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FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact GAO Government Accountability Office GHG greenhouse gas GPS Global Positioning System GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center GWh gigawatt-hours GWP global warming potential HAP Hazardous Air Pollutant HVAC heating, ventilation and air conditioning ICP Integrated Contingency Plan IEC International Electrotechnical Commission JD jurisdictional determination JPA Joint Permit Application kph kilometers per hour kW kilowatt L01 sound level exceeded 1 percent of the time L10 sound level exceeded 10 percent of the time L90 sound level exceeded 90 percent of the time Leq time-averaged sound level lbs pounds MARS Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport MBTA Migratory Bird Treaty Act MW megawatt MWh megawatt-hours MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet N2O nitrous oxide NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NEPA National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 NHPA National Historic Preservation Act NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NO2 nitrogen dioxide NOX nitrogen oxide NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPR NASA Procedural Requirements Acronyms and Abbreviations xviii
NPS National Park Service NRHP National Register of Historic Places NWR National Wildlife Refuge O3 ozone OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration Pb lead PM particulate matter PM2.5 particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 microns PM10 particulate matter less than or equal to 10 microns ppm parts per million PTE potential to emit PV photovoltaic RBEP Eastern red bats, Eastern pipistrelles, Evening bats Guild RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Acronyms and Abbreviations SHPO State Historic Preservation Office SO2 sulfur dioxide SOX sulfur oxides SRIPP Shoreline Restoration and Infrastructure Protection Program SWPPP Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan TREC Tom Ridge Environmental Center UAS Unmanned Aerial System USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture USDOE U.S. Department of Energy USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service UST underground storage tank VAC Virginia Administrative Code VDGIF Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries VDEQ Virginia Department of Environmental Quality VDHR Virginia Department of Historic Resources VEC Virginia Employment Commission VMRC Virginia Marine Resources Commission VOC volatile organic compound VPDES Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System VSMP Virginia Stormwater Management Program WFF Wallops Flight Facility WRP Wallops Research Park xix
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Page 5 and 6: INTRODUCTION Executive Summary This
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Page 15 and 16: TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Proposed Action Environmental Conse
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4.6 PERMITS, LICENSES, AND APPROVAL
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Agencies, Organizations, and Person
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NASA WFF Technical Library Building
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References Cohen, J.B., S. Karpanty
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References Kunz, T.H., E.B. Arnett,
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References Richardson, D.L. 1992. H
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References USFWS. 2009c. Northeaste
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