[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 120 (Thursday, June 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36456-36463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12380]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


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, 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 (14 
CFR) 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). based on the responses to that notice, the 
FAA made some corrections to interim operating authority. The Act also 
requires the interim operating authority granted under the Act to be 
published in the Federal Register for notice and the opportunity for 
comment. This notice fulfills that statutory requirement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Kirkendall, Flight Standards 
Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave., SW., 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 385-4510; e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 25, 2002, the FAA published a 
final rule in 14 CFR part 136, National Parks Air Tour Management (67 
FR 65662), pursuant to the mandates specified in the Act, enacted on 
April 5, 2000. This final rule (part 136) completed the definition of 
``commercial air tour operation'' by establishing the altitude (5,000 
feet above ground level) below which an operator flying over a national 
park for the purpose of sightseeing would be classified as a commercial 
air tour operator. The rule also codified provisions of the Act. In 
accordance with 14 CFR 136.7(b), before commencing commercial air tour 
operations over a unit of the national park system or tribal lands 
within or abutting a national park, a commercial air tour operator is 
required to apply to the Administrator for authority to conduct the 
operations over the park or tribal lands. Title 14 CFR 136.11(a) states 
that: ``Upon application for operating authority, the Administrator 
shall grant interim operating authority under this section to a 
commercial air tour operator for commercial air tour operations over a 
national park or tribal land for which the operator is an existing 
commercial air tour operator.'' Consistent with the Act, 14 CFR 
136.11(b)(3) also states that IOA granted under that section would be 
published in the Federal Register to provide notice and opportunity for 
comment.
    Prior to issuing this notice, the FAA became aware that there may 
have been some errors in the number of commercial air tours initially 
reported and received. There are several reasons why these errors could 
have occurred, such as (1) Operators were not required to keep records 
of the number of commercial air tours conducted over national parks 
prior to the adoption of the Act; (2) there was a 2\1/2\ year time 
lapse between the passage of the Act and the effective date of the part 
136 rule; and (3) there appeared to have been confusion over how to 
initially report information, especially for operators flying over more 
than one park. The FAA understood that operators should have requested 
and received IOA that reflects the actual number of commercial air 
tours that were conducted during the relevant time period set forth in 
the statute and the rule and that every effort should be made to 
standardize the counting of flights requiring IOA.
    Consequently, the FAA provided an opportunity for air tour 
operators to

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review and correct, if necessary, their annual authorizations. 
Specifically, on January 27, 2005, the FAA published ``Notice of 
Opportunity To Self-Correct Annual Authorizations for Commercial Air 
Tour Operators Over National Parks and Tribal Lands Within or Abutting 
National Parks'' (70 FR 3972). This notice informed all operators of 
the self-correcting process and the rules to follow in counting air 
tours over parks. Individual notices were also sent by first class mail 
to all operators who initially reported their number of annual 
commercial air tour operations. The deadline for completing this review 
and self-correction was February 21, 2005.
    In response to this self-correction process, the FAA received 19 
responses from commercial air tour operators. Six operators reported no 
change in their original reported numbers; three included national 
parks and/or tribal lands that were unintentionally not listed; three 
decreased their total annual numbers due to re-examination of their 
flight paths that were originally thought to penetrate a national park 
or tribal lands; and seven reported errors made by them or in the data 
entry process. Based on these responses, the FAA has issued corrected 
IOA.
    The FAA has not confirmed the numbers reported by operators. 
Operators were notified that if comments are received in response to 
this current notice that provide substantive information that an 
operator does not qualify under the law as an existing operator or has 
erroneously reported the number of flights flown over a park or tribal 
lands within or abutting the park unit, the FAA may investigate and 
take corrective action, if necessary, to bring the operator into 
compliance with the law. IOA may be further amended, if necessary.
    In this notice, the FAA is publishing the names of the existing 
operators who have applied for and received IOA, the national parks 
and/or tribal lands over which they fly, and the number of operations 
authorized for each park and/or tribal land. This information is 
provided so that the public has notice and an opportunity to comment, 
as required by the Act and 14 CFR part 136. The FAA and the National 
Park Service (NPS) also will consider this information in the 
development of Air Tour Management Plans (ATMP) for the parks, which 
will replace IOA.
