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Applicatio n o f UNIVERSA L JE T AVIATION , INC . for acertificat e o f

publi c convenienc e an dnecessity unde r 4 9 U.S.C . § 4110 2 t o engag e i n foreig n charte r ai r transportatio n Docke t DOT-OST-2011-015 0

MOTIO N O F UNIVERSA L JE T AVIATION , INC . T O WITHHOL D INFORMATIO N FRO M PUBLI C DISCLOSUR E

Communication s wit h respec t t o thi s documen t

shoul db e sen t

to : Michae l McCaule y Presiden t UNIVERSA L JE T AVIATION , INC . Boc aRato n Airport 370 0 Airpor t

Roa d Suit e 20 4 Boc aRaton , F

L 3343 1 (961 ) 989-002 5 Lorrain e B . Hall o wa y Geral dF . Murph y CROWEL L & MORIN G LL P 100 1 Pennsylvani aAvenue , N W Washington , D C 20004-259 5 (202 ) 624-250 0 lhalloway@crowell.co m gmurphv@crowell.co m Counse l for Universa l Je t

Aviation , Inc . Augus t 15,201 1

### BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN

T O F TRANSPORTATIO

N WASHINGTON , D.C . Applicatio n o f UNIVERSA

L JE T AVIATION , INC . fo r acertificat

e of publi c convenienc e an

dnecessit y unde r 4 9 U.S.C . § 4110 2 t

o engag e in foreign charte

r ai r transportatio n Docke t DOT-OST-2011-015 0

MOTIO N O F UNIVERSA

L JE T AVIATION , INC . T O WITHHOL

D INFORMATIO

N FRO M PUBLI C DISCLOSUR

E Universa l Jet Aviation , Inc . ("Universal" ) moves , pursuan t to Rule 1 2 of

the Department' s Rule s of

Practice , to withhol don

e confidentia

l documen t frompubli c disclosure . Th e documen t i s bein g filedwit

h thi s motion in asealedenvelop e marked"Confidentia l Material s - Rule 1 2 Treatmen t Requested. " I n suppor t of thi s Motion , Universa

l state s a s follows : 1 . Th e documen t which Universa

l seeks to withhol dfro

mpubli c disclosur

e i s Exhibit F t o it s Application , filedcontemporaneousl y wit h thi s Motion . Exhibit

F i s a n Aircraf t Managemen

t Agreemen

t betwee n Universa

l an dDelawar e Globa l Operation s LL

C dated Novembe r 22,201 0 (the "Agreement") . Th e Agreemen

t i s protecte dfro

mpubli c disclosur

e unde r Section 552(b)(4 ) of

th e Freedomof

Information Ac

t ( 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4)) , which exempt s frompubli c disclosur e "trade secret s an

dcommercia

l o r financial information obtained fromaperso n an

dprivilege do

r confidential. " Th

e purpos e of

thi s exemptio n i s to protec t th econfidentiality o f informatio n whic h person s provid e t o th e U.S . government , but whic h woul d customaril y no t

b e release dt o th e public , an dt o facilitat e th e ability o f suc h persons t o confid e i n thei r government . (Burk e Energ y Corp . v . Departmen t o f Energv , 58 3 F . Supp . 507 , 51 0 (D . Kansa s 1984) ) Th e Agreemen t for whic h confidentiality i s sough t meet s al l thre e test s i n tha t i t is : (1 ) commercia l o r

financia l i n nature , (2 ) obtaine dfro maperson , an d(3 ) privilege do r confidenfial . (See , e^ . Publi c Citize n Health Researc h Grou p v . FDA . 70 4 F.2 d1280 , 129 0 (D.C . Cir . 1983) ) 2 . Th e Agreemen t

i s not mad e availabl e t o th e publi c b y th e parties , an dit s publi c disclosur e i s no t

require dt o ftirther

th e publi c interes t

o r t o promot e competition . I n Nationa l Park s an dConservatio n Ass' n v . Morton . 49 8 F.2 d(D.C . Cir . 1974) , th e court hel dthat informatio n i s "confidential " for purpose s o f

§ 552(b)(4 ) i f

i t woul dno t

customaril y b e release d t o th e publi c b y th e perso n fro mwho mi t wa s obtaine dan di f

disclosur e i s likel y t o hav e eithe r o f th e followin g results : "(1 ) t o impai r th e Government' s ability t o obtai n necessar y informatio n i n th e fiiture; o r

(2 ) t o caus e substantia l harmt o th e competitiv e positio n o f th e perso n fro mwho m th e informatio n wa s obtained. " (49 8 F.2 dat 770 ) Publi c disclosur e o f th e Agreemen t

her e woul dimpai r

th e government' s ability t o obtai n similar informatio n o n avoluntar y basi s from carrie r applicant s i n th e future . Moreover , th e informatio n include s term s an dfinancial informatio n tha t

coul db e use db y competitor s t o Universal' s commercia l disadvantage .3 . Th e Department' s "Informatio n Packe t o n Ho w t o Becom e aCertificate dAi r Carrier " provide s tha t

confidentia l treatmen t

wil l generall y b e grante dfo r agreement s o f

thi s type , an dth e Departmen t routinel y grant s confidentia l treatmen t i n suc h cases. ' WHEREFORE , Universa l request s that th e amende daircraf

t leas e submitte di n aseale d envelop e with thi s Motio n b e accorde dconfidentia l treatmen t unde r Rul e 12 . Respectfull y submitted , CROWEL L & MORIN G LL P

Augus t 15,201 1 lallowa y Geral dF . Murph y lhallowav(a),crowell.co m gmurphv@crowel l .co m Counse l fo

r Universa l Je t

Aviation , Inc .

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e e.g. . Orde

r 2004-7-2 5 (confidentia

l treatmen t grantedto leas e agreemen

t fo r Cla y Lacy' s Boein g Busines s Jet) ; se

e als o Orde

r 94-2-3 1 (DO

T doe s "not

generall y revea l confidentia

l informatio

n abou t contract s tha

t woul dnot otherwis e b e available t

o outsid e parties")

-CERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E

I certif y tha t I hav e thi s dat e serve dth e foregoin g documen t o n th e followin g person s i n accordanc e wit h th e Department' s Rule s o f Practice . Jerry Proenz a Principa l Operation s Inspecto r South Florid aFSD O Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 289 5 S W 145t

h Av e Suit e 12 0 Miramar , FL 3302 7 Fax:(954)641-604 0 Ke n A . Day Airport Manager 370 1 FA U Boulevar d Suit e 20 5 Boc aRaton , FL 3343 1 Fax:(561)391-223 8

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