### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION VVASHif\JGTON DC 20590



### The Honorable Patty Murray United States Senate Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator Murray: July 17, 2012



### Thank you for your letter supporting the proposal submitted by the Pangbom Memorial Airpo11

- for a grant under the U.S. Department ofTransportation's Small Community Air Service Development Program.

The Small Commui1ity Air Service Development Program was established to help smaller communities address air service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares or insufficient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a maximum of40 grant awards each year, although no more than 4 awards may be to communities in the same State. In order to provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the types ofprojects that can be ftmded.

On May 15, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a grant this year file their applications by June 11. As these grant requests are pending before the Department, I 

### cannot comment on the merits ofany particular proposal.· I assure you that the Department 

### will give full and fair consideration to all proposals that have been properly filed

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As is our normal practice, l am placing a DOT-OST-2012-0069 as a contact out·· tlus program. y ofyour letter and this response in Docket 1e 

### record ofthis matter. I appre · te your interest in

### Secretru-y Ray 

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WASHINGTON, OC 20Sl<Hl704 June lS, 2012

United States Department ofTransportation 

### 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington. DC 20590

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I am writing in support ofPnngbom Memorial Airport and its application to the Small 

### Community Air Service Development program. This grant will help this small regionala.lrport better
serve the citizens ofCentral Washington. · Pangborn Memorial Airport is located in East 

### Wenatchee, WA, almost exactly in the 1nlddla of 

### the state nnd far from our two international nh'Ports in Seattle-Tacoma and 

### Spokane. Supporting 

### this airport is very important to residents ofcentrnl Washington who need to trnvel for business and pleasure alike along routes by Alaska Airllnea and SeaPort Airlines. lt is nlso an integral part ofWashington's tourism 

### industty and 

### it helps many passengers a year enjoy the beauty ofNorth Central W!l.Shington.

With tl1ls grant, Pangborn Memorial Airport cnn implomont a ootnprcltonslve marketing Bnd advertising plan to ensure that the airport**inc~nses** both inbound and outbound visitor traffic. Their plan includes nn aggressive marketing strategy 

### that highlights the airport's 

### convGnienoe. This grant wlll allow Pangborn to use billbonrds, print ads, radio, and aoclal media to expand 

### thoir customer baso.

Thank 

### you for your consideration ofPnngbom Memorial Airport1s 

### award application and plense contact my Seattle offlae at (206) 553-5545 nhouJd you have any que.stions.

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