FAA Announces Availability of Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Atlas V Launch Operations at Vandenberg Air Force Base

Summary

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has made available a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the issuance, renewal, or modification of Launch Operator Licenses for Atlas V launch vehicles at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), California, from Space Launch Complex-3 East (SLC-3E). This decision is based on the 2003 United States Air Force Final Environmental Assessment for the Atlas V System at SLC-3E, which evaluated the potential environmental impacts of the launch operations.