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. Departmen t O f Transportatio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Offic e of Regiona l Counse l Northwes t Mountai nRegio n Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Utah , Washington , Wyomin g 160 1 Lin dAvenu e S.W

. Renton , Washingto n 9805 7 Tel : (425)227-141 7 Fax:(425)227-100 7 SCOTT.MORRIS@FAA.GO V Octobe r 6 , 201 0 VIA FACSIMILEAN D CERTIFIE D MAIL- RETURNRECEIP T REQUESTE D

Attn : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Hearin g Docke t Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (Wilbu r Wrigh t Bld g ~ Roo m2W1000 ) 80 0 Independenc e Avenu e S.W

. Washington , D.C

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Re : I n th e Matte r

o f Corporat e Air , Cas e No

. 2008NM70012 6 [CPfOWrrtOOl O / [TV,^

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Enclose dherewithpleas e find acop y o f areques t fo r hearin g an dth e original an don e cop y o f th e Complain t

i n th e above-reference dproceeding

. Th e FAA request s that

th e hearin g i n thi s matter b e hel di nSeattle , Washington , an dexpect s that th e hearin g wil l las t

tw o (2 ) days

. Fo r schedulin g purposes , Federal Aviatio nAdministratio n(FAA ) attorney , Scott R

. Morri s wil l b e unavailabl e i n yea

r 2010 : Octobe r

1-12 , Octobe r

18-21 , Octobe r

26-28 , Novembe r

1-5 , Novembe r

10-15 , Novembe r

22-26 , Decembe r

1-3 , Decembe r

8-1 7 an dDecembe r

27-31

. Pleas e addres s al l communication s fo r th e FAA t o th e undersigne dat : Federal Aviatio n Administratio n Northwes t

Mountai nRegion , ANM- 7 160 1 Lin dAvenu e S.W

. Renton , Washingto n9805 7 Telephone : 425.227

. 141 7 FAX : 425.227.100 7 Sincerely ,

. Attorne y Enclosures : Reques t

for Hearin g (Appeal ) Complain t1

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. MORRI S FA A OFFIC EO FREGIONA LCOUNSEL 160 1 LIN D AVE. , S

W RENTON , WASHINGTO N9805 7 TELEPHONE : 425.227.141 7 FACSIMILE : 425.227.100 7

I nth e Matte r

of : Corporate Ai r 

### UNITE D STATE S O FAMERIC A

DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC EO FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C

.

FA A Cas e No

. 2008NM70012 6 JUDG ENO T ASSIGNE D

JUDG ENO T ASSIGNED : COMPLAIN T Th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n(FAA) , b y counsel , hereb y files 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 dstate s a s follows :

I

. O n Septembe r

17 , 2010 , Corporat e Ai r

wa s advise dthroug haFina l Notic e o f Propose d
Civi l Penalty that

th e FA A propose dt o asses s acivi l penalty i nth e amoun t o f $45,000

. O n Septembe r

30 , 2010 , Corporat e Air , throug hlegal counsel , submitte dawritte nreques t for a hearing

. II

. 1

. Corporat e Ai r

i s abusines s entity that

regularl y offers , accepts , o r transport s hazardou s materia l (HAZMAT)

. 2

. Corporat e Ai r

i s als o an air

carrie r with5 0 o r

mor e pilot s an doperate s 2 5 o r mor e aircraft

.

COMPLAIN T FA A V

. Corporat e Ai r FA A Cas e No

. 2008NM70012 6 Pag e 2 o f 7 SCOT T R

. MORRIS , FA A ATTORNE Y TEL : 425.227.1417 ; FAX : 425.227.100 71

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. O no r

abou t May 9 , 2008 , a

t o r near Bozeman , Montana , Corporate Ai r knowingl y accepte da shipmen t ( afiberboardbox ) fromFedera l Expres s (FedEx ) for transpor t i ncommerce
. 4

. Bioscienc e Laboratories , Inc

. (BLI ) wa s th e shipper

. 5

. BLI requeste dFedE x provid e "2-da y delivery " servic e an dth e shipmen t was destine dfor Petaluma , California

. 6

. Corporate Ai r

provide s feeder

servic e for

FedEx

. 7

. Thi s BL I shipmen t

wa s transporte db y us e o f FedE x ai r

waybil l 020 1 790 0 11313014

. 8

. A t Bozeman , Montana , FedE x employee s loade dthi s shipmen t o nt o aCorporat e Ai r

