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1366 9 Dea r Mr
. Davis : I woul dlike t o updat e yo u o n th e essentia l ai r servic e situatio nat

Massena , Ogdensbur g an d Watertow nan dgiv e yo u an opportunit y t o submi t comments , i

f yo u wish
. A s yo u know , i n anticipatio n of th e en do f

Cap e Air' s curren t

contrac t o nSeptembe r

30 , 2010 , b y Orde r

2010-5-32 , issue dMay 28 , 2010 , th e Departmen t solicite dproposal s fromair carrier s intereste di n providin g essentia l ai r servic e a t th e thre e communities , h i respons e t o that order , w e receive dproposal s fromth e incumbent , Hyanni s Ai r Service , Inc
. d/b/ aCap e Ai r (Cap e Air) , Gulfstrea mhitemationa l Airlines , Inc. , an dCharte r Ai r Transport , Inc
. Becaus e of

th e larg e numbe r

of service/subsid y options , rathe r tha ndescrib e the minnarrativ e form , w e hav e include dan attachmen t that summarize s the minchart form
. Inadditio nt o our attache dsummary , th e proposals , a s wel l a s Orde r 2010-5-32 , canb e viewe donlin e a t www.regulations.gov , b y doin g asearc ho nDocke t DOT-OST-I997-2842
. Pleas e not e that

propose dschedule s ar e illustrativ e an dth e carrier s ma y 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 nwell-time dan dwell-space dflight s t o ensur e full compensation
. A s you know , Cap e Air' s curren t servic e i s operate dwith9-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-seat 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 th e communit y indicate s it s willingnes s t o waiv e it s righ t t o receiv e EA S with15-sea t o r large r aircraft , a s yo u hav e don e inth e past , w e wil l conside r th e waive r

t o appl y onl y t o th e ne w two-year termunde 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. ) M y purpos e in writin g t o yo u a t thi s tim e i s t o giv e yo u a nopportunity t o submi t

an y fina l comment s you migh t

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# informatio na s expeditiousl y a s possibl e an dsubmi t any comment s you may hav e a s soo n as possible , but

in an y cas e n o late r

thanAugus t

20 , 2010
. W e wil l carefull y conside r you r comment s before w e submi t arecommendatio nt o th e Assistan t Secretar y for

afinal decision
. I f you hav e questions , o r

i f yo u fin dthat

you nee dadditiona l tim e t o draf t you r comments , pleas e let 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.devanv@dot.go v an drenee.williams@dot.gov
. Yo u shoul dals o sen dacop y of your comment s t o al l applicants
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my staf f a t 202-366-1058
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th e othe r tw o communities
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