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MOTIO N FO R MOR E DEFINIT E STATEMENT INADEQUAT E METHOD S O F COMPLIANC E AN D NOTIFICATIO N AN D NOW , come s respondent , MICHAE L B . SELIG , MD , FACC , principl e fo rM R Helicopters , LLC , (MRH ) (non-existen t sinc e 2007 ) wlno m file s th e followin g Motio n fo rMor e Definit e Statemen t i n regar d t o unclea rmethod s o f complianc e an d failur e o n behal f o f th e agenc yt o clearl yinfor m th e responden t an d other s b ymean s o f a notificatio n proces s tha t neede d t o b e i n place . 1 . Responden t fo rth e reason s se t fort h i n prio rpleading s believe s th e allege d civi l penalt yha s bee n file d i n ba d faith , wit h man yprocedura l defect s an d th e complainant s continu e wit h procedura l overreachin g an d unrelentin g

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tiling , disregar d an d abus e fo rgovernmenta l spending . 2 . I t i s respondent' s avermen t tha t th e cite d violatio n wa s initiate d fo ra tim e perio d whe n MR H wa s no t eve n i n operatio n an d therefor e i s frivolou s fro m th e onset . 3 . I t i s respondent' s avermen t tha t th e regulatio n cite d fo rviolatio n wa s no t clearl ystate d o rwritten , wor d fo rwor d i n th e complianc e statemen t o r operatio n specification s pag e A449-lan d 2 o reve n presen t i n th e FAR/AI M th e mos t commo n referenc e manual . 4 . Th e operatio n specification s pag e A449-lan d 2 , ;(Exhibi t 1 ) tha t appeare d i n th e Enforcemen t Investigatio n Repor t provide d b yM s Ponto , showe d tha t th e documen t wa s signe d of f an d agree d t o wit h forthrigh t disclosure , i n Januar yo f 2004 , befor e th e definitio n o f employer s wa s change d an d othe rchange s i n th e regulation s ha d occurred . 5 . O f particula rimportanc e i s tha t th e regulatio n change s occurre d afte rth e signe d disclosure ; wherei n th e responden t di d no t know , no rwa s informe d b yan ymetho d an d di d no t formall yagre e t o th e change s an d thereb yshoul d b e hel d harmles s unde rth e gre yumbrella . 6 . I t i s respondent' s avermen t tha t th e scan f reference s t o th e monitorin g progra m o n pag e A449-lon d 2 di d no t disclos e fort h righ t method s an d specificatio n o f ho wt o b e complian t wit h th e regulations . 7 . I t i s respondent' s avermen t tha t th e scan t reference s t o th e monitorin g progra m o n pag e A449-lan d 2 di d no t includ e a notificatio n proces s, < 02/17/201 1 6;48A M FA X 1210007/001 7



### allowin g operator s t o b e complain t i n a fort h righ t an d informe d manner , therefor e I n affec t concealed , hidde n an d ambiguou s fro m th e complianc e statemen t an d operation s specifications . 8 . I t i s respondent' s avermen t tha t withou t som e for m o f notification , instruction , briefin g o rsecre t communicatio n ther e woul d b e n o possibilityfo r responden t t o clearl ykno wi n a fort h righ t manne rwha t regulation s wer e change d an d when . 9 . I f n o notificatio n proces s wa s se t i n place , i t wa s no t disclose d th e method s o f complianc e fo rexampl e as t o wher e t o exactl ysee k t o fin d th e regulation s an d ho wofte n t o chec k fo rregulatio n changes . 10 . I n thi s cas e respondent' s wa s neve rinforme d o f thi s violatio n change , unti l year s late rtha t a regulatio n chang e occurre d i n Februar y2004 concernin g 1 4 C.F.R . par t 12 1 appendice s I an d J , definitio n o f employer . 11 . Becaus e ther e i

s n o notificatio n proces s fo rth e Drug/Alcoho l abatemen t progra m i n place , simila ran d followin g sui t t o tha t whic h exist s fo rits operation s an d maintenanc e complianc e procedures , i t is respondent' s avermen t tha t i t wa s impossibl e t o kno wo f thi s change . 12 . Th e onl ywa yfo roperator s t o attemp t t o b e complian t woul d hav e been , first locatin g th e regulation s tha t wer e no t writte n o n pag e A449-1an d 2 an d secon d t o randoml ycompar e hundred s o f page s o f regulation s sid e b y side , ol d v

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complianc e i n th e spiri t o f assurin g safety . 13 . Ther e i s n o sig n of f procedur e a s ther e i s fo rth e operation s an d maintenanc e complianc e protocols , clearl ydelineatin g i n spelle d ou t writte n forma t an d the n confirmin g knowledg e o f th e change s b ysignatur e authorizatio n an d eve n retur n o f th e old , replace d voide d operatio n specifications . 14 . Th e proces s an d disclosur e i n th e for m presente d canno t b e interprete d a s othe rtha n a metho d tha t encourage s entropmen t o f a violation . 15 . I n thi s case , responden t wa s audite d b yFAAdrug/Alcoho l abatemen t office rM rVincen t Root s i n Apri l 2004 , afte rth e regulatio n chang e occurred , wh o als o wa s neve rinforme d o f hi s i n -hous e regulatio n chang e an d therefor e unabl e t o Infor m MR H o f th e regulatio n change .

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