[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 209 (Monday, October 31, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-26898]
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[Federal Register: October 31, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 91
[Docket No. 27745; Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 68]
RIN 2120-AF39
Removal of the Prohibition Against Certain Flights Within the
Territory and Airspace of Yemen
agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
action: Final rule; removal.
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summary: This action removes Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR)
No. 68, which prohibits flight operations within the territory and
airspace of Yemen by any United States air carrier and commercial
operator, by any person exercising the privileges of an airman
certificate issued by the FAA, or by an operator using an aircraft
registered in the United States unless the operator of such aircraft is
a foreign air carrier. This action is taken in response to the end of
the civil war in Yemen, which has reduced the threat of hostile actions
against persons and aircraft engaged in flight operations in Yemen.
effective date: October 21, 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 a final
rule (59 FR 25284) prohibiting certain aircraft operations within the
territory and airspace of Yemen. In the exercise of its statutory
responsibility for the safety of U.S.-registered aircraft and U.S.
operators, the FAA determined that the civil war in Yemen justified the
imposition of certain measures to ensure the safety of U.S.-registered
aircraft and operators conducting flight operations in the vicinity of
Yemen's territory and airspace. SFAR 68 prohibits flight operations
within the territory and airspace of Yemen by any United States air
carrier and commercial operator, by any person exercising the
privileges of an airman certificate issued by the FAA, or by an
operator using an aircraft registered in the United States unless the
operator of such aircraft is a foreign air carrier.
The civil war in Yemen ended on July 7, 1994. With the end of the
war has come a corresponding reduction in the threat to civil aircraft
operating in the territory and airspace of Yemen. There now appears to
be no continuing specific threat to civil aviation arising out of, or
related to, the civil war and its end.
The FAA has been advised by Yemen's civil aviation authorities that
its international airports are open and operating normally. The FAA,
however, has no specific information on the facilities or level of
services available at individual airports in Yemen. Yemen reports that
it expects to issue a new Aeronautical Information Publication by the
end of 1994. Information concerning the civil aviation system in Yemen
is available from the Director of the Aeronautical Information Service,
Sana'a International Airport, Post Office Box 1438, Sana'a Republic of
Yemen. Telephone: 011-967-1-250820. Telex: 2434. Commercial Telegraph:
CIVILAIR SANA'A.
On the basis of the foregoing information, I have determined that
the immediate removal of SFAR 68 from 14 CFR part 91 is appropriate.
The Department of State has been advised of, and has no objection to,
the action taken herein.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 91
Air traffic control, Aircraft, Airmen, Airports, Aviation safety,
Freight, Yemen.
The Amendment
For the reasons set forth above, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 14 CFR part 91 by removing SFAR 68 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, 29, 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. 68 is removed.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 21, 1994.
David R. Hinson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 94-26898 Filed 10-28-94; 8:45 am]
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