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### U.S.**DF~P**

### ARTM:.ENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

### OFFICE OJ:i"' HEARINGS WASHINGTON,

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In the Matter of: 

### CbemSystems, Inc., Cbemsystems, Inc. ) ) ) ) ) 

### FAA DOCKET No: TilD FilMS No: FAA-2012-0911 

### • Respondent FAA Region: Western Pacific Judge: Richard C. Goodwin 

### RESP()·Nn··.,;-.N,.T'S. ANSW'E'R TO 

### COMPLAINT

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### To: Hon. Richard C. Goodwin, Administrative Law Judge, anq to Regional Counsel of the**'Western~Pacific** 

### Region ofthe Federal Aviation Administration ("Claimant11 

### or "FAA"): I. 

### COMES NOW, 

### Chemsysten1s, Inc.; Respondent herein, 

### and 

### FILES THE 

### WITHIN Answer and Affirmative Defenses and 

### avers as follows: II. 1. Admitted 2. 

### Admitte-d 3. Respondent is 

### without sufficient information or knowledge as 

### to the truth·of this averment 

### and strict proofthereof

### is demanded. 4. Respondent is 

### without sufficient 

### inf<:>tmatioo. or knowledge as 

### to the truth of this 

### averment and strict proofthe1·eot:is demanded.
a. Respondent is without 

### sufficient }nformation 

### or knowledge as 

### to the 

### truth of

### this 

### avenn.errt and. strict proofthere<}fis demanded. b. Respondent is 

### without sufticient

### it1formation or 

### knowledge as to the truth ofthis averment and. strict proofthereofis demanded,rom: Robert Fling Fax: (281) 727-0082 To: +12024935142 Fax: +12024935142 Page 4 of 7 3/2212013 2:28

c. Respondent is without suffici.ent information or knowledge as to the truth ofthis avemtent and strictproofthereofis demanded. d. Respondent 

### is without sufficient information or knowledge as to the truth ofthis averment and strict proof.thereofis detnanded. 

### 5. Respondent is without sufficient 

### information or knowledge as 

### to the truth 

### of this averment and strictproofthereofis demanded. 6. Respondent is without 

### sufficient information or knowledge 

### a-;; to 

### the truth of this averment and. stdetproofthereofis demanded. 7. Respondent is 

### without sufficient information or knowledge as 

### to the truth 

### of this averment and strict proofthereofis demanded. Respondent denies that it violated U.S. Department of Transportation 

### Fiw...ardous Material Regulations (Title 49. Pal"tl71 et seq., Code ofFe·deral Regulations.):· A. Respondent denies that 

### it violated 49 C.F.R. §171.2(e) by offering a hazardous material. for transportation not properly classed, described, packaged, marked, labeled, and in condition for shipment a.s required or authorized by applicable reqttirements of the Hazardous Materials Regulations; without an exemption, approval or registration issued under Hazardous Matel'ials Regulations; • B. Respondent denies that it violated 49 C.P.R. §l71.200(a) by not marking each package, freight container, and transport vehicle containing hazardous material in the 

### mannet· described by 49 C.F.R. 

### §171.200. C. Respondent denies that it 

### violated 49 c.r.R. §171 .300(a1 by offering a hazardous mate.tial for transpot'tation without marking each package, freight container. and·om: Robert Fling Fax: (281) 727-0082 To: +12024935142 Fax: +12024935142 Page 5 of 7 3/22/2013 2:28



### transport vehicle containing the h!ilzardous material in the mannerrequired 

### by this 49 C.F.R. §171.300; D. Respondent denies that it violated 49 C.F.R. §l72.400(a}, by offering for 

### transportation hazal'd.ous material without labels specified 

### for non-bulk package; E. Respondent denies that it violated 49 C.F.R. §172.600(c), by offering for 

### transportation, accepting for 

### tran.sportati.cm. transferring, storing or otherwise handling during ttai1spor.tation a haz,ar.dous matetial. F. Respondent denies that it vi(>lated 49 

