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X X R ene w al o f e x e m

p ti on under 49 U .S. C . 401 0 9 t o p r o v i de t he f o l l o w i ng s e r v i ce:

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o re i gn a i r t r a nspor t a t i on o f p er s ons, p r oper t y , and m a i l b et w een po i n t s i n t he U n i t ed

S t a t e s, on t he o n e hand, a nd G renada, on t he o t her hand.

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X X T he au t ho r it y g ran te d i s c ons i s t e n t w i t h t h e 1 9 46 A i r T ra n spo r t A gr e e m ent b et w een t he U n i t ed

S t a t e s and t he U n i t ed Ki n gdo m , a s a m ended, t o w h i ch t he G o v er n m ent o f G r enada a c ceded upon i t s

i ndepen d ence, and wit h t he ove r a l l s t a t e o f a v i a ti o n re l a t i ons b et w een t he U n it ed S t a t es and G renada.

Except t o t he ex t ent exe m p t ed or w a i v ed, t h i s au t ho r it y i s s u b j ect t o t he t e r m s, cond i t i ons, and li m it a t i ons

i nd i c a t e d : X X H o l de r ’ s c e r t i f i ca t es o f pub l i c conve n i ence and ne c es s i t y

X X S t andard e x e m p t i o n cond i ti o n s ( a tt a che d )

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ound t h a t ( 1) o ur a c t i o n

w as con s i s t e n t wi t h D e p a r t m ent po li c y ; ( 2 ) g r a nt o f t h e au t ho r it y w as c o n s i s t ent w it h t he p ub l i c i n t e r e s t ; a n d

( 3) g r a n t o f t h e a u t h o r i t y w ou l d n o t c on s t i t u t e a m a j or r e g u l a t o r y a c ti on und e r t h e Ene r g y Po li cy and

C onse r v a t i on A c t o f 1975. T o t he ex t ent not g r a n t e d

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m a y a m end, m od if y , or r e v o k e t he a u t h o r i t y g r an t ed i n t h i s N o t i ce at any ti m e w i t hout h ea r i ng at o ur

d i s c r e ti o n

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Pe r so n s e n t i t l ed t o p e t i t i on t he D e p a r t m ent f o r r e v i ew of t h e a c t i on s et f o r t h i n t h i s N o t i ce u n der t he

D epa r t m en t’ s r e g u l a ti o n s, 1 4 C FR §385.30, m ay fil e t h e i r pe t i t i o n s wi t h i n se v en (7 ) da y s a f t e r t h e d a t e o f

i ss u ance of t h i s N o t i c e. T h i s a c t i on w as e f f e c ti v e w h e n t a k en, a n d t h e f i l i ng of a pe t i t i on f

or r e v i ew wi l l n ot

a l t er such e f

f e c ti v ene s s.

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s i on o f t h i s docu m e n t i s a v a i l a b l e on t he W or l d W i de W eb a t :

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U .S. C arr i e r E x e m p t i on C ond i t i ons

I n t he condu c t of t he op e r a t i ons au t h o r i z ed, t h e U .S. c a rr i er ap p li c an t ( s ) sh a l l :

( 1) H o l d a

t a l l ti m es e ff e c ti v e ope r a ti ng au t ho r it y f r om t he g o v e r n m

ent of e ach c o un tr y s e r v ed;

( 2) C o m p l y w it h a p p l i c a

b l e r e q u i r e m

en t s c o nc e r n i ng o v e r sa l es c o n t a i n e d i n 14 C FR 250 ( f or sche d u l e d

ope r a t i ons, i f au t ho r i z ed ) ;

( 3) C o m p l y w it h t he r eq u i r e m

en t s f o r r e po r ti ng d a t a c on t a i ned i n 1 4 C FR 241;

( 4) C o m p l y w it h r eq u ir e m

en t s f o r m i n i m u m i nsu r a nc e co v e r a g e, and f o r c e r t if y i ng t hat co v e r a g e t o t he

D epa r t m en t , co n t a i ned i n 1 4 C FR 205;

( 5) E x ce p t as sp e c i fi c a l l y exe m p t ed or o t h e r w i s e p r o v i ded f o r i n a D e p a r t m

ent O r de r

, c o m

p l y w it h t he

r eq u ir e m en t s of 1 4 C FR 2 0 3, con c e r n i ng w a i v er of W a r saw C on v en t i on l i ab i l i t y l i m it s and d e f

e n se s ;

( 6) C o m p l y w it h a l l ap p li c ab l e r e q u i r e m en t s o f t h e F e de r a l A v i a t i on A d m i n i s t r a ti on, t he T r a nsp o rt a t i on

Secu r it y A d m

i n i s t r a ti o n , a n d w it h a l l ap p l i ca b l e U .S. G o v e r n m ent r eq u ir e m

en t s c o nce r n i ng sec u r i t y

, i n c l ud i n g , but n o t l i m

it ed t o, 49 C FR Pa r t 15 4 4. T o a ssu r e co m p li a nce w it h a l l a

pp l i ca b l e U .S. G o v e r n m

ent

r eq u ir e m en t s con c e r n i ng s e cu r i t y

, t he ho l d er sh a ll

, b e f o r e c o m m e nc i ng any new se r v i ce (i n c l u d i ng ch a r t er

f l i g h t s) t o o r f

r om a f o r e i g n a i r po r t , c o n t a ct i t s P r i n c i p a l Sec u r i t y I nspec t or ( PS I ) t o ad v i se t he PSI of i t s

p l ans and t o fi nd out w h e t h er t he T r ans p o r t a t i on S ec ur it y A d m i n i s t r a t i on h as d e t e r m

i ned t h a t s ec u r i t y i s

adequ a t e t o a l l ow such a i r p o r t ( s) t o b e s e r v ed;

( 7) C o m p l y w it h s uch o t h e r r e aso n ab l e t e r m s, con d i t i o ns, and li m it a t i ons r eq u i r ed by t he pu b li c i n t e r e s t as

m a y be p r es c r i bed by t h e D epa r t m ent of T r a n spo r t a ti o n, w it h a l l a p p l i ca b l e o r d e r s and r e g u l a t i ons of o t h e r

U .S. a g enc i es and cou r t s, a nd w it h a l l a p p l i ca b l e l a w s of t h e U n i t ed S t a t es.

T he a u t ho r it y g r an t ed s h a l l be e f f e c ti v e o n l y du r i ng t he pe r i od w hen t he ho l der i s i n co m p li an c e wi t h t he

cond i t i ons i m

posed abo v e.

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