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From: U.S.Departmentof Transportation Officeofthe Secretary ofTransportation AuthorizingEAS Payments for Cancelled Flights Resultingfrom Airport Closures

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Date: December 27, 2012
Reply to A.J. Muldoon, X-53 Attn. of: X-61058

To: Greg Frazier, S-3.6
On October 4th' 11th' and 14t\ 2012, Chadron Municipal Airport (Chadron, NE) experienced intermittent runway closures due to ongoing construction activity. Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. (Great Lakes) provides subsidized Essential Air Service atthis airport. As aresult ofthese closures, Great Lakes was not able to operate some or all ofits regularly scheduledflights on these dates. Ithas been ourpolicy, on acase-by-casebasis, to pay a subsidized carrierits usual subsidy rate when airports have been closed on the grounds thatthe circumstances are beyond the carrier's control and it wouldrealize only minimal cost savings while losing all revenue. (E.g. the carrier would save on fuel and aportion ofmaintenance, but would be unable to return aircraftto lessors orlay offpersonnel.) Consistent with thatprecedent, we request that you compensate Great Lakes for flights that couldnot be operated atthe following airports and dates:
• Chadron, NE (CDR)- October4, 11, and 14,2012.

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Cc: Great LakesMuldoon, Albert (OST) Subject: Airport closures
From: Milo Rust [mailto:publicworks@chadron-nebraska.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 10:52 AM To: Justin Irish Subject: [PossibleSpam] Re: Airport closures Justin Irish We still had construction on the ChadronMunicipal Airport for the month ofOctober. But we did not fully close the Airportto air traHic. Monday October4th, October 11th, and October 14th we still had some construction going on at the airport. Milo Rust Public Works Director
On 12/26/2012 8:15AM,Justin Irish wrote: Thank You Milo, The DOT is requesting an email specifically stating construction on October 4th, 1fh, and 14th. The previous email below only specifies September22-0ctober 1st Could you please confirm airport construction took place on those three days as well? Thanks again for your assistance. Justin Irish
From: Milo Rust [mailto:publicworks@chadron-nebraska.com] Sent: Monday, December 24, 2012 12:05 PM To: Justin Irish Subject: Re: Airport closures Mr. Irish We sent an email to Great lakes out liningthe times we had full closure ofthe airpmi. In October we had 02 -20 open or 11 -29 open during differentphases ofthe constructionprocess. HERE is a copy ofthe email sentto Mark Jensenthe first time, (Mark Jensen The City of Chadron Municipal Airport was close for construction on all runways for Nine days. This full closure ofthe Airport started September 22, 2012 to September 30, 2012. We reopened the airport for traffic on October 1, 2012. A copy ofthe email out lining the closures and times lines were sent to Mr Heying for your company by email on September 7, 2012 from Curtis Christianson of Olsson and Associates. Ifyou need any other information please let me know.

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### Milo Rust Public Works Director City of Chadron 

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On 12/24/2012 10:49 AM, Justin Irishwrote: Hi Milo, I am hoping to get an email from you that I can pass on to the DOT in regards to some airport construction that took place on 10/4/12, 10/11/12, and 10/14/12. When you get a minute, could you please respond to this email that there was in fact construction these days please? Thanks for your help, Justin Irish AP Coordinator Great LakesAviation (307) 432-7055 jirish(Zl)f1ygreatlakes.com

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