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D Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S

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referenced case . Enclosed ar

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th e Complain

t i n th e above-reference d proceedin g a s require d b y § 13.208(a

) o f th e Rule s o f

Practic e i n FA A Civil Penalt

y Actions , 1 4 C.F.R . Par

t 13 , Subpar

t G . B y cop y o f thi s letter , th e Complain

t i s bein g served o

n Responden

t a s require d b

y § 13.208(b) . Th e FA A request s tha

t th e hearin g i

n thi s matte

r b e held i n Anchorage , Alaska , and expect s tha t th e hearing will las t

one day . Pleas e addres s al l communication s fo r th e FA A to Howar

dL . Martin , Jr. , Regiona

l Counsel , Federa

l Aviation Administration , Office o f th e Regiona

l Counsel , AAL-7 , 22 2 Wes t 7t h Avenue , Box 14 , Anchorage , Alask

a99513-7587 . HOWAR D L . MARTIN , JR . Regiona l Counse l

By : Glen n H . Brow n Senio r Attorney 

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### \ 0 201 0 U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N FEDERA L AVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N , ^ • '''- ^ T^OC/S^ X I n th e Matte r

of : FA A Docke t No . Unassigne d Carlil e Transportatio n System s Judg e No t

Assigne d COMPLAIN T Th e Federa l Aviatio n Adn^inistratio n (FAA) , b y counsel , hereb y file s it s Complaint , pursuan t t o Rul e 20 8 o f

th e Rule s o f

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

I . O n Decembe r

22 , 2009 , Responden t

wa s advise d throug h aNotic e o f Propose d Civi l Penalty tha t

th e FA A propose d t o asses s acivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t o f $90,000 . O n Augus t 10 , 2010 , aFina l Notic e o f Propose d Civi l Penalt y i n th e amoun t o f $67,50 0 was issued . O n Augus t 24 , 2010 , Responden t

submitte d awritte n reques t for ahearing .

II . 1 . O n o r abou t Augus t 5 , 2009 , Responden t

knowingl y offere d t o Alask aAirline s ashipmen t containin g hazardou s materia l for transportatio n b y ai r

aboar d apassenge r

aircraf t fro m Anchorage , Alaska , t o Prudho e Bay , Alaska .2 . Th e above shipmen t i s describe d o n Ai r

Waybil l 02 7 795 8 618 3 a s 1 piec e with agros s weigh t o f 5 7 pound s an d containin g "PUMP. " Thi s waybill i s marke d t o indicat e tha t th e shipmen t doe s not contai n dangerou s goods . 3 . Th e above shipmen t

include d tw o 32-ounc e bottle s o f Sexaue r Mul e Kic k

drai n cleaner . 4 . Sexaue r

Mul e Kic k

drai n cleane r

i s classifie d a s ahazardou s materia l unde r § 172.10 1 o f th e Unite d State s Departmen t o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulation s (HMR) , 4 9 C.F.R . Chapte r

I , Subchapte r

C (Part s 171-80) . It s prope r shippin g nam e i s "Sodiu m Hydroxid e Solution. " It

i s i n hazar d clas s 8 an d packin g grou p 11 , an d ha s an assigne d identificatio n numbe r

o f U N 1824 . Colun m9 A o f th e § 172.10 1 tabl e provide s tha t n o mor e tha n on e lite r

ma y b e offere d for

transportatio n o n passenge r aircraft . 5 . A t al l time s mentione d herein , th e shipmen t wa s not accompanie d b y aShipper' s Declaratio n for

Dangerou s Goods . 6 . Responden t

offere d th e above-describe d shipmen t o f hazardou s materia l for

transportatio n b y ai r whe n th e shippin g paper s di d not contai n th e prope r

shippin g nam e o f

eac h hazardou s material ; th e hazar d clas s o f eac h hazardou s material ; th e assigne d identificatio n numbe r o f eac h hazardou s materia l precede d b y "UN " o r "NA, " a s applicable ; th e packin g grou p i n Roma n numeral s for

eac h hazardou s material ; th e tota l quantit y b y weigh t o r volum e o f

eac h hazardou s materia l covere db y th e description ; an d th e basi c descriptio n o f eac h hazardou s materia l show n i n sequence .

