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of the MS 01 spacecraft at CCAFS and

VAFB. The potential for off-site

consequences would be limited

primarily to a liquid propellant spill

during fueling operations of the Delta II

second stage and a launch failure at or

near the launch pad. A launch vehicle

failure on or near the launch area during

the first few seconds of flight could

result in the release of the propellants

(solid and liquid) onboard the Delta II,

the upper stage, and the spacecraft. The

resulting emissions would resemble

those resulting from a normal launch.

Liquid propellants would largely burn

with some unburned propellant

dispersed in the atmosphere. Some

unburned solid and liquid propellants

could enter surface water bodies and the

ocean. Falling debris would be expected

to land on or near the launch pad,

resulting in secondary ground-level

explosions and localized fires.

For both normal launches and nonradiological environmental impacts

arising from an accident, there would be

no impacts on cultural resources or

floodplains. No other non-radiological

environmental impacts of concern have

been identified. The launch of Delta II

vehicles from CCAFS are covered by

existing U.S. Air Force (USAF)

Environmental Assessments and

FONSIs. There have been no subsequent

substantial changes to the Delta II

launch vehicle that are relevant to

environmental concerns. In addition,

there are no significant new

circumstances or information relevant to

environmental concerns that bear on the

launch of the Delta II class vehicle.

The DEIS also addressed a concern

associated with launch of the MS 01

lander/rover spacecraft involving

potential launch accidents that could

result in release of some of the

radioactive material onboard the lander/

rover spacecraft. NASA’s cooperating

agency, the U.S. Department of Energy

(DOE), performed a radiological risk

assessment of potential accidents for the

MS 01 lander/rover. The DOE’s risk

assessment for the MS 01 lander/rover

indicated that the expected impacts of

released radioactive material on or near

the launch area, and on a global basis,

would be small.

The 45-day public comment period on

the DEIS closed on January 17, 2000. A

total of six comment letters were

received: two from Federal agencies,

three from State agencies, and one from

a local agency. The comments addressed

the following issues: NASA’s

compliance with the Endangered

Species Act at the VAFB launch site;

NASA’s use of Best Management

Practices; and questions regarding the

methodologies used to estimate

radiological consequences. These

comments provided no new information

or analyses that indicated a need to

change the DEIS risk assessment of

impacts presented in the DEIS.

Following the loss of the Mars Polar

Lander, NASA instituted

comprehensive reviews by high-level

panels of experts not just of the loss of

this spacecraft, but also of its overall

approach to Mars exploration. These

reviews resulted in a number of reports

that have been publicly released. NASA

is responding to these reports and

recommendations, and is developing a

broad restructuring of its approach to

Mars exploration. Recommendations

were also made that would directly

affect implementation of the MS 01

mission. Specifically, it was

recommended that launch of the MS 01

lander/rover spacecraft mission

component be delayed to a future date

yet to be determined, and that the

orbiter spacecraft be launched in 2001

as originally proposed in the DEIS for

the MS 01 Mission with the exception

that the launch take place from CCAFS

instead of VAFB. In March 2000, NASA

adopted these recommendations

regarding the Mars Surveyor 2001

mission.

The assessment of non-radiological

environmental impacts in the DEIS was

prepared on the basis of the larger Delta

II 7925 vehicle at both launch sites.

Therefore, the assessment of impacts

both for a normal launch of the MS 01

lander/rover from CCAFS and for

potential launch accidents that do not

involve release of radioactive material is

directly applicable to launch of the MS

01 orbiter from CCAFS and provides a

conservative upper bound on those

impacts. Furthermore, since the MS 01

orbiter does not utilize radioactive

material, the risk assessment of

potential radiological consequences for

a launch accident involving the MS 01

lander/rover at CCAFS does not apply.

Finally, the question submitted during

the public comment period regarding

compliance with the Endangered

Species Act at VAFB does not pertain to

the proposed MS 01 orbiter launch from

CCAFS. Thus, given that the proposed

reconfiguration of the Mars Surveyor

2001 mission to an orbiter-only launch

from CCAFS does not entail any new or

substantial changes to the potential

environmental impacts evaluated in the

DEIS, NASA has concluded that the

DEIS adequately and accurately reflects

the environmental impacts of the launch

of a MS 01 orbiter spacecraft from

CCAFS using a Delta II 7925 launch

vehicle.

On the basis of the DEIS and USAF

NEPA documentation on the Delta II

class of launch vehicles, NASA has

determined that the preparations for and

launch and operation of an MS 01

orbiter-only mission would not

individually or cumulatively have a

significant effect on the quality of the

human environment. Should NASA

decide to launch the MS 01 lander/rover

to Mars at some future date, additional

environmental documentation will be

prepared.

Therefore, NASA has made a finding

of no significant impact and has

determined that issuance of a Final

Environmental Impact Statement is not

appropriate. NASA will take no final

action prior to the expiration of the 30-

day comment period.

Edward J. Weiler,

Associate Administrator for Space Science.

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2. Records Grants. These grants

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3. Electronic Records Grants. These

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4. State Boards Grants. These grants

provide support for advisory bodies for

historical records planning and for

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states to strengthen the Nation’s archival

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5. Publication Grants. These grants

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