U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

·· · of Transportation 

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The Honorable Ardell F. Brede 

Mayor of Rochester 

Rochesrer, MN 55904 

Dear Mayor Brede: 

Assistant Secretary 

July 3, 2012 

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~200 New Jersey Avenue. SE 

'."lasn:~gton. DC 20590 

Thank you for your letter addressed to Secretary LaHood supporting the proposal submitted by 

the Rochester International Airport for a grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation's 

Sniall Community Air Service· Development Program. The Secretary has requested that 1 

respond on his behalf. 

The Small Community Air Service Development Program was established to help smaller. 

communities address air service dct1ciencies, particularly issues related to high airfares or 

insufticient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a maximum of 40 grant 

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

In on.h.:r to provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service 

. deficiencies, the statute proyidcs Qcxibility in the types or projeets that can be funded. 

On May 15, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a 

grant this year tile their applications by June 11. As these grant requests arc pending before the 

Department, I cannot comment on the merits of any particular proposal. 1 assure you that the 

· · · Department will give full and fair consideration to all pmposals that have been)JJ.rqperly filed . 

. -'\s is our normal practice. I am placing a copy or your lcltt.:r and this response in Docket 

DOT-OST -2012-0069 as a comact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program .. 

Sincerely yours. 

Susan L. Kurland 

Assistant Secrt.:tary lor 

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