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anticipate a measurable reduction in 

force or changes in compensation levels 

or benefits. 

AAC also claims that neither 

competition nor the public interest 

would be adversely affected, as the 

proposed transaction involves merely a 

transfer of one holding company to 

another holding company. AAC states 

that, because it does not currently have 

any ownership interest in any passenger 

motor carrier, there would be no net 

gain in market power with respect to the 

Acquisition Carriers under the proposed 

transaction. Furthermore, AAC states 

that the bus operations of the 

Acquisition Carriers are geographically 

dispersed and there is little or no 

overlap in service areas or in customer 

base. Thus, AAC states that the impact 

of the proposed transaction on the 

regulated motor carrier industry would 

be minimal and that neither competition 

nor the public interest would be 

adversely affected. 

On the basis of the application, the 

Board finds that the proposed 

acquisition is consistent with the public 

interest and should be tentatively 

approved and authorized. If any 

opposing comments are timely filed, 

these findings will be deemed vacated, 

and, unless a final decision can be made 

on the record as developed, a 

procedural schedule will be adopted to 

reconsider the application. See 49 CFR 

1182.6(c). If no opposing comments are 

filed by the expiration of the comment 

period, this notice will take effect 

automatically and will be the final 

Board action. 

This action is categorically excluded 

from environmental review under 49 

CFR 1105.6(c). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

‘‘WWW.STB.GOV.’’ 

It is ordered: 

1. The proposed transaction is 

approved and authorized, subject to the 

filing of opposing comments. 

2. If opposing comments are timely 

filed, the findings made in this notice 

will be deemed as having been vacated. 

3. This notice will be effective 

December 13, 2016, unless opposing 

comments are filed by December 12, 

2016. 

4. A copy of this notice will be served 

on: (1) The U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; (2) 

the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust 

Division, 10th Street & Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530; 

and (3) the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Office of the General 

Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Decided: October 25, 2016. 

By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice 

Chairman Miller, and Commissioner 

Begeman. 

Marline Simeon, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2016–26103 Filed 10–27–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

List of Units of the National Park 

System Exempt From the Provisions of 

the National Parks Air Tour 

Management Act 

AGENCY: 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 applied for 

authority to conduct 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 

requirement to prepare an air tour 

management plan or voluntary 

agreement and requires FAA and NPS to 

jointly publish a list of exempt parks. By 

Federal Register notice (See 77 FR 

75254, December 19, 2012), FAA and 

NPS published an initial list of exempt 

parks in 2012 and another list in 2014 

(See 79 FR 14569–14570, March 14, 

2014). This notice provides the annual 

updated list of parks that are exempt for 

calendar years 2014 and 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith Lusk—Mailing address: Federal 

Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 

92007, Los Angeles, California 90009– 

2007. Telephone: (310) 725–3808. Email 

address: Keith.Lusk@faa.gov. Vicki 

Ward—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_Ward@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Authority 

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 (which are 

codified at 49 U.S.C. 40128(a)(5)): 

a. Exempt national park units that 

have 50 or fewer commercial air tour 

operations each year from the 

requirement to prepare an air tour 

management plan or voluntary 

agreement. 

b. Authorize NPS to withdraw the 

exemption if the Director determines 

that an air tour management plan or 

voluntary agreement is 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. List of Exempt Parks 2014 

1. This list is based on the number of 

commercial air tour operations reported 

to the FAA and NPS by air tour 

operators conducting air tours under 

interim operating authority at national 

park units in calendar year 2014 for 

which the total operations was 50 or 

fewer. Parks on the exempt list are those 

that have at least one operator who has 

been granted operating authority to 

conduct commercial air tours over that 

park. Exempt parks are as follows: 

Acadia National Park, ME 

Big Bend National Park, TX 

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National 

Park, CO 

Capitol Reef National Park, UT 

Capulin Volcano National Monument, 

NM 

Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM 

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, 

AZ 

Cedar Breaks National Monument, UT 

Colonial National Historical Park, VA 

Colorado National Monument, CO 

Coronado National Memorial, AZ 

Devils Tower National Monument, WY 

Dinosaur National Monument, UT/CO 

Dry Tortugas National Park, FL 

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 

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Golden Spike National Historic Site, UT 

Grand Teton National Park, WY 

Great Sand Dunes National Park and 

Preserve, CO 

Guadalupe Mountains National Park, 

NM 

Hohokam Pima National Monument, AZ 

Hovenweep National Monument, CO/ 

UT 

Hubbell Trading Post National Historic 

Site, AZ 

Kings Canyon National Park, CA 

Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, 

WA 

Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA 

Mesa Verde National Park, CO 

Mojave National Preserve, CA 

Montezuma Castle National Monument, 

AZ 

Navajo National Monument, AZ 

North Cascades National Park, WA 

Olympic National Park, WA 

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 

Sunset Crater Volcano National 

Monument, AZ 

Timpanogos Cave National Monument, 

UT 

Tumacacori National Historic Park, AZ 

Tuzigoot National Monument, AZ 

Voyageurs National Park, MN 

Walnut Canyon National Monument, 

AZ 

Wupatki National Monument, AZ 

Yellowstone National Park, ID/MT/WY 

Yosemite National Park, CA 

Yucca House National Monument, CO 

Zion National Park, UT 

2. NPS is authorized to withdraw a 

park from the exempt list if NPS 

determines that an air tour management 

plan or voluntary agreement is 

necessary to protect park resources and 

values or park visitor use and 

enjoyment. Under this statutory 

authority, the NPS Director informed 

the FAA Administrator in writing on 

September 15, 2015, that NPS withdrew 

the exemption for Death Valley National 

Park and Mount Rainier National Park. 

