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Notice of Availability and Request for
Comment on the Draft Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the Launch and
Reentry of SpaceShipTwo Reusable
Suborbital Rockets at the Mojave Air
and Space Port
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), lead Federal
agency and United States Air Force and
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, cooperating agencies.
ACTIONS: Notice of Availability, Notice
of Public Comment Period, and Request
for Comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, 42 United States Code
§ 4321–4347 (as amended), Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA
implementing regulations (40 Code of
Federal Regulations [CFR] Parts 1500–
1508), and FAA Order 1050.1E, Change
1, the FAA is announcing the
availability of and requesting comments
on the Draft EA for the Launch and
Reentry of SpaceShipTwo Reusable
Suborbital Rockets at the Mojave Air
and Space Port.
The Draft EA was prepared to analyze
the potential environmental impacts of
issuing experimental permits and/or
launch licenses to operate
SpaceShipTwo Reusable Suborbital
Rockets and WhiteKnightTwo carrier
aircraft at the Mojave Air and Space Port
in Mojave, California. Under the
Proposed Action, the FAA would issue
experimental permits and/or launch
licenses to multiple operators for the
operation of SpaceShipTwo and
WhiteKnightTwo at the Mojave Air and
Space Port. Both WhiteKnightTwo and
SpaceShipTwo would be piloted during
operations. The Mojave Air and Space
Port comprises an area of approximately
3,000 acres in Kern County, California,
and is east of the unincorporated town
of Mojave. The Draft EA addresses the
potential environmental impacts of
implementing the Proposed Action and
the No Action Alternative of not issuing
an experimental permit and/or launch
license for the operation of
SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo at
the Mojave Air and Space Port.
The FAA has posted the Draft EA on
the FAA/AST Web site at https://
www.faa.gov/about/office_org/
headquarters_offices/ast/
environmental/review/permits/. A paper
copy of the Draft EA may be reviewed
for comment during regular business
hours at the following locations:
SUMMARY:
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Edwards AFB Base Library, 95 SPTG/
SVMG, 5 West Yeager Blvd., Building
2665, Edwards AFB, CA 93524–1295.
Kern County Library, Boron Branch,
26967 20 Mule Team Road, Boron, CA
93516.
Kern County Library, California City
Branch, 9507 California City
Boulevard, California City, CA 93505.
Kern County Library, Kernville Branch,
48 Tobias Street, Kernville, CA 93238.
Kern County Library, Mojave Branch,
16916–1/2 Highway 14, Mojave, CA
93501.
Kern County Library, Ridgecrest Branch,
131 East Las Flores Avenue,
Ridgecrest, CA 93555.
Kern County Library, Tehachapi Branch,
450 West F Street, Tehachapi, CA
93561.
Kern County Library, Wofford Heights
Branch, 6400–B Wofford Boulevard,
Wofford Heights, CA 93285.
Kern River Valley Library, 7054 Lake
Isabella Boulevard, Lake Isabella, CA
93240.
Kern River Valley Library, Wanda Kirk
Branch (Rosamond), 3611 Rosamond
Boulevard, Rosamond, CA 93560.
Interested parties are invited to
submit comments on environmental
issues and concerns on or before April
13, 2012, or 30 days from the date of
publication of this Notice of
Availability, whichever is later.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments in
writing to Mr. Daniel Czelusniak,
Environmental Program Lead, Office of
Commercial Space Transportation,
Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW., Room 325,
Washington, DC 20591; or by email at
Daniel.Czelusniak@faa.gov.
Additional Information: Under the
Proposed Action, the FAA would issue
experimental permits and/or launch
licenses for the operation of
SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo at
the Mojave Air and Space Port in
Mojave, CA. The Proposed Action does
not include any construction activities.
The Mojave Air and Space Port’s
existing infrastructure would be used
for takeoff and landing activities.
Experimental permits would be valid for
one year. Launch licenses would be
valid for up to two years. The FAA
could renew experimental permits and
launch licenses if requested, in writing,
by the permitees at least 60 days before
the permit expires, and/or by the
licensees at least 90 days before the
license expires. The Draft EA assumes
that the FAA could issue either new or
renewed experimental permits and/or
launch licenses. For purposes of
DATES:
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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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Federal Aviation Administration
Public Notice for Waiver of
Aeronautical Land-use Assurance;
Seymour (Freeman) Municipal Airport,
Seymour, IN
Federal Aviation
Administration, DOT.
AGENCY:
Notice of intent of waiver with
respect to land.
