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### u.s. Deportment of**Tran~rtotron** Federcll A)wllcrtlcn Admlnlslr<Jtlon NOV 23 2012 Office of the Regional Counsel,**Wer;tern-Paoif~** Region + OMS

P.O. Box 92007 

### ·Los Angeles, Califontla 90(109·2007 (310) 725-7128 Telephone (310) 725·6816 Facsimile**~;ERTIFJED MAIL~**  

### RETURN RECEIPT**~QUESTED** 

### AND FACSIMILE Federal .\viation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washingto11, 

### DC 20591 Attn: HearingDocket Clerk) AGC-430 

### Wilbur

### Wright Building-Suite 

### 2W1000 

### Re: In the Matter ofChemSystems, Inc.; Case No. 201lWP70018l ij]002/010**~002**



### Enclosed is a copy of

### a request for hearing 

### dated November 

### 6, 2012 and the original 

### and**on~** 

### copy ofthe Complaint 

### in the above-referenced proceeding. 

### I 

### reques1 tba.t 

### the hearing inthis matter be 

### held inthe Los Angeles, California area, and expect that the hearing 

### will last one (1) 

### day. Please address all communications for the Regional Counsel, Western-Pacific Region. to th(' undersigned, at: 

### Office ofthe Regional Counsel, AWP-7. Federal Aviation Administration, 

### Westem-Pacitic Regjvn, P.O. 

### Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007, Telephone: 

### (310)**725~** 

### 7128, FAX: (310)**725~6816.** 

### Sincerely, 

### Naomi 1'suda Regiona

### ICot1nsel
By:

Enclosu1·es: 

### Request for Hearing, Complaint> Certific:ate ofService 

### NOTETO RESPONDENT: SECTION 

### 13.209 OF THE CP RUI,ES 

### OF PRACTICE REQUIRE 

### THAT A WRITTEN ANSWER TO THE CO:MPLAINT BEFILED 

### NOT LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER SERVICE OF THIS COMPLAINT. AS ANAL TERN ATIVE 

### TO FILING AN**ANSWER~** A MOT.i.ON :MAY BE FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.208(0) OR SECTION t 

### 3.218 (F) 

### (1-4) Ol·' THE RULES OF PRACTICE.
cc: AWP-740

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### FAA A\VP-7 .. OMS**~003/010** 

### I4I 0 03 

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### : · ...•.._..J\lED 

## S. ROBERT F.LING, 

## PLLC.**A'fTO~NEY** AT LAW TELEPHONE (281) 391·200.'! FA.CSJMJL.H. (281) 727-0082**Phy~icaJ** Addt·ess: 55Ie Fifth Srrccr, Suite 

### c Katy, Texas 7749:.

Attn: He:aring Docker Clerk. AGC ·430 Federal Aviation Commission Wilbur Wright Building, Room 2W1000 BOO Independence**Av~;,** 

### sw Washington, DC 20591 Attn:**Heal'in~** Docket Cie•·k, ACC -4:>0 FedeJ·al**Aviarlor~** Commission 800**lndependenc~~** Ave. SW, Room 924A W2Shington, DC 20591 Mailing Address: P.O. Box411 K!i.!)', "feXII:\ 77492 NoYember 6, 20 12 C.MRR.R No.l.QJ:! 0470 0002 J475 ?.'i@

CMRRR**No.1Ql~j)_470** 01)02 34"75 2576

({e: CMeNo. 2()]1 WP70()1&1; CllemSystem:t.·, /lu::. Denr Ht,:aring Dockt::t Clerk,

### Chet~1Sy~ten1s, Inc. has l'eceived the final Norice of

### Pro~sed Civil Penfllty, dated October 26, 2012, fotwBTded by the Federal Aviation Adminism;Tion. Through this correspondence ChemSysrem);, foe. r·cquests a hearing pursmmr to paragrapll (e)(2)(ii) of Secrion IJ.I6 ot' the Federal Avial·jon Regulations relaled to Ike assel'tions srated in the October 26, 2012 lcucr horn the Federal Aviation Cotnrnission. ( 14 C.P.R. 13. 16). Please dil'eer all future communic<ttion to colmscl, S. Rober·i Fling of the J
..aw Firm, S. Robert**Plln~,** Attomey at Law, PLL.C.

