Notice of Availability, Notice of Public Comment Period and Request for Comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment for Reditus Space ENOS Reentries in the Gulf of America
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA) and FAA Order 1050.1G, FAA National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures, the FAA...
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION:
Notice of availability and public comment period.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA) and FAA Order 1050.1G,
FAA National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures,
the FAA is announcing the availability of and requesting comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment for Reditus Space ENOS Reentries in the Gulf of America (Draft EA).
DATES:
The public comment period for the Draft EA will close on August 28, 2026.
Public comments can be submitted electronically to
www.regulations.gov
under Docket No. FAA-2026-9581, or by postal mail to Leslie Grey, c/o ICF, 1902 Reston Metro Plaza, Reston, VA 20190.
The Unique ID for this document is EAXX-012-12-000-1759511355.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leslie Grey, Environmental Protection Specialist, FAA, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC 20591; email
9-AST-Environmental@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The FAA is the lead federal agency, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) are cooperating agencies due to their special expertise and/or regulatory jurisdiction. The FAA is evaluating Reditus's Proposed Action to conduct up to 12 daytime reentries per year of its ENOS-Mk1 (ENOS) capsule in the northeastern portion of the Gulf of America, south of Tallahassee and west of Cedar Key, Florida. Reditus's Proposed Action would include reentry, splashdown, and recovery activities. Reditus must obtain a vehicle operator license from the FAA to conduct commercial reentries of its ENOS capsule. The Draft EA also evaluates the potential environmental impacts associated with FAA's approval of related airspace closures.
The Draft EA has been posted and comments will be received through the Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov.
Search for FAA-2026-9581 to retrieve the docket and follow the instructions to submit a comment.
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. All comments received during the comment period will be given equal weight and be taken into consideration in the preparation of the Final EA.
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91 FR 53478
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“Notice of Availability, Notice of Public Comment Period and Request for Comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment for Reditus Space ENOS Reentries in the Gulf of America,” thefederalregister.org (August 18, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-16803/notice-of-availability-notice-of-public-comment-period-and-request-for-comment-on-the-draft-environmental-assessment-for.
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