### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 

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### The Honorable Saxby Chambliss UnitedStates Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Chambliss: Thank you for your letter suppmting the proposal submitted bythe Middle GeorgiaRegional Airportfora grant underthe U.S. Department ofTransportation's Small Community Air Service Development Program. 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 of40 grant awards each year, although no more than four awards maybe to communities in the same State. In order to providecommtmities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the types ofprojects that canbe funded. On June 24, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a grantthis year file their applications by July 26. As these grant requests are pending before the Department, I cannot comment onthe merits ofany 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 standardpractice, I am placing a copy ofyour letter and this response in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0120 as a contact outside the record ofthismatter. I appreciate your interestin this program. Sincerely,

Anthony R. 

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# enate AGING WASHINGTON, DC 20510--1007 July 23,2013 AGRICULTURE' ARMED SERVICES

The Honorable Anthony Foxx Secretary United States Deprutment ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20590 Dear Secretary Foxx: 

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### am writing in support ofthe Middle Georgia Regional Airport's application forthe 

### Small CommunityAirService Development Grant, CFDANumber 20.930, offered through the United States DepaitmentofTransportation. The funding will be used tomarket and promote increased commercial air service through the airport. The airport recently increased 

### its passenger service with nonstop flights to Atlanta and Orlando in April of2013. This increase in service provides significant growth potential for the airport. The City ofMacon plans to connect the downtown area with bus service to the airport, 

### thus providing intermodal serviceto the air transportation system. With nonstop service to Atlanta and Orlando, many citizens can now take advantage ofthe new service opportunity, which benefits travelers, educational institutions and businesses.inthe region. The planto further promote the airport should increase utilization ofthe Middle Georgia RegionalAirport 1would appreciate your review ofthe grant application consistent with your existing guidelines andpolicies. If 

### I can assist in any way, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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