{"abstract":"In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA; 42 United States Code [U.S.C.] 4321 et seq.), Council on Environmental Quality NEPA implementing regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations parts 1500 to 1508), and FAA Order 1050.1E, Change 1, the FAA, Office of Commercial Space Transportation is announcing the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the SpaceX Texas Launch Site (Final EIS). This Final EIS is also submitted pursuant to the following public law requirements: Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. Section 303); Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470); Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management; DOT Order 5650.2, Floodplain Management and Protection; Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands; and DOT Order 5660.1A, Preservation of the Nation's Wetlands. This Final EIS includes the FAA's determination of de minimis impacts to Section 4(f) property under 23 CFR 771.135. The Proposed Action would include a significant encroachment on floodplains per DOT Order 5650.2, Floodplain Management and Protection. The FAA submitted the Final EIS to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA will post a separate notification in the Federal Register announcing the availability of the Final EIS. The FAA will issue a Record of Decision no sooner than 30 days following EPA's notice in the Federal Register. The Record of Decision will be published in the Federal Register. An electronic version of the Final EIS is available on the FAA Web site: http://www.faa.gov/about/office--org/headquarters--offices/ast/ environmental/nepa--docs/review/documents--progress/spacex--texas-- launch--site--environmental--impact--statement/. In addition, copies of the Final EIS were sent to persons and agencies on the distribution list (found in Chapter 11 of the Final EIS). A paper copy and an electronic version of the Final EIS may be reviewed during regular business hours at the following Brownsville, Texas, locations: <bullet> Brownsville Public Library Main Branch, 2600 Central Blvd. <bullet> Southmost Branch Library, 4320 Southmost Blvd. <bullet> University of Texas at Brownsville, Oliveira Library, 80 Fort Brown St.","action":"Notice of Availability.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Aviation Administration","name":"Federal Aviation Administration","id":159,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-aviation-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/159","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-aviation-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2014/06/06/2014-12985.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"79 FR 32805","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":null,"disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2014-12985","effective_on":null,"end_page":32806,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2014/06/06/2014-12985.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/06/06/2014-12985/office-of-commercial-space-transportation-notice-of-availability-of-the-final-environmental-impact","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2014-12985?publication_date=2014-06-06","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2014-06-06/2014-12985/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":271,"last_updated":"2026-09-21 22:15:07 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-06-06/pdf/2014-12985.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-12985.pdf?1401972539","publication_date":"2014-06-06","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2014/06/06/2014-12985.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"New York North Shore - Materials from Public Meetings","document_id":"FAA-2013-0259-2759"},{"title":"Notice of Meeting Graphic June 2016","document_id":"FAA-2013-0259-1171"}],"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=FAA-2013-0259","supporting_documents_count":2,"docket_id":"FAA-2013-0259","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Federal Registers for Applications, Notices, and Orders - Miscellaneous","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2014-06-26T06:00:31Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":32805,"subtype":null,"title":"Office of Commercial Space Transportation; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the SpaceX Texas Launch Site","toc_doc":"Office of Commercial Space Transportation; SpaceX Texas Launch Site","toc_subject":"Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":79}