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OFFIC E O F HEARING S WASHINGTON , D C I N TH E MATTEROF : ) ) DOCKE T NO . FAA-2011-101 1 TITA N COATINGS , INC . )

) CaseNo . 2010SO70031 6 Responden t

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ORDE RGRANTIN G MOTIO N T O DISMIS S O n Septembe r

13 , 201 1 th e Respondent , Titan Coatings , Inc. , filedaReques t fo r Hearing . O n Octobe r

6 , 201 1 th e Complain^^nl , th e Federal Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) filedaMotio n t o Dismis s Respondent' s Reques t fo r aHearin g pursuan t

to 1 4 C.F.R . §13.20 8 an d1 4 C.F.R . §13.218 . O n Decembe r

20 , 201 1 aNotic e o f

Assignmen t

o f Proceedin g wa s filed . O n January 4 , 201 2 a

n Orde r to Sho w Caus e Wh

y Dismissal Orde r

Shoul dNo t Ente r wa s filed. Amon g othe r

things , thi s Orde r

directe dth e Respondent , Tita n Coatings , Inc. , t o file aRespons e t o th e Order to Sho w Caus e o n or

before January 17 , 2012 . Th e FA A wa s give n adeadlin e o f January 27 , 201 2 to file aRepl y (i f any) . O n January 5 , 201 2 th e FA A filed alette r

i n whic h i t note dtha t o n Septembe r

29 , 201 1 (i.e. , sixtee n (16 ) day s afte r th e Responden t

filedit s Reques t

fo r Hearing ) th e Responden t

remitte dful

l penalty paymen t

o f $26,00 0 o n th e charge dviolations . A s a result , o n Novembe r

16 , 20 1 i th e FA

A acknowledge dful

l paymen t fro mth e Responden t an dclose dit s file. I t appeare dundispute dthat prio r to Januar y 5 , 2012 , th e FA

A ha dno t notifie dth e Offic e o f Hearing s o f

th e Respondent' s Septembe r 29 , 201 2 ful

l penalty paymen t

or th e FAA' s subsequen t

file closure . O n Januai y 11 , 2012 , th e Responden t filed aon e pag e letter , i

n whic h i t acknowledge dtha

t i t ha dalread y pai dth e ful

l penalt y o f $26,00 0 o

n th e advic e o f counsel , rathe r

than t o procee dwit

h fiirther action . Th e Responden t

note di n it s Januar

y 11 , 201 2 letter , however , tha t i t stil l perceive dth e $26,00 0 penalty tha t i t pai di n 201 1 t o b e "unreasonabl e andexcessive. " Th e Responden t als o asserte dthat

i t woul dstil l like to hav e ahearin g o n th e matter . Th e Responden t di dno t provid e any specifi c respons e to Pag e 1 of 2 - n

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i n it s Octobe r

6 , 201 1 Motio n t o Dismiss . Th e FA A di dno t file an y Reply t o th e Respondent' s January 11 , 201 2 letter . Afte r reviewin g al l th e pleadings , motion s an ddocuments , reviewin g al l relevant casclaw . decisions , statutes , an dregulatory authority , andbein g full y advised : I T I S HEREB Y ORDERED : 1 . Pursuamt o 1 4 C.F.R . §I3.16(e)(l)(i) , 1 4 C.F.R . §13.16(e)(2) , an d1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 1 (h) , th e Respondent' s Reques t fo r aHearing , filedo

n Septembe r

13 , 2011 , wa s untimely . 2 . Pursuamt o 1 4 C.F.R . §13.208(a) , 1 4 C.F.R . §13.211(e) , and1 4 C.F.R . §13.212 , th e FAA' s Motio n to Dismiss , filedo n Octobe r 6 , 2011 , wa s timel y filedafte r receip t o f th e Respondent' s Reques t fo r aHearing . 3 . Pursuan t

to h i th e Matte r

o f Canuc k lndus!ries , Docke t

No . FAA-2000-772 6 (Decisio n an dOrder , Ma

y 10 , 2002) , a

n untimel y reques t

fo r hearin g ma

y onl y be excuse dupo n ashowin g o f goo dcause . Th e Responden t herei n ha s faile dto present fact s showin g goo dcaus e exist s to excus e it s untimel y Reques t fo r Hearing . 4 . Pursuan t

t o 1 4 C.F.R . §13.218(0(2)(i ) th e FAA' s Motio n to Dismis s i s granted . Thi s cas e i s dismisse dwit h prejudice , an

dth e docke t

i s closed .

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Pag e 2 o f 2FDMSNo . FAA-2011-10 1 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) SERVIC E LIS T ORIGINA L & ON E COP Y Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC^3 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W1OOO '

ON E COP Y Rober t Hanna , Presiden t Tita n Coatings , Inc. , Responden t 202 5 Exchang e Plac e Bessemer , A L 3502 2 TEL : 205-426-814 9 FAX : 205-426-815 2 C . Clar k Collier , Respondent' s Counse l La w Office s o f

C . Clar k Collier , LL C 30 0 Roya l Towe r

Driv e Binningham , A L 3520 9 TEL : 205-874-191 2 FAX : 205-874-191 5 Rashavv n Ric h George , Complainant' s Counse l Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counsel , ASO- 7 Souther n Regio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n P.O . Bo x 2063 6 Atlanta , G A 3032 0 TEL : 404-305-520 0 FAX : 404-305-522 3 Th e Honorabl e J.E . Sullivan , Administrativ e La w Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Washington , D C 2059 0 TEL : 202-366-213 2 FAX : 202-366-753 6

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