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FEDERAL
VOLUME 19

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REGISTER

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4 Wa n t e d

NUMBER 209

Washington, Wednesday, October 27, 1954

TITLE 14 CIVIL A VIATIO N
Chapter ICivil Aeronautics Board R e g . S R -4 0 8
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A i r C a r r ie r R u l e s
SPECIAL CIVIL AIR REGULATION; DELEGATION
OF AUTHORITY TO THE ADMINISTRATOR TO
ESTABLISH RULES APPLICABLE TO A HIGH
DENSITY AIR TRAFFIC ZONE IN THE WASH
INGTON, D. C., AREA

Adopted by the Civil Aeronautics Board at its office in Washington, D. C., on the 20th day of October 1954.
Currently effective Part 60 of the Civil Air Regulations contains air traffic rules for aircraft operating anywhere in the United States or in its several Territories and possessions. In general terms, the Civil Air Regulations provide for the con duct of two types of flight: Visual Flight VFR and Instrument Flight IFR.
Aircraft operated in control areas in ac cordance with the Instrument Flight Rules are required to be operated under air traffic control. The procedures em ployed in this control of air traffic have been designed to provide a safe and orderly flow of the traffic being operated under IFR conditions. The philosophy behind the Visual Flight Rules is that aircraft being flown in accordance with these rules are operated in see and be seen weather conditions permitting the pilots to observe and avoid other traffic.
Only a few rules have to be observed even in control zones under VFR
conditions.
A number of problems that affect the movement of air traffic become more critical in areas of high traffic density.
Because of the congestion of traffic in the vicinity of certain large metropolitan airports, the increase in use of high speed aircraft, the wide range of speeds in aircraft, and the many different types of aircraft in use, it appears necessary to establish additional means of afford ing safety and efficiency in the move ment of all aircraft in such critical areas.
Recent studies have disclosed that traffic congestion in certain major ter minal areas is not only the prime cause for delays, confusion, and disarrange ment of traffic throughout the air traffic system but also the cause of near misses.

In an effort to find a solution to some of the problems relating to areas of high density traffic, a special working group of the Air Coordinating Committee, Air Traffic Control and Navigation Panel, has developed recommended procedures which, if applied, will constitute an im portant step toward implementation of the common system of air navigation and result in increased safety and effi ciency of VFR operations in high density areas. On February 18, 1954, the Panel recommended proposed standards for an experimental high density air traffic zone plan for the Washington, D. C., area.
The purpose of this regulation is to delegate to the Administrator sufficient authority to permit him to designate a High Density Air Traffic Zone in the Washington, D. C. area and to establish procedures for the zone on a temporary basis. These proposed procedures are expected to facilitate movement of traffic in the zone under VFR conditions in a safer and more efficient manner and to the benefit of all users. The authoriza tion provided by this regulation does not permit the Administrator to alter the rules applicable to IFR operations. The delegation does, however, permit the Ad ministrator to establish additional rules for VFR operation within the zone.
Such rules will be promulgated in ac cordance with the notice and public procedure requirements of the Adminis trative Procedure Act.
This regulation further provides that the delegation of authority to the Ad ministrator shall be for a period of one year. This will enable the Administra tor to obtain necessary experience with these procedures, or such modifications thereof as he may make from time to time as experience dictates. The Board may later make such procedures appli cable to other high density zones, if it is found that a need exists and that they will, in fact, contribute to safer and more efficient control of air traffic. A
special working group of the Air Traffic Control and Navigation Panel will close ly observe the procedures established by the Administrator under this regulation and make recommendations with respect to problems which may arise during this experimental period. Private individC o n t in u e d o n n e x t p a g e

CONTENTS
Agricultural Marketing Service Rules and regulations:
Lettuce; U. S. standards_____
Tobacco inspection; designation of Tobacco Auction Market of . Newport, Tenn____________ _
Agriculture Department See Agricultural Marketing Serv ice; Commodity Exchange Au thority; Commodity Stabiliza tion Service.
Civil Aeronautics Administra tion Rules and regulations:
Standard instrument approach procedure alterations______
Civil Aeronautics Board Rules and regulations:
Scheduled air carrier rules;
high density air traffic zonein Washington, D. C., area Commerce Department See Civil Aeronautics Administra tion; Foreign Commerce Bureau.
Commodity Exchange Authority Rules and regulations:
Special provisions applicable to wool tops;
miscellaneous amendments______________
Commodity Stabilization Service Rules and regulations:
Change in chapter heading___
Wheat; waiver of bond of in demnity for State, State in stitution or other State agency or Federal agency___
Defense Department See Navy Department.
Federal Communications Com mission Notices:
Hearings, etc.:
Bird, Phil, and Lawton Broad casting Co., Inc__________
Jordan Dispatch Service____
Matheson Radio Co., Inc., et al____________________
Owensboro on the Air, Inc., and Owensboro Publishing Co____________
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