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y Rinehart , Esq . (CSB N 93330 ) Rinehart La w Office s 210 5 S . Basco mAve. , Ste . 34 0 Campbell , C A 9500 8 408-871-269 6 Attorne y for

Respondent , E d Stau b & Son s Petroleum , Inc . : :-f:-ORTATIO N .•i'::TOPERATIOi^ o :J' I ^P R 2 0 A q:i| l

FEDERA L AVUTIO N ADMINISTRATION ,

Complainant , vs . E D STAU B & SON S PETROLEUM , INC .

Respondent . FA A Docke t No . FA A Cas e No . 2010SO70008 0 Judg e 

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JUDG E NO T YE T ASSIGNE D HEARIN G LOCATION : Pursuan t t o Rule s o f

Practic e §13.209 , Responden t requests Renton , Washingto n a s th e hearin g location . Responden t an d mos t o f th e pertinen t

witnesse s ar e closes t

t o this location . .ANSWER Responden t

answer s th e allegation s o f th e COMPLAIN T i n th e orde r se t fort h therein :

1 . Adyiit . 

# RECEIVE D AP R 1 1 2(5 " 

# HEARIN G DOCKE TII . 2 . Responden t

denies that

o n or abou t 12-22-09 , i t

knowingl y offere d t o Unite d Parce l Service s ("UPS" ) aone-piec e shipmen t consistin g o f

afiberboar d bo x containin g hazardou s material s fo r

transportation b y air . 3 . Re^xjnden t

denies that

th e referenced trackin g numbe r reflects a n "ai r waybill " and/o r

tha t anyon e representing Responden t specifie d o r

knowingl y offere d a packag e for

transportatio n b y air . 4 . Admit . 5 . Responden t

denies eac h an d every allegatio n se t fort h i n this paragraph . Responden t

i s withou t

sufficien t knowledg e o r

informatio n t o admit

o r den y what constitute s regularly schedule dUP S carg o protocols , an d denies workin g knowledg e thereof . 6 . Responden t

i s withou t

sufficient knowledg e o r

informatio n t o admi t

o r den y this allegation . 7 . Responden t

denie s tha t

th e subjec t

containe r

wa s a24-ounc e container . 8(a) . Responden t

denie s th e allegatio n tha

t diese l fue

l i s classifie d a s ahazardou s materia l unde r

al l circumstances , includin g this one . 8(b) . Responden t

denies eac h an d every allegatio n se t fort h i n this paragraph . 9 . Responden t

denie s tha t

i t offere d th e describe d shipmen t fo r transportatio n b y ai r an dtha t th e specifie dpackin g requirement s allege d(a-f ) wer e required. 10 . Responden t

denie s that

i t offere d th e describe d shipmen t for transportatio n b y ai r an dtha t i t faile dt o properl y certif

y and/o r provid e state d disclosure s a s allege d (a-c) .

### 11 . Responden t denie s tha t i t offere dthe describe dshipmen

t fo r transportatio n b

y ai r and/o r tha t statedshipmen

t was improperl

y markeda s allege d(a-c) . 12 . Responden

t denie s tha t i t offere dth e describedshipmen

t fo r transportatio n by ai r an dtha t it failedto mak

e emergency respons e information available . 13 . Responden

t denie s tha t it oflere dth e describedshipmen

t fo r transportatio n b

y ai r an dtha t i t faile dto mak e emergency response information available . 14 . Responden

t denie s tha t it ofleredthe describe dshipmen t fo r transportatio n b

y ai r an dtha t state dshipmen

t wa s not properly packaged , secured , and/or cushione dto preven t it s breakag e o

r leakag e an

dto contro l movemen

t within th e oute

r packag e unde

r condition s normall

y inciden t t o transportation . 15 . Responden

t denie s tha t it offere dth e describe dshipmen

t fo r transportatio n b

y ai r and/or use da n unauthorize dcombinatio n packaging fo r it s transportarion . 

