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UNITE D STATE S DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N FEDERA L AVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N

WASHINGTON , D C J & B ENTERPRISES , INC. , d^/ aRHYTH M SHINE ,

Complainan t V . Docke t No . 16-08-0 7 METROPOLITA N NASHVILL E AIRPOR T AUTHORITY ,

Respondent . t o

C D ORDE R - O n Jun e 5,2009 , Complainan t submitte d aMotio n fo

r Extensio n o f

Tim e t o Fil e Appea

l yi a_ facsimile requestin g a

n extensio n o f

time to submi

t a n appea l o f th e Director' s Determinktio n issue d in thi s matter . O

n Jun e 9,2009 , Responden

t submitte d a

n Answe r in oppositio n to Complainant' s Motio n fo

r Extension . Complainan

t contend s i n it s Motio n tha

t a n extensio n i s necessar

y "fo r afai r and complet

e hearin g of matter s befor

e th e Agency. " [1 4 CF

R § 16.11(a) ] Complainan

t contend s tha

t counsel ha s onl y recently bee n retaine d i n thi s matte r and tha t th e Complainan

t had bee n largely unrepresente d sinc e th e beginnin g o f th e proceedings . Complainan t argue s i t i s necessar

y fo r th e sak e of fairnes s to allo w counsel tim e to becom

e familia r wit h th e recor d to adequately prepar

e a n appeal. ' Accordingly , Complainan t request s athirt

y (30 ) da y extensio n o f

time to file a

n appeal . Responden

t oppose s th e extensio n of

time an d believe s tha

t th e Complainant' s justificatio n fo r th e extensio n shoul d b e rejected . Responden t contend s tha

t i t wil l b e prejudice d b y a

n extensio n becaus e th e proceedin g i s aclou d ove r bot h th e airport' s ACDB E progra man d it s efforts t o contrac t fo r asho e shin e concession . Responden t request s tha

t th e Complainant' s Motio n b e denied . Th e Director ha s weighe d al l th e element s a t issue , includin g th e fact

tha t 1 4 CF R Par t 1 6 i s a n expedite d procedur

e and th e respectiv e position s o f th e parties , t o arriv e a

t th e decisio n i n thi s Order . Th e Director finds : 1 . Motion s ar

e th e appropriat

e mean s to mak

e applicatio n fo

r a n orde r o r rulin g no t otherwis e specificall y provide d fo

r i n th e regulation . [See 1 4 CF R § 16.19(a) ] Partie s ar

e allowe d to file

' Complainant'

s counse l note s tha t Complainan

t ha s no t receive d copie s o f Item s 1 1 an d 1 2 o f th e Administrativ

e Record . Titl e 1 4 CF R Par t 1 6 i s apubli c docke t an d th e exhibit s i n tiie Administrativ

e Recor d ar e availabl e fo r revie w an d copyin g a t th e Docke t Clerk' s Office

. 1a

n Answe r in Suppor t or Oppositio n to aMotion . [See 1 4 CF R § 16.19(c) ] Thes e procedura l requirement s hav e bee n met . 2 . Th e Complainan

t ha s provide d a

n appropriat

e reaso n justifyin g it s nee d fo r a n extensio n of tim e to fil e a n appeal . The Complainant' s chang e i n counsel i s areasonabl e goo d caus e justificatio n fo

r grantin g a3 0 da

y extensio n of

time . 3 . Th e Responden

t provide d evidenc e o f

possibl e prejudic e and th e Directo r recognize s tha

t a n extensio n of

time will resul t

i n abrie f delay , bu t such potentia

l prejudic e and dela

y are outweighed b y th e interes t

t o maintai n fairnes s i n thi s proceeding . Accordingly , i t

i s hereb y ORDERED : Complainant' s Motio n fo

r a n Extensio n of

Tim e to Fil e Appea

l i s hereb y granted . Therefore , pursuan t to 1 4 CF R § 16.11(a) , th e time perio d fo r filing a n appea l o f th e Director' s Determinatio n in thi s cas e pursuan t to 1 4 CF R § 16.33(b ) i s extende d fo r thirt y day s to Jul y 8 , 2009 . Responden

t ma y file aRepl

y to th e appea

l withi n 2 0 day s afte

r th e dat e o f servic e o f th e appeal .

Randall S . Fiert

z Dat e Directo r Offic e of Airpor t Complianc e an d Fiel d Operation sCERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E

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