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### Than k yo u fo r you r lette r of October 2 2 t o Mr . Rober

t Lettene y expressin g concer n about th e Essentia

l Air Servic e (EAS ) carrier-selectio n proces s a t Ironwoo dan

d Manistee/Ludington , Michigan . Th e EA S progra mi s administere db y th e Department' s Office o f Aviatio n Analysi s andfall s unde r m y purview . A s yo u know , b y Order

2010-9-26 , September

27 , th e Department

determine dtha

t th e tw o applicant s tha

t submitte dbid s di dno t

hav e th e requisite operatin g authorit y necessar y t o provid e EAS . A s aresult , th e Department requeste danother

roun do f proposal s fro

mai r carrier s intereste din providin g EA S a t th e tw o communitie s fo

r athir d time , du e n o later

than October

18 . At th e reques t

of on e applicant

an dwit h suppor t fro m th e communities , th e du e date fo r proposal s wa s extende dunti l October 25 . I n respons e to th e mos t

recent reques t fo r proposals , w e hav e receive datotal o f five proposals , briefly outline dbelow :
• Charter

Air Transpor t t o serv e Milwaukee , Wisconsin , wit h 30-seat , pressurize d turbopro p aircraft ; • Gulfstrea

mInternational Airline s t o serv e Milwauke e utilizin g 19-seat , pressurize dturbopro p aircraft ; • Air Choic e One , tw o options , to serv e Chicag o O'Har e International Airpor t utilizin g 9-sea

t turbopro p aircraft ; • Seapor

t Airlines , tw o option s dependin g o n th e hub serve d(Minneapoli s and Milwauke e o r

Minneapoli s an dDetroit ) utilizin g 9-seat , pressurize dturbopro p aircraft ; and • Chautauqu aAirlines , d/b/aFrontier Airlines , t o serv e Milwauke e utilizin g 37-sea t je t aircraft . O n Octobe r 2 6 m y staf f share dth e detail s o

f th e proposal s wit

h Mr . DuRa

y an dsolicite d communit y conunent s an dpreferences . W e ar e awar e tha t thei r preliminar

y positio n no w i s t o favo r Frontier Airlines . However , a s th e carrier-selectio n proceedin g i s competitiv e

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The Honorabl e Her

b Kohl Pag e 2 an di s currentl y under

revie w b y th e Department , I a msure you understan dtha t I carmo t commen t on th e merit s o f

th e proposals . I assure you , however , tha t th e Department-wil l full y consider al l o f th e proposals , an dmak e it s awar dbase do n th e selectio n criteri a detaile di n th e governin g statutes , includin g communit y views . I share th e Airpor t Manager' s interest s in findmg areplacemen t carrier i n atimel y maimer . However , res t assure dtha

t oui * overal l goal i s t o findth e bes t fi t for th e community . A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a

mplacin g acop y of

your letter andm y respons e in Docket DOT-OST-1996-126 6 a s acontac t outsid e tihe recordo

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l firee to cal l me . Sincerel y yours . SuSa n L . Kurlan d Assistan t Secretar y for Aviatio n an dInternational Affair s Cc : Mr . Duan e DuRay , Gogebic-Iro n Count y Airpor t Mr . Rya n Rnocke , U.S . Senato r

Her b Kohl' s Office , Madison , WI

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### Octobe r 22 . 201 0 Mr . Rober t Leneney Deput y Assistant

Secretar y fo r Governmental Affairs U.S . Department

of Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jersey Avenue , S E Washington , D.C . 2059 0 Dea r Mr . Letteney : I a mwritin g on behal f

o f m y constituent , Mr . Duan e DuRay , fro mIronwood , Michiga

n who i s th e current

manager o f th e Gogebic-Iro n Count

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m Charter Ai r Transport . 1 hav e enclose dacop y o f hi s correspondenc e fo

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# Gogebic-Iron Count

y Airpor t E556 0 Airpor

t Roa d SC r3 0 . nOGEBIC-IRO N AIRPOR T BOAR D ironwood . Michiga n 4993 8 Josep h Bonovetz, Chairma

n Phone ; 906-932-312 1 Duan e R . DuRay , Manage r Rober t Ber g Ji m OliverF/0< ' 906-932-440 1 Mind y Prenderville , Admin.Asst . LeRo y Kanga s Donn a Scors e Bo b Mori n Bria n Tarr o PauiMuiiar d Johnwiii a e-mail : iwd@chartermi.ne t 

