U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation 

AUG 2 7 l.G\4 

Ms. Julia W. Rogers 

President 

Nelson County 

Assistant Secretary 

Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors 

P.O. Box 182 

Lovingston, VA 22949 

Dear Ms. Rogers: 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Thank you for your letter, addressed to Secretary Foxx, supporting the proposal submitted by the 

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Authority 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 

commLmities address air service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares and 

insufficient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a m~ximum of 40 grant 

awards each year, although no more than four may be to commtmities in the same State. To 

provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the 

statute provides flexibility in the types of air service development projects that can be funded. 

On June 30, the Department issued an order setting a deadline of July 31 for applications. As 

these grant requests are pending before the Department, I carmot comment on the merits of any 

particular proposaL I assure you, however, 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 -2014-0113 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 
NELSON COUN1Y CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 

July 24, 2014 

The Honorable Anthony Foxx 

Secretary of Transportation 

U.S. Deparment of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave. SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

RE: U.S. DOT Small Community Air Service Development Program 

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, Charlottesville, VA 

Dear Mr. Foxx: 

I am pleased to submit this letter of support on behalf of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport 

Authority's (CHO) application to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Small Communiity Air 

Service Development Program (SCASDP). The Airport's grant application highlights the need 

in today's aviation world to attract new service as well as to retain existing services. 

Charlottesville has done an exemplary job in attracting new and expanded air service to CHO, 

but numerous industry events outside its control imperil CHO's hard work and associated 

successes. The availability of quality, commercial air service has a profound impact on the 

region's economy through improved access for visitors but equally important, supports the 

needs of area businesses, organizations, and educational institutions. 

In return, as a partner with CHO, this letter is a commitment on behalf of Nelson County 

Chamber of Commerce to contribute $250 to invest in the marketing efforts associated with 

this grant. In addition, we will contribute at least $250 worth of in-kind donations or 

promotions. 

I want to assure you that the "public-private" partnership that has been developed between 

CHO and the Nelson County Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of supporting our local 

CHO air services by marketing them more broadly will have our full support. Where small 

community air service initiatives are concerned, it is partnerships like ours that can make the 

difference between having these services and losing them. We have every confidence that the 

program will have the full support of the Central Virginia business community. 

Sincerely, 

Julia W. Rogers, CPA 

President, Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors 

Cc: Elaine Hooker, Secretary 

P. 0. Box 182 Lovingston, VA 22949