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areques t fo r hearin g receive dby th e agenc y attorne y o nFebnur^ ' 22 , 2012. ' andth e original an don e cop y o f th e Complaint

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OFFIC EO FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D C

I nth e Matte r

o f Butt e Stee l & Fabrication , Inc. : FA A DOCKE T U NASSIGNE D FAACASENO . 2011WP7y014 l Respondent . JUDG ENO T ASSIGNE D COMPLAIN T Th e Complainan t

files it s Complaint , pursuan t t o Rul e 20 8 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . 13.208) , an dstate s a s follows :

I . Respondent , Butt e Stee l & Fabrication . Inc . (Bntte) . wa s advise dthroii^ i : i Fina l Notic e o f Propose dCi^-il Penalt> \date dFebniai y 8 , 2012 , tha t th e Federa l Aviario n Administratio n(FAA ) propose dt o asses s acivi l penalt y inth e amoun t o f S47,25(».00 . Responden t

submitte da^writtenreques t fo r ahearin g receive db y th e agenc y ar.orne y Februao'22,2012 . 

# n . 1 . O no r

abou t Ma y 12 . 2011 , Barbar aKuhlmanu , a nemploye e o f Respondent , offere da shipmen t t o FedE x Expres s fo r

ai r liansportatio nfromCluco , California , t o "Philli p o f Bealc s Martin " i nRedwoo dCity , California .03/09/201 2 1G:1 4 FA X 202493514 2 FA A - DM S (2)005/01 4 03/08/201 2 08:0 S FA I 310725681 6 .^WP- 7 '2i00 5

2 . Tli e shipmen t

consiste do f

afiberboardbo x containin g tw o 1-liter can s o f Multiprim c FasiDr y 2.SVOC . I t

wa s offere do nAirwa y Bil l No . 794 7 547 4 1516 . •

3 . Multiprim e Fast

Dr y 2. 8 VO C i s ahazardou s material , i naccordanc e withth e Hazardou s Material s Tabl e inTitl e 4 9 o f th e Cod e o f

Federa l Regulation s (4 9 CFR) , Sectio n 172.101 . ni s "Paint, " UNI263 , Hazar dClas s 3 , Packin g Grou p n . '1 . Th e Respondent' s employee , Barbar aKtihlmann , offere dth e shipmen t for ai r transportatio ni ncommerc e whe ni t wa s no t properl y classed , described , packaged , marked , labeled , and/o r

inconditioi i fo r

shipmen t

a s require do r

authorize db y applicabl e requirement s i nSubchapte r C o f Chapte r I o f 4 9 CFR , o r

a nexemptio no r

specia l permit , approval , o r

registratio nissue dunde r SubchaiMer

C o r Subchapte r

A o f Chapte r 1 . T o w-it ;

4.1 . Th e packag e wa s no t properl y classifie dand'o r described ;

4.2 . l"h c packag e di dno t mee t packagin g requirements . Specifically , i t wa s no t package dusin g asufficien t quantit y o f

absorben t

materia l T

O absor b th e entir e content s o f ^n y op e o f

th e iime r

packagings ; an dstoppers , cork s o r othe r friction-typ e closure ? -wer e no t hel dsecurely , tightly , an deffectivel y i nplac e b y positiv e means ;

4.3 . Th e packag e wa s no t properl y marked ; 4.4 . Th e packag e wa s no t properl y labeled .03/09/201 2 1G:1 5 FA X 202493514 2 FA A- DM S [2008/01 4 03/08/201 2 08:0 8 FA I 310725881 8 .\WP- 7 EjOO ^

5 . Responden t

offere dth e shipmen t

whe nemergenc y respons e infonnation , conformin g t o subpar t Go f par t 17 2 o f 4 9 CFR , wa s no t

immediatel y aA^ailabl

e fo r us e a t ai l time s th e hazardou s materia l wa s presen t Butt e Stee l & Fabrication , Inc . offere dth e shipmen t whe ni t di dno t provid e a nemergenc y respons e telephon e numbe r fo r us e i nth e even t

o f a n emergenc y involvin g th e hazardou s material .