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# 3 0 201 0 Septembe r 24,201 0 Senator Koh l 33 0 Har t Senat e Offic e Buildin g Washington , D C 2051 0 Dea r Senator Kohl : I' mwritin g thi s lette r

t o your offic e requestin g an

y assistanc e available . A s yo u ma y know , ov x airpor t i s provide dflights through th e Essentia l Air Servic e (EAS ) progra

m an dw e ar e currentl y addressin g issue s relate dto ou r lates t EA S bid . I fee

l th e very surviva l o f ou r airpor t relie s o n th e outcom e o

f thi s situation . A brie f synopsis : Bac k i n Februar

y 2010 , th e DO T pu t

out areques t fo r proposal s (RFP) askin g fo r bid s t o provid e air

servic e fo r Ironwood/Ashland , Wi. , Iron Mountain , Manistee , an dEscanaba , Michigan , In thi s reques t

th e DO T als o synchronize dthes e fou r airport s wit

h th e belie f

o f asingl e air

carrier providin g abi dt o suppor

t al l fou r airports . Fom

- companie s ha

d provide dbid s i n respons e to th e DOT' s RFP , Charte r Air Transpor t (CAT ) / Publi c Charter , Inc . (PI) , Grea

t Lake s Airline s an

dSovereig n Air ; bid s reflecte dservic e fo r all fou r citie s whil e th e remainin g company , Mesab aAirline s onl y supporte dEscanab aan d Iro n Mountain wit

h flights. Iro n Mountain andEscanab aaccepte dth e proposa l from Mesab aAirline s andth e DO T awarde dth e contrac t but Ironwood/Ashlan dan

dManiste e wer e stil l i n nee do f aproposal to provid e ai

r service . Wit

h thi s scenario , th e DOT hadt o reques t fo r new bid s coverin g onl y Ironwood/Ashlandan dManistee . Jun e 4,2010 , th e DO T requeste dproposal s t o provid e ai r servic e fo r Ironwood/Ashlan d an dManiste e airport s an dhadreceive donl y tw o proposals , fromCA

T /P I an d Sovereig n Air , Wit

h muc h deliberatio n fromIronwood/Ashlan dan dManistee , both ' communitie s ha

drequeste dth e DO T accept th e proposa

l provide dthrough Charte

r Ai r Transport . A s th e DO T wa s preparin g t o awar dth e two yea

r contrac t fo r ai r servic e to CA

T /PI , Grea t Lake s Airline s hadinfonne dMr . Denni s DeVan y (DOT ) o f

possibl e issue s relatin g to CAT / P I an dthei r lega l abilit y to perfor mEA S fliglits. CAT /

PI ha s vigorousl y debate dth e issue s th e DO T an dth e FA A hav e raise dregardin g EA S schedule dflights.

### X-10 1 lO.VOO l Thes e continue ddelay s with contrac t awardin g an

dour curren t fliglit schedul e i n Ironwoo dha s cause dou r

airline s boarding s t o drop ove r fifty percent . Bot

h Ironwoo dan d Maniste e hav e continue dt o suppor t th e C.\ T / P I proposa

l knowin g w e needachang e fromou r current situation . Our

communitie s believ e th e needs , desires , an dgrovit h potentia l wil l b e me t

unde r th e servic e CA

T /P I woul dprovid e a s apubli c charter . I fee l th e EA S systemi s strugglin g t o maintai n th e cmrent

structur e an dthe y shoul db e willin g t o look a t th e CA T /P I proposal a s apossibl e fix to some of th e problem s currently plaguin g thi s program . Include di n thi s packet

ar e other document s tha

t will furthe

r expla mth e structure o f

thi s propsa

l an dhow i t woul dprovide servic e tha t complie s to all o f th e EA S requirement s fo

r you r review . A s askedearlier , w e ar e requestin g assistanc e wit h thi s issue . I woul dlik

e t o reques t a persona l cal l fromSenato r

Kohl , i f possible , to : Ms . ChristaFomarott o (DOT ) Phone : 202-366-4451 ; Email : christa.fomarotto@dot.go v She i s th e political appointe e wh o 1 a mtol di s bein g briefe don thi s issu e an dI beUeve she woul db e th e mos t

