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anticipate a measurable reduction in
force or changes in compensation levels
or benefits.
AAC also claims that neither
competition nor the public interest
would be adversely affected, as the
proposed transaction involves merely a
transfer of one holding company to
another holding company. AAC states
that, because it does not currently have
any ownership interest in any passenger
motor carrier, there would be no net
gain in market power with respect to the
Acquisition Carriers under the proposed
transaction. Furthermore, AAC states
that the bus operations of the
Acquisition Carriers are geographically
dispersed and there is little or no
overlap in service areas or in customer
base. Thus, AAC states that the impact
of the proposed transaction on the
regulated motor carrier industry would
be minimal and that neither competition
nor the public interest would be
adversely affected.
On the basis of the application, the
Board finds that the proposed
acquisition is consistent with the public
interest and should be tentatively
approved and authorized. If any
opposing comments are timely filed,
these findings will be deemed vacated,
and, unless a final decision can be made
on the record as developed, a
procedural schedule will be adopted to
reconsider the application. See 49 CFR
1182.6(c). If no opposing comments are
filed by the expiration of the comment
period, this notice will take effect
automatically and will be the final
Board action.
This action is categorically excluded
from environmental review under 49
CFR 1105.6(c).
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
‘‘WWW.STB.GOV.’’
It is ordered:
1. The proposed transaction is
approved and authorized, subject to the
filing of opposing comments.
2. If opposing comments are timely
filed, the findings made in this notice
will be deemed as having been vacated.
3. This notice will be effective
December 13, 2016, unless opposing
comments are filed by December 12,
2016.
4. A copy of this notice will be served
on: (1) The U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; (2)
the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust
Division, 10th Street & Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530;
and (3) the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Office of the General
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Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
Decided: October 25, 2016.
By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice
Chairman Miller, and Commissioner
Begeman.
Marline Simeon,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
National Park Service
List of Units of the National Park
System Exempt From the Provisions of
the National Parks Air Tour
Management Act
Federal Aviation
Administration, Transportation;
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: List of exempt parks.
AGENCY:
The National Parks Air Tour
Management Act (NPATMA) requires
the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) and National Park Service (NPS)
to develop an air tour management plan
for units of the national park system
where an operator has applied for
authority to conduct commercial air
tours. The FAA Modernization and
Reform Act of 2012 amended various
provisions of NPATMA. One provision
exempted national park units with 50 or
fewer annual flights from the
requirement to prepare an air tour
management plan or voluntary
agreement and requires FAA and NPS to
jointly publish a list of exempt parks. By
Federal Register notice (See 77 FR
75254, December 19, 2012), FAA and
NPS published an initial list of exempt
parks in 2012 and another list in 2014
(See 79 FR 14569–14570, March 14,
2014). This notice provides the annual
updated list of parks that are exempt for
calendar years 2014 and 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Keith Lusk—Mailing address: Federal
Aviation Administration, P.O. Box
92007, Los Angeles, California 90009–
2007. Telephone: (310) 725–3808. Email
address: Keith.Lusk@faa.gov. Vicki
Ward—Mailing address: Natural Sounds
and Night Skies Division, National Park
Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Suite
100–31, Fort Collins, CO 80525.
Telephone: (970) 267–2117. Email
address: Vicki_Ward@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Authority
1. NPATMA (Pub. L. 106–181,
codified at 49 U.S.C. 40128) requires the
FAA and NPS to develop an air tour
management plan for units of the
national park system where an operator
has requested authority to provide
commercial air tours. The FAA
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
(2012 Act) amended various provisions
of NPATMA.
2. This Federal Register Notice
addresses the following 2012 Act
amendment provisions (which are
codified at 49 U.S.C. 40128(a)(5)):
a. Exempt national park units that
have 50 or fewer commercial air tour
operations each year from the
requirement to prepare an air tour
management plan or voluntary
agreement.
b. Authorize NPS to withdraw the
exemption if the Director determines
that an air tour management plan or
voluntary agreement is necessary to
protect resources and values or visitor
use and enjoyment.
c. Require FAA and NPS to publish a
list each year of national parks covered
by the exemption.
