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APPUCATIO N FO R RENEWA L O F EXEMPTIO N

FO R AFOREIG N CARRIE R PERMI T (CORRECTED ) Pursuant t o 4 9 U S.C - Sectio n 40 1 09(c) , Servido s Aereo s Profesionales , S.A.(SAP ) hereb yapplie s t o th e Department o f Transportatio n fo rrenewa l o f it s exemptio n fro m Sectio n 4 1 30 1 o f th e sam e tWe , enablin g i t t o conduc t charte rforeig n ai rtransportatio n o f person s an d propert ybetwee n th e Dominica n Republi can d Unite d States
. SA P request s th e exemptio n fo ra perio d o f no t les s tha n tw o years . Th e existin g exemptio n expire s o n February26,1020 . SA P relie s o n 5 U.S.C
. 558(c ) a s implemente d i n Part 37 7 o f th e Departmen t Rule s t o abl e t o continu e exercisin g it s exemptio n authorit yunti l suc h tim e a s th e Departmen t tak e fina l actio n o n th e application
. I n suppor t o f it s application , SA P stat e a s follows : 1 . SA P i s a corporatio n organize d an d existin g ur\de rth e law s o f th e Dominica n Republic
. I t hold s authorit yfro m th e Dominica n Republi cGovernmen t t o operat e intemationa l charte rai rtransportatio n an d i s specificall ydesignate d b yth e Governmen t o f th e Dominica n Republi can d Unite d States
. 2 . O rApri l 3,1998 . th e Departmen t authorize d SA P t o engag e i n foreig n ai r Transportatio n o f person s an d propert ybetwee n th e Dominica n Republi can d Unite d State s effectiv e Apri l 3,1998 . Thi s authorit ywa s confimne d b yorde r97 - 30"^
. 3 . i n orde r87-307 7 th e Departmen t explicitl yfoun d that ; th e authorit ysough t b y SA P i s provide d fo ri n th e Jul y22,198 6 bilatera l agreemen t reciprocit ybetwee n th e Unite d State s an d th e Dominicai l Republic ; SA P i s propert ylicense d an d designate d b yIfi e Dominica n Republi cGovernmen t t o perfor m th e propose d services ; SA P i s financiall yan d operationall yqualifie d t o perfor m th e service s aufliorized ; th e carrie ri s substantiall yovme d an d effectivel ycontrolle d b y Dominica n Republi cNationals
. I n orde r97-307 7 th e Departmen t foun d tha t th e authorit ysough t b ySA P i s consisten t wit h th e publi cinterest ; immediat e actio n wa s require d an d wa s consisten t wwt h Departmen t policy ; gran t o f th e amendmen t wa s consisten t wit h th e publi cinteres t Thes e finding s continu e t o b e valid
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4 , Amendmen t o f thi s exemptio n authorit yi s warrante d b yth e Jul y22 , 198 6 bilatera l Agreemen t reciprocit ybetwee n th e Unite d State s an d th e Dominica n Republic
. 6 . Th e Dominica n Republi cwa s a Category2 countryunde rth e FAA' s Intemationa l Aviatio n Safet yAssessmen t Progra m (lASA) , bu t a t thi s time i t ha s bee n update d t o a Category1 . 6 . Servido s Aereo s Profesionales , S.A
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. operation s wit h it s ow n aircraft s an d crew s a t thi s time. Furthermore , renewa l o f th e exemptio n wil l enabl e SA P t o continu e t o provid e servic e betwee n Dominica n Republi can d Unite d State s an d wil l benefi t th e ti^aveling public
. Renewa l o f SA P exemptio n accordingl yi s i n th e publi cinterest
. WHEREFORE , Servido s Aereo s Profesionales , S
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. respectfull yrequest s tha t th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n renew , fo ra perio d o f no t les s tha n tw o year , it s authorit y t o conduc t charte rforeig n ai rtransportatio n o f perso n an d propert ybetwee n Dominica n Republi can d Unite d States
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CERTIFICATE O F SERVIC E I hereb ycertif ytha t th e foregoin g Applicatio n fo rRenewa l fo rExemptio n ha s bee n maile d b yRegula rMal l f o al l person s an d entitie s shovi m o n th e attache d servic e lis t i n accordance wit h th e Departmen t procedure s regulations
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Issue db y th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n o n February 26 , 200 8 NOTIC E O FACTIO N TAKE N - DOCKE T DOT-OST-97-307 7



