BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O F TH E SECRETAR Y WASHINGTON , D.C . - ! '- . 11 - '-? .

Motio n o f ALASKA AIRLINES , INC . Fo r confidentia l treatmen t

o f Par t 24 1 Submission s unde r

1 4 C.F.R . § 302.1 2 Docke t OST-96-163 7

MOTIO N O F ALASKA AIRLWES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T O F PAR T 24 1 SUBMISSION S UNDE RRUL E 1 2 Pleas e forwardal l communication s concernin g this motio n to : Brando n Pederse n Executiv e VP/Financ e an dCF O ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . 1930 0 Internationa l Boulevar d Seattle , Washingto n 9818 8 (206)392-576 3 Kyl e B . Levin e Deputy Genera l Counse l ALASKA AIRLINES , INC . 1930 0 Internationa l Boulevar d Seattle , Washingto n 9818 8 (206 ) 392-529 2

Marc h 29 , 201 1 Counse l fo r ALASK A AIRLINES , INC .



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4 - MOTIO N O F ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIAL TREATMEN T O F PART24 1 SUBMISSION S UNDE RRULE 1 2BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O F TH E SECRETAR Y WASHINGTON , D.C .

Motion o f ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . Fo r confidentia l treatmen t

o f Par t 24 1 Submission s unde r

1 4 C.F.R . § 302.1 2 Docke t OST-96-163 7

MOTIO N O F ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T O F PAR T 24 1 SUBMISSION S UNDE RRUL E 1 2 Pursuan t t o sectio n 302.1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s o f Practice , Alask aAirlines , Inc . ("Alaska" ) hereb y move s t o withhol dfro mpubli c disclosur e for aperio dofte n year s certai n commercially-sensitiv e informatio n containe di n Schedul e B- 7 ("Airfram e an dAircraf t Engin e Acquisition s an dRetirements" ) an dSchedul e B-4 3 ("Inventory o f Airframe s an dAircraf

t Engines" ) o f

it s Par t 24 1 filing s fo

r th e quarte r

endin g Decembe r

31 , 2010 . Unredacte dversion s o f Schedule s B- 7 an dB-4 3 ar e filedwith this Motion i n aseale denvelop e marke d"Confidentia l Treatmen t

Requeste dUnde r

§ 302.12. " Redacted , unseale dversion s o f th e schedule s als o accompan y this Motion , th e omitte dinformatio n havin g bee n replace dwith "•CTR. " I n support o f it s Motion , Alask aoffer s th e followin g point s an dauthorities : 1 . Th e dat afo

r whic h confidentia l treatmen t i s sough t i s bein g disclose dt o th e Departmen t

pursuan t t o Part 24 1 o f th e Department' s economi c regulations . Th e majorit y o f informafio n containe di n Alaska' s Par t 24 1 filings wil l ente r

th e publi c domain , wher e i t wil l b e availabl e fo

r inspecfio n an dcopyin g b y member s o f th e public , includin g foreig n an ddomesti c competitor s o f

Alask aan dcompetitor s o f Alaska' s aircraf

t an dengin e suppliers . Pag e 2 o f 4 - MOTIO N O F ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIAL TRE A TMEN T O F PAR T 24 1 SUBMISSION S UNDE RRUL E 1 22 . Certai n pric e an dcos t dat acontaine di n Schedule s B- 7 an dB-4 3 i s highl y sensitiv e an dconfidential . Mor e specifically ,

(a ) Schedul e B- 7 reflect s th e cos t o f commercia l aircraf

t an dengine s Alask a purchase do r

lease dfromTh e Boein g Company ; an d (b ) Schedul e B-4 3 disclose s th e acquisitio n cost , depreciafio n o r amortizatio n values an destimate dresidua l values o f numerou s commercia l aircraf t an d engine s Alask aha s purchase do r lease dfro mTh e Boein g Compan y sinc e 1990 . 3 . Th e commercially-sensitiv e informatio n foun di n Schedule s B- 7 an dB-4 3 shoul d b e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e pursuan t t o Exemption s 3 an d4 o f th e Freedo mo f Informatio n Ac t

( 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(3 ) an d(4) ) (th e "FOIA" ) an dlegal authorit y interpretin g th e FOIA . 4 . Unde r

Exempfio n 3 , informatio n i n agenc y record s shoul db e withhel dfromth e publi c i f i t i s specificall y exempte dfromdisclosur e b y astatute , provide dtha t

th e statut e "(A ) require s that

th e matter s b e withhel dfro mth e publi c i n suc h amanne r a s t o leav e n o discretio n o n th e issue , o r

(B ) establishe s particular criteri afo

r withholding , o r

refer s t o particular

type s o f matter s t o b e withheld. " Sectio n 110 4 o f th e Federal Aviatio n Ac t (4 9 U.S.C . § 1504 ) specificall y require s th e Departmen t t o withhol dinformatio n fromproductio n unde r th e FOIA if it s releas e woul d"adversel y effec t th e competitiv e positio n o f an y carrie r

i n foreig n ai r transportation. " Publi c releas e o f th e aircraf

t an dengin e cos t

dat at o Alaska' s competitor s woul d hav e exactl y this advers e effect . 5 . Exemptio n 4 extend s confidentia l treatmen t t o record s that

ar e "commercia l o r financial informafio n obtaine dfromaperso n an dprivilege do r confidenfial. " 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) ; se e als o Gul f

an dWester n Industries . Inc . v . Unite dStates . 61 5 F.2 d527 , 52 9 (D.C . Cir . 1979) . Th e pric e an dcos t dat acontaine di

n Schedule s B- 7 an dB-4 3 ar e o f this natur e and , addifionally , "woul dcustomaril y no t b e release dt o th e publi c b y [Alaska]. " Se e Nationa l Park s an dConservafio n Associatio n v . Morton , 49 8 F . 2 d765 , 76 6 (D.C . Cir . 1974 ) (cifin g S . Rep . No . Pag e 3 o f 4 - MOTIO N O F ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIAL TREATMEN T O F PART24 1 SUBMISSION S UNDE RRULE 1 2813 , 89t

h Cong. , 1s t

Sess . 9 (1965)) . Finally , i f release dunde r

th e FOIA , pric e an dcos t dat a concernin g Alaska' s aircraf t transaction s hav e th e potential "t o caus e substantial har mt o th e competitiv e positio n o f

th e perso n fro mwho mth e informatio n wa s obtained. " Id . a t 770 . WHEREFORE , Alask arespectfull y request s th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n t o withhol dth e redacte dportion s o f th e attached , seale ddocument s fro mpubli c disclosur e fo r a perio dofte n (10 ) years . Respectfull y submitted .

Marc h 29 , 201 1 Kyl e B . Levin e Deputy Genera l Counsel , ALASKA AIRLINES , INC . 1930 0 Internationa l Boulevar d Seattle , Washingto n 9819 8 (206 ) 392-529 2

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