[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 194 (Friday, October 4, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25421]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 91
[Docket No. 28690; Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 76]
RIN 2120-AG-28
Removal of the Prohibition Against Certain Flights Within the
Territory and Airspace of Iran
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; removal.
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SUMMARY: This action removes Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR)
No. 76, which prohibits flight operations within the territory and
airspace of Iran by any United States air carrier or commercial
operator, by any person exercising the privileges of an airman
certificate issued by the FAA except persons operating U.S.-registered
aircraft for foreign air carriers, 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 decrease
in certain military operations in northwest Iran, including the removal
of equipment from a missile site near the Iran-Turkey border, which has
reduced the threat of hostile actions against persons and aircraft
engaged in flight operations within Iran's territory and airspace.
DATES: Effective Date: September 27, 1996.
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, D.C. 20591. Telephone: (202) 267-
3515. Any person may obtain a copy of this document by submitting a
request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Rulemaking,
Attention: ARM-1, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, D.C. 20591,
or by calling (202) 267-9677. Communications must identify the number
of this SFAR. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for
future rules should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A,
which describes the application procedure.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 17, 1996, the FAA issued a
final rule prohibiting certain aircraft operations within the territory
and airspace of Iran. In the exercise of its statutory responsibility
for the safety of U.S.-registered aircraft and U.S. operators, the FAA
determined that an I-HAWK surface-to-air missile site established by
Iran in close proximity to civilian air corridors near the Iran-Turkey
border posed a threat to civil aviation, and therefore justified the
imposition of certain measures to ensure the safety of U.S.-registered
aircraft and operators conducting flight operations within Iran's
territory and airspace. SFAR 76 prohibits flight operations within the
territory and airspace of Iran by any United States air carrier or
commercial operator, by any person exercising the privileges of an
airman certificate issued by the FAA except persons operating U.S.-
registered aircraft for foreign air carriers, or by an operator using
an aircraft registered in the United States unless the operator of such
aircraft is a foreign air carrier.
The FAA has determined that the threat to civil aviation posed by
the I-HAWK surface-to-air missile site and related military operations
has ended. The I-HAWK missile equipment has been removed and the
related military operations terminated. There now appears to be no
continuing threat to civil aviation arising out of, or related to,
Iranian military operations in that area.
On the basis of the foregoing information, I have determined that
the immediate removal of SFAR 76 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, Iran.
The Amendment
For the reasons set forth above, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 14 CFR Part 91 by removing SFAR 76 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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120, 44101, 44111,
44701, 44709, 44711, 44712, 44715, 44716, 44717, 44722, 46306,
46315, 46316, 46502, 46504, 46506-46507, 47122, 47508, 47528-47531.
2. Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 76 is removed.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 27, 1996.
David R. Hinson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-25421 Filed 9-30-96; 3:15 pm]
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