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### U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMTNIS1RATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS



### WASHINGTON, D.C.
ln. the Matter ofNational Power Corporation 

### 201**D~GL~**

### 70-0212 Judge Richard Goodwin


### ATY.tENDED COMPLAINT TI1e Federal Aviation Administration (FAA or Complainant), by counsel, hereby files its Amended Complaint, 

### pursuant to RuJe 214 ofthe Rules ofPractice (14 C.F.R 13.214), aud states as follows: I 1. On or about January 8, 2010 until March 25, 20l0, NPS knowingly offered to Federal Express Corporation, eJeven (11) shipments ofdangerous goods W1tested prototype lithium ion batteries for transportation by air, certified under ICAO Technical Instructions for the Transportation ofDangerous Goods by Air (ICAO TO, including all United States Variations thereto. 2. The shipping papers for each ofthe 11 shipments certified and described the shipment as Lithium Ion Batteries, UN3480, Class 9, Packing Group II.

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. 3. The following e]even shipments were offered and transported by NPC in violati.on ofthe hazardous materials regulations (the shipments):

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### 4. The eleven shipments (as described in paragraph 3) each contained untested prototype lithium ion batteries. The shipment ofthese batteries requires special pennission from the 

### Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). NPC 

### did not have the 

### requ.ired permission in violation of49 CFR 173.185(f). 

### 5. The shipments 

### were improperly packaged in UN 4G fiberboard boxes tested to the packing group U stan.dard and should have been packaged 

### in 

### UN 4Gpa.cking group I standard. 6. NPC failed to comply with the

### hazardous matbrials regulations, in that

### NPC failed to

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### make emergency response information, including an emergency 

### response telephone number,

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### available for use at all. times the dangerous goods were present during the course ofthe shipment by air. 7. Hazardous material employee Maria Munoz perfonned hazardous m.aterial shipping functions when she had not recejved tbe required hazardous materials employee training as described in 49 CFR §171.22(g)(2). 

### 8. NPC 

### offered. the above-described hazardous material for transportation in air commerce when they did not have the required special permission from PHMSA. 9. NPC offered the above-describeq

### haz.<:~.rdops**~~terial** 

### f.or transportation in air commerce

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### when they did not properly train their**h~at** 

### employees jn accordance with the requirements of the ha?..ardous materials regulations. . r.... i (09/11/2013 13:40 8472947498 FAA GLRC PAGE 64/12

10. NPC offered the sh1pments ofdangerous goods for transportation by air when it did not properly package the shipments. 11. 

### NPC offered the 

### above-described hazardous materials for transportation in air commerce ' ,. '.:.: ', i!' '

• I :;**~** :,**~ ~**  and the shipments 

### di.d not 

### contain an

### e!Jlergency.rcsponse number that 

### complied with the

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### requirements oftbe 

### HMR. II By 

### reason of

### the foregoing facts 

### au.d circumstances, the Respondent 

### violated the following Federal Aviation Regulations: a) 49 CFR §171.2( e), which 

### states in

### relevant partthat, no 

### person may offer or accept 

### a hazardous material for transportation in commerce unless the hazardous material is properly classed, described, 

### packaged, marked, labeled, 

### and in condition for shipment 

### as required o.r 

### authorized by applicab.le requirements ofthis 

### subchapter or an exemption 

### or special permit, approval, or

### registration issued

### under this subchapter or subchapter A of tbjs chapter.
'
. (' ' ' 'I' ·. " ' b) 49 CFR §17l.22(b)(l). which

### 'states that 

## ahazardous material that is offe:red for transportation 

### ortransported in accordance with the international standards and ' regulations authorized 

### in paragraph (a) of.this 

### section is 

### subject to the requirements of

### the

. 

## . ' applicable international standard

### orregulation**~d.** 

### must be offered 

### for transportation 

### or transported in confonnance with the applicable standard orregulation. The 

### shipments above violated 

### ICAO Techu.ical 

### Instructions, Special Provision A88, ill. 

### thatNPC offered 

### package...:; containing Prototype Lithium Batteries for. 

### transpo.rtation by air without authority ofthe State oforigin CPI·IMSA) orproper Packing Group I packaging's.09/11/2013 13:40 8472947498 

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### c) 49 CFR §171.22(g)(2), 