### 7 . Responden t offere d th e above-describe dhazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n vdthout including i n th e shippin g paper s a n emergency respons e telephon e numbe r a s prescribe d in Subpar t G of Par t 17 2 of th e HMR . 8 . Responden

t offere d th e above-describe dhazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n by ai

r whe n i t ha d no t certifie d tha

t eac h hazardou s materia

l wa s in accordanc e wit

h th e HM Rby printin g th e certificatio n set

fort h i n § 172.204(a

) o r § 172.204(c)(1 ) o f

th e HM Ro n th e shippin g papers . 9 . Responden

t offere d th e above-describe dhazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n by ai

r without providin g tw o (2 ) copie s o f th e require dshipper' s certification . 10 . Responden

t offere d th e abov e describe dhazardou s material s fo r transportatio n b

y ai r whe n th e shipmen

t wa s no t markedor

labele din an

y manne r tha t woul dindicat

e th e hazardou s natur

e o f it s contents . 11 . Responden

t offere d th e above-describe dmaterial s fo r transportatio n b y ai

r whe n th e shipmen t wa s no t marke d wit

h th e prope

r shippin g nam

e andth e assigne didentificatio n numbe r of each hazardou s materia

l containe din it , andth e require dmarking s in Englis h wer e not printe d o n o

r affixe d to th e surfac e of

th e shipment .

### 12 . Responden t offere d th e above-describe dshipmen t fo r transportatio n by air

whe n no "Corrosive " label wa s affixe d t o th e shipment . 13 . Th e abov e bottle s of

Sexaue r Mul e Kic k drain cleane

r wer e package di n nothin g bu

t a plasti c bag , their

closure s wer

e no t upward , andth e plasti c ba

g di dno t hav e packag e orientatio n marking s o n it . 14 . Th e above-referenced bottle s of Sexaue r Mule Kic k drai n cleane

r ha dfriction-typ e closure s tha

t wer e no t hel d securely , tightly , an

deffectivel y i n plac e by positiv e means .

III . 1 . B y reaso n o

f th e foregoing fact s an

dcircumstances , Responden t violate dth e followin

g Departmen

t o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulations : (a ) Sectio n 171.2(e) in tha

t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n in commerc e withi n th e Unite dState s when eac h materia l wa s no t properl y classed , described , packaged , marked , labeled , andi n conditio n fo r shipmen t a s require d or

authorize d by applicabl e requirement s o f th e HMR , or

a n exemption , specia l permit , approval , or

registratio n issue dunde

r th e HM Ror Subchapte

r A of Chapte r I of Titl e 49 , Cod

e of Federa l Regulations .

### (b ) Sectio n 172.200(a ) i n tha t Responden

t offeredhazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n without

properly describing each materia l o n th e shippin g papers . (c ) Sectio n 172.201(d

) in tha t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n without

includin g in th e shipping paper s a n emergency respons e telephon e numbe

r a s prescribe din Subpar

t G of Par t 17 2 o f th e HMR . (d) Sectio n 172.202(a)(1 ) in tha t Responden

t offere d hazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n without

includin g th e prope

r shippin g nam

e in th e shippin g papers . (e ) Sectio n 172.202(a)(2 ) in tha t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n without

includin g in the shippin g paper s th e hazar dclas s o r divisio n prescribe d fo

r th e material . (f ) Sectio n 172.202(a)(3 ) in tha t Responden

t offeredhazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n without

includin g in the shippin g paper s th e identificatio n numbe r prescribe d fo

r th e material . (g ) Sectio n 172.202(a)(4 ) in tha t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n without

includin g in th e shippin g paper s th e packin g group , in Roma n numerals , prescribe d fo

r th e materia

l in Colum n 5 of th e § 172.10 1 Table .

### (h ) Sectio n 172.202(a)(5 ) in tha t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n without

includin g in th e shippin g paper s th e total quantit y o f th e hazardou s materia

l covere db

y th e description . (i ) Sectio n 172.203(f

) i n tha t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n by Eii

r without includin g in th e shippin g paper s astatemen t indicatin g tha

t th e shipmen

t i s withi n th e limitation s prescribe dfo r eithe r passenge r andcarg o aircraf

t o r carg o aircraf

t only . (j ) Sectio n 172.204(a

) i n tha t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n without

th e require dshipper' s certification . (k ) Sectio n 172.204(c)(2 ) in tha t Responden

t offere dhazardou s materia

l t o a n aircraf t operator fo r transportatio n b

y ai r an ddi dno t provide tw o copie s o

f the require d shipper' s declaration .

