The Deputy Secretary of Transportation 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 

The Honorable Kay R. Hagan 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

Dear Senator Hagan: 

August 21, 2013 n~ -~-: c) -:- .. vThank you for your letter supporting the proposal st1bmitted by the Concord Regional Ah'})ort for 

a grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation'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 reJatedto high airfares or 

insufficient service. Under the statute, the Deprutment may make a maximum of 40 grant 

awards each year, although no more than four awards may be to communities in the same State. 

In order to provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to theh· air service 

deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility .in the types of projects that can be funded. 

On June 241 the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a 

grant this year file their applications by July 26. As these grant requests are pending before the 

Department, I cannot comment on the merits of any pruiicular proposaL I assure you that the 

Department will give full and fair consideration to all proposals that have been properly filed. 

As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket 

DOT-OST-2013-0120 as a contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

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KAYR. HAGAN 

NORTH CAflOl!NA 

The Honorable Anthony Foxx 

Secretary 

U.S. Department ofTransportation 

c/o Dana Gresham 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Dear Secretary Foxx: 

GRF.ENSeOOO OFi'ICEAl I ATE HEAOOIJARTH!S 

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WASHINGTON. DC 20510 

July 31, 2013 

It has recently come to my attention that the Concord Regional Airport is applying for Small 

Community Air Service Development Program grant through the U.S. Department of 

Transportation's Office of Aviation Analysis. 

The neighboring Charlotte-Douglas International Airport is a major hub in the southeast. Providing 

additional options will help our area remain competitive. I understand that Concord Regional Airport 

is seeking commercial air service for the first time, targeted to begin later this year. I also understand 

that Concord Regional Airport is not looking to duplicate existing service available in Charlotte, but 

to provide an alternate service through low cost, less-than-daily carriers. 

Additionally, I understand that The City of Concord. Concord Regional Airport. and their private 

partners have committed$! 00,000 to a marketing effort to promote this new service. [f awarded, 

funds will be used to supplement this effort as the Charlotte media market is extremely expensive. 

With this in mind, I encourage the full and fair consideration of the Concord Regional Airport 

request as expeditiously as possible, consistent with your statutory and regulatory guidelines. Should 

you have any questions or concerns, please contact Chris Sgro of my staff at (336) 333-5311, 

extension 27. 

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