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. Atwoo d Elizabeth J
. Wadsworth She r & Blackwel l LL P 185 0 M St. , NW , Suit e 90 0 Washington , D.C
. 2003 6 Re : Docket s DOT-OST-2010-018 1 an dDOT-OST

2010-0215 , Application s o f Nationa l Ai r

Carg o Group , Inc. , d/b/ aNationa l Airline s for Sectio n 4110 2 Certificat e Authorit y Dea r Mr
. Atwood: W e are currentl y reviewing th e certificat e application s o f Nationa l Ai r

Carg o Group , Inc. , d^/ a Nationa l Airline s ("Nationa l Airlines" ) i n Docket s DOT-OST-2010-018 1 an dDOT-OST-2010

- 0215
. Th e purpos e of

thi s lette r

i s t o notif

y yo u o f

ou r intende drulin g o n you r reques t for confidentia l treatmen t

o f document s file di n suppor t o f th e reference dapplications
. Nationa l Airlines ' motion , file dAugus t 18 , 2010 , request s that th e followin g material b e considere dfor

confidentia l treatmen t

unde r 1 4 CF R302.1 2 (Rul e 12) : Exhibi t NA- 7 - Combine dFinancia l Statement s an dothe r financial informatio n for Nationa l Ai r

Carg o Holdings , Inc
. ("NA C Holdings") , th e ultimat e paren t compan y of Nationa l Airlines
. I n support

o f you r reques t for confidentia l treatmen t

o f th e note ddocuments , yo u state dthat thes e document s includ e sensitiv e financia l informatio n th e publi c disclosur e o f whic h coul d adversel y affec t

NA C Holdings ' an dit s subsidiarie s commercia l an dfinancial interest
. Rul e 1 2 instmct s u s t o evaluat e request s fo r confidentia l treatmen t

i n accordanc e wit

h th e standard s of

disclosur e foun di n th e Freedo mo f Informatio n Ac t

( 5 U.S.C
. sectio n 552)
. B y thi s standard , informatio n may b e withhel dfro mdisclosur e unde r 5 U.S.C
. 552(b)(4 ) i

f i t i s (1 ) commercia l o r

financial , (2 ) obtaine dfro maperso n outsid e th e government , an d(3 ) privilege d o r confidential
. [Gul f

an dWester

n Industries , Inc
. v. Unite dStates , 61 5 F.2 d527 , 52 9 (D.C
. Cir
. 1979)]
. Th e informatio n identifie dabov e clearl y meet s th e firs t tw o requirements
. Th e remainin g questio n i s whethe r

th e informavio n i s privilege do r confidential tha

t is , whethe i "•disclosur

e o fability to obtai n necessary informalion ; o r (2 ) caus e substantia l harmto th e competitiv e positio n of th e perso n fromwho mth e informatio n wa s obtained. " [Nationa l ParJi s an dConservatio n Associatio n v . Morton , 49 8 F.2 d765 , 77 0 (D.C
. Cir
. 1974) ] Furthermore , t o b e privilege do r confidential , th e informatio n mus t no t b e o f th e typ e that

i s usuall y release dt o th e public
. [Gul f an dWester

n Industries , Inc
. v. Unite dStates , 61 5 F.2 d527 , 530) ] Absen t aclear an djustifiabl e reaso n for doin g so , i t

i s no t th e Department' s practic e t o withhol d fro mpubli c disclosur e informatio n regardin g th e applicant' s curren t o r historica l financial information , o r

th e financia l conditio n o f it s paren t

compan y excep t

whe n th e applican t

ha s show n that

substantial har mt o it s competitiv e positio n woul dresul t fro mpubli c disclosur e o f th e give n informatio n an dsuc h informatio n i s not th e typ e that

i s normall y release dt o th e public
. N o suc h showin g ha s bee n made
. Sectio n 204.3(k ) o f ou r rule s (1 4 CF R204.3 ) require s applicant' s for

certificat e authorit y t o provid e certai n historica l financia l statement s for relevan t corporation s suc h as , NA C Holdings
. In addition , th e financia l health o f NA C Holding s i s particularl y relevan t

here , sinc e Nationa l Airline s i s relyin g o n financia l support fromNA C Holding s t o mee t

th e Department' s financia l fitnes s requirements
. Therefore , w e wil l den y Nationa l Airline s Augus t 18 , 2010 , motio n fo r

confidentia l treatment . However , sinc e Exhibi t NA- 7 contain s excessiv e financia l informatio n beyon dthat neede dfo r

ou r revie w o f

Nationa l Airlines ' fitness
. Nationa l Airline s may instea dprovid e it s mos t recen t consolidate dbalanc e shee t an dconsolidate dincom e statement s fo r it s 3 mos t

recen t calendar o r fiscal years . Unde r Rul e 12 , th e Department' s rulin g o n amotio n for confidentia l treatmen t

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

reconsideratio n o f

tha t decision , o r

file s astatemen t

tha t h e o r sh e i n goo dfait h intend s t o see k

judicia l revie w of

th e decision
. I

f Nationa l Airline s elect s t o petitio n th e Departmen t

a s t o thi s confidentiality determination , w e expec t tha t i t wil l provid e astatemen t explainin g ho w th e item s fal l withi n th e exception s unde r th e Freedo mof

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 certificate s o f

publi c convenienc e an dnecessity
. Response s shal l b e du e withi n fiv e calendar day s o f th e filin g o f

suc h apetition
. I f Nationa l Airline s elect s not t o fil e apetition , w e direc t tha t i t fil e th e exhibit

o r othe r informatio n a s note dabov e i n th e publi c docke t i n thi s proceedin g withi n fiv e busines s day s of th e dat e of

thi s letter
. I n th e meantime , a s i s th e Department' s practice , further processin g of you r applicatio n wil l b e deferre dpendin g receip t of thi s material
. Than k yo u for you r cooperatio n i n thi s matter . I f yo u hav e an y questions , pleas e fee l fre e t o contac t Damo n Walke r

at (202 ) 366-778 5 o r

b y e-mai l at

Damon.Walker@ost.dot.gov
. Sincerely ,
Lauraijoii /

Remo , Chie f Ai r CaiTie r Fitnes s Divisio n Offic e of Aviatio n Analysi scc : Docke t DOT

- OST-2010-0181 ; DOT-OST-2010-021 5