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on e day . Pleas e addres s all communication s for th e FA A t o th e undersigned , at : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counsel , ASO- 7 Southern Regio n P.O . Bo x 2063 6 Atlanta , Georgi a3032 0 Telephone : (404 ) 305-5200 , facsimil e (404 ) 305-5223 . ; •• ) -T - Sincerely , T 3

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FEDERA LAVIATIO N ADMINISTRATION , Complainant , vs . Covermark

US A Respondent . FA A Docke t No . Judg e

JUDG E NO T YE T ASSIGNE D COMPLAIN T Th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA) , b y counsel , hereb y file s it s Complaint , pursuan t t o Rul e 20 8 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . 13.208) , an dstate s a s follows :

I . 1 . O n Ma y 20 , 2011 , Respondent , Covermark US A wa s advise dthroug haFina l Notic e o f Propose dCiviUenalt y tha t th e FA A propose dt o asses s acivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t o f $10,000 . O n Ma y 25 , 2011 , th e Agenc y Attorne y receive dawritte n reques t for ahearin g fromth e Respondent . II . 2 . O n o r

abou t Apri l 23 , 2010 , Covermark knowingl y offere dt o Unite dParce l Servic e (UPS ) aone-piec e shipmen t consistin g o f

afiberboar dbo x containin g hazardou s material s for

transportatio n b y air . 3 . Th e above-mentione dshipmen t wa s assigne dUP S 3-Day Selec t trackin g number/ai r

waybil l numbe r

IZ 06 3 96 0 1 2 007 2 0603 . Th e shipmen t wa s offere db y Covermar k USA , 15 7 Veteran' s Drive , Suit e D , Northvale , New Jerse y 07647 , for transportatio n t o th e consignee , 7 5 Nonoh e Place , Wahiawa , Hawai i 96786 . 4 . A t al l time s mentione dherein , th e above-mentione dshipmen t wa s no t accompanie db y aShipper' s Certificatio n o r Declaratio n o f

Dangerou s Goods .5 . O n o r abou t Apri l 23 , 2010 , th e above-mentione dshipmen t wa s flow n o n a regularl y schedule dUP S carg o fligh t i n ai r transportatio n t o th e UP S sort facilit y i n Louisville , Kentucky . 6 . O n o r

abou t Apri l 24 , 2010 , ground-handlin g persoime l a t th e UP S sort

facilit y discovere dth e above-mentione dshipmen t leakin g an dexhibitin g astain . 7 . Th e above-mentione dfiberboar dbo x containe don e 8-oz . plasti c containe r "C M Beaut y Supe r

Clea n Toner " (wit hplasti c valve/screw-to p lid) . 8 . Furthe r

investigatio n showe dtha t approximatel y 7 ounce s o f th e above-describe d materia l ha dleake dint o an dthroug hth e fiberboar dcontainer . 9 . (a ) "C M Beaut y Supe r Clea n Toner " i s classifie da s ahazardou s materia l unde r th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulation s (HMR ) (4 9 C.F.R . § 172.101) . (b ) Th e prope r shippin g nam e o f

th e materia l i s Ethano l Solution . I t i s i n Hazar dClas s 3 (Flammabl e Liquid) , an dha s an assigne didentification numbe r o f UN1170 . Th e prope r labe l i s FLAMMABL E LIQUID . 10 . Covermark

offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t o f hazardou s materia l fo

r transportatio n b y ai r

withou t shippin g paper s that

included : (a ) th e assigne didentificatio n numbe r prescribe dfor

eac hhazardou s material ; (b ) th e prope r

shippin g nam e prescribe dfor eac hhazardou s material ; (c ) th e hazar dclas s prescribe dfor eac hhazardou s material ; (d ) th e packin g grou p prescribe dfo r eac hhazardou s material ; (e ) th e tota l ne t

mas s pe r packag e o f

eac hhazardou s material ; and , (f ) th e numbe r

an dtyp e o f

package s contairan g hazardou s material . 11 . Covermark

offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t o f hazardou s materia l for transportatio n b y ai r

an dfaile dto : (a ) certif

y tha t th e material s wer e i n accordanc e wit hth e HM R(4 9 C.F.R . § § 171 , et seg. ) b y printin g o n th e shippin g paper s th e certificatio n se t fort hi n § 172.204(a)(1) , 172.204(a)(2) , o r

§ 172.204(c ) o f

th e HMR ; (b ) prepar e th e require dcertification s i n duplicate ; and , (c ) ad dt o th e certificatio n require di n thi s sectio n th e followin g statement :" I declar e tha t al l o f th e applicabl e ai r

transpor t requirement s hav e bee n met. " 12 . Covermark

offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t o f hazardou s material s for transportatio n b y ai r

when : (a ) th e oute r

containe r

wa s not marke dwit hth e prope r

shippin g nam e o f

eac h hazardou s materia l containe dtherein ;

