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From : Swanson , Bria n (OST ) Sent : Friday , Jul y16 , 201 0 4:2 2 P M To : 40-Mil e Air , Lei f Wilson ; 40-Mil e Air , Vaness a Thompson ; Adams , Kevin , Work ; Aer o Twin , AACA , Ton yCestnik ; Ai rExcursions , Mario n Broughto n ; Ai rExcursions , Mik e Loverink ; Alask a Ai rCarrier s Association , Jo yJourneay ; Alask a Airlines , Jo e Sprague ; Alask a Airlines , Sand ySinick ; Alask a Centra l Express , Joh n Seamon ; Alask a Centra l Express , Mik e Bergt ; Alask a Centra l Express , Stev e Endlich ; Alask a DOT , Mar c Luiken ; Alask a DOT , Rebecc a Cronkhite ; Alask a DOT-Medicai d Passenge rFares ; Alask a Seaplanes , Crai g Loken ; Alse k Air , Le s an d Debr a Hartley ; Arcti cCircle , Donal d Singsaas ; Arcti c Circle , Kell yHarris ; Arcti c Transportatio n Service s (ATS) , Wilfre d Ryan ; Arcti cTransportatio n Services , (ATS) , Ji m Hjel m ; Berin g Air , Alie n Haddadi ; Berin g Air , Ji m Rowe ; Bo b Stanfor d (lslairbk@Alaska.corti) ; Congressional , Begich , Davi d Ramseur ; Congressional , Begich , Mega n Foster ; Congressional , Begich , Tiffan yZulkosky ; Congressional , Murkowski , Arn e Fuglvo g ; Congressional , Young , Jerem yPrice ; Consultant , Han k Myers ; Consultant , Ke n Acton ; j Consultant , Nor m Israelson ; Coppe rValle yAir , Dav e Parmenter ; Coppe rValle yAir , Tod d Han d ; Dorat o Jets ; Dorat o Jets , Mar k McKenna ; ER AAviation , Lor i Goodma n ; Er a Aviation; , i Stev e Wahrnk e ; Frontie rFlying, Bo b Hajducovich ; Frontie rFlying , Pau l Hendrickso n ; Gran t - Aviation , Bruc e McGlasson ; Hageland , Mik e Hageland ; Hageland , Patric k Thursto n ; Harri s ;.'

. Air , Fl yHackett ; Harri s Air , Scott ; Harri s Air , Scot t Harris ; Homelan d Security , Davi d Bernier;! ^ Homelan d Security , Ragan , William ; Home rAir , And ySmircic h ; lliamn a Air , Ti m LaPort e ; Inlan d Aviation , Stephe n Hill ; Islan d Air , Jennife rStanford ; Katma i Air , Sonn yPeterson ; LA B Flyin g Service , Eri cBennett ; Larry s Flying , Jea n Chenaille ; Michae l Duff y (Michael.Duffy@dhs.gov) ; Myers , Larr y(OST) ; Norther n Ai rcargo , Dav e Squier ; Norther n Ai r Cargo , Keve n Schlosstein ; OST , Denni s DeVany ; OST , Rene e Williams ; Pacifi c Ainways , Stev e Montanus ; PenAi rConsultant , Patric k Rizzi ; PenAir , Dann ySeybert ; PenAir , Ki m Kawaguchi ; PenAir , Ori n Seybert ; PenAir , Robert Cohn ; PenAir , Scot t BlOomquist ; ProMech , Mar k Sessom s ; RITA , Benar d Stankus ; Salmo n Air , Ro n Salmo n ; Seaport/Wing s o f Alaska , Nat e Vallier ; Seaport/Wing s of Alaska , Ro b McKinney ; Servan t Air , We s Osowski ; Skagway , Be n Lingle ; Smoke yBa yAir , Clair e McCann ; Sperna k Airways , Mik e Spernak ; Stev e Warnk e (sw@flyera.com) ; Tanan a Ai rService , Bria n Martin ; Taqua n Ai rService , Brie n Salazaar ; Taquan , Becki e Allen ; Tatonduk , Controller , Tin a Paylor ; Tatonduk , Marketing , Robert Ragar ; Tatonduk , Owner , Robert Everts ; USPS , Gre g Garci a ; USPS , Leonar d Kilburn ; USPS , Mar y Tobias ; USPS , Stev e Deaton ; USPS , Tin a Campbell ; USPS , Willia m Jones ; Warbelow s Ai r Ventures , Art Warbelow ; War d Air , E d Kiesel ; War d Air , To m Williams ; Wing s Airlin e Services , Bo b Jacobse n ; Wing s Airlin e Services , Holl yJohnson ; Wrigh t Ai rService , Bo b Bursiel ; Yute , Ti m Votti s Cc : Devany , Denni s (OST ) Subject : Solicitin g comment s o n EA S proposal s a t Cap e Yakatag a an d IcyBay , Alask a Attachments : AlsekProposal07082010.pd f c 3



