### SERVE D OCTOBE R7 , 201 0 ..r'AHTKedS!: , U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N ':'M^T^% f J^^ ^ OFFIC E O F HEARING S ' ' ' ^ WASHINGTON , D C _.., ^ ,„ . , ^ p ^ . 0 5 I N TH E MATTE RO F TR M ENTERPRISES , LL C FA A DOCKE T NO . CP10CE000 5 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-2010-079 4 ORDE RO F CHIE F ADMINISTRATIV E LA W JUDG E

ESTABLISHIN G PROCEDURE S Thi s proceedin g arise s from acomplain t serve dSeptembe r

13 , 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 dSeptembe r 9,2010 . Th e undersigne dadministrativ e la w judg e was assigne dt o thi s proceedin g b y Notic e serve dOctobe r

7 , 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 (1 4 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 afte r servic e o f

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

agenera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o file an answe r ( § 13.209(e)) ; tha t 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 an 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 befor eNovembe r

8 , 2010 , shal l file (1 ) an y amendmen t o f th e complain t

o r answer; ' (2 ) a n agree do r separat e propose dprocedura l schedules , includin g propose ddates (i.e. , specifi c dates , no t 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 sit e and , absen t agreemen t o f th e parties , ajustificatio n o f th e propose dsite . Se e 1 4 C.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 connectio n with suc h discussions , th e partie s shoul dnot e tha t FA A 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 dLega l Counse l Responsibilities) ; an deithe r (a ) Appendi x B (Tabl e o f Sanctions) , page s B-1—B 8 (Par t

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 particula r allegation s not

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

dent , Complainan t

shal l provid e Responden t acop y o f

th e applicabl e reference dprovisions .

' Furthe r amendment

s ar e not anticipatedabsen

t goodcaus e shown . Thoug

h 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.214(b)(1 ) permits amendment

s a t an y tim e mor e tha n 1 5 day s befor

e ahearing , utilization o

f tha t provisio n woul dpreven t orderl y preparatio n fo r ahearin g an dcoul dpreven t an y hearin g a t all , becaus e notic e o

f ahearin g mus t b e give n 60 day s i n advance . § 13.221(a) . A

n amendmen

t tha t migh t b e file d1 5 day s prio

r t o th e hearin g woul dentitle the othe

r part y u p t o 2 0 day s 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 ddiscover y ( § 13.220) , necessitatin

g apostponemen

t o f th e hearing , ane

w 60-da y notice , e t ceteraa dinfinitum . ^ See Lind aJoyc e Goodman , FA A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , DM S No . FAA-2004-18292 , a t 1 1 (Ma y 30 , 1989) , availabl e at

www.regulations.go v (concluding tha t "the prosecuting agency attorne y mus t conside r settle

men t an dtha t the Rule s do no t

permit th e Chie f Counsel to exercis e policy contro l o r decisionmaking i n thi s cas e o r i n civil penalt

y case s generally s o a s t

o den y prosecutoria

l discretio n wit

h respec t to settlemen

t an dcompromis e to the agenc y attorne y a s definedi

n th e rules") . See als o Exec . Orde r No . 12,988 , 6 1 Fed . Reg . 472 9 (Feb . 5,1996) , whic h refers to facilitating the jus t an defficien t resolutio n of

civil claim s involving the Unite dState s Governmen t an dwhic h direct s Federa

l agencie s an

dthei r litigatio n counsel to , "a s soon a s practicabl e afte r ascertainin g the natur e o f adisput e i n litigation , an

dthroughou

t th e litigation,.. . evaluat

e settlemen

t possibilitie s andmak

e reasonabl e effort s to settl e th e litigation. " Se e als o FA A Orde r 2150.3 B a

t paragraph 6-2 . ^ Accesseda

t http://rgl.faa.go v by selectin g "Orders/Notices, " the n "Curren t Orders ; B y Number, " the

n "2150.3 3 10/01/200

7 FA A Complianc e an

dEnforcemen

t Progra m(Chang e 1 included). " - 2 -Submission s sen t t o th e stree t

addres s o f

th e U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportation , Offic e o f Hearings , b y regula r

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

th e manne r

o f service . Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwit h o r withou t afinding o f

violatio n ( § 13.16(n)) . Eac h party' s filing shal l includ e atelephon e nimibe 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 .

lomri e A . Yode r Chie f Administrativ e LaviOfudg eFA A Docke t No . CP10CE000 5 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) SERVIC E LIS T ORIGINA L & ON E COP Y Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC^3 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W1000' *

ON E COP Y Mar k B . Sizemore , Partne r TRM Enterprises , LLC , Responden t 320 1 Bristo l Hwy . Johnso n City , TN 37601-156 5 Christophe r

R . Stevenson , Complainant' s Counse l Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l Southern Regio n P.O . Bo x 2063 6 Atlanta , GA 3032 0 TEL : 404-305-520 0 FAX : 404-305-522 3 Th e Honorabl e Ronni e A . Yoder , Chie f Administrativ e Law Judg e U.S . Departmen t

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

• * Servic e was by U.S . Mail . Fo r servic e i n person o r b y expedite dcourier , us e the followin g address : Federa

l Avia

tion Administration , 600 Independenc e Avenue , S.W. , Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit

e 2W1000 , Washington , D

C 20591 ; Attention : Hearing Docke t Clerk , AGC^30 . - 4 -