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T for Hearing , Complaint , Certificat e o f Servic e NOTE T O RESPONDENT : SECTIO N 13.209 O

FTH E C P RULE S O

FPRACTICI J RJIQUIRETHA T A WRITTE N ANS"^- RT O TH E COMPLAIN T B E FILE D NO T LATE R THA N 3 0 DAY S AFTE RSERVIC E O FTHI S COMPLAINT . A S A N ALTERNATIV E T O FILIN G A N ANSWER ^ MOTIO N MA Y B E FILE D PURSUAN T T O SECTIO N 1 :..20R(D ) O RSFXJTTO N 13.2] « (F)(L-4 ) O FTH E RULE S O FPRACTICE .01/26/201 1 13;3 6 FAX 202493514 2 FA A ti.'.iid£ii!.^ " J-a^o w *A A J10726881 6 ATTf-T * DM S 1003/01 0 lloo: i

U.S . DEPAJRTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N FEDERA LAVIATIO N ADMINISTTRATIO N

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af : Trombett aCarporMlon , Rc^pondeix t FA A DOCKE T T A ACAS E NO . 2009W1'70022 2 JUDG E NO T ASSIGNE D

Th e Complainac l files ft* Complaint , pursuan t t o Rul d20 8 o f

th « Rule s o,

f Pracric c (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.20B) , an dstate s a s Mln^ :

Respondent , Trorobett aCoiporalioD , wa.- « advise dthroug h aNohc r o f Projiosr H Civ U Penalty an daFina l Nolio e o f Ppopoae dCivi l Penalt y (hat th e FA A propose dt o TvssKi s acivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t o f $6,600.00 . O n Novembe r 30 , 2010 , Responden t s^ibmiite da'writte n reques t fo r ahearing . U O n OTahnmAiigUR

T 7 . 2009 . Tmmbnr aCoiporano n C'Tiombetta') , throug hit s anQployee(s) , knowingl y offere dashipmen t containin g hflzjTdoii.'i matErii dt o Uoite dPvo dService s (IPXA ) for ai r transportatio n (ai r

fedghi sen'ioea ) unde r

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### - 2 " 2 . Th e shipment

travele dby air

a. 1 follovs : departur

e OS/07/200

9 Milwaiikc e Genera

l Mitchell Internationa

l Airport , arriva

l 08/08/200 9 Chicag o O'Harc Intcmaticoa l Airport ; departur

e 08/08/200 9 Chicag o O'Haro Internationa

l Airport , Arriva

l 08/09/200 9 Lo s Angclo

j Internationa

l AiTpnit ; departur

e 08/09/200 9 Lo s Angele s Tntcmatinna l Airport , arriva

l 08/10/200 9 Sa

n Diego Intamationa

l Airpon . 3 . O n or abou t Augus t 10,20O9 , ch

e shipmen t airivG db y groun d tianspOTtatio

n aith c Unite dParcel Service s carg o faciHt y i n Sa n D;,cgo , Californi auFhermipo

n Unite dParcel Service s diecovaredth e ehipTrjen t cnnTjiinc db^'s'irlai.i s Ttiatrrials . 

### 4 . Tli e shipmen

t consistedo f

on e pallet o f multipl e fiberboar

dboxes , wit

h one bo x mjoked , labeled , andpaokagedI n aU N Specification Fac>:aginK

. Tha t box wa s marke dan

dlabeledTJN1219 , bopropanQ j mixiuie , 1 , II , an dcontaine dtw o (2 ) RaJlon ao f 95 9 Lov,

- Reaidue , N o Clea n Flux . Trade Tfjfrnr.: 95 9 soldain g flux , wrappedi n aplasti c bag . 5 . 95 9 Soldering flu

x i s classified , a s ahazardou s materia l under § 172.10 1 ofth e Hazardou s Material s R<;flnlalions(HMR ) (4 9 C.F.R . § § 17 1 e

t scq,) . It s prope

r shipping nam

e i s 'Isapropanol " (Isopropy l Alcohol) , li i s in hazar dclas a3 andpacking ^ou p H, an dha s o n assigne d idantificaticH

i numbe r of UN1219 .01/26/201 1 13:3 6 FA X 202493514 2 FA A * DM S 1^1005/01 0 12/10/201 0 13-.5 8 PA X 310725661 6 AffP- 7 ©DO S

