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RE : Reques t fo rHearing , Mila n Institut e o f Cosmetolog y
Dea rSi ro rMadam ; Thi s fim n represent s Mila n Institut e o f Cosmetolog y("Mila n Institute" ) whic h hereb y notice s it s reques t fo ra hearin g i n respons e t o Mila n Institute' s receip t b y mai l o n Jul y 15 , 201 0 o f a Fina l Notic e o f Propose d Civi l Penalt ydate d Jul y12 , 201 0 (th e "Fina l Notice" ) fro m th e Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counsel , Souther n Region

. Fo ryou rreference , a cop yo f th e Fina l Notic e i s attached

. I n th e Fina l Notice , th e Regiona l Counse l allege s tha t Mila n Institut e knowingl y violate d numerou s section s o f Titl e 49 , Subtitl e B o f th e Cod e o f Federa l Regulations , whic h dea l wit h th e transportatio n o f hazardou s material s i n commerce . Fo rth e allege d violation s o f law , th e Regiona l Counse l propose s a Civi l Penalt yo f $49,200

. Mila n Institut e dispute s th e Regiona l Counsel' s finding s tha t i t knowingl yviolate d th e Departmen t o f Transportation' s regulations

. Further , Mila n Institut e believe s tha t eve n i f th e allege d violation s occurred , th e penalt ypropose d i s inappropriat e i n ligh t o f severa l mitigatin g factors , includin g th e correctiv e action s take n b y Mila n Institut e t o preven t an y futur e violation s i n connectio n wit h th e transportatio n o f hazardou s materials

. Fo rth e reason s state d above , Mila n Institut e hereb yrequest s a hearin g i n accordanc e wit h Subpar t G o f Par t 1 3 o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 C.F.R

. Par t 13 , Subpar t G)

.

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### Sincerely , Stephe n T

. Chem a II , Esq

. Pete rS

. Leyton , Esq

. Counse l fo rMila n Institut e o f Cosmetolog y

Cop yto : Andre a Michell e Harper , Esq

. Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counsel , Souther n Regio n P O Bo x2063 6 Atlanta , G A 3032 0 Gar yYasud a Mila n Institut e o f Beauty 172 0 W

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Walnu t Avenu e Visalia , C A 9327 7 FINA L N O riC E O FPROPOSE D CIVI L PENALT Y O n Apri l 21 , 2010
. yo u wer e advise dthroug h aNotic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalt y tha t th e FA A propose dr

o asses s acivi l penalty i n th e amoun l o f $49,200

. At'it r considerin g al l th e evidenc e in thi s raaiier, it appear s that : 1
. O n o r

abou t .TaiiLiar y 14 , 2010 , Mila n Institut e o f Cosmetolog y ("MIC" ) knowingl y offere dt o Unite dParce l Servic e ("TIPS" ) anon-specillcatio n tibcrboar dbo x (".sliipment" ) containin g hazai'dou s material s fo r transportatio n b y nil
. 2
. Th e shipment , assigne dUP S trackin g numbe r I Z 22 X 04 2 0 1 924 7 1061 , wa s offere dfo r

Nex t Da y Air Service
. 3
. A t al l time s mentione dherein , th e .shipment wa s no t accompanie db y aShipper' s Certificatio n o r

Declaratio n of

Dangerou s Goods
. 4
. O n o r

abou t Januar y 15 , 2010 , ground-han dlin g personne l a t th e UP S sort , iacilit y i n Louisville , Kentucky discovere dth e .'ihipmemleaking
. 5
. Th

e fiberboar dbo x describe din paragrap h 1 containe dtwelv e (12 ) 4.2-ounc e plasti c bottle s o f

Rus k Shining
.