### which states that a hazardous material that is offered for tTansportation or

### transported in 

### the United States in accordance with this subpart must 

### conform. to tbe 

### followi.:ng requirements ofthis subchapter, 

### as app1icable: (1) 

### Th.e '' 

### emergencyresponse information requirements in·subpart G ofpart 172 ofthis subchapter; (2) The trai.njng requirements 

### in subpart H ofpart 172 ofthis subchapter. including function-specific training in 

### the use 

### ofthe international transport 

### sta:odards and regulations authorized inparagraph (a) of

### this**~ectio~'** as applicable; '

. ' 

### d) 

### 49 CFR §

### 172.604(a)(1) wbkh states

### in relevant 

### part that a 

### person who offers a 

### hazardous material for transportation must

### provide an emergency 

### response telephone 

### number, including the area code, for 

### use in the 

### event ofan emergency 

### involv.i.ng the 

### hazardous material. 

### for telephone numbers outside the United States, the international access code
or**the"+~'** 

### (plus) sign, country code, and chy code, as appropriate, must be iucl.ud.ed. The telephone 

### number must be--(1)

### Monitor.ed at all times 

### the hazardous material 

### is in transportation, including storage incidental to transportation; e) 

### 49 CFR § 

### 172.702(a), which 

### states in 

### relevant part, ahazmatemployer shall ensure that each ofits hazmat 

### employees is trained in accordance with 

### the :requirements prescribed 

### in this 

### subpart.
•I' 

### f) 

### 49 CFR § 173.18S(f), 

### which

## ~t~~ ln

## rcle~ant**~~rt** that a 

### lithium. cell 

### or battery that does not comply with the provisions 

### ohbis**subchapte~** 

### roay be 

### transported ooly 

### under conditions 

### approved bythe Associate Administrator.09/11/2013 13:40 8472947498 FAA GLRC PAGE 05/12

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### Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §5123, Respondent is**su~ject** to 

### a cjvil peualty ofat least $250 but not ' ' ' ,, 

### more than $50,000 

### for each 

### of the violations alleged 

### Under the facts and circumstances ofthis case, a civil penalty 

### of$66,000 is appropriate. · WHEREFORE; the FAA, by 

### counsel, respectfully requests that the Administrative 

### Law Judge enter an order assessing National Power Corporation a civil penalty inthe amount of$66,000. Respectfully submitted,

# ~**~o"'** 

### Kate Barber 

### Attorney Federal 

### Aviation Administration 2300 East

### Devon Avenue, 

### AGL-7 Des Plaines, Illinois 60018 847/294-7862 

### Fax: 847/-294-7498 NOTE: . ·'' ' 

### ·i

The Rule.." of 

### Practice for this**proce~ing** 

### are set forth in Part 

### 13, Subpart G, of 

### tbe Federal Aviation Regulations (14 C.F.R. Part 13). · The Rules of 

### .Practice provide 

### that Respondent must file a 

### written answer to this Complaint, or a written Motionto Dismiss if

### o.pp.-opriate, notlate.- than 30 days afterthe date shown on the Certificate of Sen>ice. A general denial 

### is deemed a failure to file an answer (Section 13.209(e)).09/11/2013 13:40 8472947498 FAA GLRC PAGE 07/12



### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that 

### the foregoj:o.g Amended Complaint has sent via USPS and Fax as follows: USPS- CertLfi.ed Mail 

### Fax: 847-831- l406

USPS- Certified MaiJ. Fax:202-493"5020 (Original & 

### One Copy)**USPS~** 

### Certified 

### Mail Fax; 202-366-7536 

### Martin A. Blumenthal ' Attorney

Yol 

### n**O~e** 

### Northfield Plaza, Suite 300 

### Northfield, TL 60093 

### Federal Aviation. Administration 800 Independence Avenue, 

### S.W. Wilbur Wright Building, Suite 2Wl000 Washington, D.C. 20591 Attn.: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Honorable Richard C. Goodwin Office ofHearings, M-20 U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200New Jersey Avenue, S.E. (Ell-310) Washington DC, 20590

Leg 

### echnician· Federal Avia,tion Administration Office ofRegional Counsel 2300 East Devon Avenue, AGL-7 Des Plaines, Illinois 

### 60018

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U.S. DEPARTMENT 

### OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAl.- AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

### In the Matter ofNational Power Corporation 201 0-GL-70-0212

Judge Goodwin 

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. \''•. '' PAGE 08/12**~onmlainant's** 

