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## Th e Honorabl e Olympi aJ . Snow e Unite dState s Senat e Washington , D C 2051 0 Dea r Senato r Snowe : Thank yo u for you r lette r supportin g th e proposa l submitte db y th e Bango r Internationa l Airport for agran t unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Service Developmen t

Progra m (Smal l Communit y Program) . Th e Smal l Communit y Progra mwa s establishe dt o hel p smalle r communitie s addres s ai r servic e deficiencies , particularl y issue s relate dt o hig hairfare s an dinsufficien t service . A total o f $ 7 millio n wil l b e availabl e for gran t award s i n Fisca l Year

2010 . Unde r

th e statute , th e Departmen t

may us e th e fund s t o mak e amaximu mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , althoug hn o mor e tha n fou r may b e t o communitie s i n th e sam e State . In orde r t o provid e communitie s wit hlatitud e in developin g solution s t o thei r ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut e provide s significan t flexibility in ho w th e financial assistanc e may b e used . O n Jul y 30 , th e Departmen t issue da n orde r requestin g that

communitie s intereste di n receivin g agran t

thi s yea r file thei r application s by Augus t

27 . A s thes e gran t

request s ar e pendin g befor e th e Department , I a msur e yo u understan dthat I canno t commen t

on th e merit s o f

an y particula r

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

wil l giv e fiill consideratio n t o al l proposal s that hav e bee n properl y filed. A s i s ou r norma l practice , I amplacin g acop y o f you r lette r an dthi s respons e i

n Docke t DOT-OST-2010-012 4 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor do f

thi s matter . I appreciat e you r interes t in this program . I f

I ca n provid e further

informatio n o r

assistance , pleas e feel free t o cal l me . Sincerel y yours , 

# '^k^/^/ft y Tod dHoman Director , Offic e o f

Aviatio n Analysi sSmal l Commiiim y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

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l o th e Unite dSlate s Departmen t o f Transportation' s Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s fo r

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Scrvk-i i Dcvclopmi-n t

(.SCASO ) program . C!lcarly , liango r

Internationa l ^\irpor t

ha s bee n dispi-oporitonatcl y iiffecie db y ili e economi c recessio n an dcontractio no f th e airMn c industr y ove r th e pas t fou r years , rcMiltin^r

i n o^e r a50 % reductio n i n airlin e capacit y an dfare s tha t ar e u p 1 0 u thir dhighe r tha nih e to p 1 5 airport s i n th e region . r,on.sislen t withth e SCAS D program' s missio nt o engende r additiona l ai r siirvicc , (h e Bl A proposa l seek s t o tak e aggressiv e actio nt o revers e th e effccL f o f indu.*iir y irt'nd s b y establishin g aconsisten t year-roun dlin k

wit hamajo r

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th e followin g airlin e hu b locations : Charlone , Chicago . Newar k o r th e Washington . D C area . Fundin g thi s proposa l wil l provid e th e necessar y resource s lo r DI A t o promot e th e ne w service , whil e minimizing ! th e srart-n p ris k

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t wil l fill ademonstrate dnee dfor (ueate r sea t capacit y an d increase ddepartures . Bango r Intcmatiotva i Airpor t

ba aalon g histor y o f

^«jrkin g wit hit s partner s t o weathe r ifi e imcrmiitcn l change s i nstraleg y b y th e airlin e industr y an dconsistentl y strive s t o produc e immediat e an dsustainabl e ai r ser\ic e improvements . I t i s wit hthi s inmin dtha i I len dm y suppor t t o thi s proposal . ITian k yo u fo r you r tim e an deffort

o n behal f

o f th e Hange r

Internationa l Airport . I urg e you r mos t carefu l consideratio no f thi s application , subjec t t o al l applicabl e law s an dregulatjoru . an da.s k tha t yo u pleas e kee p m e informe do l th e statu s o f th e revie w proce.'a . I nadditio nt o nniifyin g m y D C staff, pleas e notif y Mar k Konti o o f

m y Qango r

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