[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 195 (Friday, October 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 62495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25906]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Extension of Public Scoping Comment Period for the Air 
Tour Management Plan Program at Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and Point Reyes 
National Seashore

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of extension of public scoping comment period for the 
Air Tour Management Plan Program at Golden Gate National Recreation 
Area, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and Point Reyes 
National Seashore.

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    This notice extends the public scoping comment period for the Air 
Tour Management Plan (ATMP) for Golden Gate National Recreation Area 
(GGNRA) and Point Reyes National Seashore (the Seashore) that was 
published in the Federal Register on July 28, 2011 (76 FR 45312). The 
original date that the comment period would end was September 28, 2011. 
During that time the National Park Service (NPS) Planning, Environment 
and Public Comment Web site (PEPC) experienced some technical 
complications that made it difficult for everyone's comments to be 
captured on the system. That public scoping comment period date will 
now be extended until October 21, 2011.
    The FAA, with NPS as a cooperating agency, has initiated 
development of ATMPs for GGNRA and the Seashore. The ATMP for GGNRA 
will include Muir Woods National Monument and Fort Point National 
Historic Site, both directly managed by GGNRA, and the San Francisco 
Maritime National Historical Park (SF Maritime NHP), an independently 
managed national park unit adjacent to GGNRA.
    The ATMPs are being developed pursuant to the National Parks Air 
Tour Management Act (NPATMA) of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-181) and it's 
implementing regulations (14 Code of Federal Regulation [CFR] part 136, 
Subpart B, National Parks Air Tour Management). Per section 
40128(b)(1)(B) of NPATMA, the objective of an ATMP shall be to develop 
acceptable and effective measures to mitigate or prevent significant 
adverse impacts, if any, of commercial air tour operations upon the 
natural and cultural resources, visitor experiences and tribal lands 
within or abutting GGNRA and the Seashore. It should be noted that an 
ATMP has no authorization over other non-air-tour operations such as 
military and general aviation. In compliance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and FAA Order 1050.1E, an 
Environmental Assessment (EA) is being prepared.
    The FAA has granted Interim Operating Authority (IOA) to two 
commercial air tour operators to conduct air tours over GGNRA, SF 
Maritime NHP, and the Seashore.
    The FAA and NPS are now inviting the public, agencies, tribes, and 
other interested parties to provide comments, suggestions, and input on 
the scope of issues and range of alternatives to be addressed in the 
environmental process.

DATES: By this notice, the FAA is extending the public scoping comment 
period for the EA for the individual ATMPs at GGNRA and SF Maritime 
NHP, and the Seashore. The original date that the comment period would 
end was September 28, 2011. That date will now be extended until 
October 21, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Lusk--Mailing address: P.O. Box 
92007, Los Angeles, California 90009-2007. Telephone: (310) 725-3808. 
Street address: 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261. 
Written comments on the scope of the EA should be submitted 
electronically via the electronic public comment form on the NPS 
Planning, Environment and Public Comment Web site at: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/BayArea_ATMP or sent to the mailing address 
above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A public scoping packet that describes the 
project in greater detail is available at:
     http://parkplanning.nps.gov/BayArea_ATMP.
     http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/arc/programs/air_tour_management_plan/.
    Notice Regarding FOIA: Individuals may request that their name and/
or address be withheld from public disclosure. If you wish to do this, 
you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. 
Commentators using the Web site can make such a request by checking the 
box ``keep my contact information private.'' Such requests will be 
honored to the extent allowable by law, but you should be aware that 
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, your name and address may 
be disclosed. We will make all submissions from organizations, 
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses available 
for public inspection in their entirety.

    Issued in Hawthorne, CA on September 29, 2011.
Larry Tonish,
Program Manager, Special Programs Staff, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2011-25906 Filed 10-6-11; 8:45 am]
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