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MOTIO N O F COLGA N AIR , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T PURUSAN T T O RUL E 3 9 Colga n Air, Inc . ("Colgan" ) hereb y submit s thi s motio n t o withhol dfro mpubli c disclosur e certai n informatio n containe di n Colgan' s Form41 , Schedul e B-7 , for th e quarte r endin g Septembe r

30 , 2011 , submitte dherewith unde r seal , pursuan t

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o f Transportatio n ("DOT") . Colga n seek s t o b e treate da s confidentia l informatio n relatin g t o transaction s o r modification s o f

transaction s i t

ha s entere d int o with Bombardier , Inc. , an dal l previousl y submitte drequests . Colga n believe s that informatio n containe di n it s Schedule dB- 7 report i s confidentia l an dcommercially-sensitiv e data , th e prematur e publi c disclosur e of whic h woul dcaus e substantia l injur y t o Colgan . Colga n request s tha t

th e dat aat

issu e b e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e for aperio do f

te n (10 ) years . In support o f thi s motion , Colga n state s a s follows : 1 . Th e dat afile dtoda y i s pursuan t t o Part 24 1 o f th e DOT' s economi c regulations . Th e great majority o f

Colgan' s Part

24 1 filing s ar e submitte da s publi c documents , availabl e for Pag e 2 o f 4 MOTIO

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t an dengm e suppliers . 2 . A smal l portio n o f th e informatio n require dt o b e file dpursuan t t o Part 24 1 i s o f a commercially-sensitiv e an dconfidential nature . In thi s case , certai n pric e an dcos t dat acontaine d i n Colgan' s Schedul e B- 7 i s highl y sensitiv e an dconfidential . Publi c disclosur e o f thes e dat a woul dhav e a

n advers e financia l impac t o n Colgan . Withholdin g th e dat afro mpubli c disclosur e i s consisten t

with th e Freedo mo f

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( 5 U.S.C . 552 ) (th e "FOIA") , an dprecedent s thereunder . 3 . Th e reason s wh y thes e cos t an dpric e dat aar e commerciall y sensitiv e t o adegre e that require s the y b e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e ar e a s follows :

(a ) Disclosur e o f

th e dat adiminishe s competitio n amon g th e majo r aircraf t manufacturers ; an d (b ) Disclosur e o f

th e dat aimpair s competitio n i n th e internationa l arena , becaus e Unite dState s airline s ar e require dt o revea l majo r element s o f

thei r cos t structure s whe n thei r

foreig n competitor s ar e not . 4 . Accordingl y th e dat ashoul db e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e b y th e DOT , pursuan t t o Exemption s 3 an d4 o f th e FOL \( 5 U.S.C . 552(b ) (3 ) an d(4)) . 5 . Unde r

Exemptio n 3 o f

th e FOIA , informatio n i n agenc y record s ma y b e withhel d i f i t i s specificall y exempte dfro mdisclosur 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 afor

withholding , o r

refer s t o particular

type s o f matter s t o b e withheld. " Sectio n 1104 o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Ac t (4 9 U.S.C . 1504) , i s exactl y th e typ e o f statut e t o whic h Exemptio n 3 refers , becaus e Sectio n 110 4 require s tha t informatio n b e Pag e 3 o f 4 MOTIO

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transportation. " A s se t

fort h above , th e dat awoul dhav e exactl y thi s advers e effect . 6 . Unde r

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th e FOI A ( 5 U.S.C . 552(b ) (4)) , informatio n i n agenc y record s ma y b e withhel dthat i s "commercial o r

financial informatio n obtaine dfro maperso n an d privilege do r

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fort h above , thes e dat aar e o f precisel y thi s nature . Se e Nationa l Park s an dConservatio n Associatio n v . Morto n 49 8 F . 2 d765 , 76 9 (D.C . Cir . 1974) . WHEREFORE , Colga n respectfull y move s tha t th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n withhol dth e attached , seale ddat afrompubli c disclosur e for aperio do f

te n (10 ) year s pursuan t t o Rul e 3 9 o f

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Respectfull y submitted , /s / Anthon y McDuffi e Anthon y McDuffi e Vic e Presiden t

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