II. List of Exempt Parks 2014
1. This list is based on the number of
commercial air tour operations reported
to the FAA and NPS by air tour
operators conducting air tours under
interim operating authority at national
park units in calendar year 2014 for
which the total operations was 50 or
fewer. Parks on the exempt list are those
that have at least one operator who has
been granted operating authority to
conduct commercial air tours over that
park. Exempt parks are as follows:
Acadia National Park, ME
Big Bend National Park, TX
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National
Park, CO
Capitol Reef National Park, UT
Capulin Volcano National Monument,
NM
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument,
AZ
Cedar Breaks National Monument, UT
Colonial National Historical Park, VA
Colorado National Monument, CO
Coronado National Memorial, AZ
Devils Tower National Monument, WY
Dinosaur National Monument, UT/CO
Dry Tortugas National Park, FL
El Malpais National Monument, NM
El Morro National Monument, NM
Fort Bowie National Historic Site, AZ
Fort Davis National Historic Site, TX
Fort Union National Monument, NM
Gila Cliff Dwellings National
Monument, NM
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Golden Spike National Historic Site, UT
Grand Teton National Park, WY
Great Sand Dunes National Park and
Preserve, CO
Guadalupe Mountains National Park,
NM
Hohokam Pima National Monument, AZ
Hovenweep National Monument, CO/
UT
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic
Site, AZ
Kings Canyon National Park, CA
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area,
WA
Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Mojave National Preserve, CA
Montezuma Castle National Monument,
AZ
Navajo National Monument, AZ
North Cascades National Park, WA
Olympic National Park, WA
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument,
AZ
Pecos National Historical Park, NM
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Petroglyph National Monument, NM
Pipe Spring National Monument, AZ
Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, TX
Saguaro National Park, AZ
Salinas Pueblo Missions National
Monument, NM
San Juan Island National Historical
Park, WA
Sequoia National Park, CA
Sunset Crater Volcano National
Monument, AZ
Timpanogos Cave National Monument,
UT
Tumacacori National Historic Park, AZ
Tuzigoot National Monument, AZ
Voyageurs National Park, MN
Walnut Canyon National Monument,
AZ
Wupatki National Monument, AZ
Yellowstone National Park, ID/MT/WY
Yosemite National Park, CA
Yucca House National Monument, CO
Zion National Park, UT
2. NPS is authorized to withdraw a
park from the exempt list if NPS
determines that an air tour management
plan or voluntary agreement is
necessary to protect park resources and
values or park visitor use and
enjoyment. Under this statutory
authority, the NPS Director informed
the FAA Administrator in writing on
September 15, 2015, that NPS withdrew
the exemption for Death Valley National
Park and Mount Rainier National Park.
These two parks have been removed
from the 2014 exempt list.
III. List of Exempt Parks 2015
1. This list is based on the number of
commercial air tour operations reported
to the FAA and NPS by air tour
operators conducting air tours under
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interim operating authority at national
park units in calendar year 2015 for
which the total operations was 50 or
fewer. Parks on the exempt list are those
that have at least one operator who has
been granted operating authority to
conduct commercial air tours over that
park. Exempt parks are as follows:
Acadia National Park, ME
Big Bend National Park, TX
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National
Park, CO
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, NC
Capitol Reef National Park, UT
Capulin Volcano National Monument,
NM
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument,
AZ
Cedar Breaks National Monument, UT
Colorado National Monument, CO
Coronado National Memorial, AZ
Devils Tower National Monument, WY
Dinosaur National Monument, UT/CO
Dry Tortugas National Park, FL
El Malpais National Monument, NM
El Morro National Monument, NM
Fort Bowie National Historic Site, AZ
Fort Davis National Historic Site, TX
Fort Union National Monument, NM
Gila Cliff Dwellings National
Monument, NM
Golden Spike National Historic Site, UT
Grand Teton National Park, WY
Great Sand Dunes National Park and
Preserve, CO
Guadalupe Mountains National Park,
NM
Hohokam Pima National Monument, AZ
Hovenweep National Monument, CO/
UT
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic
Site, AZ
Kings Canyon National Park, CA
Mojave National Preserve, CA
Montezuma Castle National Monument,
AZ
Navajo National Monument, AZ
North Cascades National Park, WA
Olympic National Park, WA
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument,
AZ
Pecos National Historical Park, NM
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Petroglyph National Monument, NM
Pipe Spring National Monument, AZ
Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, TX
Saguaro National Park, AZ
Salinas Pueblo Missions National
Monument, NM
San Juan Island National Historical
Park, WA
Sequoia National Park, CA
Sunset Crater Volcano National
Monument, AZ
Timpanogos Cave National Monument,
UT
Tumacacori National Historic Park, AZ
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Tuzigoot National Monument, AZ
Voyageurs National Park, MN
Walnut Canyon National Monument,
AZ
Wupatki National Monument, AZ
Yellowstone National Park, ID/MT/WY
Yosemite National Park, CA
Yucca House National Monument, CO
Zion National Park, UT
2. Mesa Verde National Park, CO, is
on the 2014 exempt list but not on the
2015 exempt list because the combined
number of commercial air tours reported
by all air tour operators was 50 tours or
fewer in 2014, but exceeded 50 tours in
2015.
