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Mr . Shau n Debenham>^ Managin g Membe r

o f RDM , LL C 296 0 C Street , Suite 20 2 Anchorage , A K

9950 3 - 1 1

RE : RDM , LL C v . Te dSteven s Anchorag e Internationa l Airport , FA A Docke t No . 16^09-1 1 § Dea r Mr . Debenham : Th e abovementione dcomplain t file db y yo u unde r

th e Rule s o f

Practic e fo r

Federall y Assiste d Airport Enforcemen t

Proceedings , Title 14 , Part 1 6 o f th e Cod e o f

Federa l Regulation s ("1 4 CF R Par t 16 " or "Par t 16" ) i s dismisse dwithou t prejudic e becaus e i t

i s incomplete . See , 1 4 CF R§ 16.27 . Th e complaint , file db y yo u a s amembe r o f Debenha mProperties , LLC , an dmanagin g membe r o f RDM , LLC , (RD M o r

th e Complainant ) allege s tha t th e Te dSteven s Anchorag e Internationa l Airport (TSAIA , th e Responden t o r th e airport

sponsor ) ha s faile dt o compl y withGran t Assuranc e No . 22 , Economi c Nondiscrimination ; an dGran t Assuranc e No . 23 , Exclusiv e Rights. ^ Th e complain t

ha s bee n determine dt o b e incomplet e for th e followin g reasons : 1 . Th e complain t

doe s no t certif y a s require db y 1 4 CF R§ 16.2 1 (b ) tha t an y attemp t

a t pre-complain t

resolutio n was mad e b y yo u withth e airport sponsor . Furthermore , a complain t wil l not b e considere dunles s th e perso n o r authorize drepresentativ e filing th e complain t certifie s tha t

substantial an dreasonabl e goo dfait heffort s t o resolv e th e dispute d matte r informall y prio r

t o filing th e complain t

ha s bee n made . Th e complain t contain s n o suc hcertification . Se e also , § 16.2 1 (a ) 2 . Sectio n 16.23(a ) o f Part 1 6 prescribe s tha t

aperso n directl y an dsubstantiall y affecte d b y any allege dnoncomplianc e ma y file acomplain t withth e Administrator . Th e complain t fail s t o describ e ho w RD M wa s directl y an dsubstantiall y affecte db y any allege d noncomplianc e b y th e Respondent . Th e complain t doe s no t describ e ho w th e Complainan t wa s directl y an dsubstantiall y affecte db y th e thing s don e o r omitte dt o b e don e b y th e Responden t

a s require db y 1 4 CF R§ 16.23(b)(4) . 3 . Th e complain t

doe s no t sho w tha t

RD M ha s standin g t o file thi s complaint . Th e complain t fail s t o adequatel y provid e evidenc e o f RD M ownershi p i n AGLAD . You alleg e i n Complainan t

allege s that

th e Airport

Sponso r violate d4 9 U.S.C . § 47107(a) .you r

introductio n t o th e complain t tha t RD M i s amembe r

o f AGLA D Postmark , LL C bu t yo u d o no t

includ e evidenc e o f

suc hmembership . Exhibi t A at Ta b 2 o f th e complain t

doe s no t provid e proo f

that RD M ha s a

n ownershi p interes t

i n AGLAD . A perso n mus t hav e standin g (i.e. , inte r

alia , b e directl y an dsubstantiall y affecte db y an y allege dnoncompliance ) i n orde r t o file acomplain t

withth e Administrato r

a s require db y 1 4 CF R§ 16.23(a) . 4 . Pursuan t

t o 1 4 CF R§ 16.23(b)(2 ) complaint s filedunde r thi s part shal l state , "...wit

h respec t t o eac hperso n [airport

sponsor] , th e specifi c provision s o f eac hAc t that th e complainan t

believe s wer e violated. " Ac t means eac hprovisio n o f la w for whic hth e airport sponso r wa s grante dfederal financial fund s o r th e conveyanc e o f

federal property whic h obligate dth e sponso r

t o certai n term s an dconditions . Fo r example , a

n airport receivin g federal financial assistanc e throug hth e Airport Improvemen t

Progra mare obligate dt o compl y wit

hGran t Assuranc e 22 , Economi c Nondiscrimination , whic himplement s provision s o f

4 9 U.S.C . § 47107(a)(1 ) an drequire s th e airport sponso r t o mak e th e airport availabl e fo

r publi c us e o n reasonabl e term s an dwithou t unjus t discrimination . Thi s requiremen t

provide s fo r

clarity a s t o th e allegation s that aresponden t

mus t respon dto , an d th e agenc y investigate . Th e complain t cite s tha t "RD M allege s tha t

TSAI A ha s violate dTitle 4 9 Unite dState s Cod e §4710 7 (a ) Genera l Written Assurance s becaus e TSAI A ha s engage d i n economi c discrimination, " i s inadequat e a s acitatio n t o th e specifi c provision s o f eac hAc t that th e Complainan t

believe s wer e violated .

ORDE R Base do n th e foregoing , you r complain t

i s dismisse dpursuan t

t o 1 4 CF R§ 16.2 7 withou t prejudice , fo r procedura l deficiencies . FA A Docke t

No . 16-09-1 1 i s hereb y closed . Yo u may file ane w complain t afte r correctin g th e deficiencie s state dherein . I f yo u hav e am

y question s o n thi s matte r pleas e contac t

Mr . Charles Erharda t (202 ) 267-3187 .

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o f RDM , LL C 296 0 C Street , Suit e 20 2 Anchorage , A K

9950 3 Christin e E . Klein , AA E Deput y Commissioner

for Aviatio n an dActin g Airport Directo r Te dSteven s Anchorag e Internationa l Airport P O Bo x 19696 0 Anchorage , A K

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