[Federal Register: July 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 131)]
[Notices]
[Page 39073-39074]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr08jy08-136]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2008-0713]
Notice of Interim Operating Authority Granted to Commercial Air
Tour Operators Over National Parks and Tribal Lands Within or Abutting
National Parks
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On October 25, 2002, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
published the final rule for Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations part
136, National Parks Air Tour Management (67 FR 65662). The rule became
effective on January 23, 2003. On January 27, 2005, the FAA published a
notice of opportunity for commercial air tour operators granted interim
operating authority (IOA) under the National Parks Air Tour Management
Act of 2000 (the Act) to review and self correct annual authorizations
(70 FR 3972). The results were published by operator in the Federal
Register on Thursday, June 23, 2005, (70 FR 36456). The comment due
date was set for 70 FR 36456 and the IOA republished in the Federal
Register on Friday, October 7, 2005 by park instead of by operator (70
FR 58778). This Notice is pursuant to the review and accepting of five
(5) New Entrant applications and seeks public comment regarding this
matter from interested parties.
DATES: Comments must be received by the FAA by August 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be identified by Docket Number FAA-2008-0713
using the following method:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norman R. Elrod, Air Transportation
Division, 135 Air Carrier Operations Branch, AFS-250, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone (202) 493-5562; e-mail norman.elrod@faa.gov, or, Edwin D.
Miller, Air Transportation Division, 135 Air Carrier Operations Branch,
AFS-250, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-8166; e-mail
edwin.miller@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Provision(s) for new entrant air tour operators are specified in
Section 803 of
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the Act under (c) Interim Operating Authority, (3) New entrant air tour
operators (A), (B), & (C). The five new entrants seeking IOA are listed
below:
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National park
Operator name DBA unit/Abutting IOA
tribal land
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Kanab, Utah Air Service....... NA......... Zion NP......... 120
Bryce Canyon NP. 120
Rainbow Bridge 120
NM.
Canyon Lands NP. 120
Arches NP....... 120
Cedar Breaks NM. 120
Mauiscape Helicopters......... NA......... Haleakala NP.... 4,140
Skycraft Air Service.......... NA......... Volcanoes NP.... 600
Wings Air..................... NA......... Statue of 1,500
Liberty NM.
Zip Aviation.................. NA......... Statue of 12,000
Liberty NM.
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Discussion
The operators cited above applied for New Entrant IOA between
January of 2003 and November 2005. The FAA, having evaluated the
applications, is now prepared to move forward with the application
process. This notice fulfills that statutory requirement that mandates
the IOA granted under the Act to be published in the Federal Register
for notice and opportunity for comment.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 1, 2008.
Gary Davis,
Air Transportation Division, Acting Manager of AFS-200.
[FR Doc. E8-15441 Filed 7-7-08; 8:45 am]
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