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### Th e Honorable Lesli e A
. Comb s ^^ ^ 2 1 201 1 Kentuck y Hous e o f

Representative s Frankfort , K

Y 4060 1 Dea r Ms
. Combs : Than k yo u fo r you r lette r supportin g th e proposa

l submitted b

y th e Cit y o f Pikevill e fo

r a gran t unde r th e Small Conamunit

y Ai r Servic e Developmen

t Progra m(Small Communit

y Program)
. Th e Smal l Communit

y Progra mwa s establishe d to hel

p smalle r conmiunitie s addres s ai

r servic e deficiencies , particularl y issue s relate d to hig h airfare s an

d insufficien

t service
. Unde r the statute , th e Departmen

t ma y us e the funds to mak

e amaximu

mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , althoug h no mor

e tha n fou r ma y b e t o communitie s in the sam

e State
. I n orde r to provide communitie s wit h latitud e i n developing solution s to their ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut

e provide s significan

t flexibility i n ho w th e financial assistanc e ma y b e used
. O n Jul y 1 , th e Departmen

t issue d a n orde r requesting tha

t communitie s intereste d i n receiving agran

t thi s yea r file thei r application s b

y Augus t 2
. A s thes e gran

t request s ar

e pendin g befor e th e Department , I a

msur e yo u understand tha

t I cannot commen t o n th e merit s of an y particula r proposal
. I assur

e you , however , tha

t th e Departmen

t will giv e ful l consideratio n t

o al l proposal s tha

t have bee n properly filed. A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a

mplacin g acop

y of you r lette r an d thi s respons e in Docke

t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 a s acontac t outsid e the recor d o f thi s matter . I appreciat

e you r interes t in thi s program . If

I ca n provide furthe

r information o

r assistance , pleas e fee

l fre e to call me . Sincerel y yours ,

AlohaLe y Associat e Director Smal l Communit

y Progra m

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## LESLI E A
. COMB S 94t h LEGISLATIV E DISTRIC T Augus t 12 , 201 :
Ms
. Aloh aLe y Associat e Director , Smal l Communit y Progra m Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E W86-31 0 Washington , D.C
. 2059 0 RE : Cit y o f

Pikevill e Smal l Communit y Ai r

Servic e Developmen t

Gran t Proposa l Docke t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 Dea r Ms
. Ley , I a mwritin g t o support

th e abov e reference d Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

gran t proposal , submitte d b y th e City o f Pikeville
. Th e Pikeville-Pik e County Regiona l Airport (PBX ) sit s a

t th e cente r

o f a1 3 county regio n o f 345,00 0 peopl e i n Eastern Kentucky , Wester n Virgini aan d Southwestern Wes t Virgini aan d i s mor e tha n 100 mile s fromth e neares t commercia l airport
. Th e PB X Regio n i s surrounde d b y on e o f America' s mos t importan t energ y producin g region s an d i s rip e for additiona l economic , industria l an d busines s growth
. Th e introductio n o f

schedule d passenge r

airlin e servic e wil l assis t i n creatin g thousand s o f

ne w jobs
. Th e successfii l awar d o f aSmal l Community Ai r Servic e Developmen t

gran t wil l significantl y assis t th e Cit y o f Pikevill e an d it s partner s - th e Pikeville-Pik e County Airpor t Boar d an d th e Southeaster n Kentucky Chambe r o f Commerc e an d it s consultan t i n successfull y recruitin g aregiona l airlin e whic h wil l provid e servic e t o amajo r connectin g hub
. I a

mplease d t o joi n m

y colleague s from throughou t

th e regio n i n recommendin g tha t th e Departmen t

provid e th e SCAS D gran t t o th e Cit

y o f Pikeville
. Very trul y yours .



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