78896 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 217 / Wednesday, November 9, 2016 / Notices 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 

28, 2016. 

Jason Ritchie, 

Acting Manager, Airports Division, Northwest 

Mountain Region. 

[FR Doc. 2016–27095 Filed 11–8–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Office of Commercial Space 

Transportation; Adoption and Notice of 

Availability of the Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) for Boostback and Landing of the Falcon 9 Full 

Thrust First Stage at SLC–4 West at 

Vandenberg Air Force Base, California 

and Offshore Landing Contingency 

Option 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the 

FONSI. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (NEPA; 42 United 

States Code 4321 et seq.), Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA 

implementing regulations (40 Code of 

Federal Regulations [CFR] parts 1500 to 

1508), and FAA Order 1050.1F, 

Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures, the FAA is announcing the 

adoption of, and availability of a FONSI 

for, the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF’s) 

Environmental Assessment, Boost-Back 

and Landing of the Falcon 9 Full Thrust 

First Stage at SLC–4 West, Vandenberg 

Air Force Base, California and Offshore 

Landing Contingency Option (EA). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Daniel Czelusniak, Environmental 

Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence Ave. 

SW., Room 325, Washington, DC 20591; 

email Daniel.Czelusniak@faa.gov; or 

phone (202) 267–5924. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USAF 

acted as the lead agency, and the FAA 

was a cooperating agency, in the 

preparation of the EA. The EA analyzed 

the potential environmental impacts of 

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. 

(SpaceX) constructing a landing pad and 

improving infrastructure at Space 

Launch Complex 4 West (SLC–4W) at 

Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), as 

well as conducting boost-backs and 

landings of the Falcon 9 first stage 

booster at SLC–4W or on a specialpurpose barge, no less than 31 miles 

offshore in the Pacific Ocean. The EA 

was prepared in accordance with NEPA, 

CEQ NEPA implementing regulations, 

the USAF’s Environmental Impact 

Analysis Process (32 CFR 989), and FAA 

Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: 

Policies and Procedures. 

As the activities considered in the EA 

would require Federal actions (as 

defined in 40 CFR 1508.18) involving 

the USAF and FAA, the EA was 

prepared to satisfy the NEPA obligations 

of both agencies. The FAA’s Federal 

action in this matter pertains to its role 

in issuing licenses for the operation of 

commercial launch and reentry vehicles 

at launch sites. The USAF issued a 

FONSI on April 26, 2016, which stated 

that implementing the Proposed Action 

would not have a significant effect on 

the human environment. Based upon its 

independent review and consideration 

of the EA, the FAA formally adopts the 

EA—concurring with the EA’s analysis 

of impacts and findings—and issues a 

FONSI to support the issuance of launch 

licenses to SpaceX for Falcon 9 boostback and landing operations at VAFB or 

in the Pacific Ocean. If, in their license 

application to the FAA, SpaceX makes 

changes to their operations which fall 

outside the scope of the EA, additional 

environmental review would be 

required prior to the FAA issuing a 

license associated with such an 

application. 

After reviewing and analyzing 

available data and information on 

existing conditions and potential 

impacts, the FAA has determined that 

issuing launch licenses to SpaceX for 

Falcon 9 boost-back and landing 

operations at VAFB or in the Pacific 

Ocean is a Federal action that would not 

significantly affect the quality of the 

human environment within the meaning 

of NEPA. The FAA made this 

determination in accordance with all 

applicable environmental laws and FAA 

regulations. 

The FAA has posted the FONSI on the 

internet at http://www.faa.gov/about/ 

office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/ 

environmental/nepa_docs/review/ 

launch/. 

Issued in Washington, DC on: November 2, 

2016. 

Daniel Murray, 

Manager, Space Transportation Development 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2016–27092 Filed 11–8–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0114] 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration; Meeting Notice 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

Title: National Emergency Medical 

Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC); 

Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 

Meeting. 

ACTION: Meeting Notice—National 

Emergency Medical Services Advisory 

Council. 

SUMMARY: The NHTSA announces 

meeting of NEMSAC to be held in the 

Metropolitan Washington, DC, area. 

This notice announces the date, time, 

and location of the meetings, which will 

be open to the public, as well as 

opportunities for public input to the 

NEMSAC. The purpose of NEMSAC, a 

nationally recognized council of 

emergency medical services 

representatives and consumers, is to 

advise and consult with DOT and the 

Federal Interagency Committee on 

Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS) 

on matters relating to emergency 

medical services (EMS). 

DATES: The NEMSAC meeting will be 

held on December 1, 2016 from 8:30 

a.m. to 11:45 a.m. EST, and that 

afternoon from 4:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., and 

on December 2, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 

12 p.m. EST. A public comment period 

will take place on December 1, 2016 

between 11:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. EST 

and on December 2, 2016 between 10:45 

a.m. and 11:15 a.m. EDT. NEMSAC 

committees will meet in the same 

location on Thursday, December 1, 2016 

from 1:15 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST. Written 

comments for the NEMSAC from the 

public must be received no later than 

November 25, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Washington Hilton, 1919 

Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20009. Attendees should plan to 

arrive 20 minutes early to check in for 

the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan McHenry, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Office of Emergency 

Medical Services, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., NTI–140, Washington, DC 

20590, susan.mchenry@dot.gov or 202– 

366–6540. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

these meetings is given under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. 

App.). The NEMSAC is authorized 

under Section 31108 of the Moving 


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