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U.S. Deportment of Tronsportotlon Fadarar Aviation Administration 12 New England Executive Park Burlington, MA 01803-5299

July 17, 2012 FACSIMILE & U.S. FIRST CLASS 

### MAIL Hearing 

### Docket Federal Aviati.on Administration. 800 Independence Avenue, SW Wilbur Wright Building, Suite 2WI000 Washi.ngton, DC 20591 Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

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# orrCf DocketNo. CPCase No. 2012NE700040 Hazardous Materials Dear Sir or Madam: Enclosed are an original an.d one copy ofthe complaint in the above-referenced proceeding. The FAA requests that the hearing in this matter be held in Boston.,

## MA~ and expects that the hearing 

### will last one day. Please serve all documents 

### in this matter onthe undersigned FAA attorney at 1.2 NewEngland Executive Park, ANE-7, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803.

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# VINVI::aENNEIT SeniorAttorney Enclosures

cc: Christopher Waterman Anthony Tremblay07/17/2012 11:38 7812387055 FAA NE REGIONAL CNSL



### U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION



### FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

In 

### the matter of: 

### ANTHONY TREMBLAY ) ) 

### ) FAA DOCKET CP 2012NE700040 ) ) 

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JUDGE NOT ASSIGNED COMPLAINT PAGE 03/05



### The Fedeml 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 follo'Wing: 

### I. Respondent Anthony Tremblay was advised through a Final Notice ofProposed Civil Penalty that the FAA proposed to assess a civil penalty in the amount**of$1~000.** 

### On Jul,y 16, 2012, Respondent submitted 

### awritten request for 

### ahearing. 

### II. 1. On or 

### about November 22, 2011, you we:re a ticketed passenger 

### aboard United 

### Airlines Flight 893 Departing Boston 

### Logan, International 

### airport, Boston Massachusetts, with checked baggage. 2. When representatives of

### TSA inspected your checked. baggage, they found that it contained a 1.00 ml Xikar butane cylinder, approximately halffull. 3. The proper 

### shipping name for your Xika.r. butane cylinder is Petrolewn gasses,**liquefied~** 

### a hazard class 2.1**product~** 

### with 

### anassigned UN code UNI075. 4. Byreason ofthe above, your checked baggage was an undeclared shipment ofhazardous materials within the meaning ofthe Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 C.F.R. part 171 et sec). 

### 5. Petroleum gasses, liquefied, are forbidden, 

### aboard passenger**aircraft~** 

### as indicated by 

### column 9(a) of49 C.F.R. 

### Section 172.101. 6. By reason ofthe above, you offered a hazmat shipment offorbidden hazardous material, 

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7. By reason ofthe foregoing facts and circumstances, Anthony Tremblay violated the following Department ofTransportation Hazardous Materials Regulations (Title 

### 49, Part 171 

### et**seq.~** Code ofFederal Regulations): a) Section 171.2(a), in that each person who performs a function covered by this subchaptermust perform that function in accordance with this subchapter. b) Section**171.2(e)~** in that no person may offer 

### ahazardous material for transportation in commerce unless the material is properly classed, described, packaged, marked, labeled, and in condition for shipmentas required or authorized by applicable requirements ofthis subchapter or an exemption. c) Section 173

### .l(b), inthat each person. 

### who offers a hazardous material for transportation mustprepar.e that shipment in 

### accordance with this subchapter. d) Section 173.27(b)(l), in that no personmay offer for transportation aboard a passenger carrying aircraft a material marked**'forbidden~~** in column 9(a) ofthe §172.1.01 table. 

### III. 

### 8. Under 

### 49 U.S.C. §5123t respondent is subject to a civil 

### penalty for each ofthe foregoing violations ofthe FAA's regulations. The maximumpenaltyper violation, as adjusted under 14 C.F.R. §13.305, is $50,000. 9. Under the facts and circwnstances ofthi.s case, a civil 

### penalty of.$1 ,000 is 

### appropriate. WHEREFORE, Complainant respectfullyrequests that the administrative lawjudge enter an order that respondent be assessed a civil penalty in the amount**of$1~000,** Respectfully submitted 

### this

# l~~day of

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### CHRISTOPHER POREDA Regional Counsel By: 

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### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that I sent by 

### Facsimile and First Class Mail the Complaint in th.e matter ofF AA v. Anthony Tremblay, FAA Case# 2012NE700040 addressed to the following: 

### HearingDocket Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building, Suite 2Wl.000 Washington, DC 20591 Fax: (202-493-5142) I also hereby certifY that I have sent by 

### Certified Mail, Retur.:tl. Receipt Requested a copy ofthe forgoing addressed to (7009 2820 0001 2289 3191): 

### Respondent's Attorney Christopher Waterman Demo & 

### Associates, P.C. One Lewis Wharf Boston, MA 02110 And 

### (7009 2820 000), 2289 3207) 

### Respondent Mr. Anthony Tremblay 5 Jade Road 

### Merrimack, NH 03054 

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