Orde r 2010-5-2 1 Served : May 21 , 201 0 UNITE D STATE S O FAMERIC A ^tfli ^ DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N S i^ 5 OFFIC E O FTH E SECRETAR Y ^ ^•5 ^ WASHINGTON , D.C
. Actio n o n lAT A Agreemen t Issue db y th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n o n th e IS' ^ day o f

May , 201 0 Agreemen t

amon g Membe r

Carrier s O f th e Internationa l Ai r

Transpor t Associatio n concernin g carg o servic e matter s Docke t OST-2009-011 3

ORDE R Th e Internationa l Ai r

Transpor t

Associatio n (LATA

) ha s file dan agreemen t

with th e Departmen t unde r section s 4130 8 an d4130 9 o f Titl e 4 9 o f

th e Unite dState s Cod e (th e Code) , an dPart 30 3 o f th e Department' s regulations
. Th e agreemen t consist s o f

resolution s an drecommende d practice s (R.P.'s ) adopte dat th e 31^ ' meetin g o f

th e Carg o Servic e Conferenc e (CSC/31 ) hel di n Bangko k o n Marc h 5 , 2009
. LAT A request s a

n exemptio n fo r

an amendmen t

t o R.P
. 160 1 (Condition s o f Carriag e for

Cargo) , fro mth e genera l conditio n o n lATA' s by-law s tha t require s al l LAT

A agreement s t o b e file dwith , an dapprove dby , th e Departmen t befor e bein g implemented
. W e exempte dR.P
. 160 1 fro mth e filing/approva l requirement s b y Orde r 2009-2-6 , Februar y 19 , 2009 , but di dnot exemp t future change s t o R.P
. 1601. ' Th e propose dchang e clarifie s th e definitio n o f "agent " t o exclud e agent s whe n the y ar e actin g a s ashipper
. LAT A request s approva l an dantitrus t immunit y for

on e resolutio n an don e R.P. : (1 ) ne w Resolutio n 62 3 (Cooperatio n with th e Worl dOrganisatio n for Animal Health an dth e Internationa l Ai r

Transpor t

Association) , whic h reflect s th e Memorandu mo f Understandin g (MoU ) signe dbetwee n th e tw o organizations ; an d(2 ) amendment s t o R.P
. 163 0 (Carg o Security ) t o incorporat e curren t

security procedure s an dguidelines
. Decisio n W e wil l gran t

th e exemptio n requeste dfor th e amendmen t

t o R.P
. 1601
. W e fin dtha t i t shoul d b e grante dan exemptio n fro mfilin g with th e Departmen t for prio r approva l unde r

conditio n # 2

' Docke t OST-2008-0178
.- 1

-

impose do n LATA' s by-laws
. In recen t years , w e hav e move daway fro mapprovin g LAT A agreement s an dgrantin g antitrus t immunit y i n man y situations , includin g numerou s service s conferenc e resolutions
. Mos t o f th e work o f th e service s conference s ha s involve dtechnica l standard s an dprocedures , an dseldo mraise s publi c interes t issues
. Further , th e revie w proces s ofte n delaye dimplementatio n b y LAT A o f mor e efficien t

industry procedure s that ha dn o negativ e impac t

o n competitio n o r

consumers . R.P
. 1601 , whic h doe s not appl y to/fro mth e Unite dStates , wa s exempte dfor thes e reason s b y Orde r

