# o

ULS. DepartfiMffi t o f Thintportatlo n Offic e o f ttie Secfefor

y o f Transportatio n Assistan t Secretar y 

## OCT

## 2 2 201 0 120 0 Ne w Jerse yAvenue , 5 E Washington , D C 2059 0



### Mr . C . Edwar dYoun g Directo r Divisio n o f

Aviatio n Dwigh t D . Eisenhowe r

Stat e Offic e Buildin g 70 0 S.W . Harriso n Stree t Topeka,K S 66603-374 5 Dea r Mr . Young : Thank yo u for you r lette r o f Septembe r

2 2 supportin g th e proposa l submitte db y th e Manhattan Regiona l Airpor t for agran t unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Service Developmen t

Progra m(Smal l Communit y Program) . I amplease dt o respon dt o you r lette r o n behal f

o f Secretar y LaHood . 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 hairfare s an dinsufficien t service . A total 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 hn o mor e tha n four ma y b e t o communitie s i n th e sam e State . In orde r t o provid e communitie s withlatitud e i n developin g solution s to 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 ma y b e used . O n Jul y 30 , th e Departmen t issue dan orde r

requestin g that

communitie s intereste di n receivin g agran t

thi s yea r file thei r application s b

y Augus t 27 . A s thes e gran t

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

o n th e merit s o f

an y particular

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 properi y filed.

### A s i s ou r norma l practice , I amplacin 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 matter . I appreciat e you r interes t i n thi s program . I f

I ca n provid e fiirther

informatio n o r

assistance , pleas e feel fre e t o cal l me . Sincerel y yours .

Ari'V/^sa n L . Kurlan d f j Assistan t

Secretary for Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair s

# KANSA S

DEPARTMENT O F TRANSPORTATIO N S I (I-100020- 0 I N Mar k Parkinson , Governo r De 6 Miller , Secretar

y http://wvi/w . ksdot.or g 2 2 Septembe r201 0 Secretar yRa yLaHoo d \JS . Departmen t o f Transportatio n 120 0 NewJerse

yAve , S E Washington , D

C 2059 0 RE : Smal l Communitie s Airpor t Developmen t Gran t Progra m Dea rSecretar

yLaHood , • • =-* ' '-^ ' '-'•''

• ' • Manhatta n Regiona l Airpor t (MHK) recentl ysubmitte d a gran t applicatio n unde rth e Smal l Communit y Ai rService Developmen t program . I a m writin g t o strongl yurg e yo u t o favorabl yconside rManhattan' s application . Th e fund s awarde d b ythi s gran t woul d promot e th e us e o f th e MHK . Th e us e o f th e airpor t no t onl yguarantee s a stron g regiona l airport , bu t als o reduce s th e highwa ytrave l tim e fo rai rtraveler s fro m th e regio n an d reduce s congestio n Issue s int o thti^nsa s Cit ymetropolita n area . Placin g ai r traveler s I n airplane s close rt o thei ror^l n an d destinatio n reduce s th e risks o f highwa ytravel . Th e Manhatta n Regiona l Airpor t serve s a n expandin g are a o f th e stat e tha t i s hom e t o man yimportan t Kansa s Institutions . Kansa

s Stat e University , locate d i n Manhattan , i s a n internationall yrecognize d researc h Institution . Th e Nationa l Bto an d Agro-defens e Facility(NBAF) i s wel l unde rwa yi n Manhattan . Th e airpor t als o serve s th e need s o f th e U.S . Arm yInstallatio n a t For t Riley . Thi s gran t wil l fun d th e Implementatio n o f a strategi cmarketin g plan . Th e Federa l Aviatio n Adrolnistratk> n has Investe d million s o f dollar s i n Infrastructur e a t MH Ki n recen t years . Thi s gran t wil l effectivel yleverag e tha t publi cinvestmen t b ymakin g ful l us e o f th e facilitie s an d service s available , encouragin g privat e Investment . W e hop e tha t th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n wil l tak e advantag e o f thi s opportunit yt o buik i o n th e progres s mad e b yth e FA Aa t MHK .

C . Edwar d Youn g Directo r Cc : Pete rVa n Kuren , Manhatta n Regiona l Airpor t

. DIVISIO N O FAVIATION C . Edwar dYoung , Directo r Dwjgh t D . Eisenhower

State Offic e Buildin g 70 0 S.W . Harriso n Street ; Topeka , KS 66603-374 5 - (785)^96-255 3 • Fv^ : (785 ) 296-3S33 ' Hearin g Impaired-71 1 * e-mail : publicinfb^ksdot.or ^ * Publi c Acceas-a t Nort hEntranc e o f

Buildin g