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### 2 2 201 0 Mr . Greg Taylo r Executiv e Directo r BRA C Regiona l Task

Forc e Pos t Offic e Bo x 8712 9 Fayetteville , Nort hCarolin a2830 4 Dea r Mr . Taylor : 3V; q Thank yo u for you r lette r o f Septembe r

1 supportin g th e proposa l submitte db y th e Fayettevill e Regiona l Airpor t for agran t unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

Progra m(Smal l Communit y Program) . I a mplease dt o respon dt o you r lette r o n behal f

o f Secretary LaHood . Th e Smal l Communit 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 hairfare s an dinsufficien t service . A tota l o f $ 7 millio n wil l b e availabl e for gran t award s i n Fisca l Yea

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th e statute , th e Departmen t

ma y us e th e fund s t o mak e amaximu mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , althoug hn o mor e tha n four may b e t o communitie s i n th e sam e State . In orde r t o provid e communitie s withlatitud 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 may 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

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

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assistance , pleas e feel free t o cal l me . ii}cerely yours ,

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### . AllHHHKREGIONA L *;;;;"'^^ rTASKFORCE Septembe r1,201 0 Th e Honorabl e Ra yLaHood , Secretar y U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne wJerse yAvenue , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 Subject : Endorsemen t o f U.S . Arm yFORSCO M It rdate d Augus t 30.201 0 supportin g direc t

commercia l airlin e service s fro m Fayetteville , N C t o Washington , D C Dea rSecretar yLaHood , W e ar a forwardin g th e subjec t name d lette ra ^ a n attachmen t fo ryou rconsideration . Th e BRA C Regiona l Tas k

Forc e full yendorse s Brigadie rGenera l Porter' s lette rsupportin g al l effort s fo rth e Fayettevilt e Regiona l Airport' s reques t t o ad d direc t flight s fro m Fayetteville , Nort h Carolin a t o Washington , DC . Th e additio n o f thes e direc t flight s I s greatl yneede d an d wil l certainl yai d I n accomplishin g th e missio n a t For t Brag g a s th e U.S . Ami yForce s Comman d an d U.S . Arm yReserv e Comman d Headquarter s relocate s fro m For t McPherson , G At o For t Bragg. , W e hop e tha t yo u wil l giv e th e attache d lette rdu e consideratio n a s w e al l continu e t o suppor t th e importan t rol e tha t ou rUnite d State s Militar yha s i n defens e o f ou rcountry . Sincerely , Gre g tayt^ . Executiv e Directo r