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### SERVED MARCH.8;.2dl3 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF 

### TRANSPORTATION' OFFICE OF HEARINGS



### WASHiNGTON, 

## D.c.

IN IHE**lYJATrim~** 

### OF TRANS NORtH**AVIATION~** 

### LTD F.AAPQCKET.Nd

.. (20 

### 12-G.L-03,.0.012) (Civi!Penalty 

### Action)



### TRANS 

## NORTH A VIA'IION, l.TJYS REPLY 

### TO THE);'AA':S MOTION l'O DENY APPEAL 18153567042 From: Charles Barnett**~** , '**~** .;\ 

### .



### TRANS 

### NORTH AV1ATION, LTD., 

### by 

## and thtough itS 

### ·coun_sel,. BARNETT &BORTH, T

J ,C, pursuant to 14· 

### C.:F.R § }:3 

### ,2l8(U)**her~by- fi~e$**  

## its**r~pl:y-** to 

### the FAA's· 

### Motion ReqU:estiD:g the 

### Late Filed 

### Request for· 

### Hearing. 

### by Trans 

### North Aviation, LTD He 

### Denied**A~ Unt:im~ly**  

### and states as 

### follows: 1. Trans NortiiAv1ation, LTD (herein TransNQrth) did 

### nottiwely**:n~.Gejve** a 

### Final**Notic~** 

### of PrC>posed Civil**P~nahy** (FNOPCP) 3.1,1d.**th¢~** 

### FAA offers. 

## no. proof that 

### it. was re.ceived 

### other'thrui a USPS.COM web page (Administrator;s Exhibit .A) 

### that merely 

### shows**th~t** 

### a·Noticc was :left on January 

### 17, 2:6r:t 2. The 

### person that 

### customarily receives mail 

### on behalf of Trans North is Karen BeyersdorfT-o: Page 3 of 6 2013-03-08 20:33:56 (GMT) 18153567042 From: Charles Barnett

3. Ms. Beyersdqlf}ms tendered a sworn affidavi.t 

### that sates 

### she did not receive or sign a Dom.c:;sjk**R~twn** ..**Re~~~pt (i~reen..**  

### em-d..) fcum.**a~s.ociated** 

### with. any 

### DS Certffi.ed.. Mail from the 

### Fedetai Aviation Adrnlnistration. during the month of 

### January 201.3 

### (Trans North 

### EXhibit l). 4. Acp,ordiAg 

### to. l4 .Q,f

.. R, §l3.2:J 

### 1(h): 

### (h) Pre"j:.Umption 

### o_f seK:ice. There shall 

### be a presumption of.s.er:ViGe where·fl party or a person, w)::lo.**~l,lstowarily** 

### receives**inail~** or 

### receives it 1n. the. o.rdinary 

### course of business, 

### at either 

## the person's residence 

### or the person's: 

### prinCipal pJ<l.C.t;!. 

### of hU.siness, 

### acknowledges -receipt**-ofth~·docl!Jn~nt** 

### (empha."sis.·**ad&~d).** No 

### such 

### acknowledgement·
was ever received 

### by· thy 

### FAA 

### and :o.o**Oom~stk** 

### Retum Receipt has been 

### offered by 

### the 

### FAA prov:fng otherwise. 

### 5. When 

### M.r:
..**~ch.~berg acktwwledg~d**  

### :receipt, February 

### 2 1 

### 20t3, he timely 

### filed 

### his request 

### for·**hearing~** The .FAA has- not alleged 

### that it has 

### been preju<ifced by this dehty; 

### whi.c.!;l <;tmQun1;s 

### tO. a. 

### matter of. 

### days. In 

### fact; the FNOPCP was: 

### issued some three months foll(nv.ing the informal conference**l;l~ld** iQ. this**·m~tter** on**Octob~r** 16, 2013.· 6. The FAA argues that**nei~her** Mr, Sclwl1ers n.or )tis counsel: 

