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. Renton , Washingto n 9805 7 Tel : (425)227-141 7 Fax : (425 ) 227-100 7 SCOTT.MORRIS@FAA.GOV Octobe r 6 , 201 0 VI A FACSIMILEA>J

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. 2008NM70012 7 jfiPl b K / H dO O f ( Enclose dherewithpleas e find acop y o f areques t fo r hearin g an dth e original an don e cop y o f th e ' Complain t

i nth e above-reference dproceeding

. ^' ^ Th e FAA request s that

th e hearin g i nthi s matte r b e hel di nSeattle , Washington , an dexpect s that th e hearin g wil l las t

tw o (2 ) days

. Fo r schedulin g purposes , Federal Aviatio nAdministratio n(FAA ) attorney , Scott R

. Morri s wil l b e unavailabl e i n yea

r 2010 : Octobe r

1-12 , Octobe r

18-21 , Octobe r

26-28 , Novembe r

1-5 , Novembe r

10-15 , Novembe r

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. Pleas e addres s al l communication s fo r th e FAA t o th e undersigne dat : Federal Aviatio n Administratio n Northwes t

Mountai nRegion , ANM- 7 160 1 Lin dAvenu e S.W

. Renton , Washingto n9805 7 Telephone : 425.227

. 141 7 FAX : 425.227.100 7 Sincerely , o^ T

FA A Attorne y Enclosures : Reques t

for Hearin g (Appeal ) Complain t1

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### UNITE D STATE S O FAMERIC A DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC EO FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C

.

I n th e Matte r

of : Federa l Expres s Corporatio n FA A Cas e No

. 2008NM70012 7 JUDG ENO T ASSIGNE D

JUDG ENO T ASSIGNED : COMPLAIN T
Th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n(FAA) , b y counsel , hereb y files it s Complaint , pursuan t t o Rul e 20 8 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (1 4 C.F.R

. 13.208) , an dstate s a s follows :

I

. O n Septembe r

17 , 2010 , Federa l Expres s Corporatio n(hereafter FedEx) , was advise d throug haFinal Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalty tha t th e FA A propose dt o asses s acivi l penalty i nth e amoun t

o f $45,000

. O n Septembe r 30 , 2010 , FedEx , throug hlegal counsel , submitte da writte nreques t

for ahearing

. II

. 1

. Federa l Expres s Corporatio n (hereafter FedEx ) i s abusines s entity that regularl y offers , accepts , o r

transport s hazardou s materia l (HAZMAT)

. 2

. FedE x i s als o an ai r

carrie r withanannual operatin g revenu e o f $ 100,000,00 0 o r

more
.

COMPLAIN T FA A V

. Federa l Expres s Corporatio n FA A CaseNo

. 2008NM70012 7 Pag e 2 o f 7 SCOT T R

. MORRIS , FA A ATTORNE Y TEL : 425.227.1417 ; FAX : 425.227.100 71

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. O n o r

abou t May 9 , 2008 , at

o r near Bozeman , Montana , FedE x knowingl y accepte da shipmen t ( afiberboardbox ) fromBioscienc e Laboratories , Inc

. (BLI ) for transport i n ai r commerce
. 4

. BL I requeste dFedE x provid e "2-day delivery " servic e an dth e shipmen t wa s destine dfor Petaluma , California

. 5

. Thi s BL I shipmen t

wa s transporte db y us e o f FedE x ai r

waybil l 020 1 790 0 113 1 3014

. 6

. A t Bozeman , Montana , FedE x employee s loade dthi s shipmen t o nt o aCorporate Ai r

Cessn a 20 8 aircraft , flight

7772-13 , for

transport t o Great Falls , Montana

. 7

. Thi s shipmen t

wa s loade dint o th e Zon e 3/ 4 compartmen t

o f th e Cessn a208

. 8

. Th e Zon e 3/

4 compartmen t

o f thi s Cessn a20 8 wa s inaccessibl e t o th e flight cre w an ddi dnot hav e afire suppressio n system

. 9

. Th e above shipmen t

flew fro mBozeman , Montan at o Great Falls , Montana , Montan ao n o r aboutMa y 12 , 2008

. 10

. Durin g off-loadin g operation s o f Corporate Ai r

Cessn a20 8 aircraft , flight 7772-13 , at

Grea t Falls , Montana , Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n(FAA ) Hazardou s Material Agent s wer e conductin g surveillanc e an dobserve dashipmen t bein g transporte db y us e o f FedE x ai r waybil l 020 1 790 0 113 1 3014

. 11

. Thi s shipmen t

wa s observe dstowe di nZon e 3/ 4 o f th e Cessn a20 8 aircraf

t prio r t o it s remova l fromth e aircraft

. 12

. Thi s shipmen t

wa s marke dwithUN242 8 an dwas bearing aClas s 5. 1 hazar dlabe l indicatin g that i t containe dHAZMAT ; however , thi s shipmen t was not marke dwithaHAZMA T shippin g name
. 13

. Th e shippin g paper s that accompanie dthi s shipmen t als o indicate dthat

th e content s o f

th e shipmen t wer e classifie da s Sodiu mchlorate , aqueou s solution , Clas s 5.1 , UN2428 , PGII

. 14

. Ther e was n o FedE x inspectio nsticke r o nth e shipmen t

whic hindicate dthat

i t ha dbee n inspecte db y aFedE x dangerou s goo dspecialis t prio r t o transportation

. 15

. O n May 16 , 2008 , at

Great Falls , Montana , FA A Hazardou s Materia l Agent s observe doff

loadin g operation s o f

anothe r Corporate Ai r

aircraf t arrivin g fro mWol f

Point , Montana

. 16

. Durin g thes e off-loadin g operations , th e Agent s observe dtw o improperl y marke dpackage s o f Biologica l substances , Category B UN3373

