U.S. Department of Transportation Office ofthe Secretary OfTransportation



### The Honorable James M. Inhofe United States Senate Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Inhofe: 1200 NewJersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590



### Thank you for your letter supporting the application submitted bythe City ofStillwater/ StillwaterRegional Airport for a grant underthe U.S. Department ofTransportation's Small Community Air Service Development Program. The Small CommunityAir Service DevelopmentProgram 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 inthe same State. In order to provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility inthe types ofprojects that canbe funded. On June 24, the Department issued an order setting a deadline ofJuly 26 for applications. As these grant requests are pendingbefore the Department, I cannot comment onthe merits ofany particular proposal. I assure you that the Department will give full and fair considerationto all proposals that have 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 outside the record ofthis matter. I appreciate your interest in this program.

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August 6, 2013

Brooke Chapman, Associate Director Small CommunityAir Service Development Program U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 NewJersey Ave, SE**W86~310** Washington, DC 20590
Dear Ms. Chapman, COMMITTEES: ARMED SERVICES INTELLIGENCE ex officio

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I am writing in support ofthe City ofStillwater/Stillwater Regional Airport application for funding through the Small CommunityAir Service Development Program.
Residents in the greater Stillwater area and Oklahoma State University have to drive up to 90 minutes to Oklahoma City orTulsa in orderto access the National Transportation System. This places significant time and cost on the nearly 500,000 annual passengers that are generated from the Stillwater catchment area. Stillwater and OSU have been working closely with the local business communityto recruit airline service at Stillwater Regional Airport.
We understand thatthere are inherent financial risks and significant costs associated with starting scheduled airline service at a communitythat does not currently have service, and that airlines are looking for financial supportto help reduce that risk. The funds requested will be matched with significant local dollars that will be used for airline incentives to attract new service at Stillwater Regional Airport, and reinstate access to the National Transportation System by adding service to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. ,1' Again, it is my hope thatyou will give the Stillwater Regional Airport proposal full consideration and award thefunds requested to help Stillwater re-establish access to the National Transportation System by attracting new service to Dallas/Fort Worth with American Airlines.
Sincerely, 

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