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Boulevard , Suit e 45 0 Burlingame , C A 9401 0 (650)762-710 8 (650 ) 762-700 1 (fax ) john.varley@VirginAmerica.co m

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o f Transportation' s ("Department" ) Rule s o f Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . § 302.12) , Virg mAmeric aInc . ("Virgi n America" ) hereb y request s tha t informatio n containe di n Virgi n America' s For m4 1 filing . Schedul e B-7 , Airfram e an dAircraf t Engin e Acquisition s an dRetirements , for th e quarte r

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31 , 2011 , b e accorde d confidentia l treatmen t

an db e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosure . Virgi n Americ arequest s confidentia l treatmen t

o f th e followin g informatio n containe di n it s Schedul e B-7 : (1 ) Acquire d Cos t o r Capitalize dValue ; (2 ) Depreciate dCos t o r Amortize dValue ; an d(3 ) Realization . A s provide di n § 302.12 , th e non-redacte ddocumen t i s bein g file dwith th e markin g "Confidentia l Treatmen t

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Informatio n Act , 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) , provide s tha t privilege d o r confidentia l commercia l an dfinancial informatio n obtaine dfro maprivat e perso n i s specificall y Virgi n Americ ai s als o submittin g th e non-redacte dversio n o f Schedul e B- 7 t o th e Bureau o f Transportatio n Statistic s alon g wit

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thi s motion . Virgi n Americ ai s further providin g aredacte dversio n o f th e sam e report t o th e Burea u o f

Transportatio n Statistics , redacte dt o delet e th e informatio n for whic h Virgi n Americ ai s seekin g confidentia l treatmen t herein .exempte dfro mth e requirement s o f publi c disclosur e du e t o it s busines s sensitiv e nature . Thi s information , whic h i s th e subjec t o f thi s motion , detail s Vkgi n America' s acquisitio n cost s for it s airfram e an dengin e purchases . Th e publi c releas e o f thi s informatio n woul dcaus e substantia l competitiv e an dfinancia l injur y t o Virgi n America. Accordingly , th e informatio n shoul db e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosure . Thi s informatio n ma y properl y b e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e unde r Exemptio n 4 o f th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Act , 5 U.S . C . § 552(b)(4) , whic h permit s protectio n fro mdisclosur e for "trad e secret s an dcommercia l o r financia l informatio n obtaine dfro maperso n an dprivilege d o r confidential. " See , e.g. . Gul f & Wester n Industries , Inc . v . Unite dStates . 61 5 F.2 d52 7 (D.C . Cir . 1979) ; Critica l Mas s Energ y Projec t v . NRC . 97 5 F.2 d87 1 (D.C . Cir . 1992) . Th e Departmen t

ha s previousl y determine dtha t th e informatio n containe di n Schedul e B

7 report s submitte db y Virgi n Americ aa s wel l a s othe r carrier s woul db e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e for

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te n (10 ) year s fro mth e dat e o n whic h th e informatio n wa s require dt o b e filed . Th e sam e rulin g shoul dappl y with equa l validit y t o Virgi n America' s repor t for th e quarte r tha t ende dDecembe r

31 , 2011 .WHEREFORE , Virgi n Americ aInc . respectfull y move s th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n t o withhol dth e financia l informatio n containe di n Virgi n America' s Schedul e B- 7 report for th e quarte r that ende dDecembe r

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th e Department' s Rule s for Practic e i n Proceedings . Respectfull y submitted . Varley , Esq . Senio r Vic e Presiden t

& Genera l Counse l Virgi n Americ aInc . 55 5 Airport

Boulevard , Suit e 45 0 Burlmgame,C A 9401 0 (650)762-710 8 (650 ) 762-700 1 (fax ) john.varley@VirginAmerica.co m Counse l for

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