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o f Transportation . 1 4 C.F.R . § 302.1 2 (Form41 ; Schedul e B-7 ) DOCKE T OST-2009-008 0

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to : Joh n Varley , Esq . Senio r Vic e Presiden t

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

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

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o f Transportation' s ("Department" ) Rule s o f Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . § 302.12) , Virgi n Americ 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 , fo r th e quarte r

ende dDecembe r

31 , 2010 . 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 filedunde r

sea l i n th e enclose d envelop e wit h th e markin g "Confidentia l Treatmen t Requeste dunde r

§ 302.12 " alon g wit h a cop y o f thi s motion. '

Virgi n Americ ai s als o submitting the non-redacte dversion o f Schedule B-7 t

o th e Burea u o f Transportation Statistic s along wit

h acop y o f thi s motion . Virgi

n Americ ai s furthe

r providin g aredactedversio n o f th e sam e repor t t o th e Burea u o f Transportatio n Statistics , redactedt o delet e th e informatio

n fo r whic h Virgi n Americ ais seekin g confidentia

l treatmen t herein .Th e Freedo mo f Informatio n Act . 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) , provide s tha t privilege do r confidentia l commercia l an dfinancial informatio n obtaine dfro maprivat e perso n i s specificall y 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 this motion , detail s Virgi n America' s acquisitio n cost s fo r 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 dfinancial injur y t o Virgi n America . Accordingly , th e infonnatio n shoul db e withhel dfrompubli c disclosure . Thi s informatio n ma

y properl y b e withhel dfrompubli 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 financial 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 v Projec t v . NRC . 97 5 F.2 d87 1 (D.C . Cir . 1992) . Th e Departmen t

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

7 report s submitte db

y Virgi n Americ aa s wel t a s othe r carrier s woul db e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e fo

r aperio dofte n (10 ) year s fromth e dal 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 report for th e quarte r that ende dDecembe r

31 , 2010 .WHEREFORE , Virgi n Americ aInc . respectfiill y move s th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n t o withhol dth e financial informatio n containe di n Virgi n America' s Schedul e B- 7 report fo r th e quarte r tha t ende dDecembe r

31 , 2010 , filedconcurrentl y herewit h unde r seal , frompubli c disclosur e fo

r aperio dofte n (10 ) years , pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s fo r Practic e i n Proceedings . Respectfull y submitted , /

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I / ' Joh n Varley . Esq . Senio r Vic e Presiden t

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

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

Virgi n Americ aInc . Februar y 11 , 20 i