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Department of Defense X–32 Common

Affordable Lightweight Fighter (CALF)

Program in 1995 and 1996; and (3)

address specifically a possible

requirement for future testing in support

of the NASA High Speed Research

(HSR) Program.

Better performance and decreased

operational costs are necessary for

critical components of future

generations of high performance

military and civil aircraft development

programs. The overall purpose of the

Testing Program is to support these

development programs. The Testing

Program is proposed to occur in the 40-

by 80-Foot Wind Tunnel, the 80- by

120-Foot Wind Tunnel, and/or the

Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility

(OARF) of the National Full-Scale

Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) at

NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett

Field, California.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to

submit written comments to NASA on

or before February 27, 1995 to ensure

full consideration during the scoping

process.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Jerry Kirk, Special

Assistant for Integration, Aeronautical

Test and Simulation Division, Code AO,

Mail Stop 247–3, NASA Ames Research

Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035–1000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jerry Kirk, 415–604–5045.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Better

performance and decreased operational

costs are necessary and critical

components of future generations of

high performance military and civil

aircraft development programs. High

performance aircraft share common

requirements for testing with propulsion

systems of very high thrust and

increased jet exhaust velocities, which

will tend to produce noise levels greater

than present airplanes. These include

new vertical take-off and landing fighter

jets, as well as future generation

supersonic civil transports

The key to the successful

development of these future generation

aircraft is testing of the actual

propulsion systems installed in fullscale models. The NFAC at Ames

Research Center is the only test facility

in the world which has this capability.

Successful results from such tests would

provide a key capability for ensuring the

long term dominance of U.S. aircraft in

both the military environment and

commercial marketplace. Currently

proposed Testing Program activities for

the NFAC include the X–32 CALF

Program. There is also a reasonable

probability that the Testing Program

could include testing to support the

High Speed Research (HSR) Program.

It is important to note that the specific

tests discussed in the EIS may be

representative of future test

requirements not specifically identified

to date. Therefore, this programmatic

EIS will serve as a baseline document

for the environmental evaluation of

subsequent testing at Ames Research

Center. This EIS will address common

elements of such testing in a single

document and will provide detailed

information on each aspect of the Test

Program to the extent that such data are

available.

The X–32 CALF Program is a part of

the Joint Advanced Strike Technology

(JAST) program. The JAST team is

comprised of members from the

Advanced Research Projects Agency

(ARPA), the U.S. Air Force, the U.S.

Navy, the U.S. Marines, NASA, and the

United Kingdom. The goal of the X–32

CALF Program is to develop one aircraft

that meets the Department of Defense’s

multi-service requirements for a nextgeneration supersonic jet fighter. The

High Speed Research (HSR) Program is

intended to develop the technology base

required to produce an environmentally

friendly, economically viable

supersonic cruise commercial jet

transport. It is anticipated that some of

the tests would generate noise levels

beyond the Ames Research Center

boundaries exceeding those currently

produced.

Programmatic and test specific

alternatives for this proposed testing

include, but are not necessarily limited

to: (1) alternative daily time periods for

typical testing activities; (2) modifying

the testing procedures to reduce the

noise levels; (3) testing at a location

other than Ames Research Center; and

(4) elimination of the proposed Testing

Program (‘‘no action’’).

The EIS will consider the potential

environmental impacts associated with

this Testing Program. Particular

emphasis will be placed on potentially

incurred noise impacts associated with

the testing. Consideration will be given

to the noise impact caused by running

the tests as different times (daytime

versus evening hours) and for varying

lengths of time. NASA also plans to

conduct consultation with the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service regarding potential

impacts to any threatened or

endangered species in the Stevens Creek

corridor adjacent to Ames Research

Center.

Public scoping meeting(s) will be held

during the public scoping period

identified above. The specific meeting

time(s) and locations(s) will be

published in the San Jose Mercury News

and La Oferta Review in a timely

manner. The meeting schedule can also

be obtained from Jerry Kirk at the

address or telephone number provided

above.

Written public input and comments

on environmental issues or concerns

related to the proposed Testing Program,

including, but not limited to, program

and test-specific alternatives, noise, as

well as any other environmental

concerns, are hereby solicited.

Dated: January 9, 1995.

Benita A. Cooper,

Associate Administrator for Management

Systems and Facilities.

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NASA Advisory Council; Task Force

on Shuttle-Mir Rendezvous and

Docking Missions; Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub.

L. 92–463, as amended, the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration

announces a meeting of the NASA

Advisory Council, Task Force on

Shuttle-Mir Rendezvous and Docking

Missions.

DATE: February 19, 1995, 10 a.m. to 5:30

p.m.

ADDRESS: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration, 2 Independence

Square, Room 9H40, Washington, DC

20546.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. William L. Vantine, Code M,

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration, Washington, DC 20546,

202/358–1698.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting will be open to the public up

to the seating capacity of the room. The

agenda for the meeting is as follows:

—Review the upcoming Shuttle-Mir

missions from the following

perspectives: training, operations,

rendezvous and docking.

It is imperative that the meeting be

held on this date to accommodate the

scheduling priorities of the key

participants. Visitors will be requested

to sign a visitor’s register.

Dated: January 9, 1995.

Timothy M. Sullivan,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 95–941 Filed 1–12–95; 8:45 am]

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