[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 245 (Thursday, December 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 66337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30915]



-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary


Notice That the Department Will No Longer Issue Formal SFRL 
Update Orders, in Light of the Recently Issued Final Rule Exempting 
Carriers From Their Statutory Duty To File International Air Cargo 
Tariffs. We Are Publishing This Notice in Its Entirety as an Appendix 
to This Document

    DATED: Issued in Washington, DC December 13, 1995.
Patrick V. Murphy,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs.

Attachment

United States of America, Department of Transportation, Office of the 
Secretary, Washington, DC
NOTICE: Issuing of Formal SFRL Update Orders Discontinued.

    The Department issued a final rule, November 30, 1995, exempting 
all U.S. and foreign air carriers from their statutory duty to file 
international air cargo tariffs, subject to the reimposition of the 
duty in specific cases when consistent with the public interest (60 
FR 61472).
    In light of this development, the Department will no longer be 
issuing periodic formal orders updating the Standard Foreign Rate 
Level (SFRL) for each geographic area (Atlantic, Latin America and 
Pacific). However, as stated in our October 24, 1994, Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking, the Department will continue to recalculate the 
SFRL cost indices. This will continue to establish benchmark levels 
that would be considered reasonable, and that could be used to 
resolve any complaints against rates in any rate categories covered 
by the SFRL.
    These SFRL cost indices will be available from the Department 
upon request. Persons who desire this information may telephone the 
Department at 202-366-2435 or write to the Department at the 
following address:
    U.S. Department of Transportation; Office of the Secretary; 
Office of International Aviation, X-43; 400 7th Street S.W.; 
Washington DC 20590.
    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and shall 
be served on all certificated air carriers and all foreign air 
carriers.

    Dated: December 13, 1995.
Patrick V. Murphy for Mark L. Gerchick,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 95-30915 Filed 12-20-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-62-P