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areques t for hearin g date dApri l 29,201 0 an dth e origina l an don e cop y o f th e Complain t

i n th e above-reference dproceeding . I reques t that th e hearin g i n thi s matte r b e hel di n th e Gardena , Californi aarea , an dexpec t that th e hearin g wil l las t

on e (1 ) day . Pleas e addres s al l communication s for th e Regiona l Counsel , Western-Pacifi c Region , t o th e undersigned , at : Offic e o f th e Regiona l Coimsel , AWP-7.4 , Federa l Aviatio n Administration , Western-Pacifi c Region , P.O . Bo x 92007 , Lo s Angeles , C A 90009-2007 , Telephone : (310 ) 725

- 7128 , FAX : (310 ) 725-6816 . Sincerely , Naom i Tsud a Regiona l Counse l By : Court

m . ^ rr-j n »^ourme3rAdolph ' ^ Attorne y Enclosures : Reques t

fo r Hearing , Complaint , Certificat e o f Servic e NOT E T O RESPONDENT : SECTIO N 13.20 9 O FTH E C P RULE S O FPRACTIC E REQUIRE THA T A WRITTE N ANSWE RT O THE COMPLAIN T B E FILE D NO T LATE RTHA N 3 0 DAY S AFTE RSERVIC E O FTHI S COMPLAINT . A S A N ALTERNATIV E T O FILIN G A N ANSWER , A MOTIO N MA Y B E FILE D PURSUAN T T O SECTIO N 13.208(D ) O RSECTIO N 13.21 8 (F ) (1-4 ) O FTH E RULE S O FPRACTICE , cc : AWP-74 0

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# S/ P RESOURCES , INC . Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Apri l 29,201 0 800 Independenc e Ave. , S W Washington , D C 2059 1 Attn : Hearing Docke

t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building-Room2W1000 Dea r Sirs , S/ P Resources , Inc . ha s receive da"Fina l Notic e o f

Propose dCivil Penalty" , dated Apri l 22,2010 , FA

A Cas e No . 2009WP700017 . Thi s notic e originate s fi:omth e Western

Pacifi c Region , Office of

th e Regiona

l Counsel , an di s signedb y Courtne y Adolph , Genera l Attorney . Thi s Notic e wa s receive dby S/ P Resource s Apri l 23,2010 . S/ P Resources , Inc . i s respondin g t o thi s "Fina l Notice " an

di s requestin g a hearin g i n thi s matter . A cop y o f thi s correspondenc e i s bein g sen t thi s dat e t o Mr . Courtne y Adolph i n th e Office o f

th e Regiona

l Counsel , P.O . Bo x 92007 , Lo s Angeles , CA. , 90009-2007 . By : psiden t ?/ P Resources , Inc .

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A DOCKE T FA A CAS E NO . 2009WP70001 7

COMPLAIN

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t files it s Complaint , pursuan t t o Rule 20 8 o f

th e Rule s of

Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.208) , an

dstate s as follows : I . Respondent , S/

P Resoiirces , Inc. , wa s advisedthrough aNotic e o f Propose dCivil Penalt y tha t the FA A propose dt

o asses s acivil penalt

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t o f $35,796.00 . O

n April 29,2010 , Responden

t submitte dawritten reques t fo r ahearing .



## n . O n or abou t Octobe r 15,2008 , Responden

t through it s owner/CEO , Jame s Trato , offere dashipmen

t t o Air-Se aForwarders , Inc. , fo r ai r transportatio n firom Inglewood , Californi at

o GmG , Ltd. , locateda

t 18 5 B aTrieu Street , Ha

i B aTrun g District , Hanoi , Vietnam . 2 . Th e shipmen t consiste dof

on e (1 ) non-specification fiberboardbo x containing fou r (4 ) one (1 ) gallo n bottle s an dfou r (4 ) five (5 ) gallo n steel drum s o f Envicoat , apolyme r coatin g fo r

glas s surfaces . I t

wa s offere do n an Air-Se aForwarder s Warehous e O n Han dNotic e No . 31046 3 an didentifie da s "Glas s Coatin g Envicoat' ^ an d"No t Restricted , Non-Hazardous. "

3 . Envicoat , apolyme r coatin g for

glas s surfaces , i s ahazardou s material , i n accordan with th e Hazardou s Material s Tabl e i n Titl e 4 9 o f th e Cod e o f

Federa l Regulatio n ^ (4 9 C.F.R.) , Sectio n 172.101 . I t i s a"flammabl e liquid , N.O.S . (Dimethycarbiift i Identificatio n No . UNI993 , Hazar dClas s 3 , Packin g Grou p H . 4 . Responden t

offere dth e shipmen t

for ai r transportatio n i n commerc e whe n i t was no t properl y classed , described , packaged , marked , labeled , an di n conditio n for shipmen t a s require do r

authorize db y appUcabl e requirement s i n Subchapte r C o f Chapte r I o f 4 9 C.F.R. , o r

a n exemptio n o r

specia l permit , approval, o r registratio n issue dunde r

Subchapte r

C o r Subchapte r

A o f Chapte r I . T o wit :

a . Th e shippin g paper s di dnot includ e an y classificatio n o r descriptio n o f

tti^ material s bein g shippe dwer e hazardous . b . Th e shipmen t

wa s no t package di n orde r

t o preven t

areleas e o l material .

