U.S. Department ofTransportation Office ofthe Secretary ofTransportotion


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Ms. Cindy 

### J. Rogers President/CEO St. Francis Medical Center Foundation 3421 Medical Park Drive Monroe, LA 71203 DearMs. Rogers: Assistant Secretary 1200 New Jersey Avenue. SE Washington, DC 20590

Thankyou for yourletter, addressed to Secretary Foxx, supportingthe proposal submittedbythe Monroe Regional Airport for a grant underthe U.S. DepartmentofTransportation's Small CommunityAir Service Development Program. Secretary Foxx asked that I respond to you on his behalf. The Small Community Air Service Development Programwas established to help smaller communities address air service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares and insufficient service. Underthe statute, the Department may make a max:imum of40 grant awards each year, althoughno more than four may be to communities in the same State. To provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the types ofair service developmentprojects that can be funded. On June 30, the Department issued anorder setting a deadline ofJuly 31 for applications. As these grant requests are pendingbefore the Department, I cannot comment on the merits ofany particularproposaL I assure you, however, that the Departmentwill give full and fair consideration to all proposals that have beenproperly filed. As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy ofyour letter and this response 

### in Docket DOT-OST-2014-0113 as a contact outside the record ofthis matter. I appreciate yourinterest in this program. Sincerely yours,

Susan L. Kurland Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs'\ ..,,.. 

# T ST. FRANCIS MEDICALCENTER FOUNDATION The Honorable Anthony R Foxx Secretary US Department ofTranspmtation Washington DC Date: July 30,2014 Subject: Monroe Regional Airport's application for funding under the Small Community Air Service Development Program for 2014. Dear Sect·etary Foxx, I am writingto express my strong support for the applications submitted by the Monroe Regional Airport in Louisiana, for funding under the Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP). The Monroe Regional Airport has submitted this application to help secure low-cost, non-stopjetservice to one or more major destinations for Northeastern Louisiana, Southern Arkansas, and Western Mississippi. As you know, the Monroe regional Airp01t is an impot1ant local and regional community economic engine in Louisiana. Federal funding under The Small CommunityAir Service Development Program will go a long way in helping expandjetservice to more destinations in the United States from the Monroe Regional Airpot1 such as a new route from Monroe to Denver. Once again, I supportthe Monroe regional airports application under the small community air service development program. I respectfully request your full and fair consideration for this proposal. Thank you. Sincerely,

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