[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 25, 1994)]
[Unknown Section]
[Page 0]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-26440]


[[Page Unknown]]

[Federal Register: October 25, 1994]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------


DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 91

[Docket No. 27748; Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 69]
RIN 2120-AF40

 

Removal of the Prohibition Against Certain Flights Between the 
United States and Haiti

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; removal.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This action removes Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 
69, which prohibits the takeoff from, landing in, or overflight of the 
territory of the United States by an aircraft on a flight to or from 
the territory of Haiti, and which further prohibits the landing in, 
takeoff from, or overflight of the territory of the United States by 
any aircraft on a flight from or to any intermediate destination, if 
the flight's origin or ultimate destination is Haiti. This action is 
taken in response to UN Security Council Resolution 944 (1994) 
directing, inter alia, the termination of the sanctions mandated in 
U.N. Security Council Resolution 917 (1994), and to the Executive Order 
issued by the President on October 14, 1994, cancelling sanctions 
mandated in Executive Order 12914 (May 7, 1994).

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 16, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark W. Bury, International Affairs 
and Legal Policy Staff, AGC-7, Office of the Chief Counsel, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20591, Telephone: (202) 267-3515.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 18, 1994, the FAA published at 59 FR 
25809 a final rule prohibiting certain aircraft operations between the 
United States and Haiti. SFAR 69 was issued in response to Executive 
Order 12914 (May 7, 1994) and UN Security Council Resolution 917 (May 
6, 1994) mandating, inter alia, an embargo of most air traffic with 
Haiti. SFAR 69 prohibits the takeoff from, landing in, or overflight of 
the territory of the United States by an aircraft on a flight to or 
from the territory of Haiti. SFAR 69 also prohibits the landing in, 
takeoff from, or overflight of territory of the United States by any 
aircraft of a flight from or to any intermediate destination, if the 
flight's origin or ultimate destination is Haiti. The terms of SFAR 69 
provide for exceptions for regularly scheduled foreign air carrier 
passenger flights and for particular flights approved by the United 
States Government.
    On September 19, 1994, U.S. military forces entered Haiti in 
accordance with September 18, 1994, agreement between the United States 
and the de facto government of Haiti. The September 18 agreement 
further required the leaders of the de facto government of Haiti to 
relinquish power and provided for the lifting of the economic embargo 
and sanctions imposed in accordance with applicable Security Council 
Resolutions, including Security Council Resolution 917. Thereafter, the 
UN Security Council decided in Resolution 944 to terminate the 
sanctions imposed under Security Council Resolution 917 at 12:01 am on 
the day after the return to Haiti of President Aristide. In an 
Executive Order issued on October 14, 1994, the President cancelled 
sanctions mandated in Executive Order 12914, including the prohibition 
on certain aircraft operations between the United States and Haiti 
imposed under SFAR 69.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 91

    Aircraft, Airmen, Airports, Air traffic control, Aviation safety, 
Haiti.

The Amendment

    For the reasons set forth above, the Federal Aviation 
Administration hereby amends 14 CFR part 91 by removing SFAR No. 69 as 
follows:

PART 91--GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES

    1. The authority citation for part 91 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1301(7), 1303, 1344, 1348, 1352 
through 1355, 1401, 1421 through 1431, 1471, 1472, 1502, 1510, 1522, 
and 2121 through 2125; Articles 12, 19, 31, and 32(a) of the 
Convention on International Civil Aviation (61 Stat 1180); 42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq., E.O. 11514, 35 FR 4247, 3 CFR, 1966-1970 Comp., p. 
902; 49 U.S.C. 106(g).

    2. Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 69 is removed.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 14, 1994.
David R. Hinson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 94-26440 Filed 10-24-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-M