[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37946-37947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14888]
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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 Environmental
Impact Statement for the SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy Vehicle at Launch
Complex 39A (LC-39A), at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Merritt Island,
Florida
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of availability, public comment period, and public
meetings.
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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 Impact Statement for
SpaceX Starship--Super Heavy Vehicle operations at Launch Complex 39A
at Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida (Draft EIS).
DATES: The FAA will hold four in-person meetings and one virtual
meeting. The four in-person public meetings will be held on the
following dates:
Tuesday, August 26, 2025; two meetings: 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. and 6:00
p.m.-8:00 p.m. ET; Astronauts Memorial Foundation, Center for Space
Education, Conference Center, State Road 405, Kennedy Space Center, FL
32899
Thursday, August 28, 2025; two meetings: 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. and 6:00
p.m.-8:00 p.m. ET; Radisson Conference Center, Grande Caribbean, 8701
Astronaut Boulevard, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
One virtual public meeting will be held on the following date and
time:
Wednesday, September 3, 2025; 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. ET
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 EIS will close on September
22, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The Draft EIS is available for public review at https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship_ksc. The Draft
EIS has been posted and comments will be received through the Federal
E-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Search for ``FAA-
2024-1395'' to retrieve the docket and follow the instructions to
submit a comment.
The FAA invites interested parties to submit comments on the Draft
EIS. Public comments can be submitted electronically to
www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA-2024-1395, by postal mail to
Ms. Eva Long, FAA Environmental Protection Specialist, c/o Leidos, 2877
Guardian Lane Virginia Beach, VA 23452 or delivered in written or oral
form at a public meeting. Oral public comments during the in-person and
virtual public meetings will be limited to three minutes. Members of
the public will have three minutes to provide oral comments to a court
reporter who will transcribe the comment for the record.
Virtual Public Meeting Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2aotlSQERXCHC5yJjOvm5A.
Dial-in phone number: 888-788-0099 (Toll Free), Webinar ID: 892
9206 9685, Passcode: 095859.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Draft EIS analyzes:
Up to 44 Starship--Super Heavy launches per year;
Up to 44 Super Heavy landings per year, to include
landings at LC-39A, landing on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean, or
expending in the Atlantic Ocean;
Up to 44 Starship landings per year, to include landings
at LC-39A, landing on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean, or soft-water
or hard-water landing with expending or recovery in the Atlantic Ocean,
Pacific Ocean, or Indian Ocean;
Construction of launch, landing, and other associated
infrastructure at and in proximity to LC-39A.
The FAA will present a pre-recorded presentation during the first
half hour of the public meetings.
If any accommodation for the public meetings is needed (such as
translation services), please submit a request by August 14, 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
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consideration in the preparation of the Final EIS.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 4, 2025.
Stacey Molinich Zee,
Manager, Operations Support Branch.
[FR Doc. 2025-14888 Filed 8-5-25; 8:45 am]
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