600/eooi a SW O ^ VV d SttgeGtSO S XV d LS:S L 0L02/GL/8 06
. Furthe r investigatio n showe dcha t on e bottl e leake dapproximatel y 1 -ounc e froma loos e li dint o an dthroug h th e fiberboar dbox
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r Commodity , C)RM-n " markin g o n iw o side s o f th e fiberboar dbo x describe di

n paragrap h 1 ha dbee n partiall y marke dout . })
. Jius k

.Shinin g i s elassifie da s ahazardou s materia l unde r th e Departmen t

o f Transponatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulation s fHMR) (4 9 C.F.R , § 172.101)
. 9
. Th e prope r

shippin g nam e ofRvs k

Shinin g i s Alcohols , n.o.s . It i s i n Ha7.ar

dClas s 3 , Packin g Grou p II , an dha s a n assigne didentificatio n numbe r o f U N 1987
. Th e prope r labe l i s FLAMMABL E LIQUID
. 10
. MT

C offere dth e shipmen t

o f hazardou s materia l fo

r transportatio n b y ai r

withou t shippin g paper s tha

t included : (a ) (h o assigne didentificatio n numbe r prescribe dfo r

eac h material ; (b ) th e prope r

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

nias s pe r package ; an d (t ) th e numbe r

an dtyp e o f

packages
. 11
. MI C ofi'crc dth e shipmen t o f hazardou s materia l fo

r transportatio n b

y air an d faile:c i to ; (a) certif

y that th e material s wer e maccordanc e wit h th e HM R(4 9 C.F.R
. § § 171 , et seq. ) b y printin g th e certificatio n se » fori h i n § 172.204(a ) o r § 172.204(c)(1 ) o f

th e HMR ; (b ) prepar e th e require dcerlillcaliun s i n duplicate ; an d (c ) ad dth e followin g statemen t t o tli e certification :

" I declar e tha t

al l o f th e applicabl e ai r

tran.spoi t requirement s hav e bee n met, " 12
. MI C offere dth e shipmen t o f hazardou s material s for

tran.sportatio n b y air

ain d felledto : (a ) mai k

th e oute r containe r

wit h th e prope r

shippin g nam e o f

eac h hazardou s materia l containe dtherein ;

GOO/tOOi aSW G * VV J St'LSGGt?30 3 XV d22:9 L0L02/GL/8 0(b ) mai' k th e oute r containe r wicJ i th e assigne didentificatio n numbe r o f eac h hazardou s materia l containe dtherein ; (c ) mar

k th e oute r containci ' wit

h standar dorientatio n markings ; and (d ) affi

x aFLAMMABL E f-TQUI D labe l t o th e oute r

container
. 1 ?>
. MI C offere dth e shipmen t o f hazardou s material s for transponatio n b

y ai r an d faile dtt ^ provid e emergenc y respons e infomiaiion
. 14
. MI C offere dih e shipmen t o f hazardou s material s fo

r transportatio n by air

an d faile dt o provid e a n emergenc y respons e telephon e number
. 1.5
. MI C offere dth e shipmen t o f hazardou s material s fo

r transportatio n by air

an d faile dto packag e it

s o ther e woul db e n o identifiabl e releas e o f hazardou s materia l t o th e environment
. 16
. MI C offere dth e shipmen t o f hazardou s material s fo r

traiisportatio n b y air

an d faile dt o us e a

n authorize dpackagin g for it s transportation
. 17
. B y reaso n o f

th e above , MI C violate dth e followin g Departmen t o f Transporiaiio n Hazardou s MateriaL s Regulation s (Titl e 4 9 of th e Cod e o f

Federa l Regulations) : (a ) Sectio n 171.2(e ) in that MI C offere dahazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n in conmierc e whe n th e hazardou s materia l wa s no t properl y classed , described , packaged , marked , labeled , an din conditio n for shipment
. (b ) Section s 172.200(a ) and172.202(a)(1 ) i n tha t MI C offere dahazardou s materia l fo

r transportatio n aridfaile dt o describ e th e hazardou s materia l o n th e shippin g papers , includin g th e identificatio n numbe r prescribe dfor

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 mariner require db y thi.=; subpan , (c ) Section s 172.200(a ) an d172.202(a)(2 ) i n thai MlC : offere dahaziirdou s materia l fo

r transportatio n andfaile dt o describ e th e hazardou s materia l on tli e shippin g papers , includin g tli c prope r shippin g nam e prescribe dfor th e maieria l in Colum n 2 o f th e §172.10 1 'lable , in th e manne r I'equire dby thi s subpart
. (d ) Section s 172.200(3 ) and172,202(a)(3 ) i n tha i MI C offere dabtzardou s materia l fo

r trantiportaLio n un

dfaile dt o describ e th e hazardou s materia l o n th e shippin g papers , includin g th e hazar dclas s o r divisio n prescribe dfor th e materia l a s show n i n Column ^ o f th e § 172.10 1 fable , i n th e manne r require db y thi s subpart
.