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- 6 . Ar

?j.l 1 time s mentione dherein . Trombeti ataile dt o properl y docujD' ; n i th e shipmen t fo r ai r transport . T o wit ; a . Tromben aoffere dth e above-describe dshipmcn i o f ha7.ardou 3 materia l fo r

transportatio n whe n th e shippin g paper s di dno t conUiin th e prope r

shippin g nam e o f

eac hhazardou s materia) , the , hJiTar c clas s n f rar hhazardou s material, th e assigne didentificatio n Dumbe r o f eac h hazardou s materia l precede db y "UN " o r "NA, " a s applicable , ii»e tota l cpiantit

y b y weigh t

o r volMm c o f eac h haTardou s maieria l covere d b y th e description , an dth e basi c descnptio n o f eac hhazardou s materiji L ghow D i n sequence: , Trombeaa . describe dit s shipmen t .\ s "Pln.'rtir . ComponcTitt. " b . Trombett aoffere dth e above-describe dhazardou s maxerial fo r transportatio n v/bea . Trombeti adi dno t certif y tha t eac hh^T^vdoa s materia l wa s i n accordanc e wit hth aHM Rb y printin g th e certi.ficario n $et fbrt hi n f 172.204<a) o r

§ 172.204(c)(1 ) o f

th e HM Ro n th e sbippin g papers , c . Trombett aoffere dth e above-deacribe dhazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n withou t

includin g i n th e shippin g paper s emergenc y Tc.'sponse informatio n o r

an emergenc y respons e telephon e numlje r a s prescribe di n Siibpart

Go f Pa n 17 2 o f

Th e HMR .01/26/201 1 13:3 6 FA X 202493514 2 FA A * DM S 1^006/01 0 12/10/201 0 13:5 6 FA X 3J0725691 6 AWP- 7 "SOC C

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- 7 . A s describe dabove , Trombett awa s ahcama i employe r anr t Tmm'br.tta' s er«iployi»e(s ) wer e a}iazma t emplayf.e , 2i

s define di n 4 9 C.F. R§ 171.8 . Trombetia' s cmployee(3 ) ofiete dth e above-aescribe dhazardou s miteria l fo r transportatio n whe n the y ha dno t bee n traine di n accordanc e wit h siibpTiTT. H o f

par t 17 2 o f 4 9 C.F.R .

B y reaso n o f

th e foregoin g feas arw i drciimj'tfanccs . Responden t violate dth e followin g Departmen t

o f Tiansporttitio n HazBrdou s Materia l Regulation s (Titl e 49 , Par t 17 1 a . seq. j Cod e o f

Federa l Regulations) : a . Sertio n 17 2 2.00<"a'»

- whic hstates : Descriptio n ofltazardou s materiil s rtquired . Excep t

a s otherwis e provide di n thi s subpart , eac hpcrso awh o oflOer s ahazardou s materia l to r trarv^ortatin n shal l describ e th e hazardou s matetiaJ o n th e shippin g pepo r i n th e manne r

reepiire db y thi s subpart ; b . Sectio n 172.20 2 (a l (l'K2X3y4; > & (5") . whic hstaws : (a ) Th e shippin g descriptio n o f

ahazardou s matcriHl o n th e shippin g ptix:>c r mus t include : (1 ) Th e identificatio n numbe r prescribe dfo r

th e materia l a s show n i

n Colum n (4 ) o f

th e § 172.10 1 table ; (2 ) Th e prope r shippin g nam e prescribe dfo r

th p tn.?rfeiiai . i n Colum n (2 ) o f th e § 172.10 1 table ; (3 ) Th e hazar dclas s o r

divisio n numbe r

prescribe dfo r

th e material , a s shov mi n01/26/201 1 13:3 6 FA X 202493514 2 FA A* DM S 12/10/2D1 D 13:5 0 FA Z 3ia725Bfll H AWF- 7 2)007/01 0

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- CoJumn (3 ) o f

th e § 172.10 1 liiblc ; (4 ) th e packin g grou p i n Romaj- i numerals , a s designate dfo r th e hazardou s materia l i n Coliim n (5 ) c f th e § 172.10 1 table ; an d(5 ) Excep t fo r tranaportatio n b y ?iircraft , th e tctta l quantit y o f

hazardou s material .

