U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation 

Mr. Randy Vivian 

President/CEO 

Victoria Chamber of Commerce 

3404 N Ben Wilson Street 

Victoria, TX 77901 

Dear Mr. Vivian: 

Assistant Secretary 

AUG 26 2014 

1200 New Jersey Avenue. SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Thank you for yom letter, addressed to Secretary Foxx, supporting the proposal submitted by the 

Victoria Regional Airport for a grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation's Small . 

Community Air Service Development Program. Secretary Foxx asked that I respond to you on 

his behalf. 

The Small Community Air Service Development Program was established to help smaller 

communities address air service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares and 

insufficient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a maximum of 40 grant 

awards each year, although no more than four may be to communities in the same State. To 

provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the 

statute provides flexibility in the types of air service development projects that can be funded. 

On June 30, the Department issued an order setting a deadline of July 31 for applications. As 

these grant requests are pending before the Department, I cannot comment on the merits of any 

particular proposaL I assure you, however, that the Department will give full and fair 

consideration to all proposals that have been properly filed. 

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

DOT -OST-2014-0113 as a contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program. 

Sincerely yours, 

~0 Susan L. Kurland 

Assistant Secretary for 

Aviation and International Affairs 
VIOf081R aUAMBER Gf CD&IM£RCE 

July 29, 2014 

Mr. Anthony R. Foxx, Secretary 

Department ofTransportatfon 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE 

Washington, DC 20590-0001 

RE: Small Community Air Service Development Grant 

Victoria Regional Airport 

Dear Sec. Foxx 

I am writing you on behalf of the Victoria Regional Airport and their grant application. The Victoria Regional Airport and 

air service there is extremely important to our continued growth as a regional. With our petrochemical industry, our 

need for quality reliable air service is essential to maintain business in our region. We support the airport in their 

application for this grant and will provide whatever services we can to support the grant and secure the funding. 

The Victoria Chamber of Commerce will provide in-kind services to the amount of $5,000 of advertising on our website 

and through our email and distribution lists. Our email list reaches out to 850 businesses and individuals, representing 

approximately 25,000 employed individuals in the crossroads area. 

Again, I cannot stress enough what this funding will aid the airport in securing ridership and protect and enhance our 

local industry and the all economic development in our region. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please 

contact me if I can be of any service to you. 

Victoria Chamber of Comm~Jn:e 

3404 N. Uen Wilson 

Victoriil, Texa5 77901 

(361) 573·5277 Orficc- (361) 573-S'J II Fax 

www.victoriachantbcr.org