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COMPLAINANT^ S SECON D SUPPLEMENTA L RESPONS E T O

RESPONDENT' S DISCOVER Y REQUES T Pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.220(i) , Complainan t flie s thi s Secon dSupplementa l Respons e t o Respondent' s discover y request. ' Attached , pleas e find acop y o f alette r sen t b y Mr . Edwar dL . Baker , II I t o Che t Stevenso n o f

th e FA A o n Octobe r

19 , 201 0 a s wel l a s acop y o f

th e DeJosep h Lette r

o f Interpretatio n (whic h wa s previousl y provide di n Complainant' s Pre-Hearin g Brief) . Respectfull y submitted , Pete r Lync h Assistan t Chie f Counse l fo r Enforcemen t

Charle s Raley , Attorne y Enforcemen t

Division , AGC-30 0 Offic e o f th e Chie f

Counsel " Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Phone : (202)267-335 7 Facsimile : (202)267-510 6 Email : charles.raley@faa.go v Dated : Januar y 10,201 2

' Respondent' s discover

y requests appea

r a t paragrap h 1 3 i n Respondent' s Repl

y t o Complainant' s Motio

n t o Compe l Discover y filedo n Augus t 9 , 2011 .

### Certificat e o f Servic e I hereb y certif

y tha t o n thi s dat e I hav e place di n th e U.S . mail , postag e prepaid , certifie dreturn-receipt , acop y o f Complainant' s Secon dSupplementa l Respons e t o Respondent' s Discover y Reques t I n th e Matte r

of M & RHelicopter , Docke t No . CPIOSOOO l 10 , FA A Cas e no . 2009SO950434 , addresse dto : .

Dr . Michae l B . Seli g Presiden t M & RHelicopters , LL C 204 5 Westgat e Dr. , Suit e 20 5 Bethlehem , P A 1801 7 I n addition , I hereb y certif y tha t o n thi s dat e 1 hav e sen t b y th e U.S . mail , postag e prepaid , certifie dreturn-receip t an dfacsimil e on e cop y o f th e foregoin g documen t to ; Th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwi n Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E .

. Eas t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo mE 12-32 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 Facsimile : 202-366-753 6 I n addition , I hereb y certif y tha t o n thi s dat e I hav e sen t b y th e U.S . mail , postag e prepaid , certifie dreturn-receipt , th e origina l an don e cop y o f th e foregoin g documen t to : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D.C . 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t

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telephon e conversatio n o n th e 15 ^ o f Octobe r 201 0 fo r maintenanc e performe do n Bel l 206B 3 registratio n numbe r N98C M o n th e date s yo u requeste d Novembe r

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o f $200.0 0 Dollars . Sincerely , "

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200 6 W L 379206 3 (D.O.T. ) Departmen t o f Transportatio n (D.O.T. ) Federal Aviatio n Administratio n * 1 Lega l Interpretatio n 200 6 Fra n DeJosep h Southern Je

t Management , LL C 180 0 Airpor

t Roa d Kennesaw , Georgi a3014 4 Dea r Mr . DeJoseph : I n aletter date dOctobe r

24 , 2005 , yo u expresse ddisagreemen t wit h aletter o f interpretatio n tha

t you receive d fromou r Dru g Abatemen t

Divisio n an daske du s thre e additiona l questions . W e hav e note dyou r

disagreemen t an dno w answe r

you r thre e additional question s i n th e sequenc e yo u presented . 1 . I f a n [sic i FAR13 5 aircraf

t hadmaintenanc e don e b y amechani c tha

t doe s no t meet th e Dni g an dAlco

ho l Requirement s o f

FA R13 5 and121 , what

doe s th e FA

R13 5 Certificat e holde r

hav e t o d o befor

e h e ca n us e tha t aircraf t o n aFA R13 5 charter ? Ou r answer . A

n aircraf t tha t i s liste do n th e operatio n specification s o f acertificate holde r

conductin g flight s un de r Titl e 14 , Cod e o f

Federal Regulation s (1 4 CFR ) Par t 13 5 mus t

b e maintaine dunder

th e certificate holder' s maintenanc e progranj . Tha t suc h a n aircral i i s owne dan dperiodicall y operate dunde r 1 4 CF Rpar t 9 1 b y aper so n othe r than th e certificat e holde r doe s not lessen tha

t obligatio n i

n any way . 1

4 CF R§ 135.251(c ) contem plate s asituatio n i

n whic h a

n aircraf t require s emergenc y maintenanc e an dthere are n o maintenanc e provider s subjec t t o appendi x 1 o f

par t 12 1 a t th e airport . I

n tha t case , th e certificate holde r mus t provid e wrine n notifica

tio n o f th e emergenc y maintenanc e withi n 1 0 day s whil e retainin g copie s fo r a t leas t tw o years . I