3. Cape Hatteras National Seashore,
NC, is not on the 2014 exempt list but
is on the 2015 exempt list because the
combined number of commercial air
tours reported by all air tour operators
exceeded 50 tours in 2014, but was 50
tours or fewer in 2015.
4. Colonial National Historical Park,
VA; Lake Chelan National Recreation
Area, WA; and Lassen Volcanic
National Park, CA are on the 2014
exempt list but not on the 2015 exempt
list because there is no longer any
operator(s) who has applied for
operating authority to conduct
commercial air tours over those parks.
At all the other parks on the 2015 list,
there is at least one operator who has
applied for operating authority to
conduct tours over that park.
IV. List of Exempt Parks for Future
Years
The FAA and NPS will publish a list
of exempt parks annually. The list could
change from year to year since parks
may be added to or removed from the
exempt list based on the previous year’s
number of annual operations. In order to
continue to be exempt, a park must have
50 or fewer annual commercial air tour
operations in any given calendar year.
The list could also change if NPS
withdraws an exempted park. NPS is
authorized to withdraw a park from the
exempt list if NPS determines that an air
tour management plan or a voluntary
agreement is necessary to protect park
resources and values or park visitor use
and enjoyment. Pursuant to the 2012
Act, the NPS shall inform the FAA in
writing of each determination to
withdraw an exemption. At parks that
lose exempt status, operators will return
to interim operating authority
requirements until an air tour
management plan or a voluntary
agreement has been established.
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Issued in Hawthorne, CA, on August 11,
2016.
Glen A. Martin,
Regional Administrator, Western-Pacific
Region, Federal Aviation Administration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 17,
2016.
Raymond M. Sauvajot,
Associate Director, Natural Resource
Stewardship and Science, National Park
Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–26092 Filed 10–27–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Public Notice for Waiver of
Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent of waiver with
respect to land; Cherry Capital Airport,
Traverse City, Michigan.
AGENCY:
The FAA is considering a
proposal to change 1.25 acres of airport
land from aeronautical use to nonaeronautical use and to authorize the
sale of airport property located at Cherry
Capital Airport, Traverse City,
Michigan. The aforementioned land is
not needed for aeronautical use.
The proposed property is located east
of the airport terminal area adjacent to
the current South Airport Road right-ofway at the Cherry Capital Airport. The
property is currently a wooded area
maintained for compatible land use
surrounding the airfield. The proposed
non-aeronautical land use would be for
roadway improvements to support the
new commercial/industrial
development.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received on
or before November 28, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Documents are available for
review by appointment at the FAA
Detroit Airports District Office, Irene R.
Porter, Program Manager, 11677 South
Wayne Road, Suite 107, Romulus,
Michigan 48174. Telephone: (734) 229–
2915/Fax: (734) 229–2950 and Cherry
Capital Administrative Offices, 727 Fly
Don’t Drive, Traverse City, Michigan.
Telephone: (231) 947–2250.
Written comments on the Sponsor’s
request must be delivered or mailed to:
Irene R. Porter, Program Manager,
Federal Aviation Administration,
Airports Detroit District Office, 11677
South Wayne Road, Suite 107, Romulus,
Michigan 48174, Telephone Number:
(734) 229–2915/FAX Number: (734)
229–2950.
