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C 3 Mr . Ti mBeggerly Manage r Athen s Be n Epp s Airport P.O . Bo x 186 8 Athens , Georgi a3060 3 Dear Mr . Beggerly : I woul dlik e t o update yo u o n th e essentia l ai r servic e situatio n a

t Athen s an dMaco n an dgiv e you a n opportunit y t o submi t

comments , i

f yo u wish . A s yo u know , i n anticipatio n of th e en dof

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contrac t o n Septembe r

30 , 2010 , b y Orde r 2010-5-33 , issue dMay 28 , 2010 , th e Departmen t solicite dproposal s fromai r carrier s intereste di n providin g essentia l ai r servic e a t Athen s an dMacon . In respons e t o that order , w e receive dproposal s fro mth e incumbent . Pacifi c Wings , LL C d/b/ aGeorgi aSkie s (Georgi a Skies) , Alask aJuneau Aeronautics , Inc . d/b/ aSeaPor t Airline s (SeaPort ) (Athen s only) , GulfstreamInternationa l Airlines , Inc . (Maco n only) . Charte r Ai r Transport , Inc. , an d Sovereig n Air , Inc . Becaus e of

th e larg e numbe r

of applicant s an dservice/subsid y options , rathe r than describ e the mi n narrativ e form , w e include da n attachmen t

tha t summarize s the mi n that form . In additio n t o ou r

attache dsummary , th e proposals , a s wel l a s Orde r 2010-5-33 , can b e viewe d onlin e a t www.regulations.gov . b y doin g asearc ho n Docke t DOT-OST-2002-1134 8 o r DOT-OST-2007-28671 . 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 dair

carrier s t o maintai n well-time dan dwell-space dflight s t o ensur e full compensation . M y purpos e i n writin g t o yo u a t thi s tim e i s t o giv e yo u a n opportunit y t o submi t

an y 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 n a 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 , but

i n an y cas e n o late r

tha n Jul y 16 , 2010 . W e wil l carefull y conside r your comment s befor e w e submi t arecommendatio n t o th e Assistan t Secretary fo

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

you r comment s t o me at : EAS@dot.go v In addition , w e woul dappreciat e i f 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 o f 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 a t 202-366-1058 . Identica l letter s hav e bee n sen t t o th e Manage r

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1 / Firs t yea rrate . 2 / Secon d yea rrate . 3 / Sovereig n Ai rdoe s no t hav e th e requisit e authorit yfro m eithe r th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n o rth e Departmen t t o perfor m it s propose d service , althoug h I t ha s applie d fo rsuc h authority . 4 / Sovereign' s schedul e show s 1 9 roun d trip s pe rweek , howeve r subsid ycalculation s appea rt o b e base d o n 2 1 roun d trip s pe rweek .

* On e non-subsidize d r/ t t o Hilto n Hea d pe rweek .