CC: Sincerely,

# ~- Nancy l)tlel le, President of (' ChemSht•. ns, Inc.

# ____LSbj{_~r:~· Bl'uce Meikle, Vice -**Pre.~il:lent** of ChemSystems, Inc. /S/ S.**'R~~--** Roberl Fling, Attorney for ChcmSystem$, Inc. Cou1t1ley Adolph CMR.RR No. 7012 0470 0002 3475 2S83 Fedcn1l Avialion Administration Office ofRegion11J Counsel- Wesrc•·11 Pacific**Rc~~:ion** P.O. Box 92007 Los Angeles. California 90009-2007 Letter ll) Requesting**HeRrin~** 

### NOV**~** 

### 97012' 'i 11/28/2012 16:19 FAX 2024935142 ll/2J/201Z 07:10 FAX 3107256816 FAA AWP-7**~** OMS



### U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

### FEDERAL A

### YIATION ADMINfSTTRA

### TT.ON

In the Matterof:

ChemSystems, 

### Inc., Re.spondent. ) ) ) 

### ) ) )



# ---·-----·- ) 

### JUDGE NOT ASSIGNED FAA DOCKET: 

### NOT ASSIGNED FAA CASE NO.: 2011WP700181



### COMPLAfN'T 'fhe Complainant files its Complaint, pursuant 

### to Rule 208 

### of

### the Rulc$1 of

### Practice (14 C.F.R. § 13.208). 

### and states as follows: I. Respondent ChemSystems, Inc., was 

### advised through a Final Notice ofProposed Civil 

### Pe:nal,ty 

### that the FAA proposed 

### to assess a civil penalty in the 

### amount of$154.000.00.
:>n November 

### 6, 2012, 

### Respondent's Counsel, S. Robert Fling, submitted a written request 

### for a hearing.

II. I. On or 

### about Augusl4, 201 11 

### Shannon Wooten, an employee 

### ofChemSysiems. Inc. 

### (""Respondent'"), offered 

### a shipment to Federal Bxpress ("'FedEx"). for "express 

### saver·' delivery 

### from Houston. Texas to consignee 

### Heritage Bomanite:;. Fresno. California (referred to hereinafter as "shipment") on air waybill 

### nurn ber 493062658064.**~004/010 ~004** 11/28/2012 16:19 FAX 2024935142**HI~J/~UH** 07:10 r'AX 3107.256816 FAA AlVP-7 + OMS

2. The shipment includco,d one fiberboard box 

### containing four (4) 

### one-gallon C•.)ntaillers 

### of
..

### Chromasrain Ember."

3. 

### ''Clu-omastain Ember'· is 

### ahazardous mnterial, in accordance with the 

### Hazai·dous Materials Table in Title49 ofthe Code 

### ofFederaJ Regulations (49 C.F.R.), 

### Section 172.1 0 I. lt is a coqosive 

### liquid, acidic. 

### inorganic. n.o.s. (Hydrochloric Acid). and has an Identification No, UN3264, Hazard Class 

### &, Packing Group 

### ni.

4. Respondent offered the 

### shipment for air transportation in commerce when it 

### was not 

### properly packaged 

### and in condition 

### for shipment as 

### required or authorized 

### hy applicable requirements 

### in Subchapter C ofChapter 

### I of49 

### C.P.R., or 

### an exemption


### or special 

### permit approval, 

### orregistration 

### issued under 

### Subchapter C or 

### Subcllaptc:!r A of

### Chapter L To wit:



### a. The 

### four (4) containers 

### possessed no 

### positive means of

### closure and the fiberboard box 

### was not 

### designed., constructed, maintained, filled its contents S(.) limited, and closed, under conditions 

### norrnally incident to 

### transponarion to prevent a release ofthe**ha~ardous** material. b. TI1e necessary hazllrdoos material markings were not visible on 

### the exterio(' 

### ofthe shipment box.

c. Hazardous material labels were not visible on the 

### exterior

## or the 

### shipment box. d. The shipping papers did uot include any classification or description ofrhe materials being shipped.**~005/010** @oos 

