Air Tour Management Plan Environmental Assessment for Mount Rainier National Park, WA; Public Meeting/Notice of Availability, Review, and Comment on Draft Alternatives, 17471 [2011-7306]

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Ms. Lelaina Marin, National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center, Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Suite 100, Fort Collins, CO 80525; telephone: (970) 225–3552 or Mr. Larry Tonish, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Tour Management Program, AWP–1SP, 15000 Aviation Blvd., Hawthorne, CA 90250; telephone: (310) 725–3817. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA is issuing this notice pursuant to the Marie Petrosino-Woolverton, National Parks Air Tour Management Director, Office of Financial Management & Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–181) and its Transportation Services. implementing regulations contained in [FR Doc. 2011–7302 Filed 3–28–11; 8:45 am] Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 136, National Parks Air Tour BILLING CODE P Management. The public is invited to review and provide comment on draft DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION alternatives in the development of an Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP) for Federal Aviation Administration the Mount Rainier National Park. The FAA is the Lead Agency and the NPS is Air Tour Management Plan a Cooperating Agency in the Environmental Assessment for Mount development of an Environmental Rainier National Park, WA; Public Assessment (EA), an ATMP, and Meeting/Notice of Availability, Review, associated rulemaking actions which and Comment on Draft Alternatives comply with the National AGENCY: Federal Aviation Environmental Policy Act of 1969 Administration (FAA), DOT (NEPA) requirements. The EA is being prepared in ACTION: Notice of public meeting, accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, request for comments, and availability environmental Impacts: Policies and of preliminary alternatives. 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The Attendance is open to the interested meeting provides an opportunity for the public but limited to space availability. public to review and comment on The FAA and NPS request that alternatives. comments be as specific as possible in response to actions that are being DATES: Comment Period: Comments proposed under this notice. Both oral must be received on or before May 16, and written comments will be accepted 2011. Meetings: The meetings will be held at during these meetings. Agency personnel will be available to answer the following locations, dates, and questions and document comments. All times: written comments become part of the April 26, 2011: 6:30–8:30 p.m., official record along with previously Mountaineers Building, Goodman A submitted scoping comments. Written Auditorium, 7700 Sand Point Way, comments on the draft alternatives can NE., Seattle, WA 98115. also be submitted on the NPS on the April 27, 2011: 6:30–8:30 p.m., Mount NPS Planning, Environment and Public Rainier National Park Education Comment System at: https:// Center, Tahoma Woods, Ashford parkplanning.nps.gov/MORA_ATMP or Headquarters, 55210 238th Ave. E., sent to the mailing addresses listed in Ashford, WA 98304. the ‘‘FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT’’ April 28, 2011: 6:30–8:30 p.m., Washington State History Museum, section. 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Jackson Memorial Visitor Center at Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park. • Ohanapecosh Visitor Center, Mount Rainier National Park. • Bonney Lake Library • Buckley Library • Eatonville Library • Enumclaw City Library • Graham Library • Orting Library • Packwood Timberland Library • Parkland-Spanaway Library • Puyallup Library • Seattle Central Library • South Hill Library • Summit Library (Tacoma) • Sumner Library • Tacoma Public Library—Main Library • Yakima Valley Regional Library • Environmental Ctr. Resource Library, Huxley College of Environmental Studies, Western Washington University Issued in Hawthorne, California, on March 22, 2011. Larry Tonish, Program Manager, Air Tour Management Program. 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[FR Doc No: 2011-7306]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Air Tour Management Plan Environmental Assessment for Mount 
Rainier National Park, WA; Public Meeting/Notice of Availability, 
Review, and Comment on Draft Alternatives

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT

ACTION: Notice of public meeting, request for comments, and 
availability of preliminary alternatives.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of draft air tour 
alternatives and announces meetings hosted by the National Park 
Service, Mount Rainier National Park, and the FAA's Air Tour Management 
Program. The purpose of these meetings is to introduce proposed 
alternatives to the public which contain specific routes and altitudes 
used by air tour operators when providing air tours of Mount Rainier 
National Park. The meeting provides an opportunity for the public to 
review and comment on alternatives.

DATES: Comment Period: Comments must be received on or before May 16, 
2011.
    Meetings: The meetings will be held at the following locations, 
dates, and times:

April 26, 2011: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Mountaineers Building, Goodman A 
Auditorium, 7700 Sand Point Way, NE., Seattle, WA 98115.
April 27, 2011: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Mount Rainier National Park Education 
Center, Tahoma Woods, Ashford Headquarters, 55210 238th Ave. E., 
Ashford, WA 98304.
April 28, 2011: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Washington State History Museum, 1911 
Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lelaina Marin, National Park 
Service, Natural Resource Program Center, Natural Sounds and Night 
Skies Division, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Suite 100, Fort Collins, CO 80525; 
telephone: (970) 225-3552 or Mr. Larry Tonish, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Air Tour Management Program, AWP-1SP, 15000 Aviation 
Blvd., Hawthorne, CA 90250; telephone: (310) 725-3817.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA is issuing this notice pursuant to 
the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-181) 
and its implementing regulations contained in Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations, Part 136, National Parks Air Tour Management. The public 
is invited to review and provide comment on draft alternatives in the 
development of an Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP) for the Mount Rainier 
National Park. The FAA is the Lead Agency and the NPS is a Cooperating 
Agency in the development of an Environmental Assessment (EA), an ATMP, 
and associated rulemaking actions which comply with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) requirements.
    The EA is being prepared in accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, 
environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, NPS Director's Order 
12: Conservation Planning, Environmental Impact Analysis, and 
Decision-making, and NPS Management Policies. The FAA and NPS are now 
inviting comment from the public, agencies, tribes and other interested 
parties on the draft alternatives being considered to prepare an Air 
Tour Management Plan Environmental Assessment for Mount Rainier 
National Park, Washington.
    Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space 
availability. The FAA and NPS request that comments be as specific as 
possible in response to actions that are being proposed under this 
notice. Both oral and written comments will be accepted during these 
meetings. Agency personnel will be available to answer questions and 
document comments. All written comments become part of the official 
record along with previously submitted scoping comments. Written 
comments on the draft alternatives can also be submitted on the NPS on 
the NPS Planning, Environment and Public Comment System at: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/MORA_ATMP or sent to the mailing addresses listed 
in the ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT'' section.
    Documents that describe the Mount Rainier National Park ATMP 
project in greater detail and the draft ATMP alternatives under 
consideration are available at the following locations:
     FAA Air Tour Management Plan Program Web site,
    https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/arc/programs/air_tour_management_plan/
     NPS Planning, Environment and Public Comment Web site, 
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/MORA_ATMP.
     Longmire Museum, Mount Rainier National Park
     Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Center at Paradise, 
Mount Rainier National Park.
     Ohanapecosh Visitor Center, Mount Rainier National Park.
     Bonney Lake Library
     Buckley Library
     Eatonville Library
     Enumclaw City Library
     Graham Library
     Orting Library
     Packwood Timberland Library
     Parkland-Spanaway Library
     Puyallup Library
     Seattle Central Library
     South Hill Library
     Summit Library (Tacoma)
     Sumner Library
     Tacoma Public Library--Main Library
     Yakima Valley Regional Library
     Environmental Ctr. Resource Library, Huxley College of 
Environmental Studies, Western Washington University

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on March 22, 2011.
Larry Tonish,
Program Manager, Air Tour Management Program.
[FR Doc. 2011-7306 Filed 3-28-11; 8:45 am]
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