### Motion 

### for Leave to File LateResponse

# wResJ!ondent's Motion for More Definite Statement. to 

### Strike. and Production of

### Documents 

### NOW COMES the Complainant, by 

### counsel, au.d pursuant to the Rules ofPractice set forth in 14 C.P.R. Part 13, Subpart G, ofthe 

### Federal Aviation Regulations, and 

### for the reasons set

### forth below, moves the 

### Judge for leave to leave to 

### file the attached 

### late response to Respondent's 

### Motion foT more 

### Definite Statement, 

### to Strike, and Production of

### Documents. 1. After careful Tevlew 

### ofthe Respondent's Motion the Complainant has 

### filed an Amended Complaint that addresses many ofthe issues 

### that were 

### discussed in

### the Respondent's Motion. 2. The Complrunant wishes to respond 

### to the remaining 

### issues and 

### requests leave to file the 

# .**'~·** '' ' '

:.I 

### attached Response 

### to the Respondent's**M~tionl** :
•' 3. The 

### attached response was not 

### made within**tbEfi,r~gulatory** 

### time frame due 

### to the assigned attorney being out ofthe 

### office for two weeks and 

### returning Monday 

### September 9, 

### 2013. Upon return to the office 

### the Motion was given careful review aod the Amended 

### Complaiot and attached Motion VfCre 

### draftedin an expeditious manner.

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i. Wherefore, the Complainant requestS leave

## to file:the attached Respon.se au.d Amended 

### Complaint.
Respectfully submitted,

# ~**~** Kate Barber Attomey Federal Aviation Administration 'I :



### Gr.eat Lakes 

### Region, Office ofRegional Counsel 2300 E. Devon Des Plaines, IL 60018 

### Phone:**847-294~**

### 7862 

### Fax: 847-294-7498

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### U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL AVIATION 

### ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, D.C.
In the Matter ofNati.orial Power Corporation



### .**2010~GL~70-0212** ·Judge Goodwin

Response to Respondent's Motion for More Definite Statement. To Strike. 

# and Production ofDocuments PAGE 10/12



### NOW COMES the 

### Complainant, by coWlsel, and 

### pursuant to 

### the Rules ofPractice set forth in 14 C.F.R. 

### Part 13, 

### Subpart 0, ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations, and for the reasons set forth below, moves the Judge for an order denying the Respondent's Motion for more definite statement, to strike, and production of documents and in response files the attached Amended Complaint.

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### 1. The Complainant has filed an Amended Complaint. The Amended Cor:n.plai.ot is specific and clear and addresses each ofthe concerns 

### ofthe Respondent The need for a more definite statement is rendered mootby the Amended Complaint. (See Attached Amended

· Complaint) 

### 2. The Respondent moved the 

### Court in pamwaph seven (7) oftheir Motion for a more definitive statement specifYing why the amountproposed is appropriate. The amount proposed by the Complainant is within the amount thatthe policy and procedures ofthe FAA man.dated in Order 2150.3B. Appendix C. Sanction Guidance H37.-ardous Materials Enforcement. The guidelines used to calculate the amount ofsanction are published in

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the Order 2150.3b which is a public document. The Complainant objects to producing any documents that were used to calculate tbe amount inthis specific case because the documents are privileged as they contain attorney work product. 

### WHER.Jl;FORE, the Complainant hereby respectfully request$ that the Respondent's Motion be denied 

### on the basis 1hat the filed Amended 

### Complaint contains the requested more definitive statements. Additionally, the Complainant ·requests that the Respondent's request for the documents used to calculate the amount ofthe 

### sanction. be denied.

Respectfully submitted,



# 1/k-- '**~** Kate Barber Attorney Federal Aviation Administration GreatLakes Region, Office ofRegional Counsel 2300 E. Devon Des Plaines, IL 60018 Phone: 847-294-7862 

### Fax: 847-294-7498

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### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certiiy

### that the foregoing Motion has been sent via USPS and Fax as follows:
USPS- Certified Mail Fax: 847-831-1406

USPS- Certified Mail**Fax:202-493~5020** (Original 

### & One Copy)



### USPS- Certified Mai.l**Fax:202~366-7536**



### Yol Martin A. Blumenthal Attorney 

### One Northfield Pla7...a, Suite 300 Northfield, JL 60093 

### Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Wilbur Wright Building, Suite 2Wl000 

### Washington, D.C. 20591 Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Honorable 

### Richard C. Goodwin O£Dce ofHearings,.M-20**U.~.** 

### Department 

### ofTransportation. 1200 NewJersey Avenue, S.E. (Ell-310)**Was~ngton** DC, 20590



### Leg
. echnici.an Federal 

### Aviation Administration Office ofRegional Counsel 

### 2300**Ea.<~t** 

### Devon Avenue, AG.L-7 Des Plaines, lllinois 60018

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