    The Act and 14 CFR part 136 limit the impacts of commercial air 
tour operations conducted under IOA by existing operators in several 
ways. IOA provides annual authorization only for the greater of: (1) 
The number of flights used by the operator to provide the commercial 
air tour operations within the 12-month period prior to the date of the 
Act's enactment; or (2) the average number of flights per 12-month 
period used by the operator to provide such operations within the 36-
month period prior to the Act's enactment, and, for seasonal 
operations, the number of flights so used during the season or seasons 
covered by that 12-month period, 49 U.S.C. 40128(c)(2)(A); 14 CFR 
136.11(b)(1). Any increase in the authorized number of operations under 
IOA must be agreed to by the FAA and the NPS, 49 U.S.C. 40128(c)(2)(B); 
14 CFR 136.11(b)(2). The Act and part 136 also provide that IOA: (1) 
May be revoked by the Administrator of the FAA for cause; (2) shall 
terminate 180 days after the date on which an ATMP is established for 
the park or tribal lands; (3) shall promote protection of national park 
resources, visitor experiences, and tribal lands; (4) shall promote 
safe commercial air tour operations; (5) shall promote the adoption of 
quiet technology, as appropriate; and (6) shall allow for modifications 
of the IOA based on experience if the modification improves protection 
of national park resources and values and of tribal lands, 49 U.S.C. 
40128(c)(2)(D)-(I); 14 CFR 136.11(b)(4)-(9).
    The Act provides for IOA to allow commercial air tours to continue 
operating over national parks and tribal lands within or abutting a 
unit of the national park system pending the establishment of ATMPs. 
The Act requires that the FAA grant IOA to existing commercial air tour 
operators ``[u]pon application for operating authority,'' 49 U.S.C. 
40128(c)(1), thus allowing these operators to continue to operate 
without a break in service.\1\ The FAA interprets the provisions in the 
Act requiring that IOA promote protection of national park resources, 
visitor experiences, and tribal lands; safe commercial air tour 
operations; and the adoption of quiet technology, as appropriate, to be 
continuing requirements of IOA rather than being tied to the initial 
granting of IOA. See 49 U.S.C. 40128(c)(2)(F)-(H).
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    \1\ The requirement in the Act that the FAA grant IOA ``upon 
application for operating authority'' also makes impossible 
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. See, e.g., 
City of New York v. Mineta, 262 F.3d 169, 178 (2nd Cir. 2001) 
(concluding that the provisions under the Wendell H. Ford Aviation 
Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century for the U.S. 
Department of Transportation to decide within 60 days whether to 
award slot exemptions at New York's LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy 
International Airports triggered the exception to NEPA compliance 
``when a statute imposes short, mandatory deadlines on an agency, 
thereby rendering compliance with NEPA's [environmental impact 
statement] requirement impossible.'')
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    In consultation with the NPS, and Native American tribes as 
appropriate, the FAA will monitor impacts of authorized commercial air 
tour operations on park resources, visitor experiences, and tribal 
lands within or abutting a unit of the national park system. Consistent 
with the statutory term ``promote,'' as used in 49 U.S.C. 
40128(c)(2)(F)-(H), the FAA will support appropriate voluntary measures 
to address specific concerns raised by the NPS, or in the case of 
tribal lands, Native American tribes, regarding impacts from commercial 
air tour operations conducted under IOA. As noted above, the Act also 
allows for modification of IOA based on experience if the modification 
improves protection of national park resources and values and of tribal 
lands, 49 U.S.C. 40128(c)(2)(I).
    Regarding the promotion of safe commercial air tour operations, the 
FAA will continue to address safety issues in parks covered by IOA in a 
manner consistent with existing regulations.
    Section 805 of the Act directs the National Parks Overflights 
Advisory Group (NPOAG) to provide advice, information, and 
recommendations to the FAA and the NPS 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 [ATMP]'' (Pub. L. 106-181, title VIII, section 
805(c)(2)). Section 804 of the Act requires the FAA to designate 
reasonably achievable requirements necessary for aircraft to be 
considered as employing quiet aircraft technology for purposes relating 
to commercial air tour operations at the Grand Canyon. Pursuant to 
section 804 of the Act, the FAA issued a final rule designating quiet 
aircraft technology for commercial air tour aircraft in Grand Canyon 
National Park on March 29, 2005 (70 FR 16084). Although the Grand 
Canyon rule does not address the NPOAG's responsibility under section 
805 of the Act, the NPOAG may consider the Grand Canyon rule in making 
recommendations on ``commonly accepted quiet aircraft technology'' for 
use in other national parks' ATMPs. Using the advice and 
recommendations of the NPOAG, the FAA and the NPS will give further 
consideration to the appropriate promotion of the adoption of quiet 
technology in IOA.
    The FAA solicits comments on all aspects of this notice. Comments 
about the status of the IOA of a commercial air tour operator or 
operators, including

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qualifications to have status as an existing air tour operator over a 
unit of the national park system or tribal land or the number of 
flights over a national park or tribal land, should be as specific as 
possible and include substantive, credible information to support 
assertions. If comments are received that provide substantive, credible 
information that an operator does not qualify under the law as an 
existing operator or has erroneously reported the number of flights 
flown over a park or related tribal lands, the FAA will investigate and 
take corrective action, to bring the operator into compliance with the 
law. IOA may be further amended, if necessary. Comments should be 
directed to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: Issued in Washington, DC on June 15, 2005.
