Environmental Assessment Falcon 9 Cadence Increase at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Summary
SCH Number
2024090604
Lead Agency
United States Air Force
(USAF)
Document Title
Environmental Assessment Falcon 9 Cadence Increase at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Document Type
EA - Environmental Assessment
Received
Present Land Use
Military Activities, Space Launch
Document Description
Environmental Assessment of a proposed increase in Falcon 9 annual launch cadence from 36 to 50 launches per year at Space Launch Complex 4 (SLC-4) on Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), increase Falcon 9 first stage and fairing recovery activities, and expand the recovery area in the Pacific Ocean. Up to 12 boosters per year would continue to land at SLC-4 on VSFB.
Contact Information
Name
Tiffany Whitsitt-Odell
Agency Name
U.S. Space Force
Job Title
NEPA Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
John LaBonte
Agency Name
ManTech SRS Technologies, Inc.
Job Title
Program Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Buellton, Camarillo, Carpinteria, Fillmore, Goleta, Guadalupe, Lompoc, Malibu, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Santa Paula, Solvang, Ventura
Counties
Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Southern California
Cross Streets
Coast Road x Kelp Road
Zip
93437
Total Acres
0
Railways
UPRR
Waterways
Honda Creek
Other Location Info
Vandenberg Space Force Base
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (no new development)
Local Actions
Specific Plan
Project Issues
Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Economics/Jobs, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Noise, Population/Housing, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Wetland/Riparian
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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