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Pursuan t t o 1 4 CF R 302.12 , Compas s Airlines , Inc . hereb yfile s thi s Motio n t o Withhol d Fro m Publi cDisclosur e certai n commerciall yan d competitivel ysensitiv e informatio n containe d i n Compass ' For m 4 1 Schedul e B-43 , Inventor yo fAirframe s an d Aircraf t Engines . Compas s i s require d t o provid e th e confidentia l informatio n containe d i n Schedul e B-4 3 pursuan t t o Par t 24 1 o f th e Department' s Economi cRegulations , 1 4 CF R 241 .

Th e informatio n fo rwhic h Compas s i s requestin g confidentia l treatmen t fall s withi n Exemptio n 3 o fth e Freedo m o fInformatio n Ac t 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(3) , whic h exempt s fro m disclosur e informatio n require d bystatut e t o b e withheld . Exemptio n 3 provide s that :

(b ) Thi s sectio n doe s no t appl yt o matter s tha t are .. . (3 ) specificall yexempte d fro m disclosur e bystatut e (othe rtha n sectio n 552(b ) o fthi s title) , provide d tha t suc h statut e (A ) require s tha t th e matters t o b e withhel d fro m th e publi ci n suc h a manne ra s t o leav en o discretio n o n th e issue , o r(B ) establishe s particula r criteri a fo rwithholdin g o rrefer s t o particula rtype s o f matters t o b e withheld ; Sectio n 4011 5 o fTitl e 4 9 o fth e Unite d State s Code , formerl ySectio n 110 4 o fth e Federa l Aviatio n Act , provide s tha t th e Secretar yofTransportation , upo n motion , shal l orde rinformatio n withhel d fro m publi cdisclosur e whe n disclosur e o fth e informatio n woul d "hav e a n advers e effect o n th e competitiv e positio n ofa n ai rcarrie ri n foreign ai rtransportation. " Th e Departmen t ha s previousl yfoun d tha t th e aircraft dat a reporte d o n For m 4 1 Schedul e B-4 3 fo rwhic h Compas s herei n seek s confidentia l treatmen t woul d produc e th e har m specifie d i n Sectio n 40115. ^ Th e Department , i n grantin g confidentialityt o United , stated :

Unite d compete s wit h foreig n ai rcarriers tha t d o not repor t informatio n abou t th e cos t o fthei rindividua l airframe s an d aircraft engines . Thi s lac k

o favailabl e aircraft cos t informatio n fro m foreig n ai rcarrier s create s a n environmen t wher e foreig n carrier s ar e abl e t o acces s U.S . carrie raircraft cos t informatio n fro m th e Department' s publi crecords , bu t U.S . carrier s ar e unabl e t o acces s comparabl e dat a fo rthei rforeig n competitors . Thi s lac k o freciproca l acces s erode s th e competitivenes s o fUnite d vi s a vi s it s foreig n competitors . Therefore , th e releas e o faircraft inventor ycos t dat a reporte d o n United' s For m 4 1 Schedul e B- 7 ... , an d Schedul e B-4 3 ... , woul d produc e th e har m specifie d i n Sectio n 1104 . Consequentl ythi s informatio n wil l b e withhel d fro m disclosur e unde rExemptio n 3 of FOI Aan d Sectio n 110 4 o fth e Act . Like United , Compas s compete s wit h foreig n carriers tha t d o not repor t informatio n abou t th e cos t o fthei rairframe s an d aircraft engine s ye t ar e fre e t o obtai n U.S . carrie rinformatio n fro m th e Department . I t woul d b e damagin g t o Compas s t o requir e i t t o divulg e t o it s non-reportin g foreig n fla g competitor s th e fruit s o fit s competitiv e effort s wit h aircraft manufacturer s t o secur e th e

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fUnited Airlines , Inc. , dated Decembe r 29 , 199 3 (Docke t 48726) . Th e Department also granted confidentia l treatmen t to Schedules B- 7 o fAmerica n (b ylette rdate d Novembe r1,1993 , Docke t 48800) an d Delt

a (b ylette rdated March 29,1993 , Docke t 48649) .bes t possibl e purchas e price. ^

Th e Department , whe n decidin g United' s confidentialit ymotion , grante d Unite d a ten-yea r confidentia l perio d beginnin g o n th e dat e th e informatio n wa s require d t o b e file d pursuan t t o 1 4 CF R 241.22(a) . Compas s request s simila rprotectio n wit h respect t o th e seale d Schedul e B-4 3 attache d hereto . WHEREFORE , Compas s request s tha t th e Department , pursuan t t o 1 4 CF R 302.1 2 an d 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(3 ) an d (4) , withhol d fro m publi cdisclosur e th e financia l informatio n containe d i n bot h Compass ' For m 4 1 annua l Schedul e B-4 3 fo ra perio d o fno t les s tha n te n years . Respectfull ysubmitted .

^ Compass also submit

s tha t th e informatio n sough t to be withhel d fall s withi n Exemptio n 4 fro m th e Freedo m o

fInformatio n Act , 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) , whic h provides protectio n fro m disclosur e fo r"trad e secrets an d commercia l o rfinancia l informatio n obtained fro m a perso n an d privileged o rconfidential.... " Th e requested informatio n contained i n Compass Schedul e B-4 3 satisf yal l thre e element

s required fo rprotectio n unde rExemptio n 4 .