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DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC EO FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C

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I nth e Matte r

of: Federa l Expres s Corporatio n FA ACas e No

. 2009NM70005 6 JUDG ENO T ASSIGNE D

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. NO T ASSIGNED : C:OMPLAJN T Th e Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n(FAA) , b y counsel , hereb y files it s Complaint , pursuan t t o Rul e 20 8 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (1 4 C.F.R

. 13.208) , an dstate s a s follows :

1

. O nAugus t

12 , 2010 , Federa l Expres s Corporatio n(hereafte r FedEx) , wa s advise d diroug ha

n Amende dNotic e o f

Propose dCivi l Penalt y tha t th e FA Apropose dt o asses s acivi l penalt y i n fh e amoun t

o f $30,000

. O n Septembe r 7 , 2010 , FedEx , throug hlega l counsel , submitte dawrine nreques t fo r ahearing

. II

.

1

. Federa l Expres s Corporatio n(hereafte r FedEx ) i s abusines s entit y tha t regularl y offers , accepts , o r

transport s hazardou s materia l (HAZMAT) , 2

. FedE x i s als o a n ai r carrie r wit haimua l operatin g revenu e o f $ 100,000,00 0 o r

more .

COMPLAIN T P A AV

. Federa l Expres s Corporaiio n Pag e 2 o f 7 SCOT T R

. MORRIS , FA A ATTORNE Y TKL : 425.227,1417 ; FAX : 425,227.100 7

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: > i I S 1 6 l" ? I B 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3

a s 2 6 2 7 2 6 2 9 3 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 9 3 9 4 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 5 0 S I 5 2 5 3 3

. O n o r

abou t Februar y 3 , 2009 , a t

o r nea r Missoula , Montana , FedE x knowingl y accepte d an dthe noffere dashipmen t fo r transpor t i n ai r commerce . Affixe dt o thi s shipmen t wa s FedE x trackin g numbe r 797 3 054 3 7880

. 4

. Thi s shipmen t

fle w o n a n Empir e Airline s aircraf t fromMissoula , Montan at o Grea t Falls , Montana

. 5

. Durin g sortin g operation s a t Grea t Falls , Montana , aFedera l Aviatio nAdministratio n (I'AA ) Hazardou s Materia l Agen t observe dabo x bein g transporte db y FedE x trackin g numbe r 797 3 054 3 7880

. Thi s bo x ha dearlie r bee noff-loade dfro mEmpir e Airline s flight 7820-04

. 6

. Thi s shipmen t

wa s marke d"CONSUMK RCOMMODIT Y ORM-D"

. 7

. 1 hi s shipmen t

wa s no t accompanie db y HAZMA Tshippin g papers . 8

. Th e prope r

.shippin g nam e fo r

a n ORM- D substanc e i f transporte db y ai r

i s "Consume r Commodity , ORM-D-Air " 9

. Further , ther e wa s n o FedE x dangerou s good s specialis t inspectio nsticke r

o n thi s shipment , 10

. FedE x accepte dth e above-describe dshipmen t o f HAZMA T fo r

transportatio nwhe ni t wa s no t accompanie db y shippin g papers , whic hcontaine dth e prope r shippin g nam e o f th e HAZMAT , th e hazardou s clas s o f th e HAZMAT , th e tota l quantit y b y weigh t covere d b y th e description , o r

th e require dshipper' s certification

. 11

. O n o r

abou t Februar y 3 , 2009 , a t

o r nea r Kalispell , Montana , FedE x knowingl y accepte d ashipmen t

fo r transpor t i n ai r commerce . Affixe dt o thi s shipmen t wa s FedE x trackin g numbe r 865 7 457 5 8980

. 12

. Thi s shipmen t

flew fro mKalispell , Montan at o Grea t Falls , Montan ao n Empir e Airline s flight 7826-04

. 13

. Durin g sortin g operation s at Grea t Falls , Montana , aFA A Hazardou s Materia l Agen t observe dashipmen t

tha t wa s bein g transporte db y us e o f FedE x trackin g numbe r 865 7 457 5 8980

. 14

. Thi s shipment' s oute r packin g wa s marke da s "Diagnosti c Specimens , U N 3373. " 15

. TTier

e wa s n o markin g o n th e inne r packing

. 16

. Th e abov e shippin g nam e wa s improper

. Specifically , th e prope r shippin g nam e for

a UN337 3 substanc e woul db e "Biologica l Substance s Categor y B, "

COMI'LAfN T 1-A A V

. rederii l Expres s Corporalio n Pag e 3 ol 7 SCOT T R

. MOHKJS

. FA A ArroRNB r TEL ; 425,227.1'117-

. FAX : 125.227.100 7



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.
18
. Tlii s substanc e i s classifie da s HAZMA T unde r th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulation s (HMR ) (4 9 C.F.R

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. sea ) FedE x accepte dth e abov e describe dshipment s whe nth e HAZMA T wa s no t marke dan d labele dpe r

subpart s D an dEo f

Par t 17 2 t o Titl e 4 9 C.F.R

.