6 . O no r abou t Ma y 13 > 2011 , FedE x Expres s transporte dth e shipmen t b y ai r tio mChic o t o it s so nfacilit y i nMcnl o Park , wher e th e shiptncn t vva s discovere dt o b e leaking . 7 . A s describe dabove , Barbar aKuhlman u wa s ahazma t employee , an dResponcen t wa s a hazma t employer , a s thos e term s axe define di n4 9 CFR . § 171.8 . Hazma t employe e Barbar aKuhlman noffere dth e shipmen t fo r ai i transportatio nwhe nsh e di dno t hav e functio nspecific , securit y awareness , etc. , trainin g i naccordanc e wit hsubpar t H o f par t 17 2 o f 4 9 C.F.R . III . B y reaso no f

th e foregoin g fact s an dcirciunsuinccs . Responden t violate dth e follo'^n g section s o f

th e Federa l Aviatio nRegulation s (Titl e 14 , Cod e o f Federa l Regulations) : a . Sectio n171.2(e) , whic hgenerall y state s tha t n o perso nma y offe r

o r accep t a hazardou s materia l fo r

transportatio ni ncommerc e unles s th e hazardou s materia l i s properl y classed , described , packaged , marked , labeled , an di nconditio nfor shiptnen t a s require do r

authorize db y applicabl e requirement s o f sai dsubchapte r o r a nexemptio no r

specia l pcnnil , approval , o r registration . b . Sectio n172.200(a) , whic hstate s tha t n o perso nma y offe r

hazardou s materia l for traasponatio nunles s th e materia l i s properl y describe do nth e shippin g papers .03/09/201 2 16 - 1 5 FAX 202493514 2 FA A- DM S 1^007/01 4 03/06/201 2 08:0 8 F.^^ X 310725681 6 AffP- 7 I2l00 7

c . Sectio n172.300(a) . whic hstate s tlia t each.perso nwh o offer s hazardou s materia l for transportatio nshal l mar k eac hpackag e containin g th e hazardou s materia l i n th e manne r

require db y HM Rsubpar t D (Marking) . d . Sectio n172.600(c) , whic hgenerall y state3 , i nrelevan t pan , tlia t

n o perso nma y offe r [o r transportatio naha^aidou s materia l unles s emergenc y respon5 e informatio ni s immediatel y availabl e for us e at al l time s th e hazardou s materia l i s present . e . Sectio n172.604(a) , whic hgenerall y state s tha t aperso nwh o offer s ahazardou s materia l fo r

transportatio nmus t

provid e anemergenc y respons e telephon e numbe r fo r us e i nth e even t

o f a nemergenc y invohTn g th e hazardou s material . Th e telephon e numbc i mu^ t compl y wit hth e rcquiieiuciit s specifie di nth e applicabl e subsections . f Sectio n172.702(a) , whic hgenerall y state s tlia i ahazma t employe r

shal l ensur e tha t eac ho f it s hazma t

employee s i s traine di naccordanc e wit hth e requirement s prescribe di nthi s subpan . g- Sectio n172.704(c) , whic hgenerall y provide s i nrelevan t par t tha t a . hazma t employe e mus t

receiv e th e trainin g require db y thi s subpar t a t leas t onc e ever y thre e years . h . Sectio n173.24(b)(1) , whic hgenerall y state s that , eac hpackag e use dfo r th e shipmen t o f hazardou s material s xmdcr thi s subchapte r

shal l b e designed , constructed , maintained , filled, it s content s S O limited , an dclosed , s o tha t unde r condition s normall y inciden t t o transponation , ther e wil l b e n o identifiabl e (withou t th e us e o f

instnunents ) releas e o f

hazardou s material s t o th e environment .03/09/201 2 16.1 5 FA X 202493514 2 FA A - DM S (2]008/01 4 03/05/201 2 08:0 9 FA I 310725681 6 AffP- T (2)00 3

i . Sectio n173.24(f; . whic hgenerall y state s tha t closure s o npackaging s shal l b e s o designe dan dclose dtha t unde r condition s (includin g th e effect s o f temperature , pressur e an dvibration ) normall y inciden t t o transportatio nth e closur e i s leakproo f an dsecure dagains t

loosening . Fo r

ai r transport , stoppers , cork s o r othe r suc htrictio nclosure s mus t b e hel di nplac e b y positiv e means . I V 1 . Pursuan t

t o Titl e 4 9 U.S.C . Sectio n5123(a) , Responden t i s subjec i t o acivi l penalt y no t

les s tha n$45 0 for

eac htrainin g violation , no t les s tha nS25 0 fo r

eac hothe r violation , an dno t

mor e tha n$50,000 , fo r

ead i o f th e \-iolation 5 alleged . 2 . Unde r

th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , aciWl penalt y o f S^7,250.0 0 i s appropriate . THEREFORE , th e Complainant , respcctfiill y request s tha i th e Administrativ e La w Judg e ente r

a norde r tha t Responden t

b e assesse dacivi l penalt y i nth e amoun t o f $47,250.0 0 ^cspectfioll y .subt^tted. . 