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Irene R. Porter, Program Manager,
Federal Aviation Administration,
Airports Detroit District Office, 11677
South Wayne Road, Suite 107, Romulus,
Michigan 48174, Telephone Number:
(734) 229–2915/FAX Number: (734)
229–2950.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with section 47107(h) of
Title 49, United States Code, this notice
is required to be published in the
Federal Register 30 days before
modifying the land-use assurance that
requires the property to be used for an
aeronautical purpose.
The property is currently a wooded
area maintained for compatible land use
surrounding the airfield. The proposed
non-aeronautical land use would be for
roadway improvements to support the
new commercial/industrial
development. The property was
originally owned by the City of Traverse
City, Michigan and was subject to an
AP–4 Instrument of conveyance from
the City to the United States
Government dated May 17, 1943. At the
end of the war the U.S. Government
transferred the property back to the City
of Traverse City, Michigan. In 1966 the
National Emergency Use Provision was
released from this property. The airport
will receive Fair Market Value for the
land to be transferred to the County to
support the road improvements. The
disposition of proceeds from the sale of
the airport property will be in
accordance with FAA’s Policy and
Procedures Concerning the Use of
Airport Revenue, published in the
Federal Register on February 16, 1999
(64 FR 7696).
This notice announces that the FAA
is considering the release of the subject
airport property at the Cherry Capital
Airport, Traverse City, Michigan, from
federal land covenants, subject to a
reservation for continuing right of flight
as well as restrictions on the released
property as required in FAA Order
5190.6B section 22.16. Approval does
not constitute a commitment by the
FAA to financially assist in the disposal
of the subject airport property nor a
determination of eligibility for grant-inaid funding from the FAA.
Property Description
Part of Section 18, T27N, R10W, City
of Traverse City, Grand Traverse
County, Michigan, described as:
Commencing at the West 1⁄4 corner of
said Section; Thence S00°45′58″ W.
1244.58 feet along the West line of said
Section to the Point of Beginning of this
description: Thence N87°42′41″ E.
2098.16 feet along a line that is 75 feet
north of and parallel with the South line
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of the North 1⁄2 of the Southwest 1⁄4 of
said Section; Thence Northeasterly
127.77 feet along a 1834.86 foot radius
curve to the left, the long chord of
which bears N85°43′00″ E. 127.74 feet to
the North and South 1⁄4 line of said
Section as monumented; Thence
S00°18′36″ E. 22.12 feet along said
North and South 1⁄4 line to the Northerly
line of the Right of Way as described in
Document number 2007R–1 0240,
Grand Traverse County Register of
Deeds; Thence Southwesterly 127.00
feet along a 1856.86 foot radius curve to
the right, the long chord of which bears
S85°45′07″ W. 126.97 feet; Thence
S87°42′41″ W. 2099.33 feet (previously
recorded as 2101.33 feet) along a line
which is 53 feet north of, and parallel
with the South line of the North 1⁄2 of
the Southwest 1⁄4 of said Section to the
West line of said Section; Thence
N00°45′58″ E. 22.03 feet to the point of
Beginning of this description.
Containing 1.25 Acres.
Issued in Romulus, Michigan, on October
12, 2016.
John L. Mayfield, Jr.,
Manager, Detroit Airports District Office,
FAA, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 2016–26087 Filed 10–27–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Public Notice for Waiver of
Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent of waiver with
respect to land; Cherry Capital Airport,
Traverse City, Michigan.
AGENCY:
The FAA is considering a
proposal to change 63.04 acres of airport
land from aeronautical use to nonaeronautical use and to authorize the
lease of airport property located at
Cherry Capital Airport, Traverse City,
Michigan. The aforementioned land is
not needed for aeronautical use.
The proposed property is located east
of the airport terminal area along South
Airport Road at the Cherry Capital
Airport. The property is currently a
wooded area maintained for compatible
land use surrounding the airfield. The
proposed non-aeronautical land use
would be for compatible commercial/
industrial development, allowing the
airport to become more self-sustaining.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 28, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Documents are available for
review by appointment at the FAA
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
National Park Service
List of Units of the National Park System Exempt From the
Provisions of the National Parks Air Tour Management Act
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation; National Park
Service, Interior.
