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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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