80 FR 68893 - Office of Commercial Space Transportation; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Open a Public Scoping Period, and To Hold a Public Scoping Meeting in Camden County, Georgia
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 215 (November 6, 2015)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 215 (November 6, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-28336 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 215 (Friday, November 6, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 68893-68895] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-28336] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Open a Public Scoping Period, and To Hold a Public Scoping Meeting in Camden County, Georgia AGENCY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the lead Federal agency. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and National Park Service are cooperating agencies for this EIS. ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS, open a public scoping period, and hold a public scoping meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This Notice provides information to Federal, State, and local agencies; Native American tribes; and other interested persons regarding the FAA's intent to prepare an EIS to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of issuing a Launch Site Operator License to the Camden County Board of Commissioners for a proposed commercial space launch site (``Spaceport Camden''). The Camden County Board of Commissioners proposes to construct and operate Spaceport Camden in an unincorporated area of Woodbine, in Camden County, Georgia. The FAA will prepare the EIS in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA; 42 United States Code 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 Code of Federal Regulations parts 1500-1508), and FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and [[Page 68894]] Procedures, as part of its licensing process. Concurrent with the NEPA process, the FAA is initiating National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 Consultation to determine the potential effects of the Proposed Action on historic properties. The FAA is also consulting with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act regarding potential impacts on federally-listed threatened and endangered species. Pursuant to the U.S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966, this EIS will comply with the requirements of Section 4(f) of the Act. Additional information is available online at: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/environmental/nepa_docs/review/documents_progress/camden_spaceport/. DATES: The FAA invites interested agencies, organizations, Native American tribes, and members of the public to submit comments or suggestions to assist in identifying significant environmental issues and in determining the appropriate scope of the EIS. The public scoping period starts with the publication of this Notice in the Federal Register. To ensure sufficient time to consider issues identified during the public scoping period, comments should be submitted to Ms. Stacey M. Zee, FAA Environmental Specialist, by one of the methods listed below no later than January 4, 2016. All comments will receive the same attention and consideration in the preparation of the EIS. ADDRESSES: Comments, statements, or questions concerning scoping issues or the EIS process should be mailed to: Ms. Stacey M. Zee, FAA Environmental Specialist, Spaceport Camden County EIS c/o Leidos, 20201 Century Boulevard, Suite 105, Germantown, MD 20874. Comments can also be sent by email to [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The FAA is preparing an EIS for the Camden County Board of Commissioners to construct and operate Spaceport Camden, a proposed commercial space launch site in an unincorporated area of Woodbine, in Camden County, Georgia. The County will be required to obtain a Launch Site Operator License from the FAA for the operation of the launch site. The EIS will consider the potential environmental impacts of the Proposed Action and the No Action Alternative; however, based on comments received during the scoping period, the FAA may analyze additional alternatives. The successful completion of the environmental review process does not guarantee that the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation would issue a Launch Site Operator License to the Camden County Board of Commissioners. The project must also meet all FAA requirements of a Launch Site Operator License. Individual launch operators proposing to launch from the site would be required to obtain a launch license. Proposed Action The Proposed Action is for the FAA to issue a Launch Site Operator License to the Camden County Board of Commissioners that would allow the Camden County Board of Commissioners to offer the commercial space launch site, Spaceport Camden, to commercial launch providers to conduct launch operations of liquid-fueled, medium-lift-class, orbital and suborbital vertical launch vehicles. Under the Proposed Action, the Camden County Board of Commissioners would construct and operate Spaceport Camden, which would include a vertical launch site, a landing zone, a control center complex, and a facility that includes visitor- viewing areas. Spaceport Camden would accommodate up to 12 vertical launches and up to 12 associated launch vehicle first-stage landings per year. In addition, there would be up to 12 static fire engine tests and up to 12 wet dress rehearsals per year. The Camden County Board of Commissioners has signed an option to purchase approximately 4,000 acres of an approximately 12,000-acre industrial site on which to construct the spaceport, and is considering purchasing approximately another 7,800 acres of adjoining property in the same industrial complex. The proposed Spaceport Camden property is located in an unincorporated area of Woodbine, in Camden County, approximately 11.5 miles due east of the town of Woodbine, Georgia, in the extreme southeastern part of the state. Access to the site is at the eastern termination of Union Carbide Road, an extension of Harriett's Bluff Road (Exit 7 from