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service data on aircraft component 

failure. The FAA form 5200–7, Bird/ 

Other Wildlife Strike Report, is most 

often completed by the pilot-in-charge 

of an aircraft involved in a wildlife 

collision or by Air Traffic Control Tower 

personnel, or other airline or airport 

personnel who have knowledge of the 

incident. 

Respondents: Approximately 7,666 

pilots, air traffic control personnel, or 

other airline or airport personnel. 

Frequency: Information is collected as 

needed. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 5 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 613 

hours. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA 

at the following address: Ms. Kathy 

DePaepe, Room 126B, Federal Aviation 

Administration, AES–200, 6500 S. 

MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 

73169. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to 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 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

Issued in Washington, DC on April 15, 

2013. 

Albert R. Spence, 

FAA Assistant Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 

Services Division, AES–200. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09232 Filed 4–18–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Office of Commercial Space 

Transportation; Notice of Availability 

and Request for Comment on the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the SpaceX Texas Launch Site 

AGENCY: DOT, Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), lead Federal 

agency; and National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration, National Park 

Service, U.S. Army White Sands Missile 

Range, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

cooperating agencies. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability, Notice of 

Public Comment Period, Notice of 

Public Hearing, and Request for 

Comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (NEPA; 42 United 

States Code [U.S.C.] 4321 et seq.), 

Council on Environmental Quality 

NEPA implementing regulations (40 

Code of Federal Regulations parts 1500 

to 1508), and FAA Order 1050.1E, 

Change 1, the FAA, Office of 

Commercial Space Transportation (AST) 

is announcing the availability of and 

requesting comments on the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

SpaceX Texas Launch Site (Draft EIS). 

This Draft EIS is also submitted for 

review pursuant to the following public 

law requirements: Section 4(f) of the 

Department of Transportation Act (49 

U.S.C. Section 303); Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act (16 

U.S.C. 470); Executive Order 11988, 

Floodplain Management; DOT Order 

5650.2, Floodplain Management and 

Protection; Executive Order 11990, 

Protection of Wetlands; and DOT Order 

5660.1A, Preservation of the Nation’s 

Wetlands. 

An electronic version of the Draft EIS 

is available on the FAA/AST Web site: 

http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/

headquarters_offices/ast/

environmental/nepa_docs/review/

documents_progress/spacex_texas_

launch_site_environmental_impact_

statement/. In addition, copies of the 

Draft EIS were sent to persons and 

agencies on the distribution list (found 

in Chapter 11 of the Draft EIS). A paper 

copy and an electronic version of the 

Draft EIS may be reviewed during 

regular business hours at the following 

Brownsville locations: 

• Brownsville Public Library Main 

Branch, 2600 Central Blvd. 

• Southmost Branch Library, 4320 

Southmost Blvd. 

• University of Texas at Brownsville, 

Oliveira Library, 80 Fort Brown St. 

The FAA will hold a public hearing 

to solicit comments from the public 

concerning the scope and content of the 

Draft EIS. 

• May 7, 2013, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., 

at the International Technology, 

Education, and Commerce (ITEC) 

Center, located at 301 Mexico 

Boulevard, Suite G–1, Brownsville, TX 

78520. 

The public hearing will include a 

poster information session from 5:00 

p.m. to 6:00 p.m., FAA presentation 

from 6:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., followed by 

a public statement period in which 

members of the public may provide up 

to a 3-minute statement. The FAA will 

transcribe all oral comments. All 

comments received during the comment 

period will be given equal weight and 

be taken into consideration in the 

preparation of the Final EIS. 

DATES: The public comment period for 

the Draft EIS begins with the issuance 

of this Notice of Availability and last 45 

days. The FAA encourages interested 

agencies, organizations, Native 

American tribes, and members of the 

public to submit comments concerning 

the scope and content of the Draft EIS 

by June 3, 2013. Comments on the Draft 

EIS should be as specific as possible and 

address the analysis of potential 

environmental impacts and the 

adequacy of the Proposed Action or 

merits of alternatives and the mitigation 

being considered. Reviewers should 

organize their participation so that it is 

meaningful and makes the agency aware 

of the reviewer’s interests and concerns 

using quotations and other specific 

references to the text of the Draft EIS 

and related documents. Matters that 

could have been raised with specificity 

during the comment period on the Draft 

EIS may not be considered if they are 

raised for the first time later in the 

decision process. This commenting 

procedure is intended to ensure that 

substantive comments and concerns are 

made available to the FAA in a timely 

manner so that the FAA has an 

opportunity to address them. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments or 

questions regarding the Draft EIS to Ms. 

Stacey M. Zee, FAA Environmental 

Specialist, SpaceX EIS c/o Cardno TEC 

Inc., 275 West Street, Suite 110, 

Annapolis, MD 21401. Comments may 

also be submitted via email to 

faaspacexeis@cardnotec.com or by fax 

to (410) 990–0455. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Stacey M. Zee, Environmental 

Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Suite 325, Washington, DC 

20591; email Stacey.Zee@faa.gov; or 

phone (202) 267–9305. 

