National Environmental Policy Act; Mars Sample Return Campaign, 33919-33920 [2023-11156]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 101 / Thursday, May 25, 2023 / Notices II. Information About This Peer Review OMB is seeking nominations of individuals with demonstrated and nationally recognized expertise in ecosystem services and natural assets. OMB seeks diverse perspectives, including relevant natural science (e.g., ecology, biology, marine sciences, or hydrology), systems science (e.g., ecosystem ecology or biogeochemistry), applied science (e.g., civil or environmental engineering), and environmental and resource economics disciplines. Nominations of individuals with expertise in multiple disciplines and perspectives are encouraged. A balanced review panel should include experts who together possess the necessary domains of knowledge and a breadth of economic and scientific perspectives to provide rigorous peer review. All nominations will be evaluated for real or perceived conflicts of interest and independence. 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Submit your nominations by email to MBX.OMB .OIRA.ESGuidancePeerReview@ omb.eop.gov (subject line: Peer Review Nomination for Ecosystem Services Guidance). To receive full consideration, nominations should include all of the following information: contact information for the person making the nomination; the nominee’s contact information and institutional affiliation; the nominee’s disciplinary and specific areas of expertise; and the nominee’s re´sume´ or curriculum vitae or equivalent information about their current position, educational background, expertise, and experience. To assess conflicts of interest and independence for nominees being considered for the peer review, OMB will seek to identify, among other VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:04 May 24, 2023 Jkt 259001 factors, professional affiliation with the Executive Office of the President within the last 3 years, current contracts with the Federal government to conduct regulatory impact analysis or other decision support analyses, and regular business streams to advocate for or critique regulatory impact analyses on behalf of non-federal entities. Richard L. Revesz, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2023–11130 Filed 5–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3110–01–P NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [NOTICE: (22–XXX)] National Environmental Policy Act; Mars Sample Return Campaign National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of availability of the Mars Sample Return (MSR) Campaign Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS). AGENCY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA); Executive Order 12114, Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions; the Council on Environmental Quality’s NEPA implementing regulations, NASA’s procedures for implementing NEPA, and Department of the Air Force (DAF) procedures for implementing NEPA, NASA announces the availability of the MSR Campaign Final PEIS. The Final PEIS provides information and analysis related to the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed action to retrieve a scientifically selected set of samples from Mars and transport them to Earth for scientific analysis and research. Cooperating agencies for this effort include the DAF for Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida; the Department of the Army for Dugway Proving Ground; the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DATES: NASA will document its decision regarding alternative implementation in a Record of Decision (ROD), which would be signed no sooner than June 26, 2023, after the 30day mandatory Final PEIS waiting period is complete as required by 40 CFR 1506.11(b)(2). ADDRESSES: The Final PEIS and other informational materials are available at SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33919 https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nepamars-sample-return-campaign. All comments received on the Draft EIS are available in their entirety on the MSR Campaign Docket at https:// www.regulations.gov/document/NASA2022-0002-0175. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Steve Slaten, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, by electronic mail at Marssample-return-nepa@lists.nasa.gov or by telephone at 202–358–0016. For questions regarding viewing the Docket, please call Docket Operations, telephone: 202–366–9317 or 202–366– 9826. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NASA, in coordination with the European Space Agency, proposes to conduct a campaign to retrieve samples from Mars and transport them to Earth. A scientifically selected set of samples (i.e., Martian rocks, regolith, and atmosphere), acquired and cached on the surface of Mars by the Perseverance rover, would be returned to Earth for scientific analysis and research. The proposed sample landing location is the DAF- managed Utah Test and Training Range, with additional activities potentially occurring on the U.S. Army’s Dugway Proving Ground. The Final PEIS provides information and analysis related to the potential environmental impacts associated with this proposed action. The proposed action and a no action alternative were evaluated in the Final PEIS. Under the no action alternative, the MSR Campaign would not be undertaken and investigation of Mars as a planetary system would be severely constrained due to the cost and complexity of sending into space (and operating) science instruments capable of conducting