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Issue db y th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n o n Octobe r 21 , 200 9 NOTIC E O F ACTIO N TAKE N - - DOCKE T DOT-OST-2009-018 4 Thi s serve s a s notic e t o th e publi c o f th e actio n describe dbelow , take n b y th e Departmen t official indicate d(n o additiona l confirmin g orde r wil l b e issue din thi s matter)

. Applicant : Cirru s Airline s Luftfahrtgesellschaf t MB H (Cirru s Airlines )

Dat e Filed : Augus t

5 , 200 9 Relie f requested : Exemptio

n from4 9 U.S.C

. § 4130 1 t o engag e i n schedule dforeig n ai r transportation o

f persons , propert

y an dmai l b y displayin g th e cod e o f an y dul y authorizedU.S

. ai

r carrie r o n flights i t operate s o n behal f o f Deutsch e Lufthans aA

G (Lufthansa

) betwee n an y poin t o r point s i n an y Membe r Stat e o f th e Europea n Unio n an dbeyon dth e Europea n Unio n t o an y poin t o r points. ' I f renewal , dat e an dcitatio n o f las t action : Ne w authorit y Applican t representative : Davi dHeffema n (202 ) 663-636 0 DO T Analyst : Shelit aA

. Johnso n (202)366-122 6 Responsiv e pleadings : Non e file d DISPOSITIO N Action : Approve dActio n date : Octobe r 21 , 200 9 Effectiv e date s of

exemptio n authorit y granted : Octobe r 21 , 200 9 - Octobe r

21 , 201 1 Basi s for approva l (bilatera l agreement/reciprocity)

. U.S.-E U Ai r Transpor t

Agreemen t Excep t t o th e exten t

exempted/waived , thi s authority i s subjec t t o th e terms , conditions , an dlimitation s indicated :
X Standar dexemptio n condition s (attached ) Foreig n ai r carrie r permi t (Orde r )
Specia l conditions/Partia l grant/Denia l basis/Remarks : Actio n take n by : Pau l L

. Gretch , Directo r

Offic e o f Internationa l Aviatio n Unde r authorit y assigne db y th e Departmen t in it s regulations , 1 4 CF RPar t 385 , w e foun dtha t

(1 ) th e applican t

aforeig n ai r carrie r o f German y i s qualifie dt o performth e propose doperation s an di s substantiall y owne dan deffectivel y controlledin amanne r

consisten t

with th e provision s o f

th e U.S.-E U Agreement; ^ (2 ) ou r actio n wa s consisten t

wit h Departmen t

policy ; (3 ) gran t

o f th e authorit y wa s consisten t with th e publi c interest ; an d(4 ) gran t o f th e authority woul d no t constitut e amajo r

regulator y actio n unde r

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

. T o th e exten t

no t granted/deferred/dismissed , w e denie d al l request s i n th e reference dDocket

. W e ma y amend , modify , o r

revok e th e authorit y grante din thi s Notic e at any 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 o f

th e actio n se t

fort h in thi s Notic e unde r

th e Department' s regulations , 1 4 CF R§ 385.30 , ma y fil e thei r

petition s withi n seve n (7 ) day s afte r 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 dth e filin g o f apetitio n for

revie w wil l no t

alte r suc h effectiveness

. A n electroni c versio n o f

thi s documen t

i s availabl e o n th e Worl dWid e We b at : http://www.regulations.go v

' Thi s exemptio

n provide s the holde

r wit h underlyin

g authorit y t o conduct th e describedcode-shar

e operations

. Th

e holde r mus t als o hol da n appropriat

e Statemen t o f Authorization unde

r 1 4 CF RPar t 21 2 befor e conductin

g an y code-shar

e operation s authorizedb

y thi s notice

. ^ W e mak e thi s finding base

do n th e Procedure s fo

r Reciproca l Recognition o

f Regulator y Determination s wit

h Regar dt o Airlin e Fitnes s an dCitizenship ; adopte

db y th e U.S.-E U Join t Committe e o n Januar y 12 , 2009

.Foreig n Carrie r Exemptio n Condition s In th e conduc t

o f th e operation s authorized , th e foreig n carrie r applicant(s ) shall : (1 ) No t conduc t any operation s unles s i t

hold s acurrentl y effectiv e authorizatio n fro mit s homelan dfor suc h operations , an di t

ha s file dacop y o f

suc h authorizatio n with th e Department ; (2 ) Compl y wit

h all applicabl e requirement s o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Administration , th e Transportatio n Security Administration , an dwit

h al l applicabl e U.S

. Governmen t requirement s concernin g security , including , bu t no t limite dto , 1 4 CF RPart s 129 , 91 , an d3 6 an d4 9 CF RPar t 154 6 o r 1550 , a s applicable

