U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary ofTransportation


## SEP 11 2014

Ms. Judy Copeland President Ruston-Lincoln Chamber ofCommerce 2111 North Trenton Street Ruston, LA 71270
Dear Ms. Copeland: Assistant Secretary

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Thank you for your letter, addressed to Secretary Foxx, supporting the proposal submitted by Monroe Regional Airport for a grant under the U.S. Department ofTransportation's Small Community Air Service Development Program. Secretary Foxx asked that I respond to you on his behalf.
The Small Community Air Service Development Program was established to help smaller communities address air service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares and insufficient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a maximum of40 grant awards each year, although no more than four may be to communities in the same State. To provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the types ofair service development projects that can be funded.
On June 30, the Department issued an order setting a deadline ofJuly 31 for applications. As these grant requests are pending before the Department, I cannot comment onthe merits ofany particular proposal. I assure you, however, 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 ofyour letter and this response in Docket DOT-OST-2014-0113 as a contact outside the record ofthis matter. I appreciate your interest in this program. Sincerely yours,

Susan 

### L. Kurland Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International AffairsTheHonorable Anthony RFoxx Secretary US Depattment ofTransportation Washington DC July 28,2014 Subject; MomoeRegional Airport's application for funding under the Small Community Ail' Service DevelopmentProgram fur 2014,
Dear SecretaryFoxx,
I am writing to express my strong support for the applications submitted bythe Monroe Regional Airport in Louisiana, for funding under the Small Community AirService Development Program (SCASDP). The Monroe Regional Airport has submitted this application to help secure**low~cost,** non-stopjetserviceto one ormore major destinations for Northeastern Louisiana, Sottthern Arkansas, and WesternMississippi.
As you know, the Monroe regional Airport is an important local and regional community economic engine inLouisiana. Federal funding underThe Small Community Air Service Development Programwill go a long way in helping expandjetservice to more destinations in the United States from the Monroe Regional Airport such as a new route fi:om Monroe to Denver. Once again, 1supp01tthe Monroe regional airports application underthe small community air service developmentprogram. Irespectfully request

### your full and fair consideration this proposaL Thank you.

With re;;pect,

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