U.S. Department ofTransportation Office o1 the Secretory ofTransportation



### Dr. MarkA. Curtis President Great Basin College 1500 College Parkway Elko, NV 8980I
Dear Dr. Curtis: Assistant Secretary 

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### Thankyou for your letter ofJuly 26, addressed to Secretary Foxx, supporting the proposal submittedby the City ofWest Wendover for a grantunderthe U.S. Departmentof Transportation's Small Community Air Service Development Program. Secretary Foxx asked that Irespond to you on his behalf. The Small Community Air Service Development Program was established to help smaller communities address air service deficiencies, particularly issues relatedto high airfares or insufficient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a maximum of40 grant awards each year, although no more than four awards may be to communities inthe same State. In orderto provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the types ofprojects that can be funded. On June 24, the Department issued an orderrequesting that communities interested in receiving a grantthis yearfile theirapplications by July 26. As these grantrequests are pending before the Department, Icannotcomment on the merits ofany particularproposal. Iassure you that the Departmentwill give full and fair consideration to all proposals that have been properly filed.
As is our standard practice, Iam placing acopy ofyour letterand this response in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0120 as acontact outside the record ofthis matter. Iappreciate your interest in this program. Sincerely yours,

Susan L. 

### Kurland Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International AffairsJuly 26, 2013 Brooke Chapman Associate Director

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Small Community Program Via SCASD Application Package Subject: City ofWestWendover, Nevada SupportforSmall Community Air Service Development Program Application, Docket DOT..OST-2013-0120 Dear Secretary Foxx, I am writing to support the City of West Wendover, which has filed an application with the Department of Transportation to participate in the Small Community Air Service Development Grant Program for air service from WendoverAirport, Utah to Efko and Reno, Nevada. The proposal has support from local government and business interests in both communities. WestWendover has completed an Air Service Study, which shows excellent potential for the West Wendover market. Separately, the State of Nevada has studied the northern Nevada market, including Elko. Both studies show the potential for serving the commercial and government ties these communities have with Reno and Carson City by air. Commercial air service from Wendover and Elko to Reno, including passenger and cargo operations, will significantly improve the competitive environment for local businesses in the national and global marketplace. By improving aviation services along this route, local travelers will be betterable to access an important business and government destination. Great Basin College is very supportive of the initiative to bring scheduled air service from the Wendover Airport to the Elko and Reno airports, and would appreciate your consideration of West Wendover's application for assistance through the Small Community Air Service Development Grant Program. Thank you foryourtimereviewing this application. Sincerely,

MarkA. Curtis President Great Basin College

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