83_FR_17664 83 FR 17587 - Membership in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group

83 FR 17587 - Membership in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 77 (April 20, 2018)

Page Range17587-17588
FR Document2018-08344

By Federal Register notice on October 31, 2017 the National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) invited interested persons to apply to fill two upcoming openings on the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group (NPOAG). The notice invited interested persons to apply to fill future openings to represent air tour operator concerns and Native American interests. This notice informs the public that no selections were made for those vacancies representing air tour operator and Native American interests and invites persons interested in serving on the NPOAG to apply for those openings.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 77 (Friday, April 20, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17587-17588]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08344]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Membership in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: By Federal Register notice on October 31, 2017 the National 
Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
invited interested persons to apply to fill two upcoming openings on 
the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group (NPOAG). The notice 
invited interested persons to apply to fill future openings to 
represent air tour operator concerns and Native American interests. 
This notice informs the public that no selections were made for those 
vacancies representing air tour operator and Native American interests 
and invites persons interested in serving on the NPOAG to apply for 
those openings.

DATES: Persons interested in applying for the NPOAG openings 
representing air tour operator and Native American interests need to 
apply by June 15, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Lusk, Special Programs Staff, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Headquarters, 
15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 90261, 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, and subsequently 
amended in the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. The Act 
required the establishment of the advisory group within one 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 
one-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 current NPOAG 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.

[[Page 17588]]

Current members of the NPOAG are as follows:
    Melissa Rudinger representing general aviation; Alan Stephen and 
Matt Zuccaro, representing commercial air tour operators with one 
opening; Les Blomberg, Rob Smith, John Eastman, and Dick Hingson 
representing environmental interests; and Martin Begaye representing 
Native American tribes with one opening. One NPOAG member representing 
air tour operator interests resigned in October 2017 and the 3-year 
membership term of Leigh Kuwanwisiwma expired on April 2, 2018.

