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### ' I N TH EMATTERO F TG I FREIGH T •A A DOCKE T NO . CP10NM00I 2 {Civil Penall y Proceeding ) DMSNO . FAA-2010-107 9 

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COMPLAINANT' S OPPOSITIO N T O TG I FREIGHT' S MOTIO N I N LIMIN ERE : PRIO RINVESTIGATION S Th e Federal Aviatio n Administratio n (hereinafter "FAA") , by andthroug hit s Regiona l Counsel , oppose s TG

I Freight' s (hereinafter

"TGI" ) motio n t

o preclud e th e FA

A fro mpresentin g an y evidenc e a l th e hearin g o f 1 ) an y prio r investigation s conducte db y th e FA A o f TGI ; 2 ) any shipment s mad e b

y TGI before Februar

y 19 , 2010 , thai Ihe FA

A allege s t o hav e no t

been handle dproperly ; an d3 ) an y allege dviolation s o f federa l regulation s by TG I prio r t o Februar y 19 , 2010 . Specifically . TGI assert s tha t suc hinformatio n i s no t

relevan t to thes e proceedings , tha

t bringin g it.up woul db e more prejudicial tha n probative , andtha

t such informatio n woul dviolat e Federal R . Evid . 404(b) .O n Marc h31 . 2006 . th e FA A issue dTG I aWarnin g Notice ' fo r a n inciden t

wherei n TG I improperl y offere dashipmen t containin g hazma t

t o Norther n Ai r

Cargo . T o as k

you r Hono r t o determin e whethe r

thi s informatio n wil l b e relevan t i s prematur e a

t thi s point . I

t ma y depen do n wha t typ e o f defense s TG I raises . I t migh t g o t o wha t

TG I shoul dhav e bee n expecte dt o hav e know n abou t

th e prope r

shipmen t

o f hazmat—al l thing s tha t ar e i n fac t

relevan t t o thi s case . Shoul dth e FA A findth e informatio n t o b e relevan t t o it s case , th e FA A wil l mak e an offe r t o ente r th e Marc h31 , 200 6 Warnin g Notic e int o evidenc e and/o r elici t th e testimon y o f appropriat e witnesses . TG I ca n rais e an y objection s tha t i t ha s at tha t time . Give n tha t

TGI' s Motio n ca n b e renewe dat th e tim e o f

hearing , th e FA A respectfull y request s tha t TGI' s Motio n I n Limin e Re : Prio r

Investigation s b e denie da t thi s time . Respectfull y requeste dthi s 12' ^ da y o f Septembe r

2011 . HOWAR D L . MARTIN , J R Regiona l Counse l By : •---Vl:T>^V'LV^^^^-^:: > Chery l M.'jone s Senio r Attorne y

' Exhibi t A. Thi s is Ih

e onl y investigation conducte

db y th e FA A o f TG I o r shipmen t mad e b y TG I befor e Februar y 19 . 201 0 tha

t th e FA A allege s tha

t TG I di dno t handl e properly . I

n thi s earlie

r cas e th e manufacture

r clearl y marke dth e two bo.xe

s wit hwarnin g labels , whic

hstated , "'content

s no t approve dfo r ai r shipment" . TG

I covere dth e label s an doffere dth e two package s fo

r shipment . However

, base dupo n mitigating fact

s collecte d durin g th e investigation , th

e FA A concludedtha

t lega l actio n wa s no t warrante dan dclosedth

e cas e wit hawarnin g notice . I n th e Matte r o f TG I Freigh t Docke t No . CP10NM00I2 Pag e 2 of3

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Dea rMr . Clark :

' Warnin g Notic f I'ileNo : 20d6AL7000j O Th e rccieia l Aviatio n .Adniinistraiio n fF.AA ) has compleic d a n investigatio n int o a n inciden t tha t occurre d o n Februar y13 . 2006 . wlie n tw o hazardou s niatcrial s shipment s containin g llEE'i ' i t iSO-l-IEE' rtha t yo u offere d l o Norther n .Ai rCargo , i n Anchorage , A Kwa s foun d l o b e no i auihori'/.e d to rai rtransporlanon . i l i s a violaiio n o f th e Unite d .State s Cod e o f Federa l Rcgukuioi\ s Titl e 4 9 (CF R 49) . Par t 1 71.2(e) . wliic h state s tha t n o perso n ma yoffe ra hazardou s materia l fo rai rtiansportaiion , unles s tha t materia ! i s properl yclassed , described , marked , labele d an d package d fo r shipment . I n thi s cas e th e manufacture rclearl ymarke d eac h bo. \ wit h th e warnin g "content s no t approve d fo rai rshipment" . Discussion s wit h th e manufacture rverilie d tha t th e inne r packagin g ha d neve rbee n tes t a s require d unde rCF R 4 9 Par t I 73.27 . Vo u covere d thi s warnin g o n th e bo.xe s an d shippe d theji i a s consiiine rcommodities . ORM-D-.AIR . Base d o n th e taci s collecte d durin g thi s investigation , i l appear s tha i yo u did . i n fact , violat e thi s regulation . However , th e fact s als o disclose d tha t you raction s wer e apparentl y unintentional , yo u misunderstoo d a manufacturer' s represeiUaLiv e an d though t tha t wha t yo u wer e doin g wa ^

OK , an d yo u hav e n o othe rviolation s o f a simila rnature . Give n thes e considerations , w e hav e conclude d tha t lega l actio n i s no t warranted . I n lie u o f suc h action , w e ar e issuin g (hi s lette rwhic h wil l b e mad e a matte ro f record . N o fuithe raclio n i s bein g considered . lio\\e\e rw e expec t futur e complianc e wit h th e regulations , an d an yfutur e violaiio n woul d b e a seriou s matter , an d ma ynecessitat e a se\'er e sanction . Sincerely. ^ ^

, W.-Vutlre

w li . SlrabaUi ? Manager . Denver/Sal i Lake/.Anchorag e ScCLiiit van d Hazardou s Material s Branc h 

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### CERTIFICAT EO FSERVIC E

Re : TGI Freight FA A Docket No . CP10NM0012 ; DM S No . FAA-2010-107 9 I hereb y certif

y tha t on thi s dat e I hav e serve dacop y o f th e COMPLAINANT' S OPPOSITIO N T O TG I FREIGHT' S MOTIO N I N LIMIN ERE : PRIO R INVESTIGATION S b

y U.S . Mail andfacsimil e t o th e following : Origina l an d1 Cop y Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington . D.C . 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbur Wright Building-Suit e 2W100 0 On e Cop y Rebecc aJ . Hozubin , Esq . WILKERSONHOZUBI N 3lOKStreel , Ste . 40 5 Anchorage , A

K 9950 1 FAX : (907)276-529 1 Th e Honorabl e RichardC . Goodwi n Offic e o f Hearings . M-2 0 U.S . Department

o f Transportatio n East Buildin g Groun dFloor , RoomEl2-32 0 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue . S.E . Washington , D.C . 2059 0 Fax : 202-366-753 6 DATED : .Jy^ ' /o ? ^^/ / 

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