Notice2024-17848
Notice of Meeting of the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group
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Published
August 12, 2024
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Park Service (NPS), in accordance with the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (NPATMA), announce the next meeting of the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group (NPOAG). This notification provides the date, location, and agenda for the meeting.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65701-65702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17848]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Meeting of the National Parks Overflights Advisory
Group
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National
Park Service (NPS), in accordance with the National Parks Air Tour
Management Act of 2000 (NPATMA),
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announce the next meeting of the National Parks Overflights Advisory
Group (NPOAG). This notification provides the date, location, and
agenda for the meeting.
DATES: Date and Location: The NPOAG will meet on September 10-11, 2024.
The meeting will take place at 2 Marina Boulevard, Fort Mason Building
C, Room 210, San Francisco, CA 94123. The meeting will be held from
12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on September 10, 2024, and from 8:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. on September 11, 2024. This NPOAG meeting is open to the
public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Fox, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0f7c6e616b7d6e2176216960774f696e6e21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d6e7c73796f7c3364337b72655d7b7c7c337a726b">[email protected]</span></a>;
(202) 267-0928; 800 Independence Ave. SW, Suite 900W, Washington, DC
20591.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NPATMA, enacted on April 5, 2000 as Public
Law 106-181, required the establishment of the NPOAG within one year
after its enactment. NPATMA requires that the NPOAG be 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 chairperson of the advisory
group.
The duties of the NPOAG include providing advice, information, and
recommendations to the FAA Administrator and the NPS Director on
implementation of Public Law 106-181; quiet aircraft technology; other
measures that might accommodate interests to visitors of national
parks; and at the request of the Administrator and the Director, on
safety, environmental, and other issues related to commercial air tour
operations over national parks or tribal lands.
Agenda for the September 10-11, 2024, NPOAG Meeting
The agenda for the meeting will include, but is not limited to, an
update on ongoing park specific air tour management plans or voluntary
agreements, status of agency implementation of court approved plan/
schedule, update on environmental review process and special purpose
law consultations, and public comment review process.
Attendance at the Meeting and Submission of Written Comments
Although this is not a public meeting, interested persons may
attend. Because seating is limited, please contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later than Friday August 30,
2024, if you plan to attend so that meeting space may be made to
accommodate all attendees. Written comments regarding the meeting will
be accepted directly from attendees or may be sent to the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Record of the Meeting
If you cannot attend the NPOAG meeting, a summary of the meeting
will be made available under the NPOAG section of the FAA ATMP website
at: <a href="https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/apl/aee/air_tour_management_plan">https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/apl/aee/air_tour_management_plan</a> or by contacting the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2024.
Sandra Fox,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Environment and Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-17848 Filed 8-9-24; 8:45 am]
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