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Th e Honorabl e Ji mWeb b t " - Unite dState s Senat e ~ : i\^Vy i Washington , D C 2051 0 > 5^: ^ Dea r Senato r Webb : _:. " ' Than k yo u for you r lette r addresse dt o Heide h Shahmoradi , supportin g th e proposa l submitte db y th e Charlottesville-Albemarl e Airpor t Authority fo r

agran t unde r th e Smal l Community Ai r

Servic e Developmen t

Progra m(Smal l Communit y Program)
. 1 a m respondin g a s th e Smal l Communit y Progra mfall s unde r m y office
. Th e Smal l Communit y Progra mwa s establishe dt o hel p smalle r communitie s addres s ai r servic e deficiencies , particularl y issue s relate dt o hig h airfares an dinsufficien t service
. A tota l o f $ 7 millio n wil l b e availabl e for gran t award s i n Fiscal Year
. 2010
. Unde r th e statute , th e Departmen t

ma y us e th e fund s t o mak e amaximu mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , althoug h n o mor e tha n four ma y b e t o communitie s i n th e sam e State
. I n orde r t o provid e communitie s with latitud e i n developin g solution s t o thei r ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut e provide s significan t flexibility i n ho w th e financial assistanc e may b e used
. O n Jul y 30 , th e Departmen t issue da n orde r

requestin g that

communitie s intereste di n receivin g agran t

thi s year file thei r application s b y Augus t

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. A s thes e gran t

request s ar e pendin g befor e th e Department , I amsur e yo u understan dtha t 1 canno t commen t

o n th e merit s o f

an y particula r

proposal
. I assur e you , however , tha t th e Departmen t

wil l giv e full consideratio n t o al l proposal s that hav e bee n properl y filed. A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a mplacin g acop y o f you r lette r an dthi s respons e i n Docke t DOT-OST-2010-012 4 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor do f

thi s matte r

I appreciat e you r interes t i n thi s program . I f

I ca n provid e furthe r

informatio n o r

assistance , pleas e fee

l free t o cal l me . incerei y yours ,

Al^sa n L
. Kurl Assistan t Secretar y for Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair sJI M WEB B WASHINGTO N OFFICE : VIRGINI A WASHINGTOM , D C 2051 0 (202 ) 224-402 4 COMMITTE E O N ARME D SERVICE S 

# BnitE dState s Senat e COMMITTE E O N POHEIG N RELATION S WASHINGTON , D C 20510-460 5 COMMITTE E O N VETERANS ' AFFAIRS JOIN T ECONOMI C COMMITTE E AugUS t 20 , 2 0 1 0

Ms
. Heide h Shahmorad i Actin g Deput y Assistan t

Secretary fo

r Governmenta l Affair s U.S
. Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 Dea r Ms
. Shahmoradi : 1 a mwritin g t o expres s m

y support for a n applicatio n submitte dt o th e U.S
. Departmen t o f Transportation' s (DOT ) Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

Program(SCASDP ) b

y th e Charlottesville-Albemarl e Airport Authorit y (CHO)
. I t i s m y understandin g tha t

resource s provide dthroug h th e SCASD P woul db e use dto hel p CH O improv e th e qualit y o f servic e an dairfares
. Further , representative s fro mCH O hav e indicate dt o m

y offic e that

fundin g throug h th e SCASD P woul db e use dto pursu e ne w non-sto p servic e fro mCharlottesvill e t o Chicago O'Har e Internationa l Airport (ORD)
. It appear s that

th e Charlottesville-Albemarl e Airpor t Authority i s well-positione dt o meet th e goal s o f

th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Service Developmen t

Programand , t o that

end , I as k

tha t yo u giv e this applicatio n every fair an dfavorabl e consideratio n i n keepin g wit

h establishe d federa l law s an dguideline s governin g you r program . I further

as k tha t yo u kee p me informe do f th e statu s o f

thi s proposa l b y contactin g Mr
. Conawa y Haskin s i n m y Richmon doffic e a

t 50 7 Eas t Frankli n Street , Richmond , Virgini a23219
. Mr
. Haskin s ma y als o b e reache dvi atelephon e a t (804 ) 771-8310
. Wit h warmregards , I a

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