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14 , 2 01 1 •/federa l Aviatio n Administratio n FACSIMIL E AN D CERTIFIE D MAIL Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 RETUR N RECEIP T REQUESTE D Wilbu r Wrigh t

Building , Suit e 2W100 0 80 0 Independenc e Ave. , S.W . Washington , D

C 2059 1 Fax : (202 ) 493-514 2 <P)6] \- } 1 1 ^ Re : I n th e Matte r o f M& M Tanks , Inc. ; Cas e No . 2010WP70001 0 Enclose dar e th e origina l an don e cop y o f th e Answe r

i n th e above-reference dproceeding . Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc . request s tha t th e hearin g i n thi s matte r b e hel di n Honolulu , Hawai i an dexpect s tha t th e hearin g wil l las t

on e (1 ) day . Siacerely ,

osures : Answer ; Certificat e o f Servic e cc; - Christophe r Merrill , Esq . 

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of : M& M Tanks , Inc . Respondent . FA A DOCKE T 

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f Practic e ( U C.F.R. §13.209 ) Responden t M& M Tanks , Inc. , hereb y file s it. s Answe r t o th e Complain t

date dOctobe r

14 , 201 1 an dsLate s a s follows : Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc. , wa s advise dthroug haFina l Notic e o f Propose dCivi

l Penalt y date dS(5ptember 27 , 201 1 tha t

th e FA A propy^-e dt o asses s a civil penalt y i

n th e amoun t

o f $73,988 . O

n Octobe r 3 , 2011 , Responden t

submitte d awTirce n reques t fo r ahearing . [I . 1 . Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc. , denie s th e allegation s o f Paragrap hNo . 1 o

f th e Complain Ldate dOctobe r

14 , 2011 . Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc. , ha s reaso n t o believ e th e allege dshipmen t o n o r abou t Septembe r

24 , 200 9 wa s unintentiona l a s lame s P . Frank s wa s actin g a t th e directio n of

an dwa s relyin g upo n instruction s b y Pau l Y . Yokoyam a("Yokoyama") , principa l o f Paul Y . Yokoyama , Inc . ("PYYT") . O N 

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A t al l time s pertinen t

herein , Yokoyamawa s no t a n enipluye e o

f Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc. , an dPYY

I wa s no t asubsidiar y o r

i n an y way operate db y Responden t M& M Tanks , Inc . 2 . Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc. , denie s th e allegation s of Paragrap hNo . 2 o

f th e Complain t

date dOctobe r

14 , 2011 . RespondentM& M Tanks , Inc. , i s withou t knowledg e sufficien t

t o permi t

Responden t

t o confirmtha t

th e allege dshipmen t

o n orabou LSeptembe r

24 , 200 9 consiste do

f tw o 1-gallo n plasti c bottle s o f "Brickfor m Blus hTon e Aci

dStain . 3 . Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc. , denie s th e allegation s of Paragrap hNo . 3 o

f th e Complain t

date dOctobe r

14 , 2011 . Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc. , i s withou t knowledg e sufficient

t o permi t

Responden t

t o confir mtha t th e allege dshipmen t

o n o r abou t Septembe r

24 , 200 9 consiste dof

"Brickform " Blus hTon e AcidStain . 4 . Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc. , denie s th e allegation s o f Paragrap hNo . 4 o

f th e Complain t

date dOctobe r

14 , 2011 . Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc. , i s withou t knowledg e sufficient

t o permi t

Responden t

t o confir mtha t th e allege dshipmen t

o n o r abou t Septembe r

24 , 200 9 consiste dof

tw o gallons , wa s aquantit y tha t exceede d th e maximu mquantit y o f hazardou s materia l i n apackag e tha t may b e offere dfo

r transportatio n o r

transporte daboar dapassenger-carryin g aircraf t 5 . RcspondenLM&

M Tanks , Inc. , denie s th e allegation s o f Paragrap hNo . 5 o

f th e Complain t

date dOctobe r

14 , 2011 . Responden t

M& M Tanlcs , tnc ^ wa s no t

a HAZMA T employe r

o n o r abou t Septembe r

24 , 2009 , Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc. , ha s reaso n t o believ e th e allege dshipmen t o n o r abou t Septembe r

24 , 200 9 wa s unintentiona l an dha dbee n requeste dof lame s P . Frank s b y Paul Y . Yokoyam a 211/30/201 1 12:4 9 FAX 202493514 2 FA A- D^' S 2)004/00 6

