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

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 vehicles 

would 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: 


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Background 

The FAA is preparing an EIS to 

analyze the potential environmental 

impacts of the issuance of a Launch Site 

Operator License to Space Florida. 

Space Florida proposes to construct and 

operate a commercial space launch site, 

called the ‘‘Shiloh Launch Complex,’’ 

that would allow Space Florida to offer 

the commercial space launch site to 

commercial launch providers to conduct 

launch operations of liquid fueled, 

medium- to heavy-lift class orbital and 

suborbital vertical launch vehicles. The 

EIS will consider the potential 

environmental impacts of the Proposed 

Action and reasonable alternatives, 

including the No Action Alternative. 

The successful completion of the 

environmental review process does not 

guarantee that the FAA would issue a 

Launch Site Operator License to Space 

Florida. The project must also meet all 

FAA safety, risk, and indemnification 

requirements. 

Proposed Action 

The Proposed Action is for the FAA 

to issue a Launch Site Operator License 

to Space Florida that would allow Space 

Florida to offer the commercial space 

launch site (the ‘‘Shiloh Launch 

Complex’’) to commercial launch 

providers to conduct launch operations 

of liquid fueled, medium- to heavy-lift 

class orbital and suborbital vertical 

launch vehicles. Under the Proposed 

Action, Space Florida would construct 

and operate two vertical launch 

facilities and two off-site operations 

support areas. The Shiloh Launch 

Complex 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 proposed Shiloh Launch 

Complex is located on the west side of 

Kennedy Parkway North (SR 3), which 

straddles Brevard and Volusia counties 

in Florida. The proposed site is part of 

the National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration’s (NASA) Kennedy 

Space Center (KSC) in an area of the 

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 

that is managed by the USFWS. The 

proposed Shiloh Launch Complex 

would be constructed on approximately 

200 acres of undeveloped land in the 

vicinity of a former citrus community 

known as Shiloh. Of the 200 acres, each 

vertical launch facility would require 

approximately 30 acres of fenced land. 

Each vertical launch facility would 

include a launch pad and stand with its 

associated flame duct, propellant 

storage and handling areas, vehicle and 

payload integration facility, storage 

tanks, lightning protection systems, 

deluge water systems, and other launchrelated facilities and systems. 

In addition, as part of the Proposed 

Action, commercial launch operators 

using the Shiloh Launch Complex 

would construct and operate two off-site 

operations support areas in separate 

locations from the Shiloh Launch 

Complex. Each off-site operations 

support area would include a launch 

vehicle pre-integration processing 

facility, a payload processing facility, 

and a control center building. There are 

two proposed off-site operations support 

areas that are close to the Shiloh Launch 

Complex: the Oak Hill site and the 

South Volusia County site, both in 

Volusia County. The Oak Hill site is 

approximately 22 acres and the South 

Volusia County site is approximately 51 

acres. The development of access and 

supporting utility infrastructure for the 

vertical launch facility and the off-site 

operations support areas may occur on 

lands outside the Shiloh Launch 

Complex. 

Operations would consist of up to 24 

launches per year (12 launches 

occurring per vertical launch facility. In 

addition to launches, other operations 

could occur including 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). All vehicles would launch to 

the east over the Atlantic Ocean. Under 

the Proposed Action, the first stage of 

the launch vehicle could return to and 

land at the Shiloh Launch Complex or 

it would land in the Atlantic Ocean. 

The potential environmental impacts 

of all proposed construction activities 

will be analyzed in the EIS, in addition 

to the impacts from operating the 

facilities and launching orbital vertical 

launch vehicles. The EIS will evaluate 

the potential environmental effects 

associated with: Air quality; noise and 

compatible land use; land use, 

including Section 4(f) properties and 

farmlands; coastal resources; biological 

resources, including threatened and 

endangered species; water resources, 

including surface waters and wetlands, 

groundwater, floodplains, and water 

quality; historical, architectural, 

archaeological, and cultural resources; 

light emissions and visual resources; 

hazardous materials, pollution 

prevention, and solid waste; 

infrastructure and utilities; and 

socioeconomics, environmental justice, 

and children’s environmental health 

and safety. This includes addressing the 

potential environmental impacts 

associated with reasonably foreseeable 

changes to land administration, 

jurisdiction, and management with 

regards to the lands at the proposed 

Shiloh Launch Complex site currently 

administered by NASA and USFWS. 

The analysis will include an evaluation 

of the potential direct and indirect 

impacts, and will account for 

cumulative impacts from other relevant 

activities in the area of Brevard and 

Volusia Counties, Florida. 

Alternatives 

Based on comments received during 

the scoping period, the FAA may 

analyze additional alternatives. 

However, at this time, the alternatives 

under consideration include the 

Proposed Action and the No Action 

Alternative. Under the No Action 

Alternative, the FAA would not issue a 

Launch Site Operator License to Space 

Florida. 

Scoping Meetings 

Two public scoping meetings will be 

held to solicit input from the public on 

potential issues that may need to be 

evaluated in the EIS. The first scoping 

meeting will be held on February 11, 

2014 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the 

New Smyrna Beach High School 

Gymnasium, 1015 10th Street, New 

Smyrna Beach, Florida 32168. The 

second scoping meeting will be held on 

February 12, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 

p.m., at the Eastern Florida State 

College, Titusville Campus, John Henry 

Jones Gymnatorium, 1311 North U.S. 1, 

Titusville, Florida 32796. The meeting 

format will include an open-house 

workshop from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

The FAA will provide an overview of 

the environmental process from 6:00 

p.m. to 6:15 p.m. followed by a public 

comment period from 6:15 p.m. to 8:00 

p.m. The open-house workshop will 

consist of poster stations describing the 

proposed project and the NEPA process. 

