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Th e Honorable Rand Paul , M.D
. United State s Senat

e Washington , DC 2051 0 Dea r Senato r Paul : SE P 2 1 201 1

Than k yo u fo r you r lette r supportin g th e proposa

l submitte d b y th e Cit

y o f Pikevill e fo

r a gran t unde r th e Smal l Communit

y Ai r Servic e Developmen

t Progra m(Small Communit

y Program)
. Th e Smal l Commimit

y Progra mwa s establishe d to hel

p smalle r communitie s addres s ai

r servic e deficiencies , particularly issue s relate d t o high airfare s and insufficien t service
. Unde r the statute , th e Departmen

t ma y us e th e fund s to mak

e amaximu

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

e tha n fou r ma y b e to communitie s i

n th e sam e State
. I n orde r to provid e communitie s wit h latitude in developin g solution s t o their ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut

e provide s significan

t flexibility in ho w th e financial assistanc e ma y b e used
. O n Jul y 1 , th e Departmen

t issued a n orde r requestin g tha

t communitie s intereste d i

n receiving agran

t thi s yea r file their application s by 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 understan d tha

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 wil l give ful l consideratio n to 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 and thi s respons e i

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

d of thi s matter . I appreciat

e you r interes t i n thi s program . If

I ca n provid e fiirther information or

assistance , pleas e fee

l fi-ee to cal

l me . Sincerel y yours .

Aloh aLe y Associat e Director Smal l Communit

y Progra mRAN D P^t) L

"KENTUCKY 

# lanite dState s Senat e WASHINGTON , D C 2051 0

Augus t 23 , 201 1

Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s Ms
. Aloh aLe y Associat e Director , Smal l Community Progra m 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E W86-31 0 Washington , D.C
. 2059 0
Dea r Ms
. Ley : I amcontactin g yo u o n behal f o f m y constituent , th e Cit

y o f Pikeville , Kentucky , i n regard s t o thei r proposa l fo

r th e Smal l Community Ai r Servic e Developmen t

grant . Ou r natio n i s face d wit

h man y financial challenge s a s ou r deb t continue s t o escalat e an d i t i s essentia l tha t

w e i n Congress , alon g wit h th e Federa l Agencies , wor k closel y t o ensur e tha t

every ta x dolla r i s spen t effectively
. 1 believe , however , tha t thi s applicatio n fro mth e Cit y o f Pikevill e deserve s full an d fai

r consideratio n despit e ou r country' s financial obstacles
. Th e Pikeville-Pik e Count y Regiona l Airport

(PBX ) service s a1 3 county regio n o f 345,00 0 peopl e i n Eastern Kentucky , Western Virginia , an d Southwester n Wes t Virgini aan d th e neares t commercia l airport

i s mor e tha n 100 mile s away . Th e Smal l Community Ai r Servic e Developmen t gran t wil l substantiall y benefi t th e Cit y o f Pikevill e i n effort s t o recrui t aregiona l airlin e t o provid e servic e t o amajo r

connectin g hub
. Thousand s o f ne w job s wil l b e create d wit h th e introductio n o f a schedule d passenge r

airlin e servic e t o a

n are asurrounde d b y opportunit y for economic , industrial , an d busines s growth
. Than k yo u for you r tim e an d consideratio n i n revie w o f thi s request . Sincerely ,

Ran d Paul , M.D
. . • Unite d State s Senato r