U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Secretar..,y · OfTransportation The Honorable Steve King U.S. House ofRepresentatives 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 ofTransportation's Small Community Air Service Development Program. The Small Community Program was established to help smaller communities address airservice deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares or insufficient service. Underthe statute, the Department may make a maximum of40 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 ofprojects 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 

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. As these grant requests·are penaing before the Department, I cannot comment on the merits ofany 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 ofyour letter and this response in Docket DOT-OST-2012-0069 as a contact outside the record ofthis matter. I appreciate·your interest 

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### Sincerely yours.

Aloha Ley Associate Director, Small Community·

Air Service Development ProgramSTEVE KING SlH Dtsm;cr. tow,:.



### May 30,2012
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### 12-0069 City ofSioux City, lA- Sioux Gateway Airport
Dear Ms. Ley: COMMITTEES:
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### 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 becamethe subsidized Essential Air Service carrier for the Sioux Gateway Airport byinitiating**~service** 

### to Chicago O'HareInternational 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 Citymarket, 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 ofSioux City's grant application ormy support ofit, please**.~ontact** 

### myPolicy Advisor, Casaday Loomis, at (712) 224-4691. Thank you for your full and fair consideration ofthe City ofSioux City's Small CommunityAir**3ervic~** 

### J?evelopment Program grant application. I look forward to your decision. Sincerely,

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