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FCC Must Make Clear That NEPA Doesn't Cover Space: SpaceX

The FCC "must send a clear message" the National Environmental Policy Act doesn't apply to activities in space, SpaceX representatives told FCC staffers including International Bureau Chief Tom Sullivan, per a bureau ex parte filing Monday. It said it has…

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shown the agency doesn't have jurisdiction over satellite reflectivity since its rules have no provision applicable to that issue and Congress hasn't passed anything giving it that jurisdiction. It urged FCC approval of its pending second-generation satellite constellation.