[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 233 (Monday, December 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56738-56739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22193]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


Notice of Record of Decision for the Environmental Impact 
Statement for Authorizing Changes to the Falcon Launch Program at 
Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force.

ACTION: Notice of Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: On October 10, 2025, the Department of the Air Force (DAF) 
signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Environmental Impact 
Statement for Authorizing Changes to the Falcon Launch Program at 
Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), CA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Hilary Rummel, NEPA Project 
Manager, by email at [email protected] or VSFB Public Affairs 
office by phone at 1-805-606-3595.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DAF has decided to increase the annual 
Falcon launch cadence at VSFB through launch and landing operations at 
SLC-4 and SLC-6, including modification of SLC-6 for Falcon 9 and 
Falcon Heavy launch vehicles to support future U.S. Government and 
commercial launch service needs. The overall launch cadence will 
increase from 50 Falcon 9 launches per year at SLC-4 to up to 100 
launches per year for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy at both SLCs combined. 
Falcon Heavy, which has not previously launched from VSFB, would launch 
and land up to five times per year from and at SLC-6. The DAF will 
authorize SpaceX to construct a new hangar south of the HIF and north 
of SLC-6 to

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support Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy integration and processing.
    The DAF decision documented in the ROD was based on matters 
discussed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement, inputs from the 
public and regulatory agencies, and other relevant factors. The Final 
Environmental Impact Statement was made available to the public on 
October 14, 2025 through the project website 
(www.vsfbfalconlauncheis.com), and a Notice of Availability was 
published in the Federal Register (Volume 90, Number 223, Page 52660) 
on November 21, 2025.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq. and Department of Defense 
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures.

Crystle C. Poge,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-22193 Filed 12-5-25; 8:45 am]
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