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Northwest Mountain Region Office of Regional Counsel Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming 1601 Lind Avenue S.W. Renton, Washington 98057 Tel: (425) 227-2161 Fax: (425) 227-1007 jeflney.harper@faa.gov

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Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 WiJbur Wright Building- Room 2Wl000 800 Independence Avenue, Southwest Washington, DC 20591 

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# s Re: In the Matter ofHeath Teena, Inc. FAACase No. 2013WP910206 Enclosedplease find a copy of

### arequest for hearing and the original and one copy ofthe Complaint in this proceeding. The FAA .requests that the hearing in this matter be held in Seattle, Washington, and expects that the hearing 

### will last one day, For scheduling purposes, counsel for the F 

### M .is unavailable on the following dates 

### in 2014: July 13-29,August 22-25, September 12-15, October 24-27, November 21-24, December 12-15, and December 19-29. In 2015, counsel for the FAAis unavailable January 23-26, February 20-23, March 20-23, Apri124-27, May 18, June 12-15, July 24-27, August 21-24, and September 18-21. Please address all communications to the undersigned at: Federal AviationAdministration Northwest MountainRegion, ANM-7 1601 LindAvenue Southwest Renton, Washington. 98057 (425) 227-2161, Fax: (425) 227-1007

JMH/ds Enclosure: Requestfor Hearing (Appeal) Complaint07/01/2014 05:37 4252271007

.TErFREY M. HARPER FAA OFFICE OfREGIONAL COUNSEL 1601 LrND AVE., SW RENTON, WASH!NGTON98057 TELEPJ·IONE: (425) 227-2161 FACSIMILE: (425)227-1007 ANM7



### UNITE:D STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, D.C.

In the Matter of: Heath Teena, Inc. FAA Case No. 2011NM060005 OMSNo.:Notyet assigned.

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COMPLAINT The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), by counsel, hereby files its Complaint, pursuant to Ruk 208 of

### the Rules of

### Practice 14 C.P.R.§ 13.208, 

### and states as follows: L PAGE 03/10

On June 4, 2014, Heath Teena, Inc. was advisedthrough a 

### Final Notice 

### ofProposed Civil Penalty that the FAA proposed to assess a civil penalty in tbe amount of$97,050. On June 

### 13, 2014, Heath Teena, Inc., through its legal counsel, submitted a written request for 

### ahearing. 

### II. 1. Heath Teena, Inc. (Heath Teena) is now, and at all times relevant herein was, the holder ofAir Agency Certifi.cate Number H80R680Y with Repair Station Privileges, issued under Title 14, Code ofFederal Regulations (C.F.R.), 

### Part 145. 2. At all 

### times mentioned herein, Heath Teena electedto implement an antidrug and alcohol misuse prevention program under 

### 14 C.I'.R. Sections 120.117(o)(l) and 120.225(c)(l). 3. At all times mentioned herein, United Airlines, Inc. (United) was the holder ofAi.r Carrier Certificate Number CALA014A, issued under 14 C.F,R. Part 119 and was07/01/2014 05:37 4252271007 ANM7

authorized to conduct its operations pursuantto Part 121 ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR), 14 C.P.R. Chapter 

### I. 4. At all times mentionedherein, US Air-ways, Inc. (US Air) was the holder ofAir Carrier Certificate Number USAA105A, issued under 14 C.P.R. Part 119 and was authorizedto conduct its operations pursuant to Part 121 ofthe FAR. 5. At all times mentioned herein, Allegiant Air, LLC (Allegiant) 

### was the holder ofAir Carrier CertificateNumber WXOAl56l, issued under 14 C.P.R. Part 119 and was authorized to conduct its operations pursuantto Part !2

### J ofthe 

### FAR. 6. Regarding 

### Mr. IraWilder, Junior:
a At all times relevant herein before October 17, 2011, Heath Teena employed 

### Mr. Wilderin a safety-sensitiveposition. b. At all timesrelevantherein before October 17, 2011, Mr. Wilder was propeJ:ly included in Heath Teena's Department ofTransportation (DOnrandom testing pool.
c. Heath Teena transferred 

### Mr. Wilder into a non·safety-sensitive position on October 

### J7, 2011. d. Mr. Wilder remained in Heath Teena's DOT random testing pool from October 17, 2011, until he was removed on April3, 2012. e, 

### Mr. Wilder was selected for a DOT random drug test onJanuary 12,2012. PAGE 04/10

f. On September 3, 2012, Heath Teenatransferred Mr. Wilder into a safety·sensitive position. g. 

