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JEFFREY HARF'ER FAAOFFICE Of REGIONAL COUNSEL 1601 LIND AVE., SW RENTON, WASHlNGTON 98057 TELEPHONE: (425) 227-2161 FACSJMILE: (425)227-1007 

### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, D.C.

ln the 

### Matter of: Leading Edge Aviation, Inc. FAA Case No. 2011NM070089 DMS No.: FAA-2012-0783 Honorable Richard C. Goodwin



### MOTION FOR CONFIDENTIAL 

### ORDER PAGE el2/05·

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), by**counsel~** hereby requests the Administrative Law Judge enter a confidential orderpursuant to 14 C.F.R § 12.220(g). Complainant is in possession ofa. number ofdocuments and information. responsive to Respondent's discovery requests that constitute confidential or sensitive material, or proprietary data. Summary of Facts Respondent has filed a number ofdiscovery requests. In its Interrogatories, Respondent defines "identify" as meaning "whenused in reference to a natural person shall mean to state his orher

... present (or, ifunkno'Wl:l, last known) home address. Ex.hibit 1. Respondent's Interrogatory No. 2 states: · Please identify all persons 

### who possess 

### any personal knowledge about the allegations 

### in. the Complaint, including but not limited to the Aircraft's log book entries dated 

### July 7, 2011 and describe the scope ofeach 

### perso11's knowledge. 

### Exhibit 1. Two ofthe individuals falling under the scope ofthat interrogatory, Walter Alexander and Brent Robinson, are former FAA employees who are nowrctited. Only a home address is available for them.10/09/2012 12:05 4252271007 ANM7 PAGE 03/05

Respond.ent has also filed broad Requests for Production. Exhibit 2. Complainant is in possession ofanumber ofdocuments responsive to that request which consist ofproprietary data, specifically, Supplemental Type Certificate SR00074DE and its supporting documentation, and various provisions ofBell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Bell) maintenance manuals. These materials are responsive to Responden.t's Interrogatories Nos. 5-11, and Request for Production No. 3, which ask for an accounting ofall facts used to establish the regulatory violations atissue, and aproduction ofall documents usedin. answering an lnterrogatozy. Exhibits 1 and 2. Argument Rule 13.220(g) provides

### that aparty receiving "a discovery request for lnformation that is related to
... confidential or sensitive material

... [or] proprietary data

... may file a motion for a confidential order

....'' Rule 13.220(g)(3) sets forth procedures to be followed i.n the event the Administrative Law Judge detennines the requested material is necessary to decide the case. Complahlant acknowledges**~at** fue interests of justicerequire providing Respondent the opportunity to communicate with Mr. Alexander and 

### Mr. Robinson. However, hom.e addresses are 

### the type ofsensitive infonn.ation which are 

### generally protected from public disclosure. 

### See, e.g. 5U.S.C. § 552a(b) (generally prohibiting 

### disclosure ofidentifying information ofan individual contained ina go"Vernment record., except under those condition.s specifically stated). Complainant al.)ticipates that Bell,s directions for the maintenatJ.ce ofits helicopters rn.ay be material necessary to decide this case. This**material~** however, is generally considered 

### by Bell to be proprietary datawh.en used for any purpose other than helicopter operation or maintenance: 

### Proprietary 

### Rights Notice These data are· proprietary 

### to Bell Helicopter Tex.tron Inc. Disclosure,**reproduction~** or use ofthese data for any purpose other. than helicopter operation or. maintenance is forbidden without prior written authorization from Bell HelicopterTextron Inc. Exhibit 3. To date, Complainanthas identifi.ed the following documents containing proprietary da:tawhich are responsive to Respondent's requests:

• BHT-ALL-SPM,**2~00"00,** Revision 2 of1.5 Feb 2007, Pages 5-6; • BHT-206Ll"MM·1, 66-10-00, Revision 24 of31 Oct 2008, Pages 17-18E/F;

