Document ID: DOT-OST-2000-8392-0004
Agency: dot
Document Type: Notice
Title: Notice of Action Taken re:  Polar Air Cargo, Inc.
Posted Date: 2006-08-18T04:00Z

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, DC

Issued by the Department of Transportation on August 18, 2006

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-2000-8392

This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter).

Application of POLAR AIR CARGO, INC. (Polar) filed 10/17/05 for:

XX	Renewal for five years of authority to be designated to provide the
following service:

Scheduled all-cargo services beyond the United Kingdom with local
(fifth-freedom) traffic rights.

Applicant rep: Kevin P. Montgomery (202) 828-1002			DOT Analyst: Tretha
Chromey (202) 366-2367 

D I S P O S I T I O N

XX	Granted (see remarks below)

The above action was effective when taken: August 18, 2006 through
August 18, 2011. 

Action taken by: Susan McDermott, Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Aviation and International Affairs

XX	The authority granted is consistent with the aviation agreement
between the United States and the United Kingdom.

Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to
the terms, conditions, and limitations indicated:	XX Holder’s
certificates of public convenience and necessity

Remarks: Under the provisions of the Air Services Agreement between the
United States and the United Kingdom, the United States may authorize
three airlines serving the U.S.-U.K. market to operate scheduled
all-cargo services beyond the UK with local (fifth-freedom) traffic
rights. The other two carriers that are currently authorized to use such
beyond rights besides Polar are United Parcel Service and Federal
Express.

This authority will give Polar the flexibility to continue using
valuable fifth-freedom rights available under the U.S.-U.K. Air Services
Agreement, as well as fifth-freedom rights that may be granted on an
extra-bilateral basis by the U.K. government.

On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the
Department’s regulations, we found the applicant qualified to provide
the services authorized.

Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR
Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department
policy; (2) grant of the authority was consistent with the public
interest; and (3) grant of the authority would not constitute a major
regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. 
To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the referenced
Docket.  We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this
Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set
forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR
§385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date
of issuance of this Notice.  This action was effective when taken, and
the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide
Web at:

http://dms.dot.gov//reports/report_aviation.asp

 By Order 96-I-26, the Department selected Polar to receive a
designation to exercise fifth-freedom traffic rights for all-cargo
services beyond the UK under the U.S.-U.K. Air Services Agreement. This
authority was granted for a period of five years and renewed for an
additional five years, until it expired January 10, 2006.  See Notice of
Action Taken issued January 10, 2001, in the present docket.  Polar
filed a timely application for renewal of this authority, and the
authority has been kept in force by virtue of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and 14
CFR Part 377 pending our action on the renewal request.