### 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 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 flexibility in the types ofprojects that can be funded.

On May 

### J5, 

### 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 ofany 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 ofthis matter. 1appreciate your interest in this program.iVif.,RlA GiJ.iilTWELL ::I/•.SHING10N

The Honorable Ray LaHood Secretary WASHINGTON, DC 20510-4705

June b,**~011**

United States Department ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue 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 ofNorth Central Washington, encompassing the east slopes ofthe 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 ofthe 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 ofan 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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