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Motio n o f LYN X AVIATION , INC . fo r Confidentia l Treatmen t

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MOTIO N O F LYN X AVIATION , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T Communication s wit h respec t t o thi s documen t

shoul db e addresse dto : Rober t E . Coh n Shery l R . Israe l HOGA N & HARTSO N L.L.P . 55 5 Thirteent h Street , N.W . Washington , D.C . 2000 4 (202 ) 637-499 9 (202 ) 637-889 8 recohn@hhlaw.co m srisrael@hhlaw.co m direc t fa x 1.866.728.199 2 Counse l for LYN X AVIATION , INC . Apri l 20 , 201 0

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WASHINGTON , D.C . Motio n o f LYN X AVIATION , INC . for Confidentia l Treatmen t

unde r 1 4 CFR § 302.1 2 (For m41 , Schedule s B- 7 an dB-43 ) Docke t DOT-OST-2010

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MOTIO N O F LYN X AVIATION , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T Lyn x Aviation , Inc . ("Lynx" ) hereb y request s tha t informatio n containe d i n Lynx' s For m41 , 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 , 2009 , an dit s Schedul e B-43 , "Inventor y o f

Airframe s an dAircraf t Engines, " fo r

th e yea r

ende d Decembe r

31 , 2009 , b e accorde dconfidentia l treatmen t an dwithhel dfrom publi c disclosure . Lyn x i s submittin g anon-redacte dcop y of thes e document s t o th e BT S unde r

sea l i n a n envelop e labele d"Confidentia l Treatmen t Requeste d unde r Sectio n 302.12, " alon g wit h acop y of thi s Motion. ^

' Concurrentl

y herewith , Lyn

x i s submitting on

e redacte dcop

y of the sam e B- 7 an dB-4 3 report s to th

e Burea u of Transportatio n Statistic s pursuan t to Par t 241 , redactedto delet

e certain confidentia

l financial informatio n fromth e publicly-availabl e copie s of its B- 7 an dB-4 3 reports .

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Pag e 2 Confidentia l treatmen t o f th e informatio n o n Lynx' s Schedul e B- 7 an d Schedul e B-4 3 i s warrante dunde r Exemptio n 4 of

th e Freedo mof

Informatio n Ac t ("FOIA") , 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) , an dunde r applicabl e DO T an dcour t precedent . Exemptio n 4 o f FOI A provide s tha t

privilege do r

confidentia l commercia l an dfinancia l informatio n obtaine dfro maprivat e perso n i s exemp t fromth e requirement s of publi c disclosure . Se e als o Gul f & Wester n Indus. . Inc . V . Unite dStates . 61 5 F.2 d52 7 (D.C . Cir . 1979) ; Critica l Mas s Energ y Projec t V . NRC . 97 5 F.2 d87 1 (D.C . Cir . 1992) ; Nationa l Park s & Conservatio n Ass' n V . Morton . 49 8 F.2 d76 5 (D.C . Cir . 1974) . Th e informatio n a t issu e her e detail s Lynx' s acquisitio n cost s an drelate ddat afor it s airframe s an dengines . Thi s informatio n i s confidential , competitively-sensitiv e commercia l an d financial informatio n obtaine dfro mLynx , aprivat e party , an dit s publi c disclosure/releas e woul dresul t i n substantia l competitiv e an dfinancial har mt o Lynx . Th e informatio n for whic h Lyn x i s requestin g confidentia l treatmen t als o fall s withi n Exemptio n 3 of FOIA , whic h exempt s fro mdisclosur e informatio n require db y statut e t o b e withheld . 4 9 U.S.C . § 4011 5 provide s tha t th e Secretar y of

Transportation , upo n motion , shal l orde r informatio n withhel d fro mpubli c disclosur e whe n disclosur e of th e informatio n woul d"hav e a n advers e effec t

o n th e competitiv e positio n of a n ai r carrie r i n foreig n ai r transportation. " Th e Departmen t ha s previousl y foun dtha t th e aircraf

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Pag e 3 reporte do n For m4 1 Schedule s B- 7 an dB-4 3 for whic h Lyn x herei n seek s confidentia l treatmen t

woul dproduc e th e har mspecifie di n Sectio n 40115 . I n addition , b y lette r

date dAugus t

23 , 199 4 t o Delt aAi r Lines , Inc . ("Delta" ) fro mMr . Jame s W . Mitchell , Director , Offic e of Airlin e Statistics , Researc h an dSpecia l Program s Administration , th e Departmen t determine d tha t th e financial informatio n containe di n Delta' s Schedul e B- 7 an dSchedul e B-4 3 report s i s confidentia l an dcontain s competitively-sensitiv e data , an dtha t withholdin g suc h confidentia l dat afro mpubli c disclosur e i s warrante dby , an d consisten t

with . 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)) . I n tha t decision , th e Departmen t rule dtha t

th e confidentia l dat acontaine di n Delta' s Schedul e B- 7 an dSchedul e B-4 3 report s wil l b e withhel dfrompubli c disclosur e fo r aperio dof

te n (10 ) year s fro mth e dat e o n whic h i t

wa s filed. Th e foregoin g rulin g applie s wit h equa l validit y t o Lynx' s Schedul e B- 7 repor t for th e quarte r

ende dDecembe r

31 , 2009 , an dit s B

4 3 repor t for th e yea r ende dDecembe r

31 , 2009 .

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Pag e 4 WHEREFORE , Lyn x hereb y move s th e Department , pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f th e Department' s Rule s o f Practice , t o gran t

confidentia l treatmen t to , an d withhol dfrompubli c disclosure , th e informatio n describe dherei n an dfiled unde r sea l for aperio dofte n (10 ) years .

Respectfull y submitte d

^ Jtober t E . Coh n Shery l R . Israe l HOGA N & HARTSO N L.L.P . 55 5 Thirteent h Street , N.W . Washington , D.C . 2000 4 (202 ) 637-499 9 (202 ) 637-889 8 (202 ) 637-591 0 (mai n fax ) Attorney s for LYNX AVIATION , INC .

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