[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45888-45889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18411]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2025-3124]


Notice of Availability, Notice of Public Comment Period, Notice 
of Virtual Public Meeting, and Request for Comment on the Draft Tiered 
Environmental Assessment for Updates to Airspace Closures for 
Additional Launch Trajectories and Starship Boca Chica Landings of the 
SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy Vehicle at the SpaceX 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 virtual public meeting, and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended (NEPA) and FAA Order 1050.1G, FAA National 
Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures, the FAA is announcing 
the availability of and requesting comment on the draft Tiered 
Environmental Assessment for Updates to Airspace Closures for 
Additional Launch Trajectories and Starship Boca Chica Landings of the 
SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy Vehicle at the SpaceX Boca Chica Launch 
Site in Cameron County, Texas (Draft Tiered EA).

DATES: The FAA will hold a virtual public meeting on the Draft Tiered 
EA on October 7, 2025, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. CT. Interested parties must 
register to join the virtual public meeting. Registration is now 
available at the link in https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a3uzXQcxT8OuGfynVNR8aQ, Dial-in phone number: 888-788-0099 (Toll 
Free), Webinar ID: 839 4907 3824, Passcode: 872427.
    The public comment period for the Draft Tiered EA will close on 
October 20, 2025.

ADDRESSES: The Draft Tiered EA is available for public review at 
https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship. 
Public comments can be submitted electronically to www.regulations.gov 
under Docket No. FAA-2025-3124, or by postal mail to Ms. Amy Hanson, 
FAA Environmental Protection Specialist, c/o ICF, 1902 Reston Metro 
Plaza Reston, VA 20190; or delivered in verbal form during the virtual 
public meeting.
    Register for the virtual public meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/
webinar/

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register/WN_a3uzXQcxT8OuGfynVNR8aQ.
    The Unique ID for this document is PEAX-012-12-000-1758121750.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft Tiered EA has been posted and 
comments will be received through the Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: 
http://www.regulations.gov. Search for FAA-2025-3124 to retrieve the 
docket and follow the instructions to submit a comment.
    The Draft Tired EA analyzes:
     Updated operations for additional launch trajectories for 
Starship-Super Heavy operations at the Boca Chica Launch Site, and;
     Updated operations for Starship Return to Launch Site 
mission profiles for Starship-Super Heavy operations at the Boca Chica 
Launch Site.
    The Draft EA also evaluates the potential environmental impacts 
associated with FAA's approval of potential temporary airspace 
closures.
    More information on the Draft Tiered EA and virtual public meeting 
can be found at https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship. If any accommodation for the virtual public meeting is 
needed (such as additional translation services), please submit a 
request by September 25, 2025, to [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 Tiered EA.

    Dated: September 19, 2025.
Stacey Molinich Zee,
Manager, Operations Support Branch.
[FR Doc. 2025-18411 Filed 9-22-25; 8:45 am]
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