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Ma y 27 , 201 1 Mr . Edwar dP . Faberma n Wile y Rei nLL P 177 6 K Stree t N W Washington , D C 2000 6 Re : Docke t DOT-OST-2011-0032 , Applicatio no f Twi nCitie s Ai r

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Ai r Carrie r authorit y Dear Mr . Fabermaii : O n Ma y 9 , 2011 , Twi n Citie s Ai r Service , LL C (*Twi nCities" ) requeste dconfidentia l treatmen t unde r 1 4 CF R302.1 2 ("Rul e 12" ) o f ou r Procedura l Regulation s for certai n informatio n provide dt o support it s applicatio ni nDocke t DOT-OST-2011-0032 . Th e purpos e o f

this lette r

i s t o rul e o n tha t

motio nan dt o explai nou r polic y regardin g Rul e 1 2 submissions . Twi n Citie s request s that th e Departmen t

withhol dfrompubli c disclosur e th e followin g information . I

n suppor t o f it s reques t

for confidentia l treatment . Twi nCitie s state s that thes e document s includ e sensitiv e fmancial an dcommercia l information , includin g financial informatio n for activitie s othe r

thanth e projecte dflights , th e publi c disclosur e o f whic hwoul dcaus e substantia l harmt o th e competitiv e positio no f Twi nCitie s o r

th e individua l fromwho mth e informatio nwa s obtained . Exhibi t S-8 : Tru e an dcorrec t cop y o f loa nagreement s betwee nTwi nCitie s an d Machia s Saving s Bari c for a$150,00 0 lin e o f

credi t effectiv e Januar y 12 , 200 7 Exhibi t S-9 : Tru e an dcorrec t cop y o f loa nagreement s betwee nTwi nCitie s an d Machia s Saving s Ban k

fo r a$250,00 0 lin e o f

credi t effectiv e Februar y 2 , 200 7 Exhibits-10 : Tru e an dcorrec t cop y o f loa nagreement s betwee nTwi nCitie s an d Machia s Saving s Ban k

for ater mloa no f

$570,00 0 effectiv e Jul y 1 , 201 0 Exhibi t S-11 : Tru e an dcorrec t cop y o f execute dagreement s betwee nTwi nCitie s an d Northeas t Tradin g Corporatio n Rul e 1 2 instruct s u s t o evaluat e request s for confidentia l treatmen t

i naccordanc e withth e standard s o f

disclosur e foun din th e Freedo mo f Informatio nAc t

( 5 U.S.C . sectio n552) .B y thi s standard , informatio n may b e withhel dfro mdisclosur e unde r 5 U.S.C . 552(b)(4 ) if it i s (I ) commercia l o r

financial , (2 ) obtaine dfro maperso noutsid e th e government , an d (3 ) privilege do r

confidential . [Gul f

an dWesternIndustries , Inc . v . Unite dStates , 615F.2 d 527 , 52 9 (D.C . Cir . 1979)] . Ther e i s n o questio n that th e informatio nfo r

whic hconfidentia l treatmen t i s sough t

i s financia l o r

commercia l in natur e an dtha t i t wa s obtaine dfro maperso noutsid e th e government . Th e remainin g questio ni s whethe r thi s informatio ni s privilege dan d confidentia l - whethe r

"disclosur e o f

th e informatio ni s likel y t o hav e th e followin g effects : (1 ) impai r

th e Government' s abilit y t o obtai nnecessar y information ; o r (2 ) caus e substantia l har mt o th e competitiv e positio no f th e perso nfro mwho mth e informatio n wa s obtained " {Se

e Nationa l Park s an dConservatio nAssociatio nv . Morton^ 49 8 F.2 d765,77 0 (D.C . Cir . 19740)) . Further , t o b e privilege do r confidential , informatio nmus t no t b e th e typ e tha t i s usuall y release dt o th e publi c {See Gul f an dWester

nIndustries , Inc . v . Unite d States , 61 5 F.2 d527 , 52 9 (D.C . Cir . 1979)) . W e hav e reviewe dth e applicant' s reques t an dhav e determine di t necessar y t o gran t confidentia l treatmen t

t o Exhibit s S-8 , S-9 , S-10 , an dS-11 . Th e Departmen t ha s grante d confidentia l treatmen t

t o similar

document s i nth e pas t

an dw e findn o reaso nno t t o d o s o here . However , this gran t o f confidentialit y i s dependen t upo nTwi nCitie s submittin g a summar y o f

Exhibit s S- 9 an dS-1 0 i nth e publi c docket , includin g th e tota l valu e o f eac h line-of-credit , th e curren t availabl e balanc e o f

eac hline-of-credit , an dan y condition s place db y th e lende r

o n th e use(s ) o f

th e line(s)-of-credit . W e als o as k that Twi nCitie s provid e a n update dsummar y for Exhibi t S-11 , similar

t o that provide dinit s lette r

o f Apri l 6,2011. ' Unde r Rul e 12 , th e Department' s rulin g o namotio nfo r confidentia l treatmen t

wil l no t tak e effec t if , withi n five (5 ) busines s day s after issuance , th e perso nrequestin g confidentia l treatmen t files apetitio n for

reconsideratio no f

tha t decision , o r

file s astatemen t

that h e o r sh e i ngoo dfait

hintend s t o see k

judicia l revie w o f

th e decision . If

Twi nCitie s elect s t o petitio n th e Departmen t a s t o this confidentialit y determination , w e expec t diat it wil l provid e astatemen t

explamin g ho w th e item s fal l widii nth e exception s unde r th e Freedo m o f Informatio n Ac t

an di s no t

otherwis e require dt o b e file dpublicl y b y al l applicant s for commute r

authority . Response s shal l b e du e withi nfive calendar day s o f th e filing o f

suc h apetition . I

f Twi n Citie s elect s no t t o file apetition , w e direc t that i t file th e aforementione dinformatio n in th e publi c docke t inthi s proceedin g withi nfiv e busines s day s o f th e dat e o f

this letter . I nth e meantime , a s i s th e Department' s practice , further processin g o f

you r applicatio n wil l b e deferre dpendin g receip t o f this material . I naddition , onc e thi s matte r i s satisfactoril y resolved . Twi n Citie s can expec t t o receiv e areques t

fo r additiona l and/o r

clarifyin g informatio n neede din connectio n wit hit s application .

Th e applican t submitte dasummar

y o f Exhibi t S-8 i nth e publi c docke t a s Exhibi t S-12 .Than k yo u for you r cooperatio n inthi s matter . I f yo u hav e an y questions , pleas e feel fre e t o contac t Alet aBes t

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