## THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, DC 20590



## The

**Honon~ble** 

## Vance McAllister U.S HouseofRepresentatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman McAllister: September5, 2014 ·····-.:"f' .. -.····
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## Thank youfor yourlettersupporting the 

## application submitted by Monroe Regional Airport for a grantllllderthe U.S. Department
**ofTransportadon~s** 

## Small Comn1lmity Air Service Development Program. The Small Community Air Service DeveJopmem Programwas established to help smaller communities address air service deficiencies. pat1fcularlyissues related to 

## high airfares and insufficient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a maximum of

## 40 grant awards each yeatl although no more than four may be to communities in 

## the same State. To provide communities with latitude indeveloping solutions to theil' air service deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the types ofair 

## service developmentprojects that can be ftinded. 

## On June 30, 

## the Departmentissued an order setting a deadline ofJuly 31 

## for applications. As 

## these grant

## requests are pending before the Department. I 

## cannotcomment on 

## the merits 

## ofany particular proposal I 

## assure you., however. that the Department will give full and fair consideration to all 

## proposals that

## have been properly filed. 

## As is our standard practice, 

## I am placing 

## acopy ofyour letter and this response in Docket DOT-OST-2014-0113 as a. 

## contact outside the record ofthis 

## matter. I 

## appreciate your interest in this progratn. Sincerely.



# Anmo~VANCE M. McALLISTER 5nf DISTRICT, LOUISUWA 316CANNONHOUSI< OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20515 1202) 22!HI490 www.mcalll$ter.houso.gov 

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## iiQ!: 20515-1805 July 28, 

### 2014 U.S. Department ofTransportation The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx, Secretary Washington, DC 

### 20590 Dear Secretary Foxx: COMMITIEE ON AGRICULTURE SUBCOMI.IIntES

- CONS£RVATION.

**Er~£RGv** .. AND fCRii&TAV

- OEP ..RTMENT 0PERA'Tt0NS, OVERSIGHT. AND NIJTRmOt.. • GEN!RAL FARM COMMODinES AND RISK MAW.GfiME!IT COMMITIEEON NATURAL RESOURCES

- FIStWUES. W'lDUFE. OcaAN, AND INSULAR AfFAIRS . • Purruc LAI<DS AND ENvlnONMENTAL ReoULAnoN

The Monroe Chamber ofCommerce is working with the Monroe Regional Airport and the City of Monroeto build broad support for an application forfunding underthe Federal Small CommunityAir Service Development Program for 

### 2014. Ifawarded, the funds would be used to establish 

### a direct United Airlines flightfrom Monroeto Denver. In addition, this funding will also help secure low-cost, non-stopjet service to one or more major destinations for Northeastern Louisiana, Southern Arkansas and Western Mississippi. The Monroe Regional Airport is an important local and regional community economic engine 

### In Louisiana. Federal funding underthe Small CommunityAirService Development Program 

## w.ill go 

## a longway in expandingthe service to more destinations in the United States from the Monroe Regional Airport. This project has myfull.support. Thanking you 

### in advance for yourconsideration, 

### I remain

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# ~- Vance McAllister Member ofCongress

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