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Judg e No t Assigne d COMPLAIN T Th e Federa l Aviatio n Adtninistratio n("FAA" ) file s it s complain t unde r Rul e 20 8 o f th e Rules , o f Practic e i nFA A Civi l Penalt yActions , 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.20 8 an d state s th e following : I . ByNotic e o f Propose d Civi l Penalt ydated , Februar y 18 , 201 1 an d byFina l Notic e o f Propose d Civi l Penalt y date d Jun e 24 , 2011 , Nationa l Bar nCompanywa s advise d tha t th e FA Apropose d t o asses s a civi l penalt yi nth e amoun t o f $17,500.0 0 . 1 . O no r abou t Octobe r 22 , 201 0 Nationa l Bar nCompany knowingl yoffere d t o Unite d Parce l Servic e (UPS ) a one-piec e shipment ' consistin g o f a non-specificatio n fiberboar d bo xcontainin g undeclare d hazardou s material s fo r transportatio n b yair . 2 , Th e above-mentione d shipmen t wa s assigne d UP S Ai r Waybil l 1Z87V5984445515486 . Th e shipmen t wa s offere d b yNationa l Bar nCompany , For t Gibson , Oklahom a fo r transportatio nb

yai r t o th e consignee , Lesli e Clai'k , 1496 5 Ceda r Lan e Loop , Willis , TX77378 . 3 . A t al l time s mentione d herein , 'th e abov e shipmen t wa s no t accompanie d b ya Shipper' s Certificatio no r Declaratio no f Dangerou s Goods .4 . O no r abou t Octobe r 22 , 2010 , th e abov e mentione d shipmen t wa s flown i n ai r transportatio nfromTulsa , Oklahoma , t o th e UP S facilit yi n Louisville , Kentucky , t o th e UP S facilit ya t Georg e Bus hIntercontinenta l Airport , Houston , Texas . 5 . O no r abou t Octobe r 23 , 201 0 personne l o f UP S discovere d th e above-mentione d shipmen t leaking . 6 . Th e shipmen t consiste d o f a nunmarked , unlabelled , non-specificatio nfiberboar d bo xcontainin g tw o (2 ) 12-ounc e container s o f flammabl e aeroso l paint . Bot h container s ha d discharge d thei r content s whe n discovere d byUP S personne l a t th e UP S facilit ya t Georg e Bus hIntercontinenta l Airport . 7 . Aeroso l pain t i s classifie d a s hazardou s material s unde r th e Departmen t o f Transportatio nHazardou s Material s Regulation s (HRM) , 4 9 C.F.R . § 172.101 . 8 . Th e prope r shippin g nam e o f th e materia l i s Aerosols . I t i s i nHazar d Clas s 2. 1 (Flammabl e gas) , an d ha s a n assigne d identificatio n numbe r UN1950 . Th e prope r labe l i s FLAMMABL E GAS . 9 . Nationa l Bar nCompanyoffere d th e above-describe d shipmen t o f hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio nb y ai r withou t shippin g paper s tha t included ; a.Th e prope r shippin g nam e fo r eac hmaterial ; b . Th e hazar d clas s prescribe d fo r eac hmaterial ; c . Th e assigne d identificatio n numbe r prescribe d fo r eac hmaterial ; an d d . Th e tota l ne t mas s o f th e materia l pe r package . 1 0 . Nationa l Bar n Companyoffere d th e above-describe d shipmen t o f hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio nb y ai r an d faile d to : a . Certif ytha t th e material s wer e i naccordanc e wit hth e HMR(4 9 C.F.R . § 17 1 e t seq. ) b y printin g o nth e shippin g paper s th e certificatio n .se t fort hi n§ 172.204(a ) o r § 172.204(c)(1 ) o f th e HMR ; b . Prepar e th e require d certificatio ni nduplicate ; an dc . Ad d th e followin g statemen t i n th e certificatio n require d by§ 172.204(c)(3 ) o f th e HMR : " I • declar e tha t al l th e applicabl e ai r transpor t requirement s hav e bee n met. " 11 . Nationa l Bar n Companyoffere d th e above-describe d shipmen t o f hazardou s material s fo r transportatio nby ai r when : a . Th e oute r containe r wa s no t marke d wit hth e prope r shippin g nam e o f eac hhazardou s materia l containe d therein ; b . Th e oute r containe r wa s no t marke d wit hth e assigne d identificatio n numbe r o f eac hhazardou s materia l containe d therein ; and c . A'FLAMMABL E GAS " labe l wa s no t affixe d t o th e oute r container . 12 . Nationa l Bar n Companyoffere d th e above-describe d shipmen t o f hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio nb y ai r an d faile d t o mak e emergenc yrespons e informatio n availabl e fo r us e a t al l time s th e hazardou s materia l wa s present . 13 . Nationa l Bar nCompanyoffere d th e above-describe d shipmen t o f hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio nby ai r an d faile d t o mak e a n emergenc yrespons e telephon e numbe r immediatel yavailabl e t o th e appropriat e officia l perso ndesignate d t o respon d t o a ninciden t involvin g a hazardou s material , o r wh o wa s conductin g a ninvestigatio ninvolvin g a hazardou s material . 1 4 . Nationa l Bar nCompanyoffere d th e above-describe d shipmen t o f hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio nby ai r an d faile d t o ensur e tha t eac ho f it s hazma t employee s v/a

