U.S. Department of 

Transportation 

Office of the Secretar..,y · 

Of Transportation 

The Honorable Steve King 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

Dear Congressman King: 

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Thank you for your letter supporting the proposal submitted by Sioux City for a grant under the 

U.S. Department of Transportation's Small Community Air Service Development Program. 

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

deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares or insufficient service. Under the statute, 

the Department may make a maximum of 40 grant awards each year, although no more than 4 

awards 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 flexibility in the 

types of projects that can·be funded. 

On May 15, the Department issued an or~icr requesting that communities interested in receiving a 

grant this year file their.applications by J unc 11 . As these grant requests ·are penaing before the 

Department, I cannot comment on the merits of any particular proposal. I assure you that the 

Department will give full and fair 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-2012-0069 as a contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate· your interest in 

this program. 

Sincerely yours. 

Aloha Ley 

Associate Director, Small Community· 

Air Service Development Program 
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Washington, DC 20590 

Subject: Small Community Air Service Development Program 

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City of Sioux City, lA- Sioux Gateway Airport 

Dear Ms. Ley: 

COMMITTEES: 

AGRICULTURE 

JUDICIARY 

POLICY 

SMALL BUSINESS . 

I would like to express my strong support for the air service proposal detailed in the City of 

Sioux City's Small Community Air Service Development Program grant application. 

In April2012,American Airlines became the subsidized Essential Air Service carrier for the 

Sioux Gateway Airport by initiating ~service to Chicago O'Hare International Airport. 

Maintaining quality air service to Sioux City is essential for economic development and I support 

the City's patticipation in the Essential Air Service program. Since American Airlines is new to 

the Sioux City market, this community would benefit from Small C.ommunity Air Service 

Development grant funds. These funds would help promote air service from Sioux City and 

~nsure a successful trai1sition fo usirig Amerkan Airlines' service to Chicago O'Hare. Ifyou.have 

any questions regarding the City of Sioux City's grant application or my support of it, please 

.~ontact my Policy Advisor, Casaday Loomis, at (712) 224-4691. 

Thank you for your full and fair consideration of the City of Sioux City's Small Community Air 

3ervic~ J?evelopment Program grant application. I look forward to your decision. 

Sincerely, 

~~~ Member of Congress