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    "ocrText": "interests, (b) competitive forms of transportation, (c) political parties, (d) the\narmed forces, and (e) the general public?\n4. To what extent do these agencies duplicate or overlap each other? How are\nresulting conflicts resolved? Are their activities coordinated on a higher level\nby any central group?\n5. Is any consideration being given at present to abolishing, reorganizing, or com-\nbining existing agencies, or creating new ones? If so, what are the objectives\nof such proposed changes?\nC. PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS.\n1. Air routes.\na. What agency (if any) awards particular air routes to designated carriers?\nb.\nWhat considerations determine the granting of a route to a particular\ncarrier?\nc.\nWhat conditions are imposed on the carrier in the operation of the route?\nd. What freedom do carriers have to determine the routes they will or will not\noperate?\ne. Are new routes established on the initiative of the government or the\ncarrier?\nf.\nAre all carriers entitled to apply for any proposed new route?\ng. Is competition permitted over identical or similar routes?\nh.\nUnder what circumstances can the carrier's certificate be revoked or\nrevised?\n2. Rates.\na.\nAre rates fixed by the government or the carriers?\nb.\nAre rates based on economic, competitive, political, or social considerations?\nc. If rates are fixed by the government, what procedures and methods are fol-\nlowed, and by what agencies?\nd. Are discriminatory rates permitted among carriers, or among classes of\ntravelers or freight?\n3. Safety.\na. How and by what agencies are rules and regulations concerning safety\nissued and enforced?\nb.\nAre such regulations adequate? Are they competently and strictly en-\nforced?\nC.\nAre safety regulations enforced impartially, or are they used as a means of\nshowing favoritism to certain carriers?\n4. Inspection.\na. What regulations and procedures govern the inspection of equipment, per-\nsonnel, and accidents?\nb.\nAre these regulations adequate? By whom, and to what degree are they\nenforced?\nC.\nWhat penalties are imposed for failure to obey regulations?\n37"
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