DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (image: Department of Commerce logo with eagle above a ship and lighthouse) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economic Development Administration ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL OFFICE Suite 505-Title Building 909 17th St. Denver, Colorado 80202 (handwritten) file with Brush Creek carbons (end handwritten) November 2, 1976 Honorable Bob Dole United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Dole: We have received your letter of October 29, 1976, concerning the application filed by the City of Prairie Village, Kansas, for assistance in funding the implementation of the Brush Creek Water Quality/ Erosion Control Improvement Project. There has been a great deal of interest in this program, and we have received a substantial number of applications. You may rest assured that we will give each application every consideration. Sincerely, (signature) Craig M. Smith Regional Director