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Th e Honorabl e Debbi e Stabeno w Unite d State s Senat e Washington , D C 2051 0 o Dea r Senato r Stabenow : Than k you fo r you r lette r supportin g th e proposal submitte d b y th e Capital Regio n Aiiport Authorit y i n Lansing , Michigan , fo

r agran t unde r tli e Smal l Communit

y Air Servic e Developmen t

Program(Smal l Communit y Program) . I a

mrespondin g o n behal f of Secretar y LaHood . Th e Smal l Communit

y Programwa s establishe d to hel p smalle r communitie s addres s ai

r servic e deficiencies , particularl y issue s relate d t o hig h airfare s an d insufficient service . Congres s appropriate d $ 8 millio n fo r gran t award s unde r

thi s programi

n Fisca l Yea

r 2009 . Under

th e statute , tli e U.S . Departmen t of Transportatio n ma

y us e th e fund s t o make amaximu mof 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , althoug h n o more than foui

- ma y b e to communitie s in th e sam e State . I n order to provid e conmiunitie s wit h latitud e i

n developin g solution s to thei r air servic e problems , th e statut e provide s significant flexibilit y in ho w di e financia

l assistanc e ma

y b e used . On Jul y 10 . th e Departmen t issue d a n orde r requestin g tha

t communitie s intereste d i

n receivin g agrant

thi s yea r fil e thei r application s b y Augus t

28 . A s thes e grant

request s ar e pendin g befor

e th e Department , I a

msur e you understan d dia

t I canno t comment o n th e merit s of

any particulai " proposal . I assure you , however , tha t th e Department

wil l giv e ful l consideratio n t o al l th e proposal s tha t hav e bee n filed . A s i s ou r normal practice , I a

mplacin g acop y of

your letter an d thi s respons e in Docke t OST-2009-014 9 a s acontac t outsid e th e record o

f thi s matter . I appreciat e your interes t in thi s program . Sincerel y yours .

Susa n L . Kurlan d Assistan t Secretar y fo r Aviatio n an

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Th e Honorabl e Raymon

d L . LaHoo d U . S , Departmen

t o f Transportatio n 120 0 New Jersey Av e S W Washington , D C 2059 0 Dea r Mr . Secretary , I a m-writin g i n suppor

t o f th e Smal l Communit

y Ai r Servic e Gran

t applicatio n being submitted b y th e Capita

l Regio n Aiipor

t Authorit y i n Lansmg , Michigan . Th e Capita l Regio n Internationa

l Airpor t i s locate d i n Michigan' s Capita l Cit y an d provide s essentia l air servic e fo r stat e governmen

t an d regiona l businesses , The Authorit

y wil l us e &i s fundin g t o expand service s b

y providin g dail y non-stop flights between Lansin g an d Washington Dulle s Internationa

l Airport . Thi s will better

serv e th e are aan

d provide much needed ttcces s t o connection s t o destination s throughou t th e Easter n U.S . I a mimpressed b y th e effort

s o f th e Capita l Regio n Airpor

t Authorit y to expan d service s t

o mee t th e need s of

th e community , I hop e yo u wil l give their proposa l you r stron g consideration. ' Sincerely , 

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