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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 

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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 

Beyersdorf 
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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 21 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 (l01

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· person1 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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Attorney 

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U.S~ l.lEPARTMENT OF·'tRANSFORTATlON 

FEDERALAVIATION ADMiNISRATlON 

AFF~J)AV.rt OF RECEIPT OF FINAL NOTICE .QF PROPOSED CIVJL PENALTY 

HAVING COME bef'ore the ~nde.rsi:gned Notary duty authorized to administer oaths, 

KAREN BEYERSDORF, diij state U.Oder oath after being properly sworn, t.har.the. following 

statements are:true and accurate. · · 

1, lam not an e.rrmloyee-¢f T -r~s Nonh·Avi~tion, ·Lm;. 

2. The a.<;ldr.~s of Trans Nonh Aviation, LTD is P. O ... Box 1445~ Eagle.RJV.er. 

Wisconsin .. 

3. Once. a weeklfoiward the maU.from P.O. Box·1445, Eagle. River, WiscQnsin to Mr. 

Schap~rg ~an add.ress. 0.f 61 Laurens Si:r~~t; Charleston~ SC. 

4. I.di.d n9t recelve.; pqr did .I sign. a Dor.nestsc Return)~.ecciptf'or.m, associated wlth any 

US C.~nifie<t Mail from the Federal A v.1ation .Administration duiing: the ~onth -Of 

January20l3 addressed to P:,Q. Box.1445., J;agle RiVet:, Wisqoosin. 

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County of C/;z~-'-.f. 

State QfWisconsin 

S.wo.rn. Qefoxe. me :thi~£.day ofMa,rd~ 2.013. 

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