### 78467 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 248 / Thursday, December 26, 2013 / Notices

Dated: December 19, 2013. Joseph J. Hoagland,
Vice President, Stakeholder Relations, Tennessee Valley Authority.

[FR Doc. 2013–30855 Filed 12–24–13; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Connected Vehicle Research Program Public Meeting; Notice of Public**  **Meeting**

**AGENCY :**  ITS Joint Program Office, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Intelligent Transportation System Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) will host a public meeting seeking stakeholder input and public sector guidance to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) Connected Vehicle Systems. The meeting will take place Thursday, January 16, 2014, from 1:00 p.m. (EST) to 4:00 p.m. (EST) in the Hampton Room at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW in Washington, DC. Remote participation
will be available via webinar. Persons planning to attend the meeting or participate in the webinar should register online at www.itsa.org/ policy2014.

The USDOT would like input from transportation infrastructure owner/ operators on their needs for guidelines, tools, resources, and policies that will support the successful implementation and operations of connected vehicle technologies. The primary target audience for the meeting is State and local Departments of Transportation, transit operators, other operating agencies, and infrastructure owners who are starting to plan for the deployment
and use of connected vehicle technologies in their area. While the meeting is specifically focused for an
audience that has followed connected vehicle research and is formulating plans for implementation, it is open to
other stakeholders in the connected vehicle community, including national associations and the general public.

Attendees will be asked to discuss their needs for guidelines, tools, and resources to best support their decisions and deployments. Attendees will also be asked to identify anticipated institutional challenges. The results of the meeting will be used as input for FHWA’s development of Connected Vehicle guidance that is expected in
2015 and will also inform the Federal
Transit Administration.

For more information, please contact Robert Arnold, FHWA, Director, Office of Transportation Management at robert.arnold@dot.gov or by telephone at 202–366–1285. Agenda items for the meeting are subject to change. Meeting information will be posted to the Web

site http://www.its.dot.gov/.

Issued in Washington, DC, on the 19th day
of December 2013. John Augustine, Managing Director, ITS Joint Program Office.

[FR Doc. 2013–30733 Filed 12–24–13; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Office of Commercial Space Transportation; Notice of Intent to**  **Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Open a Public**  **Scoping Period, and Conduct a Public Scoping Meeting.** 

**AGENCY :**  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the lead Federal agency. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service are cooperating agencies.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS, Open a Public Scoping Period, and Conduct a Public Scoping Meeting

**SUMMARY :**  This Notice provides information to Federal, State, and local agencies, Native American tribes, and other interested persons regarding the FAA’s intent to prepare an EIS that will evaluate the potential environmental impacts associated with the issuance of a Launch Site Operator License to Space Florida. Space Florida, an independent special district and a subdivision of the State of Florida, proposes to construct and operate a commercial space launch site (the ‘‘Shiloh Launch Complex’’) and two off-site operations support areas. The Shiloh Launch Complex would
include two vertical launch facilities that would accommodate up to 24 launches per year (12 launches per vertical launch facility), as well as up to 24 static fire engine tests or wet dress rehearsals per year (12 static fire engine tests or wet dress rehearsals per vertical launch facility). The launch vehicleswould include liquid fueled, mediumto heavy-lift class orbital and suborbital
vehicles. In addition to the 24 launches per year, the first stage of the launch
vehicle could return to and land at the Shiloh Launch Complex. The proposed commercial space launch site is located on the west side of Kennedy Parkway North (State Road [SR] 3), which straddles Brevard and Volusia counties, Florida. Space Florida would be required to apply for a Launch Site Operator License to be issued by the FAA. The FAA will prepare the EIS in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA; 42 United States Code [U.S.C.] 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] parts 1500–1508), and FAA Order 1050.1E, Change 1, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, as part of its licensing process. Concurrent with the NEPA process, the FAA is initiating National

Historic Preservation Act Section 106 Consultation to determine the potential effects of the Proposed Action on historic properties. The FAA will also
consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act regarding potential impacts to federally-listed threatened and endangered species. Pursuant to the U.S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966, this EIS will comply with the requirements of Section 4(f).

**DATES :**  The FAA invites interested agencies, organizations, Native American tribes, and members of the public to submit comments or suggestions to assist in identifying significant environmental issues and in determining the appropriate scope of the EIS. The public scoping period starts with the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. To ensure sufficient time to consider issues identified during the public scoping period, comments should be submitted to Ms. Stacey M. Zee, FAA Environmental Specialist, by
one of the methods listed below no later than February 21, 2014. All comments
will receive the same attention and consideration in the preparation of the

EIS.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments, statements, or questions concerning scoping issues or the EIS process should be mailed to: Ms. Stacey M. Zee, FAA Environmental Specialist, Shiloh EIS c/o Cardno TEC Inc., 2496 Old Ivy Road, Suite 300, Charlottesville, VA 22903.

Comments can also be sent by email

to faashiloheis@cardnotec.com or by fax to (434) 295–5535.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**