### advised the F.AA 

### that he. Mr. Schaberg would: be -out of town. Although. no 

### such requirement. to :notify the FAA 

### of travei plans is

### articulat~d. by

### th~ FM,· 

### pr found anywhere· 

### in 

### the f'ederal**Avl:ation.~Regulatl<:ms·,** the delay iiLackno:wledgeineilt 

### ofieceipt of 

### tht: FNOPCP**)~;in.** part; :due 

### to 

### .a**4¢livery·.ciel~y (l)atw~**  not**~.r:eated** 

### :by Trans 

### North 

## or Mt, Schaberg. 7. 

### U.S. boT.· case law has. 

### long 

### held that**·~[w]hik** a general presUll;lption**e~ists th~t**  a properly addressed letter 

### that was placed iri-the U.S. 

### Mail has been deifvered, there is

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no**suchpt~$.4mpti():t:l,** 

### _ofdGl.iv.ery when the 

### S.end.er.did notre¢eiv'ethe.rettifti:teceipt 

### tor

a piece 

### of**~ertifled** inail (fn the·**~Matter** ·of:. Toky-o. Aircatgo USA; 

### Do.cket 

### No.**CPOJEA0027~** 20.02, 

### citing.)\fova. 

## v. Druted**States~** J:s F.3d 501, 504 (l0 1 h**C.i:r~** 1994)). 8. Moreover, 

### ac.co.r:dwg to 14-C;f.R.**~J3.21l(h);** (h) 

### Presumption of serviC,e; There

### sh~U be fl. Pfe$umptiorf 

### of serviCe wlwre a**p~rty** or 

### a· person 1 

### who. 

### cus.tomadly receives 

## mail. or 

### receives it in the**~rdm:uy** 

### coprse of**bu.s.it1~ss,** at**eith~r** the person;s :residence or 

### the person's: ptfncipai place. of busmess, :acknowledges receipt. of the document 

### (ernpha.sis**~d.dedj,** 9. No such admowledgemen:t 

### was ever received 

### bythe FAA and no 

### Dqrne?tic.Re:tw:n. Rt:<;eipthas**b~en.** offered 

### by the 

### FAA prov1ug:·otherwi.se. 

### 'trans North simpiy did not 

### have au opportUnity oi: 

### obligation 

### to respond l.li:ltil 

### Mr
.. Sdlaberg 

### received· 

### the 

### .FNOPGP onFebruary2. :2H)3.**WllEREFORE~** Trans North A;viatipn, LTD**re.~pe.ctfully·** :requests that FAA's 

### Mot1on.

## Requ~~tln,g.the l,ate Filed 

### ::Reql.lest .for Heanng. by Tran-s North Aviation, .LTD

## ~~ Depje.cl. As Untimely be dtmied and**Tr~~** 

### NonhA**vj(!.t~on;** LTD be allowed to. 

### pr-oceed with. 

### its appeal. Dated: March 

### 8, 2013



### Charles 

### R. Barnett, III Bamett &. Borth, LLC 

### 800 Wa\lokegan Ro.a.d. S1tite 200 Glenview, TL 60025 (847)**809~"9520.** (81 S) 356-7042 (FAX)**Re.~pectfUUy submitted~** 

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CERTIFICATE OF. SERVlCE 

### ·the: undersi:gned 

### certifies. that the 

### foregoing Reply to M.otion was served 

### via facsimile and 

### Certified Mail, Return Receipt 

### Reql)ested as**foliows~** ORIGINAL AND ONE COPY Pederal AviationAd1iunlstration 800 Independerice Aven:ue,_ 

## s.w:**W~_sb.ington;** 

### DC**20~91 Att~JJJ~9n:** **H¢~ngDo.ck~t** 

### Clerk., AG.C-43:0: Wilbur 

### Wright**Building~.· Suii~**  2Wl. 

### p()o. FAX: 202-493-.5.142 

### ONE COPY Jdinette··Daubaras, Complainant. 's Counsel Great Lakes Region, AGL-"7M**Fed~t:al.Aviatio;n** Administration 2300 EastJ)evon Avenu.e Des Plaines,IL ·60018-4696 PAX:- 847-294-7498

Dated this gth day of March, 201 

### J.

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### RECEIPT OF FINAL NOTICE 

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### PENALTY 

### HAVING COME bef'ore the**~nde.rsi:gned** 

### Notary duty 

### authorized to administer oaths, KAREN BEYERSDORF, diij 

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