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^ r ^ Januar y 29 , 201 0 FE E " 3 20l f Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue . S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 -1- 1 c p ~ \ ATWi : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbur Wright Buildin g - Suite 2W100 0 I - a

— - i R£ : FA A Docke t No . CP09AT.0013 , Respons e t o Motio n fo r Decisio n an d Amende d Answe r ^ Th e Honorabl e Isaac D . Benkin : W e are respondin g to Mr . Glen n Brown s Motio n fo r Decisio n Regardin g th e Violations . W e respectfull y reques t

tha t yo u deny sai d motio n iha t wa s sen t t o u s vi alacsirnil e o

n .lanuar y 2 7 2010 . We hav e alway s maintaine d that w e too k reasonabl e step s t o eliminat e fue l fro mth e sysiema s state d i n our letter o f September

25 , 2007 . We remove d fue l from th e tan k b y pumpin g th e ga s ou t

o f th e tan k under vacuum . Althoug h we di d no t per s c disconnec t

an d drai n th e lines , fue

l woul d hav e bee n remove d fromth e line s and filter becaus e o f

th e negativ e pressure create d b y th e pump . We hav e amende d ou r answer t o reflec t that . Mr . Da

n Rega n remove d th e fue

l fro mth e tank , an d h e wa s no t questione d a s pa n o f ih e investigation . W

e will b e callin g Mr . Rega n a s awitnes s a

t our schedule d hearing . W

e fee l ihai i t i s importan t

thai w e are given ou r

chanc e l o provid e our

sid e o f th e incident , an d w e arc als o lookin g forwar d t o qiicsiionin g Mr . Jeffrey Dcitz . We sincerel y thank

you fo r considerin g our

request , an

d w e hop e tha

t w e are abl e to provid e all o f

th e fact s surroundin g thi s incident . Sincerely , 5h n Haselo w President/Managin g Partne r CC : Howard Martin , Complainant' s Counse l Th e Honorabl e Isaa c D . Benkin , Administrativ e La w Judg e Hearin g Docket

Cler k

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### . I FAA Docke t No . CP09AT.001 3 Judge : Hon . Lsaa

c D . Benki n AMENDE D RESPONS E T O COMPLAIN T Januar y 29 , 201 0 I . Redo x Tech , LL

C i s respondin g t o complaint regi.sterc d a s FAA Docke t Number CP09AL0013 . O n October 26 , 200 9 Redo x Tec

h LL C wa s serve d wit

h th e complaint

b y th e Unite d State s Posta l Servic e vi acertifie d mail . II . W e are respondin g t o Sectio n I I complaint s i n th e same numerical sequenc e o f th e original complaint . 1 . Redo x Tec h denie. s knowingly offering anon-bulk shipmen t containin g hazardou s materials . Redo x Tec h di d offe r anon-bulk

shipmen t containin g hazardou s maieria J fo r shipment

bu t th e employe e and Redo x Tech' s partner s di d no t kno w a haTiardou s shipment

wa s bein g made . The employe e wa s arecentl y hire d an d wa s no t mad e aware o f

HAZMA T shippin g requirements . Typically , al l hazardou s material shipment s are processe d throug h ou r centralize d shippin g i

n Cary , NC . Th e perso n responsibl e fo r thos e shipment s i s properl y trained . Th e employe e di d no t chec k th e hazardou s material s bo x on th e shipmen t labe l indicatin g that

h o kne w i t wa s hazardou s materials . Correctiv e measure s hav e bee n take n t o preven t thi s fromhappenin g i n th e fijture . 2 . Redo x Tec h admit s thi s allegatio n appear s to b e factual . 3 . Redo x Tec h doe s no t

hav e sufficien

t informatio n t o admi t

o r deny thi s allegation . Redo x Tec h ha d pumped/draine d th e fue l firo mth e equipmen t

prio r t o shipment . Base d upon ou r

extensiv e experienc e wit

h thi s equipment , w e woul d b e surprise d i f "th e engin e quickl y .starte

d an d ra n normally. " Th e fuel tank on th e equipmen t

wa s draine d o f fuel . Also , th e equipment i s ol d an d vct

y difficu U to start . Th e reaso n th e ca n o f startin g llui d wa s attache d t o th e equipment

i s becaus e i

n our experience , th e equipmen t

canno t b e starte d withou t

firs t sprayin g startin g flui d int o th e carbu.rcto r o f th e smal l engine .