logical perso n wh

o deal s wit

h EAS . Ms . Susa n Kurlan d(DOT ) Phone : 202-366-8822 ; Email : susan.kurland@.dot.gov She i s th e nex t

highe r leve l "policy " person . She i s alawye r wit h a n airport s backgrovm

d an dsh e worke daviatio n issue s fo r th e Obam acampaig n s o she i s goin g to b e sensitiv e t o politica l aspects . Mr . Rober t Rivkin , General Counsel Phone : 202-366-470 2 o r 4713, . H e wa s aChicag o director o f transi t andclos e personall y t o President Obama . W e believ e Mr . Rivki n ma y not b e familia r enoug h i n aviatio n regulator y la w to criticall y evaluate wha t hi s staf f present s him . Mr . Rivki n need s to hea r th e lega l argument s tha

t shoul db e mad

e i n favo r of aconcept wit h potentiall y grea

t economi c valu e t

o EA S communities , a

t th e same tun e woul dreduc e th e federa

l budgetar y costs . I wouldno t

b e requestin g suc h attentio n i f I di dnot beUeve thi s to b e in acritica l stag e fo r the communitie s affected . Than k you fo r you r immediat e attentio n o

f thi s urgen t issue . Sincerely , Duane R . DuRa

y Airpor t Manager Gogebic-Iro n Count

y Airport

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Charte rAi rTranspor

t (CAT ) an d Publi c Charters , Inc . (PI ) hav e presente d proposal s t o Ironwoo d an d Maniste e airport s i n Michiga n t o provid e twic e dail y weekda y sen/ic e (wit h on e dail y roundtri p o n weekends ) o n a 3 0 seat Embrae rBrasili a Turbopro p aircraft includin g ful l fligh t attendan t sen/ice s an d privat e airlin e lavatories . Thes e service s ar e superio rt o th e Incumben t carrie rtha t I s receivin g subsid y unde rth e Essentia l Ai rServic e Progra m (EAS) , whic h ha s submitte d a 'n o bid " fo rcontinue d sen/ic e wit h thes e communitie s whic h woul d enabl e the m t o b e "hel d in " b y DO T o n a "cos t plus " basi s i f the y ca n eliminat e an y othe rqualifie d carrier . Charte rAi rTranspor t i s a qualifie d carrie rtha t currentl y tv^c e dail y servic e int o Atlanti c Cit y airport , withou t federa l subsidy . DOT foun d tha t CA T wa s "fit " t o provid e thes e "schedule d services. " Bot h Ironwoo d an d Maniste e suppor t th e proposa l mad e b

y Charte rAi rTranspor

t an d Publi c Charters , Inc . t o provid e th e intende d servic e a t eac h o f th e airport s becaus e I t wil l lin k th e communitie s t o th e hu b airpor t Milwauke e (MKE ) serve d b y Southwes t an d Frontie rAirlines . Th e propose d flights woul d b e markete d a s 'publi c charters ' i n th e sam e way a s CAT s non-subsidize d services . P 1 ha s a revolutionar y capabilit y t o sel l ticket s throug h th e Globa l Distributio n Syste m (GDS) , th e automate d ticke t distributio n outlet s use d by trave l agent s an d onlin e inteme t providers lik e Travelocity . Thi s uniqu e ticketin g capabilit y woul d provid e passenger s fro m EA S communitie s wit h a n ability t o bu y ticket s an d construc t trave l itinerarie s tha t ar e indistinguishabl e fro m ticketin g option s availabl e fro m "schedule d ai rcarriers ' tha t operat e larg e aircraf t an d lon g ag o droppe d ou t o f EA S mari<ets . Congres s intende d tha t EA S subsidie s provid e th e mean s fo religibl e communitie s t o maintai n thei rconnectio n t o th e nationa l ai rtransportatio n system . Th e Charte rAJ r Transpor t / Publi c Charters , Inc . proposa l provide s multipl e dail y frequencie s a t fixed time s by a n ai rcam'e rDO T ha s foun d fit t o provid e "schedule d services. " Th e EA S proposa l meet s al l th e specifi c aircraf t an d sen/ic e criteri a tha t Congres s specifie d fo rEAS subsidize d services , (se e attache d 40 9 U.S.C . §41732) . Bu t becaus e i t woul d b e markete d unde rpubli c charte rregulations , DO T i s bein g tol d by Great Lake s Airiines , th e incumben t carrier , tha t publi c charter s d o no t mee t th e Inten t o f "schedule d ai rtransportatio n service. " Th e incumben t EA S carrie rwant s t o bloc k a publi c charte rservic e optio n s o i t ca n continu e t o ge t federa l mone y o n a 'cos t plus " basi s tha t vi/il l increas e th e cost s o f th e federa l subsidy . Th e curren t EA S operato ri s providin g les s tha n adequat e servic e wit h delay s an d cancellation s withou t servic e fc ru p t o 2 consecutiv e day s a t a time . Commo n sens e says 'schedule d ai rtransportation " refers t o an y offerin g t o transpor t passenger

