U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation 

The Honorable Gary H. Wheeler 

Mayor of Medford 

Medford, OR 97501 

Dear Mayor Wheeler: 

Assistant Secretary 

June 3, 2012 

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1200 Now Jersey Avenue. SE 

Washinglon, DC 20590 

Thank you for your letter, cosigned by your colleagues, addressed to Secretary LaHood 

supporting the proposal submitted by the Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport for a grant 

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

Program. The Secretary has requested that I respond on his behalf. 

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

communities address air service dd1ciencies, particularly issues related to high airfares or 

insutlicicnt 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 

.deticicncies, the statute provid~..:~ tlc~ibility in the types of projects that can be funded. 

On May 15, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a 

grant this year file their applications by June II. As these grant requests are pending 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 tiled. 

:\s is our normal practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket 

DOT-OST-20 12-0069 as a contact outside the rc.:cord of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program. An identical letter has been sent to ~..:ach cosigner of your letter. 

Sinccrdy yours. 

Susan L. Kurland 

Assistant Secretary for 

,.\ viation and International A m1i rs 
... ., · .. U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

1200 N~w Jersey Avcr>uc. SE 

Wash1r.gton, DC 20590 

Office ol the Secretary 

of Transportation 

i'v1r. Bob Strasser 

Co unci I President 

411 West 8111 Street 

Medford, OR 97501 

Dear Mr. Strasser: 

July 3, 2012 

Thank you for your letter, cosigncd by your colleagues, addressed to Secretary LaHood 

supporting the proposal submitted by the Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport for a grant 

under the U.S. Department ofTmnsportation's Small Community Air Service Development 

Program. The Secretary has requested that I respond 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 airf~m.:s or 

insufticient 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 t1exibility in the types or'projects tl1at can be funded. 

On May 15, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a 

grant this year file their applications by June 11. As these grant requests arc pending before the 

Department. I caimdt"comment oti the merits of <iny particular proposal. I assure you that the 

Department will give full ancl l~1ir consideration to all proposals that have been properly filed. 

As is our nomutl practice, I ain placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket· 

DOT-OST -2012-0069 as a contact outside tht.! record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program. An identical letter has been sent to each cosigner or your letter. 

Sint:~:rely yours, 

Susan L. Kurland 

Assistant Set:retary fi.1r 

Aviation and lntcnwtional Affairs 

.. ' 
U.S. Department .. 

of Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation 

.. . .. ·. 

Mr. Chris Corcoran 

Council Vice President 

411 \Vest 8th Street ·· 

Medford, OR 97501 

Dear Mr. Corcoran: 

Assi.stant Secretary 

July 3, 2012 

1200 New Jersey Avc:1ue. SE 

'.Vashington. DC 20590 

Thank you for your letter, cosigncd by your colleagues, addressed to Secretary LaHood 

supporting the proposal submitted by the Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport for a grant 

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

Program. The Secretary has requested that I respond on his behalf. 

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

communities address air service ddiciencies, particularly issues related to high airf~1res or 

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

awards each year, although no mQrc than 4 awards may lx: to communities in the same State. 

In order to provide cmpmtmiti~s with latitude in developing .solutions to their air service 

deficiencies, the statute provides ilexibility in the types elf pro]ects ·that can be funded. 

On May 15, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in rc~civing a 

grant this year lilc their applications by June 11. As thesi.! grant requests are pending be tore the 

[)epartment, r cannot comm~nt on the merits ·of any partkular proposaL I assure you that the 

Department will give full and ti1ir consideration to all propo.sals that have been properly tiled. 

As is our normal practice, I am placing a copy of your h:ttcr and this response in Docket 

DOT-OST-20 12-0069 as a contact outside the record or this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program·. An identical letter has been sent to cach cosigner of your letter. 

Sincerely yours. 

Susan L. Kurland 

Assistant Secretary tor 

Aviation and lntc..:rnational Affairs 
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