THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 

September 19, 20 13 ;~ r·; {\ 

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The Honorable Ann L. Schneider 

Secretary 

illinois Department of Transportation 

2300 South Dirksen Parkway 

Springfield, IL 627 64 

Dear Secretary Schneider: 

Thank you for your letter supporting the application submitted by the Quad City International 

Airportfor a grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation'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 of 40 grant 

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

In order to provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service 

deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the types of projects that can be funded. 

On June 24, the Department issued an order setting a deadline of July 26 for applications. As 

these grant requests are pending before the Department, I caru1ot comment on the merits of any 

pmticular proposal. I assure you 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-2013-0120 as a contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

tllis program. 

Anthony R. Foxx 
Illinois artment of lransportation 

Office of the Secretary . 

2300 South Dirksen Parkway I Springfield, Illinois /62764 

Telephone 2'17/782-5597 

July 26, 2013 

The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx 

Secretary 

Un\te<:\ States Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave, SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Dear Secretary Foxx: 

We are pleased to submit this letter 1n support of the Quad Ctty International 

Airport's application for the Small Community Air Service Development Grant. 

The Quad City International Airport, located in Moline, Illinois, serves 

passengers from throughout the regions of eastern Iowa and western Illinois. 

The grant will support marketing efforts promoting existing, and possibly 

future, air service providers and their routes. 

Retaining quality and reliable air service in the Quad Cities is critical to the 

region's globally connected businesses and residents. The Quad Cities region 

is a bi-state community with a population more than 400,000. A diverse mix of 

Fortune 500 companies call the greater Quad Cities region home, including 

the world headquarters of Deere and Company, the Han Company, Modern 

Woodmen of America, KONE Elevator/Escalator, and Alcoa. In addition, the 

United States Department of Defense's Rock Island Arsenal is located in the 

region, providing critical global logistics, training, services and equipment 

manufacturing for the joint forces. 

The Illinois Department of Transportation supports the Quad City International 

Airport's primary goals to solidify existing air service, moderate future fare 

incree1ses and make current air service more sustainable. These goals are 

setting the course for future air service and economic growth in the Quad 

Cities region. 

Thank you for your favorable consideration of the Quad City International 

Airport's application for the S"fnall Community Air Service Development Grant, 

and your interest in the Illinois transportation system. 

Sincerely, 

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Ann L. Schneider 

Secretary