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B y Han dDelivery Mr . Pau l L . Gretc h Directo r Offic e o f International Aviatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 . .- 1 C 3

Re : Brazi l Carg o Charte r Authorization s Procedure s Dea r Mr . Gretch : C O

Unite dParce l Servic e Co . ("UPS" ) hereb y files thi s lette r urgin g th e Departinai t o f Transportatio n (th e "DOT" ) t o revis e th e Brazi l Carg o Charter Authorization s Procedure s s o a s t o enabl e carrier s holdin g schedule dauthority t o appl y fo r charter s a

t any tim e durin g th e year . Fo r ove r tw^elv e years , th e DO T relie do n simplifie dprocedure s t o distribut e th e U.S.-Brazi l all

carg o charters . A s part

o f thes e procedures , th e DO T prohibit s U.S . all-carg o carrier s holdin g schedule dauthority t o serv e Brazi l fromapplyin g fo r charter s unti l th e las t

tw o month s o f

th e charter year . Th e numbe r

o f U.S.-Brazi l all-carg o charte r flight s availabl e fo

r allocatio n increase dsignificantl y t o 125 0 flight s sinc e th e DO T adopte dth e allocatio n procedures , however , th e DO T continue s t o impos e th e restrictio n on schedule dall-carg o carriers .

Sinc e there ar

e n o limitation s o n th e numbe r o f U.S . carg o carrier s tha

t ca n provid e schedule dservic e to Brazi l andther e are schedule dfrequencie s available , UP S doe s not believ e tha

t ther e i s anee dto restric t

schedule dall-carg o carrier s fromapplyin g fo r carg o charters . Liftin g th e restriction s give s schedule dU.S . all-carg o carrier s th e ability to better respon dto th e demand s o f thei r customer s andincrease s competitio n i n th e U.S.-Brazi l market . I n addition , allowin g mor e carrier s to appl y fo r th e charte r

flights throughou t

th e yea r better ensure s that

thes e valuabl e bilateral rights d o no t g o unused . 

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C OKELLE Y DRY E 5 WARRE N LL P

Mr . Pau l L . Gretc h Augus t 2 , 201 0 Pag e Tw o In th e alternative , an dt o th e exten t tha t th e DO T doe s no t

want t o lif t al l restriction s o n schedule dall-carg o carriers , UP S request s that th e DO T allo w schedule dall-carg o carrier s t o appl y fo

r ten charter

flights pe r

mont h durin g th e firs t

si x month s o f

th e charte r

year . Currently , carrier s tha

t d o no t hol dschedule dauthority to serv e Brazi l ca n appl y fo r twenty charter flights pe r

month . B y restrictin g schedule dall-carg o carrier s t o te n charte r flights pe r mont h fo r th e first si x month s o f

th e charte r

year , th e DO T woul daddres s th e need s o f bot h schedule dall-carg o carrier s andcharte r carrier s operatin g in th e U.S.-Brazi l market . Afte r th e first si x month s o f

th e charter

year , UP S request s tha

t th e DO T lif

t al l restriction s o n schedule d all-cai'g o cairiers .

Thus , UP S request s tha

t th e DO T revis e th e Brazi l charte r allocatio n procedure s s o that all U.S . all-carg o carrier s ca n appl y fo r an doperat e th e Brazi l carg o charter s throughou t th e year . Thank

yo u fo r your consideration . Sincerely ,

Attorne y fo

r Unite dParce l Servic e Co .

cc : Mary Stree t Est aRosenberg Bria n Hedberg Al l person s o n attache dservic e lis tCERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E I hereb y certif

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