BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, DC
In the matter of the cancellation of the Air Taxi authority issued to: VIH COUGAR HELICOPTERS, INC. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket DOT - OST - 2012 - 0022

MOTION OF PETROLEUM HELICOPT ERS, INC. NORTHERN PIONEER HELICOPTERS LLC AND SOLOY HELICOPTERS LLC TO WITHHOLD INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: Jonathan Blank jonathan.blank@klgates.com 202

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- 6250 John L on gstreth john.longstreth@klgates.com 202

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- 6271 Timothy Hobbs tim.hobbs@klgates.com 206

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- 9100 (fax)1 BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHI NGTON, DC
In the matter of the cancellation of the Air Taxi authority issued to: VIH COUGAR HELICOPTERS, INC. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket DOT - OST - 2012 - 0022

MOTION OF PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC. NORTHERN PIONEER HELICOPTERS LLC AND SOLOY HELICOPTERS LLC TO WITHHOLD INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Pursuant to Rule 12 of the Department’s Rules of Practice, 14 C.F.R. § 302.12, Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. (“PHI”), Northern Pioneer Helicopters LL C (“Northern”) and Soloy Helicopters LLC (”Soloy”) hereb y move to withhold from public disclosure the unredacted Motion Of Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., Northern Pioneer Helicopters LL C and Soloy Helicopters LLC For Final Disposition, filed in this docket on October 31, 2012. The motion is necessary because th e Motion contains information that has been designated as confidential by VI H Cougar Helicopters, Inc. (“VIH Cougar”). In filing this motion, movants do not concede that any of that material has been properl y designated as confidential. Movants hav e moved contemporaneousl y h erewith for an order seeking to make public the underl yi ng information on which the Motion for Final Disposition relies.2

A redacted version of the Motion for Final Disposition has also been filed electronicall y in the docket, which public filing does not contain any of the material that has been designated as confidential.
Respectfully submitted, _______/s/_______________ Jonathan Blank John L ongstreth Timothy Hobbs K&L Gates LLP 1601 K Street NW Washington, DC 2 0016 Counsel for Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. Dated: October 31, 20123 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certif y that I have on this 31 st day of October, 2012 served the foregoing Motion of Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. to Withhold Materials from Public Disc losure upon the persons listed below, and have also filed a copy electronically in the docket of this proceeding: Susan L . Kurland Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Room W96

- 495 Washington, DC 20590 Laural yn Remo Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Room W96

- 495 Washington, DC 20590 Peter Lynch, AGC

- 300 Asst. Chief Counsel for Enforcement Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20591 William J. Weber Certification Section Manager FAA AFS

- 900 45005 Aviation Drive Suite 131 Dulles, VA 20166 Roy Hardie Aviation Safety Inspector Fe deral Aviation Administration 1601 L ind Avenue SW, Suite 260 Renton, W A 980574

David M. Nadler David Y. Yang Andrew E. Smith DI CKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP 1825 Ey e Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 420

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- 2201 nadlerd@dickste inshapiro.com yangd@dicksteinshapiro.com smitha@dicksteinshapiro.com Counsel to VIH Cougar Helicopters, Inc.

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