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y o f Transportatio n May 4 , 201 0 VI A EMAI L Mr . Barry Shioshit a Manage r SL V Regiona l Airportl00 2 Termina l Driv e P.O . Bo x 32 8 890 0 Independenc e Wa y Alaniosa,Colorad o 8110 1 Dear Mr . Shioshita : I woul dlik e t o updat e yo u o n th e essentia l ai r servic e situatio n at

Alamos aan dCorte z an d giv e yo u an opportunit y t o submi t comments , i

f yo u wish . A s yo u know , b y Orde r

2010-3-34 , issue dMarc h 30 , 2010 , th e Departmen t solicite d proposal s fro mai r

carrier s intereste di n providin g essentia l ai r servic e a t th e communitie s i n anticipatio n of

th e en do f

th e curren t

contrac t o n Jul y 31 , 2010 . A t

thi s stage , w e woul d normall y as k

for you r preference s fo r

variou s carrier s an dservic e options . However , i n respons e t o tha t

order . Great

Lake s Aviation , Ltd . (th e incumbent) , was th e onl y carrie r t o submi t aproposal . Nonetheless , w e wan t t o giv e yo u an opportunit y t o submi t an y final comment s for

th e recor dtha t

yo u may hav e befor e w e mak e acarrier-selectio n recommendatio n t o th e Assistan t Secretary for

Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affairs . In additio n t o ou r

brie f descriptio n below , th e proposal , a s wel l a s Orde r 2010-3-34 , can b e viewe donlin e a

t www.regulations.gov , b y doin g asearc h o n Docke t DOT-OST-1997-296 0 o r DOT-OST-1998-3508 . Grea t Lake s propose s t o continu e operatin g it s curren t leve l o f service , i.e. , 1 8 nonsto p roun d trip s pe r wee k betwee n eac h community an dDenve r Internationa l Airport , with 19-seat Beec h190 0 aircraft , a

t th e amiual subsid y rat e o f $1,987,15 5 for

Alamosa , an d$1,847,65 7 a t Cortez . Pleas e not e that

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

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

carrier s t o maintai n well-time dan dwell-space dflight s t o ensur e full compensation .M y purpos e in writin g t o you a t thi s tim e i s t o giv e yo u a n opportunity t o submi t

any fina l comment s you migh t

hav e o n th e propose dservice . W e reques t tha t you revie w thi s informatio n a s expeditiousl y a s possibl e an dsubmi t an y comment s yo u may hav e a s soo n a s possible , bu t

i n an y cas e n o late r

tha n Jun e 4 , 2010 . W e wil l carefull y conside r you r comment s before 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 dadditiona l tim e t o draf t you r comments , pleas e le t u s know . Pleas e submi t

you r comment s t o m e at : EAS@dot.gov . I n addition , w e woul dappreciat e i f yo u woul demai l you r

comment s t o both dennis.devanV@dot.go v an drenee.williams@dot.gov . Yo u shoul dals o sen dacop y of you r comment s t o Great

Lakes . I f yo u hav e an y questions , pleas e fee l fre e t o contac t m e o r Rene e William s o f

my staf f a t 202-366-1058 . A n identica l lette r

ha s bee n sen t

t o th e Mayo r

o f Alamosa . Sincerely ,

Denni s J . DeVart^ , Chie f EA S & Domesti c Analysi s Divisio n Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s