ACTION: List of exempt parks.
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SUMMARY: The National Parks Air Tour Management Act (NPATMA) requires
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Park Service
(NPS) to develop an air tour management plan for units of the national
park system where an operator has applied for authority to conduct
commercial air tours. The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
amended various provisions of NPATMA. One provision exempted national
park units with 50 or fewer annual flights from the requirement to
prepare an air tour management plan or voluntary agreement and requires
FAA and NPS to jointly publish a list of exempt parks. By Federal
Register notice (See 77 FR 75254, December 19, 2012), FAA and NPS
published an initial list of exempt parks in 2012 and another list in
2014 (See 79 FR 14569-14570, March 14, 2014). This notice provides the
annual updated list of parks that are exempt for calendar years 2014
and 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Lusk--Mailing address: Federal
Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, California 90009-
2007. Telephone: (310) 725-3808. Email address: Keith.Lusk@faa.gov.
Vicki Ward--Mailing address: Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division,
National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Suite 100-31, Fort Collins,
CO 80525. Telephone: (970) 267-2117. Email address: Vicki_Ward@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Authority
1. NPATMA (Pub. L. 106-181, codified at 49 U.S.C. 40128) requires
the FAA and NPS to develop an air tour management plan for units of the
national park system where an operator has requested authority to
provide commercial air tours. The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of
2012 (2012 Act) amended various provisions of NPATMA.
2. This Federal Register Notice addresses the following 2012 Act
amendment provisions (which are codified at 49 U.S.C. 40128(a)(5)):
a. Exempt national park units that have 50 or fewer commercial air
tour operations each year from the requirement to prepare an air tour
management plan or voluntary agreement.
b. Authorize NPS to withdraw the exemption if the Director
determines that an air tour management plan or voluntary agreement is
necessary to protect resources and values or visitor use and enjoyment.
c. Require FAA and NPS to publish a list each year of national
parks covered by the exemption.
II. List of Exempt Parks 2014
1. This list is based on the number of commercial air tour
operations reported to the FAA and NPS by air tour operators conducting
air tours under interim operating authority at national park units in
calendar year 2014 for which the total operations was 50 or fewer.
Parks on the exempt list are those that have at least one operator who
has been granted operating authority to conduct commercial air tours
over that park. Exempt parks are as follows:
Acadia National Park, ME
Big Bend National Park, TX
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO
Capitol Reef National Park, UT
Capulin Volcano National Monument, NM
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, AZ
Cedar Breaks National Monument, UT
Colonial National Historical Park, VA
Colorado National Monument, CO
Coronado National Memorial, AZ
Devils Tower National Monument, WY
Dinosaur National Monument, UT/CO
Dry Tortugas National Park, FL
El Malpais National Monument, NM
El Morro National Monument, NM
Fort Bowie National Historic Site, AZ
Fort Davis National Historic Site, TX
Fort Union National Monument, NM
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, NM
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Golden Spike National Historic Site, UT
Grand Teton National Park, WY
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, CO
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, NM
Hohokam Pima National Monument, AZ
Hovenweep National Monument, CO/UT
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, AZ
Kings Canyon National Park, CA
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, WA
Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Mojave National Preserve, CA
Montezuma Castle National Monument, AZ
Navajo National Monument, AZ
North Cascades National Park, WA
Olympic National Park, WA
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, AZ
Pecos National Historical Park, NM
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Petroglyph National Monument, NM
Pipe Spring National Monument, AZ
Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, TX
Saguaro National Park, AZ
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, NM
San Juan Island National Historical Park, WA
Sequoia National Park, CA
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, AZ
Timpanogos Cave National Monument, UT
Tumacacori National Historic Park, AZ
Tuzigoot National Monument, AZ
Voyageurs National Park, MN
Walnut Canyon National Monument, AZ
Wupatki National Monument, AZ
Yellowstone National Park, ID/MT/WY
Yosemite National Park, CA
Yucca House National Monument, CO
Zion National Park, UT
2. NPS is authorized to withdraw a park from the exempt list if NPS
determines that an air tour management plan or voluntary agreement is
necessary to protect park resources and values or park visitor use and
enjoyment. Under this statutory authority, the NPS Director informed
the FAA Administrator in writing on September 15, 2015, that NPS
withdrew the exemption for Death Valley National Park and Mount Rainier
National Park. These two parks have been removed from the 2014 exempt
list.
