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# Jul y 28 , 201 0 H
VI A EMAI L Mr . Jame s Lawrenc e - . i Airport Manager f d Watertow nInternationa l Airport ^ rl : 2252 9 Airport

Driv e Watertown , New York

1360 1 Dear Mr . Lawrence : I woul dlik e t o updat e yo u o n th e essentia l ai r servic e situatio na

t Massena , Ogdensbur g an d Watertow n an dgiv e yo u an opportunity t o submi t comments , if

yo u wish
. A s you know , in 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 fromai r carrier s intereste din providin g essentia l ai r servic e a t th e thre e communities
. Inrespons e t o that order , w e receive dproposal s fro mth e incumbent , Hyanni s Ai r Service , Inc . d/b/aCap e Ai r (Cap e Air) , Gulfstrea mInternationa l Airlines , Inc. , an dCharte r Ai r Transport , Inc . Becaus e of

th e larg e numbe r

o f 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 mi nchart form
. Inadditio nt o our attache dsummary , th e proposals , a s wel l a s Orde r 2010-5-32 , ca nb e viewe donlin e a t www.regulations.gov , b y doin g asearc ho nDocke t DOT-OST-1997-2842
. 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 n well-time dan dwell-space dflight s t o ensur e full compensation
. A s yo u 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-sea t standar drequire db y ou r governin g statue s (4 9 U.S.C
. § 41732(b)(3 ) an d(b)(6))
. However , if th e community indicate s it s willingnes s t o waiv e it s righ t t o receiv e EA S with15-seat o r large r aircraft , a s yo u hav e don e in th 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 dnot assum e that

th e communit y waive s it s right s i n 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 nopportunit y t o submi t

any fina l comment s yo u migh t

hav e o n th e propose dservice
. W e reques t that yo u revie w thi s

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

in an y cas e n o late r

thanAugus t

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

afinal decision
. I f yo u hav e questions , o r

i f yo u fin dthat

yo u nee dadditiona l tim e t o draf t you r comments , pleas e le t u s know
. Pleas e submi t

you r comment s t o m e at : EA S @dot.go v In addition , w e woul dappreciat e i f yo u woul demai l you r

comment s t o dennis.devanY@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
. I f yo u hav e an y questions , pleas e fee l fre e t o contac t Rene e William s o f

my staf f a t 202-366-1058
. Identica l letter s hav e bee n sen t t o th e civi c official s o f

th e othe r tw o communities
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