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Of : COVERMARKUS A Responden t Docke t No . FAA-2011-048 8 CaseNo.2010SO70031 8

ORDE RDEEMIN G ALLEGATION S O FSAFET Y VIOLATIO N ADMITTE D AN D GRANTING/DENYIN G OTHE RRELIE F O n Jun e 3 , 2011 , th e Federal Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) filedaComplain t i n whic h i t allege dtha

t th e Respondent , Covermar k USA , ha dviolate dmultipl e provision s o f th e Hazardou s Material s Regulation s o f th e U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportation , pursuant to 4 9 C.F.R . §172.10 1 el . seq . I n thi s Jun e 3 , 201 1 Complaint , th e FA A als o propose dth e assessmen t

o f a$10,00 0 civi l penalty fo r th e violations , pursuan t

to 4 9 U.S.C . §5123(a) . O n Jun e 15 , 2011 , Respondent , Covermar k USA , filedaMotio n fo

r Decision , or i n th e Alternativ e Respondent' s Answer , pursuan t to 14C.F.R . §13.218(0(5) . I n thi s Motion/Alternativ e Responden t Answer , th e Responden t requeste dtha

t " afindin g o f violatio n b e issued , but

[that ] th e propose dpenalty b e waived " fo r variou s reasons . Sec , Respondent' s Motion , pag e 5 . O n Jun e 27 , 2011 , th e FA

A filedaMotio n t o DeemAllegation s Admitte dan d Motio n fo r Hearin g o n Sanctio n Only . Amon g othe r things , the FA

A asserte di

n thi s Jun e 27 , 201 1 Motio n tha t th e Responden t

di dno t contes t th e factua

l allegations

regardin g th e violatio n becaus e th e Responden t ha dadmitte dto paragraph s 1-1 9 i n th e Complaint , a s wel l a s i

n th e document s th e Responden t attache dt o it s Motio n fo r Decision . See

^ FA A Motio n to Dee mAllegation s Admitted , pag e 1 . Th e FA A als o requeste dtha

t any hearing , i

f necessary , b e limite dt o th e issu e o f th e propose dcivi l penalty . O n Februar y 23 , 201 2 aNotic e o f

Assignmen t

o f Proceedin g wa s filed . O n Februar y 27 , 2012 , Februar

y 28 , 2012 , andFebruar

y 29 , 2012 , th e clerical staf f a t th e Offic e o f Hearing s (OH ) contacte dth e parties ' representative s b y telephon e to explai n th e dela y i n th e processin g o f

th e file a t the OH , a s wel l a s to obtai n a n update dstatu s o n th e parties ' dispute . Th e O H clerical staf f als o advise dthe partie s tha t cour t actio n woul db e taken o n th e parties ' Motion s an

drequest s fo

r relie f Pag e I of 2A s o f Apri l 2 , 201 2 th e Responden t ha s not filedan y objectio n or

respons e t

o th e FAA' S Jun e 27 , 201 1 Motio n to DeemAllegation s Admitte dan dMotio n fo r Hearin g o

n Sanctio n Only . Havin g reviewe dth e pleading s an dmotions , al l relevan t

caselaw . statutes , regulations , rules , andauthority , an dbein g full

y advised ; I t I s Hereb y Ordered : 1 . Base do

n th e pleading s an ddocument s filedthe FA A i n it s Jun e 3 , 20 1 1 Complaint , andb

y th e Respondent , Covemiar k USA , i n it s Jun e 15 , 201 1 Motio n fo r Decision/Respondent' s Answer , i t i s undispute dtha

t o n o r abou t Apri l 23 , 201 0 th e Responden t

committe dmultipl e safet y violation s o f

th e provision s o f

the Hazardou s Material s Regulation s o f th e U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportation , pursuan t t o 4 9 C.F.R . §172.10 1 et . seq . when i t knowingl y offere dt

o Unite d Parce l Servic e (UPS ) aone-piec e shipmen t o f C M Beaut y Supe r Clea n Toner containin g hazardou s material s fo r transportatio n b

y air . 2 . Pursuan t

t o 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.218(0(5) , th e Respondent' s Jun e 15,201 1 Motio n fo r Decisio n i s grante di

n part . Th e Responden t

ha s admitte dt o th e safet y violation s i n it s Motio n fo

r Decision/Respondent' s Answer , andthere i s n o genuin e issu e o f material fac

t regardin g th e allege dsafet y violations . Th e FA

A i s grante d judgment a s amatte r

o f la w o n th e safet y violation s cite di

n it s Jun e 3 , 201 1 Complaint . 3 . Pursuant

to 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.218(f)(5) , the Respondent' s Motio n fo r aDecisio n waivin g th e civi l penalt

y $10,00 0 amoun t

propose dfo

r th e safet y violatio n i s denied , an dth e FAA' s Motio n t o Dee mAllegation s Admitte dandMotio n fo r Hearin g o n Sanctio n Only i s granted . Ther e are genuin e issue s o f material fac

t regardin g th e FAA' s propose dcivi l penalt y tha t remai n i n dispute . 4 . Pursuan t

t o 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.205 , prio r to settin g ahearin g o n th e issu e o f th e civi l penalty , aseparate.orde r

will issu e settin g aCiv . R1 6 telephon e conferenc e an da Civ . Rul e 26(f

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Pag e 2 o f 2FDM S No . FAA-2011-048 8 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) SPECIA L SERVIC E LIS T ORIGINA L & THRE E COPIE S Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W1000 '

ON E COP Y Keith Roberts , Respondent' s Counse l President . Robert s Proprietaries , Inc . 18 0 Wes t 80t h St . Ne w York , N Y 1002 4 TEL : 917-441-864 2 FAX : Geral dA . Ellis , Complainant' s Counse l Attorney , Offic e o f

th e Regiona l Counsel , ASO- 7 Souther n Regio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n P.O . Bo x 2063 6 Atlanta , G A 3032 0 TEL : 404-305-520 0 FAX : 404-305-522 3 Th e Honorabl e J.E . Sullivan , Administrativ e La w Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Washington , D C 2059 0 TEL : 202-366-213 2 FAX : 202-366-753 6

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0 Independence Avenue , S.W. , Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit

e 2WI000 , Washington , D C 20591 ; Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk, AGC-430 .

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