I-95). The site is on the coast, surrounded by salt marshes to the east and south, and the Satilla River to the north. The property comprises uplands, salt marshes, and fresh water wetlands. Approximately 100 non-contiguous upland acres would be used for the launch pad, landing site, control center, and supporting facilities. Each of these facilities would be fenced to provide security and access control, as would the approximately 400 acres of uplands on which these facilities would be located. The remainder of the site, much of which is marshland, would be used as buffer. The vertical launch facility would be approximately 23 acres in size and would include a launch pad and stand with its associated flame duct; propellant storage and handling areas; vehicle and payload integration facility; storage tanks; lightning protection systems; deluge water systems for local sound and vibration suppression; and other launch-related facilities and systems. The landing area would be approximately 11 acres in size and include a proposed 400 foot by 400 foot concrete pad located roughly in the center of the area, with fuel and oxidizer ``off load'' tanks, and related infrastructure. The control center complex would be located on the property at a safe distance from the launch and landing areas. The control center complex would house the site administration offices, a control room with related equipment, payload processing/check-out area, and a first- responder facility. This complex would be situated in an area of approximately 2.75 acres, and would consist of two buildings with a parking lot between them. There would be a similar facility constructed near the main entrance of the property that would mirror the control center complex in size, design and facilities, but would also include provisions for visitors and viewing launches. Operations would consist of up to 12 launches and up to 12 associated launch vehicle first-stage landings per year. In addition, other operations could occur, including up to 12 static fire engine tests and up to 12 wet dress rehearsals per year. All vehicles would launch to the east over the Atlantic Ocean. Under the Proposed Action, the first stage of the launch vehicle could return to and land at Spaceport Camden, or would land in the Atlantic Ocean, either in the water or on a barge. The potential environmental impacts of all proposed construction and operational activities, including those from launching orbital and suborbital vertical launch vehicles, will be analyzed in the EIS. The EIS will evaluate the potential environmental impacts associated with air quality; biological resources (including fish, wildlife, and plants); climate; coastal resources; Department of Transportation Act, Section 4(f); farmlands; hazardous materials, solid waste, and pollution prevention; historical, architectural, archeological and cultural resources; [[Page 68895]] land use; natural resources and energy supply; noise and noise- compatible land use; socioeconomics, environmental justice, and children's health and safety risks; visual effects; water resources (including wetlands, floodplains, surface waters, groundwater, and wild and scenic rivers). This analysis will include an evaluation of potential direct and indirect impacts, and will account for cumulative impacts from other relevant activities in the area of Camden County, Georgia. Alternatives The alternatives under consideration include the Proposed Action and the No Action Alternative; however, based on comments received during the scoping period, the FAA may analyze additional alternatives. Under the No Action Alternative, the FAA would not issue a Launch Site Operator License to the Camden County Board of Commissioners. Scoping Meeting A public scoping meeting will be held to solicit input from the public on potential issues that may need to be evaluated in the EIS. The scoping meeting will be held on Monday, December 7, 2015, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Camden County Public Services Authority Recreation Center Community Room, 1050 Wildcat Drive, Kingsland, Georgia 31548. The meeting format will include an open-house workshop from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The FAA will provide an overview of the environmental process from 6:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., followed by a public comment period from 6:15 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. During the public comment period, members of the public may provide up to a 2-minute statement. The FAA will transcribe oral comments. Members of the public also may submit written or emailed comments. All comments received during the scoping period, whether provided in writing or verbally, will be given equal weight and will be taken into consideration in the preparation of the Draft EIS. More information on the proposed project and the NEPA process is available on the project Web site at: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/environmental/nepa_docs/review/documents_progress/camden_spaceport/. Issued in Washington, DC, on: November 2, 2015. Daniel Murray, Manager, Space Transportation Development Division. 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use; socioeconomics, environmental Daniel Murray, Federal Holidays.
justice, and children’s health and safety Manager, Space Transportation Development • Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
risks; visual effects; water resources Division. Instructions: Each submission must
(including wetlands, floodplains, [FR Doc. 2015–28336 Filed 11–5–15; 8:45 am] include the Agency name and the
surface waters, groundwater, and wild BILLING CODE 4910–13–P docket number for this notice. Note that
and scenic rivers). This analysis will DOT posts all comments received
include an evaluation of potential direct without change to http://
and indirect impacts, and will account DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION www.regulations.gov, including any
for cumulative impacts from other personal information included in a
Federal Motor Carrier Safety comment. Please see the Privacy Act
relevant activities in the area of Camden Administration heading below.
County, Georgia.
