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analyzing environmental impacts in the
Draft EA, the FAA developed a
conservative set of assumptions
regarding the possible number of
launches and reentries that could be
conducted under any one experimental
permit and/or launch license for the
SpaceShipTwo at the Mojave Air and
Space Port. The FAA has assumed a
maximum of up to 30 total launches and
reentries per year of SpaceShipTwo for
a total of up to 150 launches and
reentries of SpaceShipTwo between
2012 and 2016. This estimation is a
conservative number and considers
potential multiple launches per day and
potential launch aborts.
The only alternative to the Proposed
Action analyzed in the Draft EA is the
No Action Alternative. Under the No
Action Alternative, the FAA would not
issue experimental permits and/or
launch licenses for the operation of
SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo
from the Mojave Air and Space Port.
Existing operations at Mojave Air and
Space Port would continue.
The resource areas considered in the
Draft EA include air quality; biological
resources (including fish, wildlife, and
plants); historical, architectural,
archaeological, and cultural resources;
hazardous materials, pollution
prevention, and solid waste; health and
safety; land use (including Department
of Transportation Section 4(f)
properties); light emissions and visual
resources; noise and compatible land
use; socioeconomic resources,
environmental justice, and children’s
environmental health and safety; and
cumulative impacts.
Mr.
Daniel Czelusniak, Environmental
Program Lead, Office of Commercial
Space Transportation, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Room 325, Washington,
DC 20591; telephone (202) 267–5924;
email: Daniel.Czelusniak@faa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 7,
2012.
Michael McElligott,
Manager, Space Transportation Development
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Public Meeting With Interested
Persons To Discuss the Proposed
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Draft Technical Standard Order (TSO)–
C199 Establishing the Minimum
Performance Standard (MPS) for Low
Powered Surveillance Equipment
(LPSE)
Federal Aviation
Administration (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) will be holding a
public meeting to discuss issuing a new
Technical Standard Order (TSO). This
TSO will define a minimum
performance standard (MPS) for avionic
surveillance equipment, for aircraft that
are currently exempt from using ATC
transponder and altitude reporting
equipment or automatic dependent
surveillance-broadcast (ADS–B Out)
equipment as defined in Title 14 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
§§ 91.215 and 91.225.
Meeting Dates and Location:
DATES: This meeting will be held on
April 4–5, in Washington, DC.
ADDRESSES: FAA Headquarters, 800
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20591.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
obtain additional details and to register
for this meeting, please contact: Mr.
John Fisher, AIR–130, Federal Aviation
Administration, Aircraft Certification
Service, Avionics Systems Branch, 470
L’Enfant Plaza SW., Fourth floor,
Washington, DC 20591, Telephone (202)
385–4948, FAX: (202) 385–4651, Email:
john.d.fisher@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
Currently, certain types of aircraft,
such as gliders, balloons, and aircraft
not originally certified with an electrical
system, as defined in §§ 91.215(b)(3),
91.215(b)(5), 91.225(e)(1), and
91.225(e)(2), are not required to carry a
transponder or ADS–B Out equipment
when flying in the National Airspace
System (NAS). Available data shows
that where glider flight operations
coincide with powered aircraft flight
operations, the likelihood of a mishap is
greatest. To mitigate this risk, the FAA
proposes a new, low powered
surveillance system (LPSE) that will
interface with aircraft equipped with
current collision avoidance systems,
such as Traffic Avoidance System
(TAS), Traffic Alert and Collision
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Avoidance System I and II (TCAS I)
(TCAS II), and those aircraft equipped
with ADS–B In and display capability.
The FAA intends to hold a public
meeting to facilitate a technical
interchange with equipment
manufacturers, potential users, and
interested parties, to discuss technical
LPSE design considerations. The FAA
envisions a new TSO–C199, Low
Powered Surveillance Equipment
(LPSE) that will provide an effective
way for gliders, balloons, and aircraft
not originally certified with an electrical
system to interface with current
collision avoidance systems.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 7,
2012.
Susan J.M. Cabler,
Assistant Manager, Aircraft Engineering
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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Quitclaim Deed from the United States
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Authority, as owner and operator of
Seymour (Freeman) Municipal Airport
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FAA.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Public Meeting With Interested Persons To Discuss the Proposed
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Draft Technical Standard Order
(TSO)-C199 Establishing the Minimum Performance Standard (MPS) for Low
Powered Surveillance Equipment (LPSE)
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will be holding a
public meeting to discuss issuing a new Technical Standard Order (TSO).
This TSO will define a minimum performance standard (MPS) for avionic
surveillance equipment, for aircraft that are currently exempt from
using ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment or automatic
dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B Out) equipment as defined in
Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Sec. Sec. 91.215
and 91.225.
Meeting Dates and Location:
DATES: This meeting will be held on April 4-5, in Washington, DC.
ADDRESSES: FAA Headquarters, 800 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC
20591.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain additional details and to
register for this meeting, please contact: Mr. John Fisher, AIR-130,
Federal Aviation Administration, Aircraft Certification Service,
Avionics Systems Branch, 470 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Fourth floor,
Washington, DC 20591, Telephone (202) 385-4948, FAX: (202) 385-4651,
Email: john.d.fisher@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Currently, certain types of aircraft, such as gliders, balloons,
and aircraft not originally certified with an electrical system, as
defined in Sec. Sec. 91.215(b)(3), 91.215(b)(5), 91.225(e)(1), and
91.225(e)(2), are not required to carry a transponder or ADS-B Out
equipment when flying in the National Airspace System (NAS). Available
data shows that where glider flight operations coincide with powered
aircraft flight operations, the likelihood of a mishap is greatest. To
mitigate this risk, the FAA proposes a new, low powered surveillance
system (LPSE) that will interface with aircraft equipped with current
collision avoidance systems, such as Traffic Avoidance System (TAS),
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System I and II (TCAS I) (TCAS
II), and those aircraft equipped with ADS-B In and display capability.
The FAA intends to hold a public meeting to facilitate a technical
interchange with equipment manufacturers, potential users, and
interested parties, to discuss technical LPSE design considerations.
The FAA envisions a new TSO-C199, Low Powered Surveillance Equipment
(LPSE) that will provide an effective way for gliders, balloons, and
aircraft not originally certified with an electrical system to
interface with current collision avoidance systems.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2012.
Susan J.M. Cabler,
Assistant Manager, Aircraft Engineering Division, Aircraft
Certification Service.
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