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E i I n th e Matter

o f Tiff mAire . Inc . 2010-GL-70-025 6 .ludg e Not Assigne d COM P L AIN'T Th e Federal .Aviatio

n Administratio n (FAA o r Complainant) , b

y counsc L iiercb y file s it s Complaint , pursuant

t o Rul e 20 8 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . 13.208) , an dstate s a s follows :

O n Decembe r

14 . 2010 , Responden t

wa s advise dtlu'ough aNotic e o f Propose dCivi l Penall y tha

t th e FA A propose dto asses s acivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t

o f $35,000 . O n Augus t

30 . 20 1 1 , aFina

l Notic e o f

Propose dCivi l Penall y i

n th e amoun t

o f S35,00 0 wa s issued . O n Septembe r

8 , 20 ! 1 , Responden t

submitte dawritte n reques t fo r ahearing .

I . O n o r abou t June 19 , 2010 , Tifti

n Aire , Inc . (Tiffm

) offere dashipmen

t t o Federa l Flxpres s Corporatio n (Fe dEx) , luide

r Fe dE x trackin g numbe r 989588356686 , fo

r U-ansportatio

n b y air, fi-o mRayiiieo n Tcchnjca l Ser^'ices , I6I0 I Salico

y St. , Va n Nuys , Californi at

o TilT mAii ^ hic , Andre w Ne\\^nan , 177 8 W . U S 224 , Tiffin , OM.2 . Tli e shipmen t travele di n ai r commerce o n aFe

dE x carg o flight . Fe

dE x [personne

l a t tlie C]evclaj] dHopkin s .Airpoj l sor t facilit y discoveredtha

t tlie shipmen

t unde r Fe dE x trackin g numbe r 989588356686 , ha

drelciise dit s entir

e content s insid

e o f tlie package durin

g transportatio

n i n ai r commerce . Upo

n fiirtlie r investigatio

n i t wa s discovere

dtlia t tlie shipinen

t contiiine daon e (1 ) lite r meta l ca n of Goodiich Banie

r Cemen t whic h containe dtlie hazardou s materia l Metliy l Ethy l Ketone . 3 . Th t material withi n th e shipmen t i s classifie da s hazardou s material s unde r Sectio n 172.10 1 o f

th e Hazardou s Material s Regulations . Tlie prope r shipping nam

e i s Metliy ! Ediy l Ketone , Clas s 3 , U

N 1193 , Packin

g Group II . 4 . Tlie abov

e hazardou s matenal s sliipmen t wa s not declared , described , packaged , mai'kc do r labele da s containin

g hazardou s material s o r

i n liie prope

r condition fo

r transpor t accordin g t o th e Flazaidou s Materia

l Regulations . 5 . A t all time s mentione dherein , th e shipmen t wa s no t accompanie db

y aShipper' s Declaratio n fo

r Dangerou s Goods . 6 . I n th e cours e o f

th e investigation , a

n FA A specia l agen t

discovere dthai o

n or abou t .lune 19 , 2010 , th e Tifll n employe e pcrfonne dhazardou s material shippin g function s when h e ha dnot receive dth e require dhazardou s material s employe e training .7 . Tiff moffere dth e above-describe dshipmen t o f hazardou s material fo

r transportatio n b y ai r whe n ther e were n o shippin g paper s containin g th e proper shippin g nam e o f eac h hazardou s material ; th e hazardclas s o f eac h hazardou s material , precede db y "UN " or "NA, " a s applicable ; th e tota l quantity b y weight or volum e o f

eac h hazardou s materia l covere db y th e description ; an dth e basi c descriptio n o f eac h hazardou s materia l show n i n sequence . 8 . Tiff moffere dth e above-describe dhazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n b

y ai r an ddi d not provid e tw o copie s o f

th e require dshipper' s certification . 9 . Tifil n offere dlii e above-descnbc dhazardou s materia l fo r transpoilatio n b

y ai r when th e bo x wa s no t

marke dor

labele di n an y manne r

tha t woul dindicat e th e hazardou s natur e o f th e content s containe dtherein . 10 . Tiffin offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t fo r transportatio n b

