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- \'^^ E " (g^ ^ From : Swanson , Bria n (OST ) Sent : Thursday , Octobe r07 , 201 0 12:1 3 P M To : 'dickinsonairport@ndsupernet.com' ; 'dennis.johnson@tmisystems.com' ; 'belfields@nd.gov' ; 'ndaero@nd.gov ' - f ; dX ; Cc : Devany , Denni s (OST ) ,:- j .--^sli^ y Subject : Emai l solicitin g comment s a t Dickinson , N D '" ' ;;;''tg3 3 Attachments : GLA-Dickinson2010.pd f '^ '-T5O ^ All : 

## ^ po o I woul dlik e t o update yo u o n th e Essentia l Ai r Servic e (EAS ) situatio n a t Dickinso n an dgiv e -yo

u a n opportunit y t o submi t

comment s i

f yo u wish
. In anticipatio n o f

th e en do f

Grea t Lakes ' curren t

contrac t o n Januar y 31 , 2011 , th e Departmen t issue d Orde r 2010-9- 8 o n Septembe r

7 , 2010 , t o solici t

proposal s fro mal l intereste dai r carrier s t o provid e EA S a t Dickinson , for

ane w two-year

term , beginnin g Februar y 1 , 2011
. In respons e t o tha t order , Grea t

Lakes , th e incumbent , wa s th e onl y carrie r t o submi t

aproposal
. Unde r the existing contract , Grea

t Lakes , operating a s aFrontie r an dUnitedAirline s code-shar e partner , wa

s t o provid e 1 8 nonstop roun

dtrip s t o Denve r awee k wit h allowable upline servic e t o Williston , Nort

h Dakota , utilizin g 30-sea

t Embrae r Brasili aaircraf

t fo r a n annua l subsid y rat e o f $2,274,177
. For

the next , two-yea

r period
. Grea

t Lake s ha s proposedt o continu e provid

e the sam e leve l o f servic e (inclusiv e o

f maintaining authorit

y t o provid e upline servic e t

o a poin t o f it s choice ) fo

r a n annua l subsid y rat e o f $2,019,027
. W

e ar e currently reviewing Grea

t Lakes ' annua

l compensation requirement
. A copy Grea t Lakes ' proposa

l i s attache dan

dma y als o be accesse donline throug h the Federa l Docke t Managemen

t Syste m(FDMS ) at : http://www.regulations.gov / b y doing asimple searc

h o n Docke t Numbe r DOT-OST-1995-697
. Pleas e not e that

th e average passenge r

fare show n it s proposa l doe s no t necessaril y reflec t

th e averag e local fare passenger s woul dactuall y pay , but , rather , reflec t aprorate dportio n o f

th e tota l ticke t

pric e (e.g. , th e Dickinso n

- Denve r portio n o f

aDickinso n - Denve r

- Washingto n D.C
. ticket ) tha t th e subsidize dcarrie r

woul drealize
. Also , th e fare show n i s ne t o f certai n charge s suc h a s Federa l transportatio n security fees , excis e o r ticke t taxes , an dPassenge r

Facilit y Charges
. O f

course , carrier s hav e th e discretio n t o charg e fare s the y deemappropriate , an dth e passenge r

fare presente di n th e proposa l ha s bee n develope dfor subsid y rat e computatio n purpose s only
. Base do n th e cos t

elements incorporate di n th e carrier' s computatio n summary , th e carrie r woul dhav e t o realiz e passenge r

fare s comparabl e t o th e average s show n i n thei r proposal s i n orde r

t o achiev e break-eve n o r profitabl e operation s withou t subsidy
. Yo u shoul dals o not e that th e carriers ' schedule s ma y chang e t o reflec t changin g condition s (e.g. , t o bette r mee t shiftin g connectin g ban k

time s a t th e hub)
. Th e Departmen t doe s expec t

subsidize dai r

carrier s t o maintai n well-time dan dwell-space dflight s i n orde r t o ensur e full compensation
. W e reques t

that yo u submi t

an y comment s yo u ma y hav e a s soo n a s possible , bu t i n an y cas e n o late r

than Octobe r 28 , 2010
. Pleas e sen dyou r comment s b y fa

x t o 202-366-763 8 o r

b y emai l t o bot h dennis.devanv@dot.go v an dbrian.swanson@dot.gov
. Ou r rule s requir e tha t

yo u sen dyou r

comment s t o Great Lake s a s well
. I

f yo u hav e an y questions , o r nee dmor e tim e t o reply , pleas e feel fre e t o contac t Bria n Swanso n o f m y staf f a t 202-366-5392
. Sincerely ,Denni s J
. DeVan y Chief , Essentia l Ai r

Servic e Division , X-5 3 Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s