s i n acconjanc e wit h a publishe d schedul e tha t i s hel d ou t t o th e publi c i n advance fo rsale—somethin g tha t i s a share d characteristi c o f airiines ' "schedules " o r"fligh t schedules " offere d a s publi c charters. " Th e onl y consideration s that shoul d matte ri s vi^ic h proposa l bes t satisfie s th e element s tha t Congres s identifie d a s definin g th e attribute s of minimu m EA S servic e eligibl e fo rsubsidy . I n thi s regard , th e CAT/PC 1 Proposa l i s cleari y superio ran d coul d b e provide d at a lowe rcos t tha n th e kind s o f inferio rservice s fo rwhic h DOT ha s bee n payin g EA S subsidies . Unles s DO

T exercise s it s lega l prerogative s t o promot e innovativ e EAS ser^ric e proposals , tli e futur e of EA S i s bleak . A numbe ro f communitie s are now serve d wit h 9 sea t aircraft tha t d o no t mee t th e statutor y definitio n fo rminimu m EAS servic e (whic h expressl y require s us e o f aircraft wit h 1 5 seat s o rmore ) becaus e th e community wa s force d t o waiv e becaus e ther e wa s n o othe rwillin g servic e provider . Thes e smal l aircraf t operat e unde rles s stringen t safety standards . DO T als o permit s EAS carriers todstive rpassenger s t o FBO s (genera l aviatio n terminal s withou t TS A screening)—no t eve n connectin g the m wit h th e airpor

t terminals . Severa l cunren t EA S operator s sel l ticket s onl y o n thei row n websites , providin g n o acces s t o th e traditiona l schedule d servic e ticketin g outlet s tha t Charte rAi rTranspor t an d Publi c Charters , Inc . ca n provide . DO T shoul d exercis e It s lega l interpretiv e discretio n t o authoriz e publi c charte rservic e tha t exceed s th e statutor y minimu m an d provide s a leve l o f servic e tha t th e communitie s regar d a s a superio rfor m of "schedule d service. " EA S communitie s shoul d hav e th e right t o decid e tha t a propose d servic e meet s thei rneeds . W e oppos e lega l maneuverin g b y incumben t cam'er s t o perpetuat e highe rcost s an d ba d service—tha t i s no t th e kin d o f suppor t ou r communitie s wan t fro m DOT .

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## 4 9 us e Titl e VI I SUBCHAPTE RII~SMALL COMMUNIT Y AI RSERVIC E Sec . 41732 . Basi c essentia l ai r servic e (a ) General.—Basi c essentia l ai r servic e provide d unde r sectio n 4173 3 o f thi s titl e i s schedule d ai r transportatio n o f passenger s an d cargo — (1 ) t o a hu b airpor t tha t ha s convenien t connectin g o r single plan e ai r servic e t o a substantia l numbe r o f destination s beyon d tha t airport ; o r (2 ) t o a smal l hu b o r nonhu b airport , whe n i n Alask a o r whe n th e neares t hu b airpor t i s mor e tha n 40 0 mile s fro ma n eligibl e place . (b ) Minimu mRequirements.—Basi c essentia l ai r servic e shal l includ e a t leas t th e following :

