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### The Honorable HarryReid United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear SenatorReid: August26" 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 AirServjce 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. Underthe statute, the Department may make a maximum of40 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 developingsolutions to their air service deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the types ofprojects that can be funded. On June 24, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in teceivinga grantthis year file their applications byJuly 26. As these grantrequests are pendingbeforethe Department, I cannot comment on the merits ofany particularproposal. I assure youthatthe Department will give full and fair consideration to all proposals thathave been properly filed. As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy ofyour letter and this response in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0120 as a contact outsidethe record ofthis matter. I appreciate your interest in this program.

Anthony R. FoxxHARRY REID NEVADA

The Honorable Anthony Foxx Secretary ofTransportation U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey 

### Ave., SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Dear Secretary Foxx: MAJORITY LEADER 

# ilnittd**~tetcs ~cnatt**  WASHINGTON, DC 20510-7012 July 25,2013

I am writing to you in suppmtoftheWest Wendover,Nevada grantapplication 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 ofbusiness at or surroundingtheWendoverAirp01t. As partofthis partnership, West Wendover is working toward the initiation .ofscheduled.commercial passengerair 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 ofthe 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 ofair service at WendoverAirpott. The entire route could generate 15,000 passengers or more. To assist with this development, West Wendover's application is solicitingparticipation 

### in the Small Community Air ServiceDevelopmentPilot 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 thejustification and substantial benefits communities 

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### 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. 

### Ifyou have 

### any questions regardingthis matter, please do nothesitate to contactBob Herbert orRoberto Molina ofmy staffat (202) 228-4578 and (202) 224-8187, respectively. My best wishes to you.