### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D . C
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### The Honorab le Adam Smith U.S. House of Representatives Washington , DC 

### 20515 Dear Congressman Smith: 

### May 21,2014

Thank you fo r yo ur letter r egardin g the app lication ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NA I ) for authority to conduct U.S. se rv ices . Given th at a numb er of interested parties have filed responsive pl eadin gs to NAI's application and thi s matter is c urre ntly p endin g before the Department , I an1 s ure yo u under st an d that I cannot comment on the merits ofNAI's application. I ass ure yo u , howe ve r, that we w ill give full an d carefu l consideration to a ll of the pl eadings fi led on the re cord bef ore we re ac h a determination in this matter. As is our standard practice , I am placing a copy of your lette r and m y respo n s e in Docket DOT-OST

### -2013-0204, as a co ntact o utside the r ecord of thi s case. Yo u may track the progress of this case and view th e publ icly ava il abl e do cum e nt s filed in the docket by accessi n g the Federa l Docket Management System at www. r egu lati ons.gov and searching for Doc ket DOT
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I write to express my concern with the application for a Foreign Air Carrier Permit filed by Norwegian Air International Limited (NAI) with the U.S. Department ofTransportation. NAI's application to operate in the United States as a foreign air carrier of Ireland, under the Open Skies Agreement, is of concern due to the impact that their proposed hiring practices could have on the U.S. workforce. NAI reportedly plans to outsource their employees by using staffing agencies in foreign countries. I am deeply concerned that this new business model could initiate the decline of wages and working conditions in the U.S by setting up individual employment contracts that could undennine employees' ability to bargain collectively. Should other carriers choose to follow NAI's example, it could very likely hamper some of the fair and equal competition opp01tunities that the Open Skies Agreement was meant to facilitate. I appreciate the thoughtful process through which DOT is considering NAT's application and ask that you review pertinent staffing information in your review of their application. I also ask that you take my concerns regarding the impact on the U.S. workforc e into consideration during your review. Thank you for your attention to my letter. Siner y, 

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