709 

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

Pt. 91, SFAR No. 97 

(e) Western section from Diamond Creek to 

the Grand Wash Cliffs: 5,000 feet MSL. 

Section 9. Termination date. 

Section 1. Ap-

plicability, Section 4, Flight-free zones, and 
Section 5. Minimum flight altitudes, expire 
on April 19, 2001. 

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[66 FR 1003, Jan. 4, 2001, as amended at 66 FR 
16584, Mar. 26, 2001; 72 FR 9846, Mar. 6, 2007; 
Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 91–350, 83 FR 
9171, Mar. 5, 2018] 

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1. Each person shall, before conducting any 

operation under the Federal Aviation Regu-
lations (14 CFR chapter I), be familiar with 
all available information concerning that op-
eration, including Notices to Airmen issued 
under § 91.139 and, when activated, the provi-
sions of the National Air Traffic Reduced 
Complement Operations Plan available for 
inspection at operating air traffic facilities 
and Regional air traffic division offices, and 
the General Aviation Reservation Program. 
No operator may change the designated air-
port of intended operation for any flight con-
tained in the October 1, 1990, OAG. 

2. Notwithstanding any provision of the 

Federal Aviation Regulations to the con-
trary, no person may operate an aircraft in 
the Air Traffic Control System: 

a. Contrary to any restriction, prohibition, 

procedure or other action taken by the Di-
rector of the Office of Air Traffic Systems 
Management (Director) pursuant to para-
graph 3 of this regulation and announced in 
a Notice to Airmen pursuant to § 91.139 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations. 

b. When the National Air Traffic Reduced 

Complement Operations Plan is activated 
pursuant to paragraph 4 of this regulation, 
except in accordance with the pertinent pro-
visions of the National Air Traffic Reduced 
Complement Operations Plan. 

3. Prior to or in connection with the imple-

mentation of the RCOP, and as conditions 
warrant, the Director is authorized to: 

a. Restrict, prohibit, or permit VFR and/or 

IFR operations at any airport, Class B air-
space area, Class C airspace area, or other 
class of controlled airspace. 

b. Give priority at any airport to flights 

that are of military necessity, or are medical 
emergency flights, Presidential flights, and 
flights transporting critical Government em-
ployees. 

c. Implement, at any airport, traffic man-

agement procedures, that may include reduc-
tion of flight operations. Reduction of flight 
operations will be accomplished, to the ex-
tent practical, on a pro rata basis among and 
between air carrier, commercial operator, 
and general aviation operations. Flights can-

celled under this SFAR at a high density 
traffic airport will be considered to have 
been operated for purposes of part 93 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations. 

4. The Director may activate the National 

Air Traffic Reduced Complement Operations 
Plan at any time he finds that it is necessary 
for the safety and efficiency of the National 
Airspace System. Upon activation of the 
RCOP and notwithstanding any provision of 
the FAR to the contrary, the Director is au-
thorized to suspend or modify any airspace 
designation. 

5. Notice of restrictions, prohibitions, pro-

cedures and other actions taken by the Di-
rector under this regulation with respect to 
the operation of the Air Traffic Control sys-
tem will be announced in Notices to Airmen 
issued pursuant to § 91.139 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations. 

6. The Director may delegate his authority 

under this regulation to the extent he con-
siders necessary for the safe and efficient op-
eration of the National Air Traffic Control 
System. 

(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 Avia-
tion (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)) 

[Doc. No. 26351, 55 FR 40760, Oct. 4, 1990, as 
amended by Amdt. 91–227, 56 FR 65652, Dec. 
17, 1991] 

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Those persons identified in Section 1 may 

conduct IFR en route RNAV operations in 
the State of Alaska and its airspace on pub-
lished air traffic routes using TSO C145a/ 
C146a navigation systems as the only means 
of IFR navigation. Despite contrary provi-
sions of parts 71, 91, 95, 121, 125, and 135 of 
this chapter, a person may operate aircraft 
in accordance with this SFAR if the fol-
lowing requirements are met. 

Section 1. 

Purpose, use, and limitations 

a. This SFAR permits TSO C145a/C146a 

GPS (RNAV) systems to be used for IFR en 
route operations in the United States air-
space over and near Alaska (as set forth in 
paragraph c of this section) at Special Min-
imum En Route Altitudes (MEA) that are 
outside the operational service volume of 
ground-based navigation aids, if the aircraft 

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