[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 20732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8059]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Membership in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group 
Aviation Rulemaking Committee

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: By Federal Register notices (See 72 FR 61202; October 29, 2007 
and 73 FR 3510; January 18, 2008) the National Park Service (NPS) and 
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) invited interested persons to 
apply to fill vacant positions on the National Parks Overflights 
Advisory Group (NPOAG) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC). These 
previous notices invited interested persons to apply to fill two 
vacancies representing environmental concerns, due to the two incumbent 
members completing their respective three-year term appointment on May 
30, 2008. This notice informs the public of the persons selected to 
fill the vacancies on the NPOAG ARC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry Brayer, Special Programs Staff, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Headquarters, 
P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007, telephone (310) 725-3800, 
e-mail: [email protected].

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. The Act required the 
establishment of the advisory group within 1 year after its enactment. 
The NPOAG was established in March 2001.
    The advisory group is comprised of 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 chairman of the advisory 
group.
    In accordance with the Act, the advisory group provides ``advice, 
information, and recommendations to the Administrator and the 
Director--
    (1) On the 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, safety, 
environmental, and other issues related to commercial air tour 
operations over a national park or tribal lands.''

Membership

    The current NPOAG ARC is made up of one member representing general 
aviation, three members representing the commercial air tour industry, 
four members representing environmental concerns, and two members 
representing Native American interests. Current members of the NPOAG 
ARC are as follows:
    Heidi Williams representing general aviation; Alan Stephen, Elling 
Halvorson, and Matthew Zuccaro representing commercial air tour 
operations; Chip Dennerlein, Greg Miller, Mark Peterson, and Don Barger 
representing environmental concerns; and Rory Majenty and Richard 
Deertrack representing Native American tribes. The terms of Mark 
Peterson and Don Barger expire on May 30, 2008.

Selection

    Selected to fill these two vacancies, are Kristen Brengel for a new 
term, and returning member Don Barger. Their terms begin on May 31, 
2008. The term of service for NPOAG ARC members is 3 years.

    Issued in Hawthorne, CA on March 10, 2008.
Barry Brayer,
Manager, Special Programs Staff, Western-Pacific Region.
 [FR Doc. E8-8059 Filed 4-15-08; 8:45 am]
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