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Area Code; 816-329-3766 CERTIFIED MAlL ··RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Certifcd Mail Receipt Nos. 70111150000003374531, 70111150000003374548 

### & 70111150000003374555 April9, 2012**Hc.:arin~** Docket Federal Aviation Administration 800**lndepend~ncc** Avenue SW Washington, 

### DC 20591 Attn: Hearing Docket 

### Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright 

### Building, Room Suite 2Wl000 Re: In the Matter ofKeystone Laboratories Case No. 2009CE7001 05 Enclosed herewith please find a copy ofa request for a hearing and the original and one copy ofthe Complaint in the above-referenced proceeding. The FAA requeststhat the hearing in this matter be held in Kansas City, Missouri,and expects thatthe hearing will last one day. Please address all communications for the FAA t.o Gayle E. Townsend, Federal Aviation Administration, Central Region, ACE-7, Room 506, DOT 

### Building, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 641 06·2641. Sincerely, 

### A. Lester Haizlip Regional Counsel**By~** ..· ..**·~.,,.,** , '

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In the Matter of: 

### U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Served: April9, 2012 

### FAA Docket

### No. FAA Case No. 2009CE700 105 

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### COMPLAINT**~** 

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The 

### Federal Aviation 

### Administration (FAA), 

### by counsel,hereby files 

### its Complaint, 

### pursuant to Rule 208 ofthc 

### Rules of

### Practice (14 C.F.R. 13.208), and 

### states as follows; 

### 1. 1. On 

### August 2, 2011, 

### Respondent**Key~tone** 

### Laboratories 

### was advised through a 

### Notice of. 

### Proposed 

### Civil Penalty that

### the FAA proposed ro assess 

### a 

### civil penalty 

### in the amount of$5,500. On March 27,2012, 

### Respondent's 

### attorney submitted a 

### written request for a hearing. II. 

### 1. On or 

### about March2. 

### 2011, representatives ofthe 

### Administrator 

### ofthe Federal Aviation 

### Administration conducted a 

### comprehensive shipper inspection of

### Keystone Laboratories (Keystone) in Newton, Iowa. 2. The inspection 

### revealed that 

### on or about 

### July 8, 2008, and 

### on or about October 14, 2008, Keystone offered a 

### package that contained 

### hazardous materials, specifically an item with the

### proper 

### shipping name of"Gas 

### Sample, Nonprcssurized," (Flammable, N.O.S.), UN3167, 

### Hazard 

### Class 2.1 

### to Federal Express 

### (fed Ex), 

### in Ne,vton, 

### low"- (Fed Ex Airbill Number**Tr~ck**ing 

### Number 865321525746) for 

### transportation by air 

### to Folsom, 

### California. 3. 

### The inspection further revealed that 

### Keystone, prior

### to making the 

### .shipments of

### the hazardous material referenced in paragraph 

### 2 

### herein, failed to provide hazmat shipper training 

### to 

### the employees who offered the hazardous materials for shipment. [fitle 49 of

### the Code ofFederal Regulations (CFR), Parts 171-180). 4. 

### Keystone offered the 

### shipment of

### hazardous materials for 

### shipment by air when each ofits employees 

### had notreceived training in the shipment of

### hazardous materials. :. i

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### 2 III. I. By reason ofthe foregoing facts and circumstances, Respondent violated the following sections ofthe U.S. Department ofTransportation Rr.:gulations (49 CFR):
a. 172.702(a), which states in pertinent part, that a hazmat employer shall ensure that each of its hazmat employees is trained in accordance with the requirements prescribed in this subpart. 172.702(d), which states that a hazma! employer shall ensure that each ofits hazmat employees is Lcst..:d by appropriate means on the training subject:> covered in§ 172.704. 2. Pursuant to Title 49 U.S.C. 5123(a) ofChapter 51, Title 49 ofthe United States Code of Transportation [49 U.S.C. § 5123(a)], Respondent is subject to a civil penalty ofnot less than $250 ($450 for training violations), and not greater than $50,000 (or $100,000 for violations resulting in death,

· serious illness, or severe injury to any person, or t:>ubstantial destruction ofproperty); for each viola.t.ion of

the violations. 3. Underthe facts and circumstances ofthis case, a civil penalty of$5,500 is appropriate. WHER.JiFORE, the Agency, 

### by counsel, respectfully requests that the Administrative Law .Judge enter an order 

### thatRespondent be assessed a civil penally in the amount of$5,500. Dated this 9tll day ofApril, 2012. Respectfully submitted, A. Lester Haizlip Regional Counsel By:

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. Townsend mey for Complainant Federal Aviation Administration 

### 901 Locust, Room 506 Kansas City, MO 

### 64106·2641 8i6-329-3766; Fax (816) 329-3771

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Answer 

### Section 

### 13.209(a) ofthe Rules ofPractice in FAA Civil 

### Penalty Proceedings states, "A respondent shall file a written answer

### to the complaint, or may file a written motion pursuant to S¢etion 13.208(d) or Section 13.218(1)(1-4) instead offiling all 

### answer, not later than 30 

### days after service 

### ofthe complaint. Section 13.209(£) states, ''A person's failur¢ 

### to file an answer without good cause shall be deemed an admission ofthe truth ofeach allegationcontained in the complaint.

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Keystone Laboratories, FAA Case No. 2009CE700105


### CERTIFICATE 

### OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I have this date placed 

### in the United Stales mail, certified, return receipt requested, a copy ofthe Administrator's Complaint, addressed to: Mrs. Jodi King, President Keystone Laboratories 600 E. 1 

### 7d1 Street South Newton, lA 50208 Adam D. Otto, Esq. Otto Law Office P.O. Box 1356 303 South Second Avenue West 

### Newton, lA 50208 In addition, I hereby ccrtii)r that I have this date placed in the United States mail, certified, return receipt**r~qucstcd,** rhe original and one copy, addressed to: Federal Aviation Administration 800 independence Avenue, SW. 

### Washington, DC 20591 Attention: Hearing DocketClerk, AGC-430 Wjlbur Wright Building, Suite 2WI000 

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# .**Alis~.~** Paralegal Specialist
Dated this 911' day ofApril, 20I2. 

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