## I !

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Merril l Attorne y Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l Federa l Aviatio nAdm.iniGtr3rio n W e stem-Pacifi c Regio n DATED : MA

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I nth e Matte r

o f Bun e Stee l & Fabrication , Inc. : FA A DOCKE T UNASSTGNE D FAACASENO . 2011WT70014 1 Respondent . JUDG ENO T ASSIGNE D COMPLAJN T Th e Complainan t

files it s Complaint , pursuan t t o Rul e 20 8 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . ] 3.208) , an dstate s a s follows :

I . Responden t

Butt e Stee l & Fabrication , Inc . (BuUe) , wa s advise dthroug h'^ Fina l Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalty , date dFebruar y 8 , 2012 , tha t th e Federa l Aviatic n Administratio n(^FAA

) propose dt o asses s acivi l penalt y i ntli e amoun t o f 547,250.00 . Responden t

submitte dawritte nreques t fo r ahearin g receive db y th e agenc y attorne y Februar y 22 , 2012 . 

## n . 1 . O no r

abou t Ma y 12 , 2011 , Barbar aKuhlmann , a nemploye e o f Responden U offere da shipmen t t o FedE x Expres s fo r

ai r transportatio nfromChico , California , t o "Philli p o f Beale s Martin " i nRedwoo dCity , California .03/09/201 2 16:1 5 FA X 202493514 2 FA A - OM S 0010/01 4 03/OS/201 2 08:0 9 ¥\ X 310725681 9 AffP- 7 Soi O

2 . Th e shipmen t

consiste do f

afiberboardbo x containin g tw o 1-liter can s o f Multiprim e Fas t Di y 2. 8 VOC . I

Twa s offere do nAirwa y Bil l No . 794 7 547 4 1516 . 3 . Multiprim e Fast

Do ' 2- 8 VO C i s ahazardou s material , i naccordanc e wit hth e Hazardou s Material s Tabl e i nTitl e 4 9 o f th e Cod e o f

Federa l Regulation s (4 9 CFR) , Secrio n 172.101 . I t

i s "Painr, " UN1263 , Hazar dClas?

- 3 , Packin g Grou p II . 4 . Th e Respondent' s employee , Barbar aKuhlmann , offere dth e shipmen t fo r aij ' transportatio ni ncommerc e whe ni t wa s no t properl y classed , described , packaged , marked , labeled , and''o r

inconditio nfo r

shipmen t

a s require do r

authorize db y applicabl e requirement s i nSubchapte r C o f Chapte r I o f 4 9 CFR , o r

a nexemptio no r

spcciii l pennit , approval , o r

registratio nissue dimde r Subchapte r

C o r Subchapte r

A o f Chapte r I . T o wit :

4.1 . Th e packag e wa s no t properl y classifie dand/o r described ;

4.2 . The.packag e di dno t mee t packagin g requirements . Specifically , i t wa s no t package dusin g asufficien t quantit y o f

absorben t

materia l t o absor b th e entir e content s o f an y on e o f

th e inne r

packagings ; an dstoppers ^ cork s o r othe r friction-type closure s wer e no t hel dsecurely , tightly, an deffectivel y i nplac e b y positiv e means ;

4.3 . Th e packag e wa s no t properl y marked ; 4.4 . Th e packag e wa s no t properl y labeled .03/09/201 2 16.1 5 FA X 202493514 2 FA A^ DM S 0011/01 4 03/08/201 2 08:0 9 FA X 31072S681 8 AWP- 7 001 1 4 5 . Responden t

offere dth e shipmen t

whe nemergenc y respons e information ^ conformin g t o subpar t Go f pa n17 2 o f

4 9 CFR , >A'a

s no t immediatel y availabl e fo r us e a t al l time s th e hazardou s materia l wa s present . Bun e Stee l .S : Fabrication , Inc . offere dth e shipmen t whe ni t di dno t provid e a nemergenc y respons e telephon e numbe r fo r us e i nth e even t

o f £. n emergenc y involvin g th e hazardou s material . 6 . O no r abou t Ma y 13 , 2011 , FedE x Expres s transporte dth e shipmen t b y ai r fro mChic o t o it s sort facilit y i nMenl o Park

^ wher e th e shipmen t

wa s discovere dt o b e leaking . 7 . A s describe dabove , Barbar aKuhlmar mwa s ahapanat employee , an dRespono'en t wa s a hazma t employer , a s thos e term s ar e define di n4 9 C.F. K § 171.8 . Hazma t

employe e BEirbaraKuhlman noffere dth e shipmen t fo r ai r transportatio nwhe nsh e di dno t hav e functio nspecific , securit y awareness , etc. , trainin g i naccordanc e wit hsubpar t H o f par t 17 2 of49C.F.R . 

