	           UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

             OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                  WASHINGTON, D.C.

								SERVED:  June 21, 2004

New Route Opportunities (U.S.-China)

2004 Cargo Designation and 2004/2005 All-Cargo Frequencies 

Docket OST-2004-18468

2004 Combination Frequencies, Docket OST-2004-18469

NOTICE 

The United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) initialed,
on June 18, 2004, a protocol amending the U.S.-PRC aviation agreement. 
The amended agreement will greatly expand the opportunities for the air
carriers of both countries.  These opportunities are increased
progressively through 2010.  Some of the new U.S. carrier rights can be
implemented as early as August 1, 2004.  To permit us to begin
processing requests to take advantage of these new opportunities as soon
as possible, we are by this Notice calling for applications for certain
of the newly available rights, as set forth below.  We intend to address
other rights available under the new agreement by subsequent separate
action.

All-Cargo Opportunities

Under the new agreement, the United States may, for services that may
begin as of August 1, 2004, designate one additional carrier for
all-cargo services between the United States and China.  Also, prior to
the date on which services could begin under the next possible U.S.
all-cargo designation, i.e., March 25, 2006, U.S. carrier all-cargo
services may increase by 39 frequencies, with 21 additional all-cargo
frequencies available August 1, 2004, and 18 additional all-cargo
frequencies available March 25, 2005.   

Against this background, by this Notice, we invite U.S. carriers
interested in the available August 1, 2004 U.S.-PRC all-cargo
designation to file certificate applications in the above-referenced
cargo-services docket.  The applicants should indicate an approximate
date for beginning service, a proposed routing, equipment type, and
number of frequencies requested for the proposed services.



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We also invite carriers currently holding authority to perform scheduled
all-cargo service to the PRC to file applications for the newly
available 2004 and 2005 all-cargo frequencies, indicating the markets to
be served, the number of frequencies sought and the time at which the
carrier proposes to begin using them (either now or beginning March 25,
2005), and the aircraft that may be used.  Such applications should be
filed in the above-referenced cargo-services docket.  We remind carriers
that only 21 frequencies are immediately available, with an additional
18 frequencies available in Spring 2005.    Applicants for the newly
available all-cargo designation need not file a separate application for
these frequencies.  They should, however, clearly specify in their
certificate applications the number of frequencies proposed for startup
and the number requested, if any, out of the 2005 allotment.  In
allocating the 39 frequencies, we will weigh the public interest
considerations in regards to both the newly designated carrier and the
incumbent carriers. 

Combination Carrier Opportunities  

 

The new agreement provides for 14 additional frequencies for combination
services effective August 1, 2004.  Since the agreement does not provide
for a new U.S. carrier designation for combination services until March
25, 2005, the only U.S. carriers eligible to use these frequencies at
this time are the U.S. carriers currently designated to operate
combination services to China, namely—Northwest and United.  By this
Notice, we invite Northwest and United to file applications for the
available frequencies in the above-referenced combination frequencies
docket.  The carriers should indicate the number of frequencies
requested and the markets proposed for the services with the
frequencies.

Procedures

All applications should be filed in the new dockets we are establishing
here (cargo designation/frequency applicants should file in the cargo
docket; carriers seeking combination frequencies should file in the
combination docket) and should be filed with the Department of
Transportation, Dockets Operations, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW,
Washington DC 20590.  Applications should be filed no later than 7 days
from the service date of this notice; answers thereto should be filed no
later than 5 calendar days thereafter; and any replies 2 calendar days
after answers.  In consideration of the accelerated procedural dates for
filing of applications and responsive pleadings, we authorize service of
documents by facsimile and by electronic mail.  Carriers that are
interested in such service, however, should state if they want service
by email and should provide interested parties with their FAX numbers
and/or email address.

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Further procedures for acting on the applications, if necessary, will be
established in the future by Department notice or order.

We will serve this notice on all U.S. certificated air carriers with
large aircraft, the Air Transport Association, and the National Air
Carrier Association.

