THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON DC 20590 

The Honorable Maria Cantwell 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

Dear Senator Cantwell: 

July 17, 2012 

Thank you for y~ur letter supporting the proposal submitted by the Pangborn Memorial Airport 

for a grant under the U.S. Department ofTransportation's Small Community Air Service 

Development Program. 

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

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

insufficient service. Under the statute, the Depmtment 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 flexibility in the types of projects that can be funded. 

On May J 5, 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 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 normal practice, I am placing a of your letter and this response in Docket 

DOT-OST-2012-0069 as a cont· e record of this matter. 1 appreciate your interest in 

this program. 
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The Honorable Ray LaHood 

Secretary 

WASHINGTON, DC 20510-4705 

June b, ~011 

United States Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey A venue SE 

Washington. DC 20590 

RE: Pangborn Memorial Airpor:t Application for Funding Under the Depatiment of 

Transportation Small Comm~nity Air Service Development Program 

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I am writing to express my support for Pangborn Memorial Airport's 2012 Small Community Air 

Service Development grant application. 

This airport serves as a vital link to the national air transpmiation system for all of North Central 

Washington, encompassing the east slopes of the Cascade Mountains from Canada to Interstate 

90. It is an essential public facility that facilitates economic growth within the community and 

represents a significant asset to the local tourism industry. · · 

The Pangborn Memorial Airp-ort is currently experiencing modest passenger growth after 

declining passenger enplanements in 2010. However, a significant number of local residents and 

visitors to North Central Washington are not taking advantage of the convenient transportation 

services offered by Alaska Airlines and SeaPort Airlines.. 

The Small Community Air Service Development Program offers the Airport an opportunity to 

more effectively promote the services offered by its airline partners. The requested grant 

funding would help the community to preserve the value of an important local asset by ensuring 

the long tenn sustainability of local air service. 

I ask that you give this application your fullest consideration. 

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