### All : I woul dlik e to updat e yo u on the Essentia

l Ai r Servic e (EAS ) situatio n a

t Cape Yakatag a an dIc y Ba y an dgive yo u a n opportunit

y t o submi t comments i

f yo u wish

. I n anticipation o

f th e en do f Alse k Ai r Service' s curren

t contract on Octobe

r 31 , 2010 , the Departmen

t issuedOrde

r 2010-6-1 5 on June 11,2010 , to solicit proposal s fro

mal l interested ai r carrier s t o provide EAS a

t Cap e Yakatag aan

dIc y Ba y fo r anew , two-yea

r term

. I n respons e to tha

t order , the incumben

t carrie r was the onl

y part y t o submi t aproposal

. W e have directedthe carrie

r to serve it s proposa

l on you
. A cop

y o f the proposa

l i s attachedan

dma y als o b e accessedonline (a t http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#searchResults?Ne=ll-f8+8053-i-8098-t-8 074+8066+8084-i-l&Ntt=DOT-OST-1996-2009&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchall&N=0)o r

throug hth e Federa l Docke t Managemen t

Syste mat : http://www.regulations.go v b y doin g a searc ho n Docke t

Numbe r DOT-OST-1996-2009

. A s aresult , w e wil l onl y briefl y summariz e th e proposa l below

. Alse k Ai r Servic e submitte daproposa l t o continu e t o provid e thre e roun dtrip s eac hwee k t o Yakutat

fro mMa y throug hOctober , an dtw o roun dtrip s eac hweek fro mNovembe r throug hApril , witha

n intermediat e sto p at

Eas t Ic y Bay , utilizin g 4-seat

o r 5-sea t Cessn a aircraft , for

a n annual subsid y rat e for

bot hcommunitie s o f

$91,000 , a

n increas e o f

$13,00 0 ove r th e existin g EA S contract

. Pleas e not e that

th e fare s show n ar e ne t

of certai n charge s suc ha s Federa l transportatio n security fees , excis e o r

ticke t taxes , an dPassenge r

Facility Charges

. O f

course , carrier s hav e th e discretio n t o charg e fare s the y dee mappropriate , an dth e passenge r fare s presente di n thei r proposal s hav e bee n develope dfor subsid y rat e computatio n purpose s only

. Base do n th e cos t element s incorporate di n th e carrier s computatio n summaries , th e carrier s woul dhav e t o realiz e passenge r

fare s comparabl e t o th e average s show n i n thei r proposal s i n orde r

t o achiev e break-eve n o r

profitabl e operation s withou t subsidy

. Yo u shoul dals o not e that th e carrier' s schedul e may chang e t o reflec t changin g condition s (e.g. , t o bette r mee t flight s a t th e hub)

. Th e Departmen t

doe s expec t

subsidize dai r

carrier s t o maintai n well-time dan dwell

space dflight s i n orde r

t o ensur e full compensation

. W e reques t

that yo u submi t

an y comment s yo u may hav e a s soo n a s possible , but i n any cas e n o late r

than Augus t

17 , 2010

. Pleas e sen dyour comment s b y fa

x t o 202-366-763 8 o r b y emai l t o bothdermi s .devan y @ dot , go v an dbrian. s wanso n @ dot , gov
. Ou r rule s requir e tha t yo u sen dyou r

comment s t o bothapplicant s a s well

. I f you hav e any questions , or nee d mor e tim e t o reply , pleas e feel fre e t o contac t Bria n Swanso n of

my staf f a t 202-366-5392

. Sincerely ,

Denni s J

. DeVan y Chief , Essentia l Ai r

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