U.S. Department of 

Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

Of Transportation 

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 grantunder the U.S. Department of Transportation'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 of 40 grant 

awards each year, although no more than 4 awards may be to communities in the same State. 

In order to provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service 

deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the, types. of projects t}ll;lt can be funded. 

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 of any 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 of your 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. 

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Ms. Aloha Ley 

Associate Director, Small Community Program 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE W86-310 

Washington, DC 20590 

May 30,2012 

Subject: Small Community Air Service Development Program 

Docket DOT-OST-2012-0069 

·. City of Sioux City, lA ""' Sieux Gateway Airport 

Dear Ms. Ley: 

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I am writing to offer my support for the air service proposal submitted by the City of Sioux City· 

for Small Community Air Service Development Program funding. 

In April 2012, American Airlines became the subsidized Essential Air Service carrier for the Sioux 

Gateway AirpOrtby.initiating service to Chicago O'Hara International Airport. I strongly support EAS 

assistance to the Sioux Gateway Airport, 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 of Sioux City's Small Community Air Service 

Development Program grant application. Please. direct any questions regarding this matter to my grants 

office in Des-Moines. Thank ybu for this opportunity to express my views· and all that you do to assist 

small communities in providing important air services to their businesses and citizens. 

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