BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.
Application of Ukraine International Airlines ) ) ) ) ) for aforeign air carrier permit pursuant ) to 49 U.S.C. ~4I302 and an exemption ) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. ~40109(c) ) -----------) Docket OST 2013-

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MOTION FOR CONFIDENTUAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE I2

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: YURI MIROSHNIKOV President, CEO YEVGEN TRESKUNOV Executive VP, Strategy and Development UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES 201-203 Kharkivske Shosse Kyiv, Ukraine 02121 GLENN P. WICKS EKATERlNA A. GRIMES THE WICKS GROUP. PLLC 1215 17th Street NW
. Sumner Annex, Fourth Floor Washington. DC 20036 (202) 457-7790 gpwicks(@,wicks-group.com ekal:!ri mes@\\~cks-group. com 

### For: UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES


### Dated: October 3,2013

### BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.
Application of Ukraine International Airlines ) ) ) ) ) for aforeign air carrier permit pursuant ) to 49 U.S.C. 

## S41302 and an exemption ) pursuant to 49 U.S.c. 

## S40109(c) ) ----------------) Docket OST i013-

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MOTION FOR CONFIDENTUAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 12 Ukraine International Airlines (hereinafter "Ukraine International Airlines" or "UIA"), hereby moves for confidential treatment ofExhibit UIA-4 (Ownership Information) to its Application for aForeign Carrier Permit set forth inthis Docket pursuant to Rule 12ofthe Department's Rules ofPractice (14 C.F.R. 302.12). The confidential information has been filed under seal and with the marking "Confidential Treatment Requested under 14C.F.R. 

## S 302.12",
as provided in 14C.F.R. 

## S 302.12. Approval ofUkraine International Airlines' request for confidential treatment would be consistent with the Department's Rules and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 

## S 552(b)(4)). The filing contains sensitive information which, if released publically, could cause substantial competitive harm to Ukraine International Airlines. This information would not otherwise be disclosed to the public by Ukraine International Airlines. To be withheld from public disclosure under Rule 12, documents must contain information that is (1) commercial orfinancial; (2) obtained from aperson outside of

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-government; and (3) privileged or confidential. The infonnation forwhich confidentiality is

requested satisfies requirements one and two, inthat itconsists ofcommercially sensitive and confidential information ofUkraine International Airlines that was obtained directly from Ukraine International Airlines, as aprivately held carrier under the laws ofUkraine. The confidentiality ofExhibit UIA-4 (Ownership Information), under Ukrainian law, Ukraine International Airlines is not required to publically disclose the identity ofits private investors, and Ukraine International Airlines therefore would not customarily release this information. Disclosure ofthis information could cause substantial competitive harm by allowing Ukraine International Airlines' competitors and other third-parties to gain access to the identity ofUkraine International Airlines' individual investors. This is sensitive business and would thereby place Ukraine International Airlines atacompetitive disadvantage. Department precedent supports the grant ofconfidential treatment ofownership information in identical circumstances. See e.g., Order 2009-3-22, atNote 2. Furthermore, the information in Exhibit UIA-4 may properly be withheld from public disclosure under Exemption 4 ofthe Freedom ofInformation Act, 5U.S.C. 1j553(b)(4), which permits protection from disclosure for "trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from aperson and privileged or confidential." See, e.g., Gulf& Western Industries, Inc.
v. United States, 615 F.2d 527 (D.C. Cir. 1979); Critical Mass Energy Project v.NRC, 975 F.2d 871 (D.C. Cir. 1992). The Freedom ofInformation Act, 5U.S.c. 1j552(b)(4) provides that privileged or confidential commercial and financial information obtained from aprivate person is specially exempted from the requirements ofpublic disclosure due to its business-sensitive nature. The information for which this motion request confidential treatment is confidential and proprietary commercial and financial information ofaprivate party and the public release ofthis

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-information would cause competitive and financial injury to that party. Accordingly, the

information should be withheld from public disclosure. WHEREFORE, Ukraine International Airlines respectfully moves that the attached Exhibits UIA-4 submitted under seal with this motion be withheld from public disclosure for a period often (10) years, pursuant to Rule 12ofthe Department's Rules ofPractice in Proceedings.

ct. lly submitted,



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. P. WICKS Counsel forUkraine International Airlines

EKATERINA A. GRIMES Consultant for Ukraine International Airlines

-4-CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Ihereby certify that Ihave on this day served acopy ofthe foregoing document upon each ofthe following electronic mail addresses: sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com sametta.c.barnett@delta.com ranjit. seth@evergreenairIines.com charter@evergreenaviation.com anbird@fedex.com sllunsford@fedex.com msinick@ssd.com enisson@nac.aero kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com dan.weiss@coair.com pdoella@naca.cc robert.wirick@aa.com francis.heil@aa.com howard kass@usairways.com rsilverberg@sgbdc.com jjohnson@sgbdc.com jrichardson@johnrichardson.com mriordan@johnrichardson.com jcanny@amerijet.com slachter@lachetr-clements.com john@mietuslaw.com mommer@atlasair.com matwood@cozen.com agoerlichlaJ,ggh-airlaw.com judy@lac.lynden.com TOilIies@southernair.com Howard.kass@usairways.com Benjamin.slocum@usairways.com info@airlineinfor.com anita.mosner@hklaw.com
. mlbenge@zsrlaw.com urskr@state.gov

Ekaterina A. Grimes Dated: October 3, 20I3