id ized ▁Ess ential ▁Air ▁Service ▁( E AS ) ▁at ▁Ath ens , ▁Georgia , ▁at ▁annual ▁subs id ies ▁of ▁$ 1 , 5 5 3 , 0 9 3 ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁through ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ; ▁and ▁$ 1 , 6 3 0 , 4 1 0 ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁through ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Order ▁ 2 0 1 4 - 4 - 2 6 ▁( A pril ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ): ▁direct ing ▁interested ▁persons ▁to ▁show ▁cause ▁as ▁to ▁why ▁the ▁Department ▁should ▁not ▁terminate ▁the ▁el ig ibility ▁... ▁under ▁the ▁Ess ential ▁Air ▁Service ▁( E AS ) ▁program ▁based ▁on ▁criteria ▁passed ▁by ▁Congress ▁in ▁the ▁F AA ▁Modern ization ▁and ▁Reform ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁( Public ▁Law ▁No . ▁ 1 1 2 - 9 5 ). ▁We ▁find ▁that ▁Ath ens ▁is ▁within ▁ 1 7 5 ▁miles ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁or ▁medium ▁hub , ▁H arts field - Jack son ▁Atlanta ▁International ▁Airport ▁( AT L ), ▁a ▁large ▁hub , ▁and , ▁thus , ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 0 - en plan ement ▁stat ut ory ▁criter ion . ▁We ▁also ▁find ▁that ▁during ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Ath ens ▁generated ▁a ▁total