                                                                        
                           Served: August 16, 2004

 

         UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

   DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

           OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                  WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation 

on the 11th day of August, 2004

Essential Air Service at

ALAMOGORDO/HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO

under 49 U.S.C. 41731 et seq.

 		Docket OST-1996-1901

Notice of Extension

This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated.  (No additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter.)

By Order 2004-6-23, served June 30, 2004, the Department requested
proposals on an emergency basis from air carriers interested in
providing essential air service at Alamogordo/Holloman Air Force Base,
New Mexico.  Four air carriers submitted a total of nine proposal
options in response to this order.  By letter dated July 26, 2004, we
requested comments on the air carrier selection from the Mayor of
Alamogordo, the Base Commander of Holloman Air Force Base, the Airport
Manager of White Sands Regional Airport, and the Director of the New
Mexico Department of Transportation, Aviation Division.  We requested
that these comments be submitted by August 13, 2004.

We have received a request dated August 4, 2004, from the Mayor of
Alamogordo, requesting an extension until September 17, 2004, for
submitting the civic parties’ comments.  In support of his request,
the Mayor states that questions have arisen that have required
additional research by the City of Alamogordo.

We will grant this request, and in so doing, will grant all of the
civic parties until September 17, 2004, to submit their comments on the
service proposals for Alamogordo/Holloman Air Force Base.

This action is effective immediately.

Action taken by:	Dennis DeVany, Chief

					EAS and Domestic Analysis Division, X-53

					Office of Aviation Analysis

					Office of the Secretary

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