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us . 0«partm«n t o f 120 0 No w jerse y Avenue , S E Transportatio n Washington , D C 2059 0 Offic e o f th e Secretar

y o f Transportatio n Jul y 26 , 201 0 WilliamDeBerr

y DOL , Traffi c Manager Bldg470 , Ste . 121 1 140 Replacemen t

Ave . For t Leonard Wood , M O 6547 3 Dea r Mr . DeBerry : I woul d lik e to updat e you o n th e essentia l ai r servic e (EAS ) situatio n a t Jopli n an d For

t Leonar d Wood , and giv e yo

u a n opportunity t o submi t

an y comment s o n th e record befor e w e submi t

a recommendatio n to th e Assistan t Secretar y fo r Aviatio n an d International Affairs . In respons e t o Grea t Lake s Aviation' s notic e of inten t t o terminat e it s schedule d ai r servic e a t Jopli n and For

t Leonar d Wood , th e Departmen t issue d Order

2010-6-9 , Jun e 8 , 2010 , to solici t proposal s fro

m al l intereste d ai r

carrier s t o provid e EA S a t Jopli n and/o r

Fort Leonar d Wood . I

n respons e t o tha

t order , w e receive d proposal s fro mfou r carriers : Alask aJuneau Aeronautics , Inc . d/b/aSeaPor t Airline s (SeaPort) , Hyanni s Ai r Service , Inc . d/b/aCap e Ai r (Cap e Air) , Executiv e Airline s d/b/ a American Eagl e Airline s (America n Eagle) , and Multi-Aero , Inc . d/b/aAi r Choic e On e (Air Choic e One) . Copie s of th e proposal s ma

y b e accesse d onlin e throug h th e Federa l Docke t Managemen t

Syste m (FDMS ) at : http://www.regulations . gov / b y enterin g DOT-OST-2006-2393 2 fo r Jopli n o r DOT

OST-1996-116 7 fo

r For t Leonar d Woo d in th e "Ente r Keywor d o r

ID " field. SeaPor t propose s t o serv e For

t Leonar d Woo d wit

h tw o dail y nonsto p roun d trip s t o St . Loui s (1 4 total per

week) and tw o dail y nonsto p roun d trip s t o Kansa s City (1 4 total pe r week) , utilizin g 9-passenger

Pilatu s PC-1 2 aircraft . It s firs t yea r subsid y reques t

i s $1,838,255 , and it s secon d yea

r subsidy reques t

i s $1,888,509 . Cap e Ai r ha s propose d servic e fro

mFor t Leonard Woo d t o St . Loui s usin g 9-passenger Cessn a 40 2 aircraft . I

t propose s t o operat e four

nonsto p roun d trip s eac h day (2 8 total pe r week ) to St . Loui s fo r a n aimua J subsid y o f

$1,478,102 . Dependin g o n th e community' s luggag e demand . Cap e Air propose s combinatio n passenge r an d freighte

r service. Th e freighter

servic e woul d onl y b e use d when required . A s a n example , i

f 70 % o f departure s require d th e freighte r service , i t woul d resul t

i n a n additiona l $959,66 4 i

n annua l subsidy .American Eagl e propose s to operat e tw o dail y nonsto p roun d trip s (1 4 tota l pe r week ) fro m Jopli n to Dallas/For

t Wort h International Airport , fo r a n annual subsidy rate of

$2,778,756 . American Eagl e propose s t o operat e 66-passenge r ATR-7 2 aircraft' . Ai r Choic e On e ha s propose d servic e t o Jopli n an d For t Leonard Wood . I

t woul d operat e 9-passenge r

Cessn aCarava

n aircraf t t o St . Loui s unde r

al l of it s proposals . There are tw o option s for

Jopli n - fou

r nonsto p roun d trip s eac h weekda y an d weeken d (2 4 tota

l per week ) fo r a n annual subsid y o f

$2,054,483 , or

fiv e nonsto p roun d trip s eac h weekda y and weeken d (3 0 tota l per week) , fo r a n annual subsidy of

$2,442,623 . Ther e are thre e option s fo r For t Leonard Woo d - fou

r nonsto p roun d trip s eac h weekday an d weeken d (2 4 total per week) fo r a n annual subsid y o f $1,704,203 , fiv e nonsto p roun d trip s eac h weekda y and weeken d (3 0 tota

l pe r week) , fo r a n annual subsid y o f

$1,960,797 , o r

si x nonsto p roun d trip s eac h weekda y and weeken d (3 6 tota l pe r week) , fo r a n annua l subsidy o f

2,263,853 . Th e schedule s tha

t th e carrier s hav e propose d ar e illustrativ e only , an d the y ma y make schedul e change s t o reflec t

changin g conditions , e.g. , t o bette r mee t shiftin g connectin g ban

k time s a t th e hub . Th e Departmen t

expect s subsidize d ai r

carrier s to maintai n well-time d an d well-space d flight s in orde r

t o ensur e ful

l compensation . W e reques t

that you revie w eac h proposa l an d submi t an y comment s you ma

y hav e a s soo n a s possible , bu t

n o late r than Augus t

9 , 2010 . W e wil l carefull y conside r you r comment s befor

e w e submi t arecommendatio n to th e Assistan t Secretar y for adecision . Letter s requestin g feedbac k hav e als o bee n sent

to official s o f

bot h communities . Pleas e sen d your

comment s vi ae-mai l to : EAS@dot.go v or b y fa x t o 202-366-7638 . I

f yo u hav e any questions , pleas e fee l free t o contac t

Kevi n Schlemme r

of m y staf f a t kevin.schlemmer@dot.go v o r 202-366-3176 .

Denni s J . DeVan y Chief , Essentia l Ai r

Servic e Division , X-5 3 Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s

cc : Jeffre y Hartz , American Eagl e Airline s Andre w Bonney , Hyanni s Ai r Service , Inc . d/b/aCap e Ai r Shan e Storz , Multi-Aero , Inc . d/b/ aAi r Choic e On e Ro b McKinney , Alask aJunea u Aeronautics , Inc . d^/ aSeaPor t Airline s

' America n Eagl e request s t

o substitute , whe

n needed , a44-passenge r

Embrae r 14 0 o r a50-passenge r

Embraer 14 5 aircraft , t o b e reimburse d a

t th e sam e subsidy rate .