John M. Allen,
Acting Director, Flight Standard Services.

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                                                                   National Park/Abutting Tribal
                 Name                              DBA                         Lands               IOA auth / yr
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Above It All, Inc.....................  Benchmark Flight Center,   Hawaii Volcanoes National                3878
                                         Hawaii Airventures,        Park, HI.
                                         Hawaii Island Hoppers,
                                         Sporty's Academy Hawaii.
Adams, Bruce M........................  Southwest Safaris........  Arches National Park, UT.....              57
                                                                   Aztec Ruins National                       83
                                                                    Monument, NM.
                                                                   Bandelier National Monument,              126
                                                                    NM.
                                                                   Big Bend National Park, TX...               5
                                                                   Black Canyon of The Gunnison                7
                                                                    National Park, CO.
                                                                   Bryce Canyon National Park,                23
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Canyon De Chelly National                 147
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Canyonlands National Park, UT              57
                                                                   Capitol Reef National Park,                57
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Capulin Volcano National                   13
                                                                    Monument, NM.
                                                                   Carlsbad Caverns National                  18
                                                                    Park, NM.
                                                                   Casa Grande Ruins National                  6
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Cedar Breaks National                      15
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Chaco Culture National                    147
                                                                    Historic Park, NM.
                                                                   Colorado National Monument,                57
                                                                    CO.
                                                                   Coronado National Memorial,                 5
                                                                    AZ.
                                                                   Dinosaur National Monument,                 9
                                                                    CO, UT.
                                                                   El Malpais National Monument,              43
                                                                    NM.
                                                                   El Morro National Monument,                43
                                                                    NM.
                                                                   Fort Bowie National Historic                5
                                                                    Site, AZ.
                                                                   Fort Davis National Historic                5
                                                                    Site, TX.
                                                                   Fort Union National Monument,              32
                                                                    NM.
                                                                   Gila Cliff Dwellings National              26
                                                                    Monument, NM.
                                                                   Glen Canyon National                      123
                                                                    Recreation Area, AZ, UT.
                                                                   Great Sand Dunes National                  16
                                                                    Park & Preserve, CO.
                                                                   Guadalupe Mountains National               18
                                                                    Park, TX.
                                                                   Hohokam Pima National                       5
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Hovenweep National Monument,               63
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Hubbell Trading Post National              27
                                                                    Historic Site, AZ.
                                                                   Lake Mead and Parashant                    38
                                                                    National Recreation Area and
                                                                    National Monument, AZ, NV.
                                                                   Mesa Verde National Park, CO.              63
                                                                   Montezuma Castle National                  19
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Natural Bridges National                   29
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Navajo National Monument, AZ.              57
                                                                   Organ Pipe Cactus National                  5
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Pecos National Historic Park,              32
                                                                    NM.
                                                                   Petrified Forest National                  42
                                                                    Park, AZ.
                                                                   Petroglyph National Monument,              45
                                                                    NM.
                                                                   Pipe Spring National                       23
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Rainbow Bridge National                    52
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Rio Grande Wild and Scenic                  5
                                                                    River, TX.
                                                                   Saguaro National Park, AZ....               5
                                                                   Salinas Pueblo Missions                    17
                                                                    National Monument, NM.
                                                                   Sunset Crater Volcano                      37
                                                                    National Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Tumacacori National Historic                5
                                                                    Park, AZ.
                                                                   Tuzigoot National Monument,                19
                                                                    AZ.
                                                                   Walnut Canyon National                     37
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Wupatki National Monument, AZ              42
                                                                   Yucca House National                       63
                                                                    Monument, CO.
                                                                   Zion National Park, UT.......              15
Aero-Copters of Arizona, Inc..........  Bryce Canyon Airlines,     Arches National Park, UT.....              10
                                         Bryce Canyon
                                         Helicopters, Helivision,
                                         Canyon Airlines.
                                                                   Bryce Canyon National Park,              1481
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Canyonlands National Park, UT              10
                                                                   Glen Canyon National                       39
                                                                    Recreaton Area, AZ, UT.
                                                                   Navajo Tribal Lands..........              38
                                                                   Zion National Park, UT.......              26
Air Grand Canyon Inc..................  .........................  Arches National Park, UT.....               8

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                                                                   Bryce Canyon National Park,                15
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Canyon De Chelly National                   9
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Canyonlands National Park, UT              10
                                                                   Capitol Reef National Park,                 2
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Cedar Breaks National                       9
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Glen Canyon National                       65
                                                                    Recreation Area, AZ, UT.