(1 ) Sectio n 172.204(c)(3 ) in tha t Responden

t offere dahazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n b y air

without includin g th e statement , " I declar e tha t all o f th e applicabl e air

transportatio n requirement s hav e bee n met. "(m ) Sectio n 172.300(a ) i n tha t Responden t

offere d hazardou s materia l for transportatio n whe n th e shipmen t was no t marke d wit h th e prope r

shippin g nam e an d identificatio n numbe r

for it s contents . (n ) Sectio n 172.301(a ) i n tha t Responden t

offere d for

transportatio n a hazardou s materia l i n anon-bul k packag e whe n th e packag e wa s no t marke d with th e prope r shippin g nam e an d identificatio n numbe r (precede d b y "UN " o r

"NA, " a s appropriate ) for

th e materia l a s show n i n th e § 172.10 1 Table . (o ) Sectio n 172.312(a ) i n tha t Responden t

offere d anon-bul k

combinatio n packag e havin g irmer

packaging s containin g liqui d hazardou s material s whe n th e inne r packaging s wer e not

packe d wit h th e closure s upwar d an d th e bo x containin g the mwa s no t legibl e marke d wit h packag e orientatio n markings .

(p ) Sectio n 172.400(a ) i n tha t Responden t

offere d ashipmen t

containin g hazardou s materia l for

transportatio n whe n th e shipmen t wa s no t properl y labele d a s specifie d i n § 172.10 1 an d subpar t E o f par t 17 2 o f th e HMR . (q ) Sectio n 172.604(a ) i n tha t Responden t

offere d ashipmen t

containin g hazardou s materia l for

transportatio n an d faile d t o provid e a n emergenc y respons e telephon e number , includin g th e are acod e o r internationa l acces s code , for us e i n th e even t o f an emergenc y involvin g th e hazardou s material .

### (r ) Sectio n 173.27(b)(3 ) in tha t Responden

t offere daquantit

y of materia l fo r transportatio n by air

aboar dapassenger-carrying aircraf t tha t exceede dth e limit specified in Colum

n 9 aof th e § 172.10 1 table . (s ) Sectio n 173.27(e)(2 ) i n tha t Responden

t offere daliqui dhazardou s materia l of Clas s 8 , packin g grou

p II , in plasti c irme

r packaging s without

usin g a sufficien t quantit y o f absorben t materia l to absor b th e entir e content s o f

one of th e irme r packagings .

IV . 1 . Unde r 4 9 U.S.C . § 5123(a)(1 ) an

d1 4 C.F.R . § 13.305(d) , Responden t i s liabl e fo

r acivi l penalt y of a t leas t $25 0 ($45 0 fo

r trainin g violations ) but

no t mor e tha n $50,00 0 (o

r $100,000 fo

r violation s resultin g i n death , seriou s illness , or sever e injur y to an y person , o

r substantia l destructio n o f

property) , fo

r eac h violatio n of

th e HMR . 2 . Unde r th e fact s and circumstance s of thi s case , acivi l penalt

y of $67,50 0 i s appropriate . WHEREFORE , th e Federa l Aviatio n Administration , by counsel , respectfull y request s tha t the administrativ e la

w judg e ente

r a n orde r tha t Responden

t b e assesse dacivi l penalt

y in the amoun t of $67,500 . 8

### RESPECTFULL Y SUBMITTE

D thi s 

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y of Septembe r 2010 .

HOWAR D L . MARTIN , JR . Regiona l Counsel By : Glei

mH . Brown Senior Attorney

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No . T o B e Assigne d I hereb y certif

y tha t o n thi s dat e I serve d acop y o f th e FAA' s Complain t

an d acop y o f

th e foregoin g lette r

b y placin g the mi n th e Unite d State s Mail , postage-prepaid , certifie d mail , retu m receip t requested , addresse d a s follows : Carlil e Transportatio n System s Throug h counse l Ro y Longacre , Esq . Longacr e La w Offices , Ltd . 42 5 G Street , Suit e 91 0 Anchorage , A K

9950 1 I fiirther certif y tha t o n thi s dat e I hav e serve d th e origina l o f th e foregoin g lette r

an d th e origina l an d on e cop y o f

th e FAA' s Complain t

b y postage-prepaid , certifie d mail , retu mreceip t requested , addresse d a s follows : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Washington , D C 2059 1 ATTN : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W100 0

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