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y ofTronsportaticx i Washington , D C 2059 0 • q P ,? : SE P 2 1 201 1 Th e Honorable W . Keit

h Hall Kentuck y Hous e of

Representative s Frankfort , K

Y 4060 1 Dea r Mr . Hall : Than k yo u fo r you r lette r supportin g th e proposa

l submitte dby th e Cit

y of Pikevill e fo

r a gran t unde r th e Smal l Communit

y Ai r Servic e Developmen

t Progra m(Smal l Communit

y Program) . Th e Smal l Commxmit

y Progra mwa s establishe dto hel

p smalle r communitie s addres s ai

r servic e deficiencies , particularly issue s relate dto high airfare s andinsufficien t service . Unde r the statute , th e Departmen

t ma y us e th e funds to mak

e amaximu

mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , although n o mor

e tha n fou r ma y b e t o communitie s i

n the sam e State . I n orde r t o provide communitie s wit

h latitude i n developing solution s t

o their ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut

e provide s significan

t flexibility i n how th e financial assistanc e ma y b e used . O n Jul y 1 , th e Departmen

t issueda n orde r riequestin g tha t communitie s intereste di

n receiving agran

t thi s yea r file their application s b

y Augus t 2 . A s thes e gran

t request s ar

e pending befor

e th e Department , I a

msur e yo u understandtha

t I canno t commen t o n th e merit s of an y particula r proposal . I assur

e you , however , tha

t th e Departmen

t will give ful l consideratio n t

o all proposal s tha

t hav e bee n properly filed. A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a

mplacin g acop

y of you r lette r an dthi s respons e in Docke

t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 a s acontac t outside th e recor

dof thi s matter . I appreciat

e you r interes t in thi s program . If

I ca n provid e furthe r information or

assistance , pleas e fee

l fi-ee t o call me . Sincerel y yours ,

AlohaLe y Associat e Director Smal l Communit

y Progra mSTAT E REPR£SENTATIV £

93R D LEGISLATIV E DISTRIC T 15 5 McCo y Cane y Roa d P . O . Bo x 68 3 Phelps , Kentuck y 4155 3 Telephone : (606 ) 456-3432 , Ext.2 5 Facsimile : (606 ) 456-856 5 

# T CAPITO L ANNE X Roo m466 C Frankfort , Kentuck y 4060 1 (502 ) 564-8100 , Ext . 63 5 Messag e Line : (800 ) 372-718 1 E-mail : keith.hall@lrc.ky.go v

Augus t 11 , 201 1 Ms . Aloh aLe

y Associat e Director , Smal l Communit y Progra m Office o f Aviatio n Analysi s 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E W86-31 0 Washington , D.C . 2059 0 Re : Cit y o f

Pikeville-Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t Gran t Proposa l Docke t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 Dea r Ms . Ley : I a mwritin g t o suppor t

th e abov e reference dSmal l Communit y Air Servic e Developmen t gran t proposal , submitte d b y th e Cit y o f Pikeville . Th e Pikeville-Pik e Count y Regiona l Airpor t (PBX ) sit s a t

th e cente r

of a1 3 count y regio n o f 345,00 0 peopl e i n Easter n Kentucky , Wester n Virgini aan dSouthwester n Wes t Virgini aan d i s mor e tha n 10 0 mile s fro mth e neares t commercia l airport . Th e PB X Regio n i s surrounde d b y on e of America' s mos t

importan t

energ y producin g region s an di s rip e fo r additiona l economic , industria l an d busines s grovsth . Th e introductio n o f schedule dpassenge r

airlin e servic e wdl

l assis t i n creatin g thousand s of

ne w jobs . Th e successfu l awar d o f

aSmal l Communit y Air

Servic e Developmen t

gran t vn W significantl y assis t th e Cit y of Pikevill e an d it s partner s - th e Pikeville-Pik e Count y Airpor t Boar dan dth e Southeaster n Kentuck

y Chambe r

of Commerc e an dit s consultan t i n successfull y recruitin g a regiona l airlin e whic h wil l provid e servic e t o amajo r connectin g center . I a mplease dt o joi n m y colleague s fro mthroughou t th e regio n i n supportin g th e SCAS D gran t t o th e Cit

y o f Pikeville . Sincerely ,

Cc : Southeas t

K Y Chambe r

o f Commerc e 

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COMMITTEES : Energ y Subcommittee , Cochair ; Appropriatio n an dRevenue ; Natura l Resource s an dEnvironment , Vic e Chair ; Touris mDevelopmen t

an dEnergy ; an d Budge t Revie w o n Transportatio n