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unde r 1 4 CFR § 302.1 2 (For m41 , Schedule s B- 7 an dB-43 ) Docke t DOT-OST-2005-2335 5

MOTIO N O FREPUBLI C AIRLIN E INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T Communication s wit h respec t t o thi s documen t

shoul db e addresse dto : Rober t E . Coh n Shery l R . Israe l HOGA N & HARTSO N L.L.P . 55 5 Thirteent h Street , N.W . Washington , D.C . 2000 4 (202 ) 637-499 9 (202 ) 637-889 8 recohn@hhlaw.co m srisrael@hhlaw.co m direc t fa x 1.866.728.199 2 Counse l for REPUBLI C AIRLIN E INC . Apri l 20 , 201 0

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WASHINGTON , D.C . Motio n o f REPUBLI C AIRLIN E INC . for Confidentia l Treatmen t

unde r 1 4 CFR § 302.1 2 (Form41 , Schedule s B- 7 an dB-43 ) Docke t DOT-OST-2005-2335 5 Apri l 20 , 201 0

MOTIO N O FREPUBLI C AIRLIN E INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T Republi c Airlin e Inc . ("Republic" ) hereb y request s tha t informatio n containe di n Republic' s For m41 , Schedul e B-7 , "Airfram e an dAircraf t Engin e Acquisition s an dRetirements, " for th e quarte r

ende dDecembe r

31 , 2009 , an d it s Schedul e B-43 , "Inventor y of Airframe s an dAircraf t Engines, " for

th e yea r ende dDecembe r

31 , 2009 , b e accorde dconfidentia l treatmen t an dwithhel d fro mpubli c disclosure . Republi c i s submittin g anon-redacte dcop y o f thes e document s t o th e BT S unde r sea l i n a n envelop e labele d"Confidentia l Treatmen t

Requeste dunde r

Sectio n 302.12, " alon g wit h acop y o f thi s Motion . ^

Concurrentl

y herewith , Republic i s submitting on e redacte dcopy o

f th e sam e B- 7 an dB-4 3 report s to th e Burea u o f Transportation Statistic s pursuan t t o Par t 241 , redactedto delet

e certain confidentia

l financia l informatio n fromth e publicly-availabl e copie s of its B- 7 an dB-4 3 reports .

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Pag e 2 Confidentia l treatmen t

o f th e informatio n o n Republic' s Schedul e B- 7 an d Schedul e B-4 3 i s warrante dunde r Exemptio n 4 of

th e Freedo mof

Informatio n Ac t ("FOIA") , 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) , an dunde r applicabl e DO T an dcour t precedent . Exemptio n 4 of FOI A provide s tha t

privilege do r

confidentia l commercia l an dfinancial informatio n obtaine dfro maprivat e perso n i s exemp t fro mth e requirement s o f publi c disclosure . Se e als o Gul f & Wester n Indus. . Inc . v . Unite dStates . 61 5 F.2 d52 7 (D.C . Cir . 1979) ; Critica l Mas s Energ y Projec t V . NRC . 97 5 F.2 d87 1 (D.C . Cir . 1992) ; Nationa l Park s & Conservatio n Ass' n V . Morton . 49 8 F.2 d76 5 (D.C . Cir . 1974) . Th e informatio n a t issu e her e detail s Republic' s acquisitio n cost s an drelate ddat afor it s airframe s an d engines . Thi s informatio n i s confidential , competitively-sensitiv e commercia l an dfinancial informatio n obtaine dfro mRepublic , aprivat e party , an dit s publi c disclosure/releas e woul dresul t i n substantia l competitiv e an dfinancial har mt o Republic . Th e informatio n for

whic h Republi c i s requestin g confidentia l treatmen t als o fall s withi n Exemptio n 3 o f FOIA , whic h exempt s fro mdisclosur e informatio n require db y statut e t o b e withheld . 4 9 U.S.C . § 4011 5 provide s tha t th e Secretar y o f

Transportation , upo n motion , shal l orde r informatio n withhel d fro mpubli c disclosur e whe n disclosur e of th e informatio n woul d"hav e a n advers e effec t

o n th e competitiv e positio n o f a n ai r carrie r i n foreig n ai r transportation. " Th e Departmen t ha s previousl y foun dtha t th e aircraf

t dat a

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Pag e 3 reporte do n For m4 1 Schedule s B- 7 an dB-4 3 fo r whic h Republi c herei n seek s confidentia l treatmen t

woul dproduc e th e har mspecifie di n Sectio n 40115 . I n addition , b y lette r

date dAugus t

23 , 199 4 t o Delt aAi r Lines , Inc . ("Delta" ) fro mMr . Jame s W . Mitchell , Director , Offic e o f Airlin e Statistics , Researc h an dSpecia l Program s Administration , th e Departmen t determine d tha t th e financial informatio n containe di n Delta' s Schedul e B- 7 an dSchedul e B-4 3 report s i s confidentia l an dcontain s competitively-sensitiv e data , an dtha t withholdin g suc h confidentia l dat afro mpubli c disclosur e i s warrante dby , an d consisten t

with , 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)) . I n tha t decision , th e Departmen t rule dtha t

th e confidentia l dat acontaine di n Delta' s Schedul e B- 7 an dSchedul e B-4 3 report s wil l b e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e fo r aperio dof

te n (10 ) year s fro mth e dat e o n whic h i t

wa s filed. Th e foregoin g rulin g applie s wit h equa l validit y t o Republic' s Schedul e B- 7 repor t for th e quarte r

ende dDecembe r

31 , 2009 , an dit s B-4 3 repor t

for th e yea r ende dDecembe r

31 , 2009 .

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Pag e 4 WHEREFORE , Republi c hereb y move s th e Department , pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s o f Practice , t o gran t

confidentia l treatmen t to , an dwithhol dfi:ompubli c disclosure , th e informatio n describe dherei n an d filedunde r

sea l fo r aperio do f

te n (10 ) years .

Respectfull y submitted ,

Rober t E . Coh n Shery l R . Israe l HOGA N & HARTSO N L.L.P . 55 5 Thirteent h Street , N.W . Washington , D.C . 2000 4 (202 ) 637-499 9 (202 ) 637-889 8 (202 ) 637-591 0 (mai n fax ) Attorney s for REPUBLI C AIRLIN E INC .

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