. T o assur e complianc e wit h al l applicabl e U.S

. Governmen t requirement s concernin g security , th e holde r shall , befor e commencin g any ne w servic e (includin g charte r flights ) fromaforeig n airport that woul db e th e holder' s las t poin t o f departur e fo

r th e Unite dStates , contac t

it s Internationa l Industry Representativ e (IIR ) (formerl y referre dt o a s Internationa l Principa l Security Inspector ) t o advis e th e II Ro f it s plan s an dt o findou t

whethe r th e Transportatio n Security Administratio n ha s determine dtha t

security i s adequat e t o allo w suc h airport(s ) t o b e served ; (3 ) Compl y wit

h th e requirement s for

minimu minsuranc e coverag e containe din 1 4 CF RPar t 205 , and , prio r t o th e commencemen t

o f an y operation s unde r

thi s authority , fil e evidenc e o f suc h coverage , i n th e for mo f acomplete dOS T For m6411 , with th e Federa l Aviatio n Administration' s Progra mManagemen t Branc h (AFS-260) , Fligh t Standard s Servic e (an y change s to , o r terminatio n of

, insuranc e als o shal l b e file dwith tha t

office) ; (4 ) No t operat e aircraf

t unde r thi s authorit y unles s i t

complie s with operationa l safet y requirement s a

t leas t equivalen t

t o Anne x 6 o f

th e Chicag o Convention ; (5 ) Conformt o th e airworthines s an dairma n competenc y requirement s o f it s Governmen t

fo r internationa l ai r

services ; (6 ) Excep t

a s specificall y exempte do r otherwis e provide dfo r

i n aDepartmen t

Order , compl y wit

h th e requirement s o f

1 4 CF RPar t

203 , concernin g waive r

o f Warsa w Conventio n liabilit y limit s an ddefenses ; (7 ) Agre e that

operation s unde r

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

th e purpose s o f

2 8 U.S.C

. 1605(a) , bu t

onl y with respec t

t o thos e action s o r

proceeding s institute dagains t i t i n an y cour t

o r othe r tribuna l i n th 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 for whic h th e contrac t

o f carriag e wa s purchase d i n th e Unite dStates ; o r

(b ) base do n aclai munde r an y internationa l agreemen t o r treaty cognizabl e i n any cour t o r othe r tribuna l o f

th e Unite dStates

. In thi s condition , th e ter m"internationa l ai r transportation " mean s "internationa l transportation " a s define db y th e Warsa w Convention , excep t tha t al l State s shal l b e considere dt o b e Hig h Contractin g Partie s fo r th e purpos e o f

thi s definition ; (8 ) Excep t

a s specificall y authorize db y th e Department , originat e o r terminat e al l flight s to/fro mth e Unite dState s in it s homeland ; (9 ) Compl y with th e requirement s o f 1 4 CFRPar t

217 , concernin g th e reportin g o f scheduled , nonscheduled , an dcharte r data ; (10 ) I f charte r operation s ar e authorized , excep t a s otherwis e provide din th e applicabl e aviatio n agreement , compl y with th e Department' s rule s governing charter s (includin g 1 4 CF RPart s 21 2 an d 380) ; an d (11 ) Compl y wit

h suc h othe r

reasonabl e terms , conditions , an dlimitation s require db y th e publi c interes t a s ma y b e prescribe db y th e Department , wit h al l applicabl e order s o r regulation s of

othe r U.S

. agencie s an dcourts , an dwith al l applicabl e law s o f th e Unite dStates

. Thi s authority shal l no t

b e effectiv e durin g any perio dwhe n th e holde r i s no t i n complianc e with th e condition s impose dabove

. Moreover , thi s authorit y canno t b e sol do r

otherwis e transferre dwithou t explici t Departmen t

approva l unde r

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