## BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATION OFFICE O F TH E SECRETARY WASHINGTON , D.C . Applicatio n o f UP S Europ e S A UP S International , Inc . Fo r Exemptio n Authorit y (Netherlands-Sudan ) Docke t OST-2010

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APPLICATIO NO FUP S EUROP ES A AN D UP S INTERNATIONAL , INC . FO RA N EXEMPTIO N Communication s wit hrespec t t o thi s documen t

shoul db e addresse dto : Donta i L . Small s UP S Publi c Affair s 31 6 Pennsylvani aAvenue , S.E. , Suit e 30 0 Washington , D.C . 2000 3 E-mail : dsnialls@ups.co m Ev aYablonsk y Attorne y Corporat e Lega l Unite dParce l Servic e Co . 1238 0 Morri s Roa d Alpharetta , G A 3000 5 E-mail : eyablonsky@ups.co m Davi dL . Vaugha n Daniell e K . Fishe r Michae l B . Chume y Kelle y Dry e & Warre n LL P 305 0 K Street , N.W. , Suit e 40 0 Washington , D.C . 20007-510 8 (202 ) 342-846 2 Fax : (202)342-845 2 E-mail : dvaughan@kelleydrye.co m dfisher@kelleydrye.co m bchumey@kelleydrye.co m Attorney s for

Unite dParce l Servic e Date : Januar y 8 , 201 0 Note : An y perso n wishin g t o suppor t o r oppos e thi s Applicatio n mus t file an answe r wit hth e DOT' S Documentar y Service s Divisio n b y Januar y 25 , 2010 . Nevertheless , th e Applicant s respectfull y reques t expedite dtreatmen t

o f thi s Application . Th e Applicant s wil l pol l al l person s o n th e servic e lis t fo r a n immediat e response .

DC01/V..\UGD/400887.( >BEFOR ETH E DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC EO FTH ESECRETAR Y WASHINGTON , D.C . Applicatio no f UP S Europ e S A UP S International , Inc . Fo r Exemptio nAuthorit y (Netherlands-Sudan ) Docke t OST-2010

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APPLICATIO NO FUP S EUROP ES A AN D UP S INTERNATIONAL , INC . FO RA N EXEMPTIO N UP S Europ e S A ("UP S Europ e SA" ) an dUP S International , Inc . ("UP S International" ) (collectivel y th e "Applicants" ) hereb y appl y fo r a n exemptio n fro mth e provision s o f

th e Department' s Orde r No . 98-2- 5 ("Suda n Order" ) s o a s t o permi t th e Applicant s t o operat e asingl e one-wa y ai r freigh t forwardin g movemen t transportin g item s o f laborator y equipmen t

t o analyz e an dtrea t

tuberculosi s fro mAmsterdam , Netherland s t o USAID , St . Luke' s Hospital , Juba , Suda n betwee n Marc h1 , 201 0 an d Apri l 30 , 201 0 dependin g o n whe n th e manufacture r prepare s th e goods . Th e shippe r i s Svizer aEurop e B.V. , locate dat 1 Antennestraa t

43 , Almer e 132 2 A H Netherlands , whic h i s th e manufacture r

o f th e equipment . Th e direc t ai r canie r providin g th e transportatio n wil l b e Ethiopia n Airlines , acarrie r holdin g al l necessar y authorit y t o operat e th e service . Becaus e numerou s busines s arrangement s mus t b e mad e wel l i n advanc e o f thi s shipment , th e Applicant s reques t expedite dtreatmen t

o f thi s Application .

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i s fo r humanitaria npuipose s andfo r th e relie f o f humansufferin g — categorie s o f

good s th e Departmen t

ha s consistentl y exempte dfromit s Suda n restrictions . 1 . Th e Applicant s are requestin g a nexemptio nfromth e DOT' s SudanOrder , whic himpose s th e followin g condition s o nal l pemiit s an dexemption s hel d b y U.S . an dforeig ndirec t an dindirec t

ai r carriers : Effectiv e immediately , an dunti l further orde r o f th e Department , th e holde r and it s agents : (a) shal l no t

sel l inth e Unite dState s any transportatio no f carg o b y ai r

tha t include s asto p i

nSudan , . . . Effectiv e immediately , an dunti l further orde r o f th e Department , th e holder an d it s agent s may no t

engag e i nan y transactio ninth e Unite dState s relatin g to air transportatio no f

carg o t o o r

fro mSudan . Th e Orde r

further prohibit s th e sellin g o f

"an y transportatio no f

carg o t o or

fro mSuda n anywher e inth e world. "

Th e DOT' S 

### SudanOrde r

wa s issue dpursuan t

t o Executiv e Order

13067 , Novembe r

3 , 1997 , publishe da

t 6 2 Fed . Reg . 59987-5999 0 o nNovembe r 5 , 199 7 (th e "Executiv e Order") . Sectio n2(b ) o f th e Executiv e Orde r

prohibit s th e exportatio no f good s fromth e Unite dState s t o Sudan , "excep t fo r donation s o r

article s intende dt o reliev e humansuffering , suc ha s food , clothin g andmedicine. " Th e DOT' s Suda nOrder , however , doe s no t

addres s suc hexceptions , bu t rather , strictl y prohibit s virtuall y all transaction s involvin g transportatio no f carg o to andfro

mSudan . A s aresult , th e

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5 Applicant s requir e a nexemptio n fro mth e condition s impose db y th e Department' s Suda n Orde r t o penni t

