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N BUREA U O F TRANSPORTATIO

N STATISTIC S WASHINGTON , D.C . Motio n of FEDERA L EXPRES S CORPORATIO N fo r Confidentia

l Treatmen

t o f Document s under Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e o f th e Departmen

t o f Transportation , 1 4 CF R302.1 2 (For

m41 ; Schedul e B-43 ) Docket OST-97-249 4

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L TREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E 1 2 Communication s wit

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Jame s A . Davi s Senior Attorne y FEDERA L EXPRES S CORPORATION 362 0 Hack s Cros s Road , Bldg . B Memphis , Tennesse e 3812 5 (901 ) 434-848 8 (901 ) 434-928 9 FA

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BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N BUREAU O F TRANSPORTATIO N STATISTIC S

WASHINGTON , D.C . Motio n o f 

### FEDERAL EXPRES S CORPORATION for Confidentia l Treatmen t

o f Document s unde r Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e o f th e Departmen t

o f Transportation , 1 4 CF R302.1 2 (For m41 ; Schedul e B-43 ) Docke t OST-97-249 4

Marc h 31 , 201 0 MOTIO N O F FEDERA L EXPRES S CORPORATIO N FO RCONFIDENTL\ L TREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E 1 2

Federa l Expres s Corporatio n (Federa l Express ) hereb y submit s thi s motio n t o withhol d frompubli c disclosur e certai n informatio n containe di n it s Form41 , Schedul e B-43 , Airfram e an dAircraf

t Engin e Acquisition s an dRetirement s Repor t fo r th e year ende d Decembe r

31,2009 , submitte dherewit h unde r sea l pursuan t

t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Rule s o f Practic e o f

th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n (th e Department). '

' 1 4 C.F.R . § 302.12 . concurrentl y herewith . Federa

l Expres s i s submitting acop y of the sam e repor t t o the Burea u of Transportation Statistics , Offic e of Airlin e Information , pursuan

t t o Par t 24 1 o f the Economic Regulations , redactedto delet e certain confidentia

l financial informatio

n fromthe publicly-available copie s o f the report .

77116 6Motio n o f FedE x Expres s Docke t OST-97-2494 Pag e 2 o f 3

B y letter s date dAugus t

23,199 4 an dJun e 5,1995 , Mr . Jame s W . Mitchell , forme r Director , Offic e o f

Airlin e Statistics , Researc h an dSpecia l Program s Administration , grante dth e motion s o f Delt aAi r

Lines , Inc . an dAmerica n Airlines , Inc. , respectively , for confidentia l treatmen t

o f informatio n tha t

i s substantiall y th e sam e a s tha t for whic h FedE x Expres s seek s confidentia l treatmen t here . Actin g unde r

delegate dauthority , Mr . Mitchel l determine do n behal f o f th e Departmen t

tha t th e aircraf

t cos t informatio n containe di n Schedule s B- 7 an dB-4 3 i s confidentia l an dcompetitivel y sensitive . H e conclude dtha t 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) ) authoriz e th e Departmen t t o withhol dthi s financial information . Further , h e rule dtha t th e Departmen t

shoul dden y publi c acces s t o thi s confidentia l financial informatio n for

te n years . Th e Bureau confirme dit s findin g o f competitiv e sensitivity i n 2004 . (i 9 Fed . Reg . 6230 9 (Octobe r 25 , 2004) . Fo r

th e reason s state d i n thos e letters , th e Departmen t shoul dals o gran t

confidentia l treatmen t

t o th e dat asubmitte dunde r

sea l with thi s motio n fo r at leas t te n years . 2 . Unite dParce l Servic e Compan y an dUnite dAi r Line s sough t

fiuther extensio n o f th e confidentia l perio di n 2004 . Th e Bureau sough t publi c commen t

o n thei r request s i n Docke t

BT S - 200 4 - 19380 . Shoul dth e Bureau gran t thos e requests , FedE x seek s simila r

treatment .

77116 6Motio n o f FedE x Expres s Docke t OST-97-249 4 Pag e 3 of 3 WHEREFORE , Federa l Expres s respectfiill y move s th e Departmen t an d th e Burea u t o withhol dth e financial informatio n containe di n it s Schedul e B-4 3 Repor t for th e year ende dDecembe r

31 , 2009 , filedconcurrentl y herewith unde r seal , frompubli c disclosur e for aperio do f

at leas t te n (10 ) years , throug h Decembe r

31 , 2019 , pursuan t

t o 1 4 C.F.R . § 302.12 , an dt o gran t suc h othe r

relie f a s ma y b e appropriate . Respectfiill y subftiitted , j s A . Davi s Senio r Attorne y FEDERA L EXPRES S CORPORATIO N

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