BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN TO F TRANSPORTATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C . Applicatio n o f UNITE D PARCE L SERVIC E CO . fo ra Certificat e o fPubli c Convenienc e an d Necessit yan d a n Exemption , an d a designatio n unde rth e U.S.-Vietna m Ai rServic e agreemen t Docke t OST-2011 -

APPLICATIO N O F UNITE D PARCE L SERVIC E CO . Communication s wit h respec t t o thi s documen t shoul d b e sen t to : Donta i L . Small s Michae l J . Francescon i Unite d Parce l Servic e Co . Publi cAffair s 31 6 Pennsylvani a Avenue , S.E . Washington , D C 2000 3 dsmalls@ups.co m mfrancesconi@ups.co m Scot t C . Case y Unite d Parce l Servic e Co . 140 0 N . Hurstboum e Parkwa y Louisville , K

Y4022 3 scasev@ups.co m Anit a M . Mosne r Jennife rM . Nowa k HOLLAN D & KNIGH TLL P 209 9 Pennsylvani a Avenue , N.W. , Suit e 10 0 Washington , D.C . 20006-680 1 Phone : (202)419-260 4 Fax : (202 ) 955-556 4 anita.mosner@hklaw.co m Attorney s fo rUNITE D PARCE L SERVIC E CO .

Dated : Jul y19 , 201 1 NOTICE : Unite d Parce l Servic e Co . wil l pol l carrie rrepresentative s serve d wit h thi s application .BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN TO F TRANSPORTATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C . Applicatio n o f UNITE D PARCE L SERVIC E CO . fo ra Certificat e o fPubli c Convenienc e an d Necessit yan d a n Exemption , an d a designatio n unde rth e U.S.-Vietna m Ai rServic e agreemen t Docke t OST-2011 -

APPLICATIO N O F UNITE D PARCE L SERVIC E CO . Unite d Parce l Servic e Co . ("UPS") , pursuan t t o 4 9 U.S.C . § § 4010 9 an d 41101 , an d Par t 30 2 o fth e Rule s o fPractic e o fth e Departmen t o fTransportatio n (th e "Department " o rth e "DOT") , hereb yapplie s fo ra Certificat e o fPubli cConvenienc e an d Necessit yan d a n Exemption , an d a designatio n authorizin g i t t o provid e foreig n ai r transportatio n o fpropert yan d mai l betwee n th e Unite d State s an d Vietna m an d betwee n Vietna m an d an ypoin t o rpoints , an d t o provid e charte rai rtransportatio n a s authorize d unde rth e Ai rTransport Agreemen t betwee n th e Unite d State s an d th e Socialis t Republi c o fVietna m ("U.S.-Vietna m Agreement" ) an d DOT' S charte rregulations . A s explaine d i n greate rdetai l below , UP S wishe s t o launc h thi s servic e i n th e nea rfuture , an d i s accordingl yseekin g expedite d relie ffro m th e Department . UP S wil l pol l al l intereste d carrier s serve d wit h thi s application . I n support ofthi s Application , UP S submit s th e following : 1 . UP S i s a citize n o fth e Unite d State s a s tha t ter m i s define d i n th e Federa l Aviatio n Act . UP S i s a Delawar e corporatio n whos e mailin g addres s i s 140 0 Nort h Hurstborn e Parkway , Louisville , Kentucky40223 . Al l officers , directors , shareholder s o fApplicatio n o fUPS fo rCertificate , Exemptio n an d Designatio n Pag e 2 UPS , person s wh o hav e th e powe rt o influenc e th e managemen t o fth e applicant , o r person s holdin g an yvotin g interes t i n th e applican t ar e U.S . citizens . 2 . UP S hold s variou s certificate s o fpubli cconvenienc e an d necessit y issue d byth e Departmen t authorizin g UP S t o engag e i n all-carg o ai rtransportation . See Orde rNo . 2002-7-3 1 (Jul y25 , 2002) , Orde rNo . 2001-1- 6 (January10 , 2001) ; Orde rNo . 98-6-2 2 (Jun e 25 , 1998) . A s such , DO Tha s determine d o n numerou s occasion s tha t UP S i s fit , willin g an d abl e t o provid e th e propose d servic e an d t o confor m t o th e provision s o fth e Federa l Aviatio n Ac t an d th e rules , regulation s an d requirement s ofth e Departmen t thereunder . UP S request s tha t th e Departmen t tak e officia l notice , pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . 302.2 4 o fth e economi cauthoritie s an d dat a o n fil e tha t support UPS ' fitness . 3 . Th e precis e authorit yrequeste d byUP S i s a s follows : (a ) Schedule d internationa l all-carg o ai rtransportatio n fro m point s behin d th e Unite d State s vi a th e Unite d State s an d intermediat e point s t o a poin t o rpoint s i n Vietna m an d beyond , (b ) betwee n Vietna m an d an ypoin t o rpoints ; an d (c ) Charte rinternationa l all-carg o ai rtransportatio n betwee n an ypoin t o rpoint s i n th e Unite d State s an d an ypoin t o rpoint s i n Vietna m an d betwee n an ypoin t o rpoint s i n Vietna m an d an ypoin t o rpoint s i n a thir d countryo rcountries . 4 . Grantin g UP S certificat e an d exemptio n authorit yan d a designatio n i s clearl yi n th e publi cinterest . Ther e ar e currentl yfewoption s fo rall-carg o servic e betwee n th e U.S . an d Vietnam . Th e ne wUP S servic e wil l brin g neede d competitio n t o th e market , improvin g th e convenienc e ofshippin g t o an d fro m Vietnam .Applicatio n o fUPS fo rCertificate , Exemptio n an d Designatio n Pag e 3 5 . Th e gran t ofthi s Applicatio n wil l no t constitut e a "major " regulatoryactio n unde rth e Energy , Policyan d Conservatio n Ac t o f1975 , a s defined bySectio n 313.4(a)(1 ) ofth e Department' s regulations . Th e gran t o fthi s Applicatio n wil l resul t i n a n increas e i n fue l consumptio n o fles s tha n 1 0 millio n gallons . UP S ha s adequat e fue l availabl e fo rth e service s proposed . 6 . UP S propose s t o operat e th e servic e t o H o Ch i Min h Cityan d Hanoi , Vietna m wit h a 757-20 0 aircraf t wit h a payloa d capacit yo f86,90 0 pound s tha t i s currentl yi n UPS ' fleet . UP S wishe s t o commenc e servic e t o Vietna m o n o rbefor e Novembe r14 , 2011 , an d therefor e request s expedite d approva l o fthi s Application . 7 . Th e requeste d authorit yi s full yconsisten t wit h th e term s o fth e U.S. - Vietna m Agreement. 1 Th e gran t o fthi s authorit yi s als o consisten t wit h DO Tprecedent , an d wit h principle s o freciprocity . Th e Departmen t previousl ygrante d U.S.-Vietna m all carg o authorit yt o Federa l Express. 2 UP S ask s tha t th e exemptio n authorit yrequeste d b e mad e effectiv e immediatel y an d remai n i n effect fo rtw o years , o runti l th e gran t o fth e requeste d certificat e authority .

