UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, DC



### Issued by the Department of Transportation on May 13 , 20 10

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN

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- 2009

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__________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ____________ This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order will be issued in this matter).

Application o f BALTIA AIR LINES , INC. ( Baltia ) filed 3/13 / 10 for :

XX Allocation of one (1) weekly U.S.

- Russia combination service frequenc y for scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between New York, New York and St. Petersburg , Russia

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Applicant rep resentative : Steffanie J. Lewis ( 202 ) 296

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DOT Analyst: Brett D. Kruger (202) 366

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D I S P O S I T I O N

XX Granted ( subject to conditions, see below )

The above action allocating one f requenc y was effective when taken: May 13
, 20 10

, and will remain in effect indefinitely, subject to the conditions below.

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director
Office of International Aviation

XX The authority granted is consistent with t he Annexes to the 1994 U.S.

– Russia Air Transport Agreement. 2

Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations
indicated:

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______ __ _____________________________________________________________________________ Holder ’s certificate of public convenience and necessity (Order 2 009

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Remarks/ Conditions: In its application Baltia reques t ed a six month period

, beginning on the date of
this action

, to begin operations. Failure to inaugu rate service with the allocated frequency by November
13 , 2010 will result in the unused frequency reverting to the Department. Also, c onsis tent with our

1 By Notice of Action Taken dated March 20, 2009 in the instant Docket, the Department previously allocated to Baltia one weekly U.S.

- Russia combination service frequency for New York

- St. P etersburg service. Baltia did not inaugurate service before the stated start

- up deadline ; therefore

, that frequency automatically reverted to the Department.

2 On February 13, 2009, the United States and the Russian Federation agreed, ad referendum , to revi sed Annexes to
the U.S.

- Russia Air Transport Agreement and stated that, pending their entry into force, the respective aeronautical authorities intend to implement the provisions of those Annexes on the basis of comity and reciprocity.

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standard practice

, the allocated frequency is subject to a dormancy condition. Under th is dormancy

c onditio n, if the f requency allocated here is not used for a period of 90 days (once inaugurated) , the
allocation with respect to the frequency would expire automatically and the frequency would revert to the Department

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department policy; (2) grant of the authority was consistent with the public
inter est; and (3) grant of the authority would not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the referenced
Docket. We may amend, modify, or revoke the autho rity granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR §385.30, may file their petitions within se ven (7) days after the date of issuance of this Notice. This action was effective when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will
not alter such effectiveness.

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