Final Environmental Assessment for Jacksonville Aviation Authority Launch Site Operator License at Cecil Field, Florida

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Abstract:

The Final Environmental Assessment EA for Jacksonville Aviation Authority Launch Site Operator License at Cecil Field, Florida addresses the potential environmental impacts of the Proposed Action, where the FAA would issue a Launch Site Operator License to Jacksonville Aviation Authority JAA to operate a commercial launch facility at Cecil Field Airport Cecil Field in Duval County, Florida. The EA evaluates the impacts of launching two types of horizontal, reusable launch vehicles RLV, including the Concept X and Concept Z vehicles. JAA proposes to support a maximum of 52 annual launches, including 48 launches of the Concept X vehicle and four launches of the Concept Z vehicle. Potential impacts of the Proposed Action and No Action Alternative were analyzed in the EA. Potential environmental impacts of successful launches include impacts to climate and air quality coastal resources compatible land use Department of Transportation Act, Section 4t resources farmlands fish, wildlife, and plants floodplains hazardous materials, pollution prevention, and solid waste historic, architectural, archaeological, and cultural resources light emissions and visual resources natural resources, energy supply, and sustainable design noise socioeconomics water quality wetlands wild and scenic rivers children s environmental health and safety risks environmental justice construction impacts secondary induced impacts airportsairport users airspace and transportation. Potential cumulative impacts of the Proposed Action are also addressed in the EA. The EA found that there would be no significant impacts to any of the resource areas analyzed as a result of issuing a Launch Site Operator License to JAA. A Finding of No Significant Impact FONSI has been included in the EA. The FAA responded to all comments received during the public review process in the Final EA.

Author(s):
Zee, Stacey M. ; Czelusniak, Daniel ; Soderstrum, Mary ; Sandifer, William C. ; Owen, Russ ; Ritter, Justin ; Reynolds, Gordon L. ; Lavelle, Timothy J. ; Anderson, Sybil M. ; Ennis, Tomas E.
Author Organization(s):
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON DC
Pagination:
0191

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
DOT/FAA
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_5.3.4_Develop Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.5_Analyze Courses of Action; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_5.4.3_Establish Rule Sets; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_1.3.1_Personnel and Family Support; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_4.3.1_Depot Maintenance; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_JCA_4.1.2_Sustain the Force
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
*AIRPORTS, *ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, *LAUNCHING SITES, AIR QUALITY, AIR SPACE, CLIMATE, CONSTRUCTION, CULTURAL RESOURCES, FISHES, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, LAND USE, NATURAL RESOURCES, NOISE, RISK, RIVERS, SAFETY, SOLID WASTES, SPACE LAUNCHED, TRANSPORTATION, WATER QUALITY, WETLANDS, WILDLIFE
Field(s)/Group(s):
Terminal Flight Facilities, Environmental Health and Safety
Keyword(s):
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES, ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES, CECIL FIELD AIRPORT, CHILDRENS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS, ENERGY SUPPLY, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, FARMLANDS, FLOODPLAINS, HISTORIC RESOURCES, LAUNCH SITE OPERATOR LICENSES, LIGHT EMISSIONS, PLANTS, POLLUTION PREVENTION, SECONDARY IMPACTS, SOCIOECONOMIC, SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, VISUAL RESOURCES, WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS, ALTERNATIVES, FONSI(FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT)
Report Date:
2009 Jul 01
Creation Date:
2015 Dec 31