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### 20:1 0 Judg e Richar dC . Goodwi n FEDERA L AVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D.C . 2059 1

Complainan t FA A Cas e No . 2007SW91005 0 DM S No . 2010-054 2 

### ANSWE RO FRESPONDEN T WISCONSI N AVIATION , INC . NO WCOME S th e RESPONDENT , Wisconsi n Aviation , Inc.,;? ^ se , andhereb y answer s th e Complain t

o f th e Federal Aviatio n Administratio n a s follows : PARAGRAP H I ^ Admit PARAGRAP H H Admi t Admi t 3,4,5,6 . Admit , bu t

onl y s o fa

r a s eac h o f

th e allegation s woul dpertai n t o 1 4 C.F.R. , FAR11 9 part 121 , 125 , an d13 5 (identifie doperations ) an dsec . 135.251(a) (identifie demployees) . Denie dwith respec t

t o al l othe r

operation s an demployees . 7 . Admi t

tha t th e Agenc y conducte da

n inspectio n bu t

den y for lacl c o f suflicien t knowledg e an dinformatio n regardin g any conclusio n drawn . 8 . Deny07/23/201 0 09:4 4 FA X 202493514 2 FA A * DM S 12)002/00 4

9 . Admi t 10 . Den y 11 . Admi t 12,13,14,15 . . Den y andpu t

Agenc y to it s proo f

PARAGRAP H III 1 . (a ) Den y tha t

Wisconsi n Aviatio n was require dt o tes t eac h employe e unde r

th e fact s an dth e controllin g law . (b ) Deny that

Wisconsi n Aviatio n hire dth e subjec t employee s t o perfor

msafety-sensitiv e fiinctions unde r

th e fact s andth e controllin g law .

AFFIRMATIV E DEFENS E A s an dfo r a n affirmativ e defense , Respondent , Wisconsi n Aviation , Inc. , allege s a s follows : 1 . I n th e cas e o f

Patric k Harringto n an dEri c Rosenberg , th e evidenc e wil l sho w that eve n i f drug/alcoho l test s were not performe d(no r

verifie dresult s received) , 1 4 C.F.R . part 121 , Appendi x I Sec . V.A . 1 wa s no t violate dbecaus e th e employee s wer e not applicant s for hire/rctcntion/transferenc e under ; (a) a1 4 C.F.R . par

t 11 9 authorize doperatio n (b ) a1 4 C.F.R . par

t 120 progra

midentifyin g alcoho l anddru g testin g requirement s (c ) aprocedure mandate di n 4 9 C.F.R . par t 40 . 2 . Regardin g Mitchel l E . Johnso n an dAda mWest , Respondent s disput e th e Agency' s clai m tha t 1 4 C.F.R . part

12 1 Appendi x 1 Sec . V.A . 1 wa s violated . Thes e individual s wer e not hire dfo r "safely-sensitiv e fiinctions " a s liste di n sectio n II I o f thi s appendix . PENALT Y CONSIDERATION S Whil e th e element

o f inten t i s no t necessary t o th e violation s a s allege db y th e Agency , it s absence , alon g wit

h th e interpretatio n difficultie s whic h th e languag e o f thes e provision s presents , ar e factor s that

ough t t o b e considered . Under th e fact s an

dcircumstances , on e migh t legitimatel y questio n whethe r th e impositio n o f

any penalty a

t al l i s appropriate . Certainl y a $20,00 0 civi l penalt

y agains t asmall company , i n thes e economi c times , woul db e unjustl y harsh .07/23/201 0 09:4 4 FA X 202493514 2 FA A DM S 121003/00 4

WHEREFORE , Respondent respectfull y request s tha

t th e Administrativ e La

w Judg e enter

a n orde r dismissin g thi s matter . Alternatively , i f aviolatio n i s foun dt o hav e occuired , amor e appropriate penalt

y - mos t consistent

wit h th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s cas e - shoul db e imposed . Date dthi s /<^ ^ day o f July , 2010 . By : 

## n . i'i^/y.i ^ ' D . Baum , President/CE O fsconsin Aviation , Inc . Respondent Wisