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Enforcement DiVl$ion We5tern Team 222 W, 

### i 11Ave, Box 14 Anchorage, Alaska 99(;13-7567 VIA FACSIMILE AND CERTIFIED MAIL- RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Federal Aviation Administration Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building 800 Independence Avenue, Southwest Washington. DC 20591 

### Re: In 

### theMlllterofAeroTech, LLC, FAA Cas• No. 

### ZIH5\VA910ll5 Enclosed please find a copy ofa request for hearing and the ol'iginal and one copy ofthe Complaint in this proceeding. The FAA requests that the hearing 

### :n this matte1· 

### be held in Clovis. New Mexico, and expects the 

### hearing will 

### last one day. Forscheduling purposos, counsel for the FAA is unavailable thee following dates in 

### 2016: April 

### 26 through Ma;v 

### 6 May 

### 23 through the 31 ' 1 June 

### 20111 through the 28th July

### 29 through A\Jgust 

### 5 Entire month ofOctober September \9 through the 23rd December

### 22 through January 

### 6 Please

**addre~s** all communicationstothe und1::rsigned tJt: Federal Aviation Administration 

### Attn: Patricia L. 

### Baysinger Enforcement Division Western Team 

### 222 W.7111 

### Avenue Box 14 Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7587 (907) 271-5264

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Aero Tech LLC. -FAA Case No, 20ISWA910I 15 April 15,2016 

### Page 2 of2 Sincerely, 

### Kyle 

### Lomazow FAAAttorney Enclosure: Request for Hearing (Appeal) Complaint 

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### DOERR 

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# p A. ATIORNEYSAT LAW STEPHEN DOERR RANDY KNUDSON 

### March 15,2016 Federal Aviation Administration 600 Independence Avenue, S.W. Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2W1000 Washington, DC 20591 Attn; Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Re: Aerotech, LLC 

### Dear Clerk, 

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212 WEST

**FIR~T** PORTALES. NEW MEXICO a8 1:lO PHONE. (575) 359-,2ag FAX (57S) :JS$·1SSe

**lawyers(?l/yuce<:~** net www doerrandknudsonpiii.com



### My office represents Aerotech, LLC. whose pr'1mary bus·mess location is situated Curry County, New Mexico. I am enclosing a letter dated March 8, 2015 that my client was served with yesterday. March 14, 2016. My office received the letter on the same date. Pursuant to the language of this Final Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty, as well as requirements of §13.16(g)(ii)(2)(ii), and Subparagraph (h), on behalf of my client, Aerotech, LLC, I am requesting a hearing in this matter. Iwould request that you send all information pertaining to the hearing to my office at 212 W. First Street, Portales, New Mexico 88130, as well as my client. Aerotech. LLC at 5333 E. 21" Street, Clovis, New Mexico 88101. Should you have any questions or anything else I need to do in order to perfect this appeal, please notify my office. Sincerely,

Enclosure Cc: Pat Baysinger 

### with enclosures Enforcement Division, Western Team 222 W. 7 1 h 

### Avenue Box 14 Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7587

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In the matter of: 

### AERO

### TECH, LLC. U.S. DEPARTMENT0.11 TRANSPORTATION 

### FEDERALAVIATION ADMa.'HSTRATION ) ) ) ) ) FAA DocketNo. CP- not assigned Case No. 2015WA910115



### ~~-~---------·_) 

# \="Dens·.

**~}01\v- 4Q~o**  JUDGE NOT ASSIGNED 

### COMPLAINT The Complainanthereby tlles 

### its Complaint, pursiJ,;\tlt to Rule 208 

### ofthe Rules of Practice in 

### FAA Civil Penalty Actions 

### (14 C.f.R. § 

### 13201\). and states as follows: L Respondent

### AeroTech, LLC. was advised through a Notice ofProposed Civil Penalty dated December 16, 2015, and by a Final Notice of

**Propos~d** Civil Penalty dated March 8, 2016, that 

### the FAA proposed to assess a civil pemilty i'l tll'e amount of$7,700. 

### By a letterdated March 

### 15,2016, Respondentrequested a bearing. The Entbrcerruont Division. Western Team 

### received Respondent's request for a hearing by 

### mail on March 17, 20I6. 

## n. 1. Aero

### Tech, LLC (A 

### TL), is now, and at all 

### tim:s relevant herein was, 

### the holder ofAir Carrier Certificate Number GB9A203Y. issued underTitle 14, 

### Code ofFederal 

### Regulations (C.F.R.), 

### P1rt 119 and co nc!Licb 

### its operations pursuant to Part 135 

### ofthe Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR).

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2. Atall timesrelevant herein, ATL held appmp1'iate Operations Specifications (OpSpecs) certif>'ing it would comply with the reqLlircments of 14 C.F.R. Part 120 and 49 C.F.R. Part 40 for its drugand nlcohol t•esting program. 2

3. On February 12, 

### 20!5, Thomas Serna was administered a Department of Transportation (DOT) random d1·ug test by Boutique Air. Mr. Serna leftthe collection site withoutcompletingthe collection proc0ss. BoutiqueAir determined that Mr. Serna's actions constituted a rei"Lisal tv

**t~kc:** th<! wsl. 4. On February 13, 

### 20!5, Mr. Serna. who was al:;o a satety-scnsitive employee for ATL, informed ATI- that his actions had 

### bc•:•n deem<:d a refusal to take a DOT random drug test by BoutiqueAir. 5. On March II, 201S, ATLpermitted tvlr. Serna to perform safety-sensitivefunctions (maintenance) on N412AT, a Bell 4l2EP Rmm·craft, registered ro 

### ATL. 6. ATLpermitted Mr. Sernato pertorm the
**abov,~-rnentioned** safety-sensitive ftH1Ction even though Mr. Serna had refused to submitto a drug test reguired by Subpart E 14 Code ofFederal Regulations (C.F.R.) Part 120 and had not met the requirements of this subpart for returningtothe performanc:e ofsafety-sensitive duties. 

### m. l. By reason ofthe foregoing, it appears !:hat ATL. l\lilecl to comply with 14 C.P.R.§ 120.33(c) in that it used an individual

### w

**p~rform** a safety-sensitive

**t~mction** when that individual refusedto submitto a drug rest

**requir~d** by subpart E ofthis part and tll.o

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3 individual has not metthe requirements ofthat subpart for l'ctumingto the performance ofsafety-sensitive duties. 2. Pursuantto 49 U.S.(;.§ 4630I(a)(I). Respt•ndent is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $11,000 for each violation of[heFeder«! Aviat:on Regulatiorts. 3. Unde•· the facts and circumstances t>fthis cuse and in accordance with the Administrator's Sanction Guidance in FAA Orckr 2150.3B, Appendix B. a civil

**p~nalty** of $7,700 is appropriatefor the violation(s) in this

**cas~.** WHEREFORE, the Complainantrespectfully >'<:quests that the Adl11inistrativc Law Judge enteran orderthat Respondent be assessed a civil penalty in tho amount of$7,700.

Date: April 15, 2016 Respectfully submitt<d. Peter

### J, Lynch AssistantChiefCounsel

for En

**tbr~~mem** 

### 8y: 

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## azow Kyle Lomazow Attorney Eniwcement Division, WesternTeam 1601 Lind Avenue S.W. Renlun, 

### WA 98057 

### Email: kyle.lomazow(Cl)faa.gov 

### Telephone: (425) 227-2007 (111ain) (425)2'27-1847 (direct) 

### (425) 227-1007 (fax)

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NOT'E: Pursuantto 14 C.F.R. § 13.209(a), a written answer to a complaint must be tlled no later than thirty (30) days after service ofthe complaint. 4

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVliCE 1

### hereby certify that on this date, I 

### have sent h;r U.S, Certitled Mail- return receipt requested, and one copy by facsimile, a copy ofthe fort:going complaint ln the matter ofAero 

### Tech LLC, FAA Docket No. CP- not assigned. C"s"No.20 15WA910 115. to: Aero Tech, LLC C/0 Stephen Doer Doerr& 

### Knudson, P.A, 

### 212 West First Street Portales, NM 88130 FAX: 575-359-1898 5



### In addition, 

### I hereby certify that on this date, 

### I have sent by U.S. Certitted Mail- 

### return receipt requested, the original and one 

### copy, cmd 

### one copy by facsimile. of the foregoing documentto: Hearing Docket Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW 

### Washington, DC 20591 Attn: 1-learing DocketClerk, AGC-430 Wilbur W1•ight Building- Suite 2WI000 Fax: 202-267-1293 Date: April 15,2016 Patrtcia L. 

### Baysinger Legal Program Specialist EnforcementDivision Western Team 

### 222 W.7"' Avenue Box 14 Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7587 (907) 271-5264

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## 1/9 FEDERALAVIATION .A.,DIMINISTRATION Alaskan Region Office ofthe Regional Counsel 

## 222 West Seventh Avenue, Box 14 Anchorage, Alaska 99513 

## PH: (907) 271-5269 FAX: (907) 271-2800 

# FACSIMILE TRANSMltSSION COVER SHEET TO: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 StephenDoerr FAX

### No: 202·267-1293 575-359-1898 FROM: Kyle Loma"ow, Esq. RE: 

### Aero Tech, LLC FAA Docket No. not assigned


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