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. Departmen t o f 120 0 Ne wJerseyAvenue , S E TtansportOtlo n Washington , D C 2059 0 

## Offic e o fth e Secretar y o fTransportatio n 

# Jul y 28 , 201 0

VI A EMAI L Mr
. Josep hGray Tow nSuperviso r 6 0 Mai nStreet , Rm
. 1 Massena , Ne w Yor

k 1366 2 Dear Mr
. Gray : I woul dlik e t o updat e yo u o nth e essentia l ai r servic e situatio na

t Massena , Ogdensbur g and Watertow nan dgiv e yo u a nopportunity t o submi t

comments , if

yo u wish

. A s yo u know , i nanticipatio nof 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 dinprovidin g essentia l ai r servic e a t th e thre e communities , h i respons e to 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 danattachmen t that summarize s the mi nchart form

. I nadditio nto 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.ROv , 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 to maintai nwell-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 our 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 you hav e don e inth 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 na

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

th e communit y waive s it s right s i n perpetuity. ) M y purpos e inwritin 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 nth e propose dservice

. W e reques t that you 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 i nany cas e n o late r

tha nAugus 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

afina l decision

. I f you hav e questions , o r

i f yo u findthat

yo u nee dadditiona l tim e t o draf t you r comments , pleas e let u s know

. Pleas e submi t

you r comment s t o me at : EAS@dot.go v Inaddition , w e woul dappreciat e i f you 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 to 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

. Identica l letter s hav e bee nsen t t o th e civi c official s o f

th e othe r tw o communities

.

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. DeVany , Chie f 

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