Federal Register - September 8, 2021
Version en texte Qu'est-ce que c'est?Dateas est un site Web indépendant, non affilié à un organisme gouvernemental. La source des documents PDF que nous publions est l'agence officielle indiquée dans chacun d'eux. Les versions en texte sont des transcriptions non officielles que nous faisons pour fournir de meilleurs outils d'accès et de recherche d'informations, mais peuvent contenir des erreurs ou peuvent ne pas être complètes.
Source: Federal Register
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 8, 2021 / Proposed Rules
50307
BILLING CODE 351022C
jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with PROPOSALS
Aircraft Operations Because NWSR has no safe landing area for boats, the proposed restoration, maintenance, and touring activities require the Society to transport work personnel, equipment, and tourists from the California mainland to NWSR by small helicopter. Helicopter landings take place adjacent to the tower on top of the oval base caisson. The landing area is small, so only small helicopters can be accommodated. The helicopter seats four passengers and one pilot and
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:57 Sep 07, 2021
Jkt 253001
can also carry cargo in a net below the helicopter.
The number of flights per day varies by activity restoration, tours, or light maintenance. We count each arrival and departure flight separately. For traditional 3-day restoration work sessions the 12 work crew members are transported to the Station on the morning of the first day typically a Friday. The first flight would depart from Crescent City Airport no earlier than 8:30 a.m. for a 6-minute flight to Northwest Seal Rock. The helicopter would land and take-off immediately after offloading personnel and
PO 00000
Frm 00019
Fmt 4702
Sfmt 4702
equipment every 20 minutes. To transport all 12 people and gear requires 4 departures and 4 arrivals on the first day for a total of 8 flights. The total duration of the first days aerial operations would last for approximately 4 hours hrs and would end at approximately 12:30 p.m. Crew members would remain overnight at the Station and would not return to the mainland until the third day.
For the second day, the Society may conduct a maximum of four flights two arrivals and two departures to transport additional materials, if needed. The total duration of the second days aerial
E:FRFM08SEP1.SGM
08SEP1
EP08SE21.004
Figure 1. Location of the St. George Reef Lighthouse