the appropriate level of sample analysis in space or on Mars where in situ analyses could be performed. The environmental resource areas analyzed in the Final PEIS include health and safety, cultural resources, hazardous materials and waste, soils and geology, biological resources, water resources, air quality and climate, land use, socioeconomics, environmental justice/protection of children, noise, and infrastructure. No significant adverse impacts were identified in the Final PEIS. Comments and stakeholder input received within the Draft PEIS comment period were considered during the development of the Final PEIS. NASA released the Draft PEIS for comment from November 4, 2022, through December 19, 2022. During the 45-day review and comment period, NASA held two virtual and two in-person E:\FR\FM\25MYN1.SGM 25MYN1 33920 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 101 / Thursday, May 25, 2023 / Notices public meetings (one in Wendover, UT and the other in Salt Lake City, UT). The Final PEIS provides details on substantive comments received during the comment period and the public meetings, as well as NASA responses to those comments. NASA provided press releases to local newspapers and distributed letters to stakeholders, Native American tribes, and other interested parties. In addition to availability on the website (https:// www.nasa.gov/feature/nepa-marssample-return-campaign), hard copies of the Final PEIS will be made available at the following public libraries. • Cocoa Beach Public Library, 550 N Brevard Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931 • Central Brevard Library and Reference Center, 308 Forrest Avenue, Cocoa, FL 32922 • Cape Canaveral Public Library, 201 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920 • Titusville Public Library, 2121 S Hopkins Avenue, Titusville, FL 32780 • Melbourne Library, 540 E Fee Avenue, Melbourne, FL 32901 • Merritt Island Public Library, 1195 N Courtenay Parkway, Merritt Island, FL 32953 • NASA Headquarters Library, 300 E Street SW #1120, Washington DC 20024 • Tooele City Public Library, 128 West Vine Street, Tooele, UT 84074 • Grantsville Library, 42 Bowery Street, Grantsville, UT 84029 • Brigham City Public Library, 26 E Forest Street, Brigham City, UT 84302 • Tremonton Municipal Library, 210 N Tremont Street, Tremont, UT 84337 • West Wendover Branch Library, 590 Camper Drive, West Wendover, NV 89883 • Garland Public Library, 86 W Factory Street, Garland, UT 84312 Joel Carney, Assistant Administrator, Office of Strategic Infrastructure. [FR Doc. 2023–11156 Filed 5–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7510–13–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2022–0079] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Draft Interim Staff Guidance: Advanced Reactor Content of Application Project Chapter 12, ‘‘Post-Construction Inspection, Testing, and Analysis Program’’ Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft guidance; request for comment. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting public SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:04 May 24, 2023 Jkt 259001 comment on its draft Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) DANU–ISG–2022–06, Chapter 12, ‘‘Post-Construction Inspection, Testing, and Analysis Program.’’ The purpose of this proposed ISG is to provide guidance to assist the NRC staff in determining whether an application for a non-light water reactor (non-LWR) design that uses the Licensing Modernization Project (LMP) process meets the minimum requirements for construction permits, operating licenses, manufacturing licenses, standard design approval, or design certifications. DATES: Submit comments by July 10, 2023. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods; however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal rulemaking website. • Federal rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2022–0079. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301–415–0624; email: Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7– A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff. For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see ‘‘Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Orenak, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, telephone: 301–415– 3229, email: Michael.Orenak@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2022– 0079 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly available information related to this action by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2022–0079. PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– 415–4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. For the convenience of the reader, instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are provided in the ‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents, by appointment, at the NRC’s PDR, Room P1 B35, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415– 4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. B. Submitting Comments The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal rulemaking website (https:// www.regulations.gov). Please include Docket ID NRC–2022–0079 in your comment submission. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at https:// www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS. II. 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 101 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33919-33920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11156]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[NOTICE: (22-XXX)]


