Notice2025-18411
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
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Published
September 23, 2025
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
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).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45888-45889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a3uzXQcxT8OuGfynVNR8aQ">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a3uzXQcxT8OuGfynVNR8aQ</a>, 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
<a href="https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship">https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship</a>.
Public comments can be submitted electronically to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>
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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#70230011131528321f13113318191311301913165e131f1d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a496a7b797f425875797b597273797b5a73797c34797577">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft Tiered EA has been posted and
comments will be received through the Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Search for FAA-2025-3124 to retrieve the
docket and follow the instructions to submit a comment.
The Draft Tired EA analyzes:
<bullet> Updated operations for additional launch trajectories for
Starship-Super Heavy operations at the Boca Chica Launch Site, and;
<bullet> 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 <a href="https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship">https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship</a>. If any accommodation for the virtual public meeting is
needed (such as additional translation services), please submit a
request by September 25, 2025, to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6536150406003d270a0604260d0c0604250c06034b060a08"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="01527160626459436e62604269686260416862672f626e6c">[email protected]</span></a>. For any
media inquiries, please contact the FAA Press Office at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4b3b392e3838242d2d22282e0b2d2a2a652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a4a485f4949555c5c53595f7a5c5b5b145d554c">[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 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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