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U . S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Alaska n Regio n Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l 22 2 W . 7t h Avenu e #1 4 Anchorage , Alask

a 9951 3 Phone:(907)271-527 3 Fax:(907)271-280 0 Email : Cheryl.iones@faa.qo v NO V - 2 m CERTIFE D MAIL—RETUR N RECEIP

T REQUESTE

D Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S

W Washington , D

C 2059 1 ATTN : Hearin g Docket

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Room201 4 Re : I n th e Matte

r o f TG I Freigh t I n th e Matte

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W e have receive d notificatio n tha t TG I Freigh t requeste d ahearin g i

n th e above-referenced case . Enclosed ar

e th e origina

l an d on e copy o f

th e Complain

t i n th e above-reference d proceedin g a s require d b y § 13.208(a

) o f the Rule s o f

Practic e i n FA A Civi l Penalt

y Actions , 1 4 C.F.R . Par

t 13 , Subpar

t G . B y cop y of thi s letter , th e Complain

t i s bein g served o

n Responden

t a s require d b

y § 13.208(b) . Th e FA A request s tha

t th e hearin g i

n thi s matte

r b e held i n Anchorage , Alaska , an

d expect s tha

t the hearing will las t

no mor e tha n tw o days . Pleas e addres s al l communication s fo r th e FA A to Howar

d L . Martin , Jr. , Regiona

l Counsel , Federa

l Aviation Administration , Offic e o f th e Regiona

l Counsel , AAL-7 , 22 2 Wes t 7t h Avenue , Bo

x 14 , Anchorage , Alask

a99513-7587 . HOWAR D L . MARTIN , JR . Regiona l Counse l

Cheryl M . Jone s Senio r Attorney Enclosure s cc : Rebecc aJ . Hozubin , Esq . (wit h cop y o f FA R13.1 6 andSubpar

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l ! U.S . DEPARTMEN

T O F TRANSPORTATIO

N FEDERA L AVL^TIO

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r of : TG I Freigh t FA A Docket No . Unassigne d

Judg e No t Assigne d COMPLAIN T Th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA) , by counsel , hereby files it s Complaint , pursuan t t o Rul e 20 8 o f

th e Rule s of

Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.208) , andstate s a s follows : I . O n July 8,2010 , Responden

t wa s advise dthrough aNotic e of Propose dCivil Penalt

y tha t th e FA A propose d t o asses s acivi l penalt y i n th e amoun

t of $27,000 . O

n Octobe r 14,2010 , a Fina l Notic e of

Propose d Civi l Penalt

y in th e amoun

t of $15,00 0 wa s issued . O

n Octobe r 20 , 2010 , Responden

t submitte d awritte n reques t fo r ahearing . II . 1 . O n or about Februar y 19,2010 , Responden

t knowingl y offere dasix (6 ) piec e shipmen

t to Alask aAirline s (A S AA) fo

r air transportatio n fromAnchorage , Alaska , t o Ketchikan , Alaska , o n ASA

A air waybill #027-337 1 9873 . Th e block indicatin g th e shipmen

t doe s no t contain hazardou s material s wa s initialed .2 . During th e screenin g process , ASA A personnel discovere dth e presenc e of fou r boxes , eac h o f which containe d twelv e (12 ) 9. 3 ounc e tube s o f Unitex Pro-Poxy 40 0 adhesive . 3 . Unitex Pro-Poxy 40 0 Adhesiv e i s classifieda s ahazardou s materia l unde r § 172.10 1 o

f th e Unite d State s Departmen t o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulation s (HMS) , 4 9 C.F.R . Chapte

r I , Subchapte

r C (Part s 171-80) . It s prope r shippin g nam

e i s "Adhesives. " I t i s in Hazar

d Clas s 3 , Packin g Grou

p HI , an dha s a n assigne didentificatio n numbe r o f UN1133 . 4 . A t all time s mentione d herein , th e shipmen t wa s no t accompanie db

y aShipper' s Declaratio n fo

r Dangerou s Goods . 5 . Responden

t offere d th e above-describe dshipmen t o f hazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n b y ai r whe n th e shippin g paper s di dno t contain the prope

r shippin g nam

e of the hazardou s material , th e hazar

d clas s o f th e hazardou s material , th e assigne didentificatio n numbe r of th e hazardou s materia

l precede d by "UN " or

"NA " a s applicable , andth e assigne dpackin g grou p numbe r prescribe d fo

r th e hazardou s material . 6 . Responden

t offere d th e above-describe dhazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n withou

t includin g in th e shippin g paper s a n emergency respons e telephon e numbe r a s prescribe d i

n Subpar t G o f Par t 17 2 o f th e HMR .7 . Responden t offere d hazardou s material s fo

r transportatio n b y air

whe n it di dno t certif y tha t eac h hazardou s materia

l wa s i n accordanc e wit

h th e HM Rby printin g th e certification se t fort h i n § 172.204(a

) o r (c)(1 ) o n th e shippin g papers . 8 . Responden

t offere d th e above-describe dhazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n b

y ai r an d di d no t provide tw o (2 ) copie s of

th e require dshipper' s certification . 9 . Responden

t offere d hazardou s material s fo

r transportatio n by air

without adding t o the certification require d by § 172.204(c)(3 ) o f th e HM Rth e following statement : I declar e tha t all o f th e applicabl e air

transpor t requirement s hav e bee

n met . 10 . Responden

t offere d th e above-describe dhazardou s materia l whe n the externa

l boxe s wer e not marked o r

labele d i n an

y manne r tha t wouldindicat

e th e hazardou s nattir

e o f the content s containe d therein . 11 . Responden

t offere d th e above-describe dshipmen t fo r transportatio n by ai

r whe n th e externa l boxe s wer

e no t marke dwit

h th e prope

r shippin g nam

e an dth e assigne d identificatio n numbe

r o f th e hazardou s materia

l containe dtherein , an

dwithout th e required markings , in English , an

d printe do n o

r affixe dt o th e surfac e o f

th e boxes .III .

