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borders. Paragraphs 91.153 and 91.169,
address flight plan information
requirements. Paragraph 91.173 states
requirements for when an instrument
flight rules (IFR) flight plan must be
filed. International Standards Rules of
the Air, Annex 2 to the Convention on
International Civil Aviation paragraph
3.3 states requirements for filing
international flight plans. In addition, a
Washington, District of Columbia (DC)
Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) was
implemented requiring pilots operating
within a certain radius of Washington,
DC to follow special security flight
rules. The SFRA also includes three (3)
general aviation airports in Maryland
(College Park, Clinton/Washington
Executive/Hyde Field, and Friendly/
Potomac Airfield) where pilots are
required to file a flight plan regardless
of whether they are flying under visual
flight rules (VFR) or IFR. This collection
of information supports the Department
of Homeland Security and the
Department of Defense in addition to
the normal flight plan purposes.
Almost 100 percent of flight plans are
filed electronically. However, as a
courtesy to the aviation public, flight
plans may be submitted in paper form.
Flight plans may be filed in the
following ways:
• Air carrier and air taxi operations,
and certain corporate aviation
departments, have been granted
authority to electronically file flight
plans directly with the FAA. The
majority of air carrier and air taxi flights
are processed in this manner.
• Air carrier and air taxi operators
may submit pre-stored flight plan
information on scheduled flights to Air
Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC)
to be entered electronically at the
appropriate times.
• Pilots may call 1–800–WX–BRIEF
(992–7433) and file flight plans with a
flight service station specialist who
enters the information directly into a
computer system that automatically
transmits the information to the
appropriate air traffic facility. Pilots
calling certain flight service stations
have the option of using a voice
recorder to store the information that
will later be entered by a specialist.
• Private and corporate pilots who fly
the same aircraft and routes at regular
times may prestore flight plans with
flight service stations. The flight plans
will then be entered automatically into
the air traffic system at the appropriate
time.
• Pilots who visit a flight service
station in person may choose to a file
flight plan by using a paper form. The
data will then be entered into a
computer and filed electronically. The
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pilot will often keep the paper copy for
his/her record.
Respondents: Air carrier and air taxi
operations, and certain corporate
aviation departments, General Aviation
Pilots.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 2.5 minutes per flight plan.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
718,618 hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 23,
2020.
Aldwin E. Humphrey,
Air Traffic Control Specialist, Office of Flight
Service Safety and Operations, AJR–B.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Office of Commercial Space
Transportation: Notice of Availability
of the Final Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for SpaceX Falcon
Launches at Kennedy Space Center
and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Federal Aviation
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), Council on
Environmental Quality NEPA
implementing regulations, and FAA
Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts:
Policies and Procedures, the FAA is
announcing the availability of the Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding
of No Significant Impact for SpaceX
Falcon Launches at Kennedy Space
Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station (Final EA and FONSI).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Czelusniak, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC
20591; phone (202) 267–5924; email
Daniel.Czelusniak@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SpaceX is
applying to the FAA for launch licenses
to launch the Falcon 9 and Falcon
Heavy from Kennedy Space Center’s
(KSC) Launch Complex 39A (LC–39A)
and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s
(CCAFS) Launch Complex 40 (LC–40).
SpaceX is also applying to the FAA for
reentry licenses for Dragon reentry
operations. The FAA’s proposal to issue
licenses to SpaceX is considered a major
federal action subject to environmental
review under NEPA. Due to SpaceX’s
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ability to launch more frequently at KSC
and CCAFS, SpaceX’s launch manifest
includes more annual Falcon launches
and Dragon reentries than were
considered in previous NEPA analyses.
Also, SpaceX is proposing to add a new
Falcon 9 southern launch trajectory
from Florida for payloads requiring
polar orbits. SpaceX is also proposing to
construct a mobile service tower (MST)
at LC–39A to support commercial
launches and the U.S. Air Force’s
National Security Space Launch
program. NASA is responsible for
approving the construction of the MST
at LC–39A. The FAA has no federal
action related to the construction of the
MST.
The Final EA evaluated the potential
environmental impacts of the Proposed
Action and the No Action Alternative.
Under the No Action Alternative, the
FAA would not modify existing SpaceX
licenses or issue new licenses to SpaceX
for Falcon launches or Dragon reentry
operations at KSC and CCAFS. SpaceX
would continue Falcon 9 and Falcon
Heavy launch operations at KSC and
CCAFS, as well as Dragon reentry
operations, as analyzed in previous
NEPA and environmental reviews and
in accordance with existing FAA
licenses until the licenses expire.
The FAA published a Draft EA for
public comment on February 27, 2020.
The FAA received six public comment
submissions. The FAA has posted the
Final EA and FONSI on the FAA Office
of Commercial Space Transportation
website: https://www.faa.gov/space/
environmental/nepa_docs/.
Issued in Washington, DC on: July 10,
2020.
Daniel Murray,
Manager, Safety Authorization Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Office of Commercial Space Transportation: Notice of Availability
of the Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant
Impact for SpaceX Falcon Launches at Kennedy Space Center and Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), Council on Environmental Quality NEPA
implementing regulations, and FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts:
Policies and Procedures, the FAA is announcing the availability of the
Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for
SpaceX Falcon Launches at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air
Force Station (Final EA and FONSI).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Czelusniak, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC 20591; phone (202)
267-5924; email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SpaceX is applying to the FAA for launch
licenses to launch the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space
Center's (KSC) Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) and Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station's (CCAFS) Launch Complex 40 (LC-40). SpaceX is also applying to
the FAA for reentry licenses for Dragon reentry operations. The FAA's
proposal to issue licenses to SpaceX is considered a major federal
action subject to environmental review under NEPA. Due to SpaceX's
ability to launch more frequently at KSC and CCAFS, SpaceX's launch
manifest includes more annual Falcon launches and Dragon reentries than
were considered in previous NEPA analyses. Also, SpaceX is proposing to
add a new Falcon 9 southern launch trajectory from Florida for payloads
requiring polar orbits. SpaceX is also proposing to construct a mobile
service tower (MST) at LC-39A to support commercial launches and the
U.S. Air Force's National Security Space Launch program. NASA is
responsible for approving the construction of the MST at LC-39A. The
FAA has no federal action related to the construction of the MST.
The Final EA evaluated the potential environmental impacts of the
Proposed Action and the No Action Alternative. Under the No Action
Alternative, the FAA would not modify existing SpaceX licenses or issue
new licenses to SpaceX for Falcon launches or Dragon reentry operations
at KSC and CCAFS. SpaceX would continue Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy
launch operations at KSC and CCAFS, as well as Dragon reentry
operations, as analyzed in previous NEPA and environmental reviews and
in accordance with existing FAA licenses until the licenses expire.
The FAA published a Draft EA for public comment on February 27,
2020. The FAA received six public comment submissions. The FAA has
posted the Final EA and FONSI on the FAA Office of Commercial Space
Transportation website: https://www.faa.gov/space/environmental/nepa_docs/.
Issued in Washington, DC on: July 10, 2020.
Daniel Murray,
Manager, Safety Authorization Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-16428 Filed 7-28-20; 8:45 am]
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