U.S. Department of 

Transportation 

Office ot the Secretary 

of Transportation 

Mr. Curtis Calder 

Elko City Manager 

1751 College Avenue 

Elko, NV 89801 

Dear Mr. Calder: 

Assistant Secretory 

AUG 2 8 2013 _' ';- r- l L 

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!1\;dc, :~ew Jersey Avenue, SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Thank you for your letter of July 23, addressed to Secretary Foxx, supporting the proposal 

submitted by the City of West Wendover for a grant under the U.S. Department of 

Transportation's Small Community Air Service Development Program. Secretary Foxx asked 

that I respond to you on his behalf. 

The Small Community 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 of 40 grant 

awards each year, although no more than four 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 of projects that can be funded. 

On June 24, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a 

grant this year file their applications by July 26. As these grant requests are pending before the 

Department, I cannot comment on the merits of any particular proposal. I assure you that the 

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

As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket 

DOT-OST-2013-0120 as a contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program. 

Sincerely yours, 

Susan L. Kurland 

Assistant Secretary for 

Aviation and International Affairs 
July 23, 2013 

Brooke Chapman 

Associate Director 

SmaR Community Program 

Via SCASO Application Package 

Subject: City of West Wendover, Nevada 

Support for Small Community Air Service Development Program 

Application, Docket DOT ..OST -2013-0120 

Dear Secretary Foxx, 

City of Elko 

City Hall 

1751 College Avenue 

Elko, Nevada 89801 

Phone: 775<-777-7110 

Fax: 775-777-7119 

I am writing to support the City of West Wendover, which has filed an application with the Department 

of Transportation to participate in the Small Community Air Service Development Grant Program for 

air service from Wendover Airport, Utah to Elko and Reno, Nevada. The proposal has support from 

local government and business Interests In both communities. 

West Wendover has completed an Air Service Study, which shows excellent potential for the West 

Wendover market. Separately, the State of Nevada has studied the northern Nevada market, including 

Elko. Both studies show the potential for serving the commercial and government ties these 

communities have with Reno and Carson City by air. Commercial air service from Wendover and Elko 

to Reno, including passenger and cargo operations, will significantly improve the competitive 

environment for local businesses in the national and global marketplace. By Improving aviation 

services along this route, local travelers will be better able to access an important business and 

government destination. 

The City of Elko is very supportive of the initiative to bring scheduled air service from the Wendover 

Airport to the Elko and Reno airports, and would appreciate your consideration of West Wendover's 

application for assistance through the Small Community Air Service Development Grant Program. 

Thank you for your time reviewing this application 

Curtis Calder 

Elko City Manager 

Cc: Elko City Council 

Mark Gibbs, Airport Director (EKO) 

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