                                                                   Hovenweep National Monument,                2
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Lake Mead and Parashant                    24
                                                                    National Recreational Area
                                                                    and National Monument, AZ,
                                                                    NV.
                                                                   Montezuma Castle National                   5
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Natural Bridges National                    6
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Navajo National Monument, AZ.              11
                                                                   Petrified Forest National                   4
                                                                    Park, AZ.
                                                                   Pipe Spring National                        3
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Rainbow Bridge National                    40
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Saguaro National Park, AZ....              13
                                                                   Sunset Crater Volcano                      26
                                                                    National Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Tuzigoot National Monument,                38
                                                                    AZ.
                                                                   Walnut Canyon National                     11
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Wupatki National Monument, AZ               4
                                                                   Zion National Park, UT.......              25
Alika Aviation, Inc...................  Alexair..................  Haleakala National Park, HI..            2923
American Aviation, Inc................  American Air Charter,      Arches National Park, UT.....             137
                                         Frog Air.
                                                                   Bryce Canyon National Park,               138
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Canyon De Chelly National                  14
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Canyonlands National Park, UT             137
                                                                   Capitol Reef National Park,               136
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Cedar Breaks National                      27
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Glen Canyon National                      462
                                                                    Recreation Arez, AZ, UT.
                                                                   Golden Spike Naional Historic              11
                                                                    Site, UT.
                                                                   Grand Teton National Park, WY               8
                                                                   Havasupai Tribal Lands.......              14
                                                                   Hopi Tribal Lands............              14
                                                                   Hovenweep National Monument,               27
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Hualapai Tribal Lands........              14
                                                                   Lake Meade and Parashant                    3
                                                                    National Recreation Area and
                                                                    National Monument, AZ, NV.
                                                                   Natural Bridges National                   28
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Navajo National Monument, AZ.              14
                                                                   Navajo Tribal Lands..........              16
                                                                   Petrified Forest National                  14
                                                                    Park, AZ.
                                                                   Rainbow Bridge National                   138
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Sunset Crater Volcano                      14
                                                                    National Museum, AZ.
                                                                   Timpanogos Cave National                  254
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Wupatki National Monument, AZ              14
                                                                   Yellowstone National Park,                  8
                                                                    ID, MT, WY.
                                                                   Zion National Park, UT.......              29
Aris, Inc.............................  Air Maui Helicopter Tours  Haleakala National Park, HI..            3996
Arrow West Aviation...................  Redtail Aviation.........  Arches National Park, UT.....              57
                                                                   Canyonlands National Park, UT             404
                                                                   Capitol Reef National Park,                63
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Glen Canyon National                       63
                                                                    Recreation Area, AZ, UT.
                                                                   Natural Bridges National                   67
                                                                    Monument, UT.
Aviation Ventures, Inc................  Vision air, Vision         Lake Mead and Parashant                  6756
                                         Aviation Management LLC.   National Recreational Area
                                                                    and National Monument, AZ,
                                                                    NV.
Badger Helicopters Inc................  .........................  Badlands National Park and               4099
                                                                    Pine Ridge Indian
                                                                    Reservation, SD.
Bar Harbor Aviation...................  .........................  Acadia National Park, ME.....            2000
Big Island Air, Inc...................  Hawaii Volcanos National   .............................            1643
                                         Park, HI.
Black Hills Aerial Adventures, Inc....  .........................  Mount Rushmore National                   363
                                                                    Memorial, SD.
Burrus FlightSeeing Service...........  .........................  Cape Hatteras National                   1500
                                                                    Seashore, NC.
Call Air, Inc.........................  Eco air Tours--Hawaii....  Haleakala National Park, HI..             104
                                                                   Hawaii Volcanos National                  102
                                                                    Park, HI.
                                                                   Kalaupapa National Historical             198
                                                                    Park, HI.
                                                                   Kaloko-Honokohau National                  37
                                                                    Historical Park, HI.
                                                                   Pu'uhonua OHonaunau National               37
                                                                    Historical Park, HI.
                                                                   Pu'uhoma O Honaunau National               88
                                                                    Historical Park, HI.
                                                                   U S S Arizona Memorial, HI...             198
Carisch Helicopters Inc...............  .........................  Yellowstone National Park,                 20
                                                                    ID< MT. WY.
Classic Helicopter Corporation........  .........................  Mount Ranier National park,                32
                                                                    WA.
Columbia Air Services-BHB, LLC........  .........................  Acadia National Park, ME.....            2585

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Courtney Aviation, Inc................  Courtney Aviation........  Death Valley Naional Park, CA               4
                                                                   Sequoia & Kings Canyon                     10
                                                                    National Parks, CA.