### in . 16 . Responden

t denie s tha t i t violatedan

y o f th e regulations se

t fort h herein (Subsection s a-q) . Responden t incorporate s herein it s responses to paragraph s 2-15 , above . 

## rv . 1 , Responden

t denie s tha t o n o r abou t 12-29-09 , it

knowingl y offere dt o Unite d Parce l Service s ("UPS" ) aone-piec e shipmen t consistin g o

f afiberboard box containing hazardou s material s fo

r transportatio n b

y air . 2 , Responden

t denie s tha t th e referenced trackin g numbe r reflect s a n "air waybill' * and/or

tha t anyone representin g Responden t specifiedor

knowingl y offere da padcag e fo r transportatio n b

y air .3 . Admit . 4 . Responden t

denies eac h an d every allegatio n se t fort h i n thi s paragraph . Responden t

i s withou t

sufficien t knowledg e o r

informatio n t o admi t

o r den y what constitute s regularl y schedule dUP S carg o protocol s an d denies workin g knowledg e thereo f 5 . Responden t

i s withou t

sufficient knowledg e o r

informatio n t o admi t

o r den y thi s allegation . 6 . Responden t

denies tha t

th e subjec t

containe r wa s a24-ounc e container . 7 . Responden t

i s withou t

sufficient knowledg e o r

informatio n t o admi t

o r den y this allegation . 8(a) . Responden t

denies th e allegatio n that diese l fuel i s classifie d a s ahazardou s materia l unde r

al l circumstances , includin g this one . 8(b) . Responden t

denies eac h an d every allegatio n se t fort h i n this paragraph . 9 . Responden t

denies that

i t offere d th e describe d shipmen t for transportatio n b y ai r an dtha t th e specifie dpackin g requirement s allege d (a-f ) wer e required . 10 . Responden t

denies that

i t offere d th e describe d shipmen t fo r transportatio n b y ai r an dtha t i t faile dt o properl y certif

y and/o r provid e state d disclosure s a s allege d (a-c) . 11 . Responden t

denie s tha t

i t offere d th e describe d shipmen t for transportatio n b y ai r and/o r tha t state dshipmen t

wa s improperl y marke d a s allege d (a-d) . 12 . Responden t

denie s tha t

i t offere d th e describe d shipmen t for transportatio n b y ai r an dthat i t faile dt o mak e emergenc y response informatio n available . 13 . Responden t

denies tha t

i t offere d th e describe d shipmen t for transportatio n b y ai r an dthat i t faile dt o mak e emergenc y response informatio n available .14 . Responden t denies eac h an d ever

y allegatio n se t

fort h i n thi s paragraph . 15 . Responden t

denies that

i t offere d th e describe d shipmen t fo r transportatio n b y ai r an dthat state dshipmen t

wa s no t properl y packaged , secured , and/o r cushione d t o preven t it s breakag e o r

leakag e an d t o contro l movemen t withi n th e oute r

packag e unde r condition s normall y iiwiiden t t o transportation . 16 . Responden t

denies that

i t offere d th e describe d shipmen t fo r transportation b y ai r and/o r use da n unauthorize dcombinatio n packagin g fo r transportation . 17 . Responden t

denie s that

i t violate d an y o f

th e regulation s se t

fort h herei n (Subsection s a-r) . Responden t incorporate s herei n al l prior responses, above . 18 . Responden t

denies i t i s subjec t t o an y civi l penalt y and/o r i f subjec t t o suc h penalty i t i s limite dt o tw o (2 ) inadverten t violation s tha

t create d minima l risk

an d n o actua l damage . 19 . Responden t

denie s that

acivi l penalt y o f

$91,50 0 i s appropriat e base d o n th e fact s o f this cas e an dtha t

th e FAA seriousl y considere d th e fact s o f thi s case . Dated : Apri l 6 , 201 1 Rus*^Rinehart, Attorne y fo r E d Stau b & Son s Petroleum , Inc .

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### ( t ^ RUST Y R^HART , attorney fo r E d Stau b J c Son s Petroleum , hic . Dated : April 6 , 201 1