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. Applicability, Section 4, Flight-free zones, and
Section 5. Minimum flight altitudes, expire
on April 19, 2001.
NOTE: [Removed]
[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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SPECIAL FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATION
NO. 60 - AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM EMERGENCY OPERATION
1. Each person shall, before conducting any
operation under the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR chapter I), be familiar with
all available information concerning that operation, including Notices to Airmen issued
under Section 91.139 and, when activated, the provisions 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 airport of intended operation for any flight contained in the October 1, 1990, OAG.
2. Notwithstanding any provision of the
Federal Aviation Regulations to the contrary, 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 Director of the Office of Air Traffic Systems
Management (Director) pursuant to paragraph 3 of this regulation and announced in
a Notice to Airmen pursuant to Section 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 provisions of the National Air Traffic Reduced
Complement Operations Plan.
3. Prior to or in connection with the implementation 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 airspace 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 employees.
c. Implement, at any airport, traffic management procedures, that may include reduction of flight operations. Reduction of flight
operations will be accomplished, to the extent 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 authorized to suspend or modify any airspace
designation.
5. Notice of restrictions, prohibitions, procedures and other actions taken by the Director under this regulation with respect to
the operation of the Air Traffic Control system will be announced in Notices to Airmen
issued pursuant to Section 91.139 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations.
6. The Director may delegate his authority
under this regulation to the extent he considers necessary for the safe and efficient operation 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 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))
[Doc. No. 26351, 55 FR 40760, Oct. 4, 1990, as
amended by Amdt. 91-227, 56 FR 65652, Dec.
17, 1991]

SPECIAL FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATION
NO. 97 - SPECIAL OPERATING RULES
FOR THE CONDUCT OF INSTRUMENT
FLIGHT RULES (IFR) AREA NAVIGATION (RNAV) OPERATIONS USING
GLOBAL
POSITIONING
SYSTEMS
(GPS) IN ALASKA
Those persons identified in Section 1 may
conduct IFR en route RNAV operations in
the State of Alaska and its airspace on published air traffic routes using TSO C145a/
C146a navigation systems as the only means
of IFR navigation. Despite contrary provisions of parts 71, 91, 95, 121, 125, and 135 of
this chapter, a person may operate aircraft
in accordance with this SFAR if the following 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 airspace over and near Alaska (as set forth in
paragraph c of this section) at Special Minimum En Route Altitudes (MEA) that are
outside the operational service volume of
ground-based navigation aids, if the aircraft

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