75254 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 244 / Wednesday, December 19, 2012 / Notices 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Paul W. 

Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6469). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: December 10, 2012. 

J. Adam Ereli, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–30541 Filed 12–18–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

List of Units of the National Park 

System Exempt From the Provisions of 

the National Parks Air Tour 

Management Act 

AGENCIES: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Transportation; 

National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: List of Exempt Parks. 

SUMMARY: The National Parks Air Tour 

Management Act (NPATMA) requires 

the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) and National Park Service (NPS) 

to develop an air tour management plan 

for units of the national park system 

where an operator has requested 

authority to provide commercial air 

tours. The FAA Modernization and 

Reform Act of 2012 amended various 

provisions of NPATMA. One provision 

exempted national park units with 50 or 

fewer annual flights from the provisions 

of NPATMA and requires FAA and NPS 

to jointly publish a list of exempt parks. 

This notice includes an initial list of 

parks that are exempt from the 

provisions of the NPATMA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barry Brayer—Mailing address: Federal 

Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 

92007, Los Angeles, California 90009– 

2007. Telephone: (310) 725–3800. Email 

address: Barry.Brayer@faa.gov. Vicki 

McCusker—Mailing address: Natural 

Sounds and Night Skies Division, 

National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge 

Drive, Suite 100–31, Fort Collins, CO 

80525. Telephone: (970) 267–2117. 

Email address: 

Vicki_McCusker@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Authority for New Requirements 

1. NPATMA (Pub. L. 106–181, 

codified at 49 U.S.C. 40128) requires the 

FAA and NPS to develop an air tour 

management plan for units of the 

national park system where an operator 

has requested authority to provide 

commercial air tours. The FAA 

Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 

(2012 Act) amended various provisions 

of NPATMA. 

2. This Federal Register Notice 

addresses the following 2012 Act 

amendment provisions: 

a. Exempt national park units that 

have 50 or fewer commercial air tour 

operations each year from the 

requirements of NPATMA. 

b. Authorize NPS to withdraw the 

exemption if necessary to protect 

resources and values or visitor use and 

enjoyment. 

c. Require FAA and NPS to publish a 

list each year of national parks covered 

by the exemption. 

II. Initial List of Exempt Parks 

1. This list is based on interim 

operating authority (IOA) data available 

to FAA and NPS. At these parks, the 

current combined IOA of all air tour 

operators is 50 operations or less 

annually. Exempt parks are as follows: 

Big Bend National Park, TX 

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, 

CO 

Capulin Volcano National Monument, NM 

Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM 

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, AZ 

Coronado National Memorial, AZ 

Devils Tower National Monument, WY 

Dinosaur National Monument, UT/CO 

El Malpais National Monument, NM 

El Morro National Monument, NM 

Fort Bowie National Historic Site, AZ 

Fort Davis National Historic Site, TX 

Fort Union National Monument, NM 

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, NM 

Great Sand Dunes National Park and 

Preserve, CO 

Guadalupe Mountains National Park, NM 

Hohokam Pima National Monument, AZ 

Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, 

AZ 

Kings Canyon National Park, CA 

Mojave National Preserve, CA 

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, AZ 

Pecos National Historical Park, NM 

Petrified Forest National Park, AZ 

Petroglyph National Monument, NM 

Pipe Spring National Monument, AZ 

Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, TX 

Saguaro National Park, AZ 

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, 

NM 

San Juan Island National Historical Park, WA 

Sequoia National Park, CA 

Tumacacori National Historic Park, AZ 

Walnut Canyon National Monument, AZ 

Wupatki National Monument, AZ 

2. The list of exempt parks published 

in this notice is based on IOA 

operational numbers only, since this is 

the only data currently available to FAA 

and NPS on the number of air tour 

operations at parks. NPS is authorized 

to withdraw a park from the exempt list 

if NPS determines that an air tour 

management plan or a voluntary 

agreement is necessary to protect park 

resources and values or park visitor use 

and enjoyment. Pursuant to the 2012 

Act, the NPS shall inform the FAA in 

writing of each determination to 

withdraw an exemption. 

III. List of Exempt Parks for Future 

Years 

The FAA and NPS will publish a list 

of exempt parks annually. The list could 

change from year to year since parks 

may be added to or removed from the 

exempt list based on the previous year’s 

number of annual operations or if NPS 

withdraws an exempted park. In order 

to continue to be exempt, a park must 

have 50 or fewer annual commercial air 

tour operations in any given calendar 

year. At parks that lose exempt status, 

operators will return to IOA 

requirements until an air tour 

management plan or a voluntary 

agreement has been established. 

Issued in Hawthorne, CA, on November 1, 

2012. 

William C. Withycombe, 

Regional Administrator, Western-Pacific 

Region, Federal Aviation Administration. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 8, 

2012. 

Herbert C. Frost, 

Associate Director, Natural Resource 

Stewardship and Science, National Park 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–30561 Filed 12–18–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Action 

on Proposed Transportation Project in 

Illinois 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims 

for judicial review of actions by FHWA 

and other Federal agencies. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by the FHWA and other Federal 

agencies that are final within the 

meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The 

actions relate to a proposed highway 

and transit project within the Tier 2 

Elgin O’Hare—West Bypass project 

corridor, which is located along the 

Elgin-O’Hare Expressway/Thorndale 


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