[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 64 (Thursday, April 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18757-18758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07289]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Membership in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group
Aviation Rulemaking Committee
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National
Park Service (NPS) are inviting interested persons to apply to fill one
existing opening and one upcoming opening on the National Parks
Overflights Advisory Group (NPOAG) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC)
to represent environmental concerns. Selected members will each serve
3-year terms.
DATES: Persons interested in applying for the NPOAG openings
representing environmental concerns need to apply by May 15, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Lusk, Special Programs Staff,
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Headquarters,
P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007, telephone: (310) 725-3808,
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (the Act) was
enacted on April 5, 2000, as Public Law 106-181. The Act required the
establishment of the advisory group within 1 year after its enactment.
The NPOAG was established in March 2001. The advisory group is
comprised of a balanced group of representatives of general aviation,
commercial air tour operations, environmental concerns, and Native
American tribes. The Administrator of the FAA and the Director of NPS
(or their designees) serve as ex officio members of the group.
Representatives of the Administrator and Director serve alternating 1-
year terms as chairman of the advisory group.
In accordance with the Act, the advisory group provides ``advice,
information, and recommendations to the Administrator and the
Director--
(1) On the implementation of this title [the Act] and the
amendments made by this title;
(2) On commonly accepted quiet aircraft technology for use in
commercial air tour operations over a national park or tribal lands,
which will receive preferential treatment in a given air tour
management plan;
(3) On other measures that might be taken to accommodate the
interests of visitors to national parks; and
(4) At the request of the Administrator and the Director, safety,
environmental, and other issues related to commercial air tour
operations over a national park or tribal lands.''
Membership
The NPOAG ARC is made up of one member representing general
aviation, three members representing the commercial air tour industry,
four members representing environmental concerns, and two members
representing Native American interests. Current members of the NPOAG
ARC are as follows:
The current NPOAG consists of Heidi Williams representing general
aviation; Alan Stephen, Mark Francis, and Matthew Zuccaro representing
commercial air tour operators; Greg
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Miller, Michael Sutton, and Dick Hingson representing environmental
interests with one open seat; and Rory Majenty and Martin Begaye
representing Native American tribes. Mr. Hingson's 3-year membership
expires on May 30, 2014.
Selection
In order to retain balance within the NPOAG ARC, the FAA and NPS
are seeking candidates interested in filling the current open seat and
Mr. Hingson's soon to be expiring seat, both representing environmental
concerns. The FAA and NPS invite persons interested in representing
environmental concerns for these two seats on the ARC to contact Mr.
Keith Lusk (contact information is written above in FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT). Requests to serve on the ARC must be made to Mr.
Lusk in writing and postmarked or emailed on or before May 15, 2014.
The request should indicate whether or not you are a member of an
association or group related to environmental issues or have another
affiliation with issues relating to aircraft flights over national
parks. The request should also state what expertise you would bring to
the NPOAG ARC as related to these issues and concerns. The term of
service for NPOAG ARC members is 3 years. Current members may re-apply
for another term.
On June 18, 2010, President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum
directing agencies in the Executive Branch not to appoint or re-appoint
federally registered lobbyists to advisory committees and other boards
and commissions. Therefore, before appointing an applicant to serve on
the NPOAG, the FAA and NPS will require the prospective candidate to
certify that they are not a federally registered lobbyist.
Dated: Issued in Hawthorne, CA, on March 26, 2014.
Keith Lusk,
Program Manager, Special Programs Staff, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2014-07289 Filed 4-2-14; 8:45 am]
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