U.S. Deportment 

of Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation 

SEP 11 2014 

Mr. Joe Holyfield 

President 

Holyfield Construction 

2371 Tower Drive 

Monroe, LA 71201 

Dear Mr. Holyfield: 

Assistant Secretary 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

, ' , ,) ; ; ) Washington, DC 20590 

Thank you for your letter, addressed to Secretary Foxx, supporting the proposal submitted by the 

Monroe Regional Airport 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 and 

insufficient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a maximum of 40 grant 

awards each year, although no more than four may be to communities in the same State. To 

provide cormnunities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the 

' statute provides flexibility in the types of air service development projects that can be funded. 

On June 30, the Department issued an order setting a deadline of July 31 for applications. As 

these grant requests are pending before the Department, I cannot comment on the merits of any 

particular proposal. I assure you, however, 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 -2014-0113 as a contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program. 

Assistant Secretary for 

Aviation and International Affairs 
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July 29,2014 

The Honorable Anthony R Foxx 

Secretary 

US Department of Transportation 

Washington DC 

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Subject: Monroe Regional Airport's application for funding under the Small Community Air Service Development 

Program for 20 14. 

Dear Secretary Foxx. 

I am writing to express my strong support for the applications submitted by the Monroe "Regional Airport in 

Louisiana, for funding undet· the Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP). The Monroe 

Regional Airport has submitted this application to help secure low-cost, non-stop jet service to one or more major 

destinations for Northeastern Louisiana, Southem Arkansas, and Western Mississippi. 

As you know, the Monroe regional Airport is an important local and regional community economic engine in 

Louisiana. Federal funding under The Small Community Air Service Development Program will go a long way in 

helping expand jet service to more destinations in the United States fi·om the Monroe Regional Airport such as a 

new route from Monroe to Denver. 

Once again, I support the 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, 

J:::.f!jt::l 

Holyfield Construction, Inc.