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Beaut y Suppl y FA A Cas e No . 2010SO70000 5 Enclose dherewit

h pleas e find acop y o f

areques t for hearin g an dth e origina l an don e cop y o f th e Complain t

i n th e above-reference dproceeding . Th e FA A request s that

th e hearin g i n thi s matte r b e hel di n th e Lo s Angeles, Californi a area , andexpect s that

th e hearin g wil l las t

on e day . Pleas e addres s al l communication s for th e FA A t o th e undersigned , at : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Offic e ofih c Regiona l Counsel , ASO- 7 Souther n Regio n P.O . Bo x 2063 6 Atlanta , Georgi a3032 0 Telephone : (404 ) 305-5200 , facsimil e (404 ) 305-5223 . Sincerel y GERALD A . ELLI S Attorne y Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l Enclosure s02/14/201 1 11:2 7 FA X 202493514 2 FA A 4 QM S @l002/00 9

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U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N

OFFIC E O F HEARING S FEDERA L AVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N

FEDERA L AVIATIO N ADMINISTRATION , Complainant ,

vs . Discoun t Beauty Suppl y Respondent . FAA Docke t No . Judg e

JUDGE 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 Januar

y 14 , 2011 , Respondent , Discoun t Beaut y Suppl y was advise dthroug h a Final Notic e o f

Propose dCivi l Penalty that 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 Januar

y 25,2011 , th e Agenc y Attorne y receive dawritte n reques t fo r a hearin g fromth e Respondent . II . 1 . O n o r

abou t Octobe r 3 , 2009 , American Discoun t Beaut y Suppl y ("ADBS" ) knowingl y offere dto Unite dParce l Servic e (UPS ) aone-piec e shipmen t consistin g o f

a fiberboardbo x containin g hazardou s material s for transportatio n b y air . 2 . Th e above-mentione dshipmen t wa s assigne dUP S Expedite dtrackin g number/ai r waybil l numbe r

I Z XR l 35 6 D G 559 1 7821 . Th e shipmen t wa s offere db y Shipping/Receivin g Dept. , ADBS , 921 5 W . Pic o Blvd. , Lo s Angeles , Californi a90035 , for transportatio n t o th e consignee , Giovann i Tedesco , Vi aG . Brian i 29 , Moden aNon e 4110 0 Italy . 3 . At al l time s mentione dherein , th e above-mentione dshipmen t wa s no t accompanie dby aShipper' s Certificatio n or Declaratio n o f

Dangerou s Goods .02/14/201 1 11:2 8 FA X 202493514 2 FA A + DM S 0005/00 9

4 . O n o r

abou t Octobe r 4 , 2009 , th e above-mentione dshipmen t wa s flow n o n a regularl y schedule dUP S carg o flight i n ai r transportatio n t o th e UP S sort facilit y i n Louisville , Kentucky . 5 . O n o r

abou t Octobe r 4,2009 , ground-handlin g personne l at th e UP S sor

t lacility discovere dth e above-mentione dshipmen t durin g acustom s inspection . 6 . Th e above-mentione dfiberboardbo x containe deigh t 3.5-oz . metal aeroso l can s o f Jerom e Russel l "B Blonde Temporary Highligh t Spray" , marke dan dlabele da s "Flammable" . 7 . (a ) Jerom e Russel l "B Blond e Temporar y Highligh t

Spray " i s classifie da s a hazardou s material 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 Aerosols , flammable, eac h no t exceedin g 1-liter

capacity . I t

i s in HazardClas s 2. 1 (Flammabl e Gas) , andha s a n assigne d identificatio n numbe r

o f UN I 950 . Th e prope r

labe l i s FLAMMABL E GAS . 8 . ADB S offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t o f hazardou s material fo

r transportatio n by ai

r withou t shippin g paper s tha t

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

r eac h hazardou s material ; (b ) th e prope r

shippin g nam e prescribe dfor eac h hazardou s material ; (c ) th e hazar dclas s prescribe dfor eac h hazardou s material ; (d ) th e tota l ne t

mas s pe r packag e o f

eac h hazardou s material ; and , (e ) th e numbe r

an dtyp e o f package s containin g hazardou s material . 9 . ADB S offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t o f hazardou s materia l for transportatio n b y ai r

an dfaile dlo : (a ) certif

y that th e material s wer e i n accordanc e with th e HM R(4 9 C.F.R . § § 171 , e t seg. ) b y printin g o n th e shippin g paper s th e certificatio n set fort h i n § 172.204(a)(1) , 172.204(a)(2) . or