(b ) th e oute r

containe r

wa s not marke dwithth e assigne didentificatio n numbe r o f eac hhazardou s materia l containe dtherein ; (c ) th e oute r

containe r

wa s not marke dwit hstandar dorientatio n marking s (a s prescribe di n 4 9 C.F.R . §172.312(a) ) o n tw o opposite vertica l side s o f th e packag e wit hth e arrow s pointin g i n th e correc t uprigh t direction ; an d (d ) a"FLAMMABL E LIQUID " labe l was not affixe dt o th e oute r

container . 13 . Covermark

offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t o f hazzirdou s materia l fo

r transportatio n b y ai r

an dfaile dt o mak e emergenc y respons e informatio n availabl e fo r us e a t al l time s th e hazardou s materia l wa s present . 14 . Covermark

offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t o f hazardou s materia l for transportatio n b y ai r

an dfaile dt o mak e an emergenc y respons e telephon e numbe r immediatel y availabl e t o th e appropriat e official perso n designate dt o respon dt o an inciden t involvin g a hazardou s material , o r

wh o wa s conductin g a

n investigatio n involvin g ahazardou s material . 15 . Covermark

offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t o f hazardou s materia l for transportatio n b y ai r

an dfaile dt o ensur e tha t

eac ho f it s hazma t

employee s wa s traine di n accordanc e wit hth e prescribe drequirement s a s se t fort hi n Sectio n 172.704 . 16 . Covermark

offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t o f hazardou s materia l for transportatio n b y ai r

whe n th e packagin g wa s no t designed , constructed , maintained , filled , it s content s s o limited , an dclosed , s o tha t unde r condition s normall y inciden t t o transportation , ther e woul db e n o identifiabl e releas e o f hazardou s materia l t o th e environment . 17 . Covermark

offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t for transportatio n b y ai r

and faile dt o us e stoppers , corks , o r othe r suc hfriction-type closure s tha t wer e no t secur e an d leakproo fIII .

18 . B y reaso n o f

th e above , Covermark

US A violate dth e followin g Departmen t o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulation s (Titl e 4 9 o f th e Cod e o f

Federa l Regulations) : a . Sectio n 171.2(e ) i n tha t Covermark

offere do r

transporte dahazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n i n commerc e whe n th e hazardou s materia l wa s not properl y classed , described , packaged , marked , labeled , an di n conditio n for shipmen t a s require do r

authorize db y appUcabl e requirement s o f

thi s subchapter , o r

a n exemption , approval , o r registratio n issue dunde r thi s subchapte r

o r unde r subchapte r

A o f thi s chapter . b . Section s 172.200(a ) an d172.202(a)(1 ) i n tha t Covermark

offere dahazardou s materia l fo

r transportatio n an dfaile dt o describ e th e hazardou s materia l o n shippin g paper s includin g th e identification numbe r prescribe dfo

r th e materia l a s show n i n Colum n 4 o f th e § 172.10 1 Table , i n th e manne r require db y thi s subpart . c . Section s 172.200(a ) an d172.202(a)(2 ) i n tha t Covermark

offere dahazardou s materia l fo

r transportatio n an dfaile dt o describ e th e hazardou s materia l o n shippin g paper s includin g th e prope r

shippin g nam e prescribe dfor th e materia l a s show n i n Colum n 2 o f th e § 172.10 1 Table . d . Section s 172.200(a ) an d172.202(a)(3 ) i n tha t Covermark

offere dahazardou s materia l for

transportatio n an dfaile dt o describ e th e hazardou s materia l o n shippin g paper s includin g th e hazar dclas s o r divisio n numbe r

prescribe dfor

th e materia l a s show n i n Colum n 3 ofthe § 172.10 1 Table . e . Section s 172.200(a ) an d172.202(a)(4 ) i n tha t Covermark

offere dahazardou s materia l for

transportatio n an dfaile dt o describ e th e hazardou s materia l o n shippin g paper s includin g th e packin g grou p i n Roma n numerals , a s designatedfor th e hazardou s materia l i n Column 5 o f

th e § 172.10 1 Table . f Section s 172.200(a ) an d172.202(a)(6 ) i n tha t Covermark

offere dahazardou s materia l fo

r transportatio n b y aircraf t an dfaile dt o describ e th e hazardou s materia l o n shippin g paper s showin g th e tota l mas s pe r package , unles s agros s mas s i s indicate di n Column s (9A ) o r (9B ) o f the , § 172.10 1 Tabl e i n whic hcas e th e tota l gros s mas s pe r packag e mus t

b e shown ; or , fo r Clas s 7 materials , th e quantit y o f radioactiv e mus t

b e show n b y activity . g . Section s 172.200(a ) an d172.202(a)(7 ) i n tha t Covermark

offere dahazardou s materia l for

transportatio n an dfaile dt o describ e th e hazardou s materia l o n shippin g paper s indicatin g th e numbe r

