[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44438-44439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14715]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Draft Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP) and Draft Environmental 
Assessment (EA); Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of availability and public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The FAA, in cooperation with the National Park Service (NPS), 
has initiated development of an ATMP for Bandelier National Monument 
(the Park) pursuant to the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 
2000 and its implementing regulations. This notice announces the public 
availability of the draft ATMP and draft EA for comment and the date of 
the public meeting for the Park in accordance with National Parks Air 
Tour Management Act of 2000 and National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) of 1969. The purpose of the public meeting is to review the 
draft ATMP with the public. The draft ATMP provides acceptable and 
effective measures to mitigate or prevent the significant adverse 
impacts, if any, of commercial air tour operations upon the Park's 
natural and cultural resources and visitor experiences, as well as on 
tribal lands. In accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act, the FAA and the NPS are also seeking public comment 
on the potential of the draft ATMP to cause adverse effects to historic 
properties.

DATES: 

Comment Period

    Comments must be received on or before August 11, 2023, by 11:59 
MDT. Comments will be received on the NPS Planning, Environment and 
Public Comment System (PEPC) website. The Park's website link is 
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/BandelierATMP.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that 
your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask in your 
comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying 
information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Public Meeting Date

    The meeting will be held virtually at the date and time listed 
below. Questions will be accepted during the public meeting through a 
separate form. The link for the question form is provided below. 
Questions submitted for the public meeting are not considered an 
official comment as part of the public comment period. Attendees are 
encouraged to submit their comments for the official record via the 
link provided in the Comment Period Dates section.

 Tuesday, July 25, 2023, from 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. MDT
 Meeting Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDJdlvGTWFs
 Submit questions for the meeting: https://forms.gle/qzyhAWKCmV8eEWuG6

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held virtually. Members of the public 
who wish to participate in the virtual meetings can access the live 
meeting through the link provided in this notice on the day of the 
event. The meeting link will also be available at Air Tour Management 
Plan  Federal Aviation Administration (faa.gov) and on the NPS 
PEPC website for the Park.
    Contact: Any request for reasonable accommodation related to 
providing public comments on the draft ATMP or draft EA should be sent 
to the person listed on the Park's PEPC sites. The U.S. Department of 
Transportation and U.S. Department of the Interior are committed to 
providing equal access to the meetings for all participants. If you 
need alternative formats or services because of a disability, such as 
sign language, interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact 
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Fox, (202) 267-0928, 
faa.gov">[email protected]faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA is issuing this notice 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 (CFR) Part 136, Subpart B, National Parks Air Tour 
Management and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 and 
the Council of Environmental Quality NEPA Implementing Regulations (40 
CFR parts 100-1508). The objectives of the ATMP are to develop 
acceptable and effective measures to mitigate or prevent the 
significant adverse impacts, if any, of commercial air tour operations 
upon the natural resources, cultural resources, and visitor experiences 
of the Parks as well as on tribal lands. The FAA and the NPS are 
inviting comment from the public, Federal and state agencies, tribes, 
and other interested parties on the draft ATMP and draft EA for 
Bandelier National Monument.
    The FAA and the NPS have determined that the ATMP constitutes a 
Federal undertaking subject to compliance with Section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act and its implementing regulations (36 
CFR part 800). The FAA and the NPS have consulted with tribes, State 
and Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, and other interested parties 
to identify historic properties and assess the potential effects of the 
ATMP on them.
    The meetings will be open to the public. Members of the public who 
wish to observe the virtual meetings can access the livestream from the 
link and websites provided in this notice.
    The FAA and the NPS request that comments be as specific as 
possible in response to the draft ATMP and draft EA. All written 
comments become part of the official record. Written comments on the 
draft ATMP and draft EA can be submitted via PEPC or sent to the 
mailing addresses provided on the Park's PEPC sites. Comments will not 
be accepted by fax, email, or any other way than those specified above.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2023.
Sandra Fox,
Environmental Protection Specialist, FAA Office of Environment & 
Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-14715 Filed 7-11-23; 8:45 am]
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