Cessn a 20 8 aircraft , flight

7772-13 , for

transpor t t o Great Falls , Montana

. 9

. Thi s shipmen t

wa s loade dint o th e Zon e 3/ 4 compartmen t

o f th e Cessn a208

. 10

. Th e Zon e 3/

4 compartmen t

o f thi s Cessn a20 8 wa s inaccessibl e t o th e flight cre w an ddi dno t hav e afire suppressio n system

. 11

. Th e above shipmen t

flew fro mBozeman , Montan at o Great Falls , Montana , Montan ao n o r abou t May 12 , 2008

. 12

. Durin g off-loadin g operation s o f Corporate Ai r

Cessn a20 8 aircraft , flight 7772-13 , a

t Great Falls , Montana , Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n(FAA ) Hazardou s Materia l Agent s wer e conductin g surveillanc e an dobserve dashipmen t bein g transporte db y us e o f FedE x ai r waybil l 020 1 790 0 11313014

. 13

. Thi s shipmen t

was observe dstowe di nZon e 3/ 4 o f th e Cessn a20 8 aircraf

t prio r t o it s remova l fro mth e aircraft

. 14

. Thi s shipmen t

was marke dwithUN242 8 an dwas bearin g aClas s 5. 1 hazar dlabe l indicatin g that i t containe dHAZMAT ; however , thi s shipmen t was not marke dwithaHAZMA T shippin g name
. 15

. Th e shippin g paper s that accompanie dthi s shipmen t als o indicate dthat

th e content s o f

th e shipmen t wer e classifie da s Sodiu mchlorate , aqueou s solution

. Clas s 5.1 , UN2428 , P GII

. 16

. A t n o tim e was th e pilo t

o f th e aircraf

t transportin g thes e item s informe dthat thi s HAZMA T wa s aboar dth e aircraf

t o r eve nwher e i t

was stowe daboar dth e aircraft

. 17

. Furthermore , ther e was n o FedE x inspectio nsticke r o nth e shipmen t

indicatin g that

i t ha d bee n inspecte db y aFedE x dangerou s goo dspecialis t prio r t o transportation

. 18

. O n May 16 , 2008 , a

t Great Falls , Montana , FA A Hazardou s Materia l Agent s observe doff

loadin g operation s o f

anothe r Corporate Ai r

aircraf t arrivin g fro mWol f

Point , Montana

.

COMPLAIN T FA A V

. Corporat e Ai r FA A Cas e No

. 2008NM70012 6 Pag e 3 o f 7 SCOT T R

. MORRIS , FA A ATTORNE Y TEL : 425.227.1417 ; FAX : 425.227.100 71

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. Durin g thes e off-loadin g operations , th e Agent s observe dtw o improperl y marke dpackage s o f Biologica l substances

. Category B UN3373

. 20

. Specifically , shipment s bein g transporte db y us e o f FedE x trackin g number s 86474191609 4 an d86485793650 3 di dno t hav e th e "Biologica l Substances , Category B " markin g o nth e oute r pac k no r di dthe y hav e th e UN337 3 markin g a s describe di n4 9 C.F.R

. Sectio n 173.199(a)(5)

. 

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. 1

. B y reaso n o f

th e foregoin g fact s an dcircumstances , FedE x violate dth e followin g section s o f
th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 CFR) :

a
. Sectio n171.2(e) , i n tha t i t accepte dHAZMA T t o b e shippe di nai r commerc e whic hwer e not properl y classed , described , packaged , marked , labeled , o r i naconditio nfor

shipmen t require db y th e Hazardou s Materia l Regulation s (4 9 C.F.R

. Part s 171 , et

. seq.)

. b

. Sectio n 171.2(f) , i n tha t i t transporte daHAZMA T i ncommerc e whe nth e HAZMA T was no t transporte dpe r

applicabl e requirement s o f 4 9 C.F.R

. Subchapte r

C

.
c
. Sectio n 173.199(a)(5) , i n tha t i t transporte d^ Category B infectiou s substanc e whe n th e prope r shippin g nam e "Biologica l substance

. Category B " was not o nth e oute r

packagin g o r clearl y visible

. d

. Sectio n 173.199(a)(5) , i n that i t transporte daCategory B infectiou s substanc e whe n th e UN337 3 markin g wa s no t displaye do nth e oute r

packagin g o r

clearl y visibl e a s require d b y thi s subparagraph

.
e
. Sectio n 175.3 , i n tha t i t accepte dfor

transport aboar danaircraft , HAZMA T that wer e no t prepare dfor

shipmen t i n accordanc e withth e Hazardou s Material s Regulation s (4 9 C.F.R. , Subchapte r

C)

