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11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for inspection and copying in 

the Commission’s Public Reference 

Room, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, 

DC 20549, on official business days 

between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. 

Copies of the filing also will be available 

for inspection and copying at the 

principal office of Phlx. All comments 

received will be posted without change; 

the Commission does not edit personal 

identifying information from 

submissions. You should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

available publicly. All submissions 

should refer to File Number SR–Phlx–

2008–02 and should be submitted on or 

before February 13, 2008. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.11

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–1059 Filed 1–22–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Approval of the Finding of No 

Significant Impact and Record of 

Decision for the Final Environmental 

Assessment (EA) for the Construction 

of a New Land-Based Airport in 

Akutan, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of approval of the 

Finding of No Significant Impact/ 

Record of Decision. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration is announcing the 

approval of the Finding of No 

Significant Impact/Record of Decision 

(FONSI/ROD) for the Final 

Environmental Assessment (EA) for the 

construction of a new land-based airport 

in Akutan, AK. The FONSI/ROD 

provides final agency determinations 

and approvals for the proposed 

development. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patti 

Sullivan, Environmental Specialist, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Alaskan Region, Airports Division, 222 

W. 7th Avenue #14, Anchorage, AK 

99513–7504. Ms. Sullivan may be 

contacted during business hours at (907) 

271–5454 (phone) and (907) 271–2851 

(facsimile). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FONSI/ROD is for the approval of 

actions for the construction of an 

airport, including a runway, a runway 

safety area, connecting taxiway, an 

apron, and a snow removal equipment 

and maintenance facility; an airport 

access road; two hovercraft landing 

pads; a hovercraft storage and 

maintenance facility; and acquisition of 

a hovercraft. The FONSI/ROD provides 

the final agency determinations and 

approvals for Federal actions by the 

FAA related to the selection of 

alternatives to meet the purpose and 

need for the action. The FONSI/ROD 

also includes required mitigation 

measures and conditions of approval. 

The FONSI/ROD indicates that the 

selected actions are consistent with 

existing environmental policies and 

objectives set forth in the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, as amended, as well as other 

Federal and State statutes, and that the 

actions will not significantly affect the 

quality of the environment. 

The FAA’s decision is based upon 

information contained in the Final EA, 

issued in December 2007, and on all 

other applicable documents available to 

the agency and considered by it, which 

constitutes the administrative record. 

The FAA’s determinations are 

discussed in the FONSI/ROD, which 

was approved on December 26, 2007. 

FONSI/ROD Availability 

The FONSI/ROD may be viewed at 

the following Web site: http:// 

www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/ 

airports/regional_guidance/alaskan/. 

Issued in Anchorage, Alaska on January 11, 

2007. 

Byron K. Huffman, 

Manager, Airports Division, Alaskan Region. 

[FR Doc. 08–232 Filed 1–22–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Environmental Finding 

Document: Finding of No Significant 

Impact; Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FAA participated as a 

cooperating agency with the U.S. Army 

Space and Missile Defense Command/ 

U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command in 

preparation of the SpaceX Falcon 

Program Environmental Assessment 

(EA). The Falcon Launch Vehicle 

Program is a venture by Space 

Exploration Technologies, Inc. (SpaceX) 

to provide space launch operations. The 

EA analyzed the environmental 

consequences of conducting an average 

of six Falcon 1 launches per year and up 

to four Falcon 9 launches per year 

(starting after 2008) for the next ten 

years from Omelek Island, U.S. Army 

Kwajalein Atoll Ronald Reagan Ballistic 

Missile Test Site (USAKA/RTS). The EA 

also analyzed the reentry of the Dragon 

reentry capsule, which would be carried 

as a payload on the Falcon 9 launch 

vehicle. Additionally, the SpaceX 

Falcon Program EA analyzed 

infrastructure improvements proposed 

on Omelek Island and Kwajalein to 

support the proposed launch activities. 

SpaceX would require a launch or 

reentry license from the FAA for 

launches or reentries of commercial 

payloads. 

From its independent review and 

consideration, the FAA has determined 

that the FAA’s proposed action is 

substantially the same as the actions 

already analyzed in the SpaceX EA and 

that FAA’s comments and suggestions 

have been satisfied (see 1506.3(c) and 

FAA Order 1050.1E, 518h). The FAA 

formally adopts the EA and hereby 

incorporates the analysis to support 

future decisions on license applications. 

After reviewing and analyzing 

currently available data and information 

on existing conditions, project impacts, 

and measures to mitigate those impacts, 

the FAA has determined that the 

proposed action is not a Federal action 

that would significantly affect the 

quality of the human environment 

within the meaning of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 

Therefore, the preparation of an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

is not required and the FAA is issuing 

a Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI). The FAA made this 

determination in accordance with all 

applicable environmental laws. 

For a Copy of the Environmental 

Assessment or the FONSI Contact: 

Questions or comments should be 

directed to Ms. Stacey Zee; FAA 

Environmental Specialist; Federal 

Aviation Administration; 800 

Independence Ave., SW.; AST–100, 


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