SERVED : AUGUS T 11,201 0 U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

OFFIC E O FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D C I N TH E MATTE RO F ISLAN D HELICOPTER S INTERNATIONAL , LTD . FA A DOCKE T NO . CP08SO001 3 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) DM S NO . FAA-2008-069 3 ORDE RT O SHO W CAUS E O FCHIE FADMINISTRATIV E LA W JUDG E Thi s proceedin g arise s fro maFina l Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalt y apparentl y serve d o n Islan dHelicopter s International , LTD . ("Respondent" ) o n Ma y 30 , 2008, ^ b y th e Offic e o f Regiona l Counsel , Southern Regio n ("Complainant") , Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n ("FAA") ; Respondent' s Reques t

fo r Hearin g date dJun e 19 , 2008; ^ an daComplain t serve dJul y 3 , 2008 , allegin g aviolatio n o f

th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s ("FAR" ) an dseekin g acivi l penalt y o f $11,000. ^ Administrativ e La w Judg e Benki n wa s assigne dt o thi s proceedin g b y Notic e serve d Septembe r

30 , 2008.' * Th e proceedin g wa s reassigne dt o th e undersigne djudg e b y orde r serve d Augus t 11 , 2010. ^ O n Jul y 20 , 2009 , Complainan t serve d"Administrator' s Motio n for Decision " ("Motio n for Decision") , arguin g that , i n ligh t o f th e pleadings , ther e remain s n o genuin e issu e o f materia l fac t i n th e proceeding. ^ Responden t ha s not answere dth e Motion for Decision . Responden t

als o ha s file dneithe r

awritte n answe r

t o th e Complam t

no r amotion . Fo r

th e reason s se t

fort h below . Th e Fina l Notic e o f ProposedCivil Penalty , datedMa y 30 , 2008 , i s not

accompanie

db y acertificat

e o f service . ^ Letter , Bra

dHanger , President , Islan

dHelicopter s International , LTD , t o Hearing Docket , FAA , RE : Lette r receivedJun

e 12 , 200 8 - Fina

l Notic e o f ProposedCivi

l Penalty . ^ Complain

t paras . 111(1) , in(3) . ' ' Notic e o f Assignmen

t o f Proceeding . ^ Orde r Reassigning Proceeding . * Motio n fo r Decision a

t 2 .w e orde r

Responden t

t o sho w cause , o n o r

befor e Augus t

31 , 2010 , wh y a

n orde r shoul dnot

b e entere dassessin g acivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t o f $11,000 . Th e Rule s of

Practice ^ provid e aresponden t with th e opportunit y t o reques t aforma L hearin g t o challeng e apropose denforcemen t actio n b y th e Complainant . Suc h ahearing i s pro vide dfor th e benefit , an dat

th e option , o f

th e respondent . T o preserv e thi s opportunity , ares ponden t mus t compl y with th e Rule s o f Practic e an dth e Judge' s orders . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , that th e responden t

mus t fil e awritte n answe r

o r motio n withi n 3 0 day s afte r servic e o f th e complaint; ^ that

agenera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e a n answer ; an dthat

failur e t o fil e a n answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme dan admissio n o f eac h allegatio n i n th e complaint . A pre-complain t

respons e t o aNotic e o f

Propose dCivi l Penalty doe s not satisf y di e requiremen t

for a n answer.' ^ Responden t

ha s not file dan answe r

t o th e Complaint . Instead , Responden t sen t alette r t o 1 ' ^ Complainan t

o n May 9 , 2008 , respondin g t o th e Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalty . Respon

dent' s lette r

precede dth e Complain t

b y nearl y tw o months . Becaus e apre-complain t respons e t o anotic e o f

propose dcivi l penalt y i s no t considere dan answe r

t o acomplaint . Respondent' s lette r i s not aprope r substitut e for

an answer . Accordingly , I T I S ORDERE D THAT—

- 1 . Respondent , o n o r befor e Augus t

31 , 2010 , shal l file an dserv e arespons e (a ) indicatin g (1 ) wh y th e allegation s o f th e Complain t

shoul dnot

b e deeme dadmitte dan da n orde r assessm g acivi l penalt y shoul dno t b e entere dagains t

it , an d(2 ) wh y Responden t shoul d

^ Par t 13 , Subpar

t G, o f th e Federa l Aviation Regulation s (1 4 C.F.R . § § 13.201-13.235) . ^ See 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.16(h) . ' § 13.209(a) . '"§13.209(6) . " § 13.209(f) . ' ^ Donal dM . Missirlian , FA

A Orde r No . 97-19 , a

t 2 (Ma y 23 , 1997) ; Merrit

A . Grant . FA

A Orde r No . 94

- 5 , a t 5 (Mar . 10 , 1994

) ("I t ha s previousl

y bee n held.. . tha

t response s t

o pre-complain

t documents d

o no t satisf y the requiremen

t fo r a n answer.") . ' ^ Letter , Responden

t t o Complainant .b e permitte dt o lat e fil e a n answe r t o th e Complaint , an d(b ) attachin g apropose danswe r t o eac h an devery allegatio n o f

th e complaint . 2 . Absen t

suc h afilin g b y Responden t o n o r befor e Augus t

31 , 2010 , th e allegati^on s o f th e Complain t

shal l b e deeme dadmitte dan dth e Complain t shal l becom e a

n orde r assessin g a civi l penalty i n th e amoun t o f $11,000 ; an d 3 . A cop y o f

thi s orde r

shal l b e sen t

t o Respondent' s Counse l b y registere do r certi

fie dmai l at

hi s addres s a s show n i n th e fil e o f thi s case . S O ORDERED .

Rerinie ^ A . Yode r Chie f Administrativ e La w Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

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ON E COP Y Bradle y P . Hanger , Presiden t Islan dHelicopter s International , Ltd. , Responden t P.O . Bo x 290 0 Eas t End , Tortol a Britis h Virgi n Islands , Wes t Indie s TEL : 284-495-253 8 FAX : 954-359-321 3 Raymon dVeatch , Complainant' s Counse l Attorney , Offic e o f

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