. f

. Sectio n175.30(a)(1) , i n tha t i t accepte daHAZMA T for transportatio no na

naircraf t whe n i t faile dt o ensur e tha t

th e HAZMA T i s authorize dan dwithi nth e quantity limitation s specifie dfor

carriag e aboar daircraf

t accordin g t o 4 9 CF RSectio n172.10 1 or a s otherwis e specificall y provide db y 4 9 C.F.R

. Subchapte r C

. g
. Sectio n 175.30(a)(3) , i n tha t i t accepte daHAZMA T for transportatio no na

naircraf t withou t th e packag e bein g marke dpe r subpart D o f 1 4 C.F.R. , Part

172

. h

. Sectio n 175.33(a) , i n that i t carrie dashipmen t

o f HAZMA T subjec t

t o th e provision s o f Subchapte r

C o f Title 4 9 C.F.R

. whe nth e informatio nrequire db y thi s sectio nwa s not provide di nwritin g t o th e pilo t i ncomman dprio r

t o departure

.

COMPLAIN T FAA V

. Corporat e Ai r FA A Cas e No

. 2008NM70012 6 Pag e 4 o f 7 SCOT T R

. MORRIS , FAA ATTORNE Y TEL ; 425.227.1417 ; FAX : 425.227.100 71

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. Sectio n 175.50 1 (a) , i n that i t loade dapackag e containin g a nOXIDIZE Rlabe l i n a

n inaccessibl e carg o compartmen t that di dnot hav e afire o r

smok e detectio nsyste man da fire suppressio n system

.

2

. I n accordanc e wit hSectio n 5123(a ) o f Title 4 9 o f

th e Unite dState s Cod e (Transportation ) [4 9 U.S.C

. §5123(a)] , FedE x i s liabl e for acivi l penalt y no t

t o excee d$50,00 0 fo

r eac h
violatio n o f

th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio nHazardou s Material s Regulations

.

3

. Unde r

th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalty o f $45,00 0 i s appropriate

.

WHEREFORE , th e Agency , b y counsel , respectfull y request s that th e Administrativ e
Law Judg e ente r

an orde r that Corporate Ai r

b e assesse dacivi l penalty i nth e amoun t o f $45,000

.

Respectfull y submitte dthi s 6t hda y o f October , 2010

.

Sc^t ^ Morri s F X AAttorne y

COMPLAIN T FA A V

. Corporat e Ai r FA A Cas e No

. 2008NM70012 6 Pag e 5 o f 7 SCOT T R

. MORRIS , FAA ATTORNE Y TEL : 425.227.1417 ; FAX : 425.227.100 71

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 4 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 5 0 5 1 5 2 5 3 ANSWE R I naccordanc e v^t hSectio n 13.20 9 o f th e Federa l Aviatio nRegulations , FedEx , mus t answe r thi s Complain t

not late r tha n 3 0 day s fro mth e tim e i t i s serve do nit

. Failur e t o file a nAnswe r withi n 3 0 day s withou t

goo dcaus e shal l b e deeme danadmissio no f th e trutho f

eac hallegatio n containe di nth e Complain t [14.C.F.R

. 13.209(f)]

.

COMPLAIN T FA A V

. Corporat e Ai r FA A Cas e No

. 2008NM70012 6 Pag e 6 o f 7 SCOT T R

. MORRIS , FAA ATTORNE Y TEL : 425.227.1417 ; FAX : 425.227.100 71

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### CERTIFICAT EO FSERVIC E I hereb y certif

y tha t th e foregoin g Complain t ha s bee nserve dvi afacsimil e an dcertifie dmai l ReturnReceip t

Requeste dthi s date , t o th e following :

Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n(origina l an don e copy ) 80 0 Independenc e Avenu e S W Washington , D.C

. 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g - Suit e 2W100 0 Fax : 202

. 493.514 2 Cynthi aChandler-Snell , Sr

. Attorne y Federa l Expres s Corporatio n Regulatory Divisio n 362 0 Hack s Cros s Roa d Buildin g B , 3'' ' Floo r Memphis , TN3812 5 TEL : 901-434-836 1 FAX : 901-434-828 3

Date dthi s 6thday o f

October , 2010

.

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)AN A STEPHENSO N Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l (ANM-7 ) Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n 160 1 Lin dAve

. S W Renton , W A 9805 7 425.227.216 4 . J

COMPLAIN T FA A V

. Corporat e Ai r FA A Cas e No

. 2008NM70012 6 Pag e 7 o f 7 SCOT T R

. MORRIS , FA A ATTORNE Y TEL : 425.227.1417 ; FAX : 425.227.100 7