These two parks have been removed 

from the 2014 exempt list. 

III. List of Exempt Parks 2015 

1. This list is based on the number of 

commercial air tour operations reported 

to the FAA and NPS by air tour 

operators conducting air tours under 

interim operating authority at national 

park units in calendar year 2015 for 

which the total operations was 50 or 

fewer. Parks on the exempt list are those 

that have at least one operator who has 

been granted operating authority to 

conduct commercial air tours over that 

park. Exempt parks are as follows: 

Acadia National Park, ME 

Big Bend National Park, TX 

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National 

Park, CO 

Cape Hatteras National Seashore, NC 

Capitol Reef National Park, UT 

Capulin Volcano National Monument, 

NM 

Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM 

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, 

AZ 

Cedar Breaks National Monument, UT 

Colorado National Monument, CO 

Coronado National Memorial, AZ 

Devils Tower National Monument, WY 

Dinosaur National Monument, UT/CO 

Dry Tortugas National Park, FL 

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 

Golden Spike National Historic Site, UT 

Grand Teton National Park, WY 

Great Sand Dunes National Park and 

Preserve, CO 

Guadalupe Mountains National Park, 

NM 

Hohokam Pima National Monument, AZ 

Hovenweep National Monument, CO/ 

UT 

Hubbell Trading Post National Historic 

Site, AZ 

Kings Canyon National Park, CA 

Mojave National Preserve, CA 

Montezuma Castle National Monument, 

AZ 

Navajo National Monument, AZ 

North Cascades National Park, WA 

Olympic National Park, WA 

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 

Sunset Crater Volcano National 

Monument, AZ 

Timpanogos Cave National Monument, 

UT 

Tumacacori National Historic Park, AZ 

Tuzigoot National Monument, AZ 

Voyageurs National Park, MN 

Walnut Canyon National Monument, 

AZ 

Wupatki National Monument, AZ 

Yellowstone National Park, ID/MT/WY 

Yosemite National Park, CA 

Yucca House National Monument, CO 

Zion National Park, UT 

2. Mesa Verde National Park, CO, is 

on the 2014 exempt list but not on the 

2015 exempt list because the combined 

number of commercial air tours reported 

by all air tour operators was 50 tours or 

fewer in 2014, but exceeded 50 tours in 

2015. 

3. Cape Hatteras National Seashore, 

NC, is not on the 2014 exempt list but 

is on the 2015 exempt list because the 

combined number of commercial air 

tours reported by all air tour operators 

exceeded 50 tours in 2014, but was 50 

tours or fewer in 2015. 

4. Colonial National Historical Park, 

VA; Lake Chelan National Recreation 

Area, WA; and Lassen Volcanic 

National Park, CA are on the 2014 

exempt list but not on the 2015 exempt 

list because there is no longer any 

operator(s) who has applied for 

operating authority to conduct 

commercial air tours over those parks. 

At all the other parks on the 2015 list, 

there is at least one operator who has 

applied for operating authority to 

conduct tours over that park. 

IV. 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. In order to 

continue to be exempt, a park must have 

50 or fewer annual commercial air tour 

operations in any given calendar year. 

The list could also change if NPS 

withdraws an exempted park. 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. At parks that 

lose exempt status, operators will return 

to interim operating authority 

requirements until an air tour 

management plan or a voluntary 

agreement has been established. 

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Issued in Hawthorne, CA, on August 11, 

2016. 

Glen A. Martin, 

Regional Administrator, Western-Pacific 

Region, Federal Aviation Administration. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 17, 

2016. 

Raymond M. Sauvajot, 

Associate Director, Natural Resource 

Stewardship and Science, National Park 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–26092 Filed 10–27–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Public Notice for Waiver of 

Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent of waiver with 

respect to land; Cherry Capital Airport, 

Traverse City, Michigan. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is considering a 

proposal to change 1.25 acres of airport 

land from aeronautical use to nonaeronautical use and to authorize the 

sale of airport property located at Cherry 

Capital Airport, Traverse City, 

Michigan. The aforementioned land is 

not needed for aeronautical use. 

The proposed property is located east 

of the airport terminal area adjacent to 

the current South Airport Road right-ofway at the Cherry Capital Airport. The 

property is currently a wooded area 

maintained for compatible land use 

surrounding the airfield. The proposed 

non-aeronautical land use would be for 

roadway improvements to support the 

new commercial/industrial 

development. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 28, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Documents are available for 

review by appointment at the FAA 

Detroit Airports District Office, Irene R. 

