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y Action ) U J 0 FDM S No . FAA-2010-078 6 ~'d>CD '•- . > - Th e Honorable Ronnie A . Yode r ts

j COMPLAINANT' S FIRS T SE T O F INTERROGATORIES REOUES T FO

R PRODUCTIO

N O F DOCUMENT S AN

D REOUES T FO

R ADMISSION S Pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . 13.22

0 an d Rule s 3 3 an

d 3 4 o f th e Federa

l Rule s o f Civi l Procedure , Complainan

t request s tha

t th e Responden

t provid e th e followin

g discover y within thirt y (30 ) days . I t i s requeste d tha

t th e Responden

t answe r the followin

g interrogatorie s an

d produc e the document s hereinafte

r described . Thi s reques t

shall b e deemed t

o b e continuing t

o th e exten t permitte d by Rul e 26(e ) o f th e Federa

l Rule s o f Civil Procedur

e s o a s t o requir e yo u t o file supplementa

l responses . Thi s reques t

i s intended t

o cove r all document s i

n th e Respondent' s possessio n o r subjec t to Respondent' s custod

y an d contro l an

d include s document s i

n th e possessio n o f

eac h individua

l wh o acts , or ha s acted a

t relevan t times , a s a n employee , agen

t or representativ e o f

Respondent .DEFINITION S

A . Whe n knowledg e o

r information in possessio n o f apart y i s requested , suc

h reques t include s knowledg e o f

the party' s agents , representative s and , unles s privileged , the party' s attorneys . B . The pronoun "you " an

d "yours " refers t

o th e part y to who mthes e interrogatorie s ar

e addressed . C . Unles s otherwis e indicated , thes e interrogatorie s refe r t o th e time , plac e an

d circiunstance s o f

th e occurrence s mentioned or complained o f

in th e pleadings . D . Whe n used wit

h respec t to a n individual , corporate , busines s or governmenta

l entity , "identify " mean s stat e th e nam e an d presen t busines s o

r residenc e addresse s o f th e individual s or

entitie s an d th e employer , govenunenta l o r busines s affiliatio

n an d positio n o f

th e individual . E . Th e term s "document " an

d "statement " mea

n withou t limitation , the followin

g items , whethe

r printe d or recorde d o

r reproduce d by an

y othe r mechanica

l proces s o r written o r

produce d b

y hand : agreements , communications , correspondence , telegrams , memoranda , summarie s o r record s o f

telephone conversations , summarie s o

r record s o f

persona l conversation s o

r interviews , diaries , reports , notebooks , not

e charts , plans , drawings , sketches , maps , summarie s or report s o f investigations , opinion s or report s o f

consultants , photographs , motio n pictur e films, tap e recordings , computerized data , brochures , pamphlets , advertisements , circulars , pres s releases , drafts , letters , an y margina l comment s appearing on an y document , an

d all othe r writings , including electroni c writings .F . Whe n used wit

h respec t t o adocument , "identify " mean s furnish the documen t itself , o r in lie u thereof , the nam e an d dat e o f th e document , the nam

e an d addres s o f the perso n o

r person s originatin g th e document , the nam e an d address , i f

any , o f the perso n o r

person s t o who mth e documen t i s addressed , the name s an

d addresse s o f all person s t

o who mcopie s o f

the document s wer

e o r hav e bee n sent , an d th e organization , firmor

agenc y wit h which al l suc h person s wer

e connected a s o f

the dat e o f th e document , an

d i f no t i n possessio n o f

the origina

l o r acopy , furnis

h the nam e and addres s o f

th e custodia

n o f th e origina

l o r acopy , or furnis h th e nam e an d addres s o f aperso n who

myo u believ e i s i

n possessio n o

f th e origina

l o r acop y o f suc h document . G . "Ora l communication " mean s an y ora l exchang e wit

h words . H . Whe n used wit h respec t to a n ora l communication , "identify " mean s stat e the dat e and plac e wher

e suc h ora l communication wa s made , th e name s o f al l individual s who participate d in the communication , an d thei r positions , employers , an d employers ' addresses , the name s o f all individual s who wer

e presen t a t the tim e th e communication wa s mad

e an d thei r busines s affiliation s an

d positions , the natur

e an d substanc e o f

th e communication , the natur e an d substanc e o f

eac h documen

t recordin g o

r pertainin g t

o suc h ora l communication , an

d th e nam e an d presen t addres s o f th e presen t custodia n o f eac h suc h document . I . Fo r al l interrogatorie s to which the responding individua l ha s a n objection , stat

