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OFFIC E O FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D C IN TH E MATTE RO F CENOGENIC S CORPORATIO N FA A DOCKE T NO . CP10EA000 7 (Civi l Penalty Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-2010-078 6

ORDE RO FCHIE FADMINISTRATIV E LA W JUDG E Thi s proceedin g arise s fro macomplain t serve dAugus t

4 , 2010 , allegin g violatio n o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Act/Regulations , an dth e Respondent' s reques t for hearin g date dJul y 27 , 2010 . Th e undersigne dadministrativ e la w judg e wa s assigne dt o thi s proceedin g b y Notic e serve d Augus t 20 , 2010 . Th e Rule s o f

Practic e fo r

thi s proceedin g ar e se t

fort h i n Par t 13 , Subpart

G , o f th e Feder

a l Aviatio n Regulation s (14-C.F.R . § § 13.201-13.23 5 (2009)) . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t th e Responden t

mus t file awritte n answe r

o r motio n withi n 3 0 day s after servic e o f

th e complain t ( § 13.209(a)) ; tha t

agenera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e ai r answe r ( § 13^209(e)7 r that failure t o file a n answe r

withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme dan admissio n o f eac h allegatio n i n th e complain t ( § 13.209(f)) , an dtha t

apart y seekin g a n extensio n o f tim e mus t

file awritte n motio n a t leas t seve n day s befor e th e documen t i s due , absen t

agreemen t

o f th e partie s o r

goo dcaus e show n ( § 13.213(a ) an d(b)) .T o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter , Complainan t an dth e Respondent , o n o r before September

20 , 2010 , shal l file (1 ) an y amendmen t o f th e complain t

o r answer; ' (2 ) an agree do r separat e propose dprocedura l schedules , includin g propose ddate s (i.e. , specifi c dates , not merel y number s o r

day s befor e th e hearing ) for (a ) filing stipulations , alis t o f witnesses , asummary o f thei r propose dtestimony , an dfor (b ) exchangin g exhibit s an ddiscovery , i f any ; (3 ) astatemen t concernin g th e statu s o f

settlemen t

efforts ; an d(4 ) apropose dhearin g site and , absen t agreemen t ofth e parties , ajustificatio n o f th e propose dsite . Se e 14C.F.R . § 13.217 . Unde r FA A Orde r

2150.3 B (Oct . 1,2007 ) an dth e Rule s governin g thes e proceedings . Complainan t

an dth e Responden t

shoul dcontinu e t o conside r th e possibilit y o f

settlemen t

an d compromis e o f

thi s matter. ^ I n cormectio n with suc h discussions , th e partie s shoul dnot e tha t FAA Orde r

2150.3B , whic h establishe s standard s for th e Complainant' s conduc t an dsettlemen t o f thi s proceeding , i s availabl e o n th e Internet . See , i n particular , chapte r 6 (Lega l Enforcemen t Action s an dLegal Counse l Responsibilities) ; an deithe r (a ) Appendi x B (Tabl e o f Sanctions) , page s B-1—B 8 (Part

On e - Abbreviation s an dDefinitions ) an dthos e portion s o f Part Tw o - Sanctio n Guidanc e Tables , whic h appl y t o particular allegation s no t

involvin g hazardou s mate rials, o r (b ) Appendi x C , whic h pertain s t o hazardou s material s cases . Upo n reques t o f Respon

-

' Furthe r amendment

s ar e no t anticipate dabsen t goo dcaus e showaThoug

h 1 4 C.FJ L § ,l3.214(bXl)painits amendment s a t an y tim e mor e tha n 15 day s befor e ahearing, utilizatio

n o f tha t i»'ovisio n woul d[»«vai t ordo-t y prq)ara

tio n for ahearin g an dcoul dpreven t an y hearin g a t all , becaus e notic e o f ahfiarin g mus t b e give n 6 0 d»}$ | maicWaOf^

- § 13.221(a) . A

n amendmen

t tha t migh t b e file d15 day s prio r t o th e hearin g woul dentitl e th e o^e r ]»^V ^ t b 20'diQ ^ i n whic h t o repl y ( § 13.214(c)) , an

dcoul dgenerat e ane w roun do f schedule s ( § 13.217) , motion

s ( § 13.218) , an

ddiscovei y t5~t5220XTieces5itating^T3osqjonemen t ofth e hearing, ane

w 60-da y notice, «/cere/-aarf//!^/^ . ' : ^ Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman , FA A Docice t No . CP89WP0061 , DM

S No . FAA-2004.18292 , a

t 1 1 (Ma y 30 , 1989) , availabl

e a t www.regulations.go

v (concludin

g tha t "th e prosecutin

g (^enc y attorne y must|[<^iiii^^eH}e

men t an dtha t di e Rule s d o no t permi t th e Chie f Counse l t o exercis e polic y contro l o r decisionmakiii | mftis cas

e o r i n civi l penalt y cases generall

y so a s t o den y prosecutoria

l discretio n wit h respec t t o settlemen t ai| dtpiiiHomis e t

o th e agenc y att<mie y a s define di n th e rules") . Se

e als o Exec . Orde

r No . 12,988,6 1 Fed . Rieg

. 4729fS'e^ . 5,1996) , whic h refer s t o facilitatin g th e jus t an defficien t resolutio n o f civi l claim s involvin g th e Unite dSt^e s Governmen

t an dwhic h direct s Federa l agencies an

dthei r litigatio n counse l to , "a s so(»ia 9 practicabl

e a ^ aso^taiowg th

e n» - tur e o f adisput e i n litigation , an

dthroughou

t th e litigation,.. . evaluat

e settlemen t possibilitie s an

dmak e reasonabl e effort s t o settl e th e litigation. " .Se

e a/s o FA A Orde r 2150.3B a t paragrap h 6-2 . , ^ Accesse da t http://rgl.faa.go

v b y selectin g "Orders/Notices, " the

n "Curren t Orders ; B y l«^tfihber, " the

n "2150.3B 10/01/200

7 FA A Complianc

e an dEnforcemen

t Progra m(Chang e 1 included). "1 dent , Complainan t shal l provid e Responden t acop y ofth e applicabl e reference dprovisions . Submission s sen t

t o th e stree t

addres s ofth e U.S . Departmen t o f Transportation , Offic e o f Hearings , b y regular

mai l ma y b e delaye du p t o four week s du e t o posta l screenin g an dmay b e "irradiated, " whic h may resul t i n page s bein g fuse dtogether . Accordingly , partie s wh o serv e submission s o n th e Judg e b y regular mai l shoul dals o fax , expres s carrier , o r personall y deliye r thos e submissions . Th e certificat e o f servic e shoul dreflec t

th e manne r

o f service . Compromis e may b e effecte dwith o r withou t afinding o f

violatio n ( § 13.16(n)) . Eac h party' s filing shal l includ e atelephon e numbe r wher e th e part y ca n b e reache db y th e Judg e for prehearin g telephon e conferences . S O ORDERED .

li e A . Yode r Chie f Administrativ e La wFA A Docke t No . CP10EA000 7 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) SERVIC E LIS T ORIGINA L & ON E COP Y Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g - Suit e 2W1000' *

ON E COP Y Michae l Katz , Presiden t Cenogenic s Corporation , Responden t 10 0 Rout e 52 0 Drawe r

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o f Transportatio n J ; Offic e ofHearings,M-20 , Roo mE12-32 0 J 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Washington , D C 2059 0 TEL : 202-366-214 2 I f FAX : 202-366-753 6 l l



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