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U.S. Deportment of Transportotion Office ofthe Chief Counsel New England Region 12 New England Executive Park Burlington. MA 01803 Federal Aviation Administration January 29, 2013 FACSIMILE (202) 493-5142 & U.S. FIRST CLASS MAIL 

### HeariJ.J.g Docket Federal A\dation Administration 800 Independence A**venue~** SW Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2Wl000 Washington, DC 20591 Attn.: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 In the Matter ofScottTice DocketNo. CP- 

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Enclosed are an original and one copy ofthe complaint in the above-referenced proceeding. The FAA requests that**th~** hearing inthis matterbeheld Boston, MA, and expects thatthe hearing 

### will last oneday. Please serve all documents inthis matter onthe undersigned FAA attom.ey at:

Sincerely,

Attorney Enclosures
cc: Mr. Scott Tice Federal Avi.ati.on. Ad:r.n.inistTation Office ofthe Regional Counsel; ANE-7 12 NewEngland ·Executive Par.k Bur.lington, MA 01821 ATIN: R. Bennett Sargent PAGE 02/0701/29/2013 15:51 7812387055 FAA NE REGIONAL CNSL

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION



### FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION



### FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINTSTRATTON FAA CaseNo. 2012NE70021 1 Complainant,
v. SCOTTTICE Respondent. 

### JUDGE NOT ASSIGNED COMPLAINT FAA DocketNo. CP- (Civil Penalty Action) Date: January 29 .• 2013 PAGE 03/07

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) hereby files its complaint, under Rule 208 of the Rules ofPractice in FAA Civil Penalty 

### Actions, 14 CFR 

### §13.208, and 

### states the 

## tollowing: 

### I. Respondent Scott

### Tice, was advised through a Final Notice ofProposed 

### Civil Pe11alty that the FAAproposed to assess a 

### civil penalty 1n the 

### amount of$600. On January 23, 2013, 

### Responder:tt submitted 

### a Wl;tten request for a hearing. 

### II. 1. 011 or about September 

### 11, 2012, Respondent was a ticketed passenger. on Cape Airflight 60, 

### a passenger-can-ying flight, departing from Rutland Southern Vermont Regional Airport in North Clarendon, Vermont. 2. On or about Septembet 11) 2012, Respondent offered checkedbaggage for transportation in air commerce on Cape Air flight 60. 3. Transportation Security Administration (TS.A) personnel atRutland Southern Vermont Regional Airport 

### initiated an inspection ofthe baggage and observedthat

### it contained one 

### (1) 8 ounce container ofMSRIsoPro Premium Blendfuel. 4. The container ofMSRIsoPro PremiumBlend 

### f1.1el was marked with the following wamings:


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a. DANGER; b. EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE; and 

### c. CONTENTS UNDERPRESSURE. 5. The above-referenced MSRIsoPro Premium. Blen.d fuel. is classified as hazardous rnate:r:i.al under section 172.101 ofthe Department ofTransportation Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) (49 C.F.R. Parts 171 et seq.). 6. The proper shipping name for MSR IsoPro Premiun1. Blend fuel is 

### Petroleum gases, 

### liquefied. It is in a hazard class 2.1 (flammable gas), has an. assigned identification number ofUNt075, and is 

### forbidden for transportation on passenger-can:ying aircraft. 7. At all tim.es mentioned herein, the above-refere11ced sh1ptnent was not acco.rnpan.i.ed by a Shipper's Cet1ification or Declaration for Dangerous Goods. 8. Respondent offered the above-described shipment ofhazar.dous material for transportation by air when. the ro.ate:r:ial wa.s not properly classed, described, packaged, marked, labeled, or in the proper condition for shipme11t. 

### 9. Respo11dent offered the above-described shipment ofhazardous material for 11:ansportation by air. without adding the certification required by sectiOJ1S 172.204(a) or (c)(l) ofthe HMR (49 C.F.R. 

### §§ 172.204(a) or (c)(l)). 10. Respondent offered the above-described shipment ofhazardous material to an aircraft operator for transportation

### by airand did notprovide two (2) copies ofthe required shipper's certifi.cation. 1L Respondent offered the above-described shipment ofhazardous material for transportation by airwhenthe package containingtheha7...ardous material was not marked with the proper shipping name and identificationnumbers, preceded by "UN" or ''NA" as appropriate, ofthe hazardous material contained therein, and without the required markings being durable, in English and printed on or affixed 

### to the surface ofthe package, or on a label, tag or sign 12. Respondent offered the above-described shipment ofhazardous material for transportation by air without making er;nergency response informationimmediately available for use at all times the hazardous material was present. 13. Respol.'Jdent offered the above-described shipment ofhazardous material for transportation by air when the shipment contained a material that is "Forbidden" for transportation aboar.d a**passenger~carrying** aircraft as indicated in Column 9a ofthe §172.1.01 table (49 C.F.R. § 172.101).01/29/2013 15:51 7812387055 FAA NE REGIONAL CNSL PAGE 05/07

