BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N BUREA U O FTRANSPORTATIO N STATISTIC S

WASHINGTON , D.C . Motio n o f 

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

th e Rule s o f

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o f Transportation , 1 4 CF R302.1 2 (Form41 ; Schedul e B-7 ) Docke t OST-97-2494



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

February 10 , 201 0BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N BUREAU O FTRANSPORTATIO N STATISTIC S

WASHINGTON , D.C . Motio n o f 

### FEDERA L EXPRES S CORPORATIO N 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 (Form41 ; Schedul e B-7 ) Docke t OST-97-2494

February 10,201 0 

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Federa l Expres s Corporatio n (Federa l Express ) hereb y submit s thi s motio n t o withhol d fro mpubli c disclosur e certai n informatio n containe di n it s For m41 , Schedul e B-7 , Airfram e an dAircraf

t Engin e Acquisition s an dRetirement s Report for th e quarte r

ende d Decembe r

31 , 2010 , submitte dherewith 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 submittin g acop y o f th e sam e report

t o th e Bureau o f Transportatio n Statistics , Offic e o f Airlin e Information , pursuan t t o Part 24 1 o f th e Economi c Regulations , redacte dt o delet e certai n confidentia l financial informatio n fro mth e publicly-availabl e copie s o f th e report .Motion o f FedE x Expres s Docke t OST-97-2494 Pag e 2 o f 3

1 . B y letter s date dAugus t 23 , 199 4 an dJun e 5 , 1995 , Mr . Jame s W . Mitchell , former 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 d authority , 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 Burea u confirme dit s finding o f competitiv e sensifivity i n 2004 . 6 9 Fed . Reg . 6230 9 (October 25 , 2004) . Fo r th e reason s state di 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 for at leas t te n years . 2 . Unite dParce l Servic e Compan y an dUnite dAi r Line s sough t

further extensio n o f

th e confidentia l perio di n 2004 . Th e Burea u 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 similar

treatment .Motio n o f FedE x Expres s Docke t OST-97-2494 Pag e 3 o f 3 WHEREFORE , Federa l Expres s respectfull y move s th e Departmen t an dth e Bureau t o withhol dth e financial informatio n containe di n it s Schedul e B- 7 Report for th e quarte r

ende dDecembe r

31 , 2009 , filedconcurrentl y herewith unde r seal , fro mpubli 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 may b e appropriate . Respectfull y submitted . le s A . Davi s Senio r Attorne y FEDERA L EXPRES S CORPORATIO N