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 ofTransportation, 

14 CFR 302.12 (Amended Form 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: 

Nancy S. Sparks 

Managing Director 

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION 

1700 Pennsylvania NW, Suite 950 

Washington, DC 20006 

(202) 393-9286 

(202) 628-0654 FAX 

November 1, 2012 

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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 Fmm 41; Schedule B-7) 

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November 1, 2012 

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 info11nation contained in its Amended Form 41, Schedule B-7, 

Airfi:ame and Aircraft Engine Acquisitions and Retirements Repmt for the Qumier ended 

September 30, 2012. 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 

B-7 unredacted with the rest of that Amended Form 41 Report. As required in that notice, 

Federal Express has also sent an email to F41 Financials.Suppmt@dot.:.&.QY, attaching a copy of 

this motion and seeking special handling of the Schedule B-7 information. 
Motion ofFedEx Express 

Docket OST-97-2494 

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1. By letters dated August 23, 1994 and June 5, 1995, Mr. James W. Mitchell, former 

Directol', 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 infonnation that is substantially the same as that for 

which Fed Ex 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 oflnfonnation Act 

(5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(3) and (4)) authorize the Department to withhold this financial 

information. Further, he ruled that the Depaliment should deny public access to this 

confidential financial information for ten years. The Bureau confirmed its finding of 

competitive sensitivity in 2004. 69 Fed. Reg. 62309 (October 25, 2004). 

For the 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, FedEx 

seeks similar treatment. 
Motion ofFedEx Express 

Docket OST-97-2494 

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WHEREFORE, Federal Express respectfully moves the Department and the 

Bureau to vvithhold the financial infonnation contained in its Schedule B-7 Report 

for the Quarter ended September 30, 2012, filed in unredacted form with its Amended 

Fmm 41 Report for the same period, from public disclosure for a period of at least ten 

(10) years, through September 30, 2022, pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 302.12, and to grant 

such other relief as may be appropriate. 

Respectfully submitted, }. ( <-~~ 1'-~tN< a ~ 3 

Nanc/s?sparks . 

Managing Director 

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION 
TEXT OF EMAIL TO: 

F41Financials.Suppmt@dot.gov MUST INCLUDE ATTACHED MOTION WITH EMAIL 

RE: Federal Express Corporation's Amended Form 41 Schedule B~ 7 

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 Qumter ended September 30, 2012, which 

includes confidential material requiring special handling. Included with that report is a copy 

of its Schedule B-7 Airfi:ame and Aircraft Engine 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 material. 

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

Sincerely, 

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION 

Nancy S. Sparks 

Managing Director 

Regulatory Affairs 

Phone: (202) 393~9286 

FAX: (202) 628-0654 

E-Mail: nssparks@fedex.com