	

            UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

            OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                     WASHINGTON, DC

Posted 9/21/2004, 4:00pm				  Served: September 21, 2004

In the Matter of

2005/2006 U.S.-CHINA AIR SERVICES

CASE AND DESIGNATIONS              

Docket OST-2004-19077

							

NOTICE SHORTENING ANSWER PERIOD

By Order 2004-9-5, the Department issued an order instituting the
2005/2006 U.S.-China Air Services Case and invited interested U.S.
carriers to file applications for authority to serve the U.S.-China
market and for allocations of frequencies effective March 25, 2005, and
March 25, 2006.  The Order established a procedural schedule requiring
the incumbent carriers (Federal Express, Northwest, United, and UPS) to
file information responses by September 10, 2004.  All the incumbent
carriers filed submissions on September 10.

On September 17, 2004, Federal Express Corporation filed a motion in the
captioned proceeding requesting that the Department (1) compel
Northwest, United and UPS to “fully and completely” respond to the
Information Request by providing the complete itinerary for the subject
flights, including the flight number, each flight’s complete routing,
each flight’s day(s) of operation, and each flight’s departure and
arrival times; and (2) shorten the answer period for filing answers to
this motion from seven to one business day.  Under the Department’s
regulations (14 CFR 302.6) answers to the motion would normally be due
September 28, 2004.  

Federal Express polled all parties served with the application and
notified the Department that United and UPS have objected to Federal
Express’ request for a shortened answer period.  

As the resolution of this matter will have a bearing on the preparation
of Direct Exhibits, due October 13, we have decided to grant, in part,
Federal Express’ request to for a shortened answer period.

Therefore, acting under authority assigned in 14 CFR 385.3, we will
shorten the answer period and require that answers be filed no later
than noon on 

September 23, 2004, and replies to any answers be filed by noon on 

September 24, 2004.  We believe this revision strikes a proper balance
between the needs of all interested parties and will not prejudice any
party to the proceeding.

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We will serve this notice by electronic mail and facsimile on all
parties to this proceeding, and hereby authorize service of documents by
facsimile and by electronic mail.

By:

PAUL L. GRETCH

Director

Office of International Aviation

(SEAL)

Dated: September 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 

 Federal Express’ Motion at 4.

