Notice2025-18523
Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy Vehicle at Launch Complex 39A, at Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida
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Published
September 24, 2025
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA) and FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, the FAA is announcing the extension of the comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy Vehicle operations at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida (Draft EIS).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 24, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 45975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18523]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period on the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for the SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy
Vehicle at Launch Complex 39A, at Kennedy Space Center in Merritt
Island, Florida
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Public comment period.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA) and FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts:
Policies and Procedures, the FAA is announcing the extension of the
comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for SpaceX
Starship-Super Heavy Vehicle operations at Launch Complex 39A at
Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida (Draft EIS).
DATES: The public comment period for the Draft EIS will close on
September 29, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The Draft EIS is available for public review at <a href="https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship_ksc">https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship_ksc</a>. The Draft
EIS has been posted and comments will be received through the Federal
E-Rulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Search for ``FAA-
2024-1395'' to retrieve the docket and follow the instructions to
submit a comment.
The FAA invites interested parties to submit comments on the Draft
EIS. Public comments can be submitted electronically to
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> under Docket No. FAA-2024-1395, by postal mail to
Ms. Eva Long, FAA Environmental Protection Specialist, c/o Leidos, 2877
Guardian Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23452.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft EIS analyzes:
<bullet> Up to 44 Starship-Super Heavy launches per year
<bullet> Up to 44 Super Heavy landings per year, to include landings at
LC-39A, landing on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean, or expending in
the Atlantic Ocean
<bullet> Up to 44 Starship landings per year, to include landings at
LC-39A, landing on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean, or soft-water or
hard-water landing with expending or recovery in the Atlantic Ocean,
Pacific Ocean, or Indian Ocean
<bullet> Construction of launch, landing, and other associated
infrastructure at and in proximity to LC-39A
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 EIS.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 22, 2025.
Stacey Molinich Zee,
Manager, Operations Support Branch.
[FR Doc. 2025-18523 Filed 9-23-25; 8:45 am]
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