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## 201 0 Mr . Cole Carle y President/CE O Fargo-Moorhea dConventio n an dVisitor s Bureau 200144'^St . S Fargo , N D 5810 3 :i, ^ Dea r Mr . Carley : ~ -~vt:. - C ' Thank yo u for you r lette r o f Septembe r

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fo r agran t unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

Progra m(Smal l Communit y Program) . 1 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 h airfares an dinsufficien t service . A tota l o f $ 7 millio n wil l b e availabl e fo r gran t award s i n Fisca l Year

2010 . Unde r

th e statute , th e Departmen t

ma y us e th e fiinds t o mak e amaximu mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , althoug h n o mor e tha n fou r ma y b e t o communitie s i n th e sam e State . In orde r t o provid e communitie s wit h 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 ma y b e used . O n Jul y 30 , th e Departmen t issue da n orde r

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

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

wil l giv e ful l consideratio n t o al l proposal s tha t hav e bee n properl 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 this program . I f

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

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Secretary fo r Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair sS I 0- 1 00014-02 2 

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Septembe r 3,201 0 Honorabl e Raymon dH . LaHoo d Secretai y o f

Transportatio n U.S . Departmen

t o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenu e S E Washington , D C 2059 0 Dea r Secretar y LaHood : Th e Fargo-MoorheadConventio n & Visitor s Burea u (FM CVB ) enthusiastically support s th e possibilit y o f anonsto p flight

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Ran d DFW . FARG O 'MOORHEA D

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r o f businesses , especiall y connecte dwit h internationa

l customers , ha s bee n growin g rapidly , even i n aperio do f

economi c turmoil . Acces s t o th e Dallas-Ft . Wort h air facilitie s open s u p agrea

t opportunity to connec t wit h Central an dSout

h Americ aa s wel l a s othe r international destinations . Thi s i n tur

n provide s th e potential fo r increase dinternational leisure visitor s to ou

r metropolitan comratinity , furthe r fiieling th e expor

t o f Unite dState s services . W e as k fo r your approva l andassistanc e i n carryin g thi s ide aforward . It' s anothe r wa y t o ratche t

up th e America

n economy . Rura

l Americ aask s fo

r your help . Thank s ver

y muc h fo r your consideration . Yours . Col e Carley President/CE O

Fargo-Moorhea d Conventio n & Visitors Burea u

200 1 i<itf i St . S . Fargo . N D 58103 800-235-765 4 701-282-365 3 701-282-436 6 (lax

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