Action
Notice of Availability of Draft Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP) and Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and public meeting.
Summary
The FAA, in cooperation with the National Park Service (NPS), has initiated development of an ATMP for Canyon de Chelly 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 objective of the ATMP is to develop acceptable and effective measures to mitigate or prevent the significant adverse impacts, if any, of commercial air tour operations on the Park's resources and values.