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: 

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Assista'nt Secretary ' 

July 3, 2012 

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1200 r-.:cw Jersey Avenue, SE 

Washw.gton. DC 20590 

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 of 40 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 of projects 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 of any 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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jACKSON COUNTY 

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June 5, LO·t :z 

fha Honorable Ray L<;Hoou 

Socmlary at Transportation 

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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 - 12:5pcclally to r,omn dostinHtit)fl::J. , .. Tho Ropue Vulley tnternattonui-Motiiorrl tiirporl hrw •or..wllml !i~)ven t:I.JW routes 111 the l.:Jst 

1 G years 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 

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