III

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th e foregoin g fact s an dcircumstances , FedE x violate dth e followin g section s o f

th e Federa l Aviatio nRegulation s (1 4 CFR) :

a . Sectio n171.2(e) , i ntha t i t accepte dHAZMAT s t o b e shippe di nai r commerc e whic hwer e no t

properl y classed , described , packaged , marked , labeled , o r i na conditio nfo r

shipmen t

reqmre db y ih e Hai:ardou s Materia l Regulation s (4 9 C.F.R

. Part s 171 , er . seq.)

. b

- Sectio n173,199(a)(5) , i ntha t i t accepte daCategor y B infectiou s substanc e whe n th e prope r

shippin g nam e "Biologica l Substance , Categor y B " wa s no t o nth e oute r packagin g o r

clearl y visible

.
c . Sectio n175.3 , i ntha t i t accepte dfo r

transpor i aboar da naircraft , HAZMA T tha t wa s no t prepare dfo r

shipmen t

i naccordanc e wit hth e Hazardou s Material s Regulation s (4 9 C.F,R. , Subchap

. C)

. d,

. Sectio n175.30(a)(2) , i ntha t i t accepte daIIAZMA Tfor iransporiatio no na n aircraf t withou t th e shipmen t

bein g describe dan dcertifie do nashippin g pape r prepare di nduplicat e i naccordanc e wit hSubpar t C o f Titl e 4 9 C.F.R

.

e . Sectio n175.30(a)(3) , i ntha i i t accepte daHAZMA T fo r transportatio no na n aircraf t withou t th e packag e bein g marke dpe r subpar t D o f 1 4 C.F.R. , Par t

172

.

2

. I naccordanc e wit hSectio n5123(a ) o f Titl e 4 9 o f

th e Unite dState s Cod e (Transportation ) [4 9 U.S.C

. §5123(a)l , FedE x i s liabl e fo r acivi l penall y no t

t o excee d$50,00 0 fo r

eac hviolatio n

o f th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio nHazardou s Material s Regulations

.

3

. Unde r

th e fact s an dcircumslance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalt y o f $30,00 0 i s appropriate

.

COMP I AIN T HA AV

. I'dJeni l Expres s Corporatio n Pag e 4 or ? SCOT T R

. MORHTJ , FA A AT I ORKE V TKI. ; 425.227.1417 ; FAX ; 425,227.100 7

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### ^VHEREFORE , th e Agency , b y counsel , respectftilly request s tha t th e Administrativ e Law Judg e ente r

a norde r Tha t FedE x b e assesse dacivi l penalty i nth e amount o f $30,000

.
RespcctJ^illy submitte dthi s 14t hda y o f September , 2010

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. Morri s Atiiorne y

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T FA A V , Fecleru l Expres s Corporatio n Pap c 5 of ? SCOTlR

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### ANSWE R I naccordanc e withSectio n13.20 9 o f th e Federal Aviatio nRegulations , FedEx , mus t answer thi s Complain t

no t late r tha n3 0 day s fromth e tim e i t i s serve do nit

. Failur e t

o file a nAnswer

withi n 3 0 day s v/ithou l goo dcaus e shal l b e deeme da nadmissio no f

th e trutho f

eac hallegatio n containe dinth e Complain t [I4.C.F.R

. 13.209(f)]

.

COMPLAIN T F A AV , Federa l Exprc-y i C^nrporalio n Pag e 6 o f

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## CERTIFICATEOFSERVIC E I hereb y certif

y that th e foregoin g Complain t

ha s bee nserve dviafacsimil e an dcertifie dmai l RetxunReceip t

Requeste dthi s date , t o th e following :
Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenu e S W Washington , D.C

. 2059 1 Ann : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC^3 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g - Suite 2W100 0 Fax : 202

. 493.514 2 President Federa l F.xpres 3 Corporatio n Deliver y Code 7622 , Bldg G , 2" " 362 0 Hack s Cros s Road Buildin g B , 3"^ Floo r Memphis , TN3812 5 Floor

Cynthi aChandler-Snell

. Sr

. Attome y Federal Expres s Corporatio n Regulatory Divisio n 362 0 Hack s Cros s Road Buildin g B , 3'* " Floo r Memphis , T

M 3812 5 TEL : 901-434-836 1 FAX ; 901-434-828 3

Date dthi s 14t

hda y o f September , 2010

. 

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A 9805 7 425.227.216 4

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