National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), the Executive order regarding Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions, the Council on Environmental Quality's NEPA implementing regulations, NASA's procedures for implementing NEPA, and Department of the Air Force (DAF) procedures for implementing NEPA, NASA announces the availability of the MSR Campaign Draft PEIS for public review and comment. The Draft PEIS provides information and analysis related to the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed action to retrieve a scientifically selected set of samples from Mars and transport them to Earth for scientific analysis and research. Cooperating agencies for this effort include the DAF for Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida; the Department of the Army for Dugway Proving Ground; the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NOTICE: (22-083); Docket Number-NASA-2022-0002] AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of availability of the Mars Sample Return (MSR) Campaign Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS); notice of public meetings; and request for comments. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), the Executive order regarding Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions, the Council on Environmental Quality's NEPA implementing regulations, NASA's procedures for implementing NEPA, and Department of the Air Force (DAF) procedures for implementing NEPA, NASA announces the availability of the MSR Campaign Draft PEIS for public review and comment. The Draft PEIS provides information and analysis related to the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed action to retrieve a scientifically ( printed page 66752) selected set of samples from Mars and transport them to Earth for scientific analysis and research. Cooperating agencies for this effort include the DAF for Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida; the Department of the Army for Dugway Proving Ground; the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DATES: The 45-day public comment period begins on November 4, 2022 and ends on December 19, 2022. NASA…
Citation: 87 FR 66751
