U.S. Department of 

Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation 

The Honorable Greg Walden 

U.S. House of Representative~ 

Washington, DC 20515 

Dear Congressman Walden: 

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JUL 5 2012 

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Washington, DC 20590 

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Thank you for your letter supporting the proposal submitted by the Redmond Municipal Airport 

.for a grant under the U.S., Department of Transportation's ~mal~ Comm,u,nity Air Service ... 

Development Program. · · · · 

The Small Community Air Service.Development Program was established to help smaller 

communities address air service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares or 

insufficient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a maximum of 40 grant 

awards each year, although no more than 4 awards 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 flexibility in the types of projects that can be f}mc;led. · 

On May 15, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a 

grant this year file their applications by June 11. As these grant requests are pending before the 

Department, I cannot comment on the merits of any particular proposal. I assure you that the 

Department will give fult ahd fair 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-2012-0069 as a contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program. 

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Sincerely yours, 

N~ Aloha Ley 

Associate Director 

Small Community Program 
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I am writing in supportpfthe City ofR(!dmond's application fi>r a Small Community Air Service 

Development Program (SDASDP) grallt to support improved service at the Redmond Municipal 

Airport, which serves all of central Oregon, the fastest growing region in the state. 

As I understand, the city is requesting $500,000 to t1tilize in its efforts to reestablish air service to 

southern California, which was lost in 20 l 0. The proposed southern California service route will 

benefit the remote, rmal communities scattered throughout central Oregon and have a positive 

regional economic inipact. • A s.uceessfiiTgrant application will result in significant improvements 

to access and reduced costs for the traveling public, including businesses, educational 

institutions, and other enterprises whose access to the national air transportation system is 

severely limited. 

Given the City .of Redmond's outstanding'rec~;;>rd of success with air service development, which 

has strategically utilized previous federal grants and incorporated solid private and public 

partnerships, I strongly urge your consi~cration and support fbr this SD_ASDP b'Tant application. 

If I can p1'ovidc any other information tor your review, please do not hesitate to contact me at my 

Medford district office. 

Sincerely, 

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Greg Walden 

Member of Congress 

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