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### Th e Honorable Harol d Roger s U.S
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Representative s ;.„ ^ Oj-^3 i Washington , DC 2051 5 ' ^ ^^ ^ 

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### Than k yo u fo r you r lette r supportin g the proposa

l submitte d by th e Cit

y of Pikevill e fo

r a gran t unde r th e Smal l Communit

y Ai r Servic e Developmen

t Progra m(Small Communit

y Program)
. Th e Smal l Communit

y Progra mwa s establishe d t

o hel p smalle r communitie s addres s ai

r servic e deficiencies , particularly issue s relate d to high airfare s and insufficien t service
. Unde r th e statute , th e Departmen

t ma y us e the funds t

o mak e amaximu

mof 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , although no mor

e tha n fou r ma y b e t o communitie s i n th e sam

e State
. I n orde r to provide communitie s wit h latitude in developing solution s to their ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut

e provide s significan

t flexibility in ho w th e financial assistanc e ma y b e used
. O n Jul y 1 , the Departmen

t issue d a n orde r requestin g tha

t communitie s intereste d in receivin g agran

t thi s yea r file their application s b

y Augus t 2
. A s thes e gran

t request s ar

e pending befor

e th e Department , I a

msur e yo u understand tha

t I canno t commen t o n the merit s of an y particula r proposal
. I assur

e you , however , tha

t th e Departmen

t will give ful l consideratio n to all proposal s tha t have 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 and thi s respons e in Docke t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor d of thi s matter . I appreciat

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

I ca n provid e fizrther information o r

assistance , pleas e fee

l fi*ee to call me . Sincerel y yours .

Aloh aLe y Associat e Director Smal l Communit

y Progra mROL D ROGER S ^I H DISTRICT , KENTUCK Y COMMITTE E O N APPROPRIATION S

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Ms
. Aloh aLe y Associat e Director , Smal l Communit y Progra m Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E W86-31 0 Washington , D.C
. 2059 0 RE : Cit y o f

Pikevill e (KY ) Smal l Commimit y Ai r

Servic e Develnnmen t

Gran t Proposa l Docke t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 Dear Ms
. Ley , I a mwritin g t o encourag e you r fundin g support

for th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

gran t proposal , submitte d b y th e Cit y o f Pikeville , Kentucky
. Th e Pikeville-Pik e County Regiona l Airpor t (PBX ) sit s at

th e cente r

o f a1 3 county regio n o f 345,00 0 peopl e i n Easter n Kentucky , Wester n Virgini aan d Southwestern Wes t Virgini aan d i s mor e tha n 10 0 mile s fi-omth e neares t commercia l airport
. Th e PB X Regio n i s th e hear t

o f th e Appalachia n coalfield s makin g i t on e o f America' s mos t importan t energ y producin g regions
. Th e introductio n o f schedule d passenge r

airlin e servic e wil l spu r

fiirther economi c developmen t

an d jo b creation
. You r fimding support

i s vita l t o th e Cit y o f

Pikeville' s recruitmen t

o f aregiona l airlin e t o provid e servic e t o amajo r connectin g hub
. La mplease d t d joi n m y colleague s acros s ou r rura l regio n i n support

o f thi s project
. Sincerely ,

Harol d "Hal " Roger s Membe r o f Congres s HR:d s