us. Department of 

Transportation 

Office of the Secretory 

ofTransportation 

Ms. Jennifer Sprout 

Chief Executive Officer 

Elko Area Chamber of Commerce 

1405 Idaho Street 

Elko) NV 89801 

Dear Ms. Sprout: 

Assistant Secretary 

AUG 26 2013 

~ · 'i]ldbd N~w Jersey Avenue, SE 

Wo~hington, DC 20590 

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Thank you for your letter of July 24) 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. 

ln 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 24, 2013 

Subject: City of West Wendover, Nevada 

Support for Small Community Air Service Development Pro.gram 

Application, Docket DOT -OST -2013·0120 

Dear Secretary Faxx, 

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 far 

air service from Wendover Airport, Utah to Elka 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 far the West 

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

Elko. Both studies show the potential for serving the commercial and government tiel:> these 

communities have with Rena 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 Elko Area Chamber of Commerce 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 

Sincerely, 

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Jennife'f .Sprout 

Chief Executive Officer 

Elko Area Chamber of Commerce