BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Motion of ) FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION ) for Confidential Treatment of Documents ) under Rule 12 of the Rules ofPracticc of ) the Department ofTransportation, ) 14 CFR 302.12 (Amended FOlm41; Schedule B-7) ) --------------) Docket OST-97-2494

MOTION OF FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 12

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:
Courtney E. Felts Senior Attorney FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION 3620 Hacks Cross Road, Bldg. B Memphis, TN 38125 (901) 434-8632 (901)434-9289

August 8, 2013BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Motion of FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION for Confidential Treatment of Documents under Rule 12 of the Rules ofPractice of the Department ofTransportation, 14 CFR 302.12 (Amended Fonn 41; Schedule 8-7) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket OST-97-2494

MOTION OF FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 12
Federal Express Corporation (Federal Express) hereby submits this motion to withhold from public disclosure certain infonnation contained in its Amended Fonn 41, Schedule B-7, Airframe and Aircraft Engine Acquisitions and Retirements Report for the Quarter ended June 30, 2013. As required by the Department's procedures outlined in aFederal Register notice dated July 16,2010,75 Fed. Reg 41579-41597, Federal Express has transmitted Schedule 8-7 unredacted with the rest ofthat Amended Fonn 41 Report. As required in that notice, Federal Express has also sent an email to.F4IFinancials.Support@dot.gov, attaching a copy of this motion and seeking special handling ofthe Schedule B-7 infonnation.Motion ofFedEx Express Docket OS1'-97-2494 Page 2of3 I. By letters dated AU!,'1lst 23, 1994 and June 5, 1995, Mr. James W. Mitchell, former Director, Office ofAirline Statistics, Research and Special Programs Administration, granted the motions ofDelta Air Lines, Inc. and American Airlines, Inc., respectively, for confidential treatment ofinformation that is substantially the same as that for which FedEx Express seeks confidential treatment here. Acting under delegated authority, Mr. Mitchell determined on behalf ofthe Department that the aircraft cost information contained in Schedules B-7 and B-43 is confidential and competitively sensitive. He concluded that Exemptions 3 and 4 ofthe Freedom oflnformation Act (5 U.S.C. ~552(b)(3) and (4) authorize the Department to withhold this financial information. Further, he ruled that the Department should deny public access to this confidential financial information for ten years. The Bureau confitmed its finding of competitive sensitivity in 2004. 69 Fed. Reg. 62309 (October 25, 2004). For thc reasons stated in those letters, the Department should also grant confidential treatment to the data submitted under seal with this motion for at least ten years. 2. United Parcel Service Company and United Air Lines sought further extension ofthe confidential period in 2004. The Bureau sought public comment on their requests in Docket BTS
- 2004
- 19380. Should the Bureau grant those requests, FcdEx seeks similar treatment.Motion ofFedExExpress Docket OST-97-2494 , Page 3

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WHEREFORE, Federal Express respectfully moves the Department and the
Bureau to withhold the financial information contained in its Schedule B-7 Report
for the Quarter ended June30, 2013, filed concUlTentlyherewith under seal,
from public disclosure for aperiod ofatleast ten (10) years, through June 30, 2023, pursuant to 14 C.F.R. ~302.12, and to grant such other relief as may be appropriate.

Respectfully submitted,

Courtney E. Felts Senior Attorney FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION

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### This emailis tonotifyyouthatFederalExpress Corporationhas transmittedtothe Department its Amended Form 41 report fortheYear quarterendedJune 30,2013, whichincludes confidential material requiring special hal1dling. Included with that report is a copy of its Schedule B-7 Airframe and Aircraft EtlgineAcquisitions andRetirements, along with the attached Motion for Confidential Treatment ofthat Schedule. We are very grateful for your efforts to maintain the confidentiality ofthis sensitive materia!. Please donothesitate to callme shouldyouhave anyquestionswithrespecttothis filing. Sincerely,
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION 

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