THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 

The Honotable Harold Rogers 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

Dear Congressman Rogers: 

August 26, 2013 ~' ··- ·-; - : j :_. ~-' 

Thank you for your letter supporting the proposal submitted by Pulaski County, Kentucky, for a 

grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation's Small Community Air Service 

Development Program. 

The Small Community Air Service Development Progran1 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. 

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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 

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

As is. our standard practice, I an1 placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket 

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

this program. 

Anthony R. Foxx 

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Secretary Anthony Foxx 

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Office of Aviation Analysis 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Dear Secretary Foxx, 

July 26, 2013 

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It has come to my attention that Pulaski County, Kentucky has submitted a S.mall Community 

Air Service Development Grant proposal for the purpose of facilitating new scheduled 

commercial airline s.ervice at the Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SMB) in Somerset. 

Over the last decade, the Lake Cumberland Regional Airport has worked diligently to improve 

its facilities and offer a wide range of air services to this important region of southern Kentucky. 

By collaborating with businesses and community leaders, this ai1-port is poised to take on new air 

service that will spur much needed economic development in a region that has typically suffered 

from chronically high unemployment rates. This new service is slated to begin in June 2014, and 

approval ofthe Small Community Air Service Development Grant will help ensure the swift 

success ofthe project. 

I believe that providing this funding to Pulaski County is entirely consistent with the Department 

ofTransportation>s mission and I respectfully request that you give all due consideration to this 

grant application. If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Aaron Jones 

on my staff at (202) 225-4601. 

Sincerely, 

HAROLD ROGERS 

~~ Member of Congress