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Buildin g 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , 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 RE : I n th e Matte r

o f Ai r Z Flyin g Service . Inc. . ( ff\f ^ FA A Docke t

No . CP

- [T o b e Assigned] , Cas e No . 2009SW91005 1 )C, f »^5lOCiO| 0 \r^^^ . (^C^r j Enclose d pleas e fin d th e origina l an don e cop y o f th e complain t

i n th e above-reference d case . Th e Complainan t

expect s tha t

th e hearin g i n thi s cas e wil l las t on e da y an d request s tha t th e hearin g b e hel d mCleveland , OH . Al l correspondenc e t o th e Complainan t i n thi s matte r

shoul d b e directe d t o undersigne d counse l at : Enforcemen t

Division , AGC-30 0 Offic e o f th e Chie f Counse l Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D.C . 2059 1 Tel : (202)267-726 8 Fax : (202)267-510 6 Respectfully , Agne s M . Rodriguez , Senio r Attorne y Enforcemen t

Division , AGC-30 0 Offic e o f th e Chie f Counse l Enclosur e cc : Laurenc e E . Rohl , Presiden t Ai r Z Flyin g Service , Inc . 35 5 Richmon d Rd. , Hangar 5 Richmon d Heights , O H 4414 3i

U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N FEDERA L AVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N ' • - 20- Q In th e matter

of : AI RZ FLYIN G SERVICE , INC . FA A Docket No . CP-[T o b e assigned ] Cas e No . 2009SW91005 1 JUDG E NO T ASSIGNE

D COMPLAIN T The Federa

l Aviatio n Administratio n (Complainant) , b y counsel , hereb y files it s Complaint , pursuant

to Rule 20 8 o

f th e Rule s o

f Practic e i n FA

A Civi l Penalt

y Action s (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.208) , an

d state s a s follows : I . Responden

t Ai r Z Flyin g Service , Inc . (Responden t o r Ai r Z ) wa s advise dthrough a Notic e o f Propose d Civil Penalt

y date dFebruar

y 26 , 2010 , an

db y aFina

l Notic e o f Propose d Civi l Penalt

y date d Septembe

r 8 , 2010 , tha

t th e FA A propose dto asses s acivi l penalt y in th e amoun t of $7,700 . B y aletter

date d Septembe

r 20 , 2010 , Responden

t requeste dahearing . Th

e Enforcemen

t Division , FA

A Office o f

th e Chief Counsel receive dRespondent' s written reques t fo r ahearin g b y Certified Mai l - retur n receip t requeste don Septembe

r 28 , 2010 . II . 1 . Ai r Z i s now , and a

t al l time s mentione di n thi s documen t was , th e holde

r o f Ai r Carrie r Certificat e No . ZFDA222T , issue dunde r 1 4 C.F.R . par

t 11 9 an dauthorize dto conduct operation s vmde

r 1 4 C.F.R . par

t 13 5 o f th e Federa

l Aviatio n Regulations . 2 . A t all time s mentione din thi s docvraient, 1 4 C.F.R . § 135.251(a ) require dtha

teac h certificat e holde r o r operator tes t each o f it s employee s who perform s afimction liste d i n 1 4 C.F.R . par

t 121 , Appendi x I , in accordanc e wit h tha t appendix. * 3 . Unde

r 1 4 C.F.R . par

t 121 , Appendi x I , § HI , a

n employe e wh

o perform s aircraf

t maintenanc e or

preventiv e maintenanc e duties , directly or b y contrac t

fo r a n employer , perform s asafety-sensitiv e fimction liste d in Appendix I andmus t b e subject t o dru g testin g unde

r a n antidru g progra

mimplemente d in accordanc e wit h tha t appendix . Thi s include s ftill-time, part time , temporary , and intermittent employee s regardles s o f

th e degre e o f

supervision . 4 . A t al l time s mentione din thi s document , 1 4 C.F.R . par t 121 , Appendi x I , § V.A. 1 state d tha t n o employe

r coul d hire an

y individua

l fo r asafety-sensitiv e fimction unles s th e employe r first conducte d apre-employmen t tes t andreceivedaverifiednegativ e dru g tes t result fo r tha t individual . 5 . Unde

r 1 4 C.F.R . par

t 121 , Appendi x 1 , § II : a . "hire " mean s retainin g a n individua

l fo r asafety-sensitiv e fimction a s a pai d employee , a s avolunteer , o r throug h barte

r o r othe r for mof compensation . b . "verifie d negativ e dru g tes t result " mean s adrug tes t

resul t froma n HH S [Healt h and Huma

n Services]-certifie dlaborator y tha t ha s undergone revie w by a Medica l Review Office

r ("MRO" ) andha s bee

n determine db y th e MRO to b e anegativ e result . 6 . The Complainant' s inspectio n of Ai r Z reveale dth e following : a . O n o r about Ma y 28 , 2008 , Ai

r Z administere dapre-employmen t dru g tes t to Ritch Kovaci c unde

r it s antidru g program .