National Environmental Policy Act; Mars Sample Return Campaign

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Mars Sample Return (MSR) Campaign 
Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS).

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 
amended (NEPA); Executive Order 12114, Environmental Effects Abroad of 
Major Federal Actions; the Council on Environmental Quality's NEPA 
implementing regulations, NASA's procedures for implementing NEPA, and 
Department of the Air Force (DAF) procedures for implementing NEPA, 
NASA announces the availability of the MSR Campaign Final PEIS. The 
Final PEIS provides information and analysis related to the potential 
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action to retrieve a 
scientifically selected set of samples from Mars and transport them to 
Earth for scientific analysis and research. Cooperating agencies for 
this effort include the DAF for Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and Cape 
Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida; the Department of the Army for 
Dugway Proving Ground; the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services--Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.

DATES: NASA will document its decision regarding alternative 
implementation in a Record of Decision (ROD), which would be signed no 
sooner than June 26, 2023, after the 30-day mandatory Final PEIS 
waiting period is complete as required by 40 CFR 1506.11(b)(2).

ADDRESSES: The Final PEIS and other informational materials are 
available at https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nepa-mars-sample-return-campaign. All comments received on the Draft EIS are available in their 
entirety on the MSR Campaign Docket at https://www.regulations.gov/document/NASA-2022-0002-0175.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Steve Slaten, NASA Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory, by electronic mail at [email protected] or by telephone at 202-358-0016. For questions 
regarding viewing the Docket, please call Docket Operations, telephone: 
202-366-9317 or 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NASA, in coordination with the European 
Space Agency, proposes to conduct a campaign to retrieve samples from 
Mars and transport them to Earth. A scientifically selected set of 
samples (i.e., Martian rocks, regolith, and atmosphere), acquired and 
cached on the surface of Mars by the Perseverance rover, would be 
returned to Earth for scientific analysis and research. The proposed 
sample landing location is the DAF- managed Utah Test and Training 
Range, with additional activities potentially occurring on the U.S. 
Army's Dugway Proving Ground. The Final PEIS provides information and 
analysis related to the potential environmental impacts associated with 
this proposed action.
    The proposed action and a no action alternative were evaluated in 
the Final PEIS. Under the no action alternative, the MSR Campaign would 
not be undertaken and investigation of Mars as a planetary system would 
be severely constrained due to the cost and complexity of sending into 
space (and operating) science instruments capable of conducting the 
appropriate level of sample analysis in space or on Mars where in situ 
analyses could be performed. The environmental resource areas analyzed 
in the Final PEIS include health and safety, cultural resources, 
hazardous materials and waste, soils and geology, biological resources, 
water resources, air quality and climate, land use, socioeconomics, 
environmental justice/protection of children, noise, and 
infrastructure. No significant adverse impacts were identified in the 
Final PEIS.
    Comments and stakeholder input received within the Draft PEIS 
comment period were considered during the development of the Final 
PEIS. NASA released the Draft PEIS for comment from November 4, 2022, 
through December 19, 2022. During the 45-day review and comment period, 
NASA held two virtual and two in-person

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public meetings (one in Wendover, UT and the other in Salt Lake City, 
UT). The Final PEIS provides details on substantive comments received 
during the comment period and the public meetings, as well as NASA 
responses to those comments.
    NASA provided press releases to local newspapers and distributed 
letters to stakeholders, Native American tribes, and other interested 
parties. In addition to availability on the website (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nepa-mars-sample-return-campaign), hard copies of 
the Final PEIS will be made available at the following public 
libraries.
     Cocoa Beach Public Library, 550 N Brevard Avenue, Cocoa 
Beach, FL 32931
     Central Brevard Library and Reference Center, 308 Forrest 
Avenue, Cocoa, FL 32922
     Cape Canaveral Public Library, 201 Polk Avenue, Cape 
Canaveral, FL 32920
     Titusville Public Library, 2121 S Hopkins Avenue, 
Titusville, FL 32780
     Melbourne Library, 540 E Fee Avenue, Melbourne, FL 32901
     Merritt Island Public Library, 1195 N Courtenay Parkway, 
Merritt Island, FL 32953
     NASA Headquarters Library, 300 E Street SW #1120, 
Washington DC 20024
     Tooele City Public Library, 128 West Vine Street, Tooele, 
UT 84074
     Grantsville Library, 42 Bowery Street, Grantsville, UT 
84029
     Brigham City Public Library, 26 E Forest Street, Brigham 
City, UT 84302
     Tremonton Municipal Library, 210 N Tremont Street, 
Tremont, UT 84337
     West Wendover Branch Library, 590 Camper Drive, West 
Wendover, NV 89883
     Garland Public Library, 86 W Factory Street, Garland, UT 
84312

Joel Carney,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Strategic Infrastructure.
[FR Doc. 2023-11156 Filed 5-24-23; 8:45 am]
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