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i n th e above-reference dproceeding T A t Th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) request s tha i th e hearin g i n thi s maile r b e hel di n Sal t Lak e City , Utah , an dexpect s tha t th e hearin g wil l las t

t^v o (2 ) days

. Fo r schedulin g purposes , FA A attorney , Kyl e E

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. Pleas e addres s al l communication s fo r th e FA A t o th e undersigne dat : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Northwes t

Mountai n Region , ANM- 7 160 1 Lin dAvenu e S.W

. Renton

. Washingto n 9805 7 Telephone : 425.227

. 1?4 7 FAX : 425.227.100 7 Sincerely

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### 9805 7 TELEPHONE : 425.227.184 7 

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. Armorcoa t US A UNITE D STATE S O FAMERIC A

DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

OFFIC E O FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C

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FA A Cas e No

. 2010NM71004 5 Judg e No t Assigne d

JUDG E NO T ASSIGNED : COMPLAT> T Th e Federa

l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA) , b y counsel , hereb y file s it s Complaint , pursuant to Rul e 20 8 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (1 4 C.F.R

. § 13.208) , andstate s a s follows : I

. O n Jun e 9 , 2011 , Armorcoa

t USA , wa s advise dthroug ha n Amende dFina

l Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalt

y tha t the FA A propose dt o asses s acivi l penalt y i n th e amoun

t o f 315,000 : O n July 1 8 2011 , Armorcoa t U S A , throughlega

l counsel , submitte da-v-Titte n reques t fo r a hearing

. II

. 1

. Armorcoa

t US A (hereafte

r Armorcoat) i s abusines s entity ' tha t regularl y offers , accepts , o r transport s hazardou s material (HAZMAT)

. 2

. O n Ma y 14 , 2010

. a

t ornea r Missoula , Montana , Armorcoa t offeredadeclare dshipment o f Paint , UNI2C3 , Clas s 3 , fo r transpor t i n ai r commence . Thi s shipment wa s destine dfo

r Singapore

.

COMPLAIK

T FA A V

. ARMORCOAT US A Pag e 2 of e KYL E E

. LOMAZOW , FA A ATTORNE Y TF.L i 425.227.1W? ; TAX : 425.227

. (00 708/12/201 1 160 7 FA X 202433514 2 09/as/201 1 14:5 0 425227150 7 FA A

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A^iM " @1003/00 G PAG E 04/0 7

0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 " 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 S 2 7 3 B 2 9 3 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3- J 3 9 3 9 4 0 4 1 4 3 4 3 4- 1 4 5 4 g 4 7 4 3 4 9 S O 5 1 5 3 5 3 

### 3

. Thi s substanc e i s classifie da s hazardou s materia l (HAZMAT ) 

### under

th e Department

o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulation s (4 9 C.F.R

. Part s 171 et
. seq.")

. 4

. Thi s shipment

wa s transporte db y us e of Unite dParce l Servic e (UPS ) air waybil l number 1Z596272045015697 L 5

. Durin g transfer

of thi s shipmer t

to th e UP S carg o facilit

y i n Salt Lake City , Utah , aUP S employe e discovere dtha

t the packag e under

ai r waybil l number

1Z596272045015697 1 wa s leaking

. 6
. Upo n revie w o f

the content s o f

thi s shipment

b y UPS. s i t wa s discovere dthat :
a . Th e closure (stopper/cork) wa s not hel di n plac e b y positiv e means , a s require db y 4 9 C.F.R

. § 173.27(d)

. • b

. There wa s no t

sufficien t absorbent

material s a s require db y 4 9 C.F.R

. § 173,27(e)(2)

- c . Th e outer

packag e wa s no t

Uqui dtigh t a s require db y 4 9 C.F.R

. § 173.27(e)(3)

. 7

. Armorcoa

t di dno t ensure tha

t eac ho f it s employee s wh o handl e HAZMA T 

### were traine dper titl e 4 9 C.F.R. , Subchapter C , Subpar

t H

. 8

. Upo n reques t

b y aFederal Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) special agent , Armorcoat wa s no t abl e t o produc e copie s o f

th e pas t 1 2 Dangerou s Good s Declaration s a s require db y 4 9 C.F.R

. § 172.201(e)

.
II L 1

. B y reaso n o f

Ih c foregoin g fact s an

dcircumstances , Armorcoa t violate dth e follovvin

g section s o f

th e Federal Aviatio n Regulation s 0 4 C.F.R.) :
a . Sectio n 171.2(e)

. i

n tha t i t offere dHAZMAT t o b e shippe di n ai r commerc e whic hwere no t properl y described , or

i n aconditio n fo

r shipment require db

y th e Hazardou s Material Regulation s (4 9 C.F.R

. Pari s 17] , er . se q)

. b

. Sectio n 172.10 1 {H/\ZMA T Table , colum n 7 ) an dSectio n 172,102(a)(2) , i n tha t i t failedt o ensure the packag e wa s i n complianc e wit

hSpecia l Provisio n 60

. c . Sectio n 172.201(e)

. whic hstates^ "Eac hperso n wh o provide s ashippin g pape r mus t retai n acopy o f

th e shippin g pape

r require db

y Sectio n 172.200(a) , or

a n electroni c imag e thereof

, tha t i s accessibl e a

t or throug hit s principal plac e o f busines s and mus t mak e th e shippin g paper

available , upo n request , to a n authorize dofficia

l o f a Federal , Stat e or

loca l government

agenc y a t reasonabl e time s andlocations.' "

