Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority Launch Site Operator License
| Published date | 11 May 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 27791 |
| Record Number | 2020-10010 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Aviation Administration,Transportation Department |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 91 (Monday, May 11, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 91 (Monday, May 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 27791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10010]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact for the Titusville-Cocoa Airport
Authority Launch Site Operator License
AGENCY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT) is the lead agency. The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Air Force are cooperating
agencies for this Environmental Assessment (EA) due to their special
expertise and jurisdictions (40 CFR 1508.15 and 1508.26).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The FAA is announcing the availability of the Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the
Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority (TCAA) Launch Site Operator License
(Final EA and FONSI). The FAA has prepared the EA to evaluate the
potential environmental impacts of the FAA issuing a Launch Site
Operator License to TCAA for the operation of a commercial space launch
site at the Space Coast Regional Airport (TIX) in Titusville, FL. TCAA
proposes to offer the launch site for launches of horizontal reusable
launch vehicles and construct facilities related to launches.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stacey M. Zee, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC 20591; email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has prepared the EA in accordance
with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA; 42 United
States Code 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 Code
of Federal Regulations parts 1500-1508), and FAA Order 1050.1F,
Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, as part of its
licensing process. Concurrent with the NEPA process and to determine
the potential effects of the Proposed Action on historic and cultural
properties, the FAA completed Section 106 Consultation with the Florida
State Historic Preservation Office and the following Native America
tribes: The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, the Mississippi
Band of Choctaw Indians, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, the Poarch Band
of Creek Indians, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and the Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma. Through consultation, the Mississippi Band of
Choctaw Indians requested to be removed from the list of tribes
consulted for this project. Pursuant to the U.S. Department of
Transportation Act of 1966, this EA complies with the requirements of
Section 4(f) of the Act.
The FAA published a Draft EA for public comment on December 19,
2019. A public meeting was held on January 8, 2020. The comment period
ended January 17, 2020. As a result of the comments received, the FAA
made minor revisions to the EA. Appendix I includes copies of the
comments received and a summary of FAA's responses. The Final EA was
signed on April 15, 2020.
An electronic version of the Final EA is available on the FAA
Office of Commercial Space Transportation website at: https://www.faa.gov/space/environmental/nepa_docs/#SCASPA.
Daniel Murray,
Manager, Safety Authorization Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-10010 Filed 5-8-20; 8:45 am]
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