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Environmental Quality NEPA 

implementing regulations (40 CFR Parts 

1500–1508), and FAA Order 1050.1E, 

Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures, Change 1, the FAA is 

announcing the availability of and 

requesting comments on the Draft EA 

for the Midland International Air and 

Space Port, City of Midland, Midland 

County, Texas. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Daniel Czelusniak, Office of Commercial 

Space Transportation, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Suite 325, Washington, DC 

20591; telephone (202) 267–5924; email 

FAAMidlandEA@icfi.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft 

EA was prepared to analyze the 

potential environmental impacts of the 

City of Midland’s proposal to operate a 

commercial space launch site at the 

Midland International Airport (MAF) in 

Midland County, Texas and offer the 

site to XCOR Aerospace, Inc. (XCOR) for 

the operation of the Lynx horizontal 

take-off and horizontal landing reusable 

launch vehicle (RLV) and engine testing. 

To operate a commercial space launch 

site, the City of Midland must obtain a 

commercial space launch site operator 

license from the FAA. Under the 

Proposed Action addressed in the EA, 

the FAA would: (1) Issue a launch site 

operator license to the City of Midland 

for the operation of a commercial space 

launch site at MAF, (2) issue 

experimental permits and/or launch 

licenses to XCOR that would allow 

XCOR to conduct launches of the Lynx 

RLV from MAF, and (3) provide 

unconditional approval to modify the 

existing Airport Layout Plan (ALP) to 

reflect the designation of a launch site 

boundary, installation of aboveground 

propellant storage tanks, and 

construction of a concrete pad for 

engine testing. Proposed launch 

operations would begin in 2014 and 

continue through 2018. The frequency 

of launch operations would initially be 

one launch per week, eventually 

increasing to two launches per day, five 

days a week. Fifty-two annual launch 

operations are proposed in 2014. The 

total number of annual launch 

operations would increase each year 

until 2018 when 520 annual launch 

operations are proposed. 

The Draft EA addresses the potential 

environmental impacts of implementing 

the Proposed Action and the No Action 

Alternative. Under the No Action 

Alternative, the FAA would not issue a 

launch site operator license to the City 

of Midland and thus would not issue 

experimental permits and/or launch 

licenses to XCOR for operation of the 

Lynx RLV at MAF. Also, there would be 

no need to update the ALP for MAF, 

and thus there would be no approval of 

a revised ALP. Existing commercial 

aviation and military operations would 

continue at MAF. 

The impact categories considered in 

the Draft EA include air quality; 

compatible land use; Department of 

Transportation Act: Section 4(f); fish, 

wildlife, and plants; floodplains; 

hazardous materials, pollution 

prevention, and solid waste; historical, 

architectural, archaeological, and 

cultural resources; natural resources and 

energy supply; noise; socioeconomic 

impacts, environmental justice, and 

children’s environmental health and 

safety risks; water quality; and 

wetlands. The Draft EA also considers 

the potential cumulative environmental 

impacts. 

The FAA has posted the Draft EA on 

the FAA Web site at http://www.faa.gov/ 

about/office_org/headquarters_offices/

ast/environmental/nepa_docs/review/

documents_progress/. 

A paper copy of the Draft EA may be 

reviewed during regular business hours 

at the following libraries: 

• Midland County Library, 301 West 

Missouri Avenue, Midland, TX 79701 

• Ector County Library, 321 W. 5th 

Street, Odessa, TX 79761 

• Reagan County Library, 300 

Courthouse Square, Big Lake, TX 

76932 

The FAA will hold an open house 

public meeting to solicit comments from 

the public concerning the scope and 

content of the Draft EA. 

• April 8, 2014, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 

The University of Texas of the 

Permian Basin, Center for Energy & 

Economic Diversification (CEED), 

Foyer Room, 1400 N. FM 1788, 

Midland, TX 79707 

The public will be able to speak to 

project representatives one-on-one and 

submit written comments or provide 

oral comments to a stenographer. 

DATES: The FAA encourages all 

interested parties to provide comments 

concerning the scope and content of the 

Draft EA. To ensure that all comments 

can be addressed in the Final EA, 

comments on the draft must be received 

by the FAA no later than April 21, 2014. 

Reviewers should organize their 

comments to be meaningful and inform 

the FAA of their interests and concerns 

by quoting or providing specific 

references to the text of the Draft EA. 

Matters that could have been raised 

with specificity during the comment 

period on the Draft EA 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 in 

writing to Mr. Daniel Czelusniak, Office 

of Commercial Space Transportation, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., Suite 325, 

Washington, DC 20591; or by email at 

FAAMidlandEA@icfi.com. 

Issued in Washington, DC on: March 18, 

2014. 

Daniel Murray, 

Manager, Space Transportation Development 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06360 Filed 3–21–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Twenty-Third Meeting: RTCA Special 

Committee 216, Aeronautical Systems 

Security (Joint Meeting With 

EUROCAE WG–72) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Meeting Notice of RTCA Special 

Committee 216, Aeronautical Systems 

Security (Joint Meeting with EUROCAE 

WG–72). 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of the twenty-third 

meeting of RTCA Special Committee 

216, Aeronautical Systems Security 

(Joint Meeting with EUROCAE WG–72). 

