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# 2 2 201 0 Th e Honorabl e Olympi aJ . Snow e : r r Unite dState s Senat e —r,S:^S i Washington , D C 2051 0 r . :5S:i ^ Dea r Senato r Snowe : _-/ r Than k yo u for you r lette r supportin g th e proposa l submitte db y th e Aubum-Lewisto n Municipa l Airport

fo r agran t unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t Program(Smal l Communit y Program) . 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 hairfares 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 Year

2010 . Unde r

th e statute , th e Departmen t

ma y us e th e ftmds 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 . I n orde r t o provid e communitie s wit hlatitud 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 ma y b e used . O n Jul y 30 , th e Departmen t issue da n orde r

requestin g tha t

communitie s intereste di n receivin g agran t

thi s yea r file thei r application s b y Augus t

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request s ar e pendin g befor e th e Department , I a msur e yo u understan dtha t I canno t commen t

o n th e merit s o f

an y particular

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

wil l giv e fiill consideratio n t o al l proposal s tha t 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-2010-0I2 4 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor do f

thi s matter . I appreciat e you r interes t i n thi s program . I f

I ca n provid e further

informatio n o r

assistance , pleas e feel fi-ee t o cal l me . Sincerel y yours ,

Tod dHoma n Director , Offic e o f

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lo r th e applicatio n submiite dby Ihe Aubum Ixwisto n Municipa l Airport t o th e Unite dState s Dq^artmcn t o f Tiwisportation' s Offic e o f AvialJoJi Analysi s for

fiinding unde r

it s SmuI J Communil y Ai r

Servic e Deveiupmen l (SCASD ) program . (Consistent

wit hth e SCAS D program' s missio n t o brin g abou t additiona l ai r

service , (he Aubum-Lewisto n Municipal Airpo n seek s apartne r i n ih e Departmen t

o f Transpt>rtatio n t o restor e viabl e local ai r

servic e t o th e central Main e regio n fo r th e first tim e i n ove r 2 0 years . Accordin g t o recen t

marke t researc han dafeasibility study , ther e appear s t o b e sutTicicnt deman dan dmarke t

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k (h e Aubum-l.ewisto n catchmen t are at o (he national ai r transportatio n system . Th e Airport seek s t o ope n acentra l Main e gateway fo r direc t Bosto n night s t o complemen t

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