Additional Information 

The Proposed Action is for the FAA 

to issue launch licenses and/or 

experimental permits to SpaceX that 

would allow SpaceX to launch the 

Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy orbital 

vertical launch vehicles and a variety of 

reusable suborbital launch vehicles from 

a launch site on privately-owned 

property in Cameron County, Texas. As 

part of the Proposed Action, SpaceX 

plans to construct facilities, structures, 

and utility connections in order to 

support the launch of the Falcon 9 and 

Falcon Heavy launch vehicles. The 

facilities would be located in two areas: 

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vertical launch area and control center 

area. The proposed vertical launch area 

site is currently undeveloped and is 

located directly adjacent to the eastern 

terminus of Texas State Highway 4 

(Boca Chica Boulevard) and 

approximately 3 miles north of the 

Mexican border on the Gulf Coast. It is 

located approximately 5 miles south of 

Port Isabel and South Padre Island. At 

the vertical launch area, the new 

facilities required would include an 

integration and processing hangar, a 

launch pad and stand with its 

associated flame duct, a water tower, a 

retention basic for deluge water, 

propellant storage and handling areas, a 

workshop and office area, and a 

warehouse for parts storage. 

The command and control functions 

for a launch are required to be 

conducted at a safe separation distance 

from the actual launch pad. The control 

center area would be located inland, 

approximately 2 miles west of the 

vertical launch area and would include 

control center buildings, payload 

processing facilities, a launch vehicle 

processing hangar, generators and diesel 

storage facilities, and a satellite fuels 

storage facility. All facilities would be 

constructed through private funding, on 

currently undeveloped private property 

that would be purchased or leased by 

SpaceX. In addition, new underground 

power lines would be installed in the 

State Highway 4 Right-of-Way from the 

control center area to the vertical launch 

area. 

Operations would consist of up to 12 

launches per year with a maximum of 

two Falcon Heavy launches. All Falcon 

9 and Falcon Heavy launches would be 

expected to have commercial payloads, 

including satellites or experimental 

payloads. In addition to standard 

payloads, the Falcon 9 and Falcon 

Heavy may also carry a capsule, such as 

the SpaceX Dragon capsule. All launch 

trajectories would be to the east over the 

Gulf of Mexico. 

Alternatives under consideration 

include the Proposed Action and the No 

Action Alternative. Under the No 

Action Alternative, the FAA would not 

issue a license or experimental permit to 

SpaceX. The Draft EIS evaluates the 

direct, indirect, and cumulative 

environmental impacts of the Proposed 

Action and No Action Alternative on 

several environmental impact 

categories, including compatible land 

use (including farmlands and coastal 

resources); Section 4(f) properties; 

noise; visual resources and light 

emissions; historical, architectural, 

archaeological, and cultural resources; 

air quality; water resources (including 

wetlands, floodplains, surface waters, 

groundwater, and wild and scenic 

rivers); biological resources (including 

fish, wildlife, and plants); hazardous 

materials, pollution prevention, and 

solid waste; socioeconomics, 

environmental justice, and children’s 

environmental health risks and safety 

risks; energy supply and natural 

resources; and secondary (induced) 

impacts. Additional resources were also 

considered including airspace, health 

and safety, and ground traffic and 

transportation. The Proposed Action 

would include a significant 

encroachment on floodplains per DOT 

Order 5650.2, Floodplain Management 

Protection. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11, 

2013. 

Daniel Murray, 

Deputy Manager, Space Transportation 

Development Division. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09161 Filed 4–18–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on State Highway 99 (Segment C) in 

Texas 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims 

for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA 

and Other Federal Agencies. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by the FHWA and other Federal 

agencies that are final within the 

meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The 

actions relate to a proposed highway 

project, Grand Parkway (State Highway 

99) Segment C, from US 59 (S) to SH 

288 in Fort Bend and Brazoria Counties, 

Texas. Those actions grant licenses, 

permits, and approvals for the project. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA 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 September 16, 2013. 

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 still applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Gregory Punske, P.E., District Engineer, 

District B (South), Federal Highway 

Administration, 300 East 8th Street, 

Room 826 Austin, Texas 78701; 

telephone: (512) 536–5960; email: 

gregory.punske@fhwa.dot.gov. The 

FHWA Texas Division Office’s normal 

business hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. 

(central time) Monday through Friday. 

You may also contact Mr. Carlos 

Swonke, Environmental Affairs 

Division, Texas Department of 

Transportation, 118 E. Riverside Drive, 

Austin, Texas 78704; telephone: (512) 

416–2734; email: 

Carlos.Swonke@txdot.gov. The Texas 

Department of Transportation normal 

business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

(central time) Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the FHWA and other 

Federal agencies have taken final agency 

actions by issuing licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the following highway 

project in the State of Texas: Grand 

Parkway (State Highway 99) Segment C 

from US 59 (S) to SH 288 in Fort Bend 

and Brazoria Counties; FHWA Project 

Reference Number: FHWA–TX–EIS–03– 

03–F. The project will be a 41.8 km (26 

mi) long, four-lane controlled access toll 

road with intermittent frontage roads, 

grade-separated intersections with exit 

and entrance ramps at eight 

intersections, while the need for 

elevated directional interchanges will be 

determined during final design. It will 

begin at SH 288 in Brazoria County and 

then proceeds northwest through Fort 

Bend County and end at US 59. The 

purpose of the project is to efficiently 

link the suburban communities and 

major roadways, enhance mobility and 

safety, and respond to economic growth. 

The actions by the Federal agencies, and 

the laws under which such actions were 

taken, are described in the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 

for the project, approved on August 8, 

2012, in the FHWA Record of Decision 

(ROD) issued on March 29, 2013, and in 

other documents in the FHWA 

administrative record. The FEIS, ROD, 

and other documents in the FHWA 

administrative record file are available 

by contacting the FHWA or the Texas 

Department of Transportation at the 

addresses provided above. The FHWA 

FEIS and ROD can be viewed and 

downloaded from the Grand Parkway 

Association Web site at http:// 

www.grandpky.com/segments/c/. 

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. General: National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321– 

4335]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 

U.S.C. 109]. 

2. Air: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401– 

7671(q). 

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