[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 74 (Friday, April 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 21294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08767]
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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, Department of Transportation.
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
three upcoming openings on the National Parks Overflights Advisory
Group (NPOAG) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC). The openings will
represent general aviation concerns, air tour operator concerns, and
Native American interests, respectively. Selected members will each
serve 3-year terms.
DATES: Persons interested in applying for the NPOAG openings need to
apply by May 29, 2015.
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; Michael Sutton, Mark Belles, Nicholas
Miller, and Dick Hingson representing environmental interests; and
Leigh Kuwanwisiwma and Martin Begaye representing Native American
interests. The 3-year membership terms of Ms. Williams, Mr. Stephen,
and Mr. Begaye expire on October 9, 2015.
Selection
In order to retain balance within the NPOAG ARC, the FAA and NPS
are seeking candidates interested in filling the three soon to be
expiring seats. The three seats to be filled will represent general
aviation concerns, air tour operator concerns, and Native American
interests, respectively. The FAA and NPS invite persons interested in
serving 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 29, 2015. The request should indicate whether or not
you are a member of an association or group related to general aviation
or air tour operations or a member of a Native American tribe 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.
Issued in Hawthorne, CA, on April 9, 2015.
Keith Lusk,
Program Manager, Special Programs Staff, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2015-08767 Filed 4-16-15; 8:45 am]
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