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### The Honorable Tom Harkin United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Harkin: 

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### Thank you for your letter supporting the proposal submitted by the Sioux City Gateway Airport for a grantunderthe U.S. Department ofTransportation's Small Community·Air Service Development Program. The Small Community Air Service Development Program was established to help smaller communities address air service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares or insufficient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a maximum of40 grant awards each year, although no more than 4 awards may be to communities in the same State. In orderto provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in

# the,types.ofprojects t}ll;lt can befunded. On May 15, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a grant this year file their applications by June 11. As these grant requests are pending before the Department, I cannot comment on the merits ofany particular proposal. I assure you that the Department will give full and fair consideration to all proposals that have·beertproperly filed. As is our normal practice, I am placing a copy ofyour letter and this response in Docket DOT-OST-2012-0069 as a contact outside the record ofthis matter. I appreciate your interest in this program. Sincerely yours,



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Ms. Aloha Ley Associate Director, Small Community Program Office ofAviation Analysis 1200 NewJersey Avenue, SE W86-310 Washington, DC 20590 May 30,2012

Subject: Small CommunityAir Service Development Program Docket DOT-OST-2012-0069
·. City ofSioux City, lA ""' Sieux Gateway Airport Dear Ms. Ley: (/.02) 224-3.?.54 FAX! (202) 224-9369 nY (202) 224-4633 http://harkln.senate.gov

. COMMITTEES! AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS

SMALL BUSINESS

I am writing to offer my support

### forthe air service proposal submitted by the City ofSioux City· for Small Community Air Service Development Program funding. In April 2012, American Airlines became the subsidized Essential Air Service carrierfor the Sioux Gateway AirpOrtby.initiating service to Chicago O'Hara International Airport. I strongly support EAS assistance to the Sioux GatewayAirport, which will be a key component in ensuring a successful transition to American's service from Sioux City into Chicago O'Hare. I ask that you give every consideration to the City ofSioux City's Small CommunityAir Service Development Program grant application. Please.direct any questions regarding this matterto my grants office in Des-Moines. Thank ybu for this opportunity to express myviews· and all that you do to assist small communities in providing important air services to their businesses and citizens.

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