Office of Commercial Space Transportation: Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment for Issuing a Launch Operator License to Virgin Orbit, LLC for LauncherOne Operations From Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, 66404-66405 [2020-23099]
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faa.gov or phone at 202–768–5642.
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comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for FAA’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
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OMB Control Number: 2120–XXXX.
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Recommendations to Help Airports and
Airlines Mitigate the Risks of COVID–19
Transmission.
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of an information collection.
Background: The FAA is developing
this collection to gather information on
the United States’ implementation of
measures by airports and airlines to
mitigate COVID–19-related risks and to
restore aviation, in accordance with
recommendations in the joint federal
agency guidance Runway to Recovery:
The United States Framework for
Airlines and Airports to Mitigate the
Public Health Risks of Coronavirus.1 As
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adoption of the mitigation measures by
airports and airlines is vital to reducing
the spread of the virus in the air
transportation system and restoring the
confidence of passengers and the
aviation workforce in air travel, both of
which are critical to the recovery of the
aviation industry. The information
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specific mitigation measures used by
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of COVID–19 and to assess the impact
these measures are having on aviation
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resiliency of the air transport system.
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to Mitigate the Public Health Risks of Coronavirus
(July 2020), available at https://
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reasonably comply with normal
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update the International Civil Aviation
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U.S. airports and airlines implementing
safety, security, and public health
measures to mitigate risks associated
with COVID–19. FAA will share the
collected information with the federal
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Transportation, Homeland Security and
Health and Human Services). FAA will
also share the collected information
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The collected data will be used to:
• Assess the extent to which airports
and airlines have implemented the
recommended mitigation practices in
the Runway to Recovery document;
• Help identify the impact of these
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risk, and the security and resiliency of
the air transportation system;
• Better understand potential barriers
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• Identify success stories and
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airlines are using to help prevent the
spread of the virus, inspire confidence
among the traveling public, and further
ensure the safety of passengers and the
aviation workforce.
Based on collected data, FAA, DOT,
DHS, or HHS may recommend changes
and/or additions to the mitigation
measures identified in the Runway to
Recovery document.
Respondents: Approximately 520
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representatives.
Frequency: Information will be
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over a 6-month period.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 20–25 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 60–
75 minutes per respondent.
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Flight Standards, Office of Aviation Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Office of Commercial Space
Transportation: Notice of Availability
and Request for Comment on the Draft
Environmental Assessment for Issuing
a Launch Operator License to Virgin
Orbit, LLC for LauncherOne
Operations From Andersen Air Force
Base, Guam
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comment.
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 and
requesting comment on the Draft
Environmental Assessment for Issuing a
Launch Operator License to Virgin
Orbit, LLC for LauncherOne Operations
from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
(Draft EA).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
mailed to Leslie Grey, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC
20591. Comments may also be
submitted by email to
VOLauncherOne@icf.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leslie Grey, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC
20591; phone (907) 227–2113; email
leslie.grey@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA
is evaluating Virgin Orbit, LLC’s (VO’s)
proposal to conduct 747 carrier vehicle
operations from Andersen Air Force
Base (AFB), Guam and conduct
LauncherOne rocket operations over the
Pacific Ocean east of Guam for the
purposes of transporting small satellites
into a variety of low earth orbits, which
would require the FAA to issue a launch
license. Issuing a launch license is
considered a federal action subject to
environmental review under NEPA.
Under the Proposed Action, the FAA
would issue a launch license to VO,
which will authorize VO to operate
LauncherOne from Andersen AFB to
conduct 25 launches over the next 5
years (2021–2025), with a maximum of
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10 launches per year in any one year
over the 5-year period.
Alternatives under consideration
include the Proposed Action and No
Action Alternative. Under the No
Action Alternative, the FAA would not
issue a launch license to VO for
LauncherOne operations from Andersen
AFB.
The Draft EA evaluates the potential
environmental impacts from the
Proposed Action and No Action
Alternative on air quality; biological
resources; climate; coastal resources;
Department of Transportation Act
Section 4(f); farmlands; hazardous
materials, solid waste, and pollution
prevention; historical, architectural,
archeological, and cultural resources;
land use; nature resources and energy
supply; noise and noise-compatible land
use; socioeconomics, environmental
justice, and children’s health and safety
risks; visual effects (including light
emissions); and water resources.
The FAA has posted the Draft EA on
the FAA Office of Commercial Space
Transportation website: https://
www.faa.gov/space/environmental/
nepa_docs/.
The FAA encourages all interested
parties to provide comments concerning
the scope and content of the Draft EA.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, be advised that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask the FAA in your comment
to withhold from public review your
personal identifying information, the
FAA cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Issued in Washington, DC, on: October
13th, 2020.
Daniel Murray,
Manager, Safety Authorization Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions
on Proposed Highway in California
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims
for Judicial Review of Actions by the
California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans).
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The FHWA, on behalf of
Caltrans, is issuing this notice to
announce actions taken by Caltrans that
are final. The actions relate to the
proposed Better Market Street Project
(Federal-aid project number BUILDL–
5934(180)) in the City of San Francisco,
County of San Francisco, State of
California. Those actions grant licenses,
permits, and approvals for the project.
DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on
behalf of Caltrans, is advising the public
of final agency actions subject to 23
U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking
judicial review of the Federal agency
actions on the highway project will be
barred unless the claim is filed on or
before March 18, 2021. If the Federal
law that authorizes judicial review of a
claim provides a time period of less
than 150 days for filing such claim, then
that shorter time period applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Caltrans: Tom Holstein, Senior
Environmental Planner, Caltrans District
4 Office of Local Assistance, 12th Floor,
111 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94623
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.,
Pacific Standard Time, telephone (510)
286–6371 or email tom.holstein@
dot.ca.gov. For FHWA, contact David
Tedrick at (916) 498–5024 or email
david.tedrick@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective
July 1, 2007, FHWA assigned, and
Caltrans assumed, environmental
responsibilities for this project pursuant
to 23 U.S.C. 327. Notice is hereby given
that the Caltrans has taken final agency
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by
issuing licenses, permits, and approvals
for the following highway project in the
State of California.
San Francisco Public Works, in
coordination with the Citywide
Planning Division of the San Francisco
Planning Department, the San Francisco
Municipal Transportation Agency, the
San Francisco Public Utilities
Commission, and the San Francisco
County Transportation Authority,
proposes to make Market Street safer
and more efficient for all modes of
transportation by reducing conflicts
between transit, paratransit, taxis,
commercial vehicles, cyclists, and
pedestrians. The project includes
changes to and replacement/
modification of: Roadway configuration;
traffic signals; surface transit; bicycle
and pedestrian facilities; commercial
and passenger loading; vehicular
parking; and utilities. The project
corridor consists primarily of the 2.2
miles of Market Street between Octavia
Boulevard and the Embarcadero in the
City and County of San Francisco. The
actions by the Federal agencies, and the
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laws under which such actions were
taken, are described in the Final
Environmental Assessment with
Finding of No Significant Impact and
Final Section 4(f) Evaluation for the
project, issued September 11, 2020, and
in other documents in Caltrans’ project
records. The FEA, FONSI, Final Section
4(f) Evaluation, and other project
records are available by contacting
Caltrans at the addresses provided
above. The FEA, FONSI, Final Section
4(f) Evaluation, and other project
records can be viewed and downloaded
from the project website at https://
www.bettermarketstreetsf.org/your-partenvironmental-review.html.
This notice applies to all Federal
agency decisions as of the issuance date
of this notice and all laws under which
such actions were taken, including but
not limited to:
1. Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations
2. National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.
3. Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970, 23
U.S.C. 109
4. MAP–21, the Moving Ahead for
Progress in the 21st Century Act,
(Pub. L. 112–141)
5. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
(CAAA)
6. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987
7. Federal Water Pollution Control Act
of 1972 (see Clean Water Act of
1977 and 1987)
8. Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (Paleontological
Resources)
9. Noise Control Act of 1972
10. Safe Drinking Water Act of 1944, as
amended
11. Endangered Species Act of 1973
12. Executive Order 11990, Protection of
Wetlands
13. Executive Order 13112, Invasive
Species
14. Executive Order 13186, Migratory
Birds
15. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
of 1934, as amended
16. Migratory Bird Treaty Act
17. Water Bank Act Wetlands Mitigation
Banks, ISTEA 1991, Sections 1006–
1007
18. Wildflowers, Surface Transportation
and Uniform Relocation Act of 1987
Section 130
19. Coastal Zone Management Act of
1972
20. Coastal Zone Management Act
Reauthorization Amendments of
1990
21. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain
Management
22. Department of Transportation (DOT)
Executive Order 5650.2—
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[FR Doc No: 2020-23099]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Office of Commercial Space Transportation: Notice of Availability
and Request for Comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment for
Issuing a Launch Operator License to Virgin Orbit, LLC for LauncherOne
Operations From Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comment.
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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 and
requesting comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment for Issuing a
Launch Operator License to Virgin Orbit, LLC for LauncherOne Operations
from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam (Draft EA).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be mailed to Leslie Grey, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC 20591. Comments may
also be submitted by email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie Grey, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue
SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC 20591; phone (907) 227-2113; email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA is evaluating Virgin Orbit, LLC's
(VO's) proposal to conduct 747 carrier vehicle operations from Andersen
Air Force Base (AFB), Guam and conduct LauncherOne rocket operations
over the Pacific Ocean east of Guam for the purposes of transporting
small satellites into a variety of low earth orbits, which would
require the FAA to issue a launch license. Issuing a launch license is
considered a federal action subject to environmental review under NEPA.
Under the Proposed Action, the FAA would issue a launch license to VO,
which will authorize VO to operate LauncherOne from Andersen AFB to
conduct 25 launches over the next 5 years (2021-2025), with a maximum
of
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10 launches per year in any one year over the 5-year period.
Alternatives under consideration include the Proposed Action and No
Action Alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the FAA would not
issue a launch license to VO for LauncherOne operations from Andersen
AFB.
The Draft EA evaluates the potential environmental impacts from the
Proposed Action and No Action Alternative on air quality; biological
resources; climate; coastal resources; Department of Transportation Act
Section 4(f); farmlands; hazardous materials, solid waste, and
pollution prevention; historical, architectural, archeological, and
cultural resources; land use; nature resources and energy supply; noise
and noise-compatible land use; socioeconomics, environmental justice,
and children's health and safety risks; visual effects (including light
emissions); and water resources.
The FAA has posted the Draft EA on the FAA Office of Commercial
Space Transportation website: https://www.faa.gov/space/environmental/nepa_docs/.
The FAA encourages all interested parties to provide comments
concerning the scope and content of the Draft EA. Before including your
address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying
information in your comment, be advised that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask the FAA in your comment to
withhold from public review your personal identifying information, the
FAA cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Issued in Washington, DC, on: October 13th, 2020.
Daniel Murray,
Manager, Safety Authorization Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-23099 Filed 10-16-20; 8:45 am]
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