Notice2026-03291
Notice of Availability of the Final Tiered Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision 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 (Final Tiered EA and FONSI/ROD)
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Published
February 19, 2026
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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 1050.1G, FAA National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures, the FAA is announcing the availability of the Final Tiered Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision 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 (Final Tiered EA and FONSI/ROD).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8054-8055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03291]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2025-3124]
Notice of Availability of the Final Tiered Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision 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 (Final
Tiered EA and FONSI/ROD)
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of availability of the Final Tiered EA and FONSI/ROD.
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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 the Final Tiered Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision 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 (Final Tiered EA and
FONSI/ROD).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy B. Hanson, 847-243-7609,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#72131f0b5c1a131c011d1c321413135c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9efff3e7b0f6fff0edf1f0def8ffffb0f9f1e8">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA previously released the Draft Tiered
Environmental Assessment (Draft Tiered EA) for public review and
comment on September 19, 2025. Due to a lapse in government funding,
the October 7th, 2025 virtual public meeting was cancelled. The public
comment period closed on October 20, 2025. The FAA received 27 public
comments on the Draft Tiered EA. All public comments submitted on the
Draft Tiered EA are available at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> under Docket No.
FAA-2025-3124. All comments received on the Draft Tiered EA were given
equal weight and taken into consideration. Under the Proposed
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Action, the FAA would modify SpaceX's vehicle operator license to
authorize:
<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 Final Tiered EA also analyzed potential temporary airspace
closures associated with the proposed mission profiles.
The FAA has posted the Final Tiered EA and FONSI/ROD on the FAA
Office of Commercial Space Transportation website: <a href="https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship">https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship</a>.
The Unique ID for this document is PEAX-012-12-000-1758121750.
Issued in Washington, DC, on: February 17, 2026.
Stacey Molinich Zee,
Manager, Operations Support Branch.
[FR Doc. 2026-03291 Filed 2-18-26; 8:45 am]
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