UP S Europ e S A t o transpor t thi s equipmen t

t o Sudan . Thi s medica l equipmen t

qualifie s a s "article s intende dt o reliev e huma n suffering. " Approva l o f

thi s Applicatio n i s clearl y i n th e publi c interest . Grantin g th e requeste dexemptio n woul dno t undemiine , o r

i n an y wa y b e contrar y to , th e nationa l securit y o r

foreig n polic y objective s o f th e Executiv e Order , bu t woul dfacilitat e th e shipmen t o f charitabl e an dnecessar y medica l equipmen t fo r th e benefi t

o f th e peopl e o f Sudan . 2 . Th e foiAvarder transportin g th e good s i s UP S Europ e S A whic hi s incorporate di n Belgium . UP S International , Inc. , aDelawar e coiporation , hold s a 99.99 % ownershi p interes t i n UP S Europ e SA . UP S International , Inc . i s par t o f th e Unite dParce l Servic e famil y o f companie s whic hprovid e awid e arra y o f transportatio n services , includin g interstate , oversea s an dforeig n direc t an dindirec t

ai r transportation . Becaus e th e foi'warde r

involve dhere , UP S Europ e S A i s incotporate di n Belgium , an dbecaus e non e o f th e good s involve dher e wil l touc hth e Unite dStates , an d non e o f th e transportatio n bein g provide dinvolve s asto p i n th e Unite dStates , i t ma y wel l b e tha t thi s shipmen t

i s outsid e th e jurisdictio n o f th e DOT . Shoul dth e DO T agre e tha t thi s i s th e case , th e Applicant s reques t adisclaime r

o f jurisdiction . 3 . Approva l o f

thi s Applicatio n i s consisten t wit hlongstandin g precedent . Fo r

example , th e DO T authorize dPole t Airline s t o delive r

Christma s gift s t o

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- Pag e 4 o f 5 Khartoum , Sudanbecaus e th e delivery was "i nth e publi c interest. " Se e Notic e o f Actio n Taken , Decembe r

8 , 2004 , (Docke t

OS T 2004-19846) . Th e DO T authorize dAntono v Desig nBurea

u t o operat e acarg o charte r flight carryin g "shoebox " gift s fo r childre n t

o Khartoum , Sudan , se e Notic e o f Actio nTaken , Januar y 16 , 2003 , (Docke t OST-2003

- 14288 ) andanothe r

flight fro mNe w Yor

k City , Ne w Yor

k to Khartoum , Sudan , se e Notic e o f Actio nTaken , Novembe r 28 , 2003 , (Docke t

OST-2003-16563) . Ther e are numerou s othe r

instance s o f

th e Department' s permittin g air transportatio no f

item s fo r humanitaria nrelief

, th e relie f

o f humansufferin g o r

publi c work s project s fo r th e benefi t o f th e peopl e o f

Sudan . See , Notic e o f

Actio nTaken , February 11 , 2005 , (Docke t OST

2005-20368) ; Notic e o f

Actio nTaken , Januar y 26 , 2005 , (Docke t OST-2005-20164) ; Notic e o f Actio nTaken , Decembe r 2 , 2004 , (Docke t

OST-2004-19828) . Thi s shipmen t o f thi s equipmen t

t o combat

tuberculosi s clearl y meet s th e "humanitaria nrelie f and "relief o f humansuffering " standards . Wit hrespec t t o servic e o f

thi s Application , Sectio n302.30 4 o f th e Department' s Procedura l Regulation s provide s n o servic e requirement s i ntha t thi s movemen t

consist s o f

indirec t ai r transportatio nbetwee ntw o foreig npoints . Nevertheless , th e Applicant s are servin g th e principa l U.S . operator s o f larg e all-carg o aircraf t liste di nth e attache dcertificat e o f service , wil l pol l thos e can'iers , andwil l advis e th e Departmen t

immediatel y upo nreceip t o f th e pollin g results .

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5 WHEREFORE , th e Applicant s respectfull y reques t tha t th e Departmen t gran t th e above-describe dexemptio n or , i n th e alternative , disclai mjiu"isdictio n ove r thi s movement , an dgran t

suc hothe r

an dfurthe r

relie f a s th e Departmen t

ma y dee m consisten t

wit hth e publi c interest .

Davi dL . Vaugha n V Daniell e K . Fishe r Michae l B . Chume y Kelle y Dry e & Warre n LL P 305 0 K Street , N.W. , Suit e 40 0 Washington , D C 20007-510 8 Phone : (202)342-846 2 Fax : (202)342-845 1 E-mail : dvaughan@kelleydrye.co m dfisher@kelleydrye.co m bchumey@kelleydrye.co m Counse l fo r

Unite dParce l Servic e Date : Januar y 8 , 201 0

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