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### COMPEAINANT' S REPT V T O RESPONDE M S RESPONS EK ) ORDE RT O SHO WC A_US E ComplainaTii , b y an d\hroug hth e imdersigne dattorney , hereb y replie s t o Complainant' s Respons e T O th e .Adrninislrativ e La w Judge' s (ALj's ) Orde r t o Sho w CdLLse , date dOctobe r

5 , 2011 , a s follows : 1. ' I nessence , Respondent' s caus e fo r no t respondin g to th e Complain t i natimel y marine r wa s that Responden t

change dit s pnmai y addres s (t o 91 0 Flori nRotid , Suit e 200 . Sacramento , Californi a95831 ) Responden t

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### 3 . AS state di nou r

previou s motion , accordin g to §13,209(f) , aperson' s failur e to fil e a nanswe r withou t goo dcaus e shal l b e deeme da nadmissio no f

th e tnjf ho f eac h allegatio ncontaine di nth e complaint . See . FA A v . Budd c W

. Flayter ^ FA A Docke t

No . CP89GL025 7 (Marc h19 , 1990 ) ("Althou^ i thi s i s asever e penalt y for failur e to file an answer , th e rul e i s clea r

an ddoe s no t

permi t exceptions.") . Re5i">ondcni' s failur e t o notif y neithe r th e Hearin g Docke t

no r Complainan t

o f achang e initspnmar y addres. s after requestin g ahearin g unde r th e circumstance s doe s no t demonstrat e goo dcause . Kiarte r o f Mar k Steve nDiainond , FA A Ord^ r 'No . 95-1 0 (Ma y lO , 1995)(Coun.ser s mexpenenc e an dunfamiliaiit y withadministrativ e procedur e i s no t goo dcause) ; Richar d Le e Dillman . FA A Docke t No . C?9'>WP00 ] 5 , Orde r seA'e dJanuar y i \2000. ) 4 . Ther e canb e n o credibl e argumen t that Responden t

wa s confuse dabou t

it s responsibilit y t o lilt : anAnswer . A s slate dinth e previou s motion , th e Complain t itsel f an d]\\s honor' s Procedura l Order , date d.Septembe r 6 , 20 ] 1 , specificaJl y reniinde d Responden t

o f it s responsibilit y t o fil e a nAnswe r an dth e potentia l consequence s o f suc h failure . See . e.g . Matte r

ofCurnw'all , FA. ^ Orde r No . 92-4:' , p . s (1992) . WHEREFORE , Complainan t respeeifujl y move s th e Administrativ e La w Judg e l o find : (2 ) thai Responden t

ha s no t demonstrate dgoo dcaus e fo r no t filing atimel y Answer : (2 ) dee ma s a

nadmissio no f

trutheac hallegatio ninth e complaint , (3 ) i f ahearin g i s stil l deeme dnecessary , that

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r th e purpos e o f

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sanctio n i n thi s matter . (3 ) Complainan t als o request s a n extensio n o f th e discover y perio d t o a i leas t 3 0 day s afte rther e is. a rulin g o n th e y\gency' s motion . Respectfull ysubmitte d thi s H da yo f October . 2011 .



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### Roo m2W100 0 Dea rAttention : Hearin g Docke t Cierk , Thi s lette ri s t o reques t a Forma l Hearin g concernin g Cas e No . 2010SO700422 , an d t o provid e a Writte n Answe rt o eac h o f th e allegation s containe d i n th e Fina l Notic e o f Propose d Civi l Penalty . Sk yKin g wil l addres s eac h o f th e followin g allegation s accordin g t o 1 4 CFR , Sectio n 13.35 : 1 . Deny O n Augus t 6 , 2010 , Sk yKin g di d no t knowingl yoffe rt o Unite d Parce l Servic e (UPS ) a one-piec e consistin g o f a fiberboar d bo xcontainin g hazardou s material s fo rtransportatio n b yair . I n a n intervie wwit h th e individua l i n ou rshippin g departmen t wh o package d an d shippe d th e assembly , h e state d tha t h e simpl ydi d no t realireth e uni t fel l int o tha t category . No t bein g a n aircraf t technician , h e looke d a t th e uni t a s jus t anothe raircraf t component . Sk yKin g ha d ensure d tha t thi s individua l wa s traine d an d qualifie d t o shi p Hazardou s Materials . 2 . Admi t 3 . Admi t 4 . Admi t 5 . Admi t 6 . Admi t 7 . Admi t 8 . Admi t 9 . Admi t 10 . Admi t 11 . Admi t 12 . Admi t 13 . Admi t 14 . Admi t 15 . Admi t SkyKing , lac , • 360 0 Powe rIn n Road , Suii e H * Sncramonto . C A9^S2 6 • (916 ) J.'i4-240 0 • Fa x(9\6 ) 737-896 010/25/201 1 16:1 0 FA X 202493511 2 FA A- OM S (21006/00 7

I n a lette rdate d Ma y5 , 2011 . Sk yKin g provide d th e FA Awit h additiona l informatio n concernin g action s take n t o preven t furthe rviolation s o f 4 9 CF R Part s 171-173 . Thes e action s cos t SkyKin g approximatel y $9,00 0 fo rspecialize d trainin g an d trainin g material . I t i s ou ropinio n tha t SkyKin g provide d th e require d trainin g fo rit s shippin g personne l an d tha t th e shippirx g perso n mad e a mistake ; therefore . Sk yKin g di d no t knowingl yshi p Hazardou s Material . Notwithstanding , Sk yKin g too k significan t correctiv e aaio n t o ensur e w e di d no t repea t thi s mistake . Finally , sinc e thi s wa s th e firs t mistak e niad e i n ove r1 0 year s o t eithe rPar t 12 S o rPar t 12 1 operation s tha t th e Civi l Penalt yi s no t appropriate . I t seem s t o u s tha t th e matte rcoul d hav e bee n handle d administrativel y(sinc e i t wa s no t o n purpose ) instea d o f th e $22,50 0 Civi l Penalty . Respectfull ysubmitted , Stephe n A . Badge r Sk yKing , Inc. , Representativ e (916 ) 454-240 0 Q

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