### C.P.R. §t72.600(c), 

### by failing to 

### provide a 

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. ,**24~hour** 

### emergency response telephone number including the area code or international access 

### code for use i.n the 

### event of an. 

### emergency involving the 

### hw...ardous material while offering a hazardous matel'ial for transportation. G.**Responde~J.t** 

### denies that 

### i.t violated 49 

### C.F.R. s172.702(a), by 

### failing to train each 

### hazmat employee 

### itt accordance with the 

### requirements prescribed in Subpart H of Part !72 ofthe 1-lazardous Materials Regulations. H. R.espon,dent deni.es that it violated 49 

### C.F.R. §173.24{b), 

### by using a package for shipment of hazardous materials that was not 

### designed,·constructed, maintained; 

### filled, its co11tents so limited and closed; so that 

### under conditions normally incident to transportation there will be no identi.fi.able release of hazardous materials to the 

### envimnment. L 

### Respondent denies that itviolated49 

### C.F.R. §173.27(d), by failing to use stoppers, 

### corks,. or other such 

### f-riction-type closures must be held secu:rely; 

### tlghtly and effectively in place by pO-sitive means. Respot1dent denies 

### t11at it violated 49• 1·om: Robert Fling Fax: (281) 727-0082 To: +12024935142 Fax: +12024935142 Page 6 of 7 3/22/2013 2:28

C.F.R. §**173.27(d)~** by faHbtg to secure each**screw~type** closure 011 arly package to prevent closure from loosening due to vibration or substantial change in temperature. 

### III. 1. Respondertt denies that 

### it is liable for any civil penalty under Section 

### 5l23(a) ofTitle 49 ofthe United States Code. 2. Pleading in the 

### a.Uetnative. Respondent 

### plead<> that it is a "'Small 

### Business Concern" as defined 

### under 13 CF.R.. 

### § 121.105. 

### Claimanfs demand 

### for penalties is 

### excessive and not appropriate under the FAA 1s sanction guide matrix for hazardous material violations as 

### stated Appendix C of FAA Order 2150.3B.**~1:IEREFORB,** 

### the Respon.dent, respectfully requests that the Achninlstmtive Law Judge enter an orderthatClaimanttake 11othing from its Complaint.



### DATED: March 22,2013 

### Respectfully**submitted~** S. R011ERT FLING,

### ATTORNEYAT**~j-~~::-;F** 

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### Attorney forllefeudan4 Chemsystems,**Inc~**rom: Robert Fling Fax: (281) 727-0082 To: +12024935142 Fax: +12024935142 Page 7 of 7 3/22/2013 2:28



### Cli:RTIFICATE 

### OILSERVlCJ}: I further 

### certify that onthis 

### date I sent

### via facsimile and placed in 

### the Urt:.lted States**mail~** postage prepaid, 

### certifi.ed. mail, 

### the executed original and one copy of RESPONDENT'S 

### ANSWER TO 

### COMPLAINT; addressed as follows: Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591 

### Attn: 

### Healing Docket Clerk. AGCw430 Wilbu.r 

### Wright Building--Suite 2W1000 Facsimile: (202) 493-.5142 

### A11d 

### by facsimile only to: Hon, Richard C. Goodwin 

### Office**ofHeadngs~** 

### M-20 

### U.S. Department of

### Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. East Building

### Ground Floor, Room El2-230 

### Wash1ngt(m; D.C. 20590" 

### Facsimile: (202)**366~**7536 

### I 

### further certifythat on 

### this date I sent via**fiu:~shnHe** 

### and certified mail, postage**prepaid~** 

### a tme

. copy**ofthe~RESPONDENT'S** 

### ANSWER TO COMPLAINT, addressed as follows: Courtney Adoph 

### Ge11eral Attorn.ey 

### Offi.ce ofthe Regional Counsel Federal AviationAdministration 

### Western-Pacific Region Lawndale, Califo1'tlia Facsimile: (310) 

### 725-6816
Dated: March 22, 2013