[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 4]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR272.7]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

   CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

                         (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)

 

PART 272_ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE TO THE FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES--Table 

of Contents

 

Sec. 272.7  Notice of discontinuance of service.



    (a) An air carrier or Freely Associated State Air Carrier shall not 

terminate, suspend, or reduce air service to any eligible Freely 

Associated State place, unless it has given notice as specified in this 

section, if as a result of the reduction of such service the aggregate 

of the remaining air service provided to such place would be below:

    (1) If the Department has not made a determination of essential air 

service for such place, the level of service specified in Order 80-9-63; 

and

    (2) If the Department has made a determination of essential air 

service for such place, that level of essential air service.

    (b) An air carrier or Freely Associated State Air Carrier wishing to 

terminate, suspend or reduce air service under paragraph (a) shall file 

a notice of such proposed reduction in service at least 90 days prior to 

such service reduction, in accordance with the procedures specified in 

Sec. Sec. 323.4, 323.6, and 323.7 of this chapter.

    (c) The notice shall be served on the President and the designated 

Authorities of the Freely Associated State concerned, in addition to the 

persons specified in Sec. 323.7.

    (d) The procedures specified in Sec. Sec. 323.9-323.18, to the 

extent applicable to 90-day notices filed by certificated air carriers, 

shall also be applicable to notices of terminations, suspensions or 

reductions in service filed under this section.



[Amdt. No. 272-1, 52 FR 5443, Feb. 23, 1987, as amended at 60 FR 43525, 

Aug. 22, 1995]