Posted: 	Friday, February 21, 2003

	3:45 p.m.

	                 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

        DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

               OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                        WASHINGTON, D.C.

							Served:  February 21, 2003



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In the Matter of

Application for Approval of Agreement by the 

International Air Transport Association

Docket OST-2003-14480

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NOTICE SHORTENING ANSWER PERIOD

On February 7, 2003, the International Air Transport Association (IATA)
filed an agreement in the above-captioned docket for approval.  Comments
would normally be due 21 days from filing, i.e., on February 26, 2003.  

On February 13, 2003, the High Tech Airfreight Shippers Coalition (the
Coalition) submitted a letter seeking extension for a minimum of 90 days
beyond the normal 21-day comment period.  Answers to the Coalition’s
request would be due on February 26, 2003.  In order to have the benefit
of comments on the Coalition’s request prior to the 21-day comment
date on IATA’s application, we are shortening the answer date on the
Coalition’s request to 3 p.m. February 24, 2003.

Therefore, acting under authority assigned to the Director, Office of
International Aviation, 14 CFR 385, we require that answers to the
request by the Coalition be filed by 3 p.m. February 24, 2003

We will serve this notice by facsimile on all interested parties who
have filed pleadings in the docket, as well as on those who were served
by IATA with its application.  We authorize responsive comments to be
served by facsimile or email.

By:

PAUL L. GRETCH

Director

Office of International Aviation

(SEAL)

Dated:  February 21, 2003 

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

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