Selection

    No selections were made based on applications received after the 
October 31, 2017 Federal Register notice. A limited number of persons 
expressed interest in the air tour operator opening and no persons 
expressed interest in filling the other opening to represent Native 
American interests. Therefore the FAA and NPS, through this notice, are 
again soliciting interest for the air tour operator and Native American 
openings.
    The FAA and NPS invite persons interested in serving on the NPOAG 
to contact Mr. Keith Lusk (contact information is written above in FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Requests to serve on the NPOAG must be 
made to Mr. Lusk in writing and postmarked or emailed on or before June 
15, 2018. The request should indicate whether or not you are a member 
of an association or group related to air tour operator or Native 
American 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 as related to issues and 
concerns with aircraft flights over national parks. The term of service 
for NPOAG members is 3 years. Current members may re-apply for another 
term.
    On August 13, 2014, the Office of Management and Budget issued 
revised guidance regarding the prohibition against appointing or not 
reappointing federally registered lobbyists to serve on advisory 
committees (79 Federal Register 47482).
    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 16, 2018.
Keith Lusk,
Program Manager, Special Programs Staff, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2018-08344 Filed 4-19-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 77 / Friday, April 20, 2018 / Notices 17587 decision process. This commenting BOCC that would allow the BOCC to and invites persons interested in serving procedure is intended to ensure that offer the commercial space launch site, on the NPOAG to apply for those substantive comments and concerns are Spaceport Colorado, to commercial openings. made available to the FAA in a timely launch providers to conduct launch DATES: Persons interested in applying manner so that the FAA has an operations of horizontal take-off and for the NPOAG openings representing opportunity to address them. horizontal landing reusable launch air tour operator and Native American Before including your address, phone vehicles. The FAA would also interests need to apply by June 15, 2018. number, email address, or other conditionally approve the modified personal identifying information in your FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Airport Layout Plan showing the launch comment, be advised that your entire Keith Lusk, Special Programs Staff, site boundary. Under the No Action comment—including your personal Federal Aviation Administration, Alternative, the FAA would not issue a identifying information—may be made Western-Pacific Region Headquarters, Launch Site Operator License to the publicly available at any time. While 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, BOCC. you can ask us in your comment to The Draft PEA evaluates the potential CA 90261, telephone: (310) 725–3808, withhold from the public review your environmental impacts from the email: Keith.Lusk@faa.gov. personal identifying information, we Proposed Action and No Action SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: cannot guarantee that we will be able to Alternative on air quality; biological Background do so. resources (including fish, wildlife, and The FAA has prepared the Draft PEA plants); climate; coastal resources; The National Parks Air Tour to evaluate the potential environmental Department of Transportation Act, Management Act of 2000 (the Act) was impacts of issuing a Launch Site section 4(f); farmlands; hazardous enacted on April 5, 2000, as Public Law Operator License to the BOCC of Adams materials, solid waste, and pollution 106–181, and subsequently amended in County, Colorado to operate a prevention; historical, architectural, the FAA Modernization and Reform Act commercial space launch site, called archaeological, and cultural resources; of 2012. The Act required the ‘‘Spaceport Colorado,’’ at FTG, in land use; natural resources and energy establishment of the advisory group Watkins, Colorado. The successful supply; noise and noise-compatible land within one year after its enactment. The completion of the environmental review use; socioeconomics, environmental NPOAG was established in March 2001. process does not guarantee that the FAA justice, and children’s environmental The advisory group is comprised of a Office of Commercial Space health and safety risks; visual effects balanced group of representatives of Transportation would issue a Launch (including light emissions); and water general aviation, commercial air tour Site Operator License to the BOCC. The resources (including wetlands, operations, environmental concerns, project must also meet all FAA floodplains, surface waters, and Native American tribes. The requirements of a Launch Site Operator groundwater, and wild and scenic Administrator of the FAA and the License. Individual launch operators rivers). Potential cumulative impacts are Director of NPS (or their designees) proposing to launch from the site would also addressed in the Draft PEA. serve as ex officio members of the be required to obtain a separate launch group. Representatives of the operator license. Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11, Administrator and Director serve The CEQ Regulations for 2018. alternating one-year terms as chairman Implementing the Procedural Provisions Daniel Murray, of the advisory group. of NEPA allow for federal agencies to Manager, Space Transportation Development In accordance with the Act, the prepare programmatic NEPA documents Division. advisory group provides ‘‘advice, for broad federal actions (40 CFR [FR Doc. 2018–08345 Filed 4–19–18; 8:45 am] information, and recommendations to 1502.4). Given that FTG does not have BILLING CODE 4910–13–P the Administrator and the Director— a commitment from a launch operator at (1) On the implementation of this title this time, the analysis in this PEA uses [the Act] and the amendments made by a conceptual RLV and is based on broad DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION this title; assumptions regarding the location of (2) On commonly accepted quiet related facilities and the surface Federal Aviation Administration aircraft technology for use in movement of RLVs associated with commercial air tour operations over a operation of a horizontal RLV at FTG. Membership in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group national park or tribal lands, which will The purpose of including these receive preferential treatment in a given assumptions is to conservatively assess AGENCY: Federal Aviation air tour management plan; the potential environmental impacts of Administration, Transportation. (3) On other measures that might be launch vehicle operations at FTG. This ACTION: Notice. taken to accommodate the interests of information does not necessarily reflect visitors to national parks; and the exact launch vehicle(s) that would SUMMARY: By Federal Register notice on (4) At the request of the Administrator operate at FTG. Instead, it defines the October 31, 2017 the National Park and the Director, safety, environmental, scope (or bounds) of the analysis. If a Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation and other issues related to commercial prospective launch operator applies for Administration (FAA) invited interested air tour operations over a national park a license to operate a launch vehicle at persons to apply to fill two upcoming or tribal lands.’’ FTG, a separate environmental openings on the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group (NPOAG). Membership sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES document, tiering off of this PEA, would be required to support the issuance of The notice invited interested persons to The current NPOAG is made up of that Launch Operator License. apply to fill future openings to represent one member representing general The Draft PEA considers the potential air tour operator concerns and Native aviation, three members representing environmental impacts of the Proposed American interests. This notice informs the commercial air tour industry, four Action and No Action Alternative. The the public that no selections were made members representing environmental Proposed Action is for the FAA to issue for those vacancies representing air tour concerns, and two members a Launch Site Operator License to the operator and Native American interests representing Native American interests. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:44 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20APN1.SGM 20APN1