e th e factua l and lega

l basi s fo r the claimed privilege , o

r an y othe r authorit y whic h provide s the claimed basi s fo r th e objection .J . Al l document s requeste d a s to which the responding individua l claim s privileg e o

r an y othe r objection a s agroun

d fo r non-productio n shal

l b e identifie

d chronologicall

y a s follows : (a) date , (b ) title , (c ) typ e o f

documen t (e.g . memorandum , report , chart , etc.) , (d ) subject

matte r (withou t revealing th e information a s to which privileg e o r statutor y authorit y i s clauned) . (e ) factua

l an d lega l basi s fo r the claimed privilege , o

r an y othe r authorit y whic h provide s the claime d groun

d fo r non-productivit

yINTERROGATORIES

1 . Identif y the names , titles , busines s or hom e addresse s an

d telephone numbers o f each perso n who

mth e Responden

t intend s to call a s awitnes s a t th e hearing o f

thi s matter . 2 . Provid e the substanc e o f

the testimon

y to b e offere

d by eac h o f sai d witnesses . 3 . Wit h respec t to eac h exper t witnes s identified in respons e to reques t Nos . 1 an d 2 above : (a ) identif

y th e subject

matte r o n which the exper

t i s expected t

o testify ; (b ) lis t th e substanc e o f

th e facts an

d opinion s to which the exper t i s expected t

o testify ; (c ) provid

e asummar

y o f th e ground s fo

r eac h opinion ; (d) if th e Responden

t intend s to introduc e int

o evidenc e o

r otherwis e rel

y upo n a written curriculu

mvita e o r othe r written documen

t listin g th e expert' s professiona

l qualifications , identif

y and attac h copie s o f

all suc h documents . 4 . T o th e exten

t not encompassed i

n you r respons e t

o reques t Nos . 1 , 2 an

d 3 above , identif y an d produc e statement s o f

all individual s wh

o spok e to , or wer e interviewed by , th e Responden

t regarding thi s matter . 5 . Identif y and produc e copie s o f

an y and all document s o n whic h the Responden

t anticipate s relying , o

r wil l rely , in suppor

t o f th e cas e i t will presen

t a t the hearing i

n thi s matter , including bu

t not limite d to document s yo

u intend t o introduc e int

o evidence .6 . Describ e in ful l detai l th e Departmen

t o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulation s (DO T HMR

) genera l awareness /

familiarizatio n trainin g provide d t o Respondent' s employe e Eileen Kerster , withi n thre e year s prio r to Marc h 20 , 2009 , includin g th e nam

e and addres s o f

th e perso n who provide d trainin g t o Ms . Kerster , th e dat

e th e trainin g wa s given , and th e substanc e o f th e trainin g given . 7 . Describ e i n ful

l detai l th e DOT HM

R function-specifi c trainin g provide d t o Respondent' s employe e Eileen Kerste r withi n thre e year s prio r

t o March 20 , 2009 , includin g th e nam

e an d addres s o f

th e perso n who provide d trainin g to Ms . Kerster , th e dat

e th e trainin g wa s given , an d th e substanc e o f th e trainin g given . 8 . Stat e th e factua

l basi s fo r Respondent' s belie f

tha t Ms . Kerste

r receive d genera

l awareness /

familiarizatio n trainin g pursuan t to 4 9 CF

R 172.702(c ) prio r

t o Octobe r 27,2008 . 9 . Stat e th e factua

l basi s fo r Respondent' s belie f

tha t Ms . Kerste

r receive d genera

l awareness /

familiarizatio n trainin g pursuant to 4 9 CF R 172.702(c ) prio r

to March 20 , 2009 . 10 . Stat e th e factua

l basi s fo r Respondent' s belie f

tha t Ms . Kerste

r receive d function

specifi c trainin g pursuant

to 4 9 CF R 172.702(c ) prio r

to Octobe r 27 , 2008 .11 . Stat e th e factua

l basi s fo r Respondent' s belie f

tha t Ms . Kerste

r receive d function

specifi c trainin g pursuant

to 4 9 CF R 172.702(c ) prio r

to March 20 , 2009 . 12 . Identif y tha t dat e Respondent' s employe e Eilee n Kerste r wa s hired . 13 . Identif y whe n Respondent' s employe e Eilee n Kerste r first prepare d aShipper' s Declaratio n o f

Dangerou s Good s o n behal f o f Respondent . 14 . Explai n in ful

l detai l wh

y Responden

t reclassifie d th e hazardou s materia l i t offered o n Octobe

r 27 , 200 8 fro

mth e manufacturer' s classificatio n o f the materia

l a s describe d i n th e Materia l Safet y Dat aSheet

(MSDS) , i.e . "U

N 1993 , Flammabl e Liquid , N.O.S . (ethanol) . Clas s 3 , Packin g Grou p 11 " to "U

