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that would be purchased or leased by 

SpaceX. In addition, a new underground 

utility line would be installed in the 

right-of-way of State Highway 4 from 

the control center area to the vertical 

launch area. 

The FAA identified a range of 

reasonable alternatives; however, the 

alternatives identified that did not meet 

the purpose and need as well as those 

that were not technically, operationally, 

or economically prudent or feasible 

were excluded from detailed 

consideration in the Final EIS. The 

Final EIS provides a detailed evaluation 

of the Proposed Action (Preferred 

Alternative) and the No Action 

Alternative. Under the No Action 

Alternative, the FAA would not issue 

launch licenses and/or experimental 

permits to SpaceX for launch operations 

from the private site in Cameron 

County, Texas. Thus, SpaceX would not 

construct the proposed control center 

and vertical launch areas. 

Resource areas were considered to 

provide a context for understanding and 

assessing the potential environmental 

effects of the Proposed Action, with 

attention focused on key issues. The 

resource areas considered included 

Compatible Land Use (including 

Farmlands and Coastal Resources); 

Section 4(f) Properties; Noise; Light 

Emissions and Visual Impacts; 

Historical, Architectural, 

Archaeological, and Cultural resources; 

Air Quality; Water Resources (including 

Surface Waters, Groundwater, Wetlands, 

Floodplains, and Wild and Scenic 

Rivers); Biological Resources (Fish, 

Wildlife, and Plants); Hazardous 

Materials, Pollution Prevention, and 

Solid Waste; Socioeconomics, 

Environmental Justice, and Children’s 

Environmental Health and Safety Risks; 

and Natural Resources and Energy 

Supply. 

As stated in the ROD and supported 

by the Final EIS, the No Action 

Alternative is not consistent with the 

purpose and need for action, including 

the FAA’s statutory direction from 

Congress under the Commercial Space 

Launch Act to encourage, facilitate, and 

promote commercial space launch and 

reentry activities by the private sector in 

order to strengthen and expand U.S. 

space transportation infrastructure. The 

Preferred Alternative, the applicant’s 

Proposed Action, would allow the 

greatest development and growth of the 

U.S. commercial space launch industry. 

Adoption of this alternative will result 

in the construction and operation of a 

private launch site that is consistent 

with the purpose and need for the 

Proposed Action, while at the same time 

avoiding, minimizing, and mitigating 

the harm to the environment. Therefore, 

the FAA has selected the Preferred 

Alternative. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2014. 

Daniel Murray, 

Manager, Space Transportation Development 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2014–16615 Filed 7–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2014–43] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 

The purpose of this notice is to improve 

the public’s awareness of, and 

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s 

regulatory activities. Neither publication 

of this notice nor the inclusion or 

omission of information in the summary 

is intended to affect the legal status of 

the petition or its final disposition. 

DATES: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number and 

must be received on or before August 4, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2014–0397 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to the Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Fax: Fax comments to the Docket 

Management Facility at 202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to 

the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Privacy: We will post all comments 

we receive, without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. 

Using the search function of our docket 

Web site, anyone can find and read the 

comments received into any of our 

dockets, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78). 

Docket: To read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time 

or to the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake 

Troutman, (202) 267–9521, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC, 20951. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2014. 

Brenda D. Courtney, 

Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2014–0397 

Petitioner: Yamaha Motor 

Corporation, U.S.A. 

Section of 14 CFR: parts 21, 27, 137, 

45.23(b), 61.113(a) and (b), 91.7(a), 

91.9(b)(2), 91.103, 91.109, 91.119, 

91.121, 91.151(b), 91.203(a) and (b), 

91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(2), 

91.417(a) and (b), and 91.1501. 

Description of Relief Sought: Yamaha 

Motor Corporation, U.S.A. requests an 

exemption for the purpose of operating 

its remotely-piloted helicopter, the 

RMAX, to provide commercial 

agricultural-related services in the 

United States. 

[FR Doc. 2014–16538 Filed 7–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2014–45] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 

The purpose of this notice is to improve 

the public’s awareness of, and 

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s 

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