Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 7.10.1998

National Environmental Policy Act; Pluto-Kuiper Express Mission

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), and NASA policy and procedures (14 CFR Part 1216 Subpart 1216.3), NASA intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for NASA's Pluto-Kuiper Express mission. The EIS will address the environmental impacts associated with launching and operating the mission. The Pluto-Kuiper Express mission is currently proposed to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Station or Kennedy Space Center, Florida in November 2003 or December 2004. The launch date would be affected by the launch date for NASA's proposed Europa Orbiter mission. Concurrent with the publication of this notice of intent (NOI), NASA is publishing an NOI to prepare an EIS for the Europa Orbiter mission. Environmental impacts to be considered in the EIS are those impacts associated with a normal launch from Cape Canaveral Air Station or Kennedy Space Center, and the potential radiological and non-radiological risks of the mission. The baseline plan for the Pluto-Kuiper Express mission would