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NoticeOpen for Comment2026-082102026-04-28

Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Berkeley Space Center at NASA Research Park

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Abstract

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) procedures for implementing NEPA, NASA, in cooperation with the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), have jointly published an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Berkeley Space Center at NASA Research Park. The EIS is a joint EIS/ environmental impact report (EIR) that fulfills the requirements of both NEPA and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The proposed project under consideration by NASA (i.e., the proposed action) is the Berkeley Space Center at NASA Research Park, which would be located at the NASA owned and operated Ames Research Center in Santa Clara County, California. This notice opens a 45-day public comment period during which the public and other interested parties are encouraged to submit comments. ADDRESSES. The public comment period is for a period of 45 days from publication of this notice.

Action & Dates

Action
Notice of availability; notice of meeting; request for comments.
Dates
To ensure consideration of your comments, we are requesting submission of your comments no later than June 10, 2026. UC Berkeley and NASA will hold one joint online public comment meeting to provide agencies and the public with an opportunity to provide oral and written comments on the joint EIR/EIS. The public comment meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Information regarding public comment meeting and the location of project materials is found under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

Public Comment

Comments Close
2026-06-10 — Open for comment

Document Excerpt

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 [NASA Document No: NASA-26-023; NASA Docket No: NASA-2026-0199] AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of availability; notice of meeting; request for comments. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) procedures for implementing NEPA, NASA, in cooperation with the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), have jointly published an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Berkeley Space Center at NASA Research Park. The EIS is a joint EIS/environmental impact report (EIR) that fulfills the requirements of both NEPA and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The proposed project under consideration by NASA ( i.e., the proposed action) is the Berkeley Space Center at NASA Research Park, which would be located at the NASA owned and operated Ames Research Center in Santa Clara County, California. This notice opens a 45-day public comment period during which the public and other interested parties are encouraged to submit comments. ADDRESSES . The public comment period is for a period of 45 days from publication of this notice. DATES: To ensure consideration of your comments, we are requesting submission of your comments no later than June 10, 2026. UC Berkeley and NASA will hold one joint online public comment meeting to provide agencies and the public with an opportunity to

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Citation: 91 FR 22866