U.S. Department of 

Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

Of Transportation 

The Honorable Doc Hastings 

U.S. House ofRepresentatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

Dear Congressman Hastings: 

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1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. 

Washington, DC 20590 

Thank you for your letter supporting the application submitted by the City of Yakima, 

Washington, for a grant under 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 four 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 that can be funded. 

On June 24, the Department issued an order setting a deadline of July 26 for applications. 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 been properly filed. 

As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket 

DOT-OST-2013-0120 as a contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program. 

Sincerely yours, 
DOC HASTINGS 4TH DISTRICT, WASHINGTON 

COMMITTEE ON 

NATURAL RESOURCES 

CHAIRMAN 

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Ms. Brooke Chapman 

Associate Director 

August 1, 2013 

Small Community Air Service Development Program 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave, SE 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Dear Ms. Chapman, 

1203 LONGWORTH HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING 

WASHINGTON, DC 20515 

(202) 225-5816 

2715 SAINT ANDREWS LOOP, SUITE D 

PASCO, WA 99301 

( 509) 543--9396 

402 EAST YAKIMA AVENUE, SUITE 760 

YAKIMA, WA 98901 

(509) 452-3243 

www.hastings.house.gov 

I write today to request full and fair consideration for the grant application submitted by 

Pangborn Memorial Airport in East Wenatchee, Washington, under the Small Community Air 

Service Development Program (SCASDP). 

As you are aware, access to safe, affordable, and efficient transportation is critical for 

rural and underserved areas - this is no more evident than in Central Washington. Whether it is 

a weekend getaway or traveling for business, it is important to ensure that our aviation system is 

integrated and has the ability to move people and products throughout Central Washington and 

across our nation. As a result, I request that full and fair consideration be given to Pangborn 

Memorial Airport and their SCASDP grant application. 

Thank you for your consideration of this request. Should you have additional questions, 

please do not hesitate to contact myself or Justin Prosser on my staff at 202-225-5816. 

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