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### 4 . Redox Tech admit s thi s allegation appear s to b e factual 5 . Redox Tec

h admit s thi s allegation appear s to b e factual . 6 . Re(io x Tech admit s thi s allegatio n appear s to b e factual . 7 . Redox Tec

h admit s tlii s allegatio n appear s t o b e factual . 8 . Rodo x Tec h admit s thi s allegation appear s t o b e factual . 9 . Redox Tec

h admit s thi s allegatiio

n appear s to b e factLial . 10 . Rmdo x Tech admit s thi s allegarion appear s to b e factual . 11 . Ri;do x Tec h admit s thi s allegatio n appear s t o b e factusil . 12 . Redox Tec

h admit s thi s allegai.io

n appear s to b e factusil . 13 . Riido x Tec h admit s thi s all6ga;jon appear s t o b e factufil . 14 . Ri:"!do x Tec h adnait s thi s allegatio n appear s to b e factual . 15 . Rie;do x Tech admit s thi s allegation appear s t o b e factual . 16 . R.edo x Tech . admit s thi s allegaiion appear s t o b e faccual . 17 . K.edo x Tec h admit s th e allega.tio

n appear s t

o b e factua

l bu t it i s neai ' allegatio n 9 , 18 . Redo x Tec h admit s par

t of th e allegatio n appear s t o b e factAa l wit h tli tl'i e fue l tank . W e ar e no t 10 0 percen t certain tha

t fijcl wa, j remove d l:ine s an d filter , but

we fee l w c took reasonabl e precaution?. . Tli e fue l drained b y pumping unde

r v a;;uu mbut th e fue l line s ha d not bee n IH H physically drained . However, , th e fiie l line s and filter

ar e connected 1 \ivhe n fue l wa s pumpe

d undei : vacuu

mfro mthe tan k it i s possibl e th: i th e fue l line s an d filte r wa s reimoved . Also , th e fue l ca p was tightene' : y identica

l t o ! exceptio n o f fro mth e fue l an k ha d bee n :oimecte d and ) th e tan k an d

. th e fue l from sectirely . III . All of F.< ^ allegation s of

Section 111 ! 1 (a) through 1 (r ) ai'e admitted t

o b e i

- 3tual . IV , 1 . Unde r 4 9 U.S.C . § 5123(a) , liesponden t i s liabl e fo

r acivi l penalt

y i f no t les s tha n $25 0 ($45 0 fo

r trainin g violations ) nor

greate r tha n $50,000 (

c $100,00 0 fo

r violation s resultin g i n deatli , seriou s illness , or sever e injur y t o m y person , o

r substantia l destructio n o f

pKiperty) , fo

r eac h violatio n o

f th e regulat

i jns . Ther e ^iv^a s no death , seriou s illnes s o r sever e injur y t o an y perso n or

substa i tia l destructio n of pro];)ert y a s aresult

o f th e alleged violations . Redox Tec h proposed i settlemen

t of $25,000 fo r th e violatio n o

f th e regi,i.lations . 2 . Unde r th e fact s an

d circumstance s of

thi s case , acr/i l penalt

> of $84,000 i s appropriate . Redox . Tec

h request s th e Judg e an

d Plaintif f to conside

r th e following : 1 ) Redo

x Tec h did no t imlicat e tha t th e shipmen

t wa n eithe r hazardou s or

non-ha;!:ardous , E

: ither , i t appear s that i t ma y hav e been Federa

l Expres s o

r on e o f it s representatiNe s tha

t ch f eke d th e bo x o

n th e sliiippin

g for mindicating thu

i shipmen t was no)i-hazardous ; 2 ) I'cdo x Tec h ha s persoi'Lue l traine d i n th e shipping 'i.i

f hazardou s materials , an

d al l hazard

c i s shipment s ar

e

Redo x Tech . LL C02/19/201 0 14:1 9 FA X 202493514 2 FA A + DM S i003/00 3 .Iamiary29,201 0 I'A A Respons e Pag e 3 o f 3 normall y handle d throug h our centralize d shippin g a

t our headquarter s i n Ctury, NC . Thi s wa s an isolate d instaiKe wher e hazardou s equipment wa s shippe d fro

mon e o f our satellite offices . Redo x Tec h doe s shi p hazardou s material s (chemical oxidants ) but i t seldo mship s equipment b y air . I n fact , i

n ou r 1 5 year s o f

business , thi s i s th e only cas e t o ou r knowledg e tha

t w e shippe d equipment

b y air ; 3 ) Redo x Tech ha s instimtc d correctiv e measure s t o minimiz e the potential fo r areoccurrenc e o f

thi s typ e o f

htizardou s material s shippin g error ; 4 ) th e perso n wh o shippe d th e equipmen t wa s arelativel y ne w employe e and som e step s wer

e take n t o reduc e apotential fo r hazardou s condition s (drainin g o f th e fue l tank) ; 5 ) Redo x Tec h ha s substantial insurance , bu t non e o f ou r insuranc e policie s provid e reimbursemen t

fo r thi s typ e o f

error , 6 ) th e financia

l covenant s o

n our lin e o f credi t d o no t allo w Redo x Tec h t o us e th e lin e o f credi t t o pa y fo r tines , civi l penaltie s etc ; 7 ) Redo x Tec h doe s no t

hav e sufficien

t cas h to pa

y lo r th e propose d fine ; 8 ) Redo x Tec h ha s lai d of

f thre e full-time and one part-tim e employe e thi s yea r becaus e o f

lac k o f work ; 9 ) FAA' s ow n revie w indicate s tha t Redo x Tech i s no t

financially robust ;

Kedo x Tech . LL C