.. BHT"206Ll·MM-l) 66-40-00, Revision 24 of31 Oct 2008, Pages 62-63; •**BHT-206Ll-MM~l,** 66-60-00, Revi.sion 31 of8Apr20ll,Pages 72-73; and • BHT"206L3·MM-6, 63-00"00, Rev. 10 of20 Jul2009, Pages 18E/F and 18.
Motion fot Confidential Order FAA v.**.r~eading** Edge, Jnc. FAA Case No

. .2011NMD70089. DMS No. F AA-201 2·0783**P~e2** of5 .T. M. HAltl'ER,FAA A HORNEY TEL; (42.5) 227-2161; FAX: (425) 227-100710/09/2012 12:05 4252271007 ANM7

Complainant anticipates identizymg additional excerpts from Bell manuals as being responsive. PAGE 04/05

Last, Complainant anticipates that 

### Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SR00074DE and its 

### supporting**documents~** owned by

### Paravion**Technology~** 

### Inc., may be necessary 

### to decide 

### this case. STCs are generally 

### considered proprietary·com.mercial information; Federal. Aviation. 

### Regulations prohibittheiruse without the pennission of

### the STCholder. See 

### 14 C.F.R. § 21.120 (requiring STC 

### holders allowing 

### others to use an STC to**provi~e** those persollS 

### with written permission acceptable to 

### the FAA) and 

### 14 C.F.R. § 91.403(d) (prohibiting use ofan 

### STC to alter 

### an aircraft without the 

### written permission of

### the STC holder). 

### Conclusion - Relief Sought As the STC, Bell maintenance 

### manuals, and home 

### addresses of

### two fonner FAA inspectors are inthe category 

### ofinfonnation described in Rule 13.220(g), they are entitled to the protections of

### a confidential order. 

### Tb.e infoonati.on 

### is relevant discovery, and 

### may be necessary to 

### the adjudication 

### ofthis case. 

### Thus, Complainant asks 

### the Administrative Law Judge to enter a 

### confidential order under 13.220(g)(3) 

### and (4), 

### providing that:

• The· information. described 

### will not be disclosed to the public (anyone other than the

judge, the**parties~** 

### counsel ofrecord, their employees, or 'Witnesses); • The information described will be used solely for the p:r.eparation·ofthis 

### case; • Copies 

### ofthe infonnation described be limited to those 

### required for preparation ofthe

case and are not recopied 

### for any oth.er use. • Portions ofthe record containing the infonna.tion 

### will be sealed • Require the 

### filing ofa**~T.itten**

### Declaration by an.y person 

### to whom the infonnation is

disclosed thatthat person has read the confidential order and agrees to 

### protect the information in accordance with its 

### tenns. 

### Exhibits 1. Respondent's Interrogatories to the FAA. 2. Respondent's Requests for Production to the FAA. 3: Bell Helicopter**BHT-20611-MM:·l~** 

### Rev; 27 of25 Sep 2009 (Excerpt) 4. Proposed Confidential Order

Motion for Confidential Order F

A.A. v. Leading Edge, Inc. FAA Case No. :Z011NM070089, DMS No. FAA·2012-0783**Pa~e3** of5 I. M. :Ei.MPF.R. F A.A.ATTORNEY TEL: (4:25) 227·2l61; FAJ<: (42S) 227-100710/09/2012 12:05 4252271007 ANM7

. Respectfully submittedthis 9th day ofOctober, 2012.

# J~~/h--_ FAA Attorney .TMHitk

Motion for Confidemi:tl Order F'AA v. Leading Edge, T.nc. FAA Case No. 2011.NM070089, DMS No. FAA-2012·0783**P~.~.~;::c::** 4 of5 J. M.**HA!u'>E~.** FAAATTOR.Nll:y T.EJ

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Ihereby certify thatthe foregoing Motion for Confidential Order has been served via facsimile and Certi:tled Moil- 

### Return Receipt Requested this 

### date, to the following: The Honorable 

### ruchard C. Goodwin Office ofHearings. M-20 

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.Motion for Confidential Order F

M v, Leading Edge! Inc, FAA CaseNo. 201 INM070089, Dlv.IS No. FAA.-2012-0783 Pa2c 5 of5 J. M. HARPER, FAAA.rroRNEY TEL: (425) 227-2161; FAX: (425) 227-1007 PAGE 06/06