N 1170 , Ethano l Solution , Clas s 3 , Packin g Grou p 11" . 15 . Describ e th e proces s use d by Responden t in reclassifyin g th e hazardou s materia l reference d i n Interrogator

y 1 0 herein , includin g th e DO T regulator

y requirement s Responden

t followe d i n th e reclassificatio n o f th e material . 16 . Stat e whethe r Responden

t believe s tha

t th e manufacture

r o f th e hazardou s materia l reference d in Interrogator y 1 0 herei n incorrectly classifie d th e material .17 . Stat e whethe r Nitz aKat z ha d acopy o f

th e Emergenc y Respons e Guid e wit h he r a t al l time s th e hazardou s material s Responden t offered fo

r air transportatio n on Octobe r 27 , 200 8 wer

e in transit . 18 . Stat e whethe r Michae l Kat

z ha d acopy o f

th e Emergenc y Respons e Guid e wit h hima t al l time s th e hazardou s material s Responden t offere d fo r ai r transportatio n Octobe r 27,200 8 wer

e in transit . 19 . Stat e whethe r Nitz aKat

z ha d acop y o f

th e Emergenc y Respons e Guid e wit h he r a t al l time s th e hazardou s material s Responden t offere d fo r ai r transportatio n o n Marc h 20 , 200 9 wer

e in transit . 20 . Stat e whethe r Michae l Kat

z ha d acopy o f

th e Emergenc y Respons e Guide wit h hima t al l time s th e hazardou s material s Responden t offered fo

r air transportatio n o n Marc h 20,200 9 wer

e i n transit . 21 . Explai n in ful

l detai l whether , and i f

s o how , th e emergenc y respons e telephon e number s provide d b

y Responden

t wit h th e hazardou s material s Responden t offered fo r ai r transportatio n Octobe

r 27 , 200 8 wer

e monitore d a

t al l time s th e wer e i n transi t and identif

y th e person s monitorin g eac h telephon e number . 22 . Explai n in ful

l detai l whether , and if

s o how , th e emergenc y respons e telephon e number s provide d by Responden t wit h th e hazardou s material s Responden toffere d fo r air transportatio n March 20,200 9 wer e monitore d a

t al l times the wer

e in transi t and identif

y th e person s monitorin g eac h telephon e number . 23 . Identif y th e DO T Specialis t

reference d in Respondent' s Answe r to allegatio n No . 8 and describ e i n ful

l detai l th e informatio n requeste d by Responden t an d an y an d al l response s t o tha

t reques t provide d by tha

t DOT Specialist , or

an y othe r DOT Specialis t i n respons e to th e request . 24 . Identif y th e DOT Specialis t

reference d i n Respondent' s Answe r t o allegatio n No . 1 0 and describ e in ful

l detai l th e informatio n requeste d by Responden t an d an y an d al l response s t o tha

t reques t provide d b y tha

t DOT Specialist , or

an y othe r DOT Specialis t

in respons e t o th e request .

AGENCY' S FIRS T REQUES T FO R PRODUCTIO N OF DOCUMENT S 1 . Produc e copie s o f

al l material s relie d upo n and/or consulte d in respondin g to th e Agency' s Firs t

Se t o f Interrogatorie s and Firs t

Request s fo

r Admissions . 2 . Produc e copie s o f

an y statement s fro

man y perso n whomResponden t o r it s representativ e interviewe d in connectio n wit h th e instant

matter . 3 . Produc e copie s o f

an y note s fro

minterview s o f

an y perso n Responden

t o r it s representativ e interviewe d i n connectio n wit

h th e instant

matte r4 . Produc e copie s o f al l document s upo n whic h Responden t intend s t o rel y at

th e hearin g o n thi s matter . 5 . Produc e acop y o f

eac h certificatio n showin g tha t Ms . Kerste r

was traine d an d teste d i n DO T HM R genera l awareness / familiarizatio n withi n thre e year s prio r t o Marc h 20,2009 . 6 . Produc e acop y o f

th e trainin g material s use d t o trai n Eilee n Kerste r i n DO T HM R genera l awareness / familiarizatio n trainin g withi n thre e year s prio r t o Marc h 20,2009 . 7 . Produc e acop y o f

eac h certificatio n showin g tha t Ms . Kerste r

wa s trained an d teste d i n DO T HM R function-specifi c withi n thre e year s prio r t o Marc h 20 , 2009 . 8 . Produc e acop y o f

