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Motio n o f ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . Fo r confidentia l treatmen t

o f Par t 24 1 Submission s unde r

1 4 C.F.R . § 302.1 2 Docke t OST-96-163 7

MOTIO N O F ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMENT O F PAR T 24 1 SUBMISSION S UNDE RRUL E 1 2 Pleas e forwardal l communication s concernin g thi s motio n to : Brando n Pederse n Executiv e VP/Financ e an dCF O ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . 1930 0 Internationa l Boulevar d Seattle , Washingto n 9818 8 (206 ) 392-576 3 Kyl e B . Levin e Deputy General Counse l ALASKA AIRLINES , INC . 1930 0 Internationa l Boulevar d Seattle , Washingto n 9818 8 (206)392-529 2

Ma y 6 , 201 1 Counse l fo r ALASK A AIRLINES , INC .

Pag e 1 o f 4 - MOTIO N O F ALASK A AIRLINES . INC . FO RCONFIDENTIAL TREATMEN T O F FART2^ 1 SUBMISSION S UNDE RRULE 1 2BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O F TH E SECRETAR Y WASHINGTON , D.C .

Motion o f ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . Fo r confidentia l treatmen t

o f Part 24 1 Submission s unde r

1 4 C.F.R . § 302.1 2 Docke t OST-96-16 3 7

MOTIO N O F ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T O F PAR T 24 ] SUBMISSION S UNDE RRUL E 1 2 Pursuan t t o sectio n 302.1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s o f Practice , Alask aAirlines , Inc . ("Alaska" ) hereb y move s t o withhol dfro mpubli c disclosur e for aperio dofte n year s certai n commercially-sensitiv e informatio n containe di n Schedul e B- 7 ("Airfram e an dAircraf t Engin e Acquisition s an dRetirements" ) o f it s Par t 24 1 filings fo

r th e quarte r

endin g Marc h 31 , 2011 . An unredacte dversio n o f

Schedul e B- 7 i s file dwit h this Motio n an dmarke d"Confidentia l Treatmen t

Requeste dUnde r

§ 302.12. " A redacte dversio n o f th e schedul e als o accompanie s this Motion , th e omitte dinformatio n havin g bee n replace dwith "*CTR. " I n suppor t o f it s Motion , Alask aoffer s th e followin g point s an dauthorities : 1 . Th e dat afor

whic h confidentia l treatmen t i s sough t i s bein g disclose dto th e Departmen t

pursuan t t o Part 24 1 o f th e Department' s economi c regulations . Th e majority o f informatio n containe di

n Alaska' s Par

t 24 1 filing s wil l ente r

th e publi c domain , wher e i t wil l b e availabl e for

inspectio n an dcopyin g b y member s o f th e public , includin g foreig n anddomesti c competitor s o f

Alask aan dcompetitor s o f Alaska' s aircraf

t andengin e suppliers . Pag e 2 o f 4 - MOTIO N O F ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . FO RC0NFIDENTL4 L TREATMEN T O F PART24 } SUBMISSION S UNDE RRUL E 1 22 . Certai n pric e an dcos t dat acontaine di

n Schedul e B- 7 i s highl y sensitiv e an d confidential . Mor e specifically , Schedul e B- 7 reflect s th e cos t o f commercia l aircraf

t and engine s Alask apurchase do r lease dfromTh e Boein g Company . 3 . Th e commercially-sensitiv e informatio n foun di n Schedul e B- 7 shoul db e withhel dfrompubli c disclosur e pursuan t t o Exemption s 3 an d4 o f th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Ac t ( 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(3 ) an d(4) ) (th e "FOIA" ) an dlegal authorit y interpretin g th e FOIA . 4 . Unde r

Exemptio n 3 , informatio n i n agenc y record s shoul db e withhel dfromth e pubh c i f i t i s specificall y exempte dfromdisclosur e b y astatute , provide dtha t th e statut e "(A ) require s that

th e matter s b e withhel dfro mth e publi c i n suc h amanne r a s t o leav e n o discretio n o n th e issue , o r

(B ) establishe s particula r criteri afo

r withholding , o r

refer s to paiticula r

t>pe s o f matter s t o b e withheld. " Sectio n 110 4 o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Ac t (4 9 U.S.C . § 1504 ) specificall y require s th e Departmen t t o withhol dinformatio n fromproductio n unde r th e FOIA i f it s releas e woul d"adversel y effec t th e competitiv e positio n o f any carrie r

i n foreig n ai r transportation. " Pubh c releas e o f th e aircraf

t an dengin e cos t

dat at o Alaska' s competitor s woul d hav e exactl y thi s advers e effect . 5 . Exemptio n 4 extend s confidentia l treatmen t t o record s tliat

ar e "commercia l or financial informatio n obtaine dfrom aperso n an dprivilege do r confidential. " 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) : se e als o Gul f

an dWester n Industries . Inc . v . Unite dStates . 61 5 F.2 d527 , 52 9 (D.C . Cir . 1979) . Th e pric e an dcos t dat acontaine di n Schedul e B- 7 i s o f this natur e and , additionally , "woul dcustomaril y no t

b e release dt o th e publi c b y [Alaska]. " Se e Nationa l Park s and Conservatio n Associatio n v . Morton . 49 8 F . 2 d765 , 76 6 (D.C . Cir . 1974 ) (citin g S . Rep . No . 813 , 89t h Cong. , 1s t

Sess . 9 (1965)) . Finally , i f release dunde r

th e FOIA , pric e andcos t dat a concernin g Alaska' s aircraf t transaction s hav e th e potential "t o caus e substantia l harmt o th e competitiv e positio n o f

th e perso n fromwho mth e informatio n wa s obtained. " Id . a t 770 .

Pag e 3 o f 4 - MOTIO N O F ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T O F PART24 1 SUBMISSION S UNDE RRULE 1 2WHEREFORE , Alask arespectfull y request s th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n t o withhol dth e redacte dportion s o f th e attache ddocument(s ) frompubli c disclosur e for aperio do f te n (10 ) years . Respectfijll y submitted .

KyleB . Deput} ' Genera l Counsel , ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . 1930 0 Internationa l Boulevar d Seattle , Washingto n 9819 8 (206)392-529 2 Ma y 6 , 201 1

Pag e 4 o f 4 - MOTIO N O F ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T O F PART24 1 SUBMISSION S UNDE RRULE 1 2