' Effectiv e M y 13 , 2009 , th e FAA' s drug and alcoho l regulation s in 1 4 C.F.R . par t 121 , Appendice s I an

dJ wer e recodified an

d ar e no w foun

d in 1 4 C.F.R . par

t 120 , subpart s E an

d F . Se e Fina l Rule , 74 Fed . Reg . 2264 9 (Ma y 14 , 2009) . The Fina

l Rul e i s als o availabl e a

t th e following interne

t address : http://www.faa.gov/about/offic e orp/beadquartersofilces/avs/ofnces/aam/drugalcohoVtesting/b . O n o r abou t June 6 , 2008 , Mr . Kovaci c performe daircraf t maintenanc e o

r preventiv e maintenanc e dutie s fo r Ai r Z o n civi l aircraf

t N94E W liste do n Ai

r Z' s par t 13 5 operation s specifications . c . O n o r

abou t July 17,2008 , Air

Z' s MR O verifie dMr . Kovacic' s pre employmen

t dru g tes t a s negativ e fo

r aprohibite dsubstanc e andreporte dth e verified negativ e resul t

t o Ai r Z . d . Ai r Z hire d Mr . Kovaci c fo

r asafety-sensitiv e function without first conductin g apre-employmen t dru g tes t andreceivin g averifie dnegativ e dru g tes t result fo r him . 

## m . 1 . B y reaso n of

th e foregoing . Ai

r Z violate d1 4 C.F.R . § 135.251(a) , i n tha t it failed to tes t each employe e who performedafimction liste din 1 4 C.F.R . par t 121 , Appendix I i n accordanc e wit

h § V.A. 1 of

tha t appendix . 2 . Pursuant

t o 4 9 U.S.C . § 4630 1 (a)(5)(A) , Ai r Z i s subjec t

t o acivi l penalt

y not to excee d $11,00 0 fo

r each violatio n of

th e Federa

l Aviatio n Regulations . 3 . Unde

r th e fact s and circumstance s o f thi s cas e andi n accordanc e wit h th e Administrator' s Sanctio n Guidanc e in FA A Orde r 2150.3B , Appendi x B , acivi l penalt y of $7,70 0 i s appropriat

e fo r th e violatio n in thi s case .WHEREFORE , th e Complainant , b y coimsel , respectfiilly request s tha t th e Administrativ e La

w Judg e ente

r a n orde r tha t Responden

t b e assesse dacivi l penalt

y i n th e amoun t o f $7,700 . Respectfiill y submitted , Pete r J . Lynch Assistant Chief Counsel Enforcemen

t Division , AGC-300

Date : Octobe

r 4,201 0 Agne s M . Rodrigue z 0 0 Senio r Attorney Enforcemen

t Division , AGC-30 0 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Office o f th e Chief Counsel 80 0 Independenc e Ave. , S.W . Washington , D.C . 2059 1 Telephone : (202 ) 267-726 8 Facsimile : (202)267-510 6 NOTE : Pursuan t to 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.209(a) , awritte n answe r to acomplain

t mus t b e filed n o late

r tha n thirt y (30)day s afte

r servic e of th e complaint .CERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E

I hereb y certif

y tha t on thi s date , I hav e sen

t by U.S . mail , postag e prepaid , certified mail

- return-receip t

requested , acop

y of th e foregoing complain

t in th e matte

r of Air Z Flyin g Service , Inc. , FA

A Docket No . CP-[To b e assigned] , Cas e No . 2009SW910051 , to : Laurenc e E . Rohl , Presiden t Ai r Z Flyin g Service , Inc . 35 5 Richmon d Rd . Hanga r 5 Richmon d Heights , O

H 4414 3 I n addition , I hereb y certif

y tha t o n thi s date , I hav e sen

t b y U.S . mail , postag e prepaid , certified mai l - return-receip t requested , th e origina

l an don e copy of th e foregoing documen

t to : Hearin g Docket Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Orvill e Wrigh

t Buildin g 800 Independenc e Avenue , S W Washington , D C 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docket

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g - Suit

e 2W100 0 Date : Octobe

r 4,201 0 

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