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y ofTranspcxtatkx i Augus t 30 , 201 0 VI A EMAI L Mr . Le n Jarvi Interi mCity Manager City o f Lebano n 5 1 North Park

Stree t Lebanon , Ne w Hampshir e 0376 6 Dea r Mr . Jarvi : I woul dlik e t o update 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 , i

f yo u wish . A s you 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/b/ aCap e Ai r

(Cap e Air ) wa s th e onl y canie r t o respond . I n 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 a

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

Count y Airport

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-year

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 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 . A s yo u know . Cap e Air' s cuiren 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 i n 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 dpiovid e asummary of an dsolici t

th e coinmunily' 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 canie r

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

any final 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 , bu t in an y cas e n o late r

than 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 Secretar y for

afinal decision . I

f yo u hav e questions , o r

i f you 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

you r 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.devany@dot.go v an drenee.williams@dot.gov . Yo u shoul dals o sen dacop y of you r comment s t o Cap e Air . I f 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 Aiipor t

Manager . Sincerely ,

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