[Federal Register: January 23, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 15)]
[Notices]
[Page 3301-3302]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Intent To Establish an Air Tour Management Plan and
Notice of Public Meeting for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The FAA, in cooperation with the NPS, is initiating
development of an Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP) for the Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park pursuant to the National Parks Air Tour
Management Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-181) and its implementing
regulations contained in title 14, Code
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of Federal Regulations, part 136, National Parks Air Tour Management,
published October 25, 2002 (67 FR 65662). The objective of the ATMP is
to mitigate or prevent the significant adverse impacts, if any, of
commercial air tour operations upon the natural and cultural resources,
visitor experiences, and abutting tribal lands, of the Hawaii Volcanoes
National Park. Following a Federal rulemaking action, the ATMP will be
incorporated into part 136. This notice provides information on the
Public Information Workshop for all persons having an interest in
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
DATES: The Public Information Workshop will be held February 24, 2003,
at 5:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Public Information Workshop will be held at the Cooper
Center, 19-4030 Wright Road, Volcano, Hawaii.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Armstrong, Air Tour Management
Plan Program Manager, Executive Resource Staff, AWP-4, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western-Pacific Region. Mailing address: P.O. Box
92007, Los Angeles, California 90009-2007. Telephone: (310) 725-3818.
Street address: 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 90261.
Email: Brian.Armstrong@faa.gov.
SUPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA, in cooperation with the NPS, is
initiating development of an Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP) for the
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park pursuant to the National Parks Air Tour
Management Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-181) and its implementing
regulations contained in title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, part
136, National Parks Air Tour Management, published October 25, 2002 (67
FR 65662). The objective of the ATMP is to mitigate or prevent the
significant adverse impacts, if any, of commercial air tour operations
upon the natural and cultural resources, visitor experiences, and
abutting tribal lands, of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Following
a Federal rulemaking action, the ATMP will be incorporated into part
136.
In developing the ATMP and associated rulemaking actions, the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Park Service (NPS)
are required to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1970 (NEPA), which calls on Federal agencies to consider environmental
issues as part of their decision making process. For the purposes of
compliance with NEPA, the FAA is the Lead Agency and the NPS is a
Cooperating Agency. An Environmental Assessment will be prepared for
the ATMP in accordance with NEPA and its implementing regulations (40
CFR parts 1500-1508).
Interested individuals, groups, and other members of the public are
invited to attend a Public Information Workshop to be held on February
24, 2003, at 5:30 p.m. The workshop will consist of brief presentations
by the FAA, the NPS, and the Acoustical Department of the VOLPE
National Transportation Center beginning at 5:30 p.m. These
presentations will conclude by approximately 6:30 p.m. Following the
presentations, attendees may browse displays, collect information, talk
with FAA and NPS officials, discuss concerns, and register to receive
further information regarding development of the Hawaii Volcanoes
National Park ATMP.
This is a public information workshop only. Public testimony or
comments will not be formally recorded at this time. A public scoping
period, during which public comments will be formally received, will be
held at a later time in compliance with the procedures established
under NEPA. The scoping period will be announced through the Federal
Register, local media, the Internet, and direct mailings to interested
parties known to the FAA and the NPS.
Additional information on the ATMP Program is available on the
FAA's ATMP Website located at www.atmp.faa.gov. Interested parties may
register to receive information regarding the development of this and
other ATMPs through this website.
Issued in Hawthorne, California on January 16, 2003.
Brian Q. Armstrong,
Air Tour Management Plan, Program Manager, AWP-4, Western-Pacific
Region.
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