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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Membership Availability in the National
Parks Overflights Advisory Group
Aviation Rulemaking Committee
ACTION:
Notice.
The National Park Service
(NPS) and the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), as required by
the National Parks Air Tour
Management Act of 2000, established
the National Parks Overflights Advisory
Group (NPOAG) in March 2001. The
NPOAG was formed to provide
continuing advice and counsel with
respect to commercial air tour
operations over and near national parks.
This notice informs the public of two
vacancies on the NPOAG [now the
NPOAG Aviation Rulemaking
Committee (ARC)] for members
representing commercial air tour
operators (one vacancy) and
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environmental concerns (one vacancy)
and invites interested persons to apply
to fill the vacancies.
DATES: Persons interested in serving on
the NPOAG ARC should contact Mr.
Keith Lusk in writing and postmarked
or emailed on or before August 16, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Keith Lusk, AWP–1SP, Special
Programs Staff, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western-Pacific Region
Headquarters, P.O. Box 92007, Los
Angeles, CA 90009–2007, telephone:
(310) 725–3808, email: Keith.Lusk@faa.
gov.
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
advisory group was established in
March 2001, and 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.
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.’’
Members of the advisory group may
be allowed certain travel expenses as
authorized by section 5703 of Title 5,
United States Code, for intermittent
Government service.
By FAA Order No. 1110–138, signed
by the FAA Administrator on October
10, 2003, the NPOAG became an
Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC).
FAA Order No. 1110–138, was amended
and became effective as FAA Order No.
1110–138A, on January 20, 2006.
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The current 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 tribal
concerns. Current members of the
NPOAG ARC are: Heidi Williams
representing general aviation; Alan
Stephen, and Mark Francis representing
commercial air tour concerns; Michael
Sutton, Gregory Miller, and Dick
Hingson representing environmental
interests; Rory Majenty and Martin
Begaye, representing Native American
tribes.
In order to retain balance within the
NPOAG ARC, the FAA and NPS invite
persons interested in serving on the
ARC to represent commercial air tour
operators and environmental concerns
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
August 16, 2013. The request should
indicate whether or not you are a
member of an association or group
representing commercial air tours or
environmental concerns, 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 the vacancy you are seeking
to fill (e.g., environmental concerns).
The term of service for NPOAG ARC
members is 3 years.
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 July 11, 2013.
Keith Lusk,
Program Manager, Special Programs Staff,
Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2013–17254 Filed 7–17–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Membership Availability in the National Parks Overflights
Advisory Group Aviation Rulemaking Committee
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), as required by the National Parks Air Tour
Management Act of 2000, established the National Parks Overflights
Advisory Group (NPOAG) in March 2001. The NPOAG was formed to provide
continuing advice and counsel with respect to commercial air tour
operations over and near national parks. This notice informs the public
of two vacancies on the NPOAG [now the NPOAG Aviation Rulemaking
Committee (ARC)] for members representing commercial air tour operators
(one vacancy) and environmental concerns (one vacancy) and invites
interested persons to apply to fill the vacancies.
DATES: Persons interested in serving on the NPOAG ARC should contact
Mr. Keith Lusk in writing and postmarked or emailed on or before August
16, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Lusk, AWP-1SP, Special Programs
Staff, Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region
Headquarters, P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007, telephone:
(310) 725-3808, email: Keith.Lusk@faa.gov.
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 advisory group was established in March 2001, and 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.
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.''
Members of the advisory group may be allowed certain travel
expenses as authorized by section 5703 of Title 5, United States Code,
for intermittent Government service.
By FAA Order No. 1110-138, signed by the FAA Administrator on
October 10, 2003, the NPOAG became an Aviation Rulemaking Committee
(ARC). FAA Order No. 1110-138, was amended and became effective as FAA
Order No. 1110-138A, on January 20, 2006.
The current 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 tribal concerns. Current members of the
NPOAG ARC are: Heidi Williams representing general aviation; Alan
Stephen, and Mark Francis representing commercial air tour concerns;
Michael Sutton, Gregory Miller, and Dick Hingson representing
environmental interests; Rory Majenty and Martin Begaye, representing
Native American tribes.
In order to retain balance within the NPOAG ARC, the FAA and NPS
invite persons interested in serving on the ARC to represent commercial
air tour operators and environmental concerns 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 August 16, 2013. The request
should indicate whether or not you are a member of an association or
group representing commercial air tours or environmental concerns, 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 the vacancy you are seeking to
fill (e.g., environmental concerns). The term of service for NPOAG ARC
members is 3 years.
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 July 11, 2013.
Keith Lusk,
Program Manager, Special Programs Staff, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2013-17254 Filed 7-17-13; 8:45 am]
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