U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation



### Mr. Danny L. 

### Jordan**Cou~1ty** 

### Adininistrator 18 South Oakdale, Room 214 Medford, OR 97501 Dear Mr. Jordan:**~** . 

### ., . ' ..,., ' Assista'nt Secretary '



### July 3, 2012

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### Thank you for your letter addressed to Secretary LaHood supporting the proposal submitted by the Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport for a grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation's Small Community Air Service Development Program. The 

### Secretary has requested that I 

### respond on his bdullf. 

### The Small Community Air Service Development Program was established to help smaller communities address air service deliciencies, particularly issues related to high airfares or insufficient service. Under the statute, the Dcpartmt:nt may make a maximum of40 

### grant awnrds each year, although no more than 4 awards may be to communities 

### in the same State. -J.n order to. provide communities with latitude in dcvdoping solutions to 

### .their air service

deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the types ofprojects that can be funded. On May 15, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a 

### grant this year file their applications by June II. As these grant requests are pending before the Department, 

### I cannot comment on 

### the merits 

### ofany particular 

### proposal. l assure 

### you that the Department will' givl! full and fair consideration to all proposals that have 

### been properly filed. As is our normal practice, I 

### am 

### placing a 

### copy of your Idler and this response in Docket DOT-OST-2012-0069 as a 

### contact outside the 

### record of 

### this matter. I 

### appreciate your interest in this program. Sincerely yours.

Susan L. 

### Kurland Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Am1irs

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fha Honorable Ray L<;Hoou Socmlary at Transportation 1 J ..S OAil<lttmP.nt of Trarwp<Jrt:.ltien ,100 ylh Strot't. S.W. 'I'Jnsllinglon, OC ?.0590**l1.•wt~** l**.ft~nl~tt** \!(, tr't:l''l'l•'r!-,:r**tl.r;r:,.:,C4J,:.~~ i.:·u~;?1i**  .•.t...l'•.:JJ.**r.l.lq~\i7!li~** r't•:j·a. 1·11**i7~<t:.'l:l t";~** **I'll,{;'~** ('Zf"l**l;·.-;".)nllt·.~ :)-:•.:c:·--:v** ..i11\' "·'f.'

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On behalf of**.J~ckson** C:otu'lly, th::mk you lor your considoratlon 'JI R<;!J''e Valley lntornationa!·Medlord 1\1rport's Small Cornrnunity**.'~ir** Sertice Deve!opmont Prowam

. .l.;Jplicahon. Tho $150 000 Gr<lnt will help 1ncre::Jse J..1ed!ord s air sct•Jice, hli;lillg lhe Airport <•nhr-mr;e existinG**r·~"k'~'** .1nd pur!aH! nddilkmal Dpporlunilies, Tl;e Hogue V«lley h:;s been h:Jr<'l hil iiy ;i.dir1l) ,;uts in bP. li:J:st /.;ur**y~<us** - !o;:;ing .,:most n**~uurtur** CJf**:t~ <~idr.o** **sua!~** jq tiut lim<?. 1: is difficult l•J f.r:d !.:1st minute nvni!·:,b,i•'.'f nn ll':i!':wrll**~arriers** in Jnd uut of Medford
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# .. Tho Ropue Vulley tnternattonui-Motiiorrl tiirporl hrw •or..wllml**!i~)ven** t:I.JW routes 111 the l.:Jst 1 Gyears without tho as:Jistanco of a Department uf Transponntion (DOT) Smnll Couunuulty ::..rr Stlrvice Development Grant. ;\s you will see In thir. <lppllc<llion, the environment has chanfjcd and thu**c::m11~1umty rnu~;t**  now hi:ive supp01t to make additional servico a mrllity. In r.rdcr for :he .:Jrca to qrcw,•. i'tr.iil '"'**'''~""o;'"** i3**'''~UPI•CJL** 1"e Grr.nt is**;u~,t** n small p;:ut of ii1H •:111)11.

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