U.S. Departmentof Transportation Officeofthe Secretary ofTransportation 

# Memorandum

Subject: 

### Notice ofCommunication in: Date: 

### July 11, 2014

From: Docket DOT-OST**-2013-02~04** ,/ t 

### Susan L. 

### Kurland, Assistant etary or Reply to 

### Reese Davidson v t·on and**IntematiMllif~ffairs** To: 

### Chief, Dockets In accordance withDepartmentrules (14 CFR Part 300), I amreporting the following communications. On July 10, 2014, I received the attached e-mails regarding a government-to-government meeting between the United States and European Union that is scheduled to take place in Brussels onJuly 14, 2014. The attached e-mails will be considered exparte 

### correspondence and will notbe considered as part ofthe decisional record in

### the Norwegian Air International Limited (NAI) proceeding. Please place this memorandum and the attached e-mails in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204.

Susan L. 

### KurlandDavidson, Reese 

### (OSn From: Sent: To: Subject: Kurland, Susan (OST) Thursday, July 10, 2014 5:28 PM Davidson, Reese (OST) FW: US-EU meeting in Brussels on Monday

From: Bailey, Russell, Legal [mailto:Russe!I.Bailey@alpa.org] Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 4:24 PM To: Kurland, Susan (OST) Subject: RE: US-EU meeting in Brussels on Monday Hi Susan: This is just to let you know that I have received this. Thanks, Russ From: Susan.Kurland@dot.gov [mailto:Susan.Kurland@dot.gov] Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 4:16PM To: agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com; Bailey, Russell, Legal; 2dandhac@centurytel.net; CBethke@airlines.org; Daniei.Shurz@flyfrontier.com; dkirstein@yklaw.com; DPeterson@aci-na.org; efaberman@wrf.com; Eugene.Aiford@trade.gov; John.Varley@virginamerica.com; Karen.erazo@suncountry.com; keith@washingtonairports.com; pdoe!l@naca.cc; pjackson@SWAPA.org; cohen@raa.org; rozhawk@verizon.net; Semanchik, David, Legal; salterman@cargoair.org Cc: brandon.belford@dot.gov; Paui.Gretch@dot.gov; CristinaSA@State.gov Subject: US-EU meeting in Brussels on Monday 

### We are writing to let you knowthat we have scheduled a U.S.-EU government-to-government meeting next Monday, July 14, in Brussels. Representatives from boththe Transportation and State Departments will attend. The Department ofTransportation has requested this meeting at the behest ofSecretary Foxxto hearthe EU's views onthe legal meaning and applicability ofArticle 17 his 

### ofour Air Transport Agreement as it applies to carriers seeking either U.S. or EU authorizations under the ATA. 

### The Department ofTransportation intends to summarize the contents ofthe meeting, place that summary inthe docket ofthe pending proceeding dealing withNorwegian Air International's (NAI) application for economic authority to conduct commercial operations to and from the U.S., and openthat summary for comments and replies from any interested party. Sincerely, Susan L. 

### Kurland Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs

1Davidson, Reese 

### (OSn From: Kurland, Susan (OST) Sent: To: Thursday, July 10, 2014 5:28 PM Davidson, Reese (OST) Subject: FW: US-EU meeting in Brussels on Monday

From: Steve Alterman [mailto:salterman@cargoair.org] Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 4:29PM To: Kurland, Susan (OST) Subject: re: US-EU meeting in Brussels on Monday

Thanks very much Susan. Steve 

# -------------------· From: Susan.Kurland@dot.gov Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 4:16PM To: agoerlich@qqh-airlaw.com, Russeii.Bailey@alpa.org, 2dandhac@centurytel.net, CBethke@airlines.org, Daniei.Shurz@flvfrontier.com, dkirstein@yklaw.com, DPeterson@aci-na.org, efaberman@wrf.com, Euqene.Aiford@trade.gov, John.Varley@virqinamerica.com, Karen.erazo@suncountry.com, keith@washingtonairports.com, pdoell@naca.cc, pjackson@SWAPA.org, cohen@raa.org, rozhawk@verizon.net, David.Semanchik@alpa.org, salterman@cargoair.org Cc: brandon.belford@dot.gov, Paui.Gretch@dot.gov, CristinaSA@State.gov Subject: US-EU meeting in Brussels on Monday We are writing to let youknowthat we have scheduled a U.S.-EU government-to-government meeting next Monday, July 14, in Brussels. Representatives from boththe Transportation and State Departments will attend. The Department ofTransportation has requested this meeting atthe behest ofSecretary Foxx to hearthe EU's views onthe legal meaning and applicability ofArticle 17 his ofour AirTransport Agreement as it applies to carriers seeking eitherU.S. orEU authorizations under the ATA. The Department ofTransportation intends to summarize the contents ofthe meeting, place that summary inthe docket ofthependingproceeding dealing withNorwegian Air International's (NAI) application for economic authority to conduct commercial operations to and from the U.S., and openthat summary for comments and replies from any interested party. Sincerely, Susan L. Kurland Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs

1Davidson, Reese (OST) From: Sent: To: Kurland, Susan (OST) Thursday, July 10, 2014 5:28 PM Davidson, Reese (OST) Subject: FW: US-EU meeting in Brussels on Monday

From: Bob Coffman [mailto:2dandhac@centurytel.net] Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 4:45PM To: Kurland, Susan (OST) Subject: Re: US-EU meeting in Brussels on Monday Susan, thank you for the information. As one ofthe participants in crafting the agreement, I well remember the extent to which you went to assure that Russ Bailey and I felt that the passage provided adequate protections from flag of convenience schemes. Thank you for your support on this. My negotiating notes from that meeting in Madrid show that the EU had supported even stronger language than US State wanted. The current amnesia on this strains credibility. I will be looking forward to your report. Sent from my iPhone On JullO, 2014, at 4:16 PM, <Susan.Kurland@dot.gov> wrote: We are writing to letyouknowthatwe have scheduled a U.S.-EU government-to-government meeting next Monday, July 14, in Brussels. Representatives from boththe Transportation and State Departments will attend. The Department ofTransportation has requested this meeting atthe behest ofSecretary Foxx to hear the EU's views onthe legal meaning and applicability ofArticle 17 

### his ofour Air Transport Agreement as it applies to carriers seeking either U.S. orEU authorizations under the ATA. The Department ofTransportation intends to summarize the contents ofthe meeting, place that summary inthe docket ofthe pending proceeding dealing withNorwegian Air International's (NAI) application for economic authority to conduct commercial operations to and from the U.S., and openthat summary for comments and replies from any interestedparty. Sincerely, Susan L. Kurland Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs

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