### :Mr. Wilderperformed safety·sensitive work for Heath Teena on United aircraft on th.e following occasions: 

### (1) On October 8, 2012, under Heath TeenaJob Number RS122138; (2) On November 26, 2012, under Heath Teena Job Number RS122433; (3) On December 4, 2012, under Heath TeenaJob Number RS122516; and (4) OnMarch 14,2013, under HeathTeena .lob Number RS130539.**Compl~.int** In the Matter ofHeath Teena, Inc. FAA Ca.1e No. 2013WP91 0206. DMS No. Not Assigned Pas:e 2 C.lf7 JEt"FREY M.l-lA.R:P.ER,**l~AAATTORh'EY** TEL: (425) 2Z7·2161; FAX: (4!5) 227-100707/01/2014 05:37 4252271007 ANH7



### h. 

### Mr. Wilderperformed safety-sensitive work for Heath Teena on a US Air aircraft on January 23, 2012, under Hea1h Teena Job Number RS 130174.
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### Mr. Wilderperformed safely-sensitive work for Heath Teena on an Allegiant aircraft on February 5, 2013, underHeath TeenaJob Number RS130277. J. 

### Heath Teena did not conduct a pre-employment drug test on

### Mr. Wilder inthe OneHundred-Eighty (180) days preceding h.is transfer into a safety sensitive position on September 3, 2012. 

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### Mr. Wilder was subjected to a pre-employment drug test on March 13, 2013. I. 

### Heath Teenareceived a verified negative drug test result for Mr. Wilder on March 15, 2012.
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### Mr. Wilder was added to Heath Teena's DOT randomtesting pool on March 17, 2013. 7. Regarding 

### Mr. Eli Arana:
a. On September 3, 20l2, 

### Mr. Aranawas transferred to a safety-sensitive position. b. 

### Mr. Arana perform.ed safety-sensitive work for Heath Teena onUnited aircraft on the following occasions: (1) Onor about February 15, 2013, under Heath Teena Job Number UAL--13002201; (2) On or about February 19,2013, under Heath Teena Job Number UAL-13002301; (3) Onor ?bout Febru.ary 27,2013, under Heath Teena Job Number UAL-1300300 1; (4) On or about March 4, 

### 2013, un.derHeath TecnaJob Number UAL-13003101; (5) On or about March 7, 2013, under Heath Teena Job NumberUAL-13003201; (6) On or about March 12, 2013, under Heath Teena Job Number UAL-13003301; and PAGE 05/10



### (7) On or about March 14, 2013, under Heath Teena Job Number UAL-13003401. Cmnplaint r.n the**M:~.tf:cr** ofHeath Tacna,. Inc. FAA Case No. 2013WP910206. DMS No. Not AJ;signed Prig:t: 3 of 7 J.EI!"r·REY M.**HARPER~** FAAATTORNEY TEL (425) 227-2161; fAX; (425) 227-100707/01/2014 05:37 4252271007 ANM7

c. Heath Teena did not subject

### Mr. Aranato a pre-employment drug testuntil March 13, :2013. d. 

### The Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control fon.o. used to document 

### Mr. Arana's March 

### 13, 2013, test was an expired form.
e. Heath Teenareceived a verified negative drug testresult for 

### Mr. Arana on March 15, 2013. f. Mr. Arana was not added to Heath Teena's random DOT testingpool until March 17,2013. 8. Regarding Mr. Faapaio Soo:
a. 

### Mr. Soo was added to Heath Teena's random DOT testing pool on April!, 2013. b. BetweenApril 1, 2013, and April 19, :2013, Mr. Soc was a non-safety-sensitive employee ofHeath Teena. 9. Heath Teena's consorthun made random selections from the random pool onthe following dates:


### a .. July 13, 2011; 

### b. October 13, 2011;


### c. January 12, 2012; 

### d. April 

### 5, 2012;
e. July 11, 2012; 

### f. October 4, 2012; g. January 10, 2013; and 

### h. April9, 2013. 

### III. l. By reason ofthe foregoing circumstance(s), Heath Teena violated the fol)owing provisions ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations (14 C.F.R.): PAGE 05/10

Complah1t In the J\.1:;J.tter ofHeath**T~cna,** Inc.**JE'ttl~R~Y** M.**HARPE~FAAATTORNEY** TEL (425) 277-2161; FAX: (425) 227-1007 FAA Case No. 2013WP910206. DMS No, Not A,;igne<)**Pag~** 4 of707/01/2014 05:37 4252271007 ANM7 PAGE 07/10



### a. Section 120.105, inthat an employee performing a safety-sensitive function was not subject to a drug testing program implemented in accordance with 14 C.F.R. Part 120, Subpart 

