[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 38455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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: http://www.regulations.gov. 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 
[email protected].

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 
www.regulations.gov. 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]
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