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d al l communication s concernin g thi s motio n to : Brando n Pedersen VP/Finance , CF

O an d Treasure r ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . 19300 Internationa

l Boulevar d Seattle , Washington 9818 8 (206 ) 392-576 3 Kyl e B . Levin e Deput y Genera l Counsel ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . 1930 0 Internationa

l Boulevar d Seattle , Washingto n 9818 8 (206 ) 392-529 2

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th e Department' s Rule s o f

Practice , AlaskaAirlines , Inc . ("Alaska" ) hereb y move s t o withhol d fro mpubli c disclosur

e fo r aperio d ofte n year s certai n commercially-sensitiv e informatio n containe d i n Schedule B- 7 ("Airfiram e an d Aircraf t Engin e Acquisition s an

d Retirements" ) and Schedul e B-4 3 ("Inventor y of Airframe s and Aircraf

t Engines" ) o f

it s Par t 24 1 filings fo

r th e quarte r endin g Decembe

r 31,2011 . Unredacte d version s of Schedule s B- 7 an

d B-4 3 ar e filed simultaneousl

y wit h thi s Motio n marke d "Confidentia l Treatmen t Requeste d Unde

r § 302.12. " I n suppor t o f it s Motion , Alaskaoffer

s th e following point s an

d authorities : 1 . The datafo

r which confidentia

l treatmen t i s sough t i s bein g disclose d to th e Departmen

t pursuant t o Par t 24 1 of th e Department' s economi c regulations . Th e majorit y o f information containe d i n Alaska' s Par t 24 1 filings wil l ente

r th e publi c domain , wher

e i t wil l b e availabl e fo

r inspectio n and copying b y member s of th e public , includin g foreign and domesti c competitor s o f

Alaskaand competitor s of

Alaska' s aircraf

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S UNDE R RUL E 1 22 . Certai n pric e an d cos t dat acontaine d i n Schedul e B- 7 an d B-4 3 ar e highly sensitiv e and confidential . Mor e specifically , (a) Schedul e B- 7 reflect s th e cos t of commercia

l aircraf t and engine s Alaska purchase d or

lease d firomTh

e Boeing Company . (b ) Schedul e B-4 3 disclose s th e acquisitio n cost , depreciatio n or amortizatio n value s and estimate d residua l value s of numerou s commercia

l aircraf t and engine s Alaska ha s purchase d fi-omTh e Boein g Compan y sinc e th e 1990s . 3 . The commercially-sensitiv e information foun d i n Schedule s B- 7 an

d B-4 3 shoul d b e withhel d firompubU

c disclosur e pursuan t to Exemption s 3 and 4 of

th e Freedo mo f Informatio n Ac t

( 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(3 ) and (4) ) (the "FOIA" ) and lega l authorit y interpretin g th e FOIA . 4 . Unde

r Exemptio n 3 , information i n agenc y record s shoul d b e withhel d firomth e publi c i f i t i s specifically exempte d fi-omdisclosur e b y astatute , provide d tha

t th e statut e "(A ) require s tha

t th e matter s b e withhel d fromth e publi c i n such amarme r a s t o leav e n o discretio n on th e issue , or

(B ) establishe s particula

r criteri afo r withholding , or

refer s to particula

r type s of matter s t o b e withheld. " Sectio n 110 4 of th e Federa

l Aviatio n Ac t

(4 9 U.S.C . § 1504 ) specificall y require s th e Departmen

t to withhol d informatio n firomproductio n unde r th e FOI A i f it s releas e woul d "adversel y effec t th e competitiv e positio n of an y carrie r i n foreig n ai

r transportation. " Publi c releas e o f th e aircraf t an d engine cos t

dat ato Alaska' s competitor s woul d hav e exactly thi s advers e effect . 5 . Exemptio n 4 extend s confidentia l treatmen t t o record s tha

t ar e "commercia

l o r financial informatio n obtaine d from aperso n an d privilege d or

confidential. " 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) ; se e als o Gulf

and Wester

n Industries . Inc . v . Unite d States . 61 5 F.2 d 527 , 52 9 (D.C . Cir . 1979) . Thes e pric e and cos t dat acontaine d in Schedule s B- 7 an d B-4 3 ar e of thi s natur e and , additionally , "woul d customarily no t b e release d t o th e publi c b y [Alaska]. " Se e Nationa l Park s and Conservatio n Associatio n v . Morton . 49 8 F . 2d 765,76 6 (D.C . Cir . 1974) (citin g S . Rep . No . 813 , 89t

h Cong. , 1s

t Sess . 9 (1965)) . Finally , i f release d unde

r th e FOIA , pric e and Pag e 3 of 4 - MOTIO

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dat aconcernin g Alaska' s aircraf t transaction s hav e th e potentia l "to caus e substantia

l har m t o th e competitiv e positio n o f th e perso n fromwho mth e informatio n wa s obtained. " Id . a t 770 . WHEREFORE , Alaskarespectfiill y request s th e Departmen

t o f Transportatio n t o withhol d th e redacte d portion s o f th e attache d document(s ) frompubli c disclosur e fo r aperio d o f te n (10 ) years . Respectfiill y submitted .

March 2 ^ 201 2 Kyl e B . Levine Deput y Genera l Counsel ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . 1930 0 Internationa

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