y air when th e box wa s not marke dwit

h th e proper

shippin g nam e an dth e assigne didentificatio n numbe r o f eac h hazardou s material containe dtherein , an dwitii th e require dmarkin g i n Englis h an dprinte do

n or affixedto th

e surfac e o f

th e package .n . Tiffi n offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t fo r transportatio n b

y air whe n th e box wa s no t marke dwit

h th e prope r

orientatio n arrow s o n tw o opposit e veilica l side s o f th e packag e wit

h th e arrow s pointin g i

n th e correc t

uprigh t direction . 12 . Tiff moffere dthe above-describe dshipmen t fo r transportatio n b

y ai r whe n i t wa s not properl y package di

n accordanc e wit

h th e Flazardou s Material Regulations . n.Tiif mdi dno

t mak e emergenc y respons e information , includin g th e emergenc y respons e telephon e number , availabl e fo r us e a t all time s th e hazardou s material wa s present . 14 . Tiffi n offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t fo r transportatio n b

y ai r when thei r employee s wer

e not properl y traine di

n accordanc e wit

h Flazardou s Materia

l Regulations . Il l By reaso n o f

th e foregoin g facts an

dcircumstances . Tiffin violate dthe followin g section(s ) of th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulations :

a) 4 9 CFR§171.2(e ) i

n tha t Tiffi n offeredahazardou s material fo r transportatio n i

n ai r commerc e tha

t wa s no t properly packed , classed , described , marked , labele dan dwa s no t i n conditio n fo

r sliipment a s require db

y th e Hiizardou s Materia

l Regulations .b ) 4 9 CF RPar t 172.200(a) , i

n that Tiffin offeredahazardou s material fo r transportatio n an

d di dnot properly describ e tha

t material o n th e shippin g paper .

c ) 4 9 CF RPar t 172.204(a) . i

n that Tiff moffere dahazardou s material fo r transportatio n an

d di dno t properl y certif

y tha t materia l i

n accordanc e wit

h th e regulations . d ) 4 9 CF RPar t 172.301(a) , i

n that Tiffin offeredahazardou s material fo r transportatio n i

n a non-bul k packag e an

ddi dno t

properi y mar

k tha t materia l i n accordanc e wit

h th e regulations .

c ) 4 9 CFRPar

t 172.312(a)(2) , i

n that Tiffin ofiere dahazardou s material fo r transportatio n an

d di dno t legibly mai'

k th e packag e wit

h orientatio n marking s o

n tw o opposite vertica

l side s o f th e packag e wit

h th e anow s pointin g i

n th e correc t

uprigh t direction . 0 4 9 CF

RPar t 172.400(a) , i

n tha t Tiffin offere

dahazardou s material fo r transportatio n an

d di dno t properly labe

l tha t materia l i

n accordanc e wit

h th e regulations ; g ) 4 9 CFRPar

t 172.600(c)(2) , i

n tha t Tiffin offere dahazardou s material fo r transportatio n an

d di dno t provid e emergenc y respons e infomiatio n i n accordanc e wit

h th e regulations ;h

) 4 9 CF RPar t 172.702(a) , i

n tha t 'liffi n di dnot

ensur e tha

t employee s involve di

n th e handlin g o f

hazardou s material s wer

e traine di n accordanc e wit

h subpar t F l o f par t 172 ; an d i) 4 9 CF RPar t 172.704(a)(3) . i

n tha t Tiffi n offeredahazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n whe n thei r

employee s were di dnot hav e th e require dsafet y trainin g concerning—(i ) Emergenc y respons e infomiatio n require db y subpar t G o f par t 172 ; (it) Measure s t

o protec t (h e employe e fro

mth e hazard s associate dwit h hazardou s material s t

o whic h they ma

y b e expose di

n th e wor

k place , includin g specifi c measure s th e hazma t employer

ha s implemente dto protec t

employee s fro

mexposure ; an

d(iii ) Method s an dprocedure s fo r avoidin g accidents , suc h a s the prope r procedure s fo

