BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) EASTERN AIR LINES GROUP, INC. ) DOCKET OST

- 201 4

- 0012/13 ) for a Certificate of Public Convenience ) and Necessity ( Interstate Passenger ) Charter Service) ) _________________________________________ )

MOTION OF EASTERN AIR LINES GROUP, INC. FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Edward J. Wegel President and CEO EASTERN AIR LINES GROUP, INC. Building 5A, Miami Int’l Airport Miami, FL 33142 (305) 869

- 4249 ed.wegel@easternairlines.aero Jo hn R. Mietus, Jr. Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20817

- 7500 (202) 747

- 5212 john@mietuslaw.com Counsel for EASTERN AIR LINES GROUP, INC.

A pril 15 , 2015BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) EASTERN AIR LINES GROUP, INC. ) DOCKET OST

- 201 4

- 0012/13 ) A pril 15 , 2015 for a Certificate of Public Convenience ) and Necessi ty ( Interstate Passenger ) Charter Service) ) _________________________________________ )

MOTION OF EASTERN AIR LINES GROUP, INC. FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT

Pursuant to Rule 12 of the Department's Rules of Practice, 14 C.F.R.

§ 302.12, Eastern Air Lines Group, Inc. respectfully moves to withhold from

public disclosure the contents of Confidential Exhibit P produced in

connection with Eastern ’ s letter, filed simultaneously with this motion,

updating its list of key personnel. In accord ance with Rule 12, the exhibit

has been marked “Confidential” and is being filed under seal.

Confidenti al Exhibit P contains an updated list of FAA certificate

numbers for key personnel who hold such certificates. The Department

previously has found in this docket that confidential treatment of such

numbers is appropriate, among other reasons, because they may be keyed to

social security num bers and are otherwise private. Depa rtment l etter dated

March 14, 201 5 at 3 , filed as document OST

- 2014

- 0012

- 0020

. See also

Rhoades Aviation, Inc. dba Transair, Order 2013

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- 13, at 7.Eastern Motion Pa ge 2



### To summarize, the information so ught to be withheld from public

disclosure meets D epa rtment precedent for nondisclosur e and the standards

found in exemption (4) of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C

.


### § 552(b)(4), in that it is: (1) commercial or financial, (2) obtained from a

person outside the government, and (3) privileged or co nfidential. 

### See Gulf &



### Western Indus., Inc. v. United States

, 615 F.2d 527, 529 ( D.C. Cir. 1979 );



### National Parks and Conservation Assoc. v. Morton
, 498 F.2d 765
, 770 (D.C.

Cir. 1974).

WHEREFORE, Eastern Air Lin es Group, Inc. respectfully requests

that Confidential Exhibit P b e accorded confidential treatment und e r Rule

12.

April 15, 2015 Respectfully s ubmitt ed,

.

# ~~**~**
John R. 

### Mietus, Jr. Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 6701 Democracy Blvd

. , Suite 300 Bethesda
, MD 20817-7500 (202) 747-5212 john @ mi et u sla w .com

Counsel for EASTERN AIR LINES GROUP, INC.

### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify t h at I hav e, this 15th day of April
, 2015 cau se d the
attac h ed Motion of Eastern Air Lin es Group, Inc. for Confidentia l Tre atme n t to be serve d by e l ectronic mail on the fo ll owi n g person:

Pat McLaughlin, Manager South Florida Certificate Managem e nt Office Federal Aviation Administration 2895 SW 1 45 Avenu e, Suite 29 1 Miramar
, Florida 33027