§ 172.204(c ) o f

th e HMR ; (b ) prepar e th e require dcertification s i n duplicate ; and , (c ) ad dt o tli e certificatio n require din thi s sectio n th e followin g statement :

" I declar e tha t

all o f th e applicabl e ai r

transport requirement s hav e beenmei. "02/14/201 1 11:2 8 FAX 202493514 2 FA A ^ DM S @100G/00 9

10 . ADD S 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 no t marke dwit

h th e prope r

shippin g nam e o f

eac h hazardou s material containe dtherein ;

(b ) tli e oute r

containe r wa s no t marke dwit

h th e assigne didentificatio n numbe r o f eac h hazardou s materia l containe dtlicrcin ; (c ) a"FLAMMABL E GAS " labe l wa s no t affixe dt o th e oute r

container . 11 . ADB S 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 emergenc y respons e informatio n availabl e for us e a t al l time s th e ha^rdou s materia l wa s present . 12 . ADB S offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t o f hazardou s materia l fo

r transportatio n b y air

an dfaile dt o make a

n emergenc y respons e telephon e numbe r immediatel y availabl e t o th e appropriat e officia l perso n designate dt o respon dt o a n inciden t involvin g a hazardou s m.aterial , o r

wh o wa s conductin g a

n investigatio n involvin g ahazardou s material . 13 . ADB S offere dth e above-describe dshipmen t o f hazardou s materia l for transportatio n by ai r

an dfaile dt o ensur e tha t

eac h o f it s hazmat

employee s wa s traine di

n accordanc e wit

h th e prescribe drequiremenl s a s se t fort h in Sectio n 172.704 . 111 . 1 . B y reaso n o f

th e abov e ADB S 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(c ) i n tha t ADB S offeredo r

transporte dahazardou s materia l for transportatio n i n commerc e whe n th e hazardou s materia l wa s no t properl y classed , described , packaged , marked , labeled , an di n conditio n fo r shipmen t a s require do r

authorize db y applicabl e requirement s o f

thi s subchapter , o r

a n exemption , approval , o r registratio n is-sue

dunde r thi s subchapter

o r unde r subchapte r

A o f thi s chapter . b . Section s 172.200(a ) an d172.202(a)(l ) in tha t ADB S offere dahazardou s material fo r transportatio n andfaile dt o describ e th e hazardou s materia l o n shippin g paper s includin g th e identificatio n numbe r

prescribe dfor

th e materia l a s show n i n Column 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 ) in tha t ADB S offere dahazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n an dfaile dt o describ e th e hazardou s material o n shippin g paper s includin g th e prope r shippin g nam e prescribe dfor th e material a s show n i

n Colum n 2 o f th e § 172.10 1 Table .02/14/201 1 11:2 8 FA X 202493514 2 FA A • * DM S @l007/00 9

d . Sections . 172.200(a ) an d172.202(a)(3 ) i n tha t ADB S offere dahazardou s material fo r transportatio n an dfaile dt o describ e th e hazardou s material 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 o f th e § 172.10 1 Table . e . Section s 172.200(a ) and172.202(a)(6 ) i n tha t ADB S offere dahazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n b y aircraf

t an dfaile dl 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 din Column. s (9A ) o r (9B ) o f th e § 172.10 1 Tabl e i n whic h cas e th e tota l gros s mas s pe r packag e mus t

b e shown ; or , for Clas s 7 materials , th e quantity o f radioactiv e mus t

b e show n b y activity . £ Section s 172.200(a ) an d172.202(a)(7 ) i n tha t ADB S offere dahazardou s material fo r transportatio n an dfaile dt o describ e th e hazardou s material o n shippin g paper s indicatin g th e numbe r an dtyp e o f

package s (for

example , "1 2 drums") . g . Section s 172.204(a ) o r (c)(l ) i n that

ADB S offere dahazardou s materia l for transportatio n an dfaile dto certif y tha t th e material wa s offere dfor transportatio n i n accordanc e wit h thi 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

fortJ i i n thi s part . h . Sectio n 172.204(c)(2 ) i n that ADB S offeredahazardou 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 copie s o f th e certificatio n require di n thi s section . i . Sectio n 172.204(c)(3 ) in tha t ADB S offere dfor

transportatio n b y ai r

ahazardou s material authorize dfor

ai r transportatio n an dfaile dt o ad dt o th e certificatio n require din thi s sectio n th e followin g statement :