s traine d i naccordanc e wit hth e prescribe d requirement s a s se t fort hi nSectio n 172.70 4 . 1 5 . Nationa l Bar n Companyoffere d th e above-describe d shipmen t o f hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio nby ai r whe nth e packagin g wa s no t designed , constructed , maintained , filled , it s content s s o limited , an d closed , s o tha t unde r condition s normall yinciden t t o transportation , ther e woul d b e n o identifiabl e releas e o f hazardou s materia l t o th e environment .II . 16 . Byreaso no f th e above , Nationa l Bar nCompany violate d th 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 n171.2(e ) [4 9 C.F.R . § 171.2(e) ] i ntha t i t offere d hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio ni n commerc e byai r whe n th e materia l wa s no t properl y classed , described , packaged , marked , labeled , an d i nconditio nfo r shipmen t a s require d b yth e Hazardou s Material s Regulations . b . Sectio n172.200(a ) [4 9 C.F.R . § 172.200(a) ] i ntha t i t offere d hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio ni n commerc e b

yai r an d faile d t o describ e th e hazardou s material s o nth e shippin g pape r i nth e manne r require d byth e Hazardou s Material s Regulations , a s follows : 1 . Sectionl72.202(a)(1 ) [4 9 C.F.R . S 172.202(a)(1) ] i ntha t i t offere d hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio ni n commerc e b yai r an d faile d t o includ e o n shippin g pape r th e identificatio nnumbe r prescribe d fo r th e materia l a s show ni nColumn(4 ) o f th e § 17 2 .10 1 Table . 2 . Sectio n172.202(a)(2 ) [4 9 C.F.R . § 172.202(a)(2) ] i ntha t i t offere d hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n i n commerc e byai r an d faile d t o includ e o nth e shippin g pape r th e prope r shippin g nam e prescribe d fo r th e materia l i n Column (2 ) o f th e § 172.10 1 Table . 3 . Sectio n172.202(a)(3 ) [4 9 C.F.R . § 172.202(a)(3) ] 'i