DATES: The meeting will be held April 

8–9, 2014 from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. but 

ending at 3:00 p.m. on the last day. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

RTCA Headquarters, 1150 18th Street 

NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may contact the RTCA Secretariat, 1150 

18th Street NW., Suite 910, Washington, 

DC 20036, or by telephone at (202) 833– 

9339, fax at (202) 833–9434, or Web site 

http://www.rtca.org for directions. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby 

given for a meeting of Special 

Committee 216. 

This important plenary meeting will 

start at 9:00 a.m. on the first day and to 

finish by 5:00 p.m. on the last day. 

The main purpose of the meeting is to 

finalize disposition of any remaining 

public comments from the FRAC period 

on revised ED–202/DO–326 and ED– 

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204/DO–yy4, and to hold a committee 

vote on whether these two documents 

are ready for publication. 

Eurocae WG–72 will meet 

simultaneously in Europe and hold their 

own vote. The two committees intend to 

communicate via teleconference during 

the meeting to ensure coordination. 

Logistical information: Directions and 

Hotel information for RTCA is located 

on the Web site—http://www.rtca.org— 

Directions to RTCA. 

RSVP: Please inform Derek Schatz 

(derek.p.schatz@boeing.com), Dan 

Johnson (daniel.p.johnson@

honeywell.com), or Chuck Royalty 

(chuck.royalty@boeing.com) of your 

intention to attend the meeting. The 

agenda will include the following: 

April 8 

• Welcome (Committee chairs) 

• Introductions, logistics 

• Plenary Session: 

• Review/Approval of the TwentySecond Meeting Summary, RTCA 

Paper No. 238–13/SC216–047. 

• RTCA PMC Report 

• FAA Status Report 

• Coordination between drafting 

groups 

• Subgroup Breakouts—if needed 

• Review any remaining document 

comments 

April 9 

• Additional Subgroup Breakouts—if 

needed 

• Review Any Remaining Document 

Comments 

• Reconvene Plenary for Status 

• Review Schedule 

• Review/Approval—Revised DO– 

326—Airworthiness Security 

Process Specification, RTCA Paper 

No. 239–13/SC216–048. 

• Review/Approval—New Document, 

Information Security Guidance for 

Continuing Airworthiness, RTCA 

Paper No. 240–13/SC216–049. 

• Adjourn 

Note: Subgroup 2 may continue to meet 

separately from this meeting on April 10th in 

order to continue work on DO–yy3/ED–203. 

Those interested in this document are 

encouraged to remain and participate. 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairman, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 18, 

2014. 

Paige Williams, 

Management Analyst, NextGen, Business 

Operations Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06359 Filed 3–21–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Twenty-First Meeting: RTCA Special 

Committee 214/EUROCAE WG–78: 

Standards for Air Traffic Data 

Communication Services 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: RTCA Special Committee 214 

held jointly with EUROCAE WG–78: 

Standards for Air Traffic Data 

Communication Services meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of twenty-first 

meeting of RTCA Special Committee 

214 to be held jointly with EUROCAE 

WG–78: Standards for Air Traffic Data 

Communication Services. 

DATES: The meeting will be held April 

8–10, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Airtel-ATN, Royal Marine Hotel (http:// 

royalmarine.ie/), Marine Road, Dun 

Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sophie Bousquet, 202–330–0663, 

sbousquet@rtca.org or The RTCA 

Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 

910, Washington, DC 20036, or by 

telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202) 

833–9434, or Web site at http:// 

www.rtca.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby 

given for a meeting of Special 

Committee 214/EUROCAE WG–78: 

Standards for Air Traffic Data 

Communication Services. The agenda 

will include the following: 

April 8 

• Welcome, Introductions, & 

Administrative 

• Remarks/Welcome/Introduction/

Administrative Remarks 

• Approval of the Agenda 

• Approval of the Minutes of Plenary 20 

and Review Action Item Status 

• Coordination Activities 

• ICAO OPLINK 

• ICAO ACP, Status of PM–CPDLC & 

PM–ADS Technical Provisions 

• Working Group/Special committee 

organization for future work 

• Revision A to Baseline 2 Standards— 

ATC Winds service Report Study 

familiarization 

• Revision A to Baseline 2 Standards— 

Dynamic-RNP service ConOps 

familiarization 

April 9 

• Revision A to Baseline 2 Standards— 

Dynamic-RNP impacts on 

documents 

• Revision A to Baseline 2 Standards— 

Advance-IM service ConOps 

familiarization 

April 10 

• Approval of the Final version of 

Baseline 2 (Initial) documents 

• Approval of the Final version of DO– 

281B/ED–92B Change 1 and DO– 

224C Change 1 

• Status/discussions on ATN VDL2 

issues 

• Wrap-up and confirm high-level 

roadmap for Revision A to Baseline 

2 standards 

• Review need for upcoming meetings 

and approve dates and locations of 

Plenary and SG Meetings 

• Any Other Business 

• Adjourn 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairman, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 18, 

2014. 

Paige L. Williams, 

Management Analyst, Business Operations 

Group, ANG–A12, Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2014–0044] 

Second National Maritime Strategy 

Symposium: Domestic Shipping 

Opportunities 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for agenda 

topics for a public meeting. 

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