AGENCIES SET ADDITIONAL DEADLINE IN GULF CARRIER SUBSIDY PROBE
August 3, 2015
On July 1st, the Departments of Commerce, State and Transportation issued a supplemental federal register notice with new deadlines in the Gulf Carrier alleged subsidy probe. In April, the three Departments announced that they were soliciting information and views regarding assertions that Emirates, Etihad and Qatar were receiving market-distorting subsidies. The July 1st notice requests that information be filed by Monday August 3rd and that any comments in response be filed by August 24th, and specifically notes that the Departments may establish additional deadlines at a later date. In a separate Questions-and-Answers document, the Departments indicated that “No decision has been made on next steps” and noted that although they are establishing deadlines if a party wants its views to be considered, it does not appear that the dockets will close in August. The dockets have received over 1,500 comments from individuals, airports, airlines and others.
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