("Yokoyama" ) , principa l o f Paul Y . Yokoyama , Inc . A

t all time s pertinen t

herein , Yokoyam awa s no t

a n employeeo f

Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc. , an dFYY

l wasnot a subsidiar y o r

i n an y way operate db y Responden t M& M Tanks . Inc . 6 . Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc. , denie s th e allegatiun s of Paragrap hNo . 6 of

th e Complain t

date dOctobe r

14 , 2011 . Jame s P . Frank s wa s no t aHAZMA

T employe e o n o r abou t Septembe r

24 , 2009 . Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc. , ha s reaso n t o believ e th e allej^edshipmen t o n o r abou t Septembe r

24 , 200 9 wa s unintentiona l an d ha dbee n requeste dof

Jame s P . Frank s b y Pau l Y . Yokoyam a("Yokoyama") , principa l o

f Pau l Y . Yokoyama , Inc. . A

t all time s pertinen t

herein , Y'okoyamawa s no t a n employe e of

Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc. . an dPYY

l wa s no t asubsidiar y o r i n an y wdy operate db y Responden t M& M Tanks , Inc . 7 . Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc. , denie s th e allegation s o f Paragrap hNo . 7 o

f th e Complain t

date dOctobe r

14 , 2011 . Jame s P . Frank s wa s no t aHAZMA

T employe e o n o r abou t Septembe r

24 , 2009 , M&

M Tanks , Inc . wasnot aHAZMA T employe r

o n o r abou t Septembe r

24 , 2009 . Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc. , ha s reaso n to believ e th e allege dshipmen t

o n o r abou t Septembe r

24 , 200 9 wa s unintentiona l an dha d bee n requeste do

f Jame s P . Frank s b

y Pau l Y . Yokoyam a["Yokoyama") , principa l of Paul Y . Yokoyama , Inc . A

t al l time s pertmen t

herein , Yokoyam awa s no t a n employe e o

f Re.-^ponden

t M& M Tanks , Inc. , an dPYY

l wasnot asubsidiar y o r i n an y way operate db y Responden t M& M Tanks , Inc . Give n th e foregoin g Responden t M& M Tanks . Inc . als o denie s th e allegation s mad e b y an dcontaine di n subparagraph s a. , b. . c , d. , e. , f. , g. , h. , i. , j. , k. , an d1. , inclusively , tha t

follov / Paragrap hNo . 7 o

f th e Complain t

date dOctobe r

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### in . 1 . Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc. , i s no t

liabl e for acivil penalt y unde r Sectio n 512 3 (a ) o

f Title 4 9 o

f th e Unite dState s Code (Tran.sportation)[4 9 U.S. C Sectio n 512;^(a)| . 2 . Ujide

r th e fact s an dcircumstance s of thi s case , acivi l penalt y o f 573,998.0 0 i s no t

appropriate . WHEREFORE, Responden t M& M Tanks , Inc. , respectfull y request s tha t th e Administrativ e La

w Judg e ente r

a n orde r relievin g Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc. , of bein p assesse dacivil penalt y i n th e amoun t

of $73,998.00 , an ddismissin g th e Complain t

date dOctobe r

1-1 , 2011 . Respectfull y submitted .

^^tanfor dM.I . Manuia , Esq . Attorne y for Responden t

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CERTIFICAT

E O FSERVIC E 1 hereb y certif

y tha t o n thi s dat e I hav e sen t

b y facsimil e an dplace di n th e Unite dState s mail , postag e prepaid , certifie dmail - retur n receip t requested , th e execute dorigina l an don e cop y o f th e Answer , addresse da s follows ; Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building , Suit e 2W100 0 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W. Washington , D.C . 2059 1 Fa x No . (202 ) 493-514 2 1 furthe r certif y tha t o n thi s dat e 1 hav e place di n th e Unite dState s mail , postag e prepaiJ

j certifie dmai l - retur n receip t requested , atru e cop y of th e Answer , addresse dastoUows ;

Christophe r

Merril l Attorne y Offic e o f th e Regional Counse l Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Western-Pacifi c Regio n Pos t Offic e Bo x 9200 7 Lo s Angeles . Californi a90009-200 7 Dated : Novembe r

14 . 201 1

^Stanfor dM.J. Manuia , Esq . Attorne y for Responden t

M& M Tanks , Inc .