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FEDERAL EXPRES S CORPORAIIO N ) FA A Cas e No . 2008NM7()0I2 7 ) ) RESPONDENT' S ANSWE RI P COMPLAIN T AND STATEMEN T O FAFFIRMATIV E DEFENSE S Respondcn i FEDERAL EXPRES S CORPORATIO N hereb y answers , by counsel , th e Complain t

lile di n thi s proceedin g b y Regiona l Counse l to th e Federal Aviatio n Administration , andset s fort h affirmativ e defense s l

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y claim , l-'ollowing th e numberin g o f

th e section s i n th e Complaint : I 1 . Th e allegation s containe din Sectio n I o f th e Complain t

ar e admitted . I I 2 . It i s denie dtha

t FEDERAL EXPRES S CORI^ORATJO N regularl y offers hazardou s material (HAZMAT) . Th e remainin g allegation s containe di n Sectio n I I (1 ) o f th e Complaint

ar e admitted . 3 . Th

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ar e admitted . 4 . Th e allegation s containe di n Sectio n I

I (3 ) o f th e Complain t

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6 . Th e allegation s containe di n Sectio n I

I (5 ) ofth e Complaint

ar c admitted . 7 . Th e Allegation s containe di n Sectio n I I (6 ) ofth e Complain t

ar e admitted , with th e exceptio n ofth e allegatio n tha t th e shipmen t

wa s loade do n t o aCorf>orat c Ai r airciaft , whic h i s denied . 8 . 'Ih c allegation s containe di n Sectio n T T (7 ) ofth e Complain t

ar e admitted . 9 . Th e allegation s containe di n Sectio n I I (8 ) oJ ~ th e Complain t

ar e admitted . 10 . Th e allegation s containe di n Sectio n II (9 ) ofth e Complai mar c admitted . 11 . The Respondent

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sufficien t informatio n t o eithe r

admi t o r deny th e allegation s containe dSectio n T T (10 ) o f th e Complaint . The

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sufficien t informatio n t o eithe r

admi t o r deny th e allegation s containe di n Sectio n I T (11 ) o f th e Complaint . The y are therefor e denied . 13 . Th e allegation s containe di n Sectio n 11(12) ofth e Complain t ar e admitted . 14 . Th e allegation s containe di n Sectio n I

I (13 ) ofth e Complain t

arc admitted . 15 . Th e allegation s containe di n Sectio n T I (14 ) o f th e Complain t

ar e admitted , but i t i s denie dthat

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16 . fh e Responden t

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informatio n sufficient

t o eithe r admi t o r den y th e allegation s containe di n Sectio n II (1.5 ) ofth e Complaint . The y ar e therefore denied . 17 . Th e Responden t

i s withou t

informatio n sufficien

t t o eithe r admi t or deny th e allegation s containe di

n Sectio n 1 1 (16 ) ofth e Complaint . The y are therefore denied . 18 . Th e allegation s containe di n Sectio n 1 1 (17 ) ofth e Complain t ar e admitted . Il l 19 . Th e allegation s containe di n Sectio n II I 1 (a)-(e ) ofth e Complain t ar c denied . 20 . Th e allegation s containe di n Sectio n II I (2 ) (3 ) ofth e Complain t ar e denied . 21 . Al l other

allegation s no t

specificall y addresse dar c hereb y denied . RESPONDENT\ S STATEMEN T O F AFFIRMATIV E DEFENSE S 1 - Th e Complain t

fail s t o stal e aclai mwanantin g th e propose dpenalty . 2 . Th e Complain t

fail s t o state aclaimupo n whic h relie f ma y b e granted . Wherefore , Respondent , FEDERAL EXPRES S CORPORATION , respectfull y request s that judgment

b e entere di n it s favor , an dthat th e Complain t

an dcivi l penalt

y o f th e Federal Aviatio n Administratio n b e dismisse dwit h prejudice . Thi s I da

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