n addition , th e certificat e holde r

mus t als o hav e the aircraf

t inspecte dwhe n i

t i s next a t a n airpor t where drug-teste dpersonne l are available . Othe r

than i n th e circumstanc e describe di n sectio n 135.251(c) , maintenanc e b y person s no t

teste d pursuan t t o appendi x I o f

par t 12 1 i s prohibite do

n aircraf t operate dunder

par t 135 . I f non-emergenc y maintenanc e wa s performe do n th e aircraf t b y aperso n no t

meetin g th e dru g an dalcoho l test in g requirements , i

t woul db e aviolatio n o f th e regulations , whic h coul dresul t i n penahie s an drequire correct iv e actions , includin g th e possibl e removal o f th e aircraf

t fromth e certificat e holder' s operation s specifications . (See : 1 4 CF

R§ 119.51 ) The primar

y maintenanc e inspecto r

o r principa l operation s inspecto r o r both , a s applic

able , woul ddetermin e wha t remedial action s woul db e necessar y i n orde r fo r th e airplan e t o return t o par t 13 5 service . Remedial action s ma y includ e aful

l conformit

y inspection . 2 . I n th e respons e fro

mth e Dru g Abatemen t Division , they state , "Th e requiremen t t o hav e a

n FAA

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mandate ddru g an dalcoho l testin g progra mapplie s t

o any individual wh o perform s safety-sensitiv e fiinc

tion s o n Part s 121 , 135 , an d135.1(c ) aircraft" . Doe s tha t mea n apilo t wh o flie s a

n aircraf t fo r a n owner un de r FA R9 1 ha s t o mee

t th e Dru g an dAlcoho l Requirement s o f FA R13 5 or 12 1 i f tha t sam e aircraf

t i s use d FA R13 5 charter ? Ifnot , why ? Our answer , f

f tha t pilo t t o who myo u refer

als o operate s o r

i s availabl e t o operat e an y flight s unde r par t 13 5 o n behal f o f the . certificat e holde r

the n h e o r she mus t meet th e applicabl e dru g an dalcoho l testin g requirements . ( See : 1 4 CF

R§ § 135.249-135.255) . However , i f tha t pilo t perform s n o safety-sensitiv e function s fo r th e certific

ate holde r i n any capacity whatsoeve r the n th e dru g an dalcoho l testin g requirement s d o no t apply . * 2 We take thi s opportunity t o poin t out tha t th e ter m"FA R13 5 aircraft " i s amisnome r a s you us e i

t abov e and ma y reflec t amisunderstanding . W

e appreciat e th e opportunity t o clarify . I

f a n aircraf t i s liste do

n th e operatio n specification s o f

apar t 13 5 certificat e holder , certai n pa n 13 5 requirements , suc h a s complianc e wit h approve d maintenanc e programs , apply continuousl y withou t interruption . O n th e othe r

hand , th e applicability o f certai n portion s o f

par t 13 5 regulation s t

o aspecifi c fiight

operation , suc h a s thos e foundi

n subpart s B an dD , depend s upo n whethe r aflight i s conducte dfo

r compensatio n o r

hire . I f a specifi c flight

i s no t conducte dfo

r compensatio n or

hire , (e.g . aferr

y flight, positionin g flight, or aflight con ducte db y th e owne r

o f th e aircraf

t fo r hi s o r he r privat e use ) the n th e flight ma y b e conducte dpursuan t t o par t 9 1 operatin g rules . W e ad danothe r

clarification . I

f th e owne r

o f th e aircraf

t elect s t o us e th e provision s o f

sectio n 135.1(c ) t o oper ate unde r par t 9 1 operatin g rules , h e o r sh e woul db e require dt o compl y wit h th e dru g andalcoho l testin g re quirement s o f

section s 135.249-135.25 5 an dals o sectio n 135.353 . 3 . I f a n Isic ] FA

R13 5 aircraf

t ha dmaintenanc e don e b

y amechani c tha

t doe s not mee t th e dru g an dalcoho l requirement s o f

FA R13 5 an d121 , i s tha

t FA R13 5 operato r

i n violatio n o f

FA R13 5 and12 1 i

f h e doe s not fly? I f yes , why ? Absen t th e circumstance s describe di n sectio n 135.251(c) , an

y suc h maintenanc e woul db e aviolation . Th e viol

atio n woul doccur

a t th e time suc h maintenanc e i s performe dandwhether th e aircraf

t i s flown i s no t

relevant . W e trus t tha t thi s answer s you r

questions . Than

k yo u fo r you r inquiry . Sincerely , Rebecc aMacPherso n * Assistan t Chie f Counsel , Regulation s 200 6 W L 379206 3 (D.O.T. ) ENDOFDOCLnviEN T

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