[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 4 (Thursday, January 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28329]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability, Notice of Public Comment Period, and 
Request for Comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the 
Sierra Space Dream Chaser Vehicle Operator License at the Shuttle 
Landing Facility, Brevard County, Florida

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

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

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SUMMARY: The FAA is announcing the availability of and requesting 
comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Sierra Space 
Dream Chaser Vehicle Operator License at the Shuttle Landing Facility, 
Brevard County, Florida (Draft EA).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 24, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be mailed to Ms. Chelsea Clarkson, Sierra 
Space at SLF EA, c/o ICF, 9300 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22031. Comments 
may also be emailed to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Chelsea Clarkson, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, c/o ICF, 9300 
Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22031; phone (202) 267-4745; and email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA is the lead agency. The National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), U.S. Space Force (USSF), 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the National Park Service 
(NPS), and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) are cooperating agencies for the 
Draft EA. The FAA is evaluating Sierra Space's proposal to conduct 
Dream Chaser reentry operations at the Shuttle Landing Facility in 
Brevard County, Florida. Sierra Space's reentry operations would 
require an FAA Vehicle Operator License.
    The FAA has posted the Draft EA and a presentation describing the 
project and potential environmental impacts on the project website: 
https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/shuttle_landing_facility/.
    At this time, the FAA does not intend to host a public meeting 
regarding the Draft EA. If you would like to request a public meeting, 
email [email protected] by January 10, 2022.
    The FAA encourages all interested parties to provide comments 
concerning the scope and content of the Draft EA. 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 
FAA cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    The FAA prepared the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for public 
review pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 United States Code 4321, et 
seq.), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA implementing 
regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 1500 to 1508), and 
FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 23, 2021.
James R. Repcheck,
Manager, Safety Authorization Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-28329 Filed 1-5-22; 8:45 am]
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