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DOT/FAA RIN: 2120-AG34 Publication ID: Spring 2004 
Title: Noise Limitations for Aircraft Operations in the Vicinity of Grand Canyon National Park 
Abstract: This rulemaking will establish noise limitations for certain aircraft operated in the vicinity of Grand Canyon National Park. This action is one part of an overall strategy to reduce further the impact of aircraft noise on the park environment and to assist the National Park Service (NPS) in achieving its statutory mandate imposed by Public Law 100-91 to provide for the substantial restoration of natural quiet and experience in Grand Canyon National Park. The supplemental amendment removes two sections from the December 31, 1996, notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed to establish a corridor through the National Canyon area as an incentive route for quiet technology aircraft. The FAA and NPS have determined not to proceed with an air tour route in the vicinity of National Canyon and are presently considering alternatives to this route. This rulemaking is significant because of substantial public interest. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 93   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 106(g)    49 USC 40103    49 USC 40106    49 USC 40109    49 USC 40113    49 USC 44502    49 USC 44514    49 USC 44701    49 USC 44719    49 USC 46301   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/31/1996  61 FR 69334   
NPRM Comment Period End  03/31/1997    
SNPRM  07/15/1998  63 FR 38232   
SNPRM  03/24/2003  68 FR 14276   
SNPRM Comment Period End  06/23/2003    
Final Action  01/00/2005    
Additional Information: A final rule, which was published on 12/31/96 (61 FR 69302), establishes new operating restrictions at Grand Canyon National Park. ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 12/31/96, 61 FR 69334
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Tom Connor
Office of Energy and Environment
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue SW. ,
Washington, DC 20591
Phone:202 267-8933