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## Th e Honorabl e Joh n D . Payn e Pennsylvani aHous e o f

Representative s Hershey,P A 1703 3 Dea r Mr . Payne : Thank yo u for you r lette r t o Secretary LaHoo dsupportin g th e proposa l submitte db y th e Susquehann aAre aRegiona l Airport Authority for

agran t unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

Progra m(Smal l Community Program) . Th e Secretary ha s aske dtha t I respon do n hi s behal f Th e Smal l Community 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 h airfare s an dinsufficien t service. 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 hyear , althoug hn o mor e tha n four may b e t o communitie s i n th e sam e State . In orde r t o provid e communitie s with latitud e i n developin g solution s t o thei r ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut e provide s significan t flexibility i n ho w th e financial assistanc e ma y b e used . O n Jul y 1 , th e Departmen t issue dan orde r

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communitie s intereste di n receivin g agran t

thi s year file thei r applications b y Augus t

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request s ar e pendin g before th e Department , I amsur e yo u understan dtha t I caimo 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 full consideratio n t o al l proposal s that hav e bee n properl y filed. A s i s our norma l practice , I amplacin g acop y o f you r lette r an dthi s respons e i n Docke t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor do f

thi s matter . I appreciat e you r interes t i n thi s program . I f

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assistance , pleas e fee l free to cal l me . Sincerel y yours ,

Susan L . Kurlan d Assistan t Secretary for Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair s

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