ntha t i t offere d hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n i ncommerc e byai r ^ , an d faile d t o includ e o n th e shippin g pape r S th e hazar d clas s o r divisio nnumbe r prescribe d fo r th e material , a s shov mi n Column(3 ) o f th e § 172.10 1 Table . 4 . Sectio n172.202(a)(6 ) [4 9 C.F.R . S 172.202(a)(6) ] i ntha t i t offere d hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio ni n commerc e b yai r \ \an d faile d t o sho wo nth e shippin g pape r th e tota l ne t mas s o f th e materia l pe r package . c . Sectio n172.20 4 [4 9 C.F.R . § 172.204 ] i ntha t i t offe^re d a hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio ni n commerc e b yai r an d faile d t o certif ytha t th e materia l wa s offere d fo r transportatio ni n accordanc e wit hth e Hazardou s Material s Regulation s b yprintin g o nth e shippin g pape r on e o f th e certification s o r declaration s containin g th e languag e a t § 172.204(a ) o r § 172.204(c)(1) . d . Sectio n172.204(c)(2 ) [4 9 C.F.R . § 204(c)(2) ] i n tha t i t offere d a hazardou s materia l t o a naircraf t operato r fo r transportatio ni ncommerc e b yai r an d faile d t o provid e .tw o copie s o f th e certificatio n require d i nthi s section . e . Sectio n172.204(c)(3 ) [4 9 C.F.R . § 204(c)(3) ] i n tha t i t offere d a hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio nb yai r an d faile d t o provid e th e certificatio nrequire d b ythi s section . f . Sectio n172.300(a ) [4 9 C.F.R . § 172.300(a) ] i ntha t i t offere d a hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n i ncommerc e b yai r an d faile d t o mar k eac hpackage , freigh t container , an d transpor t vehicl e containin g th e hazardou s materia l i nth e manne r require d b yth e markin g regulation s o f th e Hazardou s Material s Regulations . g . Sectio n172.301(a ) [4 9 C.F.R . § 172.301(a) ] i ntha t i t offere d a hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n i n commerc e b yai r i nnon-bul k packagin g an d faile d t o mar k th e packag e v/ithth e prope r shippin g nam e an d identificatio nnumbe r (precede d b y"UN " o r "NA, " a s appropriate ) fo r th e materia l a s show ni nth e § 172.10 1 Table . > h . Sectio n172.400(a)(1 ) [ 4 9 C.F.R . § 172.400(a)(1) ] i nA that : i t offere d a hazardou s materia l fo r v transportatio ni ncommerc e b yai r i na non-bul k packag e an d faile d t o labe l th e packag e wit hth e * ^ label s specifie d fo r th e materia l i nth e § 172.10 1 A Tabl e an d i nth e Tabl e i nth e labelin g requirement s o f th e Hazardou s Material s Regulations .i . Sectio n172.600(c)(1 ) [4 9 C.F.R . § 600(c)(1) ] i n tha t i t offere d fo r transportatio n a hazardou s materia l i ncommerc e byai r and

- faile d t o mak e th e emergenc yrespons e informatio n immediatel yavailabl e fo r us e a t al l time s th e hazardou s materia l wa s present . j . Sectio n172.600(c ) (2 ) [4 9 C.F.R . § 600(c ) (2) ] i n. tha t i t offere d fo r transportatio n a hazardous

materia l i ncommerc e byai r an d faile d t o mak e suc h information , includin g a nemergenc yrespons e telephon e number , immediatel yavailabl e t o any governmen t agenc yrespondin g t o a ninciden t involvin g hazardou s material s o r conductin g a n investigatio nwhic hinvolve s a hazardou s material . k . Sectio n172.604(a ) [4 9 C.F.R . § 172.604(a) ] i ntha t i t offere d a hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n i ncommerc e b

yai r an d faile d t o provid e a n emergenc yrespons e telephon e number , includin g th e are a cod e o r internationa l acces s code , fo r us e i n th e even t o f a nemergenc yinvolvin g the