14. Based upon the foregoing facts and circumstances, Respondent violated the following Department ofTransportation Hazardous Materials Regulations (Title 49 ofthe Code of Federal. Regu.lations):


### a. Section 171.2(e) (49 

### C.F.R. § l.71..2(e)), 

### in that Respondent offered.b.a7...ar.dous material for transportation 

### in commerce when the material 

### wa.s not properly classed, described, packaged, marked,**labeled~** and 

### in the conditionfor shipment required bythe

### HMR (49 C.P.R. parts 171, et se_g.). b. Section 172.200(a) (49 

### C.F.R. §§ 172.200(a)), in that Respondent offered hazardous material for transportation. without properly describing the material on the shipping 

### paper.
c. Sections 

### 172.204(a) or (c)(1) 

### (49 C.F.R. §§ 

### 172.204(a) or 

### (c)(l)), in that Respondent offered hazardous material for transportation withoutprinting the required 

### certification on the shippingpaper as stated 

### in §l7;2.204(.a)( 1) or (a)(2) 

### (49 C.F.R. 

### § 172.204(a)(l) or 

### (a)(2)). · · 

### d.. Section 172.204(c)(2) (49 C.F.R. 

### § 172.204(c)(2)), 

### in that Respondent offered hazardous**materia~_to** 

### an aircraft operator

### for transportation by. air and did not provide two copies ofthe required shi.ppe:t:'s certification. · '
e. 

### Sections 172.300(a) and 172.30l(a) (49 

### C.F.R. §§ 1.72.300(a) and 172.30l(a)), in that Respondent offeredhazardous material for transportation 

### when the package was not marked

### wi.tb. the proper shipping name and identification. number for its contents. f. Section 172.304(a)(l) (49 C.F.R. 

### § 172.304(a)(l)), inthat Respondent offered hazardous material for trao.spo:rtation whenthe 

### required markings wer.e not durable, in English andprinted on. or affixed to the surface ofthe 

### package 9r on a 

### label, tagor sign. g. Section 172.400(a) (49 

### C.F.R. § 172.400(a)): inthat Respondent offered a package containing hazardous material for transportation 

### by air whe;n**the.pacl~age** was not properly labeled as specified in Section 172.101 

### (49 C.F.R. 

### § 172._101). 

### h. Section 172.600(c)(1) 

### (49 C.F.R. 

### § 172.600(c)(l)), bJ. that Respondent offered a package containing hazardous material for transportation by air withoutmaking
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### emergency r.esponse 

### information immediately available for use 

### at all times the hazardous material was present. · 1. Sectjon 

### 173.l(b) (49 C.P.R. § 173 .l(b)), 

### inthatRespondent 

### offered a shipment of 

### hazardous materials for

### transportation by air 

### withoutproperly preparing the 

### shipment. · · ·01/29/2013 15:51 7812387055 FAA NE REGIONAL CNSL PAGE 05/07

j. Section 173.27(b)(l) (49 C.F.R. 

### § l73.27(b)(l)), 

### in that Respondent offered

## a package containing a material that is ''Forbidden'' for transportation aboard a passenger-carrying aircraft as indicated inColumn 9aof1he §172.101 table (49 C.F.R. § 172.101). 

### TIL 

### 15. Under. 49 U.S.C. §5123(a) ofChapter 51, Title 49 ofthe

### United States Code of Transp01tation, 

### (49 U.S.C. § 

### 5123(a)), Respondent is 

### liable for 

### a civil penalty ofnot

### less than $250 

### nor greatertha11 $55,000 for 

### each violation ofthe regulations. 

### By reason. oftbe foregoing facts and 

### circumstances we propose to assess 

### a. civil penalty for all of

### the violations noted inthe total amount of$600. 16. Under the facts and circumstances ofthis case, a civil penalty of$600 is appropriate. WHEREFORE, Complainant

### tespect1ltlly requests that 

### the Administrative Law Judge enter au order that Respondent be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of$600. Respectfully 

### submitted this 29th day ofJanuary 2013. 

### CHRISTOPHER POREDA Regional 

### Counsel

R.BENNETTSARGENT Attomey Federal Aviation Administration Office ofthe Reg1onal Counsel 12 NewEnglandExecutive Park, ANE-7 

### Burlington, MA 0180301/29/2013 15:51 7812387055 FAA NE REGIONAL CNSL

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

### I certify

### that the foregoing complajnt

### has been 

### sent via 

### Certified Mail-Return Receipt Requested and First Class

### Mail 

### this date 

### to: Respondent Mr. Scott Tice 21125 

### Tim.be:r.laud Road Barronett, WI 54813-9540 PAGE 07/07

Also, 

### I certify

### that the 

### foregoing complaint ha'5 been 

### sent via

### Facsimile and by 

### U.S. First Class Mail this date to: Hearing Docl{et Hearing Docket (original and one copy) Federal Aviation 

### Admi.nist-ration. 

### 800 Independence A venue, SW WilburWright Building- Suite 2Wl000 Washington, DC 20591 

### Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430

. Fax: (202) 493-5142

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