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# Wester n Aviator s Inc . 253 3 Lanyo n Driv e Aircraf t Charte r & Pilo t Servic e Longmont , C O 8050 3 

### Phone : 303-776-273 3 Fax : 303-774-843 5

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# Wester n Aviator s Inc .

Aircraf t Charte r &. Pilo t Servic e 

### 253 3 Lanyo n Driv e Longmont , C O 8050 3 Phone : 303-776-273 3 Fax : 303-774-843 5 

## January 14,201 0 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W, Washington , D.C . 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t

Cleik , AGC-43 0 Orvill e Wright

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## Ric k Fowle r Presiden t

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JUDGE NO T ASSIGNE D COMPLAlNANT^ S MOTIO N T O DISMIS S A REQUES T FO RA HEARIN G Pursuant to 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.218(0(2)(i ) o f th e Rule s o f

Practic e i n Federal Aviatio n Administratio n Civi l Penalt y Action s th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FA A o r Complainant ) hereb y files thi s motio n t o dismis s areques t for ahearin g i n thi s mailer . I n suppor

t o f thi s motion , th e FAA state s a s follows : 1 . O n January 4 , 2010 , th e FAA issue dafinal notic e o f propose dcivi l penalty t o Wester

n Aviators , Inc . (Wester

n Aviator s o r

Respondent ) proposin g to asses s a civi l penalty i n th e amoun t o f $7,70 0 fo r aviolatio n o f

th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations . 2 . Th

e final notic e o f

propo.se dcivi l penalty include dlanguag e that Wester n Aviator s wa s permitte dfifteen day s afte r receivin g th e fina

l notic e t o reques t

ahearin g i n th e matter , o r

th e compan y woul dwaiv e it s righ t t o ahearin g an da n orde r assessin g a civi l penall y woul db e issued . Th e final notic e cite dth e mailin g addres s o f th e Hearin g Docke t an dals o slate dthat

acop y o f th e reques t

wa s to b e serve do n FA A coimsel . Th e final notic e further

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th e reques t

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h 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.16. ' Hnclose dwit h th e final notic e wer e th e followin g Federal Aviatio n Regulations ; 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.1 6 andsubpar t G o f part 1 3 (Rule s o f

Practic e i n FAA Civi l Penalty Actions) . 4 . FAA counse l di dno t receiv e areques t

fo r ahearin g fromWester

n Aviators . 5 . O n Apri l 23 , 201 0 andApri l 26 , 2010 , FA A counse l spok e wit

h th e civi l penalt y docke t cler k an dwa s informe dtha

t o n Marc h 25 , 201 0 th e hearin g docke t receive dcorrespondenc e fromWestern Aviators . Th e correspondenc e wa s postmarke d Marc h 15 , 201 0 an dinclude dtw o letter s requestin g ahearing . Th e first lette r wa s date d Januar y 14 , 2010 , stalin g areques t fo r ahearing , an dth e secon dlette r wa s date d Marc h 15 , 2010 , whic h reiterate dth e company' s reques t fo r ahearing . Althoug h th e Januar y 14 , 201 0 lette r

wa s date dwithi n fifteen day s fromth e date o f th e fina l notice , i t wa s no t place di n th e mai l unti l Marc h 15 , 201 0 an dthu s atimel y reques t fo r ahearin g wa s no t made .

^ Se e 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.16(g)(2) , whic h state s tha t no t later tha n fifteen day s afte

r receip t o f th e final notic e th e perso n charge dwit h th e violatio n mus t

either submi t th e amoun t

o f th e propose dcivi l penall y o r a n oiherwis c agreed-upo n amount , or reques t ahearing ; and 1 4 C.F.R . §13.16(h) , whic h state s tha t th e reques t

fo r ahearin g mus t

b e mad e wit

h th e hearin g docke t

cler k an dtha t acop y o f th e reques t

i s to b e maile dt

o th e FAA counsel .

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Division , AGC-30 0 Laur aE . Jerming s Attorney , AGC-30 0 Federal Aviatio n Administratio n Offic e o f th e Chie f Counse l 80 0 Independenc e Ave. , S.W . Washington , D.C . 2059 1 Telephone : (202 ) 267-345 2 Facsimile : (202 ) 267-510 6

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y tha i on thi s date sent

b y U.S . mail , postag e prepaid , certifie d return-receip t

requested , an db y regula

r mail , acop y o f

th e Complaint' s Motio n t o Dismis s aReques t

for aHearin g i n th e cas e of/r ? th e Maile r o f Wester n Aviations , Inc. . FA A Cas e No . 2009NM910017 , addresse dto :

Mr . Richar dL . Fowler , Presiden t Western Aviators , Inc . 253 3 Lanyo n Driv e Longmont , C O 8050 3 I n addition , 1 hereb y certif y tha t on thi s dat e I delivere di n perso n th e origina l an d on e cop y o f

th e foregoin g documen t

to : Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 60 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g - Suite 2W100 0 Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention ; Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 

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