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Dear Senator Snowe: _ -/r 

Thank you for your letter supporting the proposal submitted by the Aubum-Lewiston 

Municipal Airport for a grant under the Small Community Air Service Development 

Program (Small Community Program). 

The Small Community Program was established to help smaller communities address air 

service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares and insufficient service. A 

total of $7 million will be available for grant awards in Fiscal Year 2010. Under the 

statute, the Department may use the ftmds to make a maximum of 40 grant awards each 

year, although no more than four 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 significant flexibility in how the financial assistance 

may be used. 

On July 30, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in 

receiving a grant this year file their applications by August 27. As these grant requests 

are pending before the Department, I am sure you understand that I cannot comment on 

the merits of any particular proposal. I assure you, however, that the Department will 

give fiill consideration to all proposals that have been properly filed. 

As is our normal practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket 

DOT-OST-2010-0I24 as a contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your 

interest in this program. If I can provide further information or assistance, please feel 

fi-ee to call me. 

Sincerely yours, 

Todd Homan 

Director, Office of Aviation Analysis 
"'jburn-Lev'iiton 

Muniilipjl Airport 

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Dear Mr, Homan, 

I am writing to express my strong support lor the application submiited by Ihe AubumIxwiston Municipal Airport to the United States Dq^artmcnt of Tiwisportation's Office of 

AvialJoJi Analysis for fiinding under its SmuIJ Communily Air Service Deveiupmenl (SCASD) 

program. 

(Consistent with the SCASD program's mission to bring about additional air service, (he 

Aubum-Lewiston Municipal Airpon seeks a partner in ihe Department of Transpt>rtation to 

restore viable local air service to the central Maine region for the first time in over 20 years. 

According to recent market research and a feasibility study, there appears to be sutTicicnt 

demand and market srzc to link (he Aubum-l.ewiston catchment area to (he national air 

transportation system. The Airport seeks to open a central Maine gateway for direct Boston 

nights to complement the services of the Portland hub, with the ultimate goal of growing traveler 

options whilst improving air service for both urban market areas. 'ITie community and region 

t>elieve that local air service is a vital component of its overall economic and community 

dcvclopHKnt mix and vvill create and retain much needed jobs. It is with this in mind that I lend 

my support to this proposal. 

Tliank you for your time and elTort on behalf of the AubLim-Lewiston Municipal Airport. 

I urge your most careful consideration of this application, subject to all applicable laws and 

regulations, and ask that you please keep me informed of the status of the review process. In 

addition to notifying my DC statT, please notify Mark Kontio of my Bangor staff at (207) 945-

(1432 or by e-mail at mark _kontio(|^snowc.scnate.gov when a final determination has been inade. 

Sincerely, 

OLYMrtAJ: SNOWE 

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