Notice2024-19195
Membership in the National Parks Overflight Advisory Group (NPOAG)
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Published
August 27, 2024
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
By Federal Register notice on June 26, 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Park Service (NPS), invited interested persons to apply to fill one current and one upcoming vacancy on the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group (NPOAG). This notice informs the public of the selections made for the one current vacancy representing Native American tribes and one upcoming vacancy representing commercial air tour operators.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68700-68701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19195]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Membership in the National Parks Overflight Advisory Group
(NPOAG)
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of selection to the National Parks Overflight Advisory
Group.
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SUMMARY: By Federal Register notice on June 26, 2024, the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Park Service (NPS),
invited interested persons to apply to fill one current and one
upcoming vacancy on the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group
(NPOAG). This notice informs the public of the selections made for the
one current vacancy representing Native American tribes and one
upcoming vacancy representing commercial air tour operators.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheri G. Lares, Environmental
Protection Specialist, telephone: (202) 267-8693, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#74071c11061d5a1815061107341215155a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c6f74796e7532707d6e796f5c7a7d7d327b736a">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
[[Page 68701]]
of 2012. The Act required the establishment of the NPOAG within one
year after its enactment. The NPOAG was established in March 2001. The
NPOAG is comprised of a balanced group of representatives of general
aviation, commercial air tour operators, 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 NPOAG.
Representatives of the Administrator and Director serve alternating 1-
year terms as chairperson of the NPOAG.
In accordance with the Act, the NPOAG provides ``advice,
information, and recommendations to the Administrator and the
Director--
1. On 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, on safety,
environmental, and other issues related to commercial air tour
operations over national parks or tribal lands.''
Membership
The current NPOAG is made up of one member representing general
aviation, three members representing commercial air tour operators,
four members representing environmental concerns, and two members
representing Native American tribes. Members serve three-year terms.
Current members of the NPOAG are as follows: Murray Huling representing
general aviation; James Viola, John Becker, and one vacancy
representing commercial air tour operators; Robert Randall, Dick
Hingson, Les Blomberg, and John Eastman representing environmental
interests; Carl Slater and one vacancy representing Native American
tribes.
Selection
Dyan Youpee of the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes and Eric
Hamp of Blue Hawaiian Helicopters have been selected to fill the two
vacancies for Native American tribes and commercial air tour operators,
respectively. The three-year term will commence on the publication date
of this Federal Register notice.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 22, 2024.
Sandra Fox,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Environment and Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-19195 Filed 8-26-24; 8:45 am]
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