Porter, Program Manager, 11677 South 

Wayne Road, Suite 107, Romulus, 

Michigan 48174. Telephone: (734) 229– 

2915/Fax: (734) 229–2950 and Cherry 

Capital Administrative Offices, 727 Fly 

Don’t Drive, Traverse City, Michigan. 

Telephone: (231) 947–2250. 

Written comments on the Sponsor’s 

request must be delivered or mailed to: 

Irene R. Porter, Program Manager, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Airports Detroit District Office, 11677 

South Wayne Road, Suite 107, Romulus, 

Michigan 48174, Telephone Number: 

(734) 229–2915/FAX Number: (734) 

229–2950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Irene R. Porter, Program Manager, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Airports Detroit District Office, 11677 

South Wayne Road, Suite 107, Romulus, 

Michigan 48174, Telephone Number: 

(734) 229–2915/FAX Number: (734) 

229–2950. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with section 47107(h) of 

Title 49, United States Code, this notice 

is required to be published in the 

Federal Register 30 days before 

modifying the land-use assurance that 

requires the property to be used for an 

aeronautical purpose. 

The property is currently a wooded 

area maintained for compatible land use 

surrounding the airfield. The proposed 

non-aeronautical land use would be for 

roadway improvements to support the 

new commercial/industrial 

development. The property was 

originally owned by the City of Traverse 

City, Michigan and was subject to an 

AP–4 Instrument of conveyance from 

the City to the United States 

Government dated May 17, 1943. At the 

end of the war the U.S. Government 

transferred the property back to the City 

of Traverse City, Michigan. In 1966 the 

National Emergency Use Provision was 

released from this property. The airport 

will receive Fair Market Value for the 

land to be transferred to the County to 

support the road improvements. The 

disposition of proceeds from the sale of 

the airport property will be in 

accordance with FAA’s Policy and 

Procedures Concerning the Use of 

Airport Revenue, published in the 

Federal Register on February 16, 1999 

(64 FR 7696). 

This notice announces that the FAA 

is considering the release of the subject 

airport property at the Cherry Capital 

Airport, Traverse City, Michigan, from 

federal land covenants, subject to a 

reservation for continuing right of flight 

as well as restrictions on the released 

property as required in FAA Order 

5190.6B section 22.16. Approval does 

not constitute a commitment by the 

FAA to financially assist in the disposal 

of the subject airport property nor a 

determination of eligibility for grant-inaid funding from the FAA. 

Property Description 

Part of Section 18, T27N, R10W, City 

of Traverse City, Grand Traverse 

County, Michigan, described as: 

Commencing at the West 1⁄4 corner of 

said Section; Thence S00°45′58′′ W. 

1244.58 feet along the West line of said 

Section to the Point of Beginning of this 

description: Thence N87°42′41′′ E. 

2098.16 feet along a line that is 75 feet 

north of and parallel with the South line 

of the North 1⁄2 of the Southwest 1⁄4 of 

said Section; Thence Northeasterly 

127.77 feet along a 1834.86 foot radius 

curve to the left, the long chord of 

which bears N85°43′00′′ E. 127.74 feet to 

the North and South 1⁄4 line of said 

Section as monumented; Thence 

S00°18′36′′ E. 22.12 feet along said 

North and South 1⁄4 line to the Northerly 

line of the Right of Way as described in 

Document number 2007R–1 0240, 

Grand Traverse County Register of 

Deeds; Thence Southwesterly 127.00 

feet along a 1856.86 foot radius curve to 

the right, the long chord of which bears 

S85°45′07′′ W. 126.97 feet; Thence 

S87°42′41′′ W. 2099.33 feet (previously 

recorded as 2101.33 feet) along a line 

which is 53 feet north of, and parallel 

with the South line of the North 1⁄2 of 

the Southwest 1⁄4 of said Section to the 

West line of said Section; Thence 

N00°45′58′′ E. 22.03 feet to the point of 

Beginning of this description. 

Containing 1.25 Acres. 

Issued in Romulus, Michigan, on October 

12, 2016. 

John L. Mayfield, Jr., 

Manager, Detroit Airports District Office, 

FAA, Great Lakes Region. 

[FR Doc. 2016–26087 Filed 10–27–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Public Notice for Waiver of 

Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent of waiver with 

respect to land; Cherry Capital Airport, 

Traverse City, Michigan. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is considering a 

proposal to change 63.04 acres of airport 

land from aeronautical use to nonaeronautical use and to authorize the 

lease of airport property located at 

Cherry Capital Airport, Traverse City, 

Michigan. The aforementioned land is 

not needed for aeronautical use. 

The proposed property is located east 

of the airport terminal area along South 

Airport Road at the Cherry Capital 

Airport. The property is currently a 

wooded area maintained for compatible 

land use surrounding the airfield. The 

proposed non-aeronautical land use 

would be for compatible commercial/ 

industrial development, allowing the 

airport to become more self-sustaining. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 28, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Documents are available for 

review by appointment at the FAA 

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