. 17

. Specifically , shipment s bein g transporte db y us e o f FedE x trackin g number s 8647419109 4 an d86485793650 3 di dnot hav e th e "Biologica l Substances , Category B " markin g o n th e

COMPLAIN T FAA V

. Federa l Expres s Corporatio n FA A CaseNo

. 2008NM70012 7 Pag e 3 o f 7 SCOT T R

. MORRIS , FA A ATTORNE Y TEL : 425.227.1417 ; FAX : 425.227.100 71

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pac k no r di dthe y hav e th e UN337 3 markin g a s describe di n4 9 C.F.R

. Section l 73.199(a)(5)

. III

. 1

. B y reaso n o f

th e foregoin g fact s an dcircumstances , FedE x violate dth e followin g section s o f

th e Federa l Aviatio nRegulation s (1 4 CFR) :

a
. Sectio n171.2(e) , i n tha t i t offere do r

accepte dHAZMA T t o b e shippe di nai r commerc e whic hwer e not properl y classed , described , packaged , marked , labeled , o r i n aconditio n for

shipmen t require db y th e Hazardou s Materia l Regulation s (4 9 C.F.R

. Part s \l\,et

. seq.)

. b

. Section s 172.30 0 an d172.301(a) , i ntha t i t offere dHAZMA T fo

r transportatio n whe n th e packag e wa s not

marke dwithprope r

shippin g name s for

it s contents

.

c
. Sectio n 175.3 , i n tha t i t accepte dfor

transpor t aboar da naircraft , HAZMA T tha t wer e no t prepare dfor

shipmen t i naccordanc e withth e Hazardou s Material s Regulation s (4 9 C.F.R. , Subchap

. C)

. d

. Sectio n 175.30(a)(3) , i ntha t i t accepte daHAZMA T for transportatio no nanaircraf t withou t th e packag e bein g marke dpe r subpart D o f 1 4 C.F.R. , Part

172

.

e
. Sectio n 175.501(a) , i n that i t loade dapackag e containin g a nOXIDIZE Rlabe l i n a

n inaccessibl e carg o compartmen t tha t di dnot hav e afire o r

smok e detectio nsyste m an dafire suppressio n system

.

2

. I naccordanc e withSectio n 5123(a ) o f Title 4 9 o f

th e Unite dState s Cod e (Transportation ) [4 9 U.S.C

. §5123(a)] , FedE x i s liabl e for acivi l penalty not

t o excee d$50,00 0 for

eac h
violatio no f

th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio nHazardou s Material s Regulations

.

3

. Unde r

th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalty o f $45,00 0 i s appropriate

.

WHEREFORE , th e Agency , b y counsel , respectfiill y request s tha t th e Administrativ e
Law Judg e ente r

an orde r tha t FedE x b e assesse dacivi l penalty i nth e amoun t o f $45,000

.

COMPLAIN T FA A V

. Federa l Expres s Corporatio n FA A CaseNo

. 2008NM70012 7 Pag e 4 o f 7 SCOT T R

. MORRIS , FA A ATTORNE Y TEL : 425.227.1417 ; FAX : 425.227.100 71

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 4 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 5 0 5 1 5 2 5 3 Respectfull y submitte dthi s 6ti i da y o f October , 2010

.

Sc^^TMom s Attorne y

COMPLAIN T FA A V

. Federa l Expres s Corporatio n FA A CaseNo

. 2008NM70012 7 Pag e 5 o f 7 SCOT T R

. MORRIS , FAA ATTORNE Y TEL : 425.227.1417 ; FAX : 425.227.100 71

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 4 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 5 0 5 1 5 2 5 3 ANSWE R I naccordanc e withSectio n 13.20 9 o f th e Federa l Aviatio nRegulations , FedEx , mus t answe r thi s Complain t

no t late r tha n 3 0 day s fro mth e tim e i t i s serve do nit

. Failur e t o file a nAnswe r withi n 3 0 day s withou t

goo dcaus e shal l b e deeme da nadmissio no f th e trutho f

eac hallegatio n containe di n th e Complain t [14.C.F.R

. 13.209(f)]

.

COMPLAIN T FA A V

. Federa l Expres s Corporatio n FA A CaseNo

. 2008NM70012 7 Pag e 6 o f 7 SCOT T R

. MORRIS , FA A ATTORNE Y TEL : 425.227.1417 ; FAX : 425.227.100 71

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### CERTIFICAT EO FSERVIC E
I hereb y certif

y tha t th e foregoin g Complain t ha s bee nserve dvi afacsimil e an dcertifie dmai l Return Receip t

Requeste dthi s date , t o th e following :

Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n(origina l an don e copy ) 80 0 Independenc e Avenu e S W Washington , D.C

. 2059 1 Attii : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g - Suite 2W100 0 Fax : 202

. 493.514 2
Cynthi aChandler-Snell , Sr

. Attorne y Federa l Expres s Corporatio n Regulatory Divisio n 362 0 Hack s Cros s Roa d Buildin g B , 3' " Floo r Memphis , T N3812 5 TEL : 901-434-836 1 FAX : 901-434-828 3

Date dthi s 6t

hday o f October , 2010

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. S W Renton , W A 9805 7 425.227.216 4

COMPLAIN T FA A V

. Federal Expres s Corporatio n FA A CaseNo

. 2008NM70012 7 Pag e 7 o f 7 SCOT T R

. MORRIS , FA A ATTORNE Y TEL : 425.227.1417 ; FAX : 425.227.100 7