th e trainin g material s use d t o trai n Eilee n Kerste r i n DO T HM R function-specifi c trainin g withi n thre e year s prio r t o Marc h 20 , 2009 . 9 . Produc e acop y o f

all testin g material s use d t o tes t Eilee n Kerste r

i n DO T HM R genera l awareness /

familiarizatio n trainin g withi n thre e year s prio r t o Marc h 20 , 2009 . 10 . Produc e acop y o f

al l testin g material s use d t o tes t Eilee n Kerste r

i n DO T HM R function-specifi c trainin g withi n thre e year s prio r t o Marc h 20,2009 . 11 . Produc e acop y o f

eac h certificatio n showin g tha t Ms . Kerste r

wa s trained an d teste d i n DO T HM R genera l awareness / familiarizatio n withi n thre e year s prio r t o Octobe r 27 , 2008 .

1 012 . Produc e acopy o f th e trainin g material s use d to trai n Eileen Kerste r in DO T HM R genera l awareness /

familiarizatio n trainin g withi n thre e year s prio r to Octobe r 27,2008 . 13 . Produc e acop y o f

eac h certificatio n showin g tha t Ms . Kerste

r wa s traine d and teste d i n DO

T HM R function-specifi c withi n thre e year s prio r to Octobe r 27 , 2008 . 14 . Produc e acop y o f

th e trainin g material s use d t o trai n Eilee n Kerste r i n DO T HM R function-specifi c trainin g withi n thre e year s prio r to Octobe r 27,2008 . 15 . Produc e acopy o f

al l testin g material s use d to tes t Eileen Kerste

r i n DO T HM R genera l awareness/

familiarizatio n trainin g withi n thre e year s prio r t o Octobe r 27 , 2008 . 16 . Produc e acop y o f

al l testin g material s use d to tes t Eileen Kerste

r in DOT HM

R function-specifi c trainin g withi n thre e year s prio r to Octobe r 27,2008 . 17 . Produc e acopy o f

eac h writte n reques t

mad e b y Responden

t to th e DOT regardin g th e matter s a

t issu e i n th e instant

Complaint . 18 . Produc e acop y o f

eac h writte n DOT interpretatio n o r opinio n provide d to Responden

t tha t relat e to th e issue s in th e instant matter .

1 1REQUES T FO R ADMISSION S

The Agenc y request s tha

t Responden

t admit or den y eac h o f th e following Request s fo r Admissio n withi n thirt

y (30 ) days . I

t i s requeste d tha

t i n answerin g th e following yo u recite th e Reques t

fo r Admissio n befor

e answerin g th e same . An y denia l o f th e trut h o f th e followin g statement s mus t mee t the substanc e o f

th e requeste d admission . Wher e the trut h o f onl y par t o f astatemen

t i s denied , admissio n mus t b e mad e specifically a s t

o the remainde r o f th e statement . Wher

e th e trut h o f th e statemen

t i s denie d in it s entirety : (a) specif y th e reaso n fo

r th e denia l o r qualification ; (b ) specif

y th e factua

l basi s fo r th e denia l or qualification ; (c ) identif y th e evidenc e includin g th e document s and/o r witnesses , upo n whic h Responden t i s relyin g fo

r it s denia l or qualification ; an

d (d) provid e copie s o f

an y document s identifie d i n (c ) above . 1 . Th e manufacture

r o f th e hazardou s materia

l Responden

t offere d o n Octobe

r 27 , 200 8 fo r air transportatio n classifie d th e materia l a s "U N 1993 , Flammabl e Liquid , N.O.S . (ethanol) . Clas s 3 , Packin g Grou p 11 " in th e Materia

l Safet y Dat a Shee t (MSDS) . 2 . Th e Materia

l Safet y DataShee

t (MSDS ) fo

r th e hazardou s materia

l Responden

t offered o n Octobe

r 27 , 200 8 fo

r air transportatio n i s correct . 3 . Responden

t reclassifie d th e hazardou s materia l Responden

t offere d on Octobe

r 27,200 8 fo

r ai r transportatio n fro

m"U N 1993 , Flammabl e Liquid , N.O.S . (ethanol) , Clas s 3 , Packin g Grou p 11 " to "U

N 1170 , Ethano l Solution , Clas s 3 , Packin g Grou

p II" .