2009-2-6 , an dther e i s n o reaso n not t o exemp t th e amendmen t

propose dhere
. ^ W e wil l also , su asponte , gran t an exemptio n for

ne w Resolutio n 623 , whic h merel y reflect s a n understandin g betwee n LAT A an danothe r

organization , an dpresent s n o competitiv e o r publi c interes t

issues
. W e wil l approv e an dimmuniz e th e change s t o R.P
. 1630 , whic h LAT A ha s file dunde r

traditiona l procedures
. W e fin dtha t th e approve drecommende dpractic e i s not advers e t o th e publi c interest , i n violatio n o f

th e Code , o r

likel y t o lesse n competitio n substantially
. Furthermore , w e conclud e that

th e approve dportio n o f

th e agreemen t

shoul db e grante dimmunit y fro mth e operatio n o f

th e antitrus t

law s t o th e exten t

necessar y t o permi t

it s implementation
. In general , i t amend s existin g provision s alread y approve dan dimmunize db y th e Department
. A s aresult , non e raise s immunit y issue s no t previousl y considered , an dth e conferra l o f immunity upo n the m i s consisten t

with ou r polic y o f conferrin g immunit y o n amendment s coextensivel y with th e underlyin g agreements . 1
. Pursuan t

t o th e authorit y dul y assigne dunde r th e Department' s Regulations , 4 9 CF R1.5 4 (b)(1) : W e findthat

Recommende dPractic e 160 1 an dResolutio n 62 3 a s incorporate di n Docke t OST

2009-011 3 shoul db e grante dan exemptio n fro mfilin g with th e Departmen t for prio r approva l unde r conditio n # 2 impose do n LATA' s by-laws
. 2
. Pursuan t

t o th e authorit y dul y assigne dunde r th e Department' s Regulations , 1 4 CF R385.13 : W e d o not

fin dRecommende dPractic e 1630 , incorporate di n Docke t OST-2009-011 3 a s se t fort h i n th e attache dAppendix , t o b e advers e t o th e publi c interest , i n violatio n o f th e Code , o r likel y t o lesse n competitio n substantially , provide dtha t approva l i s subject , wher e applicable , t o condition s previousl y imposed
.

^ Thi s condition #2 wa

s las t impose do n lATA' s by-law s b

y CA B Orde r 68-7-55
. " ' Th e CSC/3 1 meetin

g als o adoptedachang e t

o Resolution 68 5 (Markin

g o f Uni t Loa dDevices) , whic

h i s include

d i n th e filin g onl y fo r information , becaus e Resolution 685 , including amendments , wa s exempte dfro mou r filing/approval requirement s b y Orde r 2007-7-22 , Jul

y 23 , 2003 , Docke

t OST-2002-13896
.ACCORDINGLY ,

1
. W e exemp t

Recommende dPractic e 160 1 an dResolutio n 62 3 a s incorporate di n Docke t OST

2009-0 1 1 3 o n lATA' s Procedure s for th e Conduc t

o f th e lAT A Traffi c Conferences , Agreemen t 1175 , a s amende db y Orde r 68-7-55 , t o th e exten t

that lAT A nee dnot

fil e i t for revie w an d approva l b y th e Departmen t prio r t o adeclaratio n o f

effectivenes s b y LAT

A an dimplementatio n b y LAT A members ; 2
. W e approv e an dgran t antitrus t immunit y t o th e portio n o f th e agreemen t

se t fort h i n findin g paragrap h 2 above , subject , wher e applicable , t o condition s previousl y imposed ; 3
. Th e exemptio n grante di n paragrap h 1 above ma y b e revoke di n whol e o r i n part , a t any time ; an d 4
. Thi s Orde r

wil l b e serve do n th e Internationa l Ai r Transpor t

Association
. Person s entitle dt o petitio n th e Departmen t for revie w o f

thi s order , unde r

1 4 CF R385.30 , may fil e suc h petition s withi n seve n day s afte r th e dat e o f

servic e o f

thi s orde r Thi s orde r

shal l b e effectiv e an dbecom e th e actio n o f th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n upo n expiratio n o f

th e above period , unles s withi n suc h perio dapetitio n for revie w i s file do r

th e Assistan t Secretar y for

Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair s give s notic e tha t sh e wil l revie w thi s orde r o n he r ow n motion
. By :

Pau l L
. Gretc h Director , Offic e o f

Internationa l Affair s (SEAL ) 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://ww\v.regulations.sov /