Notice of Availability, Notice of Public Comment Period, Notice of Public Meeting, and Request for Comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Huntsville International Airport Reentry Site Operator License and Sierra Space Corporation Vehicle Operator License, 66615 [2021-25541]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability, Notice of Public
Comment Period, Notice of Public
Meeting, and Request for Comment on
the Draft Environmental Assessment
for the Huntsville International Airport
Reentry Site Operator License and
Sierra Space Corporation Vehicle
Operator License
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of availability, notice of
public comment period, notice of public
meeting, 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 the
Huntsville International Airport Reentry
Site Operator License and Sierra Space
Corporation Vehicle Operator License
(Draft EA).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 22, 2021. The FAA
will hold a public meeting on December
9, 2021 at 5 p.m. central to solicit
comments from the public concerning
the scope and content of the Draft EA.
Information for the meeting will be
available at https://www.faa.gov/space/
stakeholder_engagement/huntsville_
reentry/.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
mailed to Ms. Stacey Zee, Huntsville
Reentry, c/o ICF, 9300 Lee Highway,
Fairfax, VA 22031. Comments may also
be submitted by email to
huntsvillereentry@icf.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stacey Zee, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC
20591; phone (202) 267–9305 (Stacey);
email HuntsvilleReentry@icf.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA
is the lead agency. The National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) and United States Coast Guard
(USGC) are cooperating agencies for the
Draft Environmental Assessment for the
Huntsville International Airport Reentry
Site Operator License and Sierra Space
Corporation Vehicle Operator License
due to their special expertise and
jurisdictions. The FAA is evaluating (1)
Huntsville-Madison County Airport
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Authority’s (Authority) proposal to
operate a commercial reentry site at
Huntsville International Airport, which
would require the FAA to issue a
Reentry Site Operator License, and (2)
Sierra Space Corporation’s (Sierra
Space) proposal to land the Dream
Chaser at Huntsville International
Airport, which would require the FAA
to issue a Vehicle Operator License.
Issuing a Reentry Site Operator License
and Vehicle Operator License are
considered Federal actions subject to
environmental review under NEPA.
Under the Proposed Action, the FAA
would issue a Reentry Site Operator
License to the Authority to operate a
commercial reentry site at Huntsville
International Airport; the Reentry Site
Operator License would allow the
Authority to offer Huntsville
International Airport to Sierra Space to
conduct reentries of Dream Chaser
vehicles in compliance with 14 CFR
part 433. Also under the Proposed
Action, the FAA would issue a Vehicle
Operator License to Sierra Space to land
the Dream Chaser at Huntsville
International Airport; the Vehicle
Operator License would allow Sierra
Space to land Dream Chaser at
Huntsville International Airport in
compliance with 14 CFR part 450.
Alternatives under consideration
include the Proposed Action and the No
Action Alternative. Under the No
Action Alternative, the FAA would not
issue a Reentry Site Operator License to
the Authority for commercial reentries,
nor would the FAA issue a Vehicle
Operator License to Sierra Space for
landing the Dream Chaser at Huntsville
International Airport. Sierra Space’s
Dream Chaser reentry operations would
not occur and Huntsville International
Airport would continue to operate and
serve forecast activity.
The FAA has posted the Draft EA on
the FAA Office of Commercial Space
Transportation website: https://
www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_
engagement/huntsville_reentry/.
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.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on November
19, 2021.
James R. Repcheck,
Manager, Safety Authorization Division.
[FR Doc. 2021–25541 Filed 11–22–21; 8:45 am]
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intention to request the Office of
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By email: Tanya Glines,
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tanya Glines by email at: Tanya.glines@
faa.gov; phone: 202–380–5896.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability, Notice of Public Comment Period, Notice
of Public Meeting, and Request for Comment on the Draft Environmental
Assessment for the Huntsville International Airport Reentry Site
Operator License and Sierra Space Corporation Vehicle Operator License
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of availability, notice of public comment period, notice
of public meeting, and request for comment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 the
Huntsville International Airport Reentry Site Operator License and
Sierra Space Corporation Vehicle Operator License (Draft EA).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 22, 2021. The
FAA will hold a public meeting on December 9, 2021 at 5 p.m. central to
solicit comments from the public concerning the scope and content of
the Draft EA. Information for the meeting will be available at https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/huntsville_reentry/.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be mailed to Ms. Stacey Zee, Huntsville
Reentry, c/o ICF, 9300 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22031. Comments may
also be submitted by email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacey Zee, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue
SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC 20591; phone (202) 267-9305 (Stacey);
email [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA is the lead agency. The National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and United States Coast
Guard (USGC) are cooperating agencies for the Draft Environmental
Assessment for the Huntsville International Airport Reentry Site
Operator License and Sierra Space Corporation Vehicle Operator License
due to their special expertise and jurisdictions. The FAA is evaluating
(1) Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority's (Authority) proposal
to operate a commercial reentry site at Huntsville International
Airport, which would require the FAA to issue a Reentry Site Operator
License, and (2) Sierra Space Corporation's (Sierra Space) proposal to
land the Dream Chaser at Huntsville International Airport, which would
require the FAA to issue a Vehicle Operator License. Issuing a Reentry
Site Operator License and Vehicle Operator License are considered
Federal actions subject to environmental review under NEPA. Under the
Proposed Action, the FAA would issue a Reentry Site Operator License to
the Authority to operate a commercial reentry site at Huntsville
International Airport; the Reentry Site Operator License would allow
the Authority to offer Huntsville International Airport to Sierra Space
to conduct reentries of Dream Chaser vehicles in compliance with 14 CFR
part 433. Also under the Proposed Action, the FAA would issue a Vehicle
Operator License to Sierra Space to land the Dream Chaser at Huntsville
International Airport; the Vehicle Operator License would allow Sierra
Space to land Dream Chaser at Huntsville International Airport in
compliance with 14 CFR part 450.
Alternatives under consideration include the Proposed Action and
the No Action Alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the FAA
would not issue a Reentry Site Operator License to the Authority for
commercial reentries, nor would the FAA issue a Vehicle Operator
License to Sierra Space for landing the Dream Chaser at Huntsville
International Airport. Sierra Space's Dream Chaser reentry operations
would not occur and Huntsville International Airport would continue to
operate and serve forecast activity.
The FAA has posted the Draft EA on the FAA Office of Commercial
Space Transportation website: https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/huntsville_reentry/.
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 November 19, 2021.
James R. Repcheck,
Manager, Safety Authorization Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-25541 Filed 11-22-21; 8:45 am]
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