The FAA and cooperating agency staff 

will be present during the open-house 

workshop portion of the meetings to 

answer general questions on the 

proposed project and the NEPA process. 

During each scoping meeting, one 

designated area of the room will focus 

on the Section 106 process and solicit 

public input on the identification of 

historic properties and potential effects 

of the Proposed Action on historic 

properties. 

Information on the proposed project 

and the NEPA process is available on 

the following Web site: http://

www.faa.gov/about/office_org/

headquarters_offices/ast/

environmental/nepa_docs/review/

documents_progress/shiloh_launch_

statement/. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 248 / Thursday, December 26, 2013 / Notices 78469 

Issued in Washington, DC on December 18, 

2013. 

Daniel Murray, 

Manager, Space Transportation Development 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30823 Filed 12–24–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Receipt of Noise Compatibility 

Program and Request for Review; 

Martin County Airport/Witham Field, 

Stuart, FL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces that it 

is reviewing a proposed Noise 

Compatibility Program that was 

submitted for Martin County Airport/

Witham Field under the provisions of 

49 U.S.C. 47504 et. seq (the Aviation 

Safety and Noise Abatement Act 

hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Act’’) and 

14 CFR Part 150 by Martin County. This 

program was submitted subsequent to a 

determination by FAA that the 

associated Noise Exposure Maps 

submitted under 14 CFR Part 150 for 

Martin County Airport/Witham Field 

were in compliance with applicable 

requirements effective December 6, 

2011, and was published in the Federal 

Register on December 16, 2011. The 

proposed Noise Compatibility Program 

will be approved or disapproved on or 

before June 16, 2014. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the start of FAA’s review of the 

associated noise compatibility program 

is December 18, 2013. The public 

comment period ends February 16, 

2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Allan Nagy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Orlando Airports 

District Office, 5950 Hazelton National 

Drive, Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 

32822, (407) 812–6331. Comments on 

the proposed noise compatibility 

program should also be submitted to the 

above office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA is 

reviewing a proposed Noise 

Compatibility Program for Martin 

County Airport/Witham Field which 

will be approved or disapproved on or 

before June 16, 2014. This notice also 

announces the availability of this 

program for public review and 

comment. 

An airport operator who has 

submitted Noise Exposure Maps that are 

found by FAA to be in compliance with 

the requirements of Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 150, may 

submit a Noise Compatibility Program 

for FAA approval which sets forth the 

measures the operator has taken or 

proposes to reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent the 

introduction of additional noncompatible uses. 

The FAA has formally received the 

Noise Compatibility Program for Martin 

County Airport/Witham Field, effective 

on December 18, 2013. The airport 

operator has requested that the FAA 

review this material and that the noise 

mitigation measures, to be implemented 

jointly by the airport and surrounding 

communities, be approved as a Noise 

Compatibility Program under Section 

47504 of the Act. Preliminary review of 

the submitted material indicates that it 

conforms to the requirements for the 

submittal of Noise Compatibility 

Programs, but that further review will be 

necessary prior to approval or 

disapproval of the program. The formal 

review period, limited by law to a 

maximum of 180 days, will be 

completed on or before June 16, 2014. 

The FAA’s detailed evaluation will be 

conducted under the provisions of 14 

CFR Part 150, Section 150.33. The 

primary considerations in the 

evaluation process are whether the 

proposed measures may reduce the level 

of aviation safety or create an undue 

burden on interstate or foreign 

commerce, and whether they are 

reasonably consistent with obtaining the 

goal of reducing existing noncompatible land uses and preventing the 

introduction of additional noncompatible land uses. 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on the proposed program with 

specific reference to these factors. All 

comments relating to these factors, other 

than those properly addressed to local 

land use authorities, will be considered 

by the FAA to the extent practicable. 

Copies of the Noise Exposure Maps, the 

FAA’s evaluation of the maps, and the 

proposed Noise Compatibility Program 

are available for examination at the 

following locations: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Orlando Airports 

District Office, 5950 Hazelton National 

Drive, Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 

32822. 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Orlando, Florida, on December 

18, 2013. 

Bart Vernace, 

Manager, Orlando Airports District Office. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30822 Filed 12–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Revision Date 12/4/00 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA –2013–0415] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Revision of a CurrentlyApproved Information Collection: 

Request for Revocation of Authority 

Granted 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), FMCSA announces its plan to 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) its request to revise a 

currently-approved information 

collection request (ICR) entitled, 

‘‘Request for Revocation of Authority 

Granted,’’ covered by OMB Control 

Number 2126–0018. This ICR covers a 

voluntary request by a motor carrier, 

freight forwarder, or property broker to 

amend or revoke its FMCSA registration 

of authority granted. It is being revised 

due to an anticipated decrease in the 

estimated annual number of filings and 

costs to the respondents. FMCSA will 

seek OMB’s review and approval of this 

revised ICR and invites public comment 

on this request. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before February 24, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Department of 

Transportation (DOT) Docket 

Management System (DMS) Docket 

Number FMCSA–2013–0415 using any 

of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington 

DC, 20590–0001 between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 


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