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### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

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ORDER APPROVING ALTERNATE SERVICE PATTERN

Summary
By this order, we are approving an alternate service pattern for Harrison, Arkansas ’ s subsidized essential air service (EAS), operated by Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc. d/b/a

SeaPort Airlines ( SeaPort ) . Service to Kansas City International Airport will now be
permitted, effective April 19, 2010

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Background
By Order 200 9

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- 8, July 9, 2009 , the Department finalized its selection of SeaPort to provide subsidized EAS at El Dorado/Camden, Hot Springs, Jonesboro, and Harrison,

Arkansas

, 1 for a two

- year period beginning when SeaPort inaugurate d full service at all

communities. SeaPort inau gurated service on October 26, 2009. Harrison’s service

consists of 18 nonstop round trips per week to Memphis with 9

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aircraft

. The annual subsidy amount for the first year is $1,695,929, and $1,591,119

, for
the second year.

Proposal and Community Comments
In a March 16 letter to the Department, SeaPort request ed to change one of Harrison’s

three round trips a day from Memphis to Kansas City

, effective April 19, 2010. A

schedule was presented that, after discussions with offi cials in Harrison, was deemed not
acceptable because it offered few connecting opportunities at Kansas City in one

direction due to the flight being scheduled to leave Kansas City before 8:00 a.m. , thus

1 The Order tentatively selecting SeaPort was 2009

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HARRISON, ARKANSAS

Under 49 U.S.C. 41731 et seq

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- 2935eliminating many of the benefits of th e service chang e. After further discussions with
SeaPort and the community , SeaPort submitted a revised schedule on March 26 that was
more favorable for connecting opportunities and the community f inds acceptable.

Decision
We will approve the alternate pattern , which meets the three conditions necessary for
approval under authority assigned under 14 CFR 3 8 5.12(k)(3) of the Department ’s
Regulations: (1) the alternate service pattern is equal to or greater than that determined to
be essential; (2) the community do es not object to the alternate service pattern; and (3)

the alternate ser vice pattern will not increase SeaPort ’ subsidy.

Because we are simply allowing the alternate service pattern and not requiring it, SeaPort
may revert to the original service pattern at an y time.

The weekly compensation ceiling and subsidy rate per flight amounts remain the same as

issued in Order 200 9

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This order is issued under authority assigned in 14 CFR 385.12(k)(3).

ACCORDINGLY,
1. We approve the alternate service pattern for A laska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc. d/b/a

SeaPort Airlines to serve Kansas City

, Missouri , in addition to Memphis, Tennessee ;

2. This docket will remain open until further order of the Department; and

3. We will serve a copy of this order on the mayor of H arrison, Arkansas, the airport

manager of Boone County Regional Airport, and Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc. d/b/a

SeaPort Airlines

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Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of this order under the
Department’s Regulations, 14 CFR 385.30, must file such petitions within ten days after

the date of service of this order.

This order will be effective immediately, and the filing of a petition for review shall not
preclude its effectiveness.

By:

TODD M. HOMAN

Director

Office of Aviation Analysis

(SEAL)

An electronic version of this document is available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov