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Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation 

The Honorable Olympia J. Snowe 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

Dear Senator Snowe: 

Thank you for your letter supporting the proposal submitted by the Bangor International 

Airport for a grant under the Small Community Air Service Development Program 

(Small Community Program). 

The Small Community Program was established to help smaller communities address air 

service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares and insufficient service. A 

total of $7 million will be available for grant awards in Fiscal Year 2010. Under the 

statute, the Department may use the funds to make a maximum of 40 grant awards each 

year, although no more than four 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 significant flexibility in how the financial assistance 

may be used. 

On July 30, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in 

receiving a grant this year file their applications by August 27. As these grant requests 

are pending before the Department, I am sure you understand that I cannot comment on 

the merits of any particular proposal. I assure you, however, that the Department will 

give fiill consideration to all proposals that have been properly filed. 

As is our normal practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket 

DOT-OST-2010-0124 as a contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your 

interest in this program. If I can provide further information or assistance, please feel 

free to call me. 

Sincerely yours, 

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Todd Homan 

Director, Office of Aviation Analysis 
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Todd M. Ilonian. DirccTor 

Office of AvitHion Analysis 

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1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Dear Mr. Homan. 

I am writing lo express my strciing supTwrt for the application submitted by the Qnngor 

InLcrnudonal Airport lo the United Slates Department of Transportation's Office of Aviation 

Analysis for funding under its S/nitU Community Air Scrvk-ii Dcvclopmi-nt (.SCASO) program. 

C!lcarly, liangor International ^\irport has been dispi-oporitonatcly iiffecied by ilie 

economic recession and contraction of the airMnc industry over the past four years, rcMiltin^r in 

o^er a 50% reduction in airline capacity and fares that are up 10 u third higher than ihe top 15 

airports in the region. r,on.sislent with the SCASD program's mission to engender additional air 

siirvicc, (he BlA proposal seeks to take aggressive action to reverse the effccLf of indu.*iiry irt'nds 

by establishing a consistent year-round link with a major airline lo any of the following airline 

hub locations: Charlone, Chicago. Newark or the Washington. DC area. Funding this proposal 

will provide the necessary resources lor DIA to promote the new service, while minimizing! the 

srart-np risk for the carrier. This cfTort will fill a demonstrated need for (ueater seat capacity and 

increased departures. 

Bangor Intcmatiotvai Airport baa a long history of ^«jrking with its partners to weather 

ifie imcrmiitcnl changes in stralegy by the airline industry and consistently strives to produce 

immediate and sustainable air ser\ice improvements. It is with this in mind thai I lend my 

support to this proposal. 

ITiank you for your time and effort on behalf of the Hanger International Airport. I urge 

your most careful consideration of this application, subject to all applicable laws and regulatjoru. 

and a.sk that you please keep me informed ol the status of the review proce.'a. In addition to 

nniifying my DC staff, please notify Mark Kontio of my Qangor sialTul (207) 945-0432 or by emiiil at mark konlio@snowe.senate.gov vvhcn a linal determination has been made. 

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