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Th e Honorabl e Jud y Nera t i Michiga n Hous e o f

Representative s .. ^ .^. ^ Lansing , M I 4890 9 —:z>'^^'- ^ Dea r Ms
. Nerat : ~ ^ \: - Than k yo u for you r lette r supportin g th e proposa l submitte db y th e Delt aCount y Airport i n Escanab afo

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

Progra m (Smal l Commimit y 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 h airfares an dinsufficien t service
. A tota l o f $ 7 millio n wil l b e availabl e for gran t award s i n Fisca l Year

2010
. Unde r

th e statute , th e Departmen t

ma y us e th e fiind s t o mak e amaximu mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , althoug h n o mor e tha n four ma y b e t o communitie s i n th e sam e State
. I n orde r to provid e communitie s wit h 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 30 , th e Departmen t issue da n orde r

requestin g tha t

communitie s intereste di n receivin g agran t

thi s year file thei r application s b y Augus t

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. A s thes e gran t

request s ar e pendin g befor e th e Department , I a msur e yo u understan dtha t I carmo t commen t

o n th e merit s o f

an y particula r

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

wil l giv e fiill consideratio n t o al l proposal s tha t hav e bee n properl y filed. A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a mplacin g acop y o f you r lette r an dthis respons e i

n Docke t DOT-OST-2010-012 4 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

I ca n provid e furthe r

informatio n o r

assistance , pleas e fee l free t o cal l me . :,C '

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a TRANSPORTATIO N FAX : (517 ) 37M37 0 MICHIGA N HOUS E O F REPRESENTATIVE S E-MAL : JudynwatOhouH.mi.go v WEB : house.ml.govJ|nera t Augus t 24 , 201 0 Susa n Kurland Actin g Assistant

Secretar y for Aviatio n an dInternational Affair s Office o f Aviatio n Analysi s 8t h Floor , RoomW86-31 0 1200 New Jerse y Avenu e S E Washington , D C 2059 0 T o Who mI t May Concern , 1 hav e been advise dthat

th e Delt aCount

y Airpor t i n Escanaba , Michigan , ha s applie dfo r gran t fiinding throug h th e Smal l Communit y Development

Progra m(Docke t

OS T 2010-0124)
. The Delt aCount

y Airpor t i s i n m y legislativ e distric t an dI a mfull y aware o f

th e important

service s i t provide s t o th e resident s andbusines s communit y i n thi s rural area . Th e gran t propose demphasize s th e nee dfo r amarketin g pla

n i n orde r to full y maximiz e area fligh t seivice
. Ther e hav e bee n numerou s airlin e servic e charges , cause db y servic e cessatio n an dmergers , whic h requir e area-wid e clarification
. Du e t o thes e numerou s charges , i t i s critica l tha t th e publi c become full

y knowledgeabl e about

th e statu s an

dopportunit

y fo r fligh t servic e i n thei r loca l area . Needles s to say , I full

y suppor t an dendors e th e Delt aCount y Airpor t grant proposa l an d encourag e your

consideratio n andapproval
. Thank yo u i n advance , an dpleas e fee

l free to contac t m e shoul dyo u hav e an

y question s o r

concerns . Sincerely , : ^ Jud y Nera t Stat e Representative , 108t

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