ACTION:
The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) is considering a
proposal to change a portion of airport
land from aeronautical use to nonaeronautical use at the Seymour
(Freeman) Field Municipal Airport in
Seymour, Indiana. The proposal
consists of 871 acres located outside of
the fenced in portion of airport
property. This land is currently being
farmed. The entire 871 acres is part of
Quitclaim Deed from the United States
Department of Defense in 1941. It is the
intent of the Seymour Airport
Authority, as owner and operator of
Seymour (Freeman) Municipal Airport
(SER) to lease or sell the entire 871 acres
as an industrial park. This notice
announces that the FAA is considering
the release of the subject airport
property at Seymour (Freeman)
Municipal Airport, from all federal land
covenants. Approval does not constitute
a commitment by the FAA to financially
assist in disposal of the subject airport
property nor a determination that all
measures covered by the program are
eligible for grant-in-aid funding from the
FAA.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on the Draft
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Launch and Reentry of
SpaceShipTwo Reusable Suborbital Rockets at the Mojave Air and Space
Port
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), lead Federal agency and
United States Air Force and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, cooperating agencies.
ACTIONS: Notice of Availability, Notice of Public Comment Period, and
Request for Comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, 42 United States Code Sec. 4321-4347 (as amended),
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA implementing regulations
(40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Parts 1500-1508), and FAA Order
1050.1E, Change 1, the FAA is announcing the availability of and
requesting comments on the Draft EA for the Launch and Reentry of
SpaceShipTwo Reusable Suborbital Rockets at the Mojave Air and Space
Port.
The Draft EA was prepared to analyze the potential environmental
impacts of issuing experimental permits and/or launch licenses to
operate SpaceShipTwo Reusable Suborbital Rockets and WhiteKnightTwo
carrier aircraft at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave,
California. Under the Proposed Action, the FAA would issue experimental
permits and/or launch licenses to multiple operators for the operation
of SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo at the Mojave Air and Space Port.
Both WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo would be piloted during
operations. The Mojave Air and Space Port comprises an area of
approximately 3,000 acres in Kern County, California, and is east of
the unincorporated town of Mojave. The Draft EA addresses the potential
environmental impacts of implementing the Proposed Action and the No
Action Alternative of not issuing an experimental permit and/or launch
license for the operation of SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo at the
Mojave Air and Space Port.
The FAA has posted the Draft EA on the FAA/AST Web site at https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/environmental/review/permits/. A paper copy of the Draft EA may be reviewed for
comment during regular business hours at the following locations:
Edwards AFB Base Library, 95 SPTG/SVMG, 5 West Yeager Blvd., Building
2665, Edwards AFB, CA 93524-1295.
Kern County Library, Boron Branch, 26967 20 Mule Team Road, Boron, CA
93516.
Kern County Library, California City Branch, 9507 California City
Boulevard, California City, CA 93505.
Kern County Library, Kernville Branch, 48 Tobias Street, Kernville, CA
93238.
Kern County Library, Mojave Branch, 16916-1/2 Highway 14, Mojave, CA
93501.
Kern County Library, Ridgecrest Branch, 131 East Las Flores Avenue,
Ridgecrest, CA 93555.
Kern County Library, Tehachapi Branch, 450 West F Street, Tehachapi, CA
93561.
Kern County Library, Wofford Heights Branch, 6400-B Wofford Boulevard,
Wofford Heights, CA 93285.
Kern River Valley Library, 7054 Lake Isabella Boulevard, Lake Isabella,
CA 93240.
Kern River Valley Library, Wanda Kirk Branch (Rosamond), 3611 Rosamond
Boulevard, Rosamond, CA 93560.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit comments on
environmental issues and concerns on or before April 13, 2012, or 30
days from the date of publication of this Notice of Availability,
whichever is later.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments in writing to Mr. Daniel Czelusniak,
Environmental Program Lead, Office of Commercial Space Transportation,
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Room 325,
Washington, DC 20591; or by email at Daniel.Czelusniak@faa.gov.
Additional Information: Under the Proposed Action, the FAA would
issue experimental permits and/or launch licenses for the operation of
SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo at the Mojave Air and Space Port in
Mojave, CA. The Proposed Action does not include any construction
activities. The Mojave Air and Space Port's existing infrastructure
would be used for takeoff and landing activities. Experimental permits
would be valid for one year. Launch licenses would be valid for up to
two years. The FAA could renew experimental permits and launch licenses
if requested, in writing, by the permitees at least 60 days before the
permit expires, and/or by the licensees at least 90 days before the
license expires. The Draft EA assumes that the FAA could issue either
new or renewed experimental permits and/or launch licenses. For
purposes of
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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2012.
Michael McElligott,
Manager, Space Transportation Development Division.
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