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### Th e Complainant , by andtlirougl i th e undersigne datiomey , pursuan t t o Section s 13.209(a) an

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th e Rule s o f

Practic e i n FA A Civi l Penalty Action s (1 4 C.F.R . §13.209(a) , 13.209(f

) hereb y move s th e Administrativ e La w Judg e ( o dee meac h allegatio n containe di n th e complain t as th e truth . A s ground s for thi s motion , Complainan t

state s th e following : 1 . O n March 0 , 2009 , Complainan t lllc dth e complain t

i n thii- matte r

wiih th e Hearin g Docket an dserve dacop y o

n Respondent . Attachment 1 . 2 . Responden t

receive dth e Complain i on Marc h 9 , 2009 . Attachmen t 2 .02/25/201 1 11:3 6 FA X 202493514 2 FA A * DM S 01002/01 2



### 3 . Pursuan t t o §13.209(a ) and§13.211(e ) Responden t had3 5 day s (3 0 day s plu s 5 fo r mai l service ) t o fil e a

n answer . Unde r

thes e rules , Respondent ' s answe r wa. s du e approximatel y Apri l 11 , 2009 . T o date , Complainan t ha s no t receive da

n answe r to the Complaint . Accordin g to §13.209(0 , aperson' s failure t o fil e an an.swe r withou t goo d caus e shal l b e deeme da

n admissio n o f

th e trut h of eac h allegatio n containe din th e complaint . See , FA A v . Budd e W . Planter , FAA Docke t No . CP89GL025 7 (Marc h 19 , 1990) ("Althoug h thi s i s asevere penalty fo r failur e t o file a n answer , th e rul e i s clea

r an d doe s no t permi t exceptions." ) WHEREFORE , Complainan t respectfull y request s tha

t th e Administrativ e Law Judg e deema s a n admi.ssion o f

trut h eac h allegatio n i n th e complaint . Additionally , i f th e Administrativ e La w Judg e deem s ahearin g t o b e necessary i n thi s case . Complainan t mov e th e judg e t o findthat th e hearin g wil l onl y b e t o deienniu e th e fina

l sanctio n imposed . Respectfully submitte dthi s I ( ^ t h da y o f February , 2011 .

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vs . Robe n Zeig e Respondent . FAA Docke t No . Judg e

JUDG E NO T YE T ASSIGNE D COMPLAIN T Th e Federa l Aviatio n Adtninisiratio 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 ofPractic e (1 4 C.F.R . 13.208) , an dstate s a s follows ; T . 1 . O n Februar y 12 , 2009 , Rcspondem , Robert Zeig e wa s advise dthroug h aNotic e o T Propose dCivi l Penall y iha i th e FA. ^ propose di n a.'iscs s acivi l penall y i n (h e amoun t

o f $ . On Marc h 5 , 2009 , ih e Agenc y Attorne y receive dawritte n rcqiies l fo r ahearin g fro

m(h e Respondent . II . 1 . A t all tirne s mentione dherein , you wer e atickete dpassenge r o n ConiAi r

fligh t #6517 , schedule dt

o depar t fromPiedmon t

Tria dInternationa l Airport , Cjrccnsboro , Nort h ("aroliria . 2 , O n o r

abou t Novembe r

13 , 2008 , aDelt aemploye e a t Piedmon t

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discovere dth e above-meniione dhazardou s material s durin g a n inspectio n o f your checke dbaggage . 3 . A t al l lime s mentione dherein , ih c above-describe dsbiprnen i wa s no t accompanie db y aShipper' s Certificatio n o r Declaratio n o f

Dangerou s Goods . 4 , Th e abov e baggag e containe dseve n (7 ) flare s an daBi c lighte r containin g flammabl e gas .02/25/201 1 11:3 G FA X 202493514 2 FA A -DM S 0006/01 2

5 . (a) Flare s ar e classifie da s hazardou s material s unde r th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulation s (HMR)(4 9 C-F.R . § 172.101) , (b ) Th e prope r

shippin g nam e o f

th e materia l i s Cartridge.^ , signal . I t i s i n Hazar dClas s 1.4 an dha s a n assigne didentificatio n numbe r o f IJN0312 . Th e prope r labe l i s EXPLOSIV E 6 . (a) Lighter s containin g flammabl e ga s ar e classifie da s hazardou s material s unde r th e Depanmen t

o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulation s (HMR)(4 9 C.F.R . § 172.101) . (b ) Th e prope r

