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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 93820-93821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27533]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Availability, Notice of Public Comment Period, Notice 
of Public Meetings, and Request for Comment on the Revised Draft Tiered 
Environmental Assessment for SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Vehicle 
Increased Cadence at the Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron County, 
Texas

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of availability, notice of public comment period, notice 
of public meetings, and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended (NEPA), Council on Environmental Quality NEPA-
implementing regulations, and FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: 
Policies and Procedures, the FAA is announcing the availability of the 
Revised Draft Tiered Environmental Assessment for SpaceX's proposal to 
increase the number of launches and landings of its Starship/Super 
Heavy vehicle at the Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas 
(Revised Draft EA), and its intent to hold public meetings. The Revised 
Draft EA analyzes SpaceX's proposal to increase launch and landing 
cadence up to 25 annual Starship/Super Heavy orbital launches, 
including: up to 25 annual landings of Starship (Second stage), and up 
to 25 annual landings of Super Heavy (First stage). The Revised Draft 
EA also addresses vehicle upgrades.

DATES: No registration is required for the four in-person public 
meetings that will be held at the following dates and times (Central):
     Tuesday, January 7, 2025; 1 p.m.-3 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.-7:30 
p.m. CT.
     Thursday, January 9, 2025; 1 p.m.-3 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.-7:30 
p.m. CT.
    Registration is required for the virtual public meeting that will 
be held on Monday, January 13, 2025; 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. CT.
    The public comment period for the Revised Draft EA will close on 
January 17, 2025.

ADDRESSES: The locations for the meetings are as follows:
     January 7, 2025; Texas Southmost College, Jacob Brown 
Auditorium, 600 International Boulevard, Brownsville, TX 78520.
     January 9, 2025; Port Isabel Event & Cultural Center, 
Queen Isabella Room, 309 E Railroad Avenue, Port Isabel, TX 78578.
     January 13, 2025; Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6f5su5mtTne_vBr8MqJOLA, Dial-in 
phone number: 888-788-0099 (Toll Free), Webinar ID: 879 9253 6128, 
Passcode: 900729.

    The Revised Draft EA is available for review at https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship. The FAA 
invites interested parties to submit comments on the Revised Draft EA. 
Public comments can be submitted electronically to www.regulations.gov 
under Docket No. FAA-2024-2006, by postal mail to Ms. Amy Hanson, FAA 
Environmental Specialist, SpaceX EA, c/o ICF 1902 Reston Metro Plaza 
Reston, VA 20190, or delivered in written or verbal form during a 
public meeting. Instructions on how to submit comments can be found on 
the FAA web page at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hanson at 847-243-7609 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA will provide a pre-recorded 
presentation during the first half hour of the public meetings. The 
public will also have an opportunity to submit comments during the 
meetings. English-Spanish translation services will be provided. Both 
English and Spanish versions of the presentation will be made available 
to the public on December 16, 2024, on this website listed above. More 
information on the public meetings can be found at: https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship. If any 
accommodation for the public meetings is needed (such as additional 
translation services), please submit a request by December 16, 2024, to 
the project email address: [email protected]. For any media 
inquiries, please contact the FAA Press Office at [email protected].
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that 
your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask the FAA 
in your comment to withhold from public review your personal 
identifying information, the

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FAA cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so. All comments 
received during the comment period will be given equal weight and be 
taken into consideration in the preparation of the Final EA.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 20, 2024.
Stacey Molinich Zee,
Manager, Operations Support Branch.
[FR Doc. 2024-27533 Filed 11-26-24; 8:45 am]
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