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Mr . W . R . Duggan , CP P Vic e President , Corporate Service s Kellog g Compan y On e Kellog g Squar e P.O . Bo x 359 9 Battl e Creek , M I 49016-359 9 Dear Mr . Duggan : Than k yo u for you r lette r t o Secretary LaHoodsupportin g th e proposa l submitte db y th e County o f Kalamazo o for

agran t unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t Progra m(Smal l Communit y Program) . Th e Secretary ha s aske dtha t I respon do n hi s behalf . Th e Smal l Community Progra mwas 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 airfare s an dinsufficien t service . Unde r th e statute , th e Departmen t ma y us e th e fund 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 may b e t o communitie s i n th e sam e State . I n orde r t o provid e communitie s with 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 1 , th e Departmen t issue dan orde r

requestin g tha t

communitie s intereste di n receivin g agran t

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

2 . 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 canno t coimnen t o n th e merit s o f an y particular

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

wil l giv e full 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 dthi s respons e i n Docke t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 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 fi-ee t o cal l me . Sincerel y yours .

Susan L . Kurlan d Assistan t Secretary for Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair sS I 0- 1 10728-02 9

July 27,201 1 Th e Honorabl e Raymon dH . LaHoo d Secretar y U.S . Department

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jersey Avenu e S E Washington , D C 2059 0 Dea r Secretar y LaHood : I a mwritin g toda

y t o len dm

y suppor t t o th e Kalamazoo/Battl e Cree k Internationa

l Airpor t (AZO ) a s a

n applicant

fo r funding throug h th e Small Communit y Air Servic e Developmen

t Program , It

i s m y hop e tha t you wil l giv e their

applicatio n your

stron g consideration . Serving th e southwester

n Michiga n are asinc e 1929 , th e Kalamazoo/Battl e Cree k Internationa

l Airpor t flies approximatel y hal f

amillio n passenger s annually . Th e requeste dDO T funding wil l b e usedfo

r airlin e incentive s to attrac t neede dadditiona

l capacity . Alon g wit

h aloca l contribution , thi s federa

l funding woul dbetter

enabl e AZO t o approac h America n Airline s fo

r non-stop servic e t o Dallas/Ft . Worth , Texa s (DFW) . Alread y asignificant

componen

t in ou r loca l economy , havin g avibrant airpor t i s essentia

l t o busines s commerc e i n thi s region . Again , it i s m y hop e tha t yo u wil l giv e th e Kalamazoo/Battl e Cree k International Airpor

t al l du e consideration . Shoul dyou hav e an y question s o

r desire additiona

l information , pleas e d o no t hesitat e t o contac t

me . Ver y tru l

W . R . Duggan , Vic e President , Corporat

e Service s

Kellog g Compan

y / Corporat e Headquarter s On e Kellog g Square /

P O Bo x 359 9 /

Battl e Creek , Midiiga n 49016-359 9 (269 ) 961-200 0

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