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U.S . Departmen t Offic e o f th e Chie f Counse l f ° ° '"^^P^""! ? "=^,^^^ ' ®•^ • o f Transportatio n Wash.ngton , D.C . 2059 1 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Th e Honorabl e Joh n M . Gentry B y Fa x an dRegular Mai l Mayor , County o f

McMin n 6 Eas t Madiso n Avenu e Athens , T N 3730 3 FE B 0 6 200 9 RE : Willia mH . Keve s v . McMin n County . FA A Docke t No . 16-08-12 , an d Dewit t T . Ferrell . Jr . v . McMin n County . FA A Docke t No . 16-08-1 3 Dea r Mayo r Gentry : o Thi s i s i n respons e t o you r letter s o f February 4 , 200 9 an dFebruar y 6 , 200 9 concemiftg a-^ o reques t for an extensio n o f

tim e t o fil e th e County' s answer s i n th e above-captioned . s proceedings . Th e County' s answer s wer e du e 2 0 day s fromJanuar y 16 , whic hi s F^ruar y ^ 1 4 C.F.R . 16.23(d) . However , thre e additiona l day s ar e provide dfor mailing . 1 4 C.F.R . 16.17(c) . S o th e County mus t hav e place dit s pleading s i n th e mai l b y February 5 for delivery her e b y February 9 . In you r letters , yo u not e tha t

th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) serve do n you r offic e tw o 1 4 C.F.R . Part 1 6 docketin g notice s o n Januar y 16 , 2009 . Yo u further advis e that you r offic e di dno t

receiv e th e 16-08-1 2 Notic e unti l Januar y 2 1 an dth e 16-08-1 3 Notic e unti l Januar y 26 . Yo u advis e tha t thi s ha s not

provide dth e County withenoug htim e t o d o an accurat e an dthoroug hjo b i n respondin g t o th e tw o Complaints . Yo u als o note dthat yo u requir e th e additiona l tim e for coordinatio n o f

you r Answer s an dMotion s t o Dismis s withth e fixed-base operator , engineers , an dth e County Attorney . Yo u hav e requeste dan extensio n for 16-08-1 2 unti l Monday , Februar y 9 , an dfor 16-08-1 3 unti l Friday , Februar y 1 3 (thes e ar e th e date s whe n yo u advis e yo u wil l b e mailin g th e pleadings) . W e appreciat e yo u bein g respectfu l o f th e Complainants ' tim e an do f th e fac t that Part 1 6 i s a n expedite dadministrativ e process , i n minimizin g th e amoun t o f tim e requested . Than k yo u for attemptin g t o obtai n Mr . Keye s consen t for th e extension . Mr . Keye s calle d thi s offic e an dsen t

aFebruar y 5 , 200 9 lette r t o communicat e hi s concern s regardin g you r request . H e assert s tha t

th e FAA' s docketin g notic e was clear an dsuggest s that

th e County shoul dhav e mad e it s reques t before th e las t

minute . H e state s tha t

th e issue s raise di n th e tw o complaint s ar e no t

ne w an dwer e extensivel y addresse di n th e 1 4 C.F.R . Part 1 3 process . Finally , Mr . Keye s indicate dthat a n extensio n woul dplac e an undu e burde n o n hi s trave l schedul e i n March . Yo u di dnot stat e whethe r

yo u wer e abl e t o obtai n Mr . Ferrell' s consen t t o th e extensio n request .Give n th e fac t tha t th e County receive dtw o Part 1 6 complaint s at

once , tha t

th e County ha s minimize dit s extensio n reques t t o thre e day s for

16-08-1 2 an dseve n day s fo r 16-08-13 , an d that complet e an daccurat e pleading s fromth e airport sponso r wil l assis t

th e FA A i n atimely investigation , th e FA A finds tha t th e extensio n request s i n thes e matter s are appropriat e for a fai r an dcomplet e hearin g o n th e matter s befor e th e agency . 1 4 C.F.R . 16.11(a) . Therefore , th e County' s reques t for th e extension s i s granted . Yo u mus t mai l you r

Answe r i n 16-08-1 2 b y February 9 . I t i s du e her e in ou r

office s n o late r

than February 12 . Yo u mus t mai l you r Answe r i n 16-08-1 3 b y February 13 . I t i s du e her e i n our

office s n o late r

tha n February 16 . Th e Complainant(s ) may file aRepl y withi n te n day s o f th e dat e o f

servic e o f

th e Answers . 1 4 C.F.R . 16.23(e) . Th e County/Responden t may file arebutta l withi n te n day s o f th e dat e o f servic e o f th e replies . 1 4 C.F.R . 16.23(f) . Sincerely ,

Jonatha n W . Cros s Actin g Branc hManager Airport s an dEnvironmenta l La w Divisio n cc : WilliamH . Keye s Dewit t T . Ferrell , Jr . FA A Part 1 6 Airport

Proceeding s Docke t ACQ-10 0