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CIT YO F BRIDGEPOR TCONNECTICU T Respondent . Honorabl e Isaa cD , Benki n Administrativ e lawJudg e FA ADocke t No . C P - (Civi l PenaltyAction ) Februar y1 , 201 0 RESPONDENT' S ANSWE R I 1 . Paragrap h 1 i s admitted . 2 . Paragrap h 2 i s admitted . .' l 3 . Paragrap h 3 i s admitted . 4 . Paragrap h 4 i s admitted , 5 . A s t o th e allegation s o fParagrap h 5 , I t i s admitte d tha t th e FA Aconducte d a n inspectio n o n IVIarch 2 9 2007an d Marc h 30 , 2007 ^ an d tha t finding s were made . I t i s denie d tha t tha t ther e were numerou s unsatisfactor ydiscrepancie s concernin g Bridgeport' s dutie s an d responsibilities . 6 . A s t o th e allegation s ofParagrap h 6 , i t i s admitte d tha t th e FA Amad e determination s regardin g Bridgeport' s FAA- approve d AC M an d 1 4 CF R Par t 139 . I t i s denie d tha t Bridgepor t faile d t o compl yi n an ymanner . 7 . As t o th e allegation s ofParagrap h 7 , i t i s admitte d tha t th e FA Amad e certai n determinations . Th e reminde rofth e allegation s ofParagrap h 7 i s denied . —I " 1 1

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8 . A s t o th e allegation s ofParagrap h 8 , i t i s admitte d tha t th e FA Amad e numerou s findings . Th e remainde ro fth e allegation s ofParagrap h 8 are denied . 9 . Paragrap h 9 i s admitted . 10 . Paragrap h 1 0 i s denied . 11 . Paragrap h 1 1 i s denied . 12 . Paragrap h 1 2 i s admitted . 13 . Paragrap h 1 3 I s denied . 14 . Paragrap h 1 4 i s admitted . 15 . Paragrap h 1 5 i s admitted , 16 . Paragrap h 1 6 i s denied . 17 . Paragrap h 1 7 i s admitted . 18 . A s t o th e allegation s o fParagrap h 18 , i t i s admitte d tha t th e FA Amad e certai n findings. I t i s denie d tha t Bridgepor t faile d t o comply , and/o rfaile d t o requir e othe rfuelin g agent s t o comply , wit h th e standard s of1 4 C.F.R . Sectio n 139.32 1 A s t o th e allegation s o fsub-Paragraph s 1 8 (a-d) , th e Responden t lacks sufficien t informatio n upo n whic h t o for m a belie fan d therefor e leave s th e Complainan t t o its proof , 19 . Paragrap h 1 9 i s admitted . 20 . Paragrap h 2 0 i s denied . 21 . Paragrap h 2 1 i s admitted , 22 . Paragrap h 2 2 i s denied . 23 . Paragrap h 2 3 i s denied .02/19/201 0 12:4 7 FA X202493514 2 FA A•* •DM S 1003/00 3

24 . A s t o th e allegation s ofParagrap h 24 , i t i s admitte d tha t th e FA Amad e certai n finding s regardin g bir d activity . Th e remainde ro fth e allegation s ofParagrap h 2 4 [are ] i s denied . 25 . Paragrap h 2 5 i s denied . 26 . Th e allegation s o fParagraph s 2 6 (a-k) an d (m-p ) are denied . A s t o th e allegation s o fParagrap h 2 6 (I) , i t i s admitte d tha t wate roccasionall yaccumulate d i n som e isolate d safetyareas . I t i s denie d that th e Responden t faile d t o maintai n th e safetyareas . At th e tim e o fth e allege d violations , a propose d reconstructio n project ha d bee n submitte d t o an d wa s pendin g befor e th e FAA . 27 . Paragrap h 2 7 i s denied . 28 . Paragrap h 2 8 i s denied . TH E RESPONDENT

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