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### 20] Q Mr . Do n LeDu c Presiden t an dDea n Tli e Thoma s M . Coole y La w Schoo l Offic e o f th e Presiden t P.O . Bo x 1303 8 Lansing , M I 4890 1 Dea r Mr . LeDuc : Thank yo u for you r lette r o f Octobe r 1 8 t o Secretar y LaHoo dsupportin g Su n Countr y Airline s t o serv e Lansing , Michigan , i n th e ongoin g slot-exemptio n proceedin g at Ronal d Reaga n Washingto n Nationa l Airport (DCA) . Th e Secretar y ha s aske dtha t Irespon dt o you r lette r directly . A s yo u know , th e U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n commence daproceedin g o n Augus t 3 0 t o reallocat e tw o DC

Aslo t exemption s tha t

ar e currentl y bein g use db y Republi c Airline , Inc . (Republic) . Republi c ha s bee n usin g thes e tw o slo t exemption s for DCA-Kansa s Cit

y service . Thes e slo t

exemption s may b e use dt o serv e an y mediu m hu b o r smalle r airpor t withi n th e 1,250-mil e perimete r o f DCA . W e hav e receive datota l o f fiv e proposals , briefl y outline dbelow :

• Su n Countr y t o serv e Lansin g with 129

- o r 162-sea t aircraft ; • Republi c Airline , Inc. , brande da s Frontie r Airlines , t o continu e t o serv e Kansa s City , Missouri , with 99-sea t regiona l je t

aircraft ; • Southwes t

Airline s Co. , t o serv e Kansa s Cit y utilizin g 137-sea t

aircraft ; • U S Airways , Inc. , t o serv e Pensacola , Florida , utilizin g 76

- o r 86-sea t regiona l je t aircraft , dependin g o n th e season ; an d • Ai r Tran Airways , Inc. , t o serv e eithe r Fort Myer s o r Sarasota , Florida , utilizin g eithe r 117

- o r 137-seat aircraft . A s th e slo t

exemptio n proceedin g i s competitiv e an di s currentl y unde r revie w b y th e Department , I a

msur e yo u understan dtha t I canno t commen t

o n th e merit s of

th e proposals . I assur e you , however , tha t th e Departmen t

will full y conside r

all of th e proposals , an dmak e it s awar dbase do n th e selectio n criteri adetaile din th e governin g statutes .Mr . Do n LeDu c

Pag e 2 As i s ou r norma l practice , 1 a

mplacin g acop y o f

you r lette r an dm y respons e i n Docke t DClT-OST-2000-718 2 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor do f

thi s proceeding . I appreciat e you r interes t i n obtainin g acces s t o th e Nation' s capital . I f I ca n provid e furthe r informatio n o r

assistance , pleas e fee l fre e t o cal l me . kin|;erely yours . Jusan L . Kurlan c Assistan t Secretar y for Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair sTH E THOMA S M . 

### COOLE Y LA W SCHOO L DO N LEDU C PRESIDEN T & DEA N I n cor^ t homlnu m ts l oitbn * Ugij . 197 2 Octobe r 18,201 0 The Honorabl e Raymon dL . LaHoo d Secretar y o f Transportatio n UnitedState s Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 Re : Su n Countr y Airline s Applicatio n #DOT-OST-2000-718 2 Dea r Secretar y LaHood : Sun Country Airline s seek s tw o slot s at Ronal dReaga

n National Airpor

t i n D.C . to suppor t servic e betwee n Michigan' s C^ito l Cit y an dth e Nation' s Capitol . I urg e yo u to approv e tha

t request . Thoma s M . Coole y La

w Schoo l i s th e nation' s larges t la w schoo l wit

h student s fromever y state an danumber

o f foreign countries . W

e als o hav e th e nation' s larges t extemship program , wit

h student s spendin g on e o r tw o semester s at

variou s location s aroundth e countr

y an doverseas . Wit

h it s many federa

l agencies , th e Distric t

o f Columbi ai s on e o f

ou r larges t extemshi p sites . Washington , D.C . i s Cooley' s mos t commo n destinatio n now , an di t i s likely t o becom e th e destinatio n even mor e ofte n i n th e comin g months . Federal regulatio n o f education ha s sharpl y increase dove r th e pas t tw o years , andi t

appear s tha

t mor e i s on th e way . W e wil l b e require dt o sta

y o n to p o f

accreditatio n andregulator y activity , no t

jus t a t th e Department

o f Education , but

i n Congres s a s well . I canno t spea k for th e other school s i n Michigan , bu t

I a mo n th e executiv e board o f th e Michiga

n Associatio n o f

Independent

College s an dUniversities , an dI ca n sa y tha t the y wil l hav e th e sam e nee dfo r enhance dtrave l to Washingto n tha t Coole y no w has . Wit h it s centra

l location , Lansin g i s th e logica l departure poin t

fo r man y o f Michigan' s publi c an dprivate college s anduniversities . An dth e current

effort s o f th e federa

l governmen

t t o ai dstat e goverrunent

mea n tha t our government

official s wil l trave l frequently t

o Washington .

30 0 SOUT H CAPnO L AVENU E • POS T OFFIC E BO X 1303 8 • LANSING , MICHIGA N 4890 1 517-371-SI4 0 FAX517-334.57S 2 cnuU i Itdacddcoolcy'.ai mA s I a msur e yo u ar e aware , nearl y hal f th e state' s populatio n live s withi n a n hou r o f Lansing . Acces s t o direc t servic e t o Washingto n a t Lansing' s Capita l Regio n Intemationa l Airpor t

wil l b e quit e popular .

Do n LeDu c Presiden t an dDea n