UNI T ED S T ATES OF A MERI C A

DEPA R T M ENT OF TR ANSPORT A TION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, DC

Issued by the Department of Transportation o n June 7

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NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN

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This docu m en t serves as n o tice to the public of the a ction described below, by the Depar t m e nt official

indicated (no additional confir m ing ord e r will be issued in this matter).

Application o f SOU T HE R N AIR, I NC. (Southern) filed 5 / 21 / 1 2 f o r:

X X Renewal of e xe m ption authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 40109 to provide the following s ervices:

Scheduled all

- cargo foreign air transportation of property and mail between a point or points in

the United States, on the one hand, and a point or points in t he People’s Republic of China, on t h e

other hand, via interme d iate points, and beyond China.

Applicant Rep: Aaron A. Goerlich (202) 776

- 39 7 4 DOT Anal y st: Darren Jaffe (202) 366

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DISPO S ITION

X X Granted (su b ject to condit i ons)

The above action was effective when taken : June 7

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, t h r o ugh J une 7

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, o r u n t i l 90 d a y s a f t er fi n al

D e p a r t m e n t a c t i on on Southern’s c o rr e spo n d i ng app l i c a t i on f or a ce r t i fi c a t e of pub l i c con v e n i en c e and

ne c es s it y i n this docket

, w h i che v er occ u r s ea r li e r.

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director

Office of International Aviation

X X The authority gran t ed is consistent with the Air Transp o rt Agre e me n t, as amend e d, between

the United S tates and the People’s R e public of China.

Except to the extent exe m pted or waived, this authori t y is subject to the ter m s, c o nditions, and li m i t ations

indicated: XX Holder’s certifica t es of public convenience and necessity

XX Standard exempt io n conditions (attached)On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Depar t ment ’ s regulations, we found the

applicant qu a lified to provide the servic e s authorized.

Under author i ty assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found th at (1) our

action was c o nsistent with Department policy; (2) gr a nt of the appl i cation was c o nsistent with the public

interest; and (3) grant of th e authori t y w ould not con s titute a major regulato r y action under the Energy

Policy and C onservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted o r deferred, we denied all requests in the

referenced Docket. We may a mend, modi f y

, or rev o ke the author i ty granted in t h is Notice at any ti m e

without hear i ng at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the

Depar t ment’s regulations, 14 CFR §385.30, m ay file t h eir petitions wit h in seven (7) d a y s after the date of

issuance of this Notice. This action was effective w h en taken, and t h e filing of a petition for r e view will

not alter such effectivene ss

.

An electronic version of t h i s docu ment is available on the World W i de Web at:

http://www.regulations.gov

### U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations author i zed, the U.S. carrier applicant(s) shall: Attachment

(1) Hold at all ti m es effecti v e operating a u tho r ity from the govern m ent of each country serve d ;

(2) Co mply with applicable require m ents c oncerning oversales contained in 14 CFR 250 (for

scheduled operations, if authorized);

(3) Co mply with the require m ents for reporting data contained in 14 CFR 241;

(4) Co mply with req u ir e m ents f or m i ni m u m insurance coverage, and for certifying that coverage to

the Department, contained in 14 CFR 205;

(5) Exce p t as specifically exe m pted or ot herwi s e provided f or in a Depart m ent Order, co m ply with the

require m ents of 14 CFR 203, concern i ng waiver of W arsaw Convention liability li m its and defenses;

(6) Co mply with all ap p lica b le r equire m ents of the Feder a l Aviation Ad m i nistration, the

Transportation Security Ad m i nis t ration, and with all a p plicable U.S. Govern m ent require m ents

concerning security, including, but not li m ited to, 49 CFR P a rt 1544. To assure co mpliance with all

applicable U .S. Government require m ents concerning security, t he holder shall, before commencing

any new service (including charter fl i ghts) to or f rom a foreign airport, c o ntact its P ri n cipal S e curity

Inspect o r ( P SI) to ad v i se the PSI of its plans a nd to find out whether the T ransportation Security

Ad m i nistration has deter m ined that security is a d equate to allow such airp ort( s ) to be s erved;

(7) Co mply with such other reasonable ter m s, conditions, and li m itations required by the public

interest as may be prescribed by the Depart m ent of Transportation, with all ap plica b le orders and

regulations of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all a pplica b le l a ws of the United States.

The authority granted shall be effective only during the period when the holder is in co m pliance with

the conditions i m posed above.

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