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## Than k yo u for you r e-mai l an dattache dlette r date dFebruary 15 , 2011 , summarizin g th e result s o f asurve y th e Nationa l Busines s Aviatio n Associatio n conducte dabou t it s Blocke d Aircraf t Registratio n Reques t

(BARR ) program . Th e Secretary o f Transportation , Ray LaHood , aske dm e t o respon do n hi s behalf . A s yo u know , th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) i s proposin g t o addres s thi s matte r and , o n Marc h 4 , 2011 , th e FA A issue danotic e o f

propose dmodificatio n t o th e Memorandu mo f Agreemen t

(M O A ) for Industry Acces s t o Aircraf t Situatio n Display (ASDl ) an dNationa l Airspac e Syste mStatu s Informatio n (NASSI ) dat abetwee n th e FA A an dDirec t Subscriber s t o th e ASD I an dNASS I dat afeeds . I amenclosin g th e Federa l Registe r Notic e (7 6 Fed . Reg . 1220 9 (Marc h 4 , 2011) ) with thi s response . Pleas e not e tha t

thi s Notic e provide s an opportunity for publi c comments , du e o n o r before Apri l 4 , 2011 . Ou r

rule s discourag e substantiv e communication s abou t adockete d proceeding . I hav e place dacop y o f you r lette r an dthi s respons e i n Docke t Numbe r FAA 2011-0183 . Sincerely , Robert S . Rivki n Genera l Counse l Enclosur e

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# © NBH R Februar y15 , 201 1 Th e Honorabl e RayLaHoo d Secretar yo f Transportatio n 120 0 New Jerse yAvenue , S.E . Washington , D C 2059 0 Dea rMr . Secretary . A s promised , o n Februar y4 , 2011 , NBA

A sen t a surve yletter , generall yapprove d i n advanc e b yth e Department , t o approximatel y327 0 curren t user s o f th e Blocke d Aircraf t Registratio n Reques t program , includin g user s wh o ar e no t NBA A members . Th e purpos e o f th e surve ywa s t o establis h howman yuser s maintai n tha t thei rus e o f th e BAR R progra m i s attributabl e t o a bon a fid e securit yconcern . W e aske d tha t response s b e returne d t o u s no t late rtha n Februar y14 . Specifrcally , th e surve ylette raske d recipient s t o indicat e whethe r- 1 . the yhav e employee s eligibl e t o clai m a n exclusio n unde rTreasur yRegulatio n Sectio n 1.132-5(m ) ("Employer provide d transportatio n fo rsecurit yconcerns") ; 2 . the yd o no t hav e employee s eligibl e t o clai m suc h a n exclusion ; o r 3 . the yhav e employee s wh o d o no t clai m th e exclusio n bu t nevertheles s maintai n tha t the yhav e a bon a fid e security justificatio n fo rus e o f th e BAR R program . A s of yesterday , NBA

A ha d receive d 53 5 response s t o th e surve yletter , a retur n rat e o f 16.4% . O f thos e responding : 1 . 7 6 respondent s (14.2% ) indicate d tha t the yd o hav e employee s eligibl e t o clai m a n exclusio n unde rTreasur y Regulatio n Sectio n 1.132-5(m) ; 2 . 17 1 respondent s (32.0% ) indicate d tha t the yd o no t hav e employee s eligibl e t o clai m suc h a n exclusion ; an d 3 . 28 8 respondent s (53.8% ) indicate d tha t whil e the yd o no t hav e employee s eligibl e t o clai m th e exclusion , the y maintai n tha t the yhav e a bon a fid e securit yjustificatio n fo rus e o f th e BAR R program . A lis t o f th e respondent s an d th e individua l responses , i n alphabetica l order , ar e enclose d herewith . I t i s importan t t o not e tha t NBA A als o receive d a larg e numbe ro f phon e call s fro m surve yrecipients . Man yindicate d tha t the y woul d no t respon d t o th e surve yeithe rbecaus e o f concern s tha t thei rrespons e migh t compromis e thei rsecurit yo ro n advic e o f lega l counsel . Th e lo w respons e rat e i s undoubtedl yattributable , a t leas t i n part , t o thes e concerns . Than k yo u fo rprovidin g th e opportunit yt o furnis h thi s information . W e loo k forwar d t o seein g th e Department' s publicatio n i n th e Federa l Registe ro f a notic e o f an ypropose d chang e i n eligibilit yfo rth e BAR R program , an d t o furnishin g yo u wit h ou r view s thereon . Sincerely ,

zd Bole n Presiden t an d GE O Enclosure s cc : Joh n D . Porcari , DeputySecretar y Rober t S . Rivkin , Genera l Counse l Joa n DeBoer , Chie f o f Staff

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