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### u.s. Deportment of Transportation Fedaral Aviation Administrotton Office ofthe Chief Counsel New England Region 12**~lt:!W** England Executive**Pa~** Burlington, MA 01803 July 15, 2013 

### FACSIMILE & 

### FIRST CLASS U.S.MAIL Hearing Docket**-.....~** .r:_ c: Federal Aviation Administration
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## sw., Wilbur WrightBuiJ.din.g- Suite 2WI000 Washington, 

### DC 20591 --------rAttn: Hearing Docket Clerk, A.GC-430 

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### 13- Db 

### l3 IntheMatterofOctavianFiloti /

### ~~l3**-AuJ~-~·a'-f~l5** DocketNo. CPCase No. 2013NE700100 Hazardous Materials Dear Sir or Madam: Enclosed are the original and one copy of

### the complaint inthe above-referenced proceeding. 

### The FAA requests tltat the hearing in

### this matter be held Boston., 

### MA, and expects that the hearing will last one 

### day. Please serve all documents 

### in this matter on the undersigned 

### FAA aHomey at:



### Enclosure Federal Aviation Administration Office ofthe 

### Regional Counsel, ANE-7 12 NewEngland 

### Executive Park Burlington, MA 01821 

### ATIN: Matthew J. Zappala

cc: 

### Mr. Octavian Fitoti PAGE 02/0807/15/2013 13:44 7812387055 FAA NE REGIONAL CNSL

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION



### FEDERAL AVIATION AD:MINISTRATION

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Complainant, 

### v. OCTA VIAN 

### FILOTI Respondent.
JUDGE NOT ASSIGNED 

### COMPLAINT FAA Case No. 2013NE700100 FAA DocketNo. 

### CP - (Civil Penalty Action) PAGE 03/08

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

### hereby files its complaint, under 

### Rule 208 of 

### the Rules ofPractice 

### in FAA Civil 

### Penalty Actions, 14 

### CFR §13**.208~** and statesthe following: 

### I. Respondent 

### Octavian Filoti, was 

### advised tlu·ough a Final Notice ofProposed Civil Penalty 

### that the FAA proposedto assess a civil penalty in the am.ount of$1,000. On July 11, 201.3, Respondent submitted a written request for a hearing. 

### II. 1. Onor about March 6, 201.3, you were a ticketed 

### passenger onJetBlue Airways flight #637, a passenger-carrying flight, departing from Logan International airportin Boston, Massachusetts. 2. On or aboutMarch 6, 2013, you offered checked baggage for transportation 

### inair commerce on JetBlue Airways flight #637. 3. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel atLogan Intematio:o.al Airport initiated an inspection 

### ofth.e baggage and observed that 

### itcontained two (2) Orion Hand Held Marine Signal Flares and 

### one (1) 9-ounce aerosol 

### container ofGuardAlaska Bear. Repellant 

### ("the shipment"). 4. The above-referenceditems are classified as hazardous materials under section 172.101 ofthe Department ofTransportation Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) (49 C.F.R. Parts 171 

### et seq.).


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5. The proper shipping name for the Orion. HandHeld Marine Signal Flares is Signal devices, hand. They are in a hazard class 1.48, packing group II and have an assigned identification number ofUN0373 when offered for transportat1.on onpassenger-carrying aircraft. 6. The proper shipping name for the Guard Alaska BearRepellant is Aerosols, non.. flammable. It is in a hazard class 2.2 and has an assigned identification number of UN1950 when offered for transportation on passenger-carrying aircraft
.



### . 7. At

### all tii:nes mentiori.edhereiri,.the above-referenced shipment was notaccompanied 

### bya· Shipper's Certification orDeclaration for Dangerous Goods. 

### 8. You offered the above-described shipment ofhazardous material for transportation 

### by air when the material was not properly classed, described, packaged, marked, labeled, or in the proper conditionfor shipment. 9. You offered the above-described shipment ofhazardous material for transportation by air whenthe shipping papers did not contain the proper shipping name prescribed for the hazardous material, the hazard class or division prescribed for the hazardous material, the assigned identification number ofthe hazardous**material~** and the packing group in Roman numerals, as designated for the hazardous material, all shown

### in sequence with no additional information interspersed. 10. You offered the**above~descdbed** shipment ofhazardous material for transportation by air withoutplacing the total quantity ofthe material coveredby the hazardous materials description on. the shipping paperbefore or after, or both before and after, the description. 11. You offered the above-described shipment ofhazardous material to an aircraft operator for transportation 

### by air and did notprovide two (2) copies ofthe required shipper's certification. 12. You offered the above-described shipment ofhazardous material for transportation by air whenthe package containing the hazardous material was not marked 

### with the proper shipping name and identification numbers, preceded by "UN" or 

### "NN' as appropriate, of the hazardous material contained therein, and without the required markings being durable, in English and printed on or affixed. to the surface ofthe package, or on a label, tag or sign 13. You offered the above-described shipment ofhazardous material for transportation by air withoutmaking emergencyresponse information immediately available for use at all times the hazardous material was present.07/15/2013 13:44 7812387055 FAA NE REGIONAL CNSL PAGE 05/08

14. Based uponthe foregoing facts and circumstances, you violated the following Department ofTransportation Hazardous Materials Regulations (Title 49 ofthe Code ofFederal Regulations): · a. Section 171.2(e) (49 C.F.R. 

