U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

ofT ransportation 

AUG 2 7 ?G':fi 

Mr. Frank L. Wilcox 

Executive Director 

Monroe Housing Authority 

300 Harrison Street 

Monroe, LA 71201 

Dear Mr. Wilcox: 

Assistant Secretary 1200 New Jersey Avenue. SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Thank you for your letter, addressed to Secretary Foxx, supporting the proposal submitted by the 

Monroe Regional Airport for a grant under the U.S. Department ofTransportation's Small 

Community Air Service Development Program. Secretary Foxx asked that I respond to you on 

his behalf. 

'D1e Small Community Air Service Development Program was established to lwlp smaller 

communities address air service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares and 

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

awards each year, although no more than four may be to communities in the san1e State. To 

provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the 

statute provides flexibility in the types of air service development projects that can be funded. 

On June 30, the Department issued an order setting a deadline of July 31 for applications. As 

these grant requests are pending before the Department, 1 cannot comment on the merits of any 

particular proposal. l assure you, however, 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-2014-0113 as a contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program. 

Sincerely yours, 

Susan L. Kurland 

Assistant Secretary for 

Aviation and International Affairs 
300 Harrison Street Monroe, LA 71201 318-388-1500 Fronk l. W~cox. Exac. Director Joe Fcrr .. Chairman Hal Hinchllfle. Vfce Chairman Ro,Ue Jackson Josoph Mi~or, Jr. Henry BOt!ner, Jr. 

July 28, 2014 

The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx 

Secretary 

U.S. Depattment of Transportation 

Washington, D. C. 

Subject: Monroe Regional Airport's application for funding under the Small Community Air Service 

Development Program for 2014 · 

Dear Secretary Foxx: 

I am writing to express my strong support for the applications submitted by the Monroe Regional Airport in 

Louisiana, for funding under the Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP). The Monroe 

Regional Airport has submitted this application to help secure low-cost, non-stop jet service to one or more 

major destinations for Northeastem Louisiana, Southem Arkansas, and Westem Mississippi. 

As you know, the Monroe regional Airport is an important local and regional community economic engine in 

Louisiana. Federal funding under The Small Community Air Service Development Program will go a long way 

in helping expand jet service to more destinations in the United States from the Monroe Regional Airport such 

as a new route from Monroe to Denver. 

Once again, I supp011 the Monroe regional airports application under the smaH community air service 

development program. I respectfully request your full and fair consideration for this proposal. Thank you. 

Sincerely, 

~~t__)~ Frank L. Wilcox 

Executive Director