Notice2022-13786
Approval of and Antitrust Immunity for Alliance Agreements Under 49 U.S.C. 41308 and 41309
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Published
June 28, 2022
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Transportation DepartmentTransportation Department
Abstract
The United States Department of Transportation has issued an Order to Show Cause tentatively approving and granting antitrust immunity ("ATI") to a proposed alliance between Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines, subject to certain conditions. Interested stakeholders are invited to submit comments on the tentative decision.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 38455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13786]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
[Docket No. DOT-OST-2020-0105]
Approval of and Antitrust Immunity for Alliance Agreements Under
49 U.S.C. 41308 and 41309
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of order to show cause.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Transportation has issued an
Order to Show Cause tentatively approving and granting antitrust
immunity (``ATI'') to a proposed alliance between Delta Air Lines and
LATAM Airlines, subject to certain conditions. Interested stakeholders
are invited to submit comments on the tentative decision.
DATES: Objections or comments to the Department's tentative findings
and conclusions shall be due no later than 14 calendar days from the
service date of the Order (i.e., July 7, 2022), and answers to
objections shall be due no later than seven (7) business days
thereafter (i.e., July 18, 2022). In the event that no objections are
filed, all further procedural steps shall be deemed waived, and we may
enter an order making final our tentative findings and conclusions.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by docket number DOT-OST-
2020-0105, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the instructions for sending comments. In
addition, comments must be properly served on all interested parties in
accordance with the Department's procedural regulations (14 CFR part
302).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Horner, Transportation Industry
Analyst, Office of Aviation Analysis, 1200 New Jersey Ave SE,
Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-5903; email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cba1aab8a4a5e5a3a4b9a5aeb98bafa4bfe5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0963687a66672761667b676c7b496d667d276e667f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 23, 2022, the Department issued an
Order to Show Cause (Order 2022-6-15, ``Show Cause Order'') tentatively
approving and granting ATI to a proposed alliance between Delta Air
Lines and LATAM Airlines, subject to certain conditions. If approved,
Delta and LATAM will jointly plan, price, and share revenues and costs
under a joint venture (JV) covering routes between the United States
and Canada on one end, and Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, and
Uruguay on the other end.
The Show Cause Order has been posted in docket DOT-OST-2020-0105 at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. We direct all interested persons to show cause why
we should not issue an order making final our tentative findings and
conclusions discussed herein. Objections or comments to our tentative
findings and conclusions shall be due no later than 14 calendar days
from the service date of the Order (i.e., July 7, 2022), and answers to
objections shall be due no later than seven (7) business days
thereafter (i.e., July 18, 2022). In the event that no objections are
filed, all further procedural steps shall be deemed waived, and we may
enter an order making final our tentative findings and conclusions.
(Authority: 14 CFR part 303.43)
Dated: June 23, 2022.
Carol Annette Petsonk,
Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, U.S.
Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2022-13786 Filed 6-27-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-9X-P
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