r handlin g package s containin g hazardou s materials . j ) 4 9 CF

RPar t 172.704(a)(4) , i

n tha t Tiffi n offeredahazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n whe n thei r

employee s di dno t

hav e th e require dsafely awarenes s training . k ) 4 9 CF RPar t 173.1(b) , i

n tha t Tiffi n offeredahazardou s material fo r transportatio n whe

n thai materia

l wa s no t prepare di

n accordanc e wit

h th e regulations . 1 ) 4 9 CF RPar t 173.2 4 (b)(1) , i

n tha t Tiffi n offeredfo

r shipmen t

apackag e o f

hazardou s materia l tha t ha da n identifiabl e releas e o f

hazardou s material s t o th e environment .ni ) 4 9 CF RPar t 173.24a(a)(3) , i

n tha t Tiffi n ofTcre dfo r shipment

apackag e tha

t was i n packagin g tha

t di dnot contai n inne

r packaging s o f

combinatio n packaging s tha t wer e s o packed , secure dan

dcushione dto preven

t thei r breakag e o r

leakag e an

dto contro l their shiftin g withi n th e outer

packagin g unde

r condition s nonnall y incident to transportation . I V 1 . Pursuan

t to 4 9 U.S.C . §5123 , Responden t i s subjec t to acivi l penalt> ' o f

a t leas t $25 0 ($45 0 fo

r trainin g violations) , but

not mor e tha n $50,00 0 fo

r eac h o f th e violation s alleged . 2 . Unde r th e facts an dcircumstance s o f thi s Ccise , acivi l penall y o f

$35,00 0 i s appropriate . WHEREFORE , th e FAA , b y counsel , respectfull y request s tha t the Administrativ e La

w .ludg e enter

a n orde r as.sessing Tiffi

n Aire , Inc . acivi l penalt

y i n th e amoun t

of $35,000 . Respectfully submitted , 

# W M Kat e Barbe r Attorney Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 230 0 East Devo n Avenue , ACiL-7 B De s Plaines , Illinoi s 6001 8 847/294-786 2 Fax : 847/294-749 8 NOTE : Th e Rule s o f

Practic e fo r

thi s proceedin g ar c se t fort h I n Par t 13 , Subpar t

G , of th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 C.F.R . Par t 13) . 7Th e Rule s o f Practic e provid e tha t

Responden t

mus t file awritte n answe r

t o this Complaint , o r

awritte n Motion t o Dismis s if appropriate , no t

late r tha n 3 0 day s afte r

th e dat e show n o n th e Certificat e of Service . A genera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o file a n answe r (Sectio n 13.209(c)) ,

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State Route 22 4 Tiffin - OH 4488 3 Overnight Mai l Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (Origina l & On e Copy ) 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Wilbur Wrigh t Building , Suite 2W100 0 Washington , D.C . 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docket

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OFFIC E OF HEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C . I n th e Maile r

of Tiffi n Aire , Inc . 2010-GL-7O-O25 6 JudiieNo t Assiene d NOTIC E O F APPEARANC E Complainant , Federa

l Aviatio n Administration , hereb y notifie s th e Unite dSlate s Dcpartmen l o f Transportation , Offic e of Hearings , an d th e Respondent , pursuant l o H C.F.R . § 13.204(b) , tha t i t shall be represente di

n th e above-slate dactio n b y th e followin g attomey : Kate Barber Federal Aviatio n Administratio n Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l 230 0 Eas t Devo n Avenue , AGL-7 B DesPhiincs , Illinoi s 6001 8 847/294-710 9 Fax : 847/294-749 8

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r Federal Aviatio n Administratio n Offic e of Regiona l Counse l 230 0 East Devo n Avenue , AGL-7 B De s Plaines , Illinoi s 6001 8 847/294-786 2 Fax : 847/294-749 8 Respectfull y submitted . Dated ; Ki t e Bi>rbe r Attorne yCERTIFICATE O F SERVIC E

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