UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Served: February 15
, 20 1 3

NOTICE INVITING APPLICATIONS

By this Notice, we invite U.S. air carriers to file applications for the sched uled
combination and scheduled all

- cargo frequencies that become available on October 1,
201 3 and October 1, 201 4 , as set out in the Memorandum of Consultations (MOC) between the United States and Brazil dated March 18, 2011

.

On March 18, 2011 , t he Unite d States and Brazil reached an ad referendum agreement (the Agreement) that will establish Open Skies between the United States and Brazil by
October 2015. Pending the exchange of diplomatic notes bringing the Agreement into force, the terms of the MOC ar e being applied on a comity and reciprocity basis. The
four

- stage increase in frequencies available for scheduled combination and all

- cargo services provided for by the MOC will apply until October 1, 2015

. On that date,

p rovided that the Agreement has e ntered into force, a ll numerical and destination limitations on frequencies will be removed

.

By Notice dated April 6, 2011, we invited applications for the scheduled combination and
all

- cargo frequencies that became available in October 2011 and October 2012. By this
notice w e invite applications for the third and fourth stages of the newly available frequencies. Summarized below are description s of the opportunities for which U.S. air
carriers ma y now apply.

Scheduled Combination Services

Under the terms of the MOC

, the following new frequencies become available in October
2013 and October 2014 for U.S. carrier scheduled combinations services. Effective October 1, 2013, U.S. carriers may operate (1) an additional 14 frequencies to any point or point s in Brazil; (2) an additional 14 frequencies to any point or points in Brazil, except Sao Paulo Terminal; 1 and (3) an additional 14 frequencies to any point or points in Brazil, except Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo Terminal. E ffective October 1, 2014, U.S

. carriers may operate an additional 14 frequencies to any point or points in Brazil; (2) an additional 14 frequencies to any point or points in Brazil, except Sao Paulo Terminal; and (3) an addition al 21 frequencies to any point or points in Brazil, excep t Rio de Janeiro
and Sao Paulo Terminal.

1 For all references in this Notice, Sao Paulo Terminal means Guarulhos International Airport and Viracopas International Airport.2 In addition, t here are currently 24 U.S.

- Brazil combination frequencies available for allocation to U.S. carriers for operations beginning immediately

. 2

Scheduled All

- Cargo Services

Under the terms of the MOC

, a n additional 14 frequencies will become available to U.S.
carriers for scheduled all

- cargo service to any point or points in Brazil , effective October 1, 2013 ; and an additional 14 frequencies will become available to U.S. carriers for
scheduled all

- cargo s ervice to any point or points in Brazil, effective October 1, 2014

.

In addition, there are currently 3 4 U.S.

- Brazil scheduled all

- cargo frequencies available for allocation to U.S. carriers for operations beginning immediately

.

Applications

So that we may promptly allocate these new opportunities , by this Notice we are soliciting applications for the new frequencies that are available October 1, 201 3

, and October 1, 201 4

, for scheduled combination and all

- cargo services, and for underlying
economic auth ority (certificate/exemption) to the extent necessary. We will also entertain applications for any of the scheduled combination and all

- cargo f requencies that
are available for immediate use. Applications should be filed no later than 15 days from
the servi ce date of this Notice, and should be served on all U.S. carriers operating large aircraft. Applications should conform to Part 302, Subpart C, of our regulations (14 CFR Part 302).

All applications should be filed with the U.S. Department of Transportati on, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12

- 140, Washington, D.C.
20590. 3 Applicants are instructed to submit a courtesy copy via electronic mail to the following email address es : Brett. Kruger@dot.gov and Esta.Rosenberg@dot.gov

. Applications should include, at a minimum, the points in the United States, Brazil, and third countries to be served; whether the applicant is seeki ng frequencies avai lable immediately, frequencies available in 2013

, frequencies available in 201 4

, or a combination thereof ; the number of weekly frequencies requested for each of the proposed services; the proposed start

- up date(s); the type of service proposed (year

- round or seasonal); and the type of aircraft to be used, its capacity, and the availability of that
aircraft. For all of the proposed services applications should indicate any variation of frequencies/routings by traffic season, if applicable. Applicants shou ld state the minimum number of frequencies they are willing to accept; prioritize multiple requests, where applicable ; and include a statement as to whether the applicant would use the authority granted if the Department grants only a portion of the reques t. Applicants may

2 17 of these unallocated f requencies may be used to serve any point or points in Brazil, except Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo Terminal; and 7 of these unallocated frequencies may be used to serve any point or points in Brazil, except Sao Paulo Terminal.

3 Filings should be on 8

- 1/2” X 11” white paper using dark ink (not green) and be unbound without tabs, which will expedite use of our docket imaging system. In the alternative, filers are encouraged to use the electronic submission capability available through the Federal Dockets Management System internet site ( http://www.regulations.gov ) by following the instructions on that web site.3 submit any additional information that they believe will help us in awarding the subject authority.

We will serve this Notice by electronic mail on certificated U.S. carriers operating large aircraft, the U.S. Department of State (Off ice of Aviation Negotiations), the Federal Aviation Administration (AFS

- 200), and the Ambassador of the Federative Republic of
Brazil.

By:

PAUL L. GRETCH Director, Office of International Aviation (SEAL)

An electronic version of this document is availa ble on the World Wide Web at: http://www.regulations.gov