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2002 U.S.-Brazil All-Cargo Service Proceeding

Consistent with the provisions of the Department's route transfer order, we have decided to institute the 2002 U.S-Brazil All-Cargo Service Proceeding, to authorize a fourth U.S. carrier to provide all-cargo service in the U.S.-Brazil market and to allocate the four available weekly frequencies for U.S.-Brazil all-cargo services.

Under the Air Transport Agreement between the United States and Brazil, four U.S. carriers may be designated to operate all-cargo services. These carriers collectively may operate a maximum of 24 round-trip all-cargo wide-body frequencies per week between the United States and Brazil. I Federal Express Corporation, Polar Air Cargo, United Parcel Service, and Atlas Air are the four carriers now designated to provide all-cargo services in the market. Federal Express is allocated 6 weekly frequencies, Polar 4 weekly frequencies, UPS 4 weekly frequencies, and Atlas 10 weekly frequencies.

The designation and frequencies at issue in this proceeding are valuable route rights for U.S. carriers. We believe that it is-in the public interest to select carriers on a timetable that will allow the recipients to enjoy these rights as soon as possible. To this end, we are establishing the following procedural schedule for submissions in this case:

• DOT Information Responses: July 12. 2002
• Petitions for Reconsideration: July 10, 2002
• Answers to Petitions: July 16, 2002
• Applications: July 19, 2002
• Direct Exhibits: August 2, 2002
• Rebuttal Exhibits: August 16, 2002
• Briefs: August 30, 2002

By:  Read Van de Water

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