Notice2022-22889
Notice of Availability for Proposed Voluntary Agreement at Statue of Liberty National Monument and Governors Island National Monument
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Published
October 21, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
The FAA, in cooperation with the National Park Service (NPS), has initiated development of a voluntary agreement pursuant to the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (the Act) and its implementing regulations. The Act allows the FAA and NPS to enter into voluntary agreements with commercial air tour operators. A voluntary agreement manages commercial air tour operations over a national park by establishing conditions for the conduct of the commercial air tour operations. Implementation of a voluntary agreement helps protect park resources and the visitor experience without compromising aviation safety or the air traffic control system. This notice announces the public availability of the proposed voluntary agreement for Statue of Liberty National Monument and Governors Island National Monument (collectively referred to as the Parks).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 203 (Friday, October 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 64130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22889]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability for Proposed Voluntary Agreement at Statue
of Liberty National Monument and Governors Island National Monument
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The FAA, in cooperation with the National Park Service (NPS),
has initiated development of a voluntary agreement pursuant to the
National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (the Act) and its
implementing regulations. The Act allows the FAA and NPS to enter into
voluntary agreements with commercial air tour operators. A voluntary
agreement manages commercial air tour operations over a national park
by establishing conditions for the conduct of the commercial air tour
operations. Implementation of a voluntary agreement helps protect park
resources and the visitor experience without compromising aviation
safety or the air traffic control system. This notice announces the
public availability of the proposed voluntary agreement for Statue of
Liberty National Monument and Governors Island National Monument
(collectively referred to as the Parks).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before 30 days from this notice.
ADDRESSES: Comments will be received on the NPS Planning, Environment
and Public Comment System (PEPC) website. The PEPC website for the
Parks is: <a href="https://parkplanning.nps.gov/NYHarborAirTours">https://parkplanning.nps.gov/NYHarborAirTours</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Lusk, Special Programs Staff,
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Headquarters,
777 S. Aviation Boulevard, Suite 150, El Segundo, CA 90245, telephone:
(424) 405-7017, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e250b071a0640221b1d052e080f0f40090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="266d434f524e086a53554d6640474708414950">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA is issuing this notice pursuant to
the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-181
(<a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/link/plaw/106/public/181?link-type=html">https://www.govinfo.gov/link/plaw/106/public/181?link-type=html</a>)) and
its implementing regulations contained in title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations, part 136, subpart B, National Parks Air Tour Management.
The Act requires that commercial air tour operators conducting or
intending to conduct commercial air tours over a unit of the National
Park system apply to the FAA for operating authority before engaging in
that activity. The Act further requires the FAA and the NPS to
establish an air tour management plan (ATMP) for each National Park
System unit for which one or more applications has been submitted,
unless that unit is exempt from this requirement. As an alternative to
an ATMP, the FAA and the NPS may enter into a voluntary agreement with
a commercial air tour operator who has applied to conduct commercial
air tour operations over a national park including an operator that has
interim operating authority for the park or a new entrant commercial
air tour operator. Voluntary agreements must address the management
issues necessary to protect the resources and visitor use of the park
without compromising aviation safety or the air traffic control system.
A voluntary agreement may also include conditions for the conduct of
air tour operations and provisions to ensure the stability of and
compliance with the voluntary agreement. Each voluntary agreement
reflects the provisions and conditions appropriate for the particular
national park to which the agreement applies.
A single voluntary agreement covers both Parks. Part 135 operators
who have been granted interim operating authority for the Parks are
included in this voluntary agreement and operators who apply for
authority to conduct tours of the Parks will also be considered as part
of the application process. Information on how to apply for authority
is presented in the Frequently Asked Questions document that is
available on the PEPC website shown above.
Written comments on the proposed voluntary agreement can be
submitted via PEPC. Comments will not be accepted by fax, email, or any
other way than those specified above. All written comments become part
of the official record. Before including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any
time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Issued in El Segundo, CA, on October 18, 2022.
Keith Lusk,
Program Manager, Special Programs Office, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2022-22889 Filed 10-20-22; 8:45 am]
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