## CORRECTE D COP Y Thi s serve s a s notic e t o ih c publi c ofth e actio n describe dbelow , take n b y th e Departmen t oflScia l indicate d(n o additional cotifiTmin g orde r wil l b e issue di

n thi s maner) . Applicant : Servicio s Aereo s Profesionales , S.A . (SAP ) Dat e Filed : Januar y 28 , 200 8 Relie f requested : Renew exemptio n from4 9 U.S.C . § 4130 1 l o engag e i n chane r foreig n ai r

transportatio n o f

person s an d property betwee n th e Dominica n Republi c an dth e Unite dStates . Th e applican t request s tha t

th e authority b e grante dfor a two-yea r tenn . I f renewal , dat e an dcitatio n o f las t actions ; (I ) Augus t

20 , 2007 , i n tin s docket , where w e remove dth e conditio n o n SAP' s authority limitin g SA P T

O operation s usin g wct-lcasc daircraf t only , (2 ) Marc h5 , 2007 , i n thi s docket , wher e w e previousl y grante dth e underlinin g economi c airthorit y a t issu e here . Applican t representative : Lui s A . Irizan y (787 ) 752-762 1 DO T Analyst : Shelit aA . Smit h(202)366-122 6 Responsiv e pleadings : None filed DISPOSITIO N Action : Approve di n par t (one-year

grant) , remainder

(reques t to r longer-ter

mauthority ) dismissed . (Se e remark s below) ,

Actio n date ; February 26 , 200 8 Effectiv e date s o f

exemptio n authority granted : Februar y 26 , 200 8 - February 26 , 201 0 Basi s for approva l (bilatera l agreement/reciprocity) : Ai r Transpor t

Agreemen

t betwee n th e Unite dState s an dth e Dominica n Republic , date dJul y 2 2 198 6 X Standar dexempco n condition s (attached ) Foreig n ai r carrie r permi t ( ) Special conditions/Pama l giant/Dcnia l basis/Remarks : Th e one-yea r duratio n ofth e authority w e grante di s consiste mwit h ou r usual polic y o f

grantin g exemptio n authority in th e circumstance s presented . We , therefore , dismisse dth e applicatio n t o th e exten t tha t i t sough t authority fo r

alonger period . Actio n take n by : Pau l I. . Grctch , Directo r

Offic e o f Tntemationa

i .Aviation Under autliority assigne db y th e Dcpamnen t in it s r^ulaticxis , 1 4 CF RPar t 385 , w e foun dtha t

(1 ) th e ^plican t

i s qualifie d r o perfor mth e proposa l opcraiions ; (2 ) ou r actio n wa s consisten t

widi Departmen t

policy ; (3 ) gran t

ofth e authority wa s consisten t wit hth e publi c interest ; an d(4 ) gran t ofth e authority woul dno t constitut e amajo r

regulatory actio n unde r

th e Energ y Polic y an dConservatio n Ac t o f 1975 . T o th e exter

n no t granted/deferred/dismissed , w e denie d al l request s i n (he reference dDocket . W e ma y amend , modity , o r

revoke th e authority grante di n thi s Notic e a t an y tim e withou t hearin g a t

ou r discretion . Person s entitle dt o petitio n th e Departmen t for revie w ofth e actio n se t

fort hi n thi s Notic e unde r

th e Department s regulations , 1 4 CF R§ ."85.30 , may file thei r petition s withi n seven (7 ) day.<; after th e dat e o f

issuanc e o f

thi s Notice . Thi s actio n wa s effectiv e whe n taken , an d* e filing o f apetitio n fo r

revie w wil l no t

alte r suc heffectiveness . An t>lec[roni c versio n qflhi s docume mi s availabl e o n th e Worl dWid e We hat : httpiZ/ymrw . reguIations.go v01-29-201 0 12:llp . De-LAIRIZARR Y AN D ASS O +787276384 6 T-88 0 P.006/00 6 F-54 5

