Notice of Availability for a Written Re-Evaluation of the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Launch Vehicle Program at the SpaceX Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas, 84667 [2024-24561]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability for a Written ReEvaluation of the Final Programmatic
Environmental Assessment for the
SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Launch
Vehicle Program at the SpaceX Boca
Chica Launch Site in Cameron County,
Texas
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, Council on
Environmental Quality NEPAimplementing regulations, and FAA
Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts:
Policies and Procedures, the FAA is
announcing the availability of the
Written Re-Evaluation for the Final
Programmatic Environmental
Assessment for the SpaceX Starship/
Super Heavy Launch Vehicle Program
regarding updates to the forward heat
shield interstage, sonic boom coverage,
use of the deluge system during return
to launch site landings, and use of US
Coast Guard Safety Zones at the SpaceX
Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron
County, Texas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Hanson, FAA Environmental
Specialist, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Ave.
SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC 20591;
phone 847–243–7609; email
Amy.Hanson@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Written Re-Evaluation evaluated
whether supplemental environmental
analysis was needed to support the FAA
Office of Commercial Space
Transportation decision to issue a
modification to SpaceX’s vehicle
operator license for the operation of the
Starship/Super Heavy launch vehicle at
its existing Boca Chica Launch Site in
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Cameron County, Texas. The affected
environment and environmental
impacts of Starship/Super Heavy
operations and the construction of
launch-related infrastructure at the Boca
Chica Launch Site were analyzed in the
2022 Final Programmatic
Environmental Assessment for the
SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Launch
Vehicle Program at the SpaceX Boca
Chica Launch Site in Cameron County,
Texas (2022 PEA). The FAA issued a
Mitigated Finding of No Significant
Impact and Record of Decision based on
the 2022 PEA on June 13, 2022.
SpaceX recently provided the FAA
with additional information regarding
updates to the forward heat shield
interstage, sonic boom coverage, use of
the deluge system during return to
launch site landings, and use of US
Coast Guard Safety Zones.
Based on the analysis within the
Written Re-Evaluation of the additional
information, the FAA concluded that
the issuance of a modification to
SpaceX’s vehicle operator license for
Starship/Super Heavy operations
conforms to the prior environmental
documentation, that the data contained
in the 2022 PEA remains substantially
valid, that there are no significant
environmental changes, and all
pertinent conditions and requirements
of the prior approval have been met or
will be met in the current action.
Therefore, preparation of a
supplemental or new environmental
document is not necessary to support
the Proposed Action.
The Written Re-Evaluation is
available at: www.faa.gov/space/
stakeholder_engagement/spacex_
starship.
Issued in Washington, DC, on: October 12,
2024.
Stacey Molinich Zee,
Manager, Operations Support Branch, Office
of Commercial Space Transportation.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability for a Written Re-Evaluation of the Final
Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the SpaceX Starship/Super
Heavy Launch Vehicle Program at the SpaceX Boca Chica Launch Site in
Cameron County, Texas
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, 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 Written Re-
Evaluation for the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the
SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Launch Vehicle Program regarding updates to
the forward heat shield interstage, sonic boom coverage, use of the
deluge system during return to launch site landings, and use of US
Coast Guard Safety Zones at the SpaceX Boca Chica Launch Site in
Cameron County, Texas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hanson, FAA Environmental
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave. SW,
Suite 325, Washington, DC 20591; phone 847-243-7609; email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Written Re-Evaluation evaluated whether
supplemental environmental analysis was needed to support the FAA
Office of Commercial Space Transportation decision to issue a
modification to SpaceX's vehicle operator license for the operation of
the Starship/Super Heavy launch vehicle at its existing Boca Chica
Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas. The affected environment and
environmental impacts of Starship/Super Heavy operations and the
construction of launch-related infrastructure at the Boca Chica Launch
Site were analyzed in the 2022 Final Programmatic Environmental
Assessment for the SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Launch Vehicle Program
at the SpaceX Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas (2022
PEA). The FAA issued a Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact and
Record of Decision based on the 2022 PEA on June 13, 2022.
SpaceX recently provided the FAA with additional information
regarding updates to the forward heat shield interstage, sonic boom
coverage, use of the deluge system during return to launch site
landings, and use of US Coast Guard Safety Zones.
Based on the analysis within the Written Re-Evaluation of the
additional information, the FAA concluded that the issuance of a
modification to SpaceX's vehicle operator license for Starship/Super
Heavy operations conforms to the prior environmental documentation,
that the data contained in the 2022 PEA remains substantially valid,
that there are no significant environmental changes, and all pertinent
conditions and requirements of the prior approval have been met or will
be met in the current action.
Therefore, preparation of a supplemental or new environmental
document is not necessary to support the Proposed Action.
The Written Re-Evaluation is available at: www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship.
Issued in Washington, DC, on: October 12, 2024.
Stacey Molinich Zee,
Manager, Operations Support Branch, Office of Commercial Space
Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2024-24561 Filed 10-22-24; 8:45 am]
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