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S OFFIC E O F HEARING S WASHINGTON , D C ^( 9 OC T ! 9 A ^'3 3 I N TH E MATTE RO F POLA RAI RCARGO , INC . FA A DOCKE T NO . CP07EA000 6 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-2007-2791 4 ORDE RO F CHIE F ADMINISTRATIV E LA W JUDG E

ESTABLISHIN G PROCEDURE S Thi s proceedin g arise s from acomplain t serve dApri l 20 , 2007 , an dreceive db y th e Of

fice o f Hearing s o n Octobe r

15 , 2010 , allegin g violatio n o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Act/Regulations , an dth e Respondent' s reques t for hearin g date dApri l 13 , 2007 . Th e undersigne dadministrativ e la w judg e was assigne dt o thi s proceedin g b y Notic e serve dOctobe r 18 , 2010 . Th e Rule s o f

Practic e for

thi s proceedin g ar e se t

fort h i n Part 13 , Subpart

G , o f th e Feder

a l Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 C.F.R . § § 13.201-13.23 5 (2009)) . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t th e Responden t

mus t file awritte n answe r

o r motio n withi n 3 0 day s after servic e o f

th e complain t ( § 13.209(a)) ; tha t

agenera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o file a n answe r ( § 13.209(e)) ; tha t failur e t o file an answe r

withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da

n admissio n o f

eac h allegatio n i n th e complain t ( § 13.209(f)) , an dtha t

apart y seekin g an extensio n o f tim e mus t

file awritte n motio n at leas t seve n day s befor e th e documen t i s due , absen t

agreemen t

o f th e partie s o r

goo dcaus e show n ( § 13.213(a ) an d(b)) . T o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter . Complainan t an dth e Respondent , o n o r befor e* t 

### Novembe r 19,2010 , shall file (1 ) an

y amendmen

t o f th e complain

t or answer; ' (2 ) a

n agreedo r sqiarate propose d procedura l schedules^:including propose ddate s (i.e. , specifi c dates , no t merely numbers o r day s befor

e th e hearing ) fo

r (a ) filing stipulations , alis t o f witnesses , asummar

y o f thei r propose d testimony , an

d fo r (b ) exchangin g exhibit s anddiscovery , i f any ; (3 ) astatemen

t concerning th e statu s of

settlemen t efforts ; and(4 ) apropose dhearin g sit e and , absen

t agreemen t o f th e parties , ajustificatio n of th e propose dsite . Se

e 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.217 . Unde r FA A Orde r 2150.3 B (Oct . 1,2007 ) an

dth e Rule s governing thes e proceedings , Complainan

t an d th e Responden

t shoul d continu e to conside r th e possibilit

y o f settlemen t an d compromis e o f

thi s matter. ^ I

n connectid

n wit h such discussions , th e partie s shoul dnot e tha t FA A Orde r 2150.3B , which establishe s standMd s fer th e Complainant' s conduc t ari d settlemen

t o f thi s proceeding , i s availabl e o n th e Internet. ^ See , i n particular , chapte r 6 (Lega l Enforcemen

t Action s an d Lega l Counsel Responsibilities) ; an deithe r (ia ) Appendix B (Tabl e o f

Sanctions) , page s B-1—B 8 (Par

t On e - Abbreviatiort s an

dDefinitioiis ) an

dthos e portion s o f

P ^ Tw o - Sanction Guidanc e Tables , which apply t o particula r allegation s no t

involvin g hazardou s mate rials, o r (b ) Appendix C , which pertain s t 6 hazardou s material s cases . Upon reques t o f Respon

dent , Complainan

t shall provide Respondirai

t a : copy o f th e appticabl e referencedprovisions .

^ Furdie r amendment

s ar e no t anticipated absen

t good caus e shown . Thoug

h 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.214(b)(1 ) permits amendment

s a t an y tim e mor e tha n I S day s befor

e ^beanDgj^iUza^npftl^j^visionwQ^ ^ tion fo r ahearin g an dcoul d preven t an y hearin g a t all , bectuis e notic e of

alieariD g must b e give n 60 day s in advance . § 13.221(a) . A

n amendmen

t Haa t migh t b e filed 1 5 day s prior

to the faearing WEMil

d entitle th e othe r par ^ u p t o 20 day s in whic h t o rqdy( § 13.214(c)) , an

d coul d generat e aniswroto d ctfflcJiMife#(4;i3.^17) , irtK ^ ( § 13:218) , an

d discover y ( § 13.220) , necessitatin

g apos^nemen t

of the hearing , ane

w 60-da y notice , etceter aa d infinitum. ^ Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman , FA A Qockfta^<>,fC3'99WPQ06J,.p» ^ |>Jo. FAA-2004T 1 8^2 , ? t 1 1 (Ma y 30 , 1989) , availabl e a t

www.regulations.gov (conclu&i g tha t "th e prosecuting agency attorne y mus t conside r settle

men t andtha t th e Rule s do no t

permit th e Chief Counsel t o exercis e polic y contro l or . decisionmaking , i n thi s cas e o r i n civi l penalt

y case s generall

y s o as to den

y prosecutoria

l discretio n wit

h req)ec t to settleiiien

t vt A compromis e t o the agency attorne

y a s define d i n th e rules") . Se e als o Exec . Orde r No . 12,988 , 6 1 Fed . Reg . 472 9 (Feb . 5,1996) , whic h refers to facilitating the jus t an d efficien t reiolutio n ofsivil^ claim s ioivolvii] ^ th e Unilfi d StM9S.^0ovemmen

t an dwhic h direct s Federa

l agencie s an

d thei r litigatio n counsel to , "a s soon a s practicabl e afte r ascerteining th e na tur e of adisput e i n litigation , an

dthroughou

t th e litigation,.. . evaluat

e settlemen

t possibilitie s an

d mak e reasonabl e effort s t o setde th e litigation. " Se

e als o FA A Orde r 2150.3 B at

paragraph 6-2 . ^ Accesseda

t http://rgl.faa.go v b y selectin g "Orders/Notices, " the n "Curren t Orders ; B y Number, " then "2150.3 3 10/01/200

7 FA A Complianc e an

d Enforcemen

t Progra m(Chang e 1 included). " - 2 -Submission s sen t t o th e stree t

addres s o f

th e U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportation , Offic e o f Hearings , b y regula r

mai l ma y b e delaye d u p t o fou r week s du e t o posta l screenin g an d ma y b e "irradiated, " whic h ma y resul t i n page s bein g fuse d together . Accordingly , partie s wh o serv e submission s o n th e Judg e b y regula r mai l shoul d als o fax , expres s carrier , o r personall y delive r thos e submissions . Th e certificat e o f servic e shoul d reflec t

th e manne r

o f service . Compromis e ma y b e effecte d wit h o r withou t afinding o f

violatio n ( § 13.16(n)) . Eac h party' s filing shal l includ e atelephon e numbe r wher e th e part y can b e reache d b y th e Judg e for prehearin g telephon e conferences . S O ORDERED .

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Pau l A . Lange , LL C 8 0 Ferr y Boulevar d Stratford , C T 06615-607 9 TEL : 203-375-772 4 FAX : 203-375-939 7 Christia n L . Lewerenz , Complainant' s Counse l Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l Eastern Regio n 1 Aviatio n Plaz a Jamaica , N Y 1143 4 TEL : 718-553-327 3 FAX : 718-995-569 9 Th e Honorabl e Ronni e A . Yoder , Chie f Administrativ e La w Judg e U.S . Departmen t

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