### § 

### 171.2(e)), inthat you offered hazardous material for transportation in commerce when the material was not properly classed., described, packaged, marked, labeled, and inthe condition for shipment required 

### by the 

### HMR (49 C.F.R. parts 171, et seg.).



### -- -K Sectionl72-.200(a) (

### 49 C:F.R. 

### §§ 172-:200(a));inthafyou·offered 

### haiardo11S

-- - ------ material for transportation without properly describing the material on the shipping paper.
c. Section 

### 172.202(a)(l) ( 49 C.F

### .R. § 1.72.202(a)(l**))~in.** 

### that you offered hazardous 

### material for transportation whenthe required hazardous material description on 

### the shipping paper did not include 

### 1he proper identification number prescribed for the material 

### in Column (4) ofthe §172.101 table (49 C.P.R.§ 172.101). d. Section 172.202(a)(2) (49 C.F.R. 

### § 172.202(a)(2)), inthat you offeredhazardous material for transportation when the required hazardous material descripti.on on the shipping paper did not include the proper shipping name prescribed for the material in Column 

### (2) ofthe §172.101 table (49 C.F.R. § 172.101).
e. Section 172.202(a)(3) (49 C.P.R.§ 172.202(a)(3)), inthatyou offered hazardous 

### material for transportation when 

### the required hazardous material description on the shippingpaper did not include the hazard. class or divisionnumber prescribed for the material, as shown in Column (3) ofthe §172.101 table (49 C.P.R.§ 172.101). 

### £ Section 172.202(a)(4) (49 

### C.P.R.§ 172.202(a)(4)), inthatyou offered hazardous material for transportation. when the required hazardous material description on the shippingpaper did not include the packing group, in Roman numerals, as designated for the material 

### i:n ColU11U1 (5) ofthe§ 172.101 table (49 C.F.R. 

### § 172.101). 

### g. Section 172.202(c) (49 C.F.R. 

### § 172.202(c)), inthat you offered hazardous material for transportation when 

### the total quantity of

### the material covered

### by the description did not appear before or after, orbothbefore and after, the description required by 

### subpart C of

### the HMR. (49 C.F.R. §§ 172.200 et 

### seq.). h. Sections 172.204(a)or(c)(1)(49C.F.R. 

### §§ 1.72.204(a)or(c)(l)),inthatyou offered hazardous material for transportation withoutprinting the required certification onthe shipping paper as stated in§172.204(a)(l) or (a)(2) (49 C.P.R. § 1.72.204(a)(l) or (a)(2)).07/15/2013 13:44 7812387055 FAA NE REGIONAL CNSL PAGE 06/08

1. Section 172.204(c)(2) (49 C.P.R. 

### § 172.204(c)(2)), in that you offered hazardous material to an aircraft operator for transportation

### by air and did notprovide two copies oftherequired shipper's certification.
. 

### J· Sections 172.300(a) and l72.301(a) 

### (49 C.F.R. §§ 172.300(a) and 172.30l(a)),-in 

### that you offered hazardous 

### material for transportation when. 

### the package was not marked with the 

### proper shipping name and identification number for its contents.**~~** Section l72.304{a)(l)'(49-C.F.R. §**-172.304(a)(l))~** inthiifyou offered lia.Zardous-- :rnaterial for transportation 

### when the required markings 

### were not durable, 

### in English and printed on or affixed to the surface ofthe package or on a label, tag or s1gn. L Section 172.400(a) (49 C.F.R. 

### § 172.400(a)), 

### in thatyou offered a package containing 

### hazardous material for transportati.on. 

### by air whenthe package was not properly labeled as specified 

### in Section 172.101 (49 C.P..R. § 172.101).


### m. Section 172.600(c)(1)(49 

### C.F.R. § l72.600(c)(1)), 

### inthat 

### you offered a package containing hazardous material for transportation 

### by air without making emergency response information immediately available for use at 

### all times the hazardous material was 

### present.
n. Section 173.1(b)(49 

### C.F.R. § 173.l(b)), in that you offered a shipment of hazardous 

### materials for transportation by

### air wi.thout properly preparing the shipment. 

### Ill. 15. Un.der 49 U.S.C. §5123(a) ofChapter 51, Title 49 ofthe United States Code of Transportation, (49 U.S.C. 

### § 5123(a)), Respondent is liable for a civil penalty ofn.ot less than $250

### nor greater than $55,000 for each 

### violation of

### the regulations. 

### By reason ofthe foregoing facts and circumstances we propose to assess a civil penalty for all ofthe 

### violations noted inthe total amount of$1,000. 16. Under the facts and circumstances ofthis case, a civil penalty of$1,000 is appropriate.

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WHEREFORE, Complainant respectfully requests that the Administrative LawJudge enter an order that Respondent be assessed a civil penalty in the arnotmt of$1,000. Respectfully submitted 

### thi.s 15th

### day ofJuly 2013.

Att 

### my 

### Fed Aviation Administration Office ofthe Regional Counsel 12 

### New England Executive Park,**ANE~**7 Burlington, MA 01803 ·--------· -··--- ------07/15/2013 13:44 7812387055 FAA NE REGIONAL CNSL



### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certifY that the foregoing complainthasbeen sent via CertifiedMail-Return Receipt Requested and First Class Mail this date to: 

### Respondent 

### Mr. OctavianFiloti 

### 67 Osprey Drive



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Also, 

### I certify that the foregoing complainthas been sent via Facsimile and 

### by U.S. First Class Mail this date to: 

### Hearjng Docket Hearing Docket (original an.d one 

### copy) Federal Aviation Administration. 

### 800 Independence 

### Avenue, 

### SW Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 

### 2W1000 Washington, DC 

### 20591 Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

### Fax: 

### (202) 493-5142

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### • To: Bearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Fax:

From: MatthewJ. Zappala Attorney, ANE-7 Date: Re: Octavian Filoti Docket No. Case No. 2013NE700 J.OO



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