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Udal l Unite dState s Senat e Washington , D C 2051 0 Dea r Senato r UdaJl : Thank yo u for you r lette r addresse dt o Associat e Directo r Aloh aLey , supportin g th e proposa l submitte db y th e Tellurid e Montros e Regiona l Ai r Organizatio n fo r

agran t unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Service Developmen t

Progra m(Smal l Communit y Program)
. Th e Smal l Conmiunit y Progra mwa s establishe dt o hel p smalle r communitie s addres s ai r servic e deficiencies , particularl y issue s relate dt o hig h airfares an dinsufficien t service
. A total o f $ 7 millio n wil l b e availabl e for gran t award s i n Fisca l Year

2010
. Unde r

th e statute , th e Departmen t

ma y us e th e fiind s t o mak e amaximu mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , althoug h n o mor e tha n fou r may b e t o communitie s i n th e sam e State
. I n orde r t o provid e commimitie s wit h latitud e i n developin g solution s t o thei r ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut e provide s significan t flexibility i n ho w th e financial assistanc e ma y b e used
. O n Jul y 30 , th e Departmen t issue da n orde r requestin g that

communitie s intereste di n receivin g agran t

thi s yea r file thei r application s b y Augus t

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. A s thes e gran t

request s ar e pendin g befor e th e Department , I a msur e yo u understan dthat I canno t commen t

o n th e merit s o f

an y particula r

proposal
. I assur e you , however , that th e Departmen t

wil l giv e full consideratio n t o al l proposal s tha t hav e bee n properl y filed. A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a

mplacin g acop y o f

you r lette r an dthi s respons e i n Docke t DOT-OST-2010-012 4 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor do f

this matter . I appreciat e you r interes t i n thi s program . I f

I can provid e furthe r

informatio n o r

assistance , pleas e feel free t o cal l me . Sincerel y yours .

Tod dHoma n Director , Offic e o f

Aviatio n Analysi s

# Unite dState s Senat e Augus t 25 , 201 0
Ms
. Aloh aLe

y Associate Director
. Small Communit y Ai r Servic e Development

Progra m Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s U.S
. Department

o f Transportatio n 120 0 New Jerse y Av e S E Washington , D.C
. 2059 0 Dea r Ms
. Ley , I a mplease dt

o writ e thi s leiTero f

suppor t on behal f o f th e Tellurid

e Montros e Regiona

l Ai r Organizatio n (TMRAO) , whic h i s workin g t o obtai n funding throug h th e Department o f Transportation' s Smal l Communit

y Ai r Servic e Development

Program
. TMRA

O i s partnerin g wit

h th e Tellurid e Regiona

l Airport , Marketin g Tellurid e Inc. , th e tow n o f

Telluride , th e tow n o f

Mountai n Village , an

dSa n Miguel Count y t o improv e outboun dfligh t servic e fro

mTelluride
. Wit h th e important

stan-up fund s receive dthroug h thi s grant , TMRA O andit s partner s hop e t o increas e availabl e seat s t

o meet marke t deman dfo

r mornin g outboun dflight s fro mTelluride
. Also , the y hop e such fund s wil l b e aspringboardfo r bringin g asecon dcarrie r

servic e t o Tellurid e durin g th e summe r month s t o bolste r

competition
. Th e communit y hope s tha

t increasin g competitio n i

n thi s marke t

will lea d t o areductio n i

n ai r fares , whic h currentl y ar

e amon g th e highes t

i n th e nation
. Du e t o it s uniqu e geography , Tellurid e lie s i n arelativel y isolate dare ao f our state , makin g th e economi c activit y generate d by it s airpor

t critical t o th e community' s loca

l econom y andeconomi c developmen t Th e additiona

l cnplancment s resultin g fro mthi s gran t

funding woul dbe amuc h neede dboo n t o Tellurid e an dth e surroundin g region
. T ask tha t you giv e th e Tellurid e Montros e Regiona l Ai r Organization' s applicatio n ever> ' appropriate consideratio n consisten t

wit h all applicabl e law s an

dregulations
. Sincerely , 

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Mar k Udal l Unite dState s Senato r
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