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### Tl'e~nsportation04/22/2015 07:47 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7 141002 Western-Pacific Region P.O. Box 92001' U.S. Department ofTransportation Office ofthe Regional Counsel Los Angeles,

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**(31~)** 725-6816 CERTIFIED MAIL- RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED and FACSIMILE Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591 Attn; Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building-- Suite 2Wl000 Re: In the Matter ofKennethRay Rumberger; 

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### 5 Enclosed is a copy ofa request forhearing postmarked April 

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### by our office on Aprill3, 2015, and the original and one copy ofthe Complaint inthe abovc-refereo.cccl proceeding. 

### I requestthatthe hearing in this matter 

### be held in the Los Angeles, California 

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### will last one (l) day. Please address all communications for the Regional Counsel ofthe Western-Pacific Region_ to the tmdersif,>ned, at; Office 

### ofthe Regional Counsel, AWP-7.6, Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, P. 

### 0. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007, Telephone; (310) 725-7117, FAX: 

### (310) 725-6816. Sincerely,
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### NOTE TO .RESPONDENT: SECTION !3.209 OF THE CP RULES OF PRACT!CE REQUIRE THAT A WRITTEN ANSWER TO THE COMPLAINT BE FTLED N()T LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER SERVICE OF THE COMPLAINT. AS AN ALTERN AEVE TO FILING ANANSWER, A MOTION MAY BE fiLED PURSU.A.N"i: TO SECTION l3.208(D) OR SECTION l3.218(F)(I-4) OF THE RULES OF PRACTICE.04/22/2015 07:47 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7 April 8, 2015 Via USMail 

### Regional Counsel for the Westem-Pacit)c Region Federal Aviation Administration, AWP-7.6 P.O. Box 92007 i.,os Angeles, CA 90009-2007 .Re: 

### Notice o(Proposed CivilPenaltv Case No.: 20l5WP270015 

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### U.S. DEPARTMENT OJ<' 

### TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OFHEARlNGS WASHINGTON, DC In theMatter ofKenneth RayRumberger: FAA DOCKET **UNASSIGT~ED** 

### FAA CASE NO. 2015WP270015 Respondent JUDGE NOT ASSIGNED COMPLAINT 141005

The Complainantfiles its Complaint, pursuantto Rule 208 ofthe Rlllcs or **Pr~ctice** 

### (14 C.F.R. 13.208), 

### and stales as follows: I. Respondent, Kenneth Ray Rumberger, was advised through a Final Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty, dated March

### 27, 2015, thatthe 

### FAAproposedto assess 

### a Ji·;i!. penalty in the amount of$7,700.00. OnApril 8, 2015, Respondent submitted a written request for a hearing. 

### II. i. On or about November 15, 2014, at approximately 0008 locaL Respondent Dointed a laser at an aircraft. 2. The aircraft Respondent pointed the laser atwas a Eurocopter model 

### A.S-350- B3 aircraft, civil registration numberN341 HP, which was flying SNlth ofthe inters"ction ofthe I-80 freeway and Hilltop Drive, 

### inRichmond, 

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3. Thebeam oriight illuminatedthe cockpit ofN341HP 4. The

**be~m** oflight interfered with a crewmemberin theperformance ofthe crewmember's duties aboard N341HP. 

### Ill. By reason ofthe foregoing facts and circlUnstances, Respondentviolated the l(Jllc·wing section ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations (Title 14, Code ofFederal Regulations): 141006

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Section 9 !.11, which states that no person may assault, threaten, intmidate, or interfere with a crewn1ember 

### in the performance ofthe crewmember's dut.ies aboard an aircraft being operated.


### IV. 1. Pursuamto Title 49 U.S.C. Section 4630l(a),Respondent is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $11,000.00 for each ofthe violations alleged. 2. Underthe facts and circumstances oftllis case, a civil penalty of$7.700.00 is appropriate.04/22/2015 07:48 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7 141007 

### WHEREFORE, the Complainant, respectfully requests thatthe Adminisl.1'c\tive l

### .a.w Judge enter an order that Respondent be assessed a civil penalty 

### in the amount of$7,700.00

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### Gf!i:Ce ofthe Regional Coun.sel Federal Aviation **Administr~tion** 

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### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE l hereby certifytl1at onthis date I have placed in the United States maiL postage prepaid, certified mail- retumreceipt requested, the executed original and one copy ofthe Complaint, and a copy by 

### facsimile, addressed as follows: Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591 Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building--Suite 

### 2Wl000 Facsimile: (202) 267-1293 I l'i.ll'ther certify that on this date I have placed in lhe United States mail, postage prepaid, 

### certified mail -return receiptrequested, andregular mail, a true copy of

### -_;,e Complaint, addressed as follows:

Dated: Kennetl1 Ray Rumberg<;r 

### 2451 Church Lane, SPC 38 San Pablo, CA 94806-5945 

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