" 1 declar e tha

t al l o f the applicabl e ai r

transport requirement s hav e bee n met. " j . Sectio n 172.301(a)i n tha t ADB S offere dfo

r transportatio n ahazardou s material i n anon-bul k

packagin g an dfaile dt o mar k th e packag e wit

h th e prope r

shippin g nam e an d identificatio n numbe r

(precede db y "UN " o r

"NA" , a s appropriate ) for th e materia l a s show n i

n th e §172.10 1 table . k . Sectio n 172.400(a ) i n tha t ADB S offere dfo

r transportatio n ahazardou s material 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 with th e label s specifie dfo r th e materia l i n th e §172.10 1 Tabl e an di n thi s subpart . 1 . Sectio n 172.600(c) ( 1 ) i n that ADB S offere dfo

r transportatio n ahazardou s material an dfaile dt o mak e th e emergenc y respons e informatio n conformin g t o thi s subpar t immediatel y availabl e for us e a t al l time s th e hazardou s material wa s present . m . Sectio n 172.600(c)(2 ) i n tha t ADB S offere dfo

r transportatio n ahazardou s material an

dfaile dt o mak e emergenc y respons e infomiatio n includin g th e emergenc y respons e02/14/201 1 11:2 8 FA X 202493514 2 FA A *DM S @l008/00 9

telephon e number , immediatel y availabl e to an y governmen t agenc y respondin g t o an inciden t involvin g hazardou s material s o r conductin g a

n investigatio n whic h involve s ahazardou s material . n . Sectio n 172.702(a ) in tha t ADB S offere dahazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n an dfaile dto ensur e tha t

eac h o f it s hazmat

employee s wa s traine di n accordanc e wit h th e requirement s prescribe di n thi s subpart .

2 . Pursuan t

t o 4 9 U.S.C . Sectio n 5123(a) , ADB S i s subjec t t o acivi l penalty no t lower than $25 0 ($45 0 for

training-relate dviolations) , no r greate r than $50,00 0 ($100,00 0 i f death , seriou s illness , sever e injury , or substantial propert

y damag e results) , fo

r eac h violatio n o f th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulations . 3 . Unde r

th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalty o f $10,00 0 i s appropriate . Thi s amoun t include s consideratio n o f respondent' s correctiv e action . WHEREFORE , th e Agency , b y counse l respectfull y request* ; tha t th e Administrativ e Law Judg e ente r a n orde r tha t Re.spondent

b e assesse dacivi l penalty i n th e amoun t o f $10,000 , Respectfijll y submitte dthi s 2 ^ da y o f FelDraQf

U ^2011 . GfeRAL D X . ELLI ^ Attorne y Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l

PLEAS E NOTE : Pursuan t t o Titl e 1 4 CF RSectio n 13,209(a) , yo u ar e require dt o file awritte n answe r t o thi s Complaint , o r

awritte n Motio n to Dismis s i f appropriate , no t

late r than 3 0 day s afte

r th e dat e show n o n th e Certificat e o f

Servic e whic h follows .02/14/201 1 11:2 8 FA X 202493514 2 FA A * DM S 1^1009/009

CERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E 1 hereb y certif

y tha t acop y o f th e foregoin g Complain t

ha s bee n maile dthi s dat e b y Certifie d Mail , Retur

n Receip t Requested , t o th e following : Jean Simo n Riendea

u American Discoun t

Beauty Suppl y 921 5 W.Pic o Blvd . Lo s Angeles , C A 9003 5 Hearin g Docke t

Cler k (origina l -i- 1 copy ) FAA , AGC-430 , Suit e 2W100 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Washington , D C 2059 1

DONN A E . STANL'EY Q Lega l Assistan t Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l FE B 2 201 1 Date d

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