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### o o o U^Dapartmen t o f 120 0 Ne w jerse y Avenue , S E TtanSoriano n Washington , D C 2059 0 Offic e Of th e Secretar y SE P 2 0 2Ui l o f Transportatio n

Th e Honorabl e Sherro dBrow n Unite dState s Senat e Washington , D C 2051 0 Dea r Senato r Brown : — Than k yo u for you r lette r supportin g th e proposa l submitte d b y th e Toledo-Luca s Count y Port Authority 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 Smal l Community Progra mwas establishe d t o hel p smalle r communitie s addres s ai r servic e deficiencies , particularl y issue s relate d t o hig h airfare s an d msufficien 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 fou r ma y b e t o communitie s i n th e sam e State
. I n orde r t o provid e conmiunitie s wit h 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 d i n receivin g agran t

thi s year file thei r applications 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 d tha t I canno t commen 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 d thi s respons e i n Docke t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 a s acontac t outside th e recor d o f

thi s matter . I appreciat e you r interes t i n thi s program . I f

I ca n provid e fiirther

informatio n o r

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

Aloh aLe y Associat e Directo r Smal l Community Progra mSH^HRO D BROW N OHI O
COMMITTEES : AGRICULTURE , NUTRITION , AN D FORESTR Y 

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BANKING , HOUSING , AN D URBA N AFFAIR S WASHINGTON , D C 2051 0 HEALTH , EDUCATION , LABOR , AN D PENSION S VETERANS'AFFAIR

S AugUS t 10 , 201 1 SELEC T COMMITTE E O N ETHIC S 

### Aloh aLe y Associat e Director Smal l Communit

y Air Servic e Developmen

t Progra m United State s Departmen

t o f Transportatio n Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s 120 0 Ne w Jersey Avenu e S E Washington , DC 2059 0
Dea r Director Ley : I t i s m y pleasur e to suppor

t th e Toledo Expres s Airpor t it s effor t t o secur e fiinding through th e U.S
. Departmen

t o f Transportation' s Smal

l Communit

y Ai r Servic e Developmen

t Progra m Grant
. If awarded , fimding wouldb e usedto attrac t new air servic e fi-omToledo Expres s to bette r serv e their communities
. Th

e Toledo Expres s Airpor

t ha s see n asignifican

t declin e i n it s ai

r traffic in th e pas t decade , andairlin e capacit

y a t Toledo Expres s i s down mor e tha n 7 0 percen

t fro m2003
. Th e airpor t ha s develope dacomprehensiv e air servic e incentiv e program , includin g groun d handlin g suppor

t andstartu p phas e fe e waivers
. I

t i s m y hop e tha t th e combinatio n of

th e gran t fundin g t o suppor

t marketin g andpromotiona l activities , a s wel l a s th e airport' s incentiv e progra mwil l provide Toledo wit

h th e tool s it

need s t o revers e th e leakag e of loca l ai r travel deman dt o othe r airports , an

dre-establis h som

e of th e ai r servic e tha

t ha s been los t

i n recen t years . Pleas e giv e seriou s consideratio n to Toled o Expres s Airport' s applicatio n fo r funding
. I ask

tha t you kee p m y office informedo f

th e statu s o f

thi s application
.

Sincerely , 

# SMifiwuf H Sherro dBrow

n United State s Senato

r SB:l m

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