## m . B y reaso no f

th e foregoin g fact s an dcircumsLdjices , Responden t violate dth e followin c section s o f

th e Federa l Aviatio nRegulation s (Titl e 14 , Cod e o f Federa l Regulations) : a . Secrio n171.2(c) , whic hgenerall y .jtaie s tha t n o perso nma y offe r

o r accep t a hazardou s materia l fo r

transportatio ni ncommerc e unles s th e hazardou s materia l i s properl y classed , described , packaged , marked , labeled , an di nconditio nfo r shipmen t a s require do r

authorize db y applicabl e requirement s o f sai dsubchapte r o r a nexemptio no r

specia l permit , approval , o r registration . b . Sectio n172.200(a) , whic hstate s tlia t n o perso nma y offe r

hazardou s materia l for trtui^portatio nurJes s th e materia l 1 5 properl y describe do nth e shippin g papers .03/09/201 2 16:1 5 FA X 202483514 2 FA A- DM S !2|012/01 4 03/08/201 2 09:0 9 FA.> : 310723681 6 AWP- 7 001 2

c . Sectio n172.300(a) , whic hstale s tba t eac hperso nwh o offer s hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio nshal l mar k eac hpackag e containin g th e hazardou s rr^atcrial i n th e manne r

require db y HM Rsubpar t D (Marking) . d . Sectio n172.600(c) , whic hgenerall y states , i nrelevan t part , tha i n o perso nma y offe r fo i transportatio nahazardou s materia l imles s emergenc y respons e informatio ni s immediatel y availabl e fo r us e a t al l times th e hazardou s materia l i s present . e . Sectio n172.604(a) , whic hgenerall y state s tha t aperso nwh o offer s ahazardou s materia l for

transportatio nmus t

provid e anemergenc y respons e telephon e numbe r fo r us e i nth e even t

o f a nemergenc y involvin g th e hazardou s material . Th e telephon e numbe r

mus t compl y wit hth e requirement s specifie di r tli e applicabl e subsections . f Sectio n172.702(aX whic hgenerall y slate s tha t ahazma t

employe r

shal l ensur e tha t eac ho f it s hazma t

employee s i s traine di naccordanc e witl i th e requirement s prescribe di nthi s subpart . g . Sectio n172,704(c) , whic hgenerall y provide s i nrelevan t par t tha t ahazma t employe e mus t

receive , th e trainin g require db v thi s subpar t a t leas t onc e ever y thre e years . h . Sectio n173.24(b)(1) , whic hgenerall y state s that , eac hpackag e use dfo r th e shipmen t o f hazardou s material s unde r thi s subchapte r

shal l b e designed , constructed , maintained , filled, it s content s s o limited , an dclosed , s o tha t unde r condition s normall y inciden t t o transportation , ther e wil l b e n o identifiabl e (withou t th e us e o f

instnmients ) releas e o f ha:i:ardou s material s t o th e environment .03/09/201 2 1G:1 5 FA X 202493514 2 FA A^ DM S [^013/01 4 03/08/201 2 08:0 9 F.'^ X 310725681 6 AWP- 7 (2)01 3

i . Sectio n173.24(f) . whic hgeaerall y state s tha t closure s o npackaging s ?hal l b e s o designe dan dclose dtha t unde r condition s (includin g th e effect s o f tem.perature , pressur e an dvibration ) normall y inciden t t o ti-ansportatio nth e closur e i s leakproo f an dsecure dagains t

loosening . Fo r

ai r transport , stoppers , cork s o r othe r suc hfriction-closures mus t b e hel di nplac e b y positiv e means . IV . 1 . Pursuan t

t o Titl e 4 9 U.S.C . Sectio n5123(a) , Responden t i s subjec t

t o acivi l penalt y no t

les s tha n$45 0 fo r

eac hurainin g violation , no t les s tha n$25 0 fo r

eac hothe r •\.'iolation , an dno t

mor e tha n550,000 , fo r eac ho f th e violation s alleged . 2 . Unde r

th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalt y o f S-^^,250.0 0 i s appropriate . WHERJiFORE , th e Complainant , respectfiill y request s tha t th e Administrativ e La w Judg e ente r

a norde r tha t Responden t

b e assesse dacivi l penalt y i nth e amoun t o f $47,250.0 0



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CERTIFICAT E0 ^ SERVIC E I hereb y certif

y tha t o nthi s dat e I hav e sen t b y facsimil e an dplace dinth e Unite d State s mail , postag e prepaid , certifie dmai l - retur nreceip t requested , th e execute dorigina l an don e cop y o f

th e Complaint , addresse da s follows : Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio 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 FacsimUe : (202 ) 493-514 2 I fiJrthe r certif y tha i o nthi s dat e ] hav e place di nth e Unite dState s mail , postag e prepaid , certifie dmai l - retur nreceip t requested , an dfacsimil e wher e Indicated , atru e cop y o f th e Complaint , addresse da s follows :

Buri c Stee l & Fabrication . Inc . Atm : Jef f Brochheuser , Presiden t 1329 0 Comractor s Driv e Chico , C A 9597 3 Fax:(530)893-301 4

Dated : MA

R - 8 201 2

Jef f Kamb&g , Lega l Technician ^ Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n Western-Pacifi c Regio n Lai-vndale . Califomi a