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MOTIO N T O DISMIS S RESPONDENT' S j NOTIC E O F APPEA L AND/O R REQUES TFO R EXTENSIO N O F TIM E T O APPEAf c NO WCOME S th e Agency , b yit s attorney , an d hereb yrespond s t o th e Respondent' s Notice(s ) o fAppeal , an d request s tha t the yb e dismissed . Responden t ha s file d hi s appea l i n th e alternative . I t i s eithe ra n untimel yappea l o fth e Judge' s Jul y24 , 200 7 Orde rgrantin g th e Agency' s Motio n t o Dismis s withou t Prejudice , o ra n untimel yappea l o fth e Fina l Notic e O fPropose d Civi l Penalt ydate d Marc h 26 , 2008 .

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whe n th e Complain t wa s dismissed . Responden t faile d t o fil e a n appea l o ftha t decisio n wit h th e FAAdecisionmake runti l February26 , 201 0 almos t 2 9 month s later . UNTIMEL YAPPEA L O F TH E AMENDE D FINA L NOTIC E O F PROPOSE D ASSESSMEN T O n Augus t 21 , 2007 , th e Agenc ywithdre wit s Fina l Notic e o fPropose d Civi l penalt ydate d Septembe r1 , 200 6 an d th e Notic e o fPropose d Civi l Penalt ydate d Jul y20 , 2006 , an d issue d a n amende d Notic e o fPropose d Civi l Penalty . Responden t requeste d a n informa l conference , an d o n January2 , 2008 , tha t informa l conferenc e wa s hel d wit h th e Responden t participating . O n Marc h 26 , 2008 , th e secon d Fina l o fPropose d Civi l Penalt yissued , whic h afforde d Responden t hi s appea l rights . Tha t correspondenc e wa s sen t t o hi m vi a regula ran d certifie d mail . Th e Unite d State s Pos t offic e indicate s tha t th e certifie d mai l cop ywa s delivere d Apri l 2 , 2008^ , an d th e regula rmai l cop ywa s no t returned . Havin g receive d n o response , o n February8 , 2010 , th e Agenc yissue d a n Orde rAssessin g Civi l Penalt yi n thi s case . O n February26 , 201 0 almos t tw o year s afte rth e Fina l Notic e wa s issued , Responden t file d hi s firs t indici a tha t h e wishe d t o appea l tha t Fina l notice , almos t tw o year s afte rth e Fina l notic e ha d issued . PRAYE R Responden t ha s twic e faile d t o timel yfil e a n appeal , o rsho wgoo d caus e fo rwh yh e ha s faile d t o timel yfil e a n appea l t o eithe raction . Th e Agenc yurge s tha t Respondent' s appeal(s ) b e dismisse d a s untimely . Respectfull y Glen n L . Brow n Senio rAttorne y

^ Th e certifie d lette r wa s returne d t o Counsel' s offic e Apri l 22 , 2008 , opene d wit h th e handwritte n notatio n ''No t a t thi s addres s return' d t o sender " . Thi s lette r ha d bee n sen t t o th e same addres s a t whic h al l o f previou s an d subsequen t correspondenc e ha s bee n receive d b yth e Respondent .I N TH E MATTE R O F

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Attention : Appellat e Docke t Clerk . Th e Honorabl e Isaa cD . Benki n Administrativ e La wJudg e Offic e o fHearings , M-2 0 Roo m 541 1 U.S . Departmen t o fTransportatio n 40 0 Seventh Street , S.W . Washington , D.C . 2059 0 Geral d W . Kelle r 229 0 Bascom b Came l Roa d Woodstock , G A3018 9 Date d thi s 5'

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