Order 2010-8-17

Served: August 31, 2010

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

on the 31st day of August, 2010

Essential Air Service at

FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI

JOPLIN, MISSOURI

under 49 U.S.C. 41731 et seq.

DOCKET OST-1996-1167

DOCKET OST-2006-23932

ORDER EXTENDING SERVICE OBLIGATION

Summary

By this order, the Department of Transportation extends the essential air service (EAS) 

obligation of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. (Great Lakes), at Fort Leonard Wood and Joplin, MO, 

for an additional 30 days, through October 4, 2010.

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Background

On May 4, 2010, Great Lakes filed a 90-day notice with the Department of its intent to terminate 

its subsidized service at Fort Leonard Wood and Joplin effective August 2, 2010. By

Order 2010-6-9, June 8, 2010, the Department prohibited Great Lakes from suspending service

through September 2 at the communities, and requested proposals, with subsidy if necessary, 

from carriers interested in providing replacement service. 

In response to our request, we have received several carrier proposals. Although we expect to 

issue a decision in the very near future, the carrier-selection process is still in progress. 

Therefore, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), we will require Great Lakes to provide the 

service levels at these communities as prescribed in the ordering paragraphs of the respective 

selection orders,

2 until replacement service is fully in place.

This order is issued under authority assigned in 14 CFR 385.12(k)(5).

ACCORDINGLY,

1. We require Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to maintain the level of essential air service at the Fort 

Leonard Wood, Missouri, as described in Order 2009-10-13, and for Joplin, Missouri, as 

 

1 Since October 2nd is a Saturday, this hold-in period will end on Monday, October 4th. (See 14 CFR 302.08.)

2 Order 2009-10-13, October 22, 2009, for Fort Leonard Wood and Order 2008-7-8, July 3, 2008, for Joplin.
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described in Order 2008-7-8, for an additional 30 days, through October 4, 2010, or until suitable 

replacement service actually begins, whichever occurs first;

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2. We direct Great Lakes Aviation to retain all books, records, and other source and summary

documentation to support subsidy claims for payment, and to preserve and maintain such 

documentation in a manner that readily permits its audit and examination by representatives of 

the Department. Such documentation shall be retained for seven years or until the Department 

indicates that the records may be destroyed, whichever comes first. Copies of flight logs for 

aircraft sold or disposed of must be retained. The carrier may forfeit its compensation for any

claim that is not supported under the terms of this order;

3. These dockets will remain open until further order of the Department; and

4. We will serve copies of this order on the mayors and airport managers of Fort Leonard Wood

and Joplin, MO, and on Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of this order under the Department’s 

Aviation Economic Regulations, 14 CFR 385.50, must file such petitions within ten (10) 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 World Wide Web at

www.regulations.gov

 

3 In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), we will extend Great Lakes’ service obligation for successive 30-day 

periods, as necessary, until suitable replacement service actually begins.