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y Action ) DM S NO . FAA-2009-097 6 FAA' S EXPEDITE D MOTIO N T O PERMI T TELEPHONI C TESTIMON Y L Introdaction . Complainan t

Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n ("FAA") , thTcugh coimsel , hereb y move s th e judge , o n a n expedite dbasia , t o permi t it s tw o Ketchikan^base dwitnesse s t o testif y i n thi s matte r by telephon e rathe r

tha n in-person . II > Discussion . A . Th e Motio n Shoul dB e Considere do n an Expedite dBasis . Tid e hearin g i n thi s matte r

i s schedule dt o begi n in Anchorage , Alask ai n jus t eigh t days , o n Jun e 25,2010 . Th e tw o ^tnesse s i n question , Ti mCoo k an dStephe n Camp , liv e an dwor k i n Ketchikan , Alaska . A s discusse di n more detai l below , i t typicall y takes seve n o r

eigh t hour s t o fly fromKetchika n t o Anchorage . Tli e FA A ha s arrange dfor thes e witnesses , w^ o hav e bee n properl y subpoenaed , t o fly to Anchorag e o n Jun e 24 , However , becaus e o f th e trave l tim e involved , i f the y are permitte dt o testif y by telephone , th e witnesse s mus t Ica mn o late r iban Jun e 23 , si x day s fromnow , whethe r the y are t o trave l t o Anchorag e o r not . .Therefore , expedite dconsideratio n i s warranted . i-Ji i

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Thi s morning , imdersigne dcounse l telephone dboth Bren t Cole , wh o i s counse l fo

r respondeat

Smit h Cabl e Systems , Inc . ("Smit h Cable") , an dKyl e Lcviae , wh o i s counse l for th e wimesses ' employer , Alask aAirlines , an dinfomie dthe mthat th e FA A woul db e makin g thi s motio n t(»da

y on an expedite dbasis . A s th e certificate o f servic e shows , eac h wa s als o provide d acop y o f thi s motio n toda y via&csimile . Withou t havin g see n th e motion , Mr . Col e indicate d Smit h Cabl e woul doppos e it , whil e Mr . Lcvin e sai dth e FA A coul drepresen t that Alask a Airline s support s i t Th e FAA therefor e request s that th e judg e conside r

th e FAA' s motio n o n a n expedite d basi s an drul e n o late r

tha n Jun e 23,2010 . B . Becaus e of.th e Trave l Tim e an dPotentia l Hardshi p o n Alask aAirlines , th e Witnesse s Shoul dB e Permitte dt o Testif y Telephonicallv . Thi s matte r

concern s hazardou s material s offere da s carg o t o Alask aAirline s in Ketchikan b y Smit

h Cable . I n it s answe r

an dt o date , Smit

h Cabl e ha s denie dtha t

it s shipment , whic h i t acknowledges , containe dhazardou s materials . T o demonstrat e tha t

th e shipmen t

indee ddi dcontai n hazardoxu materials , th e FAA intend s t o presen t

th e testimon y o f

tw o Alask aAirline s carg o handlers , Mr . Coo k an dMr . Camp , wh o wil l testif

y wha t the y discovere dwithi n Smit h Cable' s shipment . Thei r testimon y i s central t o th e FAA' s case . Th e whnesse s liv e an dwork I n Ketchikan , aisolate dislan dcommunity 75 0 ai r mile s southeas t o f di e hearing site i n Anchorage . Alask aAirline s i s th e onl y schedule dcatiie r betwee n Ketchikan an dAnchorage'.-Hovrever , except'forolielate.anivrn g direc t fl^^ Alask aAirline s route s it s daytim e passenger s fromKetchikan to Anchorag e throug h Seattle , Washington. '

' Th e Icm c direc t fligh t fromKetchikan t o Anchoraee , whic h arrivc i at 9:5 0 p.m. , «ke s four

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y minutes . Smit h Cabl e ^ftfm , InS i -

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Alask aAii'line s onlin e schedul e confirm s that jus t th e flying tim e fromKetchikan t o Anchorag e typicall y take s si x an dahal f t o eight hours. ^ Becaus e o f

thes e lon g trave l times , thes e wimesse s wil l effectivel y hav e t o spen don e workda y flyin g t o Anchorage , b e availabl e to testif y o n asecon dworicday , and , unles s the y are fortunate jan

dcatc h th e 12:3 0 p.m . flight vi aSeattl e back

t o Ketchika n o n th e date o f th e hearing , athir dworkda

y flying bac k

t o Ketchikan . That' s likely thre e day s for eac h o f thes e tw o witnesse s t o participat e i n thi s hearing . Ml" . Levin e ha s informe dme that Alask aAirlines ' carg o operatio n i n Ketchikan i s small an dstand s t o suffe

r significan t

advers e consequence s i

f tw o o f it s employee s mus t

eac h inves t thre e workday s t o participat e i n thi s hearing , particularl y at th e heigh t

o f Alaska' s touris m season . '\^^il e th e FAA i s prepare dt o presen t thes e witnesse s i n person , i t i s willing , with th e judge' s approval , t o accommodat e Alask aAirline s an darrang e t o presen t thei r testimon y b y telephon e instead , m . Conclusion . Fo r th e foregoin g reasons , th e judg e shoul dconsider th e FAA' s motio n o n a

n expedite d basi s andgran t

th e FAA' s reques t

t o presen t

th e testimony o f

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an dMr . Cam

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