_hazardou s material , whic htelephon e numbe r mus t b e monitore d a t al l time s tha t th e materia l i s i n transportatio n o r storage- ; b e th e numbe r o f a perso nknowledgeabl e o f th e materia l bein g shippe d an d ha s comprehensiv e emergenc yrespons e an d inciden t mitigatio n informatio nfo r tha t materia l o r ha s immediat e acces s t o a perso nwh o possesse s suc hknowledg e o r information ; an d b e entex~ed o n th e shippin g pape r i n th e manne r prescribe d b y§ 172.604(a)(3)(i ) o r (ii ) o f tli e Hazardou s Material s Regulations . 1 . Sectio n172.702(a ) [4 9 C.F.R . § 172.702(a} ] i ntha t i t offere d a hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n b yai r an d faile d t o ensur e tha t eac ho f it s hazma t employee s wa s traine d i n accordanc e wit hth e requirement s prescribe d i n thi s subpart . \ m . Sectio n173.1(b ) [4 9 C.F.R . § 173.1(b) ] i ntha t i t \ offere d a hazardou s material s fo r transportatio nby\ ai r whe nth e shipmen t containin g th e hazardou s material s wa s no t prepare d i n accordanc e wit hth e Hazardou s Material s Regulation s an d whe ni t faile d t o ensur e tha t eac hhazma t employe e wa s traine d i n accordanc e wit hth e requirement s o f th e Hazardou sMaterial s Regulations , an d furthe r faile d t o ensur e tha t eac hofficer , agency , an d employe e havin g an y responsibilit yfo r preparin g hazardou s material s fo r shipmen t ha d bee ninstructe d a s t o applicabl e Hazardou s Material s Regulations . n . Sectio n 173.22(a ) [4 9 C.F.R . § 173.22(a) ] i ntha t i t offere d a hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio nb y ai r an d faile d t o ensur e tha t th e materia l wa s containe d i na nauthorize d packagin g require d b y Par t 173 . o . Sectio n173.24(b ) (1 ) [4 9 C.F.R . g 173.24(b ) (1) ] i n• tha t i t offere d a hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio nb yai r an d faile d t o us e a packag e v;hichwa s designed , constructed , maintained , filled , it s content s s o limited , an d closed , s o tha t unde r condition s normall yinciden t t o transportation , ther e woul d b e n o identifiabl e releas e o f hazardou s materia l t o th e environment . p . Sectio n173.24(f ) (1 ) [4 9 C.F.R . § 173.24(f ) (1) ] i n tha t i t offere d a hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio nb yai r an d faile d t o ensur e tha t th e closure s o ntlie packagin g containin g th e hazardou s materia l wer e s o designe d an d close d tha t unde r condition s (includin g th e effect s o f temper'ature , pressur e an d vibration ) normall yinciden t t o • transportatio nther e wa s n o identifiabl e releas e o f th e hazardou s materia l t o th e environmen t fro mth e openin g t o whic hth e closur e i s applied . III . Pursuan t t o th e Federa l hazardou s materia l transportatio n law , an d 107.32 9 o f th e Hazardou s Material s Transportatio n Regulation s [4 9 U.S.C . § 512 3 (a)(1 ) an d 4 9 U.S.C . § 107.329 ] Nationa l Bar nCompan yi s liabl e fo r a civi l penalt yno t t o excee d $50,000.0 0 fo r eac hviolatio n alleged . Unde r th e fact s an d circumstance s o f thi s case , a civi l penalt yo f $17,500.0 0 i s appropriate .WHEREFORE , th e Regiona l Counse l fo r th e Federa l Aviatio n

Aditiinistration , Southwes t Region , respectfull yrequest s tha t th e Administrativ e La wJudg e ente r a nOrde r tha t Nationa l Bar nCompanyb e assesse d a civi l penalt yi nth e amoun t o f $17,500.00 . t h Respectfully , submitte d thi s 6 da yo f Jul y2011 .

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Pursuan t t o Titl e 1 4 CF R§ 13.209(a) , yo u ar e require d t o fil e a writte nanswe r t o thi s complaint , o r a writte n motio nt o dismis s i f appropriate , no t late r tha nthirt y { 3 0 } day s afte r th e dat e show no nth e certificat e o f servic e whic hi s attache d t o thi s document . CERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E Re : Nationa l Bar nCompany , F7U \ Cas e No . 2011SW70001 6 I hereb ycertif ytha t o nth e 6^ ^da yo f Jul y2011 , I hav e sen t vi a Federa l Expres s a nexecute d origina l an d on e cop y o f th e complaint , addresse d a s follows : Hearin g Docke t Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n 60 0 Independenc e Avenue , SW. , Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AG C 4 3 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building , Suit e 2W100 0 VJashington , D C 2059 1 (202)385-822 9 I furthe r certif ytha t o nthi s date , I hav e sen t vi a Federa l Expres s a tru e cop yo f th e complaint , addresse d a s follows : Mr . Bria nKeane , Presiden t Nationa l Bar nCompan y 173 9 Eas t Highwa y6 2 For t Gibson , O K 7443 4 (918)478-353 8

DAVI D L . DONNEL L Regiona l Counse l Southwes t Regio n

By : Dated : Jul y6 , 201 1 Eri c E . Anderson , Attorne y (817 ) 222-507 8