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### Th e Honorabl e Bil l Owen s —-;-::; : U.S . Hous e o f

Representative s ^, . > ; > - ^ Washington , D C 2051 5 1 - ;":' ^ Dea r Congressma n Owens : — Thank yo u for you r lette r supportin g th e proposa l submitte db y th e Tow no f Massen aand th e St . Lawrenc e Valle y Ai r Tas k Forc e fo r agran t unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

Progra m(Smal l Community Program) . Th e Smal l Communit y Progra mwa s establishe dt o hel p smalle r communitie s addres s ai r servic e deficiencies , particularl y issue s relate dt o hig hairfares an dinsufficien t service . A total o f $ 7 millio n wil l b e availabl e fo r gran t award s i nFisca l Year

2010 . Unde r

th e statute , th e Departmen t

may us e th e fund s t o mak e amaximu mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , althoug hn o mor e tha n four may b e t o communitie s i nth e sam e State . I norde r t o provid e communitie s withlatitud e indevelopin g solution s t o thei r ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut e provide s significan t flexibility i nho w th e financial assistanc e ma y b e used . O n Jul y 30 , th e Departmen t issue da norde r requestin g that

communitie s intereste di n receivin g agran t

this yea r file thei r application s b y Augus t

27 . A s thes e gran t

request s are pendin g before th e Department , 1 a msur e yo u understan dthat I canno t commen t

o n th e merit s o f

an y particular

proposal . I assur e you , however , tha t th e Departmen t

wil l giv e ftill consideratio n t o al l proposal s that hav e bee nproperl y filed. A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a mplacin g acop y o f you r lette r an dthi s respons e inDocke t DOT-OST-2010-012 4 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor do f

this matter . I appreciat e you r interes t in thi s program . If

I ca n provid e ftirther

informatio no r

assistance , pleas e feel free t o cal l me . Sincerel y yours . / U SusanL . Kurlan d Assistan t Secretary for Aviatio nan dInternationa l Affair sWJiLI^ M L . OWEN S

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Ms . Susa n Kurlan d Assistan t Secretary for

Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair s U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Washington , D C 20590-000 1 Dea r Assistan t Secretary Kurland , I woul dlik e t o expres s m y suppor t for th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

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Applicatio n submitte db y th e Tow n o f Massen aan dth e St . Lawrenc e Valle y Ai r Tas k Forc e (DOCKE T DOT-OST-2010-0124) . Thi s gran t wil l b e use dt o hel p th e Massen a Internationa l Airport

develo p creativ e marketin g strategie s t o promot e thei r Essentia l Ai r

Servic e an d increas e thei r

ticke t sales . Th e Massen aInternationa l Airport serve s th e smal l town s an dvillage s i n th e St . Lawrenc e Valle y o f Ne w York , aremot e regio n o n th e NortJie mNe w York/Canadia n border , comprise do f Norther n St . Lawrenc e County , th e St . Regi s Mohaw k Akwesasn e Community , an dNorther n Frankli n County . Thi s airport i s an incredibl e asse t

t o th e community , an dplay s ake y rol e i n th e developmen t an ddiversificatio n o f

th e area' s economy , whic hi s currentl y struggling . Th e Tow n o f

Massen aha s bee n workin g i n conjunctio n wit hastron g coalitio n o f loca l electe dofficials , economi c developers , an dbusines s leader s t o improv e th e region' s ai r service . An aggressiv e campaig n t o promot e th e ai r

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t Massen awil l provid e Massen awit harallyin g poin t an dcatalys t

for marketin g thei r

community , allowin g the mt o attrac t ne w an dneede doutsid e investmen t fro mth e surroundin g areas . I as k tha t yo u giv e thi s applicatio n you r mos t thoughtfu l an dseriou s consideration . I f yo u nee dan y additiona l information , pleas e contac t Madelin e Donova n i n m y V/atertow n offic e a t (315 ) 782-3150 . Sincerely , 

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