By:

							PAUL L. GRETCH

         Director

                                                                        
    Office of International Aviation

(SEAL)

Dated:  June 21, 2004

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

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

SERVICE LIST

Marshall S Sinick		Joanne Young/David Kirstein		Carl Nelson Jr

Alaska Airlines			North American, World Airways,	American Airlines &

Aloha Airlines			   & America West			TWA LLC

Florida West			Baker & Hostetler, Suite 1100		Suite #600

Suite 500			1050 Connecticut Ave NW		1101 17th Street NW

1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW	Washington DC 20036			Washington DC 20036

Washington DC 20004

Charles Donley II		Aaron Goerlich				Robert E. Cohn

American Trans Air		Sunworld International			Delta Air Lines

Squire Sanders & Dempsey	Garafalo, Goerlich, Hainbach		Midway Air Lines

P O Box 407			1200 New Hampshire Ave NW		Shaw Pittman

Washington DC 20044-0407	Washington DC 20036			2300 N Street NW

									Washington DC 20037

Michelle Faust			R Bruce Keiner Jr			Lorraine Halloway

MN Airlines			Continental Airlines			Continental Micronesia/

Ungaretti & Harris		Crowell & Moring			Air Micronesia

1500 K Street NW #250		1001 Pennsylvania Ave NW		1001 Pennsylvania NW

Washington DC 20005		Washington DC 20004			Washington DC 20004

Jonathan B Hill			Jeffrey Manley				Howard Kass

Hawaiian Airlines		United Air Lines 			US Airways

Dow Lohnes & Albertson	Wilmer Cutler & Pickering		2345 Crystal Drive

Suite 800			2445 M Street NW			Arlington, VA 22227

1200 New Hampshire NW	Washington DC 20037-1420		

Washington DC 20036

Nathaniel Breed		Megan Rosia 				Robert P Silverberg

Pan American Airways		Northwest Airlines Inc.			ABX Air, Kitty Hawk

Zuckert Scoutt & Rasenberger	901 15th Street NW #310		  & Midwest
Airlines 

888 Seventeenth Street NW	Washington DC 20005			Silverberg Goldman

Washington DC 20006-3309						  & Bikoff           

							1101 30th Street NW

							Washington DC  20007

Gary Garafalo			David E Vaughan			Kevin Montgomery

Air Transport Intl		United Parcel Service			Polar Air Cargo, Inc.

1200 New Hampshire Ave NW	Kelley Drye & Warren			1747 Pennsylvania Ave
NW

Washington DC 20036		1200 19th St NW #500			Suite 875

		Washington DC 20036			Washington DC 20006

Steve Lachter			John L Richardson			Russ Pommer

ASTAR Air Cargo		Amerijet International			Atlas Air

1150 Connecticut Av NW	John L Richardson PLLC		1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW

Washington DC 20036		1156 15TH St NW #1105		Suite 875

				Washington DC 20005			Washington DC 20006

									Service page 2

Tom Lydon	 		Moffett Roller				Mark W Atwood       .

Evergreen International		Gemini Air Cargo			Custom Air Transport &

1401 New York Ave NW	Roller & Bauer				   Kalitta Air 

Washington DC 20005-2147	1020 19th St NW #400			Sher & Blackwell

		Washington DC 20036			1850 M Street NW #900

							Washington DC  20036

Nancy Sparks			Stephen Alterman			Lawrence Wasko

Federal Express			Northern Air Cargo & Horizon		Arrow Air

1101 Pennsylvania Ave NW	Meyers & Alterman			1150 Connecticut Ave NW

Washington DC 20004		1220 19th Street NW			Washington DC  20036

				Washington DC 20036-2438

Pierre Murphy			Air Transport Association		National Air Carrier Assn.

Brendan Airways		International Department		1000 Wilson Blvd

d/b/a USA3000			Suite 1100				Suite 1700

1200 New Hampshire NW	1301 Pennsylvania Ave NW		Arlington, VA 22209

Washington DC 20036		Washington DC 20004-1707

 

 The designation is available for U.S. Route B under the U.S.-PRC
agreement, the U.S. all-cargo route.  Federal Express Corporation and
United Parcel Service Co. are the two U.S. carriers currently designated
for Route B.

 The original submission is to be unbound and without tabs on 8½" x 11"
white paper, using dark ink (not green) to facilitate use of the
Department’s docket imaging system.  In the alternative, filers are
encouraged to use the electronic submission capability available through
the dockets/DMS Internet site (  HYPERLINK "http://dms.dot.gov" 
http://dms.dot.gov ) by following the instructions at the web site.

