[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR91SpecReg60]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                               (CONTINUED)

PART 91_GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES--Table of Contents

  Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 cancelled under this SFAR at a high density
traffic airport will be considered to have

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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 Sec. 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]