shippin g nam e o f

th e materia l i s Lighter s containin g flammable gas , I

t i s i n Hazar dClas s 2. 1 andha s a n assigne didentificalio n numberoriJN^057 . Th e prope r labe l i s FLAMMABL E GA S 2.1 , 7 . You offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t o f hazardou s materia l fo

r transportatio n b y ai r

whe n it di dno t hav e shippin g paper s whic h included : (a) th e prope r

shippin g nam e prescribe dfor eac h material ; (b ) th e hazar dclas s prescribe dfor eac h material ; (c ) th e assignedidentiticaiio n numbe r pre.scribe dfor

eac h material ; an d (d ) ih e tota l quantit y o f eac h hazardou s marerial . 8 . Yo u offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t o f hazardou s materia l fo

r transportatio n b y ai r

andfaile dto : (a) certif

y tha t th e material s wer e i

n accordanc e wit

h th e HM R(4 9 C.F.R . §§171 , e t secj" ) b y printin g th e certificatio n set fort h in § 172.204(a ) o r § I 72.204(c)(1 ) o f

th e HMR ; (b ) prepar e th e require dcertification s i n duplicate ; an d (c ) ad dth e followin g statemen t t o th e certification ; " I declar e tha t

al l o f th e applicabl e air

transport requirement s hav e bee n met. " 9 . Yo u offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t o f hazardou s material s fo

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container . 10 . Yo u offere dth e abov e shipmen t o f hazardou s maicria l fo

r transportatio n b y ai

r an dfailedt o provid e emergenc y respons e information . 11 . Yo u offere dth e abov e shipmen t o f hazardou s materia l for

transportatio n by air andfailedto provid e a n emergenc y respons e telephon e number . 12 . Yo u offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t o f hazardou s maicria l for transportatio n b y ai r

an dfaile dt o us e authorize dpackagin g for it s transportation . 

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th e foregoin g fact s an dcircumstances , Responden t violiile dth e followmg section s o f

th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations : (a ) Scclio n 171.2(a ) i n tha t you offere dahazardou s materia l fo r trajtsportatio n i n conimerc c whe n th e hazardou s materia l wa s iio i properl y classed , described , packaged , marked , labeled , an di n conditio n for shipmen t a s require do r

authori:/e db y applicabl e requiremcnL s o f

thi. s subchapter . (b ) Section s 172.204(a ) o r (c)(1 ) in that

you offere dahazardou s maieriii l fo r transportatio n andfaile dt o certif y tha t th e materia l wa s offere dfor transportatio n i

n accordanc e wit h thi s subchapte r

b y printin g o n th e shippin g pape r containin g th e require dshippin g descriptio n on e o f

th e certification s se t

fort h i n thi s pan . (c ) Sectio n 172.204(c)(2 ) i n tha t you offere dahazardou s materia l to a n aircraf t operator fo r transportatio n b y air

andfaile dl o provid e tw o copie s o f th e certificatio n require di n thi s ,s;eclion . (d ) Sectio n 172.204(c)(3 ) i n that yo u offere dfo

r transporlaiio n by air

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al l o f th e applicabl e ai

r transpor t requirement s hav e bee n tnet. " (e ) Sectio n 172.301(a ) i n tha t you offere dfo

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(g ) Sectio n 172.600(c ) i n that yo u offere dfor

transportatio n ahazardou s materia l an dfaile dt o mak e th e emergenc y respons e informatio n immediatel y availabl e fo r us e a t al l lime s th e hazardou s materia l wa s pre.'^ent, an dfaile dto mak e suc h information , includin g a n emergenc y respons e telephon e number , immediatel y availabl e to an y govenune magenc y respondin g to a

n inciden t

involvin g hazardou s tnaterial s o r conductin g a

n investigatio n whic h involve s ahazardou s material . 2 . Pursuan t

t o 4 9 U.S.C . Sectio n 5123(a) , th e Responden t i s subjec t

t o acivi l penall y no t lower tha n $25 0 ($45 0 for

training-relate dviolations) , no r greate r tha n $50,00 0 ( $ ] 00,00 0 i f death , seriou s illness , sever e injury , o r substantia l property damag e results) , for eac h violatio n of th e Departmen t

o f TraJisportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulations . 3 . Unde r

th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalt y o f $ i s appropriate . WHEREFORE , th e Agency , b y cotinsc l respeciftill y request s that th e Adminisiraiiv c La

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Cler k (origina l + 1 copy ) FAA , AGC-430 , Suit e 2W100 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Wa.$hington , D C 20591

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