III. List of Exempt Parks 2015
1. This list is based on the number of commercial air tour
operations reported to the FAA and NPS by air tour operators conducting
air tours under interim operating authority at national park units in
calendar year 2015 for which the total operations was 50 or fewer.
Parks on the exempt list are those that have at least one operator who
has been granted operating authority to conduct commercial air tours
over that park. Exempt parks are as follows:
Acadia National Park, ME
Big Bend National Park, TX
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, NC
Capitol Reef National Park, UT
Capulin Volcano National Monument, NM
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, AZ
Cedar Breaks National Monument, UT
Colorado National Monument, CO
Coronado National Memorial, AZ
Devils Tower National Monument, WY
Dinosaur National Monument, UT/CO
Dry Tortugas National Park, FL
El Malpais National Monument, NM
El Morro National Monument, NM
Fort Bowie National Historic Site, AZ
Fort Davis National Historic Site, TX
Fort Union National Monument, NM
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, NM
Golden Spike National Historic Site, UT
Grand Teton National Park, WY
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, CO
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, NM
Hohokam Pima National Monument, AZ
Hovenweep National Monument, CO/UT
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, AZ
Kings Canyon National Park, CA
Mojave National Preserve, CA
Montezuma Castle National Monument, AZ
Navajo National Monument, AZ
North Cascades National Park, WA
Olympic National Park, WA
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, AZ
Pecos National Historical Park, NM
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Petroglyph National Monument, NM
Pipe Spring National Monument, AZ
Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, TX
Saguaro National Park, AZ
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, NM
San Juan Island National Historical Park, WA
Sequoia National Park, CA
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, AZ
Timpanogos Cave National Monument, UT
Tumacacori National Historic Park, AZ
Tuzigoot National Monument, AZ
Voyageurs National Park, MN
Walnut Canyon National Monument, AZ
Wupatki National Monument, AZ
Yellowstone National Park, ID/MT/WY
Yosemite National Park, CA
Yucca House National Monument, CO
Zion National Park, UT
2. Mesa Verde National Park, CO, is on the 2014 exempt list but not
on the 2015 exempt list because the combined number of commercial air
tours reported by all air tour operators was 50 tours or fewer in 2014,
but exceeded 50 tours in 2015.
3. Cape Hatteras National Seashore, NC, is not on the 2014 exempt
list but is on the 2015 exempt list because the combined number of
commercial air tours reported by all air tour operators exceeded 50
tours in 2014, but was 50 tours or fewer in 2015.
4. Colonial National Historical Park, VA; Lake Chelan National
Recreation Area, WA; and Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA are on the
2014 exempt list but not on the 2015 exempt list because there is no
longer any operator(s) who has applied for operating authority to
conduct commercial air tours over those parks. At all the other parks
on the 2015 list, there is at least one operator who has applied for
operating authority to conduct tours over that park.
IV. List of Exempt Parks for Future Years
The FAA and NPS will publish a list of exempt parks annually. The
list could change from year to year since parks may be added to or
removed from the exempt list based on the previous year's number of
annual operations. In order to continue to be exempt, a park must have
50 or fewer annual commercial air tour operations in any given calendar
year. The list could also change if NPS withdraws an exempted park. NPS
is authorized to withdraw a park from the exempt list if NPS determines
that an air tour management plan or a voluntary agreement is necessary
to protect park resources and values or park visitor use and enjoyment.
Pursuant to the 2012 Act, the NPS shall inform the FAA in writing of
each determination to withdraw an exemption. At parks that lose exempt
status, operators will return to interim operating authority
requirements until an air tour management plan or a voluntary agreement
has been established.
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Issued in Hawthorne, CA, on August 11, 2016.
Glen A. Martin,
Regional Administrator, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation
Administration.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 17, 2016.
Raymond M. Sauvajot,
Associate Director, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science, National
Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-26092 Filed 10-27-16; 8:45 am]
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