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cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03513 Filed 2–20–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

[Docket No. PTO–C–2023–0056] 

National Medal of Technology and 

Innovation Nomination Evaluation 

Committee Charter Renewal 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

has renewed the charter for the National 

Medal of Technology and Innovation 

Nomination Evaluation Committee 

(NMTI Committee) for an additional 

two-year period, as it is a necessary 

committee that is in the public interest. 

The charter is renewed until February 8, 

2026. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Linda Hosler, Program Manager, NMTI 

Program, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, 600 Dulany Street, 

Alexandria, VA 22314; 571–272–8514; 

or nmti@uspto.gov. Information is also 

available at www.uspto.gov/nmti. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NMTI 

Committee was established in 

accordance with 15 U.S.C. 1512 and the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. 

The NMTI Committee members are 

distinguished experts from the private 

and public sectors, with experience in 

and an understanding of technology and 

technological innovation. The NMTI 

Committee provides recommendations 

of nominees for the NMTI. The duties of 

the NMTI Committee are solely advisory 

in nature. Nominations for the NMTI are 

solicited through an open, competitive, 

and nationwide call, and the NMTI 

Committee members are responsible for 

reviewing the nominations received. 

The NMTI Committee forwards its 

recommendations, through the Under 

Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, to 

the President. 

On December 22, 2023, the Secretary 

of Commerce approved the continuance 

of the NMTI Committee. On February 7, 

2024, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, Performing the nonexclusive functions and duties of the 

Chief Financial Officer and Assistant 

Secretary for Administration, signed the 

charter for the NMTI Committee. This 

charter will terminate two years from 

the date of its filing with the standing 

committees of the United States Senate 

and the House of Representatives having 

legislative jurisdiction over the United 

States Patent and Trademark Office 

unless earlier terminated or renewed by 

proper authority. The charter was filed 

on February 8, 2024, and it expires on 

February 8, 2026. 

Katherine K. Vidal, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03526 Filed 2–20–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy 

Operations at Cape Canaveral Space 

Force Station 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

Department of Defense; Federal 

Aviation Administration; National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration; 

and United States Coast Guard. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Air 

Force is the lead agency for this notice. 

The Federal Aviation Administration is 

a cooperating agency and the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

and U.S. Coast Guard were invited to be 

cooperating agencies for this action. The 

Department of the Air Force (DAF) is 

issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential 

environmental impacts associated with 

(1) the execution of a real property 

agreement between the United States 

Space Force (USSF) and Space 

Exploration Technologies Corp. 

(SpaceX), which would enable SpaceX 

to develop a launch site to support 

Starship-Super Heavy operations, 

including launch and landing at Cape 

Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), 

and (2) the Federal Aviation 

Administration’s (FAA) issuance of a 

vehicle operator license at the selected 

launch site and approval of related 

airspace closures. 

DATES: A public scoping period will 

take place starting from the date of this 

NOI publication in the Federal Register 

and will last for 30 days. Comments will 

be accepted at any time during the 

environmental impact analysis process; 

however, to ensure the DAF has 

sufficient time to consider public 

scoping comments during preparation of 

the Draft EIS, please submit comments 

within the 30-day scoping period. 

The DAF invites the public, 

stakeholders, and other interested 

parties to attend one or more of the 

three in-person public scoping meetings 

or the virtual public scoping meeting. 

In-person meetings will be held March 

5 at Catherine Schweinsberg Rood 

Central Library, 308 Forrest Ave., Cocoa, 

FL 32922; March 6 at Titusville Civic 

Center, 4220 S Hopkins Ave., Titusville, 

FL 32780; and March 7 at Radisson 

Resort At The Port, 8701 Astronaut 

Blvd., Cape Canaveral, FL 32920. Each 

in-person scoping meeting will take 

place from 4 to 7 p.m. A virtual meeting 

is scheduled for March 12 at 6 p.m. 

Information on how to attend the virtual 

meeting is available on the project 

website (SpaceForceStarshipEIS.com). 

The meetings will provide an 

opportunity for attendees to learn more 

about the Proposed Action and 

Alternatives and provide an early and 

open process to assist the DAF and its 

Cooperating Agencies in determining 

the scope of issues for analysis in the 

EIS, including identifying significant 

environmental issues and eliminating 

from further study non-significant 

issues. Scope consists of the range of 

actions, alternatives, and impacts to be 

considered in the EIS. Project team 

members will be available to answer 

questions and there will also be an 

opportunity to provide oral and written 

comments. Scoping meeting materials 

will be provided in English and 

Spanish. 

The Notice of Availability (NOA) of 

the Draft EIS is anticipated in December 

2024 and the NOA for the Final EIS is 

anticipated in September 2025. A 

decision could be made no earlier than 

30 days after the Final EIS. 

ADDRESSES: The project website 

(SpaceForceStarshipEIS.com) provides 

information related to the EIS, such as 

environmental documents, schedule, 

and project details, as well as a 

comment form. Comments may be 

submitted via the website comment 

form, emailed to ContactUs@

SpaceForceStarshipEIS.com, or mailed 

to CCSFS Starship EIS c/o Jacobs, 5401 

W Kennedy Blvd., Suite 300, Tampa, 

Florida 33609. Members of the public 

who want to receive future mailings 

informing them of the availability of the 

Draft EIS and Final EIS are encouraged 

to submit a comment that includes their 

name and email or postal mailing 


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