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THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 

The Honorable Harry Reid 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

Dear Senator Reid: 

August 26" 2013 

Thank you for your letter supporting the proposal submitted by West Wendover, Nevada, for a 

grant under the U.S. Department ofTransportation;s Small Community Air Servjce 

Development Program. 

The Small Community Air Service Development Progran1 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 four awards may be to communities in the same State. 

In order to provide commtmities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service 

deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the types of projects that can be funded. 

On June 24, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in teceiving a 

grant this year file their applications by July 26. 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 filed. 

As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket 

DOT-OST-2013-0120 as a contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program. 

Anthony R. Foxx 
HARRY REID 

NEVADA 

The Honorable Anthony Foxx 

Secretary of Transportation 

U.S. Department ofTransportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Dear Secretary Foxx: 

MAJORITY LEADER 

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July 25,2013 

I am writing to you in suppmt ofthe West Wendover, Nevada grant application for the Small Community 

Air Service Development Program (Docket OST-2013-0120). I have long supported the aims ofthe ait' service 

development program and have witnessed the benefits enjoyed by participating communities in Nevada. 

West Wendover, in concert with community leaders and the business community, is supporting the 

development of business at or surrounding the Wendover Airp01t. As part of this partnership, West Wendover is 

working toward the initiation .of scheduled. commercial passenger air se.rvice at Wendover Airport. Because the 

population and the corresponding economic development in this region grow, access to air travel is i111perative. 

In order to recruit new business and meet the air transportation needs of the local community, westbound 

scheduled commet·cial passenger air service, pat'ticularly to Reno, needs to be initiated at Wendove1· Airport; this 

is supported by tile positive Nevada DOT Regional Air Service Study completed in 2009 and by a recent study 

conducted by West Wendover. By increasing air service, the Wendover Airport has the potential for generating 

approximately 5,000 passengers, depending on the amomtt and type of air service at Wendover Airpott. The 

entire route could generate 15,000 passengers or more. 

To assist with this development, West Wendover's application is soliciting participation in the Small 

Community Air Service Development Pilot Program. The community is seeking $950,000 under the program to 

ftmd air service at Wendover Airport. The community contribution is $575,000. The application is well 

supp01ted, showing the justification and substantial benefits communities in the area and the surrounding counties 

rnay derive fi·om participation in this program. 

I support the work laid out in this proposal and hope that you keep my recommendation in mind when 

making your funding decisions. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact Bob 

Herbert or Roberto Molina of my staff at (202) 228-4578 and (202) 224-8187, respectively. 

My best wishes to you.