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### AWP-7 + OMS**~008/010** 

### !41 006
4 5. Respondent of)·bred the 

### shipment when 

### emergel'lc)' response inform<ition, 

### contom1i11g 

### to 49 

### C'.F.R. part 

### 172. 

### subpart G. was not immed-iately available. 

# few use 

### at

## <~II times the hazardous material was present Respondent 

### oftered the shipment when it did not provide an emergency response telephone 

### l'lllmber for use in the 

### event nfan**~mergency** ilwolving the hazardous materiEl!.



### 6. As des(:nbed 

### above_. 

### Respondent was a hazrnat employer, and 

### Shannon Wooten. was
a hazmat employee. as those terms are defined in 49 C.F.R. section 171.8. :')hannon 

### Wooten offered 

### the shipment 

### tor air transportation when s/he did not have recurrent general

## awareness/farnili~:~rization, function-specific, security awareness, sal'cty, etc. training 

### in accordance with subpan 

### H ofp::m 

### 172 of49 C.F.R.

7. 

### On or about August 

### 8, 201 I, Fedcx 

### trartsported the shipment by ground from 

### Ho1.1ston, Texas 

### to its sorting facility 

### in Oakland, California, where the shipment was found co be leaking.
By reason ofthe foregoing facts and circumstances. Respondent violated 

### the" 

### following U.S. Department ofTransponation Ha.Zardous 

### Material Regula1'ions (Titl1! 49. 

### Parr 171 et 

### seq., Code ofFederal Regulations):

.\. 49 C.F.'R. §171.2(e), which states that no person may offli::r hazardous material for 

### tra.nsponation unless the 

### hazardous material 

### is properly classed. descrihed. packaged,

## !~'larked. labeled, and incondition for shipment as required or authori2cd by applicable requ.ir.emem:s ofthe Hazardous Materials

## Regulation~. or

### ~m exemption, approval. or

### registration issued under 

### the Hazardous

### Marerial~ '11/28/2012 18:19 FAX 2024935142 u; :.::J;**~uu** o7: 10 f"AX 3·107256816 FAA AWP-7 ,. OMS**~007/010** [gj007

Reg1.1lations;

B. 49 C.F.R. §172.200(a). which states iha.t**e~cept** as otheiWise provided in this subpart each person who offers a hazardous material for ttan$portation shall desc1ibe the**ha~ardous** material on rhc shipping paper in the rnanner required 

### by this subpart;


### ·"" 

### 49 C.P.R. §172.300(a), 

### which states that 

### each person 

### who offers a haz;ardou.<; material for transportation shall mark each package. freight container. and transport vehicle containing the hazardous material in the manner required by this**sub~an:** ]). 49 C.F.R. §172.400(a), which states that 

### except as 

### specified h'l 

# * 172.400a, each person 

### who often; for transportation or

### transpon:s a hazardous material 

### in any of

### the fo

### Bowing packages or contairunent 

### devices, shalllabel1he package or containmenT device with labels specified for the 

### material in the§ 172.101 table and in this subpart: (1) 

### non-bulk package;
[. 49 C.F.R. §172.600(c), which states that no person to whom this subpart 

### applies may offer

### for transportation, accept for transportation, 

### rranster. store or**Othenv1~e** handle during 

### transportation ahazardous materi"l unless: (1) Emergency response information conforming to this subpart is immediately 

### available for use at all times rhe hazardous 

### material is present; and (2) Emergency 

### response information, including the emergency response telephMc number. required by this 

### subpart i$ immediately 

### available to 

### any person 

### who, as a representative ofa federal. state or local governmemt agency, responds to an incident involving a**ha.zardou~** materiaL or11/28/2012 1B:20 FAX 2024935142**lli~~~~Ull** 07:10 FAX 3107256818 

### FAA AWP-7 -. OMS

is**condu~ting** an investigation which involves a ha7.atd(JU::; material:

F. 49 C.P.R. *172.604(a), which states 

### thac a 

### person who offers a hazardous material for transportation must provide a 24-hour emergency I"esponse telephone number including the area code or internatjonal .:tccess code- for use in the event ofau1 @008/010**~008** 6

emergency 1nvolving the hazardous materia) while 

### oftering a 

### hazardous material for 

### transporLation. The telephone

### number must be monitored at all 

### tjmes the ha"ardous material is in transportation, including storage incidental to transportation;

cJ. 49 C.F.R. §172.702(a), which states that each hazmat 

### empl6yee must be trained 

### ill accordance with**Th~** requirements prescribed in s·ubpan H ofPart 172 ofthe Hazardous Materials Regulation:


### H. 49 C.P.R. 

### §173.24(b), which states that Elach package used for the shipment of hazardous materials underthis s·ubchapte:r shall he**de~igned.** constTUctecl, maintained, tilled. its contents so limited, and closed, so that under conditions nom1ally incident 

