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t Ma y Concern : ' Thi s firmrepresent s Iv y Enterprises , Inc . ("Iv y Enterprises") , th e Responden t i n th e above-tnatter . W e ar e i n receip t o f th e Complain t

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Practice , thi s lette r constitute s Respondent' s Motio n for aMor e Definit e Statemen t o f th e allegation s containe di n th e Complaint . Se e 14C.F.R . 13.218(0(3) . Pursuan t t o Rul e 218(0(3) , Iv y Enterprise s ha s "se t forth , i n detail , th e indefinit e o r uncertai n allegation s containe di n [th e FAA's ] complain t . . . [an dhas ] submit[ted ] th e detail s tha t [Iv y Enterprises ] believe s woul dmak e th e allegatio n . . . definit e an dcertain. " I n it s Complaint , th e FA A ha s levie dallegation s tha t Responden t

"knowingly " violate d federa l regulation s concernin g shipmen t o f hazardou s materials . However , th e Complain t doe s no t provid e factua l allegation s i n sufficien t detai l l o infor mth e Responden t unde r whic h standar d Responden t

acte d"knowingly. " Specifically , unde r 4 9 U.S.C . § 5123(a)(1) , "[a ] perso n act s knowingl y whe n . . . (A ) th e perso n ha s actua l knowledg e o f th e fact s givin g ris e t o th e violation ; o r (B ) areasonabl e perso n actin g i n th e circumstance s an dexercisin g reasonabl e car e woul d hav e tha t

knowledge. " Id . Here , wit h respec t t o eac h o f

th e allege dviolations , th e FA A provide s aconclusor y allegatio n tha t Responden t

"knowingly " offere dt o th e Unite dState s Parce l Servic e ashipmen t containin g hazardou s material s fo r transportatio n b y air . (Compl . T [ 1. ) I n short , actua l knowledg e an dacquirin g th e necessar y knowledg e b y "exercisin g reasonabl e care " ar e differen t

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