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



### The Honorable Gary H. Wheeler Mayor ofMedford Medford, OR 97501
Dear Mayor Wheeler: Assistant Secretary



### June 3, 2012**~** ,. ' 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 ofTransportation'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 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 .deticicncies, the statute**provid~..:~ tlc~ibility**  

### in the types ofprojects 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 ofany 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 ofyour letter and this response in Docket DOT-OST-20 12-0069 as a 

### contact outside the rc.:cord ofthis matter. I 

### appreciate your interest in this program. An identical letter 

### has been sent to**~..:ach** 

### cosigner ofyour 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 CounciIPresident 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 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 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, Iain placing a copy ofyour letter and this response in Docket· DOT-OST-2012-0069 

### as a contact outside tht.! record ofthis matter. I appreciate your interest in this program. An identical letter has been sent to each cosigner

## oryour 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 

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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 ofTransportation's Small Community Air Service Development Program. The Secretary 

### has requested that 

### Irespond 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 

## or40 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 

### elfpro]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 betore the [)epartment, 

## rcannot**comm~nt** 

### on the merits

### ·ofany 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 ofyour 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 ofyour letter. Sincerely yours.

Susan L. Kurland Assistant Secretary tor Aviation and lntc..:rnational AffairsCt;'lCE cr.**irt~**

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