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 of Transportation, )

14 CFR 302.12 (Amended FOlm 41; Schedule B-7) )

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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, 2013
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 of Practice of

the Department of Transportation,

14 CFR 302.12 (Amended Fonn 41; Schedule 8-7)

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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 a Federal Register

notice dated July 16,2010,75 Fed. Reg 41579-41597, Federal Express has transmitted Schedule

8-7 unredacted with the rest of that 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 of the Schedule B-7 infonnation.
Motion ofFedEx Express

Docket OS1'-97-2494

Page 2 of3

I. By letters dated AU!,'1lst23, 1994 and June 5, 1995, Mr. James W. Mitchell, former

Director, Office of Airline Statistics, Research and Special Programs Administration,

granted the motions of Delta Air Lines, Inc. and American Airlines, Inc., respectively,

for confidential treatment of information that is substantially the same as that for

which FedEx Express seeks confidential treatment here. Acting under delegated

authority, Mr. Mitchell determined on behalf of the 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 of the 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 of the

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 of FedEx Express

Docket OST-97-2494 ,

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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 a period of at least 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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TEXT OF EMAIL TO:

F4IFinancials.Support@dot.gov MUST INCLUDE ATTACHED MOTION WITH EMAIL

RE: Federal Express Corporation's Amended Form 41 Schedule B-43

Motion of Federal Express Corporation For Confidential

Treatment Pursuant to Rule 12

Docket No. 97-2494

This email is to notify you that Federal Express Corporation has transmitted to the Department its

Amended Form 41 report for the Year quarter ended June 30,2013, which includes confidential

material requiring special hal1dling. Included with that report is a copy of its Schedule B-7

Airframe and Aircraft Etlgine Acquisitions and Retirements, along with the attached Motion for

Confidential Treatment of that Schedule.

We are very grateful for your efforts to maintain the confidentiality of this sensitive materia!.

Please do not hesitate to call me should you have any questions with respect to this filing.

Sincerely,

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION

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Senior Attorney

Regulatory Affairs

Phone: (901) 434-8632

FAX: (901) 434-9289

E-Mail: cefelts@fedex.com