U.S. Department of 

Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

Of Transportation 

The Honorable Lee Beyer 

Oregon Senator 

Salem, OR 97301 

Dear Mr. Beyer: 

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JUL 6 2012 

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1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. 

Washington, DC 20590 

Thank you for your letter supporting the proposal submitted by the Redmond Municipal Airport 

for a grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation's Small Community Air_ Service 

Development Program. 

The Small Community Air Service Development Program was established to help smaller 

communities address air service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares or 

insuftkient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a maximum of 40 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 

deficiep.c.ies, tl';te, statute provides flexibility in the types of projects that can be funded. ~ ' . . . " . ' . . . ' . ~ . ·- ~ . . . 

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 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 normal practice, I am placing a copy of y..our le-tter and this response in Docket 

DOT-OST-2012-0069 as a contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program. 

Sincerely yours, 

'f-~a-C~ Aloha Ley 

Associate Director 

Small Community Program 

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LEE BEYER 

DISTRICT6. 

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Aloha Ley 

OREGON STATE SENATE 

900 COURT ST NE 

SALEM, OR 97301 

Associate Director, Small· Community Program 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

US Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave, SE W86-3 I 0 

Washington, DC 20590 

May 29,2012 

Subject: Small Community Air Sentice Development Program Grant 

. .. Application Docket DOT -OST -2012-0069 

City of Redmond, OR- Redmond Municipal Airport 

Dear Ms. Ley: 

As the Chairman of Oregon Senate Committee on Transportation, Business & 

Economic Development, I would greatly appreciate your careful consideration 

ofthe·City of Redmond's application for Small Community Air Service 

Development Program grant funds. The proposed plan provides financial 

·assistance to support improved service to Central Oregon, the fastest growing 

region in Oregon. The proposed southern California service wilJ benefit 

multiple, remote Central Oregon communities and have far reaching benefits. 

A successful grant application will result in,significant improvements for the 

traveling public, including businesses, educational institutions and other 

enterprises whose access to the national air transportation system is limited . 

Given the City of Redmond's outstanding record of success with air service 

development, which has strategically utilized previous federal grants and 

incorporated solid private and public partnerships, I encourage the US 

Department of Transportation's consideration and support for such a 

worthwhile project. 

TI1e SmaH Community Air Ser\Tice Development Program is greatly 

appreciated. Improving air service in Oregon is a priority of my office. 

Accordingly, the subject grant application has my full support. Please do not 

hesitate to contact my office if we can be of assistance in this matter. 

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