1 See Annexe s I an d I I o

fth e Ai rTranspor

t Agreemen t betwee n th e Governmen t o fth e Unite d State s o fAmerica an d th e Governmen t o fth e Socialist Republi co fVietna m (Decembe r4 , 2003) , as amende d o n Ma

y18 , 2010 . 2 See Orde r89-5-1 0 (authorit

ytransferre d to FedE xb

yOrde r89-5-3 ) an d Orde r90-10-11 .Applicatio n o fUPS fo rCertificate , Exemptio n an d Designatio n Pag e 4 WHEREFORE , Unite d Parce l Servic e Co . respectfull yrequest s th e Departmen t of Transportatio n t o gran t UP S th e certificat e an d exemptio n authorityan d designatio n se t fort h her e an d gran t suc h othe rfurthe rrelie fa s th e Dedartmen t maydee m necessary . 

## '/IhS^y Anit a M . Mosne r Jennife rM . Nowa k Hollan d & Knigh t LL P 209 9 Pennsylvani a Avenue , NW , Suit e 10 0 Washington , D C 2000 6 Phone : (202)419-260 4 Fax : (202 ) 955-556 4 E-mail : anita.mosner@hklaw.co m Attorney s fo rUnite d Parce l Servic e Co .

Date : Jul y19 , 201 1CERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E I hereb ycertif ytha t I hav e thi s dat e serve d th e foregoin g applicatio n o n th e person s identifie d belo wb ycausin g a cop yt o b e sen t byelectroni cmail .
RECIPIEN T Car l B . Nelso n Da n Weis s Alexande rVa n de r Belle n Joh n Alle n Angelin e Bird Sandr a Lunsfor d Howar d Kas s Kri s Urs COMPAN Y America n Airline s Continenta l Airlines / Unite d Airlines Delt a Ai rLine s Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n FedE x U S Airway s U.S . Departmen t o f Stat e E-MAI L carl . nelso n (5>.aa. co m dan.weiss@coair.co m sascha.vanderbellenOdelta.co m iohn.allen(5>faa.aov anbirdOfedex.co m sllunsfordO.fedex.co m howar d kass(a>usairwavs.co m urskrO.state.qo v



# JMf-%%*fife Jennife rM . Nowa k Jul y19 , 201 1