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DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N RESEARC H AN D SPECIA L PROGRAM S ADMINISTRATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C .

Motio no f UNITE D PARCE L SERVIC E CO . fo r confidentia l treatmen t o f document s unde r Rul e 3 9 o f th e Rule s o f Practic e o f th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n 1 4 C.F.R . 302.3 9 Docke t OST-95-12 5

MOTIO NO F UNITE D PARCE L SERVIC E CO . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E 3 9

Al l communication s wit hrespec t t o thi s documen t ar e t o b e forwarde d to : Mr . Jame s T . Miller , Esq . UNITE D PARCE L SERVIC E CO . 140 0 N . Hurstbourn e Parkwa y Louisville , K Y4 0 2 2 3 502 ) 329-652 4

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WASHINGTON , D.C .

Motio no f UNITE D PARCE L SERVIC E CO . fo r confidentia l treatmen t o f document s unde r Rul e 3 9 o f th e Rule s o f Practic e o f th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n 1 4 C.F.R . 302.3 9 Docke t 4873 2

MOTIO NO F UNITE D PARCE L SERVIC E CO . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E 3 9

Unite dParce l Servic e Co . {"UPS" ) herebysubmit s thi s motio n t o withhol d fro mpubli c disclosure , certai ninformatio ncontaine d i nUPS' s Schedul e B-7 , Airfram e an dAircraf t Engin e Acquisition s an dRetirement s Report , fo r th e perio dendin g Marc h31 , 2011 , submitte d herewit hunde r seal , pursuan t t o Rul e 3 9 o f th e Rule s o f Practic e o f th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n("DOT") . UP S believe s tha t th e informatio ncontaine di nit s Schedul e B- 7 repor t i s confidentia l an dcommercially-sensitiv e data , th e prematur e publi c disclosur e o f whic hwoul dcaus e substantia l injur yt o UPS . UP S request s tha t th e dat a a t issu e b e withhel d fro mpubli c disclosur e fo r a perio do f te n(10 ) years . I n suppor t o f thi s motion , UP S state s a s follows :

(jtm/B-7qrtIy )1 . Th e dat a file d toda yi s pursuan t t o Par t 24 1 o f th e

DOT' S economi c regulations . Th e grea t majorit yo f UPS' s Par t 24 1 filing s ar e submitte da s publi c documents , availabl e fo r inspectio nan dcopyin g bymember s o f th e public , includin g foreig nan ddomesti c competitor s o f UPS . 2 . Asmal l portio no f th e informatio nrequire dt o b e file d pursuan t t o Par t 24 1 i s o f a commerciall ysensitiv e an d confidentia l nature . I nthi s case , certai npric e an dcos t dat a containe di nUPS' s Schedul e B-7 , ar e highl ysensitiv e an d confidential . Publi c disclosur e o f thes e dat a woul dhav e a n advers e financia l impac t o nUPS . Withholdin g th e dat a fro m publi c disclosur e i s consisten t wit hth e Freedo mo f Informatio n Ac t ( 5 U.S.C . 552 ) (the "FOIA") , an dprecedent s thereunder . 3 . Th e reason s whythes e cos t an d pric e dat a ar e commerciall ysensitiv e t o a degre e whic hrequir e the yb e withhel d fro mpubli c disclosur e ar e a s follows :

Disclosur e o f th e dat a diminishe s competitio namon g th e majo r aircraf t manufacturers ; Disclosur e o f th e dat a impair s competitio ni nth e internationa l arena , becaus e Unite dState s airline s ar e require dt o revea l majo r element s o f thei r cos t structure s whe nthei r foreig ncompetitor s ar e not ; an d Th e Securitie s an dExchang e Commissio nha s determine d tha t thes e dat a shoul d b e withhel d fro mpubli c disclosure .

(jtm/B-Tqilly )4 . Accordingly , th e dat a shoul d b e withhel dfro mpubli c

disclosur e byth e DOT , pursuan t t o Exemption s 3 an d4 o f th e FOI A ( 5 U.S.C . 552(b)(3 ) an d (4)) . 5 . Unde r Exemptio n3 o f th e FOIA , informatio ni nagenc y record s ma yb e withhel di f i t i s specificall yexempte dfro m disclosur e b ya statute , provide d tha t th e statut e "(A ) require s tha t th e matter s b e withhel d fro mth e publi c i nsuc ha manne r a s t o leav e n o discretio no nth e issue , o r (B ) establishe s particula r criteri a fo r withholding , o r refer s t o particula r type s o f matter s t o b e withheld. " Sectio n110 4 o f th e Federa l Aviatio nAc t (4 9 U.S.C . 1504) , i s exactl yth e typ e o f statu e t o whic hExemptio n3 refers , becaus e Sectio n110 4 require s tha t informatio nb e withhel d b yth e DO T i f it s releas e woul d "adversel yeffec t th e competitiv e positio no f an ycarrie r i n foreig nai r transportation. " A s se t fort habove , th e dat a woul d hav e exactl ythi s advers e effect . 6 . Unde r Exemptio n4 o f th e FOI A( 5 U.S.C . 552(b)(4)) , informatio ni nagenc yrecord s ma yb e withhel dtha t i s "commercia l o r financia l informatio nobtaine dfro ma perso nan dprivilege do r confidential. " A s se t fort habove , thes e dat a ar e o f precisel y thi s nature . Se e Nationa l Park s an dConservatio nAssociatio nv . Morto n49 8 F.2 d 765 , 76 9 (D.C . Cir . 1974) .

(jtm/B-7qrtIy )WHEREFORE , Unite d Parce l Servic e Co . respectfull ymove s tha t

th e Departmen t o f Transportatio nwithhol dth e attached , seale d dat a fro m

publi c disclosur e fo r a perio do f te n(10 ) year s pursuan t t o Rul e 3 9 o f th e Departmen t o f Transportation' s Rule s o f Practice , an d t o gran t suc hothe r an dfurthe r relie f a s ma yb e deeme djus t an dnecessary . Respectfull ysubmitted, /

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