(1)(A ) fo r a plac e no t i n Alaska , 2 dail yroun d trip s 6 day s a week , wit h no t mor e tha n on e intermediat e sto p o n eac h flight ; o r (B ) fo r a plac e i n Alaska , a leve l o f servic e a t leas t equa l t o tha t provide d i n 197 6 o r 2 roun d trip s a week , whicheve r i s greater , excep t tha t th e Secretar yo f Transportatio n an d th e appropriat e Stat e authorit yo f Alask a ma yagre e t o a differen t leve l o f servic e afte r consultin g wit h th e affecte d community . (2 ) flight s a t reasonabl e time s considerin g th e need s o f passenger s wit h connectin g flight s a t th e airpor t an d a t price s tha t ar e no t excessiv e compare d t o th e generall yprevailin g price s o f othe r ai r carrier s fo r lik e servic e betwee n simila r places . (3 ) fo r a plac e no t i n Alaska , servic e provide d i n a n aircraf t wit h a n effectiv e capacit yo f a t leas t 1 5 passenger s i f th e averag e dail yboarding s a t th e plac e i n an ycalenda r yea r fro m 1976-198 6 wer e mor e tha n 1 1 passenger s unless- -

(A ) tha t level-of-servic e requiremen t woul d requir e payin g compensatio n i n a fisca l yea r unde r sectio n 41733(d ) o r 41734(d ) o r (e ) o f thi s titl e fo r th e plac e whe n compensatio n otherwis e woul d no t (B ) th e affecte d communit yagree s wit h th e Secretar yi n writin g t o th e us e o f smalle r aircraf t t o provid e servic e t o th e place . (4 ) servic e accommodatin g th e estimate d passenge r an d propert y traffi c a t a n averag e loa d factor , fo r eac h clas s o f traffi c considerin g seasona l demand s fo r th e service , o f no t mor e than —

(A ) 5 0 percent ; o r (B ) 6 0 percen t whe n servic e i s provide d b yaircraf t wit h mor e tha n 1 4 passenge r seats . (5 ) servic e provide d i n aircraf t wit h a t leas t 2 engine s an d usin g 2 pilots , unles s schedule d ai r transportatio n ha s no t bee n provide d t o th e plac e i n aircraf t wit h a t leas t 2 engine s an d usin g 2 pilot s fo r a t leas t 6 0 consecutiv e operatin g day s a t an ytim e sinc e Octobe r 31 , 1978 . (6 ) servic e provide d b ypressurize d aircraf t whe n th e servic e i s provide d b yaircraf t tha t regularl yfl yabov e 8,00 0 fee t i n altitude . (Pub . L . 103-272 , Sec . 1(e) , Jul y5 , 1994 , 10 8 Stat . 1144. )

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# Gogebic-Iron Count

y Airpor t E556 0 Airpor t Roa d GQGEBIC-rRO N AIRPOR T BOAR D Ironw^ood , Michiga n 4993 8 Josep h Bonovetz , Chairma n Phone : 906-932-312 1 Duan e R . DuRay , Manage r Rober t Ber g Ji m Olive rPAY - onf i Q'^9«ddn i Mind y Prenderville , Admin.Asst . LeRo y Kanga s Donna Scors

e f^'^ - aUb-yjii-44U 1 Bob Mori n Bria n Tarr o PauiMuiiar

d JohnWilta e-mail : iwd@chartermi.ne t 

### October 12 , 201 0 Senator Kohl 1 4 Wes t Mifflin Street , Suite 20 7 Madison , W I 5370 3 Dea r Senato r Kohl : Th e Gogebic-Iro n Count

y Airpor t hadrecentl y contacte dyour offic e in regard s to th e Essentia l Air Servic e (EAS ) bid s an

dth e decisio n o f

th e Department

o f Transportatio n (DOT ) t o rejec t

aproposal fromCharter

Air Transpor t (CAT ) to provid e ai r

servic e t o th e Gogebic-Iro n Count

y Airport . Enclose dare "Airlin e Performanc e Reports " base do n th e servic e currentl y being provide dto th e Gogebic-Iro n Count

y Airpor t b y Grea t Lake s Aviation . Pleas e take th e tim e to revie w thes e report s an

dtake not e o f

th e consistent

decreas e i n anivaJ s anddeparture s an dth e decreas e i n ridership throug h th e years . I n 2007 and2008 , th e Gogebic-Iro n Count y Airpor t hadMidwes t

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n ai r servic e provider

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h th e curren t

schedule , our

local businesse s ar

e forcedto us e out of-tow n airport s o r

other form s o f transportation . Thank yo u fo r your time , consideratio n an

dsuppor t i n thi s ver

y important

issue . Sincerely , Duan e R . DuRa

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