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The Honorable Carl Levin 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

Dear Senator Levin: 

Thank you for your letter supporting the proposal submitted by Kalamazoo County for a grant 

under the Small Community Air Service Development Program. 

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

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

statute, the U.S. Department of Transportation may make a maximum of 40 grant awards each 

year, although no more than 4 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 

allows significant flexibility in how the finmicial assistance may be used. 

On July 1, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a 

grant this year file their applications by August 2. As these grant requests are pending before the 

Department, I am sure you understand that 1 cannot comment on the merits of any particular 

proposal. I can assure you, however, that the Department will give full 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-2011 -0119 as a contact oul|»de tliQ!*cord of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program. If I can provide furthaif inlorarapon or assistance, please feel free to call me. 
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CARL LEVIN 

MICHIGAN ARMED SERVICES 

GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 

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July 22,2011 

The Honorable Raymond H. Lal-Iood 

Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Dear Secretary LaHood: 

I am writing in support of the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport's application 

for funding through the Small Community Air Service Development Program. 

Serving the southwestern Michigan area since 1929, the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek 

International Airport flies approximately half a million passengers annually. The funds 

requested will be used for airline incentives to gain a needed route and attract additional 

capacity. Already a significant component in the local economy, 1 believe approval of 

this funding request would enhance die airport's value to the southwest Michigan 

community and the Stale of Michigan. 

I trust you will give this application every consideration for funding. I would like to be 

informed as to the timetable for processing these applications and of the disposition of 

this application in particular. Please address your response to my Grand Rapids office at 

the address and telephone number shown below. 

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