s covere db y th e descriptio n jnus t b ? indicate d(b y mas s o r

volume , o r

b y activit y fo r

Clas s 7 materials ) an d mus t includ e a n indicatio n o f

Th e applicabl e uni t

o f measurement , lo r example , "20 0 kg " (44 0 pounds ) o r "5 0 L " (1 3 gallons) ;

c . Sectio n 172.20 4 (a \whic hsizrtcs : General . Excep t a s provide dIT

I raragraph s (b ) an d(c ) o f thi s soction , eac hperso n wh o offer s a hazardou s roawrial for

transportatio n shal l certif y thir t th e materia l i s offere dfo r

transpoitatio n i n accordanc e wit hthi s subchapte r b y printin g (manuall y o r

mechanically ) o n th e shippin g pape r containin g th e require d shippin g description , th e cerriiicatiD n cont«ine di n paragrap h (B)( ] I o f thi s sectio n o r di e ccnificatio n (declaration ) containin g th e languag e containe di n paragrap h (aX2 ) o f thi s section ; d . Sectio n 172-6QQfc'> . whic hstates : Genera l nquiremenls . N o perso n t o who mthi s eubpart

appKe s ma y offe

r fo r transportatioTi , acr.rp t

for transpoitario atransfer , stor e o r otherwis e handl e durin g transportatio n a hazardou s maleriB l unless : (1 ) Emergenc y respons e infbrmaiio n conformin g t o thi.'<; ,«;ulipar t t« immediatel y a.vftilable fo r us e at al l time s01/26/201 1 13:3 6 FA X 202493514 2 FA A+ DM S 12)008/01 0 .v.v« / 1 A A*/J. O I z..>oc>a.t 3 JLWf- l 000 8

- 6 - th e hazardou s materia l i s present ; an d(2 ) Hmergeno y respons e infoTmntioTi , inrliidin g th e emergenc y respons e telephon e number , require db y thi s subpar t

i s immedietel y availabl e t o nny pcTSpt i who . a. s a representativ e o f

aFederal , Stare o r

loca l governmen t

agency , respond s t o a n inciden t

involvin g ahazardou s mawriaL o r i s condfactin g a

n investigatio n whic hinvolve s ahazardou s mfltariel : en d

e . Sectio n 172.702(a.) . whic h statea : A hazma t employe r

shal l ensur e tha t ejuc h o f It s hazma t

employee s i s traine di n accoxdane e wit h th e requirement s prescribe di n thi s subpan . ni . 1 , I n accordanc e wit h Sectio n 512 3 (a ) o f Titl e 4 9 o f

th e Uruts dStare s C:td e (Transpoitaiion ) [(4 9 U.S.C . Sectio n 512 3 (a)] , Responden t i s liabl e fo r

acivi l peaalt y o f no t las s tha n $230.0 0 (S45 0 tm- traiirin g vialatjons) , no r greate r tha n $30,00 0 (r r $100,00 0 fo r

violation s twaultinjE ! i n death , seriou s illness , o r sever e injur y tn nn y ]:ieiT;on , o r ."!uh'?Rintia

I dssnucrio n o f

property ) fo r

eac h violatio n o f

th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulations . 2 . Unde r

th e fiicts an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalt y o f 56,600,0 0 i s appropriate .01/26/201 1 13:3 6 FA X 202493514 2 FAA * DM S 2)009/01 0 J.?^.-LV.''J'.".1. 0 13:5 6 FAJ [ 310725661 6 AWP- 7

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- WHF,R.F,FORF . th e Complainant , respectfijll y request s tha t di e Administrativ e Le w Judg e ente r

a n orde r tha t Responden t

b « assesse dacivi l penalt y i n ih e amoun t o f $6,600,00 . Respectfull y submitted .

LisaAT , T««can o Attorne y Offic e o f th e Reeiona l Counse l Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Western-Pacifi c Regio n DATED : De^rmbc r 10,201 0 loo o01/2G/201 1 13:3 6 FA X 202493514 2 FAA ' ^ * DM S 2)010/01 0

_ , 12/10/201 0 13:S e FA I 31072S881 B AWP- 7 I^IOI O

CERTIFICAT E O FSER.VTCF. I hereb y certif

y tha t o n thi s dat e I hav e sen t

b y facsimil e an dplarr di n th e Unite dState s mail , postag e prepaid , certifie dmail j th e execute dorigina l an don e cop y o f th e Complaint , addrfl^st da afollows ; Federa l Aviatio n Admini.^tratio n go o Iadcpendenr. r

Avenue . S W "Washington , D C 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildhjg—Siiit c 2W100 0 Facsimil e (20(2) 49?-' ) 14 2 I finther certif y tha t o n thi s dat e I hav e place di n th e Unite dState s mail , postag e prepaid , certifie dmail , atru e cop y o f th e Coraplalrt , aridresse d» follows ; Pau l Lindsa y Qenflra l Manage r Trombett a N8 8 W1390 1 Mai n Sn-eet , Suit e 20 0 Menomone e Falls , WI1305 1

Dated ; Decembe r

10,201 0 Agnes EtsUane Lega l Technicia n Offir c o f th e Regiona l Counse l Federa l Aviatio n AdmmletraUo n Western-Pacifi c Regio n Lawndale , Califomi n