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## Offic e Ofth e Secretar y of^fonsportdtio n Jul y 28 , 201 0

V I AEMAI L Th e Honorabl e Willia mD
. Nelso n Mayo r S Cit y Hall , Roo m1 ^ Ogdensburg , Ne w Yor k 1366 9 e" > Dea r Mayo r Nelson : Iwoul dlik e t o updat e yo u o nth e essentia l ai r servic e situatio na t

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

yo u wish
. A s yo u know , i nanticipatio no f 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 dMa y 28 , 2010 , th e Departmen t solicite dproposal s fro mai r carrier s intereste di nprovidin g essentia l ai r servic e a t

th e thre e communities
. I nrespons e t o tha t 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 o f

th e larg e numbe r

o f service/subsid y options , rathe r tha ndescrib ethe mi nnarrativ e form , w e hav e include da nattachmen t tha t summarize s the mi nchar t form
. I nadditio nt o ou r 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 tha t

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 ful l compensation
. A s yo u know
. Cap e Air' s curren t servic e i s operate dwit h9-sea t Cessn a40 2 aircraft
. W e not e tha t thi s aircraft

doe s no t

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 , i f th ecommunit y indicate s it s willingnes s t o waiv e it s righ t t o receiv e EA S wit h15-sea t o r large r aircraft , a s yo u hav e don e i nth 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-yea r ter munde r consideratio na t

thi s tim e (i.e. , w e woul dno t assum e tha t

th ecommunit y waive s it s right s i n perpetuity. ) M y puipos e i nwritin g t o yo u a t thi s tim ei s t o giv e yo u a nopportunit y t o submi t an y fina l comment s yo u migh t hav e o nth e propose dservice
. W e reques t tha t yo u revie w thi s informatio na s expeditiousl y a s possibl e an dsubmi t an y comment s yo u ma y hav e a s soo na s

# possible , but inan y cas en o later

thanAugus t

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

afina l decision
. I f you hav equestions , o r

i f you findthat

yo u nee dadditional tim e t o draf t your comments , pleas e let u s know
. Pleas e submi t

you r comment s t o m e at : EAS@dot.go v Inaddition , w ewoul dappreciat eif 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
. I f yo u hav e an y questions , pleas e fee l fre e t o contac t Rene e William s of

my staf f at 202-366-1058
. Identical letter s hav ebee nsen t t o th e civi c official s of

th e othe r tw o communities
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