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Re : 1 n th e Matte r

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## UNITE D STATE S O FAMKRIC A

DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC EO FHEARING S WASHrNGTON,n.C

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C P; UNKNOW N KA A C-As t No
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JUDG ENO T ASSIGNED : COMPLAIN T Th e Federa l Aviatio nAdminisiraiio n(FAA) , b y counsel , hereb y file s it s Complaint , pursuan t t o Rul e 20 8 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (1 4 CF.R
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I , O nApri l 29 , 2010 , Pete r Simons , wa s advise dthroug haFina l Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Renair y (ha t

[h e FA A propose dt o asses s acivi l penalt y inth e amoun t o f S3,OO0
. O n Ma y 8 , 2010 , Pete r Simons , submitte dawrilte nreques t fo r ahearing
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abou t Jul y 2 , 20O9 , yo u knowingl y offere dashipmen t fo r tiansiior t i n iur commerce . 2
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u offere dthi s shipmen t

l o Aviatio nTechnolog y Sei"vice 5 LL C (ATS ) doin g bu.sinorS s a s Mil e Hig hHelicopter
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. Yo u offere dthi s shipmen l merel y a s minin g sup{)lics
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o f Transportatio nHa:dardou s Material s Regulation s (HMR ) (4 9 C^.F.R, Part s 17 1 et
. seci.)
. 8
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shippin g nam e for

(hi s substanc e i s "Liquetie dPetroleu mGas , Clas s 2.1
. U N1075. " Th e prope r

shippui g labe l for

thi s substanc e i s FLAMMABI. FGAS
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ih e container s ha daCARG O ATRCRAF f ()NL, Y labe l affixe dU. i it
. 11
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di dno t contai nidentificatio nmavkiiigs , labels , an dwa s no t accompanie d b y aShipper' s Certificatio no r DeclaraTio no f

Dangerou s Go<-)ds
. Th e container s wer e no t properl y classed , described , marked , labeled , o r i nconditio nfo r

shipment , a s require db y Federa l Hazardou s Materia l Regulations
. 12
. Yo u o.ffcrc dth e above-describe dshipmen t o f ha/.ardou s materia l fo r

transf»<>rtationwhciT yo u di dno t

includ e shippin g papers , whic hcontaine dth e prope r shippin g nam e o f

th e hazardou s materia] , th e hazai'dou s clas s o f th e hazardou s material , th e tota l quanui y b y weigh t covere db y th e description , o r th e require demergenc y respons e information , 13
. A i al l time s mentione dhei'ein , yo u offere dth e above-describe dsiiipincn t for transportatio nb y ai r

whe nth e cxiema l packag e wa s no t marke do r

labele dinamanne r tha t woul dindicat e th e hazardou s natur e o f th e content s o f

you r shipment
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t an dtransporte dt o lli e I'equeste dmounlai nsite
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th e foregoin g fact.'

^ an dcircumstances
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th e Federa l Aviatio nRegulation s (1 4 CFR) :
a . Sectio n171.2(e) , i ntha t yo u offere dhazardou s materi,'i l fo r trai.ispon.iiiio nin commerc e witln' nth e Unite dState s whe n(he materia l wa s no t properl y classed , described , marked , labeled , an di ntli e conditio nfo r .shipmen t

requires ! b y th e Hazardou s Material s Regulation s (41 ) C,F,R
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### d . Section s 172.200(a) , 172.201(a) , 172,202(^0
. an d1 71,22(0(3) , intha t yo u offere d hazardou s materia l for

transportatio nwithou t

properl y describin g tin

e materia l o n shippin g papers . Sectio nI72.20?(f) , i ntha t yo u offere dfor

traasporiatioi i b y ai r

apackag e containin g ahazardou s materia l an dth e Hazardou s Material s Regu.[ahon s probibi i li s transportatio naboar dpassenger-canyin g aircraft , whe ni t di dno t iuchid c a stalemen t o nth e shippin g paper s indicatin g tha t th e shipmen t

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. Sectio n172.402(c) , intha i yo u offere dfor transpor t

o r transporte db y ai r

a packa^'. e t:ontainin g hazardou s materia l whic hi s auLhoriy.e do ncarg o aircraf t only , bu t faile dt o labe l "CARG O AIRCRAF T ONLY' " o nth e containe r pe r Sectio n 172,448
. Sectio n172.600(c ) an d1 71.22(g)(1) , i ntha t yo u offere dhazardou s material s to b e shippe di nai r

commerc e withou t

providin g emergenc y respons e informatio n require db y 4 9 C.F.R
. Par t 172 , Subchapte r

C , Subpar t

G
. Sectio n173.27(b)(1) , intha t yo noffere dfo r

transportatio naboar da naircraft , {

\ hazardou s materia l tha t Colum n9 ao f

th e sectio n172.10 1 tabl e indicate s i s "Forbidden " aboar dpassenge r can'yin g aircraft
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shipmen t

b y air
. Sectio n173.22(a) , i ntha t yo u faile dt o properl y clas s an ddescrib e th e ha/.nrdou s materia l containe di nyou r shipment
.

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. h i accordanc e wit hSectio n5123(a ) o f Titl e 4 9 o f

th e Unite dStale s Cod e (Transportation ) [4 9 U.S.C
. § 5 !23(a)J , Pele r Simon s i s liabl e for

avivi l penalt y no l l o excee d S5O,0O 0 for

eac hviolatio nofth c Departmen t o f Transportatio nHazardou s Material s Regulations
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. WHEREFORE , th e Agency , b y counsel , respectfull y request s tlia t th e Administrativ e r,,a.w Judg e ente r

a norde r tha t Pete r Simon s b e a.'^sessedacivi l penall y i nth e amoun t orS3,000
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Respectfull y submitte dthi s 2 1 s i da y o f May , 2010
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late r tha n3 0 day s tro mth e lim e i t i s scr^'c do nit
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