Foreig n Carrie r

Exemptio n Condition s I n th e condu ao

) th e operation s authorized , th e foreig n carrie r appiicant(s ) shall : (1 ) No t condu aan y operation s unles s i i hold s acurrentl y eflSxtiv e audiorizario n fromit s homelan dfor suc hoperations , an dit

ha s filed acop y o f

suc hciudtorizatio n vn A th e Department ; (2 ) Compl y wit

hal l applicabl e requirement s ofth e federa l Aviatio n Administration , di e Transportatio n Security Administration , an dwit hal l applicabl e U.S . Government requirement s concernin g security , including , bu t

n< nlimite dto . 1 4 CF RPart s 129 , 91 , an d3 6 an d4 9 CF RPa n 154 6 o r 1550 , a s applicable . T o assur e complianc e wit hal l applic«d>l

e U.S . Governmen t

requirement s concentin g security , th e holder shall , before commencin g an y new servic e (includin g charte r flights) fromatbreig n airpor t tha t woul db e th e holder' s las t

point o f departur e for

th e UnitedStates , contac t it s Intemationa l Industry Representativ e (OR ) (formerly reterre dt o a s International Principa l Security Inspector ) t o advis e th e URo f it s plan s an dt o findou t whethc i di e Tiansportatio n Security Administratio n ha s detetmiac dtha t security i s adequat e t o allo w suc h aiT>»rt(s ) t o b e served ; (3 ) Comply wit

hth e requiremcnt

K to r minimu minsuranc e coverag e containe di n 1 4 CF RPar t 205 , and , prio r t o th e comraencemen l o f

an y operation s unde r

thi s authority , file evidenc e o f suc hcoverage , i n th e for mo f acomplete dOS T Form6411 , withth e Federal Aviado u Administration' s Progra mManagemen t Branc h(A f

S-260) , Flight

Standard s Servic e (an y change s to , o r terminatio n of

^ insuranc e als o shal l b e filedwit htha t office) ; (4 ) No t operate. : aircraf

t unde r thi s authority unles s i t

complie s withoperational safet y requircmem s at

leas t equivalen t

t o Anne x 6 ofth e Chicag o Convention ; (5 ) Confor

mtc i th e airworthines s an dairman competenc y requirement s o f it s Governmen t

fo r iniemationa l ai r services ; (6 ) Excep t

a s Npccificali

y exempte do r

otherwis e provide dfo

r i n aDepartmen t

Order , compl y wit

hth e requirement s oi

~ 1 4 CF RPa n 203 , concernin g waive r o f Warsa w Conventio n liability limit s an ddefenses ; (7 ) Agre e tha t

operation s unde r

thi s authorit y constitut e awaive r o f sovereig n immunity , for

th e purpose s o f 2 8 U.S.C . 1 'S05(a) , but . only Avit hrespec t t o thos e action s o r

proceeding s institute dagains t i t i n an y court o r othe r tribuna l inth e Unite dState s tha t are : (a ) base do n it s operation s i n internationa l ai r transportatio n that , accordin g t o th e contrac t o f carriage , includ e apoin t

i n th e Unite dState s a s apoin t o f origin , poin t

o f destination , o r

agree dstoppin g place , o r fo r whic hth e contrac t

o f carriag e wa s purchase di n th e Unite d States ; o r (b ) Dase don aclai munde r

an y international agreemen t o r treat y cognizabl e i

n an y cour t

o r othe r tribuna l ofth e Unite dSutes . I n dii s condition , th e ter

m"international ai r

tiansportacion " mean s "intemational iransportation " a s detine db y th e Warsa w Convention , excep t that al l State s shal l b e considere dt o b e Hig hContractin g Partie s fo r th e purpos e o f

thi s definition ; (8 ) Excqj t

a s specificall y authorize db y th e Department , originat e o r terminat e al l flint s to/fro mth e Unite dState s mit s homeland ; (9 ) Compl y w it

hth e requirement s o f

1 4 CFRPar t

217 , concernin g th e reportin g o f scheduled , nonschediilcd , an dchane r data ; (10 ) I f charte r operation s ar e authorized , excep t a s otherwis e provide di

n th e applicabl e aviatio n agreement , comply wit

hlli c Department' s rule s governin g charter s (includin g 1 4 CF RPart s 21 2 an d380) ; an d (11 ) Compl y >vrt

hsuc hothe r

rea<;oDab]c terms , conditions , an dlimitation s require db y th e publi c interes t a s ma y b e presc i ibe dby th e Department , wit hal l applicabl e order s o r regulation s o f

othe r U.S . agencie s an d courts , an dwid i al l apphcabi c law s ofth e Unite dStates . Thi s authorit

y shal l no t

b e eftectiv c durin g an y perio dwtie n th e holder

i s no t in complianc e withth e condition s impose dabove . Moreover , Ihi s authority canno t b e sol do r

otherwis e ttansfene dwithou t explici t Departmen t

approva l unde r

Titl e 4 9 ofth e U.S . Code .