### to transponation- (l) 

### except as orhel"V-'ise provided in this subchapter there wil1 be no identifiable (Wi'thout the use ofinstrumcnts)**rele:~se** of hazardous materialsto th.e**enviroruncr~t;** and

49 

### C.F.R. §173.27(d), which sta1es that 

### Closures- Stoppers, corks or Clther 

### s1.1ch friction-type closures must be held securdy, tightly and eftecLively in place hy 

### pO$itive means. .Each screw-type closure on auy package must be sl!:cured ro**)rev~ttt** closure from 

### loosening due to vibratjon or substantial change 

### in temperature:.11/28/2012 18:20 FAX 2024935142 u;**~.>;..::v.u** u·t: !U f'AA. al07lS68!6 FAA 

### AWP-7

III. + OMS



### ' I. In accordance with Section 5123 (a} ofTitle 49 

### ofthe United 

### States Code 

### (1'ransponatior1) [(49 U.S.C. 

### Section 5123 (a)], Respondem is liable for 

### a civil 

### penalty 

### ·.)fnot

# ~ess than $250.00 ($450.00 for 

### traini1,g violations), 

### nor greater than $50.000.00 (or 

### 'S 100,000.00 fC)r violations 

### resulting in death,

# ~~~rious illness, or severe 

### injl.Ary to 

### any person.

·)f substantial destrucrion 

### ofproperty) for each

# violatiot~ ofthe li.S. Dcpal"tment 

### of

·fransportation Hazardous Materials Regulations.
2. Under the 

### facts and circumstanct:s of

### this case, a civil 

### penalty of$154.0()0.00 is 

### appropriate,



### \VH:EREFORF.. ·the Complainant. respec-tfully 

### requt.1sts that the 

### Administn\tive Caw Jude;e enter an orderthat Respondellt be assessed a civil 

### penalty in the amount of 5>154.000.00.
f,!espectfully 

### submitted, /1 r' ·'7 , .. •"' 11 ·.,_.-·, ,· -



# -**~z-** /! ( _,.- \ "11v1fl·v; t,../ .__. I : (

### 'oun~y Adolph 

### Attorney , (lffice ofthe Regional 

### Counsel Federal Aviation Administration Western-RacHic Region
DATED:

### ~oveznberz_s; 20I 2**~009/010 ~009**  711/28/2012 16:20 FAX 2024935142**L~~~~/LV~· U/,~U**  rhA**~~VIZ~~~!~** FAA AWP·7



### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE -+ OMS



### Jhereby certify

### that onthis date l 

### have sent 

### by facsimile and

### placed in 

### the United States
1

### nail, postage prepaid, certified mail, the executed original and one copy of

### the Complaint, addressed as follows:
Federal 

### Aviation Adr.oinistration 

### 800 Independence 

### Avenue, SW**Washington~** 

### DC -20591 Attn: Hearing Docket 

### Clerk, AGC-430 

### Wilbur 

### Wright Building-Suite 2WIOOO 

### Facsimile (202) 

### 493-5020
1further 

### cenify 

### that on this date Iha-..c placed in 

### the United States mail, postage prepaid, 

### cenified mail, a i'rUe copy

### ofthe

## Complaint~ addressed as follows:



### I>ated: November 23,2012
I ·' .,

# ..-·-;- .. 

### Nancy

### Meikle, President 

### ChemSysterns. 

### Inc. I01 01 Oenard Road 

### Houston, 

### TX 77041 Robert Fling. 

### Esq. S. Robert Fling, P:LLC. 

### P.O. Box 411**Katy~** 

### TX 77492



### .' ·--< ,/"7 1/;-';•z..<. /.... ,;., . _,,,; "-""""

### }~~ocia'

### Garcia ··";-t .,_

### ~~**---~~** · Paralegal 

### Specialist Office ofthe Regional Counsel Federal 

### Aviation AdministraLion Westem-Pacific Region**~010/010** 

### Ill 010