### E. b. Section 120.109(a)(2), in th.at it transferred an individual from a non-safetysemitive to a safety-sensitive function when it did not first conduct a preemploymenttest and receive a veri.fied negative drug testresult for that individual.
c. Section l20.109(a)(3), in that it transferred 

### an employee from anon-safetysensitive to a safety-sensitive function listed in 

### 14 C.F.R. Section 120.105 when it 

### did not conduct a pre-employmenttest within the one hundred-eighty (180) day period preceding the transfer. d. Section J20.109(b)(6)(i)(B), in 

### that it included individuals other than safetysensitive employees in its random pooL
e. Section 120.215(a), in that 

### an employee performing 

### a safety-sensitive function was not subjectto an alcohol testing program implemented in accordance with 14C.F.R. Part 120, Subpart 

### F. f. Section 120.217(c)(6)(i)(B), in that it included individuals otherthan safetysensitive employees in its random pool. 2. Additionally, it 

### appears Heath Teena violated 49 C.F.R. Section 40.45(b), inthat it used an expired Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form to oonduct 

### a DOT 

### urine collection. 

### 3. Under 49 U.S.C. §§ 46301 (a) and (d), HeathTeena is liable for a civil penalty notto exceed notto exceed $27,500 for each ofthe violations noted. 4. Under the facts and circumstances ofthis case, a civil penalty of$97,050 is appropri.ate.
Respectfully submitted this lst day of.Tuly, 2014.

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### ANSWER In accordance with Section 13.209(a) ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations, Heath Teena must answerthis Complaint not later than 30 days after the date the Complaint is served. Failure to file anAnswer within 30 days without good cau.se shall be deemed an admission ofthe truth ofeach allegation contained in the Complaint. 14 C.F

### .R. § 13.209(f). PAGE 08/10**Compl~l.i'nt** In the**M~.tter ~1f**  i".Ieath**Tc.~cn::1,** }Jlc. l.F.'FFREYM. HARJ'ER. FAA A**,~!'ORNEY** TEL: (425) 227-2161; FAX: (425) 227-1007 FAA C.s<: No. 2013WP9l0206. OMS No. Not A.ssigned Pllf:e 6 of707/01/2014 05:37 4252271007 ANM7



### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certifY that the foregoing Complai,nt has been served viafacsimile and Certified Mail

- Return Receipt Requested this date, to the following: Federal Aviation Administration AttJJ.: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC,430 Wilbur Wright 

### Building- Suite 

### 2Wl000 800 Independence Avenue Southwest Washington, 

### DC 20591 Fax: (202) 493-5142 

### Mr. Mark Bartlett, Esq. Davis 

### Wright Tremaine, 

### LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 2200 Seattle, 

### WA 98101-3045 Tel: (206) 757-8298 Fax: (206) 757-7298 Dated this 1st day ofJuly, 2014
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Com.plaint ln the M:mc:r of**l-lc~th** Teena., Inc. JEFFREY M,**HAJ~.rt::.lot,** FA/\ AT'I'ORNEY TEJ.•o(425) 227·2161; .FAX• (425) 227·1007 FAA Case:**N<~.** 2013WP9J0206, DMS No. Not Assigned P<l.ge 7 

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Federal Aviation Administration, Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur WrightBuilding-Suite 2Wl000 800 Independence Avenue, Southwest Washington. DC 20591 Jeffrey M. Harper ANM7

Federal Aviation Administration, 

### Office ofRegional Counsel 1601 LindAvenue S.W. Renton. Washington 98057
Re:**Reque~forllearing** To Hearing DocketClerk: Sultel200 1201 Third. Avenue Seattle. WA**9&)01~3045** MlrkBArtlett**20~**757-8298**~I** mark:bmtl.eu@dwt.com PAGE 10/10

WhileHeathTeenaandthe FAA oontinue to engage in settlement discussions, Heath Teena wishes topreserveits right to a bearing andthus requests a fonnal bearing 

### in response 

### to the FAA'sFinalNotice ofProposed CivilPenalty, FAA 

### CllSe No. 2013WP910206, dated June 4, 2014. The FAA alleges violations ofsevenregulations relating to 

### drug and alcohol-testing program requirements. See FAA Final Notice at 3. HeathTeenarespectfully disputes the factual and legal bases ofthe'allegations because the allegations are inaccurate, andHeathTeena believes the calculation ofanypenalty should conf=

### to FAAOrder2150.3B, particularly with respectto mitigating factors. HeathTeenatherefore requests a formal bearing. Sincerely, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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