1 24 . Responden t di d no t chang e th e content s o f

th e hazardou s materia

l Responden

t offere d o n Octobe

r 27 , 200 8 fo

r ai r transportatio n afte

r receivin g th e hazardou s materia l fro mth e manufacturer . 5 . Respondent' s employe e Eileen Kerste r ha d not receive d DOT HM

R genera l awareness /

familiarizatio n trainin g prio r to Responden

t offerin g th e hazardou s materia l fo r ai r transportatio n o n Octobe

r 27 , 200 8 a s allege d i n th e Complain t a t allegatio n 3(a) . 6 . Respondent' s employe e Eilee n Kerste r ha d no t receive d DOT HM

R genera l awareness /

familiarizatio n trainin g prio r t o Responden

t offering th e hazardou s materia l fo r air transportatio n o n March 20,200 9 a s allege d i n th e Complain t a t allegatio n 3(b) . 7 . Responden

t ha s n o record s tha

t Respondent' s employe e Eileen Kerste r receive d DO T HMR genera

l awareness/

familiarizatio n trainin g prio r to Responden

t offering th e hazardou s materia l fo r air transportatio n o n Octobe

r 27,200 8 a s allege d i n th e Complain

t a t allegatio n 3(a) . 8 . Respondent

ha s n o record s tha

t Respondent' s employe e Eileen Kerste r receive d DO T HM R genera l awareness /

familiarizatio n trainin g prio r to Responden

t offering th e hazardou s materia l fo r air transportatio n on March 20,200 9 a s allege d in th e Complain

t a t allegatio n 3(b) . 9 . Respondent' s employe e Eileen Kerste r ha d no t receive d DO

T HM R function

specifi c trainin g prio r

t o Responden

t offerin g th e hazardou s materia

l fo r ai r transportatio n o n Octobe

r 27,200 8 a s allege d in th e Complain t a t allegatio n 3(a) . 10 . Respondent' s employe e Eilee n Kerste r ha d no t receive d DOT HM

R function

specifi c trainin g prio r

t o Responden

t offering th e hazardou s materia l fo r air transportatio n o n March 20 , 200 9 a s allege d in th e Complain t a t allegatio n 3(b) . 1 311 . Responden t ha s n o record s tha

t Respondent' s employe e Eileen Kerste r receive d DO T HM R function-specifi c trainin g prio r t o Responden

t offerin g th e hazardou s materia l fo r air transportatio n on Octobe

r 27,200 8 a s allege d in th e Complain t a t allegatio n 3(a) . 12 . Responden

t ha s no record s tha

t Respondent' s employe e Eileen Kerste r receive d DOT HM R function-specifi c trainin g prio r to Responden

t offering th e hazardou s materia l fo r ai r transportatio n o n March 20 , 200 9 a s allege d in th e Complain t a t allegatio n 3(b) . 13 . Respondent' s employe e Eilee n Kerste r prepare d th e Shipper' s Declaratio n fo r Dangerou s Good s fo

r th e shipmen

t o f hazardou s materia

l Responden

t offere d fo r air transportatio n o n Octobe

r 27 , 200 8 a s allege d in th e Complain t a t allegatio n 3(a) . 14 . Respondent' s employe e Eilee n Kerste r prepare d th e Shipper' s Declaratio n fo r Dangerou s Good s fo

r th e shipmen

t o f hazardou s materia

l Responden

t offere d fo r air transportatio n o n Marc h 20,200 9 a s allege d in th e Complain t a t allegatio n 3(b) . Respectfull

y submitted , Alfi-e d R . Johnson , Jr . Regiona l Counsel By : 

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r Attorne y Federa l Aviatio n Administration 1 Aviatio n Plaz a Jamaica , NY 1143 4 Telephone : 71 8 553-327 2 Facsimile : 71 8 995-569 9 1 4CERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E I hereby certif

y tha t o n thi s da y copie s o f

the foregoin

g COMPLAINANT' S FIRS T SE T O F INTERROGATORIES REQUES T FO R PRODUCTIO

N O F DOCUMENTS AN

D REOUES T FO

R ADMISSION S wer

e place d i n the United State s mail , postag e prepaid . Certified Mai

l - Retur n Receipt Requested addressed a s follows : Offic e o f Administrativ e La

w Judge s Offic e o f Hearings , M-20 U.S . Departmen

t o f Transportatio n 120 0 New Jerse

y Avenue , S.E . Eas t Building Ground Floo

r RoomE12-32 0 Washington , D.C . 2059 0 Federa l Aviation Administratio n (Origina l an d on e copy ) 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D.C . 2059 1 Attn : Hearing Docke

t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building - Roo

m201 4 Joh n P . Beye l McElroy , Deutsch , Mulvane y & Carpenter , LL

P Attorney s a

t La w 130 0 Moim t Kemble Avenue PO Box 207 5 Morristown , New Jerse

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Mariann aPerer

o Paralega l Specialis t Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l 1 Aviation Plaz a Jamaica , N

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