TH E SECRETARY O F TRANSPORTATIO i WASHINGTON , D.C . 2059 0 

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Th e Honorabl e Joh n D . Rockefeller IV Unite dState s Senat

e Washington , D C 2051 0 Dea r Senator Rockefeller : Than k yo u fo r your lette r urgin g th e U.S . Department o f Transportatio n to giv e stron g consideratio n t o th e view s o f th e communit

y o f Parkersburg , Wes t

Virginia , wit

h respec t to th e carrier-selectio n cas e unde r th e Essential Ai

r Servic e program . A s yo u know , th e conununity supporte dth e proposa l fromGulfstrea

mInternational Airline s (Gulfstream

) to provid e 2 4 nonsto p roun dtrip s t o Clevelan dHopkin s International Airport . W e ar e please dt o infor

myo u that , afte

r thoroug h review , th e Departmen t selecte dGulfstrea

m t o serv e th e Parkersburg are aconsisten t wit h th e community' s recommendation . A copy o f Orde r 2010-6-2 5 ma

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mplacin g a DOT-OST-2005-2073 4 a s acontac t outs ; i n thi s carrier-selectio n proceeding . y o f your letter andthi s respons e i n Docket th e recor do f thi s matter . I appreciat e your interes t rel y yours .JOH N D . nOCKEFElLt R i V SI0-1007()8-()() 4 

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e WASHINGTON , D C 70S:GAfiO ? Ma y 19 . 201 0 Th e Honorabl e Raymon dH . Lalloo d Secretar y o f Transportatio n Unite dState s Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , Southeas t Washington , D.C . 20590-000 1 Dea r Seretar y LaHood , Th e Department

o f Transportatio n (DOT ) i s currentl y evaluatin g proposal s t o provid e Essentia l Ai r Servic e (EAS ) a

t th e Mid-Ohi o Valle y Regiona l Airpor t (PKB ) in Parkersburg , Wes t Virginia . Th e communit

y ha s provide dDO T wit

h it s ai r servic e preferences . I urg e yo u t o giv e stron g consideratio n t o th e community' s view s i n thi s matter . Air servic e i s critica

l to th e region' s significant

an dgrowin g economy , an dI strongl y suppor t givin g th e communit

y th e bes t an dmos t flexibl e ai r

servic e options . I t i s m y understandin g tha

t th e Mid-Ohi o Valle y Regiona l Airpor t Authorit y (MOVRAA ) recentl y selecte da

n offe r fromGulfstrea

mInternational Airline s t o provid e EA S servic e a t the Mid-Ohi o Valley Regional Airport . Whil e ther e wer e othe r bidders , th e MOVRA

A felt tha t Gulfstream' s proposal o f

2 4 flight s awee

k ( 4 pe r weekday ) to Clevelan dHopkin s Internationa l Airpor t (CLE ) wa s th e bes t

optio n fo r th e community . A

t present , Colga

n Ai r provide s tw o flight s per da y fro mPK B to Washingto n Dulle s Internationa l Airport . MOVRA

A ha s expresse d concer n tha t th e curren t

arrangemen t

wit h Cogla n doe s no t meet th e expandin g need s o f

th e community . Usin g Gulfstrea mwoul daddtw o additiona l flight s daily . A s th e la w require s DO T t o provid e EA S a t thi s community , 1 woul dhop e tha t DO T wouldconsider

th e reques t

o f th e community . Th e airpor t an dcommunit

y leader s ar

e committe d to filling thes e plane s wit

h passenger s to mak

e thi s propose dai r

servic e chang e succeed . Than k yo u fo r considerin g m

y view s in thi s matter . Sincerely ,

John D . Rockefelle

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