Notice2024-16983
Notice of Availability, Notice of Public Comment Period, Notice of Public Meetings, and Request for Comment on the Draft Tiered Environmental Assessment for SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Vehicle Increased Cadence at the Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas
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Published
August 1, 2024
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
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In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), Council on Environmental Quality NEPA- implementing regulations, and FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, the FAA is announcing the availability of and requesting comment on the draft Tiered Environmental Assessment for SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Vehicle Increased Cadence at the Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas (Draft EA). The Draft EA will analyze SpaceX's proposal to increase the cadence of operations up to 25 annual Starship/Super Heavy orbital launches, up to 25 annual landings of Starship, up to 25 annual landings of Super Heavy, and addresses vehicle upgrades.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62841-62842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16983]
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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 Tiered
Environmental Assessment for SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Vehicle
Increased Cadence at the 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 public meetings, and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), Council on Environmental Quality NEPA-
implementing regulations, and FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts:
Policies and Procedures, the FAA is announcing the availability of and
requesting comment on the draft Tiered Environmental Assessment for
SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Vehicle Increased Cadence at the Boca Chica
Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas (Draft EA). The Draft EA will
analyze SpaceX's proposal to increase the cadence of operations up to
25 annual Starship/Super Heavy orbital launches, up to 25 annual
landings of Starship, up to 25 annual landings of Super Heavy, and
addresses vehicle upgrades.
DATES: No registration is required for the four in-person public
meetings that will be held at the following dates and times (Central):
<bullet> Tuesday, August 13, 2024; 1 p.m.-3 p.m. & 5:30-7:30 p.m. CDT,
City of South Padre Island Convention Center, 7355 Padre Blvd., South
Padre Island, TX 78597
<bullet> Thursday, August 15, 2024; 1 p.m.-3 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.-7:30 M
CDT, Port Isabel Event & Cultural Center, 309 E Railroad Ave., Port
Isabel, TX 78578
Registration is required for the virtual public meeting that will
be held on the following date and time (Central):
<bullet> Tuesday, August 20, 2023; 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. CDT,
Registration Link: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XiuGxJWtTkK3a84d8yFhVw">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XiuGxJWtTkK3a84d8yFhVw</a>, Dial-in phone number: 888-778-0099 (Toll
Free), Webinar ID: 857 9139 8585, Passcode: 864394
The public comment period for the Draft EA will close on August 29,
2024.
ADDRESSES: The FAA invites interested parties to submit comments on the
Draft EA. Public comments can be submitted electronically to
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> under Docket No. FAA-2024-2006, by postal mail to
Ms. Amy Hanson, SpaceX EA, c/o ICF 1902 Reston Metro Plaza Reston, VA
20190, or delivered in written or verbal form at a public meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hanson at (847) 243-7609 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c093b0a1a3a59882afa3a183a8a9a3a180a9a3a6eea3afad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c291b2a3a1a79a80ada1a381aaaba1a382aba1a4eca1adaf">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA will provide a pre-recorded
presentation during the first half hour of all of the public meetings.
The public will also have an opportunity to submit written and oral
comments during the meetings. English-Spanish translation services will
be provided. Both English and Spanish versions of the presentation will
be made available to the public on August 13, 2024, on this website
listed above.
More information on the public meetings can be found at: https://
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www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship. If any
accommodation for the public meetings is needed (such as additional
translation services), please submit a request by August 2, 2024, to
the project email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d083a0b1b3b58892bfb3b193b8b9b3b190b9b3b6feb3bfbd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a092a3b393f021835393b193233393b1a33393c74393537">[email protected]</span></a>. For any media
inquiries, please contact the FAA Press Office at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c5c5e495f5f434a4a454f496c4a4d4d024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f787859284849891919e9492b7919696d9909881">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 29, 2024.
Stacey Molinich Zee,
Manager, Operations Support Branch.
[FR Doc. 2024-16983 Filed 7-31-24; 8:45 am]
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