) and FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts:
Policies and Procedures, the FAA is announcing the availability of and
requesting comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment for SpaceX
Falcon 9 Operations at Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space
Force Station (Draft EA).
DATES: The FAA will hold a virtual public meeting on the Draft EA on
April 16, 2025, from 6-8 p.m. (eastern). Interested parties must
register to join the virtual public meeting. Registration is now
available at the link in ADDRESSES. The public comment period for the
Draft EA and DAF's Draft FONSI will close on April 24, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The Draft EA is available for public review at https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/SpaceX_Falcon_SLC_40_EA.
The Unique ID for this document is EAXX-021-12-000-1737545438.
The United States Department of Air Force (DAF) is a Cooperating
Agency for this Draft EA. In order to meet DAF's National Environmental
Policy Act requirements for adopting the FAA's Environmental Assessment
as a Cooperating Agency, (see 32 CFR 989.15(e)), the FAA has also
posted a link to the Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (Draft
FONSI) on behalf of the DAF for public comment. The DAF Draft FONSI can
be viewed at: The DAF Draft FONSI can be viewed at: https://www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/Resources/Environmental-Information/.
The Draft EA and Draft FONSI have been posted and comments will be
received through the Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Search for ``FAA-2025-0114'' to retrieve the
docket and follow the instructions to submit a comment.
The FAA invites interested parties to submit comments on the Draft
EA and USSF Draft FONSI. Public comments can be submitted
electronically to www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA-2025-0114,
by postal mail to Ms. Eva Long, FAA Environmental Protection
Specialist, c/o ICF, 1902 Reston Metro Plaza Reston, VA 20190, or
delivered in verbal form at the public meeting.
Meeting Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8qtN8bzPS1eApVobqo8poA.
Dial-in phone number: 888-788-0099 (Toll Free), Webinar ID: 853
9161 5696, Passcode: 743444.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft EA analyzes:
Up to 120 Falcon 9 launches annually at SLC-40, an annual
increase of 70 launches from the 50 previously analyzed.
Construction and operation of a landing zone at Space
Launch Complex-40, and
Up to 34 first-stage booster landings at the new landing
zone annually.
The Draft EA also evaluates the potential environmental impacts
associated with FAA's approval of related airspace closures.
The FAA will provide a pre-recorded presentation during the first
portion of the public meeting. The public will have the opportunity to
submit written and oral comments during the meeting. Both English and
Spanish versions of the presentation will be made available to the
public on April 16, 2025 on the project website: https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/SpaceX_Falcon_SLC_40_EA.
More information on the Draft EA, Draft FONSI, and virtual public
meetings can be found at https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/SpaceX_Falcon_SLC_40_EA. If any accommodation
for the public meeting is needed (such as additional translation
services), please submit a request by April 4, 2025, to
[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.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on March 13, 2025.
Stacey Molinich Zee,
Manager, Operations Support Branch.
[FR Doc. 2025-04488 Filed 3-18-25; 8:45 am]
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