1 . B y reaso n o f

th e foregoing facts an

dcircumstances . Responden t violate dthe followin

g Departmen

t o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulations : (a) Sectio n 171.2(e ) in tha

t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n i n commerc e withi n th e UnitedState s whe n eac h materia

l wa s no t properly classed , described , marked , an dlabele dfo

r shipmen t a s require db

y th e HMR . (b ) Sectio n 172.200(a

) in tha t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n whe

n th e hazardou s materia

l wa s no t describe do n th e shippin g pape r in th e manne r prescribe d i n Subpar

t C of Par t 172 of th e HMR . (c ) Sectio n 172.201(d) in tha t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n without

includin g in th e shippin g paper s a n emergency respons e telephon e numbe

r a s prescribe din Subpar

t G of Par t 172 o f th e HMR . (d ) Sectio n 172.202(a)(1 ) i n tha t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n when th e require dhazardou s materia l descriptio n o n th e shippin g paper s di d no t include th e proper

identificatio n numbe

r fo r th e materia

l a s shown i

n Colum n (4 ) ofthe § 172.10 1 table .(e ) Sectio n 172.202(a)(2 ) in tha t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n when th e require dshippin g paper s di dno t includ e th e prope

r shipping nam e prescribe d fo

r th e materia

l in Colum n (2 ) th e § 172.10 1 table . (f ) Sectio n 172.202(a)(3 ) i n tha t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n whe

n th e require dhazardou s materia l descriptio n di dno t

include th e hazar d clas s or divisio n numbe

r prescribe dfo

r th e material , a s shown in Colum n (3 ) o f th e § 172.10 1 table . (g ) Sectio n 172.202(a)(4 ) in tha t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n whe

n th e require dhazardou s materia l descriptio n di dno t

include the assigne d packin g grou

p i n Roma n numerals , a s designate dfo r th e hazardou s materia

l in Colum n (5)o f th e § 172.10 1 table . (h ) Sectio n 172.204(a

) o r (c)(1 ) i n tha t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n without

printin g th e prope

r certificatio n o n th e shippin g paper s a s require d b y thes e sections . (i ) Sectio n 172.204(c)(2 ) in tha t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia

l to a n aircraf t operator fo r transportatio n b

y ai r an ddi dno t provid e tw o copie s o

f th e required shipper' s certification .(j ) Sectio n 172.204(c)(3 ) in tha t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n b y ai

r without adding t o th e certificatio n require dby § 172.204(a ) o r (c)(1 ) th e followin g statement :

I declar e tha t all of th e applicabl e ai

r transpor t requirement s hav e bee

n met . (k ) Section s 172.300 an

d172.301(a

) in tha t Respondent

offere dhazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n whe

n th e packag e wa s no t

marke dwit

h th e prope

r shipping name s and identificatio n number s fo r it s contents . (1 ) Sectio n 172.400(a

) i n tha t Responden

t offere dapackag e containin g hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n whe

n th e packag e wa s no t

properly labele da s specifiedin § 172.101 . (m ) Section s 172.600(c)(1 ) and(c)(2 ) i n tha t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n whe

n th e emergency respons e information , including emergency respons e telephon e number , wa s no t immediately availabl e fo

r us e a t all times .

## rv .

1 . Unde r 4 9 U.S.C . § 5123(a)(1 ) an

d1 4 C.F.R . § 13.305(d) , Responden t i s liabl e fo

r acivi l penalt y o f a t leas t $25 0 ($45 0 fo

r trainin g violations ) but

no t mor e tha n $50,00 0 (o

r $100,000 fo

r violation s resultin g in death , seriou s illness , or sever e injur y t o an y person , o

r substantia l destructio n of

property ) fo

r each violatio n of

th e HMR . 2 . Unde r th e fact s an

d circumstance s of

thi s case , acivi l penalt

y of $15,00 0 i s appropriate . WHEREFORE , th e Federa l Aviatio n Administration , by counsel , respectfull y request s tha t the administrativ e la

w judg e ente

r a n orde r tha t Responden

t b e assesse dacivi l penalt

y in th e amoun t o f $15,000 . RESPECTFULL

Y SUBMITTE

D thi s / o da

y o f Novembe r 2010 .

HOWAR D L . MARTIN , JR . Regiona l Counsel By : Cheryl M . Jone s Senio r AttorneyCERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E

Re : TG I Freigh t CaseNo . 2010NM73003 8 FA A Docke t

No . T o B e Assigne d I hereb y certif

y tha t o n thi s dat e I serve d acop y o f th e FAA' s Complain t

an d acop y o f

th e foregoin g lette r

b y placin g the mi n th e Unite d State s Mail , postage-prepaid , certifie d mail , retur n receip t requested , addresse d a s follows : Rebecc aJ . Hozubin , Esq . Wilkerso n Hozubi n 31 0 K Street , Suit e 40 5 Anchorage , A K

9950 1 I further certif y tha t o n thi s dat e I hav e serve d th e origina l o f th e foregoin g lette r

an d th e origina l an d on e cop y o f

th e FAA' s Complain t

b y postage-prepaid , certifie d mail , retur n receip t requested , addresse d a s follows : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Washington , D C 2059 1 ATTN : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W100 0 

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