U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary ofTransportation

Mr. David R. Rockett, Jr. Assistant Secretary

Greater BossierEconomic Development Foundation 710 Benton Road Bossier City, LA 71111 DearMr. Rockett: 1200 New Jersey Avenue. SE Washington. DC 20590

Thank you for your letter, addressed to Secretary Foxx, supporting the proposal submitted by Shreveport Airport Authority for a grant under the U.S. Department ofTransportation'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. Underthe statute, the Department may make a maximum of40 grant awards each year, although no more than four may be to communities in the same State. To provide communities withlatitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the types ofair service development projects that can be funded. On June 30, the Department issued an order setting a deadline ofJuly 31 for applications. As these grantrequests are pending before the Department, I cannot comment on the merits ofany particularproposal. 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 ofyour letter and this response in Docket DOT-OST-2014-0113 as a contact outside the record ofthis matter. I appreciate your interest in this program. Sincerely yours,

Susan 

### L. Kurland Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International AffairsCHAIRMAN John Bonomo v:ce CHAIRMAN Doug Rogers lREASURER Gcrv Hubbard 

# IPI!atarlasslar Economic Development Foundation 71 0 Benton Rd., Bossier City, LA 71 lll-3705 (318) 742-6043 FAX (318) 742-6044 

### July 27,2014

IMMEOIATEPASTCHAIRMAN 

### The Honorable Anthony foxx

Mike Boggs 

### Secretary, U.S. Department ofTransportation execuTIVE DIRECTOR 

### 1200NewJersey Ave., SE David R. 'Rocky' Rockett.

### washington DC 20590**DIR!:CTOf~S** TommyBoggs Charles Coyle Rand Falboum G. CarltonGolden. Jr. Jim Henderson John Hubbard Percy Hubbard Jim Johnson !en McElroy Bill McFcctden John Michael Moore Lance MOSley Don Updegraff JeffWiese Tim Wilhite EX-OFFICIO Mayor Lorenz Walker 

### Dear Secretary Foxx: Thankyou for your consideration ofthe Shreveport Airport Authority's requestto expand air service through anew route to ahub in the Upper Midwest or East Coastregion. The creation ofthis route is essential for the economic vitality ofthe region served by Shreveport Regional Airport. The growing economy ofNorthwest Louisiana, EastTexas and SouthwestArkansas depends upon Shreveport Regional Airport to provide airline connections to/from the United States and to the world. We atthe GreaterBossierEconomicDevelopmentFoundation, along with ourbusiness members, would benefit greatly from new routes and more air travel options. The ShreveportRegional Airport is an important factor in our city's growth, development, and overall health. We fully supportthe 

### Shreveport Airport Authority's efforts to recruit additional air service on anew, currently un-served, route. The approval of Shreveport's Small Community Air Service Developmentgrant request will help the region in meeting its

### needs for increased airline service. Thank you again for your consideration. Sincerely,

# ~ David R. 

### Rockett, Jr 

### President/Executive DRRijm

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