                                                                   Yosemite National Park, CA...             100
Dairy Air Inc.........................  Outer Banks Airways......  Cape Hatteras Naional                    6500
                                                                    Seashore, NC.
English, Daniel B.....................  Mt. Lassen Aviation......  Lassen Volcanic National                   89
                                                                    Park, CA.
Grand Canyon Airlines, Inc............  Grand Canyon Airlines....  Arches National Park, UT.....               4
                                                                   Canyon De Chelly National                   5
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Canyonlands National Park, UT              20
                                                                   Capitol Reef National Park,                 6
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Glen Canyon National                     5429
                                                                    Recreation Area, AZ, UT.
                                                                   Lake Mead and Parashant                   257
                                                                    National Recreation Area and
                                                                    National Monument, Az, NV.
                                                                   Montezuma Castle National                 156
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Navajo National Monument, AZ.             185
                                                                   Rainbow Bridge National                  4472
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Sunset Crater Volcano                      17
                                                                    National Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Zion National Park, UT.......               3
Great Smoky Mountain Helicopter, Inc..  Cherokee Helicopters,      Great Smoky Mountain National             120
                                         Delta Helicopters, M       Park, TN, NC/Cherokee Tribal
                                         Helicopters of TN,         Lands.
                                         Smokey Mountain
                                         Helicopters.
Gretzke, Robert C.....................  Wings....................  Big Cypress National Preseve,            1260
                                                                    FL.
                                                                   Big Cypress Seminole Tribal               200
                                                                    Lands, FL.
                                                                   Biscayne National Park, FL...             200
                                                                   Dry Tortugas National Park,               100
                                                                    FL.
                                                                   Everglades National Park, FL.             674
Hawaii Helicopters, Inc...............  .........................  Haleakala National Park, HI..            5682
Hawaii Volcanoes......................  .........................  National Park, HI............             141
Heli USA Airways, Inc.................  Heli USA.................  Bryce Canyon National Park,                 6
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Death Valley National Park,                 6
                                                                    CA.
                                                                   Lake Mead and Parashant                  7463
                                                                    National Recreational Area
                                                                    and National Monument,AZ, NV.
                                                                   Zio Naional Park, UT.........  ..............
Helicopter Consultants of Maui, Inc...  Blue Hawaiian Helicopters  Haleakala National Park, HI..            8348
                                                                   Hawaii Volcano Naional Park,            12413
                                                                    HI.
Helicopter Flight Services, Inc.......  .........................  Statute of Liberty Monument,             3500
                                                                    NY.
Homestead Helicopters, Inc............  .........................  Glacier National Park, MT and              15
                                                                    Blackfeet Tribal Land.
                                                                   Yellowstone National Park,
                                                                    ID,MT< WY and adjacent
                                                                    tribal land.
Island Air, Inc.......................  .........................  Mount Ranier National Park,                 2
                                                                    WA.
                                                                   North Cascades National                    10
                                                                    Park,WA.
                                                                   San Juan National Historical               20
                                                                    Park, WA.
Jamestown Flight Center...............  .........................  Colonial National Historical              147
                                                                    Park.
K & S Helicopters, Inc................  Tropical Helicopters.....  Hawaii Volcanoes National                1684
                                                                    Park, HI.
King Airelines Inc....................  .........................  Bryce Canyon National Park,                12
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Cedar Breaks National                      12
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Death Valley National Park,                12
                                                                    CA.
                                                                   Glen Canyon National                       12
                                                                    Recreation Area, AZ, UT.
                                                                   Lake Mead and Parashant                  4380
                                                                    National Recreational Area
                                                                    and National Monument, AZ,
                                                                    NV.
                                                                   Rainbow Bridge National                    12
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Zion National Park, UT.......              12
Kruger, James W.                        Kruger Helicopter Service  Blackfeet Tribal Lands.......             750
                                                                   Glacier National Park, MT....             750
Lake Chelan Air Service Inc...........  Chelan Airways...........  Lake Chelan National                      350
                                                                    Recreation Area, WA.
                                                                   North Cascades National Park,              50
                                                                    WA.
Las Vegas Helicopters Inc.............  .........................  Bryce Canyon National Park,                12
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Death Valley National Park,                12
                                                                    CA.
                                                                   Lake Mead and Parashant                  1376
                                                                    National Recreational Area
                                                                    and National Monument, AZ,
                                                                    NV.
                                                                   Zion National Park, UT.......              12
Laughlin Aviation LLC.................  .........................  Lake Mead and Parashant                  3015
                                                                    National Recreation Area and
                                                                    National Monument, AZ, NV
                                                                    (Lake Mohave).