17588 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 77 / Friday, April 20, 2018 / Notices Current members of the NPOAG are as Issued in Hawthorne, CA on April 16, 12. Adjourn follows: 2018. Attendance is open to the interested Keith Lusk, public but limited to space availability. Melissa Rudinger representing general Program Manager, Special Programs Staff, With the approval of the chairman, aviation; Alan Stephen and Matt Western-Pacific Region. members of the public may present oral Zuccaro, representing commercial air tour operators with one opening; Les [FR Doc. 2018–08344 Filed 4–19–18; 8:45 am] statements at the meeting. Persons Blomberg, Rob Smith, John Eastman, BILLING CODE 4910–13–P wishing to present statements or obtain and Dick Hingson representing information should contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION environmental interests; and Martin DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONTACT section. Members of the public Begaye representing Native American may present a written statement to the tribes with one opening. One NPOAG Federal Aviation Administration committee at any time. member representing air tour operator interests resigned in October 2017 and Fifty-Seventh RTCA SC–224 Standards Issued in Washington, DC, on April 17, for Airport Security Access Control 2018. the 3-year membership term of Leigh Kuwanwisiwma expired on April 2, Systems Plenary Michelle Swearingen, 2018. Systems and Equipment Standards Branch, AGENCY: Federal Aviation AIR–6B0, Policy and Innovation Division, Selection Administration (FAA), U.S. Department AIR–600, Federal Aviation Administration. of Transportation (DOT). [FR Doc. 2018–08273 Filed 4–19–18; 8:45 am] No selections were made based on ACTION: Fifty Seventh RTCA SC–224 BILLING CODE 4910–13–P applications received after the October Standards for Airport Security Access 31, 2017 Federal Register notice. A Control Systems Plenary. limited number of persons expressed DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION interest in the air tour operator opening SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice and no persons expressed interest in to advise the public of a meeting of Fifty Federal Aviation Administration filling the other opening to represent Seventh RTCA SC–224 Standards for [Summary Notice No. 2018–034] Native American interests. Therefore the Airport Security Access Control Systems Plenary. Petition for Exemption; Summary of FAA and NPS, through this notice, are again soliciting interest for the air tour DATES: The meeting will be held May Petition Received; Haverfield operator and Native American openings. 10, 2018 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. International Incorporated ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: The FAA and NPS invite persons AGENCY: Federal Aviation RTCA Headquarters, 1150 18th Street interested in serving on the NPOAG to Administration (FAA), DOT. NW, Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036. contact Mr. Keith Lusk (contact ACTION: Notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information is written above in FOR Karan Hofmann at khofmann@rtca.org SUMMARY: This notice contains a FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). or 202–330–0680, or The RTCA summary of a petition seeking relief Requests to serve on the NPOAG must Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW, Suite from specified requirements of Federal be made to Mr. Lusk in writing and 910, Washington, DC, 20036, or by Aviation Regulations. The purpose of postmarked or emailed on or before June telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202) 15, 2018. The request should indicate this notice is to improve the public’s 833–9434, or website at http:// awareness of, and participation in, the whether or not you are a member of an www.rtca.org. FAA’s exemption process. Neither association or group related to air tour SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant publication of this notice nor the operator or Native American concerns to section 10(a) (2) of the Federal inclusion or omission of information in or have another affiliation with issues the summary is intended to affect the relating to aircraft flights over national Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby legal status of the petition or its final parks. The request should also state disposition. given for a meeting of the Fifty Seventh what expertise you would bring to the RTCA SC–224 Standards for Airport DATES: Comments on this petition must NPOAG as related to issues and Security Access Control Systems identify the petition docket number and concerns with aircraft flights over Plenary. The agenda will include the must be received on or before April 30, national parks. The term of service for following: 2018. NPOAG members is 3 years. Current 1. Welcome/Introductions/ ADDRESSES: Send comments identified members may re-apply for another term. Administrative Remarks by docket number FAA–2018–0251 On August 13, 2014, the Office of 2. Review/Approve Previous Meeting using any of the following methods: Management and Budget issued revised Summary • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to guidance regarding the prohibition 3. TSA Report http://www.regulations.gov and follow against appointing or not reappointing 4. Report on Document Distribution the online instructions for sending your federally registered lobbyists to serve on Mechanisms comments electronically. advisory committees (79 Federal 5. Report on the New Guidelines and • Mail: Send comments to Docket Register 47482). Other Safe Skies Reports Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of 6. Review/Resolution of DO–230I FRAC sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Therefore, before appointing an Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey applicant to serve on the NPOAG, the Comments Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West 7. Approve DO–230I for Presentation to Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC FAA and NPS will require the PMC 20590–0001. prospective candidate to certify that 8. TOR Changes • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take they are not a federally registered 9. Action Items for Next Meeting comments to Docket Operations in lobbyist. 10. Time and Place of Next Meetings Room W12–140 of the West Building 11. Any Other Business Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:44 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20APN1.SGM 20APN1


Document Created: 2018-04-20 00:03:10
Document Modified: 2018-04-20 00:03:10
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesPersons interested in applying for the NPOAG openings representing air tour operator and Native American interests need to apply by June 15, 2018.
ContactKeith Lusk, Special Programs Staff, Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Headquarters, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 90261, telephone: (310) 725- 3808, email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 17587 
2025 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR