BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. ) DOCKET OST

- 20 09

- 0141 for renewal of exemption authority ) (U.S.- Dominican Republic ) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION
Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: John R. Mietus, Jr. L aw Office of John Mietus, LLC 6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20817

- 7500 (202) 747

- 5212 john@mietuslaw.com
Counsel for CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC

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NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an answer and serving a copy of the answer on counsel for Centurion and upon persons served with this application no later than February 12, 2015.

J anuary 28, 2015BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. ) DOCKET OST

- 20 09- 0141 ) J anuary 28 , 2015 for renewal of exemption authority ) (U.S.-D ominican Republic ) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Centurion Air Cargo, Inc. (“Centurion”) respectfully requests renewal of the above

- captioned exemption, granted by Notice of Action Taken dated A pril 1 , 2013 , for a n additional, two

- year period. The Notice, set to expire on A pril 1 , 2015 , permits Centurion to engage in scheduled foreign air trans portation of property and mail between a point or points in the United States, via intermediate points, and the co

- terminal points Santo Domingo and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, and beyond to points in the Caribbean and South America. ; it also authorizes Centurion to integrate this exemption authority with its existing authority. Centurion intends to invoke the automatic
ext ension provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and Part 377 of the Department's Special Regulations ; this application is tim ely pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 377.10

. In support of this application, Centurion states as follows:- 2 - Centurion Renewal Application 1. Centurion is an air carrier of property and mail headquartered at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida. It is a U.S. citizen within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. § 40102(a)(5) and holds two certificate s of public convenience and necessity: one authorizing domestic all

- cargo transportation (and worldwide charter service ) and a second with blanket, all

- cargo, open skies authority; Centurion also holds scheduled exemption authority to serve China and several Latin American countries. Centurion provides extensive scheduled and charter service in a number of international markets with the MD

- 11 freighter aircraft it operates

. 2. Centurion submits that renewal of the authority remains in the public interest and consistent with the a viation relationship between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic. Centurion wishes to have the flexibility to operate scheduled service to and from that country in the future. Inform ation officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Department’s Procedural Regulations supports Centurion’s continued fitness for service between the U .S. and the Dominican Republic. Renewal will not constitute a major regulatory action under Part 313 of the Department’s regulations and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. Finally, the authority to be renewed is contemplated by the 1986 U.S.

- Dominican Republic Air Transport Agreement.