Liberty Helicopters, Inc..............  .........................  Statue of Liberty National              29432
                                                                    Monument, NY.
                                                                   Governors Island National               29432
                                                                    Monument, NY.
Makarion Air..........................  Makarion Air.............  Arches National Park, UT.....              10
                                                                   Aztec Ruins National                        5
                                                                    Monument, NM.
                                                                   Black Canyon of The Gunnison                1
                                                                    National Park, CO.
                                                                   Bryce Canyon National Park,                40
                                                                    Bryce Canyon, UT.
                                                                   Canyon de Chelly National                   8
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Canyounlands National Park,                40
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Capitol Reef National Park,                25
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Carlsbad Caverns National                   1
                                                                    Park, NM.

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                                                                   Casa Grande Ruins National                 25
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Channel Islands National                    5
                                                                    Park, CA.
                                                                   Chiricahua National Monument,               1
                                                                    AZ.
                                                                   Coronado National Memorial,                 5
                                                                    AZ.
                                                                   Death Valley National Park,                40
                                                                    CA.
                                                                   Dinosaur National Monument,                 2
                                                                    CO, UT.
                                                                   Glen Canyon National                       40
                                                                    Recreation Area, AZ, UT.
                                                                   Golden Gate National                       40
                                                                    Recreation Area, CA.
                                                                   Great Basin National Park, NV              25
                                                                   Great Sand Dunes National                   3
                                                                    Park & Preserve, CO.
                                                                   John Nuir National Historic                40
                                                                    Site, CA.
                                                                   Joshua Tree National Park, CA              25
                                                                   Sequoia & Kings Canyon                      5
                                                                    National Parks, CA.
                                                                   Lassen Volcanic National                    5
                                                                    Park, CA.
                                                                   Lava Beds National Monument,                1
                                                                    CA.
                                                                   Mesa Verde National Park, CO.              10
                                                                   Mojave National Preserve, CA.               3
                                                                   Montezuma Castle National                  10
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Monument Valley Navajo Tribal              50
                                                                    Park, UT, AZ.
                                                                   Natural Bridges National                    5
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Navajo National Monument, AZ.              50
                                                                   Petrified Forest National                  10
                                                                    Park, AZ.
                                                                   Rainbow Bridge National                    50
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Sagauro National Park, AZ....              10
                                                                   Salinas Pueblo Missions                     1
                                                                    National Monument, NM.
                                                                   San Francisco Maritime                     40
                                                                    National Park, CA.
                                                                   Santa Monica Mountains                      5
                                                                    National Recreation Area, CA.
                                                                   Sequoia & Kings Canyon                      5
                                                                    Nqtional Parks, CA.
                                                                   Sunset Crater Volcano                      20
                                                                    National Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Tonto National Monument, AZ..               2
                                                                   Walnut Canyon National                      5
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Yellowstone National Park,                  3
                                                                    ID, MT, WY.
                                                                   Yucca House National                        1
                                                                    Monument, CO.
                                                                   Zion National Park, UT.......              40
Manuiwa Airways, Inc..................  Volcano Heli-Tours,        Hawaii Volcanoes National                 800
                                         Volcano Helicopters.       Park, HI.
Maui Island Air, Inc..................  Maui Air, Volcano Air      Haleakala National Park, HI..             130
                                         Tours.
                                                                   Hawaii Volcanoes National                 611
                                                                    Park, HI.
Maverick Helicopters, Inc.............  .........................  Arches National Park, UT.....              15
                                                                   Bryce Canyoun National Park,               15
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Canyonlands National Park, UT
                                                                   Capitol Reef National Park,                15
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Cedar Breaks National                      15
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Death Valley National Park,                15
                                                                    CA.
                                                                   Glen Canyon National                       15
                                                                    Recreation Area, AZ, UT.
                                                                   Grand Teton National Park, WY              15
                                                                   Havasu pai Tribal Lands......              15
                                                                   Lake Mead and Parashant                  9603
                                                                    National Recreational Area
                                                                    and National Monument, AZ,
                                                                    NV.
                                                                   Mojave National Preserve, CA.              15
                                                                   Monument Valley Navajo Tribal              15
                                                                    Park, UT, AZ.
                                                                   Natural Bridges National                   15
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Rainbow Bridge National                    15
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Yosemite National Park, CA...              15
                                                                   Zion National Park, UT.......              15
McClelland, John and Terri............  S.F. Helicopter Tours....  Devils Postpile National                 2900
                                                                    Monument, CA.
                                                                   Fort Point National Historic             2900
                                                                    Site, CA.
                                                                   Golden Gate National                    11600
                                                                    Recreation Area, CA.
