The Deputy Secretary of Transportation 

WASHINGTON,. D.C. 20590 

The Honorable Melvin L. Watt 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

Dear Congressman Watt: 

August 21, 2013 : ,.! _,-._ ;-~ -:-

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Thank you for your letter supporting the proposal submitted by the Concord Regional Airport 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 requesting that communities interested in receiving a 

grant this year file their applications by July 26. 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, r·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, 

John D. Porcari 
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The Honorable Anthony Foxx 

U.S. Department ofTransportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE 

Washington, D.C. 20590-0001 

Dear Honorable Foxx: 

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I am writing in support of the application of the Concord Regional Airport for a Small 

Community Air Service Development Program grant through the Department ofTransportation's 

Office of Aviation .Analysis. The $250,000 grant would help pay for marketing support to 

advertise new, low-cost commercial service at the airport. 

Later this year Concord Regional Airport expects to begin commercial air service for the first 

time. Concord Regional Airport does not expect this service to duplicate existing services 

available at neighboring Charlotte-Douglas Airport. Instead it will provide alternative services 

through low cost, less-than-daily carriers. The City of Concord, the Concord Regional Airport 

and private partners have committed $100,000 to marketing efforts to promote this new service 

in the Charlotte media market. The SmaH Community Air Service Development Program grant 

would be used to supplement these promotional efforts. 

Thank you for your t1worable consideration of the Concord Regional Airport's request. Please 

contact my office if l can provide any additional assistance. 

Melvin L Watt 

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