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y o f Transportatio n 

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## 2 2 20 W Th e Honorabl e Ti mMurph y L. : U.S . Hous e o f

Representative s -^r^ r ;~ - Washington , D C 2051 5 Dea r Congressma n Murphy : - i Thank yo u for you r lette r addresse dt o Associat e Directo r Aloh aLey , supportin g th e proposa l submitte db y th e Westmorelan dCounty Airport Authorit y fo r

agran t unde r th e Smal l Community Ai r

Servic e Developmen t

Progra m(Smal l Communit y Program) . Th e Smal l Communit y Progra mwa s establishe dt o hel p smalle r communitie s addres s ai r servic e deficiencies , particularl y issue s relate dt o hig hairfares an dinsufficien t service . A tota l o f $ 7 millio n v^al

l b e availabl e for

gran t award s i n Fisca l Yea r

2010 . Unde r

th e statute , th e Departmen t

may us e th e ftinds t o mak e amaximu mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , althoug hn o mor e tha n four ma y b e t o communitie s i n th e sam e State . In orde r t o provid e communitie s withlatitud e i n developin g solution s t o thei r ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut e provide s significan t flexibility i n ho w th e financial assistanc e may b e used . O n Jul y 30 , th e Departmen t issue da n orde r requestin g tha t

communitie s intereste di n receivin g agran t

thi s yea r file thei r application s b y Augus t

27 . A s thes e gran t

request s ar e pendin g before th e Department , I a msur e yo u understan dthat I canno t commen t

o n th e merit s o f

an y particula r

proposal . I assur e you , however , tha t th e Departmen t

wil l giv e full consideratio n t o al l proposal s that hav e bee n properl y filed. A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a mplacin g acop y o f you r lette r an dthi s respons e i n Docke t DOT-OST-2010-012 4 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor do f

thi s matter . I appreciat e you r interes t i n thi s program . I f

I can provid e further

informatio n o r

assistance , pleas e fee

l fre e t o cal l me . Sincerel y yours ,

Tod dHoma n Director , Offic e o f

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'.VFB'^IT L niLriXiv-liouse.fiJ v Augus t 19 , 201 0 Aloh aLey , Associat e Directo r Smal l Communit y Ai r

Servic e Developmen t

Program , X-5 5 U s Departmen t

O f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Ave , S E Washington , D.C . 2059 0 Dear Associat e Directo r

Ley . I a mi n receip t o f correspondenc e fro mth e Westmorelan dCount y Airport Authorit y (WCAA) , operator s of

th e Arnol dPalme r

Regiona l Airpor t

(LBE ) locate di n Unity Township , Pennsylvania . WCA A ha s applie dfo r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

Progra m an dI writ e t o yo u today o n thei r behalf. Westmorelan dCount y ha s apopulatio n o f approximatel y 400,000 , an dth e airport ha s th e potentia l o f

servin g u p t o 750,00 0 resident s of th e Greate r

Pittsburg harea . Th e Arnol dPalme r Regiona l Airpo n bega n servicin g commercia l flight s t o Pittsburg hInternationa l (PIT ) i n th e 1980's . Th e departur e of

U S Airway s fromth e regio n an dth e bankruptc y o f Northwes t

Airline s commercia l servic e a

t th e hu b hav e lef

t LB Esolel y servicin g charte r flights . Recently , LB Eha s contracte dwit

hVisio n Airline s t o provid e commercia l servic e t o Orlando . Withfundin g throug h thi s program , LB Ewil l expan dit s marketin g abilitie s t o attrac t business , educationa l institutions , an drecreationa l travelers . Th e Westmorelan dCounty Airpor t Authorit y als o plan s t o us e thi s fundin g t o expan dawarenes s o f th e airport' s potentia l a s ahu b t o PIT , know n a s 'Th e Pittsburg h Connector. " I urg e yo u t o giv e thi s proposa l for fundin g you r

full an dfai r

consideration . Tharilc yo u fo r you r tim e an dattentio n t o thi s matter . * Sincerely , Ti mMurph y Membe r of Coi\gres s

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