[roc-chat] Re: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - ROC Launch Cancellation
- From: Allen H Farrington <allen.farrington@xxxxxx>
- To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:39:22 -0700
Mike, et al -
Thanks for the offer of help. I met with BLM yesterday, discussed the new
application requirements and data needs, and have nearly everything required in
place to submit our new application. The only open item is that I need to
summarize our operating policies and procedures for them in the format they
need. This will take me about 3-4 hours tonight and tomorrow night. I plan to
submit the application to them on Friday.
Unfortunately, they then have a process in place that will require them to do
some checking (maps, safety assessment, etc…) and it just takes them about 30
days to process. At that point, we start the second step which is to discuss
fees, get insurance paperwork done, etc… At that point, they will issue a
permit sometime within 30-60 more days.
I don't want to give false hope or anything, but since we're more
straightforward than a cross-country road race (which is what their procedures
are setup for), then perhaps they will be able to speed things up. Given that
there's one overworked guy doing all this for all the land from Death Valley
down to the border and from the Ocean to Arizona, 30 days may be fast.
I guess that my request is that everyone sit tight and let them get their
process completed. Pressure and complaints should be directed at the ROC board
and not BLM :-) !
Oh, and everyone should go to the May 5th Trailer Cleaning to help us maintain
our equipment and have a good time swapping tips, techniques, and rocket
stories.
Thanks.
Allen Farrington
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allen H. Farrington - L3
ROC Board Member and Secretary
NAR 73474, Tripoli 12280
On Apr 11, 2012, at 5:24 PM, Lesnick, Mike wrote:
> Is there anything we can do to assist with the process of gettgin the
> permission restored?
>
> If you need any resources or help let us know
>
> Mike
>
> Michael Lesnick
> Axiom Healthcare Group
> 18135 Santa Lauretta Cir
> Fountain Valley, CA 92708
> 714-594-5720 - Office Phone
> 714-323-5968 - Cell
> 714-968-7076 - Fax
> MikeL@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> From: roc-chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:roc-chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Gregory Lyzenga
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 3:51 PM
> To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; roc-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [roc-chat] IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - ROC Launch Cancellation
>
> IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - ROC Launch Cancellation
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> It is with great regret that the ROC board must announce the cancellation of
> the upcoming April launch at Lucerne Dry Lake. This cancellation does not
> have to do with any weather problems, but is related to issues surrounding
> our BLM permit to use the land.
>
> Unfortunately, both ROC and the BLM have been caught up in some fallout from
> the 2010 California 200 off-road racing accident that killed several people.
> When we applied for our annual permit last fiscal year, the application rules
> and requirements had been very recently changed and our application was
> rejected. Unbeknownst to the ROC board, we didn't close the loop with BLM and
> they didn't follow up with us as we continued to submit our monthly reports
> and payments, assuming the permit existed. Due to budget cuts and staffing
> shortages in the BLM office, nobody was aware of this situation until just
> very recently. We met with BLM this week and have started the process to
> re-establish our permit, but as a result of the fallout of the racing
> accident the BLM is being very particular on the permitting process which
> slows down the approvals, meaning that it may be three months before we can
> get our permission to launch again.
>
> This is obviously a very troubling situation for us on the ROC board and for
> all of our members and regular flyers. We are working as hard as we can
> behind the scenes to restore our ability to fly as soon as possible. With
> this in mind, we would ask that members please refrain from contacting the
> BLM individually to inquire about the situation, so as not to complicate an
> already delicate situation. Clearly it will be a hardship for the flyers and
> for our vendors during this stand-down period, but we hope that many members
> will be able to continue to fly and support the hobby at launches held by our
> sister organizations in San Diego and central California.
>
> Please watch the ROC email lists or Facebook group for further information on
> the situation as it develops. If you know of anyone planning to attend who
> does not subscribe to ROC-chat or read Facebook updates, please pass this
> information along to them.
>
> - Greg
>
> ------------------------------------------------
> Greg Lyzenga
> ROC Board Member - NAR #13295 / Tripoli #12088
--
ROC-Chat mailing list
roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
//www.freelists.org/list/roc-chat
Other related posts:
