2023-20017

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: • the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document • the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to • the agency docket number / agency internal file number • the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration • 14 CFR Part 91 • [Docket No.: FAA-2018-0838; Amdt. No. 91-352B] • RIN 2120-AL90 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This action extends the prohibition against certain flight operations in the Pyongyang Flight Information Region (FIR) (ZKKP) by all: U.S. air carriers; U.S. commercial operators; persons exercising the privileges of an airman certificate issued by the FAA, except when such persons are operating U.S.-registered aircraft for a foreign air carrier; and operators of U.S.-registered civil aircraft, except when the operator of such aircraft is a foreign air carrier, for an additional five years, from September 18, 2023, until September 18, 2028. The FAA finds this action necessary to address significant safety-of-flight risks to U.S. civil aviation associated with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK's) military capabilities and activities. The FAA also republishes the approval process and exemption information for this Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR), consistent with other recently published flight prohibition SFARs. DATES: This final rule is effective on September 15, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Petrak, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-8166; email bill.petrak@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Executive Summary This action extends the expiration date of SFAR No. 79, § 91.1615 of title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), from September 18, 2023, until September 18, 2028. SFAR No. 79 prohibits certain flight operations in the Pyongyang FIR (ZKKP) by all: U.S. air carriers; U.S. commercial operators; persons exercising the privileges of an airman certificate issued by the FAA, except when such persons are operating U.S.-registered aircraft for a foreign air carrier; and operators of U.S.-registered civil aircraft, except when the operator ( printed page 63520) of such aircraft is a foreign air carrier. The FAA finds this action necessary to address significant safety-of-flight risks to U.S. civil aviation associated with the DPRK's military capabilities and activities. These risks include, but are not limited to, extensive unannounced ballistic missile test launches associated with the DPRK's strategic weapons development activities, DPRK air defense and tactical aircraft capabilities that now cover the entire Pyongyang FIR (ZKKP), the DPRK's potential use of electronic warfare (EW) capabilities during periods of heightened tensions, and potential DPRK weapons of mass destruction (WMD) testing, which would likely increase inadvertent risks to civil aviation, both within and potentially beyond the Pyongyang FIR (ZKKP), if it were to occur. Consistent with other recently published flight prohibition SFARs, this action also republishes the approval process and exemption information for this flight prohibition SFAR. II. Authority and Good Cause A. Authority The FAA is responsible for the safety of flight in the U.S. and for the safety of U.S. civil operators, U.S.-registered civil aircraft, and U.S.-certificated airmen throughout the world. Sections 106(f) and (g) of title 49, U.S. Code (U.S.C.), subtitle I, establish the FAA Administrator's authority to issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle VII of titl…

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