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yZ'":' ' Aii G 3 1 P 2 = 3 " o f Transportatio n Augus t 30 , 201 0 VI A EMAI L Mr . Richar dDymen t Airport Manager Lebano n Municipa l Airport 5 Airpark Roa d Suit e 1 Wes t Lebanon , Ne w Hampshir e 0378 4 Dear Mr . Dyment : I woul dlike t o updat e yo u o n th e essentia l ai r servic e situatio n a

t Lebano n an dgiv e yo u a

n opportunity t o submi t

comments , if

yo u wish . A s yo u know , i n anticipatio n of th e en dof

Cap e Air' s curren t

contrac t o n Novembe r

30 , 2010 , b y Orde r 2010-8-3 , issue dAugus t 2 , 2010 , th e Departmen t solicite dproposal s fro mai r carrier s intereste di n providin g essentia l ai r servic e a t Lebanon . Hyanni s Ai r

Service , Inc . d^/ aCap e Ai r

(Cap e Air ) wa s th e onl y carrie r t o respond . In additio n t o ou r

brie f descriptio n below , th e proposals , a s wel l a s Orde r 2010-8-3 , can b e viewe donlin e at

www.regulations.gov . b y doin g asearc h o n Docke t DOT-OST-2003-14822 . Cap e Ai r proposes t o continu e it s cunen t leve l of service , consistin g of

four nonsto p roun d trip s pe r da y t o Bosto n Logan Internationa l Airport , an dtw o nonsto p roun dtrip s pe r day t o Westcheste r

Count y Airpor t

i n Whit e Plains , Ne w York , with 9-seat Cessn a40 2 aircraft . Th e carrie r offer s two-year

an dfour-yea

r subsid y rates , $2,434,43 5 an d$2,347,744 , respectively . Pleas e not e tha t

propose dschedule s ar e illustrativ e an dth e carrier s ma y mak e schedul e change s t o reflec t

changin g conditions . Th e Departmen t expect s subsidize dai r

caiTier s t o maintai n well-time dan dwell-space dflight s t o ensur e full compensation . A s yo u know . Cap e Air' s curren t servic e i s operate dwith 9-seat Cessn a40 2 aircraft . W e not e that thi s aircraf

t doe s not mee t th e 15-or-more-passenger-sea t standar drequire db y ou r governin g statue s (4 9 U.S.C . § 41732(b)(3 ) an d(b)(6)) . However , i f acommunit y indicate s it s willingnes s t o waiv e it s righ t t o receiv e EA S with 15-sea t o r large r aircraft , a s yo u hav e don e in th e past , w e wil l conside r th e waive r

t o appl y onl y t o th e ne w rat e ter munde r consideratio n a

t thi s tim e (i.e. . w e woul dno t assum e that

th e communit y waive s it s right s in perpetuity. )Typically , w e woul dprovid e asummary of an dsolici t

th e community' s preferenc e of th e variou s proposal s an doptions . However , sinc e Cap e Ai r wa s th e onl y carrie r

t o respond , ther e ar e n o option s fro mwhic h t o choose . Nonetheless , w e wante dto giv e yo u a n opportunit y t o submi t

any fina l comment s yo u migh t

hav e for th e recor do n th e propose d service. W e reques t

that yo u revie w thi s informatio n a s expeditiousl y a s possibl e an dsubmi t an y comment s yo u ma y hav e a s soo n a s possible , but i n any cas e n o late r

tha n Septembe r

17 , 2010 . W e wil l carefull y conside r you r comment s befor e w e submi t arecommendatio n t o th e Assistan t Secretary for

afinal decision . I

f yo u hav e questions , o r

i f yo u fin dtha t

yo u nee d additiona l tim e t o draf

t you r comments , pleas e le t

u s know . Pleas e submi t

your comment s t o m e at : EAS@dot.go v In addition , w e woul dappreciat e i f yo u woul demai l you r

comment s t o dennis.devanv@dot.go v an drenee.wiiliams@dot.gov . Yo u shoul dals o sen dacop y o f you r comment s t o Cap e Air . If yo u hav e an y questions , pleas e fee l fre e t o contac t Rene e William s of my staf f a t 202-366-1058 . A n identica l lette r

ha s bee n sen t

t o th e Interi mCit y Manager . Sincerely ,

, o^- e /^^^ ^ Dermi s J . DeVahy , Chie f EA S & Domesti c Analysi s Divisio n Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s