                                                                   John Muir National Historic              2900
                                                                    Site, CA.
                                                                   Muir Woods National Monument,            2900
                                                                    CA.
                                                                   Point Reyes National                     2900
                                                                    Seashore, CA.
                                                                   Redwood National and State               2900
                                                                    Parks, CA.
                                                                   Rosie the Riveter WWII Home              2900
                                                                    Front National Historical
                                                                    Park, CA.
                                                                   San Francisco Maritime                   2900
                                                                    National Historical Park, CA.
Minuteman Aviation Inc................  .........................  Blackfeet Tribal Lands.......             717
                                        .........................  Glacier National Park, MT....             717
Mokulele Flight Service, Inc..........  .........................  Hawaii Volcanoes National                  60
                                                                    Park, HI.
Montana Aircraft, Inc.................  Montana Aircraft Wings of  Grand Teton National Park, WY               6
                                         Montana.
                                                                   Yellowstone National Park,                 60
                                                                    ID, MT, WY.
Montana By Air L L C..................  .........................  Blackfeet Tribal Lands.......              12
                                                                   Glacier National Park, MT....              12
Natures Designs, Inc..................  Vashon Island Air........  Mount Rainier National Park,               74
                                                                    WA.

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 New York Helicopter Charter, Inc.....  .........................  Statue of Liberty National               2655
                                                                    Monument, NY.
North East Air and Sea Services LLC...  .........................  Statue of Liberty National                125
                                                                    Monument, NY.
Osprey Aero...........................  .........................  Glacier National Park, MT....              60
Papillon Airways Inc..................  Grand Canyon Helicopters   Arches National Park, UT.....              12
                                         Papillon Grand Canyon
                                         Helicopters.
                                                                   Bryce Canyon National Park,                12
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Canyonlands National Park, UT              12
                                                                   Capitol Reef National Park,                 5
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Death Valley National Park,                12
                                                                    CA.
                                                                   Glen Canyon National                       48
                                                                    Recreation Area, AZ, UT.
                                                                   Lake Mead and Parashant                 11322
                                                                    National Recreational Area
                                                                    and National Monument, AZ,
                                                                    NV.
                                                                   Zion National Park, UT.......              12
Paragon Air, Inc......................  .........................  Haleakala National Park, HI..             219
                                                                   Hawaii Volcanoes National                1019
                                                                    Park, HI.
                                                                   Kalaupapa National Historical             730
                                                                    Park, HI.
                                                                   U S S Arizona Memorial, HI...              18
 Pavco, Inc...........................  .........................  Mount Rainier National Park,               60
                                                                    WA.
                                                                   Olympic National Park, WA....              27
Platt, Phil                             Pelican Airways..........  Cape Hatteras National                    170
                                                                    Seashore, NC.
Rainbow Pacific Helicopters, Ltd.       Magnum Helicopters.......  Haleakala National Park, HI..              45
                                                                   Hawaii Volcanoes National                  45
                                                                    Park, HI.
                                                                   Kalaupapa National Historical              45
                                                                    Park, HI.
                                                                   Kaloko-Honokohau National                  45
                                                                    Historical Park, HI.
                                                                   Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National              45
                                                                    Historical Park, HI.
                                                                   Puukohola Heiau National                   45
                                                                    Historic Site, HI.
                                                                   U S S Arizona Memorial, HI...            1500
Rambo Helicopter Charter, Inc.........  Scenic Helicopter Tours..  Great Smoky Mountain,                    1800
                                                                    National park, TN, NC.
Red Eagle Aviation, Inc...............  .........................  Blackfeet Tribal Lands.......             159
                                                                   Glacier National Park, MT....             159
Rite Bros Aviation Inc................  .........................  Mount Rainier National Park,                2
                                                                    WA.
                                                                   North Cascades National Park,               2
                                                                    WA.
                                                                   Olympic National Park, WA....              76
Rogers Helicopters Inc................  Dam Helicopter Company,    Lake Mead and Parashant                  9000
                                         Inc., Hall Air Ambulance   National Recreation Area and
                                         Service, Inc., ROAM,       National Monument, AZ, NV.
                                         Rogers Aviation Sky Life.
Rushmore Helicopters, Inc.............  .........................  Mount Rushmore National                  5200
                                                                    Memorial, SD.
Safari Aviation, Inc..................  Safari Helicopter Tours..  Hawaii Volcanoes National                3920
                                                                    Park, HI.
Scenic Airlines, Inc..................  .........................  Bryce Canyon National Park,              1094
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Glen Canyon National                     3153
                                                                    Recreation Area, AZ, UT.
