Order 2012

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### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

on the 14 th day of Sept ember , 20 1 2

ORDER EXTENDING SERVICE OBLIGATION

Summary By this O rder, the Department of Transportation extends the Essential Air Service (EAS) obligation of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. (Great Lakes) , at Clovis and

Silver City/Hurley/Deming

, New Mexico , for an additional 30 days, through

November 2, 2012.

Background

On June 4 , 2012, Great Lakes filed a 90

- day notice with the Department of its intent to

terminate its unsubsidized service at the two communities effective Sept ember 3 , 2011. By Order 201 2

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- 20 , issued July 17, 2012 , the Department prohibited Great Lakes from suspending service thro ugh October 3 , 201 2, and requested proposals from carriers

interested i n providing replacement service by August 15, 2012. In response to Order

2012

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- 20, two carriers submitted proposals to serve the communities.

At the request of the communities , we ex tended the due date for community comments and/or preferences from September 10, 2012

, to October 10

, 2012 . Therefore, we will not have completed the carrier

- selection case by Octo ber 3 , 2012 , the end of the current

hold

- in period. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. § 41734(c), we must extend Great Lakes’ service obligation for an additional 30 days, or until replacement service actually begins,

whichever occurs first.

This O rder is issued under a uthority assigned in 14 CFR Part 385.12(k)(5). Essential Air Service at :

CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO SILVER CITY/HURLEY/DEMING, NEW MEXICO

Under 49 U.S.C. 41731 et seq

. Docket DOT

- OST

- 1996

- 1902
Docket DOT

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- 1996

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ACCORDINGLY,

1. We require Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to maintain its current level of service at Clovis

and Silver City/Hurley/Deming

, New Mexico , as set forth in Appendix A, for an

additional 30

- day period through November 2

, 2012, or until a carrier capable of providing reliable EAS actually begins service, whichever is first 1 ;

2. We direct Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to retain all books, records, and other source and summary documentation to support subsidy claims for payment, and to preserve and maintain such documentation in a manner that readily permits its audit and examination by representatives of the Department . Such documentation shall be retained for seven

years from the service date of this Order or until the Department indicates that the records may be destroyed, whichever comes first. Copies of flight logs for aircraft sold or disposed of must be retained . The carrier may forfeit its compensation for any claim that is not supported under the terms of this order;

3. This Docket will remain open until further order of the Department; and

4. We will serve copies of this O rder on the parties listed in App endix B;

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of this order under the Department’s Aviation Economic Regulations, 14 CFR Part 385.50, must file such petitions within ten (10) days after the date of service of this order.

This O rder will be effective immediately, and the filing of a petition for review shall not preclude its effectiveness.

By:

TODD M. HOMAN

Director Office of Aviation Analysis

(SEAL)

An electronic version of this document is available

1 In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), we will extend Great Lakes’ service obligation for successive 30

- day periods as necessary until replacement service actually begins. on the World Wide Web at http://www.regulations.govAppendix A

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.

Provision of Essential Air Service at Clovis and Silver City/Hurley/Deming, New Mexico Summary of Service To Be Provided

Effective Period : Beginning October 3 , 201 2

, through November 2, 2012

Scheduled Service : Clovis: 12 round trips a week to Albuquerque Silver City/Hurley/Deming: 12 round trips a week to Albuquerque Aircraft type: Beechcraft B

- 1900D (19 passenger seats) Intermediate stops and upline service : No service to any other intermediate point is contemplated under the terms of the carrier’s proposal; accordingly, no such service may be provided on subsidized flights without prior Department approval. Timing of flights: Flights must be well

- timed and well

- spaced in order to ensure full compensation.Appendix B

SERVICE LIST

Great Lakes Aviation, Michael Matthews Great Lakes Aviation, Chuck Howell Silver City/Hurley/Deming , Robert Scavron

Clovis Municipal Airport, Gene Bieker