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D U.S . Departmen t o f 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Ave. . S.E . Transportatio n Washington , D C 2059 0 Offic e o f th e Secretar

y O f Transportatio n Jun e 2 , 201 0 VI A EMAI L Ms . Rebecc aCronkite A K Statewid e Aviatio n Statewid e Aviatio n Planne r P.O . Box 19690 0 '-' ^ Ancliorage,A K

9951 9 Dea r Ms . Cronkite : I woul dlike to update yo u on th e essential ai r servic e situatio n a

t Manle y Ho t

Spring s an

d Minto , Alaska , andsolici t

youi " assistanc e i n ou r

effor t to contac t

th e communitie s to giv e the ma n opportunit

y to submi t

comments , if

the y s o wish . A s you know , b y Order

2010-4-11 , issue d Apri l 19 , 2010 , th e Departmen t solicite d proposal s fro mai r carrier s intereste di n providin g essential ai r servic e (EAS ) a

t Manle y Ho t

Spring s and Mint o i n anticipatio n of

th e en do f th e cun-en

t contrac t o n Augus t

31 , 2010 . A

t thi s stage , w e woul dnormall y as k

th e communitie s fo

r thei r preferenc e fo

r variou s carrier s an d servic e options . However , in respons e t o tha t order , Warbelow' s Ai r

Ventures , Inc . (Warbelow's ) wa s th e onl y carrier

t o submi t aproposal . W e wan t

t o exten d th e opportunit

y t o submi t

an y fina l comment s fo

r th e recordtha

t th e communitie s may hav e before w e make acarrier

selectio n recommendatio n t o th e Assistan t Secretary fo

r Aviatio n an

d International Affairs . I n additio n t o our

brie f descriptio n below , th e proposal , a s wel l a s Order 2010-4-11 , ca

n b e viewe donlin e a

t www.regulations.gov . b y doin g asearc h o n Docke t DOT-OST-2004-17563 . Warbelow' s propose s to continu e t o provid e it s curren t leve l o f servic e consistin g o

f thre e flight s aweek

over aFairbanks-Manley-Minto-Fairbank s routin g wit h 3-sea t Cessn a206/20 7 aircraft , a t th e annua l subsidy rat e of

$95,481 . Pleas e note tha

t propose dschedule s ar e illustrativ e an d th e carrie r ma y make schedul e change s t o reflec t

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

canier s to maintai n well-time daii dwell-space d flight s t o ensur e full compensation . M y purpos e i n writin g to you a t thi s tim e i s t o exten d th e opportunit y to submi t

an y fina l comment s fo

r th e recordtha

t th e communitie s ma

y hav e o n th e propose d service . W e reques t tha t yo u revie w thi s informatio n a s expeditiousl y a s possibl e and submi t an y comment s yo

u ma y hav e a s soo n as possible , bu t i n any cas e n o late r

tha n Jun e 30 , 2010 . We wil l carefullyconside r your comment s befor

e w e submi t

arecommendatio n t

o th e Assistan t

Secretar y fo r a fina l decision . I

f yo u hav e questions , o r

i f yo u fin d tha t yo u nee d additional tim e to draf t comments , pleas e le

t u s know . Pleas e submi t

you r comment s t o me at : EAS@dot.go v W e woul dappreciate i

t i f yo u woul d als o sen d acop y of your comment s b y fa

x t o 202-366-7638 , o r

b y emai l t o bot

h dennis.devanv@dot.go v an d renee.williams@dot.eov . Yo u shoul dals o sendacop y of you r comment s t o Warbelow' s Ai r Ventures . I

f yo u hav e an y questions , pleas e fee

l free to contactmexu:JGLRen| e William s o f m y staf f a t 202-366-1058 .

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