6OO/SOO 0 SW O * VV dstLseetso s XV d SS^S LOIOS/GL/G O(e) Section s 172.200(a ) an d172.202(a)(4 ) i n tha t MI C offere dahazai'dou s materia l fo

r transpoitatio n an dfaile dt o describ e th e hazardou s materia l u n thL ' .shippin g papers , includin g Ihc packin g group , i n Roma n numerals , prescribe dfor

th e matma l i n Colum n 5 o f th e § 172.10 1 Table , i f

any , o f th e materia l covere db y th e description , i n th e manne r require db y tlii s subpart
. (f ) Section s 172.200(a ) an di72.202(a)(6 ) in tha t MI C offere dahazai-dou s materia l fo

r transportatio n an dfaile dt o describ e th e hazardou s materia l o n th e shippin g papers , includin g th e loial ne t mass , pe r

package , in th e maime r require db

y thi s subpart
. (g ) Section s 172,200(a ) an d172.202(a)(7 ) i n tha t MI C offere dahazardou s materia l fo

r transportatio n an dfaile dto describ e th e hazardou s materia l on th e shippin g papers , includin g th e aumbe r an dtyp e o f

package s (indicate d b y descriptio n o f

th e package)
. (h ) Sectio n 172.204(a ) o r (c)(] ) i n that

MI C ofli^rw

i ahazardou s materia l for transportatio n an dfaile dt o certif y that th e materia l wa s offere dfor transpoitatio 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 certifications se t

fort h i n thi s part . (i ) Sectio n 172.204(c)(2 ) i n tha t MI C offere da

. hazardou s inalcria l to a n aircraf t operato r foj ' traasponatiot i b y ai r an ^ faile dt o provid e tw o copie s o f th e ccriificatio n require di n thi s section
. (j ) Sectio n 172.204(c)(3 ) i n flia t MI C offere dfo

r transpe>rtatio n b

y ai r a hazardou s materia l authorize dfo r ai r transportatio n an dfaile dto ad dto th e etTtifiealio 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 airtranspor t requitemcnl s hav e bee n met. " (k ) Sectio n 172.301(a ) i n tha i MI C offere dfo r transportatio n ahazardou s materia l i n anon-hul k

packagin g andfaile dt o mar k th e packag e wit h th e prope r shippin g nam e an didentificatio n numbe r (precede db

y "UN " or " N A" , a s appropriate ) for th e materia l a s show n i n th e § 172.10 1 table
. (1 ) Section s 172..300(a) an d172.112(fl)(2 ) i aiha l MI C oiJuTG dano n bul k combinatioj i packag e havin g iime r paekaging s containin g liqui dhazardou s material s for

transportatio n an dfaile dto legibl y mark th e packag e wit

h ."itandai-dorientatio n markings , o n tw o opposit e vertica l side. s o f th e packag e with th e arrow s pointin g i n th e coirecT uprigh t direction
.

GOO/aOO ® SW Q * VV dStLSSGtSO S XV d22:S LOlOS/Gl/G O(m ) Sectio n 172.400(a ) in tha t MI C offere dfo r

transportatio n aliazardou s materia l in on e o f

th e package s o r

containmen t

device s liste din thi s subpart andfaile dt

o labe l ih e packag e o r

coriiainmen i devic e wit h th e label s specifie dfoi ' th e materia l i n th e §172.10 1 Tabl e an di n thi s subpart
. (n ) Section s 172.60 0 an dj72.602(b)(3 ) i n tha t MI C offere dfor

transportatio n ahazardou s materia l an dfaile dt o presen t th e emergenc y respons e information