an dtyp e o f

package s (for

example , "1 2 drums") . h . Section s 172.204(a ) o r (c)(1 ) i n tha t

Covermark

offere dahazardou s materia l for transportatio n an dfaile dt o certif y tha t th e materia l was offere dfor transportatio n i n accordanc e withthi s subchapte r

b y printin g o n th e shippin g pape r containin g th e require dshippin g descriptio n on e o f

th e certification s se t

fort hi n thi s part .i . Sectio n 172.204(c)(2 ) i n tha t Covermark

offere dahazardou s materia l t o a n aircraf t operato r for transportatio n b y ai r

an dfaile dt o provid e tw o copies o f th e certificatio n require di n thi s section . j . Sectio n 172.204(c)(3 ) i n that Covermark

offere dfo r

transportatio n b y ai r

a hazardou s materia l authorize dfo r ai r transportatio n an dfaile dt o ad dt o th e certificatio n require d i n thi s sectio n th e followin g statement :

" I declar e tha t

al l o f th e applicabl e ai r

transpor t requirement s hav e bee n met. " k . Sectio n 172.301(a ) i n tha t Covermark

offere dfor

transportatio n ahazardou s materia l i n anon-bul k

packagin g an dfaile dt o mark th e packag e wit hth e prope r shippin g nam e an didentificatio n numbe r (precede db y "UN " o r

"NA" , a s appropriate ) for th e materia l a s show n inth e §172.10 1 table . 1 . Section s 172.300(a ) an d172.312(a)(2 ) i n tha t Covermark

offere danon-bul k combinatio n packag e havin g inne r packaging s containin g liqui dhazardou s materia l for transportatio n an dfaile dt o legibl y mark th e oute r packag e withpackag e orientatio n marking s that conformpictoriall y t o IS O Standar d780-1895 , o n tw o opposit e vertica l side s o f th e packag e withth e arrow s pointin g i n th e correc t uprigh t direction . m . Sectio n 172.400(a ) i n tha t Covermark

offere dfor

transportatio n ahazardou s materia l i n on e o f

th e package s o r

containmen t

device s liste di n thi s subpart an dfaile dt o labe l th e packag e o r

containmen t

devic e wit hth e label s specifie dfor th e materia l i n th e §172.10 1 Tabl e an di n thi s subpart . n . Sectio n 172.600(c)(1 ) i n tha t Covermark

offere dfor

transportatio n ahazardou s materia l an dfaile dt o mak e th e emergenc y respons e informatio n conformin g t o thi s subpart immediatel y availabl e fo r us e at al l time s th e hazardou s materia l was present . o . Sectio n 172.600(c)(2 ) i n tha t Covermark

offere dfor

transportatio n ahazardou s materia l an dfaile dt o mak e emergenc y respons e informatio n includin g th e emergenc y respons e telephon e number , immediatel y availabl e t o an y governmen t agenc y respondin g t o a

n inciden t involvin g hazardou s material s o r conductin g an investigatio n whic hinvolve s ahazardou s material . p . Sectio n 172.702(a ) i n tha t Covermark

offere dahazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n an dfaile dt o ensur e tha t eac ho f it s hazma t

employee s wa s traine di n accordanc e withth e requirement s prescribe di n thi s subpart . q . Sectio n 173.24(b)(1 ) i n tha t Covermark

faile dt o us e apackag e whic hwas designed , constructed , maintained , filled , it s content s s o limited , an dclosed , s o tha t unde r condition s normall y inciden t t o transportation , ther e woul db e n o identifiabl e (withou t th e us e o f instruments ) releas e o f

hazardou s materia l t o th e environment .r . Sectio n 173.24(f)(1 ) i n tha t Covermark

faile dt o us e apackag e whic hha dclosure s s o designe dan dclose dtha t unde r condition s (includin g th e effect s o f temperatur e an dvibration ) normall y inciden t

t o transportation , (i ) ther e woul db e n o identifiabl e releas e o f hazardou s material s t o th e environmen t fromth e openin g t o whic hth e closur e wa s applied , an d(ii ) th e closur e woul db e secur e an dleakproo f 19 . Pursuan t

t o 4 9 U.S.C . Sectio n 5123(a) , Responden t i s subjec t

t o acivi l penalt y no t lowe r tha n $25 0 ($45 0 for

fraining-relatedviolations) , no r greate r tha n $50,00 0 ($100,00 0 i f death , seriou s illness , sever e injury , o r substantial propert y damag e results) , for eac hviolatio n o f th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulations . 20 . Unde r

th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalt y o f $10,00 0 i s appropriate . WHEREFORE , th e Agency , b y counse l respectfull y request s tha t th e Administrativ e Law Judg e ente r a n orde r tha t Responden t

b e assesse dacivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t o f $10,000 . Thi s amoun t include s consideratio n o f Respondent' s correctiv e actio n an dothe r matter s tha t

justic e requires . Respectfull y submitte dthi s Q da y o f June , 201 1 

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