                                                                   Lake Mead and Parashant                 14707
                                                                    National Recreation Area and
                                                                    National Monument, AZ, NV.
                                                                   Monument Valley Navajo Tribal            1303
                                                                    Park, UT, AZ.
                                                                   Rainbow Bridge National                  1303
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Zion National Park, UT.......             547
Schuman Aviation Company, Ltd.........  Makani Kai Helicopters...  Haleakala National Park, HI..              25
                                                                   Hawaii Volcanoes National                  25
                                                                    Park, HI.
                                                                   Kalaupapa National Historical              25
                                                                    Park, HI.
                                                                   Kaloko-Honokohau National                  25
                                                                    Historical Park, HI.
                                                                   Pu'uhonua O Hoanunau National              25
                                                                    Historical Park, HI.
                                                                   Puukohola Heiau National                   25
                                                                    Historic Site, HI.
                                                                   U S S Arizona Memorial, HI...            2100
Selway Aviation LLC...................  .........................  Glacier National Park, MT....              20
Slickrock Air Guides, Inc.............  .........................  Arches National Park, UT.....             323
                                                                   Canyonlands National Park, UT             323
                                                                   Glen Canyon National                      323
                                                                    Recreation Area, AZ, UT.
                                                                   Navajo Tribal Lands..........             323
Spirit Moutain Aviation LLC...........  .........................  Grand Teton National Park, WY              45
                                                                   Yellowstone National Park,                 45
                                                                    ID, MT, WY.
Steve Winters d/b/a M & S Aero........  M & S Aero...............  Bryce Canyon National Park,               326
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Glen Canyon National                       10
                                                                    Recreational Area.
                                                                   Zion National Park, UT.......              25
Sundance Helicopters Inc..............  Helicop Tours, Helicopter  Bryce Canyon National Park,                12
                                         Services Sundance          UT.
                                         Helicopters.
                                                                   Death Valley National Park,                 6
                                                                    CA.

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                                                                   Lake Mead and Parashant                   865
                                                                    National Recreational Area
                                                                    and National Monument, AZ,
                                                                    NV.
                                                                   Zion National Park, UT.......              12
Sunshine Helicopters, Inc.............  .........................  Haleakala National Park, HI..            4853
                                                                   Hawaii Volcanoes National                2100
                                                                    Park, HI.
                                                                   Kalaupapa National Historical            1252
                                                                    Park, HI.
Swanstrom, Paul N.....................  Mountain Flying Service..  Arches National Pak, UT......              50
                                                                   Canyonlands National Park, UT              50
                                                                   Capitol Reef National Park,                50
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Glen Canyon National                       50
                                                                    Recreeation Area, AZ, UT.
                                                                   Natural Bridges National                   50
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Navajo Tribal Lands..........              50
Van Air, Inc..........................  .........................  Voyageurs National Park, MN..              60
Ventura Air Services, Inc.............  .........................  Statute of Liberty National               125
                                                                    Monument, NY.
Westwind Aviation, Inc................  Westwind Air Service.....  Bryce Canyon National Park,               130
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Glen Canyon National                     4270
                                                                    Recreation Area, AZ, UT.
                                                                   Navajo Tribal Lands..........            2664
                                                                   Rainbow Bridge National                  4140
                                                                    Monument, UT.
Wilson Aviation, LLC..................  .........................  Glacier National Park, UT....              60
Windrock Aviation Inc.................  Sky Eye Air Tours,         Arches National Park, UT.....               2
                                         Windrock Airlines,
                                         Windrock Aviation.
                                                                   Bryce Canyon National Park,                 1
                                                                    UT.
                                                                   Canyon De Chelly National                   2
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Canyonlands National Park, UT               1
                                                                   Cedar Breaks National                       1
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Glen Canyon National                       12
                                                                    Recreation Area, AZ, UT.
                                                                   Lake Mead and Parashant                     5
                                                                    National Recreational Area
                                                                    and National Monument, AZ,
                                                                    NV.
                                                                   Montezuma Castle National                   5
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Rainbow Bridge National                     3
                                                                    Monument, UT.
                                                                   Saguaro National Park, AZ....               2
                                                                   Sunset Crater Volcano                       4
                                                                    National Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Tuzigoot National Monument,                 5
                                                                    AZ.
                                                                   Walnut Canyon National                      1
                                                                    Monument, AZ.
                                                                   Zion National Park, UT.......               3
Wings of Wenatchee, Inc...............  .........................  Lake Chelan National                       15
                                                                    Recreation Area, WA.
                                                                   Lake Roosevelt National                    12
                                                                    Recreation Area, WA.
                                                                   Mount Rainier National Park,                3
                                                                    WA.
                                                                   North Cascades National Park,              10
                                                                    WA.
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