COMPLAINT FA AV

. ARMORCOA T US A Pag e j o f 6 KVL E E

. LOMATXIW , FA A.ATTORKE Y TEL ; 425.227.1847 ; FAX i 425.227.100 708/12/201 1 1 6 0 7 FA X 202493514 2 BE/9e/201 1 14:5 0 J25227iaS 7 FA A - DM S

ANM 7 [^004/00 6 • FiG E 05/9 7

1 2 3 4 5

• 7 e 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 14 1 ^ I S 1 7 l e 1 9 2 0 3 1 2 2 2 3 24 2 5 2 € 2 7 2 6 2 9 3 0 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 i s 3 6 3 7 3 9 3 9 4 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 4- ] 4 5 4 6
4 8 4 3 S O 3 1 5 3 5 3 d

. Sectio n 172.202(a)(4) , i n tha t i t offere dHAZMA T t o b e shippe di n ai r commerc e whe n i t di dno t describ e o n th e shippin g paper s tli c correc t packin g grou p designate d fo r th e HA2MAT ,
e . Sectio n 172.702(a) , i n tha t i t faile dt o ensur e tha t

eac ho f it s employee s wh o handl e HAZMA T ar e pixjperl y traine dpe r th e requirement s prescribe di n Subpa n H (4 9 C.F.R

. Sectio n 172.70 0 e t seq)

. f

. Sectio n 173.1(b)

. i n tha t i t improperl y prepare dth e packin g of , an doffered , a shipmen t o f HAZMA T fo r

shipmen t

b y air

. g . Sectio n 173.22(a) , i n tha t i t faile dt o properl y clas s an ddescrib e th e HAZMA T containe di n it s shipmen t h

. Sectio n 173.24(b)(1) , i n tha t it faile dt o packag e th e HAZMA T i n suc hamanne r tha t ther e woul db e n o identifiabl e releas e o f HAZMA T t o th e environment

. i

. Sectio n 173.27(e) , i n tha t i t package dan doffere dashipmen t fo r transportatio n b y aircraf t tha t containe daClas s 3 liqui dwhe n th e inne r packag e di dno t

contai a absorben t material s t o contai n liqui di n th e even t o f aleakage

.

2

. I n accordanc e wit hSectio n 5123(a ) o f Titl e 4 9 o f

th e Unite dState s Cod e (Transportation ) [4 9 U.S.C

. § 5123(a)] , Aimorcoa l i s habi c fo r acivi l penalt y no t

t o excee d$50,00 0 for

eac h violatio n o f

th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulations

. 3

. Unde r

th e fact s an dciicumatance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalt y o f $15,00 0 i s appropriate

. WHEREFORE , th e Agency , b y counsel , respectfull y request s tha i th e Administrativ e La w Judg e ente r

an orde r tha t Armorcoa t

b e assesse dacivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t o f $15,000

.
Respectfull y submitte dthi s 8thda y o f August , 2011

. 

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### ANSWER I n accordanc e vvit

hSectio n 13.20 9 o f

th e Federa

l Aviatio n Regulations , ArmorcoaL , mus t anawe r thi s Complaint

no t late r than 3 0 day s fromth e lime i t i s serve do n it

. Failure t o file a n Answer withi n 3 0 day s withou t

goo dcaus e shal l b e deeme da n admissio n of

th e trut hof eachallegatio n containe din'th e Complaint [14.C.F.R

. § 13.209(f)]

.

COMPLAIN T FA AV

. ARJMORCOA T US A Pag e 5 of 6 Kn, e E

. LOMAZOW

. FA A .ATTORNE Y TI7.L : -125.227.1847 ; FAX : d25.227. I OC ?08/12/201 1 1 6 0 7 FA X 202493514 2 08/03/201 1 14:5 0 ' 325227130 7 FA A

- DM S ANM 7 0006/00 6 PAG E 67/9 7

1 ? . 3 4 5 6 1 e 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 14 1 5 I S 1 7 I B 1 3 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 24 2 S 2 e 2 ? 2 B 2 9 3 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 3< i 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 e 3 9 4 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 G 4 7 4 9 4 ? 5 0 3 1 5 2 !i 3 

### CERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E I hereb y certif

y tha t th e foregoin g Complaint

ha s been serve dvi afacsimil e an dcertifie dmail Retur n Receip t Requeste dthi s date , t o th e following : • Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenu e S W Washington , D.C

. 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docket

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbur Wright Buildin g - Suite 2W100 0 Fax : 202

. 493.514 2 RichardA

. Reep Reep Bel l & Laird 268 7 Palme r

Street , Suit

e D P.O.Bo x 16960 Missoula , MT 59S0 8 TEL ; 406.541,410 0 FAX ; 406.541,410 1 (Original an d1 copy )

Date dthi s 8t

hda y o f August , 201 1

Dan aStephenso n

Office o f Regional Counse l (ANM-7 ) Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 160 1 LindAve

. S W Renton , W

A 9805 7 (425)227-216 4

COMPl.AlN T FA A V

. ARMORCOA T US A Pag e < j or e KVT£. E LOMA^r'W

. F A A ATTQRKT^ V TEL : 425.227.1847 i pAX : 425.227.100 ?