Notice2024-15948
Notice of Availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment and Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact and Record of Decision for Drone Package Delivery in North Carolina
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Published
July 19, 2024
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) and Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact and Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD) for Drone Package Delivery in North Carolina.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 139 (Friday, July 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 58872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15948]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental
Assessment and Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact and Record of
Decision for Drone Package Delivery in North Carolina
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the
availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA)
and Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact and Record of Decision
(FONSI/ROD) for Drone Package Delivery in North Carolina.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions concerning this action,
contact Nicholas Baker, Environmental Protection Specialist, Unmanned
Aircraft Systems Integration Office, Safety & Integration Division,
Strategic Programs Branch, AUS-430; telephone 1-202-267-4714; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c75610a0d0d61083e2322296109223a253e2322212922382d200c2a2d2d622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="152c385354543851677a7b7038507b637c677a7b78707b617479557374743b727a63">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final PEA evaluates the potential
environmental impacts of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) package
delivery operations in the state of North Carolina. The proposed action
analyzed in the PEA is UAS operators conducting commercial drone
package deliveries under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 135
in North Carolina. The North Carolina Department of Transportation is
the project proponent.
The Draft PEA was submitted for review pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 United States Code [U.S.C.] 4321 et
seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality NEPA Implementing
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental
Impacts: Policies and Procedures, Section 4(f) of the Department of
Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 303), and section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470) on April 30, 2024. The FAA
held a virtual public meeting for the Draft PEA on May 21, 2024. The
comment period for the Draft PEA closed on May 30, 2024. The Final PEA
includes public comments received during the public comment period and
the FAA's responses.
The Final PEA and Mitigated FONSI/ROD are available to view and
download electronically at <a href="https://www.faa.gov/uas/advanced_operations/nepa_and_drones/">https://www.faa.gov/uas/advanced_operations/nepa_and_drones/</a>. The documentation is available from any internet
access, including from computers freely available at public libraries.
Based on the analysis in the Final PEA, including mitigation
measures that may be used to prevent significant noise impacts, the FAA
has determined there will not be significant impacts to the human
environment. As a result, an Environmental Impact Statement has not
been initiated. The FAA intends for this PEA to create efficiencies by
establishing a framework that can be used for ``tiering,'' when
appropriate, to project-specific actions that require additional
analysis. As decisions on specific applications are made, to the extent
additional NEPA analysis is required, environmental review will be
conducted to supplement the analysis set forth in this PEA.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2024.
Derek W. Hufty,
Manager, General Aviation and Commercial Branch, Emerging Technologies
Division, Office of Safety Standards, Flight Standards Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-15948 Filed 7-18-24; 8:45 am]
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