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### Th e Honorable Michael F
. Benne t United State s Senat

e Washington , DC 2051 0 SE P 2 1 201 1
Dea r Senato r Bennet : Than k you fo r you r lette r supportin g th e proposa

l submitte dby th e For

t Collins-Loveland Municipa l Airpor t fo r agran t unde r the Smal l Communit

y Air Servic e Developmen

t Progra m(Small Communit

y Program)
. Th e Smal l Communit

y Progra mv^^a s establishe dto help smalle r communitie s addres s ai

r servic e deficiencies , particularl y issue s relate dto high airfare s an dinsufficien

t service
. Unde r the statute , th e Departmen

t ma y us e the funds t

o mak e amaximu

mof 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , although n o mor

e tha n fou r ma y b e to communitie s in th e sam e State
. I n orde r t o provide communitie s wit

h latitud e i n developin g solution s to their ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut

e provide s significan

t flexibility in ho w th e financial assistanc e ma y b e used
. O n Jul y 1 , th e Departmen

t issue da n orde r requesting tha

t communitie s intereste di

n receiving agran

t thi s yea r file their application s b

y Augus t 2
. A s thes e gran

t request s ar

e pending befor

e th e Department , I a

msur e yo u understandtha

t I canno t commen t on the merit s of an y particula r proposal
. I assur

e you , however , tha

t th e Departmen

t will give fijll consideratio n t o all proposal s tha t have bee n properly filed. A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a

mplacin g acop

y of you r lette r an dthi s respons e in Docke

t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 a s acontac t outsid e the recor dof thi s matter . I appreciat

e you r interes t i n thi s program . If

I ca n provid e furthe r information o

r assistance , pleas e fee

l fre e t o call me . Sincerel y yours ,

Aloh aLe y Associat e Director Smal l Communit

y Progra m^

. •MICHAE L F
. BENNE T WASHINGTON , DC :

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o f Transportatio n Smal l Communit y Program , W86-31 0 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Ave , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 RE : For t Collins-Lovelan d Municipa l Airport' s Applicatio n (DUN S #0764814070000 ) fo r aSmal l Communit y Ai r

Servic e Developmen t

Pilo t Progra mGran t

(CFD A DOT-OST-2011-0119 ) Dea r Ms
. Ley : I a mplease d t o support

a n applicatio n recentl y submitte d b y th e Fort Collins-Lovelan d Municipa l Airpor t fo r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

Pilo t Progra mGrant
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approved , fiindin g wil l support th e developmen t

o f a n ai r servic e strategi c plan whic h wil l b e use d t o increas e awarenes s o f airport initiatives , support

incumben t

carriers , provid e ne w jobs , an d improv e th e region' s acces s t o th e ai r transportatio n network
. Th e For t Collins-Lovelan d Municipa l Airport i s on e o f 1 4 certifie d commercia l servic e airport s i n th e stat e o f Colorad o an d i t

serve s approximatel y 35,00 0 passenger s eac h year . Recen t addition s o f destination s suc h a s th e Mes aAirport hav e elevate d th e nee d for acomprehensiv e pla n t o introduc e othe r potentia l servic e routes . Gran t fund s wil l support

th e critica l plannin g an d developmen t o f th e genera l aviation , corporate , an d ai r carrie r community
. Th e Fort Collins-Lovelan d Municipa l Airport ha s serve d resident s an d businesse s well in Norther n Colorado
. Th e Fort

Collin s Chambe r

o f Commerce , Th e Lovelan d Chambe r o f Commerc e an d th e Norther n Colorad o Economi c Developmen t Corporatio n ar e amon g severa l communit y group s voicin g thei r support for thi s gran t

application
. A s th e deman d grow s for regiona l transportatio n b y flight , th e strategi c developmen t

o f long-rang e goal s an d objective s wil l ensur e tha t th e airport

continue s t o b e a successfu l economi c generator . I encourag e yo u t o giv e th e gran t applicatio n submitte d b y th e Fort Collins-Lovelan d Municipa l Airpor t ever y appropriat e consideratio n consisten t with al l applicabl e law s an d regulations
. Than k yo u fo r you r attention , an d pleas e notif y m y offic e o f

fund s awarded
. Sincerely ,
Michae l F
. Benne t Unite d State s Senato r

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