[Docket No. Docket No. FMCSA–2006–2575; Docket: For access to the docket to
Alternatives FMCSA–2011–0193; FMCSA–2011–0194; read background documents or
FMCSA–2013–0183; FMCSA–2013–0186; comments, go to http://
The alternatives under consideration FMCSA–2013–0188; FMCSA–2013–0189] www.regulations.gov at any time or
include the Proposed Action and the No Room W12–140 on the ground level of
Action Alternative; however, based on Qualification of Drivers; Exemption the West Building, 1200 New Jersey
comments received during the scoping Applications; Diabetes Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
period, the FAA may analyze additional AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
alternatives. Under the No Action Administration (FMCSA), DOT. Friday, except Federal holidays. The
Alternative, the FAA would not issue a ACTION: Notice of renewal of
Federal Docket Management System
Launch Site Operator License to the exemptions; request for comments. (FDMS) is available 24 hours each day,
Camden County Board of 365 days each year. If you want
Commissioners. SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its acknowledgment that we received your
decision to renew the exemptions of 90 comments, please include a self-
Scoping Meeting individuals from its rule prohibiting addressed, stamped envelope or
persons with insulin-treated diabetes postcard or print the acknowledgement
A public scoping meeting will be held
mellitus (ITDM) from operating page that appears after submitting
to solicit input from the public on comments on-line.
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in
potential issues that may need to be Privacy Act: Anyone may search the
interstate commerce. FMCSA has
evaluated in the EIS. The scoping electronic form of all comments
statutory authority to exempt
meeting will be held on Monday, individuals from this rule if the received into any of our dockets by the
December 7, 2015, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., exemptions granted will not name of the individual submitting the
at the Camden County Public Services compromise safety. The Agency has comment (or of the person signing the
Authority Recreation Center Community concluded that granting these comment, if submitted on behalf of an
Room, 1050 Wildcat Drive, Kingsland, exemption renewals will provide a level association, business, labor union, etc.).
Georgia 31548. The meeting format will of safety that is equivalent to or greater You may review DOT’s Privacy Act
include an open-house workshop from than the level of safety maintained Statement for the Federal Docket
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The FAA will without the exemptions for these CMV Management System (FDMS) published
provide an overview of the drivers. in the Federal Register on January 17,
environmental process from 6:00 p.m. to DATES: Each group of renewed 2008 (73 FR 3316).
6:15 p.m., followed by a public exemptions are effective from the dates FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
comment period from 6:15 p.m. to 8:00 stated in the discussions below. Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical
p.m. During the public comment period, Comments must be received on or Programs Division, 202–366–4001,
members of the public may provide up before December 7, 2015. fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA,
to a 2-minute statement. The FAA will ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Department of Transportation, 1200
transcribe oral comments. Members of bearing the Federal Docket Management New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64–
the public also may submit written or System (FDMS) numbers: Docket No. 113, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
emailed comments. All comments [Docket No. FMCSA–2006–2575; Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
received during the scoping period, FMCSA–2011–0193; FMCSA–2011– Monday through Friday, except Federal
whether provided in writing or verbally, 0194; FMCSA–2013–0183; FMCSA– holidays.
will be given equal weight and will be 2013–0186; FMCSA–2013–0188; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
taken into consideration in the FMCSA–2013–0189], using any of the
Background
preparation of the Draft EIS. following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315,
More information on the proposed FMCSA may renew an exemption from
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
project and the NEPA process is on-line instructions for submitting the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
available on the project Web site at: comments. Regulations 2-year period if it finds
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/ • Mail: Docket Management Facility;
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‘‘such exemption would likely achieve a
headquarters_offices/ast/ U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 level of safety that is equivalent to or
environmental/nepa_docs/review/ New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building greater than the level that would be
documents_progress/camden_ Ground Floor, Room W12–140, achieved absent such exemption.’’ The
spaceport/. Washington, DC 20590–0001. statute also allows the Agency to renew
• Hand Delivery or Courier: West exemptions at the end of the 2-year
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, period. The 90 individuals listed in this
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., notice have recently become eligible for
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| Dates | The FAA invites interested agencies, organizations, Native American tribes, and members of the public to submit comments or suggestions to assist in identifying significant environmental issues and in determining the appropriate scope of the EIS. The public scoping period starts with the publication of this Notice in the Federal Register. To ensure sufficient time to consider issues identified during the public scoping period, comments should be submitted to Ms. Stacey M. Zee, FAA Environmental Specialist, by one of the methods listed below no later than January 4, 2016. All comments will receive the same attention and consideration in the preparation of the EIS. | |
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