9502 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 35 / Monday, February 23, 2015 / Notices 

the United States of America and the 

Government of Canada in order to 

engage in: (i) Scheduled foreign air 

transportation of persons, property and 

mail from points behind Canada via 

Canada and intermediate points to a 

point or points in the United States and 

beyond; (ii) charter foreign air 

transportation of persons, property and 

mail from any point or points in Canada 

and any point or points in the United 

States and any point or points in a third 

country or countries, provided that, 

except with respect to cargo charters, 

such service constitutes part of a 

continuous operation, with or without a 

change of aircraft, that includes service 

to Canada for the purpose of carrying 

local traffic between Canada and the 

United States; and (iii) other charter 

transportation pursuant to the prior 

approval requirements. WestJet Encore 

further requests exemption authority to 

the extent necessary to enable it to 

provide the services described above 

pending issuance of a foreign air carrier 

permit and such additional or other 

relief as the Department may deem 

necessary or appropriate. It also requests 

a statement of authorization to the 

extent necessary to enable WestJet 

Encore to operate U.S.-Canada 

transborder service on behalf of WestJet 

under the ‘‘WestJet’’ name. 

Barbara J. Hairston, 

Supervisory Dockets Officer, Docket 

Operations, Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03548 Filed 2–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Membership in the National Parks 

Overflights Advisory Group Aviation 

Rulemaking Committee 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: By Federal Register notice 

(See 79 FR 77594–77595, December 24, 

2014) the National Park Service (NPS) 

and the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) invited interested 

persons to apply to fill two existing 

openings and one upcoming opening on 

the National Parks Overflights Advisory 

Group (NPOAG) Aviation Rulemaking 

Committee (ARC). The notice invited 

interested persons to apply to fill two 

currently vacant seats representing 

environmental concerns and one future 

opening to represent Native American 

interests. This notice informs the public 

of the persons selected to fill these 

current and future vacancies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith Lusk, Special Programs Staff, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Western-Pacific Region Headquarters, 

P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA 

90009–2007, telephone: (310) 725–3808, 

email: Keith.Lusk@faa.gov. 

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, and subsequently amended in 

the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 

of 2012. 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, Matt Zuccaro, 

and Mark Francis representing 

commercial air tour operators; Michael 

Sutton and Dick Hingson representing 

environmental interests with two open 

seats; and Rory Majenty and Martin 

Begaye representing Native American 

tribes. Rory Majenty’s seat expires on 

April 2, 2015. 

Selection 

The persons selected to fill the two 

open seats representing environmental 

concerns are Nicholas Miller and Mark 

Belles. Their 3-year terms will begin on 

the day of this Federal Register notice 

publication. The person selected to fill 

the upcoming open seat representing 

Native American concerns is Leigh 

Kuwanwisiwma. Mr. Kuwanwisiwma’s 

3-year term will begin on April 3, 2015. 

Issued in Hawthorne, CA on February 11, 

2015. 

Keith Lusk, 

Program Manager, Special Programs Staff, 

Western-Pacific Region. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03558 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Buy America Waiver Notification 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

information regarding FHWA’s finding 

that a Buy America waiver is 

appropriate for the obligation of 

Federal-aid funds for 75 State projects 

involving the acquisition of vehicles 

and equipment on the condition that 

they be assembled in the U.S. 

DATES: The effective date of the waiver 

is February 24, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this notice, please 

contact Mr. Gerald Yakowenko, FHWA 

Office of Program Administration, 202– 

366–1562, or via email at 

gerald.yakowenko@dot.gov. For legal 

questions, please contact Mr. Jomar 

Maldonado, FHWA Office of the Chief 

Counsel, 202–366–1373, or via email at 

jomar.maldonado@dot.gov. Office hours 

for the FHWA are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic 

Access. 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from the Federal 

Register’s home page at http://

www.archives.gov and the Government 


Rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES