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COMPLAINANT'S MOTION 

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· The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Complainant herein, by counsel, hereby files its Complainant's Motion to Dismiss The Request For A Hearing, pursuant to the Rules of Practice, 14 C.F.R. 13.218(f)(2)(i), and states as follows: 

### I. Complainant issued a Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty (Notice) to Respondent on January 26, 2012, by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, U.S. Postal First Class Mail. A Reply Form For Notice of Civil Penalty (Reply Form)was included with the Notice. The Reply Form states "In reply to your Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty, I elect to proceed
as indicated by my check mark(s) beside the numbered paragraph (s) below". Pursuant to14 C.F.R 13.16(f), Respondent was to 1) submit the amount ofthe proposed civil penalty, 2) Submit to the agency attorney one ofthe following i) Written information demonstrating that a violation ofthe regulations did not occur, ii) a written request to reduce the proposed11/15/2012 08:58 FAX 2024935142 FAA -> OMS**~002/013**



### civil penalty, iii) a written request for an informal conference to discuss the matter with the agency attorney, or 3) Request a hearing. Following issuance ofthe Notice, Complainant did not receive the return receipt from the certified letter nor did the U.S. Post Office return the regular mail letter. Furthermore, Complainant did not otherwise receive a response to the Notice from Respondent. On or about April23, 2012, Complainant mailed a Final Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty to Respondent. On April26, 2012, the agency attorney received, as an attachment to an e-mail, a Reply Form dated January 21, 2012, which requested a telephonic informal conference. Although the Reply Form was dated January 31, 2012, Complainant did not receive this Reply Form until the date ofthe e-maii·--April26th. See Exhibit "A". Upon receipt ofthis Reply Form, Complainant withdrew the Final Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty dated April 23, 2012. See Exhibit "B". Complainant held an informal conference with Respondent on June 5, 2012. An offer to settle the matter was mailed to Respondent on July 25, 2012. See Exhibit "C". On or about August 17, 2012, Complainant received from Respondent a second Reply Form, dated August 15, 2012. Not having received a response to her settlement offer, agency counsel placed this second Reply Form in the enforcement file. On or about September 17, 2012, the agency attorney placed a call to Respondent regarding the settlement offer made on July 25 1 h. 

### She was told by Respondent that they had made a request for hearing. Complainant then waited for confirmation that a request for hearing had in fact been made by Respondent, either in the form of a letter or writing, not realizing that Respondent was referring to the second Reply Form dated August 15. 2012. When no written request for a hearing was received, or any other written11/15/2012 08:58 FAX 2024835142 FAA + OMS 141 003/013



### correspondence, agency counsel then issued a Final Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty (Final Notice) to Respondent on September 18, 2012, pursuant to 14 CFR 

### § 13.16(g)(2). The Final Notice advised Respondent that unless the request for a hearing was received within 15 days after receipt ofthe Final Notice, Complainant would issue an Order Assessing Civil Penalty and they would have no further right to a hearing. On November 8, 2012, when no response to the Final Notice was received from Respondent, and before issuing an Order Assessing a Civil Penalty pursuant to 14 CFR 

### § 13.16(d)(2), Respondent was called to determine whether or not any response to the Final Notice had been sent. Respondent, instead, sent Complainant a copy ofthe second Reply Form dated August 15, 2012. See Exhibit "D". This Reply Form checked paragraph 7 on the second page ofthe form, requesting a hearing, presumably pursuant to 14 C.F.R 13.16(f)(3). See Exhibit "D". 

### II. Respondent failed to timely request a hearing after issuance of a Notice pursuant to14 C.F.R 13.16(1)(3). Instead, Respondent untimely requested an informal conference pursuant to to14 C.F.R 13.16(1)(2)(iii), after issuance of a Final Notice, thereby requiring agency counsel to withdraw the Final Notice in orderto accommodate the belated request for an informal conference. Respondent's request for hearing dated August 15, 2012, was untimely. Pursuantto 14 C.F.R 13.16(g)(2), Respondent has a second opportunity to Request a hearing after issuance of a Final Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty, which Respondent failed to do.11/15/2012 08:58 FAX 2024935142 FAA -+ OMS 141004/013

WHEREFORE, Complainant, by counsel, respectfully requests that the Administrative Law Judge enter an order granting Complainant's Motion to Dismiss the Request For a Hearing. Respectfully submitted this 9th day of November, 

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ERIC E. ANDERSON Regional Counsel Southwest Region By:

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this date the original and a copy of Complainant's Motion to Dismiss the Request for Hearing Federal Express mail and 

### FAX to: Hearing Docket Federal Aviation Administration 600 Independence Avenue, S.W. Wilbur Wright Building, Room 2014 Washington, DC 20591 

### Att: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

### FAX: 202-493-5142 

### I hereby certify that a copy of Complainant's Motion to Dismiss the Request for Hearing was sent by Federal Express mail to: · Jeffrey S. Ruth Aeroweld, Inc. 433 Breezport San Antonio, TX 78216

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Attached is the completed Reply Form for Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty. Please verify you receivea. Please let me know if you have any**qu~stionc.** Thank you very much. Ang-ela Ton·es Aeroweld, Inc. P: 210-366-2449 F: 210-366·2619 atorres@aogeerv.com ---·-Original Message···--- From: :i.nfotiqaogserv. com [mailto:info@aogserv. com) Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 1:46 PM To: Angela Torres Subject: [Image File] Angela Ernail,BIZHOB200, #494

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