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WASHINGTON , D.C . Motio n o f

) ) COLGA N AIR , INC . ) Docke t OS T ) for confidentia l treatmen t

o f document s ) unde r Rul e 3 9 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e ) o f th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n ) 1 4 C.F.R . 302.3 9 )

MOTIO N O F COLGA N AIR , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA LTREATMEN T PURUSAN T T O RUL E 3 9 Colga n Air , Inc . ("Colgan" ) hereb y submit s thi s motio n t o withliol dfro mpubli c disclosur e certai n informatio n containe di n Colgan' s For m41 , Schedul e B-7 , for th e quarte r endin g Decembe r

31 , 2009 , submitte dherewit hunde r seal , pursuan t

t o Rul e 3 9 o f

th e Rule s o f Practic e o f

th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n ("DOT") . Colga n seek s t o b e treate da s confidentia l informatio n relatin g t o transaction s o r modification s o f

transaction s i t

ha s entere d int o withBombardier , Inc. , aii dal l previousl y submitte drequests . Colga n believe s tha t informatio n containe di n it s Schedule dB- 7 an dSchedul e B-4 3 repor t i s confidentia l an d commercially-sensitiv e data , th e prematur e publi c disclosur e o f whic hwoul dcaus e substantia l injury t o Colgan . Colga n request s tha t th e dat aat

issu e b e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e fo r a perio do f te n (10 ) years . In suppor t o f thi s motion , Colga n state s a s follows : I . Th e dat afile dtoda y i s pursuan t t o Par t 24 1 o f th e DOT' s economi c regulations . Th e grea t majorit y o f

Colgan' s Part

24 1 filing s ar e submitte da s publi c documents , availabl e for Pag e 2 o f 4 MOTION O FCOLGA N AIR , INC . FO

RCONFIDENTIA LTREATMEN T PURSUANT T O RUL E 3 9inspectio n an dcopyin g b y member s o f th e public , includin g foreig n an ddomesti c competitor s o f Colga n an dcompetitor s o f Colgan' s aircraf

t an dengin e suppliers . 2 . A smal l portio n o f th e informatio n require dt o h e file dpursuan t t o Part 24 1 i s of

a commercially-sensitiv e an dconfidentia l nature . I n thi s case , certai n pric e an dcos t dat acontaine d in Colgan' s Schedul e B- 7 an dSchedul e B-4 3 i s highl y sensitiv e an dconfidential . Publi c disclosur e o f

thes e dat awoul dhav e a n advers e financia l impac t o n Colgan . Withholdin g th e dat a fro mpubli c disclosur e i s consisten t wit hth e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Ac t

( 5 U.S.C . 552 ) (th e "FOIA") , an dprecedent s thereunder . 3 . Th e reason s wh y thes e cos t an dpric e dat aar e commerciall y sensitiv e t o adegre e that require s the y b e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e ar e a s follows :

(a ) Disclosur e o f

th e dat adiminishe s competitio n amon g th e majo r aircraf t manufacturers ; an d (b ) Disclosur e o f

th e dat aimpair s competitio n in th e internationa l arena , becaus e Unite dState s airline s ar e require dt o revea l majo r element s o f

thei r cos t structure s whe n thei r

foreig n cotnpetitor s ar e not . 4 . Accordingl y th e dat ashoul db e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e b y th e DOT , pursuan t t o Exemption s 3 an d4 o f th e FOI A ( 5 U.S.C . 552(b ) (3 ) an d(4)) . 5 . Unde r

Exemptio n 3 o f

th e FOIA , informatio n i n agenc y record s ma y b e withhel d i f i t i s specificall y exempte dfro mdisclosur e b y astatute , provide dtha t th e statut e "(A ) require s that th e matter s b e withhel dfro mth e publi c i n suc hamanne r a s t o leav e n o discretio n o n th e issue , o r (B ) establishe s particula r criteri afo r

withholding , o r

refer s t o particula r

type s o f matter s t o b e withheld. " Sectio n 110 4 o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Ac t (4 9 iJ.S.C . 1504) , i s exactl y th e typ e o f statut e t o whic hExemptio n 3 refers , becaus e Sectio n 110 4 require s tha t informatio n b e Pag e . 1 o f 4 MOTIO N O FCOLGA N AIR , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA LTREATMEN T PURSUAN T 1 0 RUL E 3 9withhel db y th e DO T i f it s releas e woul d"adversel y effec t th e competitiv e positio n o f an y cairie r i n foreig n ai r

transportation. " A s se t

fort habove , th e dat awoul dhav e exactl y thi s advers e effect . 6 . Unde r

Exemptio n 4 o f

th e FOI A ( 5 U.S.C . 552(b ) (4)) , informatio n in agenc y record s ma y b e withhel dtha t i s "commercia l o r

financia l informatio n obtaine dfro maperso n an d privilege do r

confidential. " A s se t

fort habove , thes e dat aar e o f precisel y thi s nature . Se e Nationa l Park s an dConservatio n Associatio n v . Morto n 49 8 F . 2 d765 , 76 9 (D.C . Cir . 1974) . WHEREFORE , Colga n respectfull y move s tha t th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n withhol dth e attached , seale ddat afro mpubli c disclosur e for aperio do f

te n (10 ) year s pursuan t t o Rul e 3 9 o f

th e Departmen t

o f Transportation' s Rule s o f Practice , an dgran t

suc hothe r

furthe r relie f a s ma y b e deeme djus t

an dnecessary .

Respectfull y submitted . As / Pau l M . Lope z Pau l M . Lope z Vic e Presiden t

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