c . Hazardou s materia l marking s wer e no t visibl e o n th e exterio r box . o f th e shipmen td . Hazardou s materia l label s wer e not presen t o n th e exterio r

o f th e shipmen t box . 5 . Responden t

offere dth e shipmen t

whe n emergenc y respons e information , conformin g t o 4 9 C.F.R . par t

172 , subpart

G , wa s not

immediatel y availabl e for us e a t al l time s th e hazardou s materia l wa s present . Respondent , Inc. , offere dth e shipmen t whe n it di dnot provid e a n emergenc y respons e telephon e numbe r for us e i n th e even t

o f a n emergenc y involvin g th e hazardou s material . 6 . A s describe dabove , Jame s Trato , wa s ahazmat employee , an dResponden t wa s a hazmat employer , a s thos e term s ar e define di n 4 9 C.F.R . § 171.8. Employe e Trat o offere dth e shipmen t

fo r ai r transportatio n whe n h e di dno t hav e genera l awareness/familiarization , fimction-specific, security awareness , safety , etc . trainin g i n accordanc e vdt h subpar t H o f part 17 2 o f 4 9 C.F.R .

B y reaso n o f

th e foregoin g fact s an dcircumstances . Responden t violate dth e followin g Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Materia l Regulation s (Titl e 49 , Par t 17 1 et seq. . Cod e o f

Federa l Regulations) :

A . 4 9 C.F.R . § 171.2(e) , whic h state s tha t n o perso n ma y offer

hazardou s materia l for transportatio n unles s th e hazardou s materia l i s 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 th e Hazardou s Material s Regulations , o r a n exemption , approval, o r

registratio n issue dunde r th e Hazardou s Material s Regulations ;B . 4 9 C.F.R . § 172.200(a) , whic h state s that n o perso n ma y offer

hazardou s materia l fo

r transportatio n unles s th e materia l I' Q ^ ^ i ^ ^cna i I S propert y descnbe do n th e shippm g papers ; C . 4 9 C.F.R . § 172.300(a) , whic h state s tha t materia l for

transportatio n sh^ll ^ vehicl e containin g the ; D . 4 9 C.F.R . § 172.400(a) , wW^ ^ perso n wh o offer s fo

r transportatio n o r

transport s ahazardou s materia l i n an y o f th e followin g package s o r

containmen t

devices , shal l labe l th e packag e o r containmen t

devic e with label s specifie dfor th e materia l i n th e §172.10 1 tabl e an di n thi s subpart : (1 ) non-bul k package ;

4 9 C.F.R . § 172.600(c > may offe r for t r handl e durin g informatio n ^^ ^ th e hazardo u ^ ^^ ^ ^^^^^ ^ telephon e number , require db y thi s subpart i s includin g th e e ^^^^

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^ ^^^ ^ ^ ^ representativ e o f aFederal , stat e immediatel y »^ ^ o r

lentag ' ^^y , responds t o a n inciden t involvin g ahazardou s material . o r local govern m^^^atio n whic h involve s ahazardou s material ; i s conductin g inve sF . 4 9 C.F.R . § 172.702(a) , whic h state s i n relevan t par t tha t ahazma t employe r

shal l ensur e that

eac h o f it s hazma t

employee s i s trainedi n accordanc e with th e requirement s prescribe di n thi s subpart ; G . 4 9 C.F.R . § 172.702(d) , whic h state s tha t ahazma t employe r

shal l ensur e that

eac h o f it s hazma t

employee s i s teste db y appropriat e mean s o n th e trainin g subject s covere di n §172.704 ;

H . 4 9 C.F.R . § 173.1(b) , whic h state s that ashipmen t

o f hazardou s material s that i s no t prepare di n accordanc e with thi s subchapte r ma y no t b e offere dfo

r transportatio n b y air , highway , rail , o r

water .



## m . 1 . I n accordanc e wit h Sectio n 512 3 (a ) o f Titl e 4 9 o f

th e Unite dState s Cod e (Transportation ) [(4 9 U.S.C . Sectio n 512 3 (a)] . Responden t i s Habl e for

acivi l penalty o f no t les s than $250.0 0 ($45 0 for ti-aining violations) , no r

greate r tiian $50,00 0 (o r $100,00 0 fo

r violation s resultin g i n death , seriou s illness , o r sever e injury t o an y person , o r substantia l destructio n o f property ) for

eac h violatio n o f

th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulations . 2 . Unde r

th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalt y o f $39,756.0 0 i s appropriate .WHEREFORE , th e Complainant , respectfull y request s tha t th e Administrativ e Law Judg e ente r

a n orde r that Responden t

b e assesse dacivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t o f $35,796.00 . Respectfull y submitted .

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### CERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E I hereby certif

y tha t o n thi s dat e I hav e sen

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dplace di n th e Unite dState s mail , postag e prepaid , certifiedmail , the executedorigina l an done cop y o f

th e Complaint , addresseda s follows : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 800 Independenc e Avenue , SW Washington , D C 2059 1 Attii : Hearing Docke

t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit

e 2W100 0 Facsimil e (202 ) 493-502 0 I furthe r certif y tha t on thi s dat

e I hav e place di n th e Unite dState s mail , postag e prepaid , certifiedmail , atru e cop y of th e Complaint , addresseda s follows : Jame s Trato , Presiden

t S/ P Resources , Inc . PO Box 748 1 LagunaNiguel , C

A 92607

Dated : MA

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