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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

Pt. 136, App. A 

(b) 

Requirements and limitations. 

In-

terim operating authority granted 
under this section— 

(1) Shall provide annual authoriza-

tion only for the greater of— 

(i) The number of flights used by the 

operator to provide the commercial air 
tour operations within the 12-month 
period prior to April 5, 2000; or 

(ii) The average number of flights per 

12-month period used by the operator 
to provide such operations within the 
36-month period prior to April 5, 2000, 
and for seasonal operations, the num-
ber of flights so used during the season 
or seasons covered by that 12-month 
period; 

(2) May not provide for an increase in 

the number of commercial air tour op-
erations conducted during any time pe-
riod by the commercial air tour oper-
ator above the number the air tour op-
erator was originally granted unless 
such an increase is agreed to by the 
Administrator and the Director; 

(3) Shall be published in the F

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to provide notice and oppor-

tunity for comment; 

(4) May be revoked by the Adminis-

trator for cause; 

(5) Shall terminate 180 days after the 

date on which an air tour management 
plan is established for the park and 
tribal lands; 

(6) Shall promote protection of na-

tional park resources, visitor experi-
ences, and tribal lands; 

(7) Shall promote safe commercial air 

tour operations; 

(8) Shall promote the adoption of 

quiet technology, as appropriate, and 

(9) Shall allow for modifications of 

the interim operating authority based 
on experience if the modification im-
proves protection of national park re-
sources and values and of tribal lands. 

(c) 

New entrant operators. 

The Admin-

istrator, in cooperation with the Direc-
tor, may grant interim operating au-
thority under this paragraph (c) to an 
air tour operator for a national park or 
tribal lands for which that operator is 
a new entrant air tour operator if the 
Administrator determines the author-
ity is necessary to ensure competition 
in the provision of commercial air tour 
operations over the park or tribal 
lands. 

(1) 

Limitation. 

The Administrator 

may not grant interim operating au-
thority under this paragraph (c) if the 
Administrator determines that it 
would create a safety problem at the 
park or on the tribal lands, or if the Di-
rector determines that it would create 
a noise problem at the park or on the 
tribal lands. 

(2) 

ATMP limitation. 

The Adminis-

trator may grant interim operating au-
thority under this paragraph (c) only if 
the ATMP for the park or tribal lands 
to which the application relates has 
not been developed within 24 months 
after April 5, 2000. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2001–8690, 67 FR 65667, Oct. 25, 
2002. Redesignated by Amdt. 136–1, 72 FR 
6912, Feb. 13, 2007] 

§§ 136.43–136.49

[Reserved] 

Subpart C—Grand Canyon 

National Park 

§§ 136.51–136.69

[Reserved] 

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Section 1. Applicability. 

This appendix pre-

scribes operating rules for airplane and heli-
copter visual flight rules air tour flights con-
ducted in the State of Hawaii under 14 CFR 
parts 91, 121, and 135. This appendix does not 
apply to: 

(a) Operations conducted under 14 CFR 

part 121 in airplanes with a passenger seating 
configuration of more than 30 seats or a pay-
load capacity of more than 7,500 pounds. 

(b) Flights conducted in gliders or hot air 

balloons. 

Section 2. Definitions. 

For the purposes of 

this appendix: 

‘‘Air tour’’ means any sightseeing flight 

conducted under visual flight rules in an air-
plane or helicopter for compensation or hire. 

‘‘Air tour operator’’ means any person who 

conducts an air tour. 

Section 3. Helicopter flotation equipment. 

No 

person may conduct an air tour in Hawaii in 
a single-engine helicopter beyond the shore 
of any island, regardless of whether the heli-
copter is within gliding distance of the 
shore, unless: 

(a) The helicopter is amphibious or is 

equipped with floats adequate to accomplish 
a safe emergency ditching and approved flo-
tation gear is easily accessible for each occu-
pant; or 

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