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y Action) DMS FAA-2009-058 6 ORDE R GRANTIN G MOTIO N T O TAK E JUDICIA L NOTIC E O n Octobe r13 , 2010 , th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n ("Complainant" ) file d a Motio n t o Tak e Judicia l Notic e ("Motion") . Th e Motio n encompasse s th e Administrator' s sanctio n guideline s fo rhazardou s material s violations , publishe d a t 6 4 Fed.Reg . 19443-1945 0 (Apri l 21 , 1999) . Th e Motio n als o ask s tha t Judicia l Notic e b e take n o f6 3 Fed.Reg . 30411-3041 2 (Jun e 4 , 1998) , a Forma l Interpretatio n o fRegulation s publishe d b yth e Researc h an d Specia l Program s Administratio n ("RSPA") , an d o fth e followin g Hazardou s Material s Regulations : 4 9 C.F.R . §§171.8 , 172.10 1 (Table) , 172.200 , 172.300 , 172.316 , 173.27 , an d 173.150 . Responden t Empir e Airlines , Inc . ha s no t file d a n answe rt o date . Th e cour t ma ytak e Judicia l Notic e o fa fac t whic h i s no t subjec t t o reasonabl e disput e i n tha t i t i s eithe r(1 ) generall yknow n withi n th e territoria l jurisdictio n o fth e tria l cour t o r(2 ) capable o faccurat e an d read y determinatio n b yresor t t o source s whos e accurac ycanno t reasonabl yb e questioned. ' Federa l Rule s o f Evidence, Rul

e 20 1 (28 U.S.C) .. J Th e matter s fo rwhic h Complainan t seek s Judicia l Notic e ar e federa l f : •regulation s an d publishe d guideline s an d interpretation s o fa federa l agency . f - Thesi e matter s ar e capabl e o faccurat e an d read ydeterminatio n b ytesor t t o [ ' source s whos e accurac ycanno t reasonabl yb e questioned . The yals o ar e I matter s withi n th e publi cdomaih . WHEREFORE , Complainapt^s Motlp n havin g bee n rea d an d considered , i t i s hereb yORDERE D tha t Judiqlal-NQfc e li e aisi l i s hereb ytake n O fth e following : 1 . Th e Administrator' s publishe d sanctio n guideline s containe d i n 6 4 Fed . Reg . 19443-19450 ; I 2 . RSP AForma l Interpretatio n o fRegulation s containe d in.6 3 Fed.Reg . I 30411-30412 ; an d ] 3 . Hazardou s Material s Regulation s foun d a t 4 9 C.F.R . §§171.8 , 

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