- (i ) o n ashippin g paper ; (ii ) I n adocument , othe r

tha n a shippin g paper , that

include.* ; both th e basi c descriptio n an dtechnica l nam e o f tli e hazardou s materia l a s require db y §§172.20 2 an d172.203(k) , th e ICA O Techiiico l Instnictions , th e IMD G Code , o r th e TD G Regulations , a s appropriate , an dth e emergenc y respons e intbnuario n require db y thi s subpart (e.g.
. amateria l safety dat asheel) ; o r (hi ) relate dt o th e informatio n o n ashippin g paper , awritte n notificatio n t o pilot-in

comniand , o

r adangerou s carg o manifest , i n aseparat e documen t (e.g. , a n emergenc y respons e guidanc e document) , i n amanne r that cross reference s th e descriptio n o f th e hazardou s materia l o n th e sliippin g pape r wit h th e emergenc y respons e informatio n containe di n th e document
. (o ) Sectio n 172.604(a)(3 ) i n that MI C offere dahazardou s materia l for transportatio n an dfaile dto provid e a24-houi

- emergenc y respons e telephon e numbe r

whic h wa s entere do n ashippin g pape r (i ) immediatel y followin g th e descriptio n o f tli e hazardou s malerial ; o r (ii ) i n aclearl y visibl e location
. (p ) Sectio n 173.24(1-))(1 ) i n tha t MIC ? faile dt o us e apackag e whic h wa. s designed , constructed , maintained , filled , it s content s s o limited , an d closed , s o tha

t unde r condition s norrnall y jncideu i l o transportation , ther e woul db e n o identifiabl e releas e of hazardou s materia l t o th e environment
. (q ) Sectio n 173.20 3 i n tha t MI C offere dfo r

transportatio n apackag e containin g liqui dhazardou s materia l i n Packin g Grou p 1 1 whe n §172.10 1 o f This subchapte r

specifie dtha i i t

b e package dunde r

tlii s sectio n an d faile dt o us e nnn-bul k

packaging. s prescribe din thi. s .sectio n conformin g t o th e genera l packagin g requircrneiil s o f Subpar t B o f pari 173 , to th e requirement s o f

par t 17 8 o f thi s subchapter

a l th e Packin g Grou p I , II o r III performanc e leve l (unles s othet-wis e excepted) , an dt o th e requirement s o f th e specia l provision s o f

Colum n 7 o f

th e §172.10 1 Table
. Afte r revjiewin g ou r

investigativ e file , w e propos e t o asses s acivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t o f $49,20 0 f:i

r thes e violations
.

GOO/iOO ® SW Q < - VV d2tLSSGt20 3 XV d2S:9 LOLOS/SL/G OUinles. s yo u mai l o r personall y deliver , i n writing , you r reques t for ahearin g i n thi s matter , on o r before fifteen (15 ) day s after yo u receive thi s Fina l Notice , w e wil l issu e a n Orde r Assessin g Civi l Penalty an dyo u wil l hav e n o furthe r right t o ahearing , I

f yo u d o no r

submi t awritte n reques t fo r ahearing , yo u mus t

pa y th e propose dcivi l penalty , You r reques t for ahearin g mas t

b e sen t t o th e Hearin g Docket , FAA , AGC-400 , Roo m2014 , 60 0 independenc e Ave. , SW , Washington , D C 20591 , Attention ; Hearin g Docke t Clerk , an dacop y mus t b e sen t t o th e undersigne dF.A A attorney . You r

reques t mus t b e date dan dsigned , i n aecordaiic e wit h secUo n 13.1 6 o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations , sen t t o yo u wit h th e Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penall y (1 4 C.F.R
. §13.16)
. Yo u ma y pay th e propose dpenall y b y siibmitTin g acertifie dchec k o r mone y orde r

payabl e t o th e "Federa l Aviatio n Administration " t o th e undersigned , EDDI E L TJIO.MA S REGION.'V

L COUNSE L

ANDR£ A MICHELL E HAR P AUome y Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l

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y tha t th e foregoin g Fina l Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalty ha. s been maile db y Certifie dMai l & Regular Mai l to ; Presiden t Milan lustiwt e o f

Cosmeiolog y 60 5 Southwes t

Military Roa d Sa n Amonio,T X 7821 8 Presiden t Mila n Institut e o f

Cosmetolog y 172 0 Wes t

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