County of Hoke issued the following announcement on Sept. 1.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) hereby gives Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluating the potential effects of the FAA decision to authorize Causey Aviation Unmanned, Inc. to conduct unmanned aircraft (UA) commercial package delivery operations within two nautical miles of their existing distribution centers in Holly Springs, Fayetteville, Raeford, and Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Causey has applied for its Part 135 Air Carrier Operations Specifications (OpSpecs) that will authorize it to conduct package delivery operations from its distribution centers to approved delivery locations within two nautical miles. The federal action subject to this EA is the requested FAA approval of Causey's OpSpecs to include paragraphs with descriptive language about the four operating area boundaries, which includes the specific locations and operational profile in Causey's request.
The Draft EA has been prepared in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations at Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), parts 1500-1508, Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act and FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures.
The public comment period for the Draft EA begins with the issuance of this Notice of Availability and lasts 14 days. The FAA encourages all interested parties to provide comments concerning the scope and content of the Draft EA by September 8, 2022, or 14 days from the date of publication of this Notice of Availability, whichever is later. The Draft EA is available to view/download electronically at https://www.faa.gov/uas/advanced_operations/nepa_and_drones/
Comments may be directed in writing to 9-FAA-Drone-Environmental@faa.gov. Please reference the Causey North Carolina Draft EA in the email subject line when sending comments.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire comment - including your personal identifying information - may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
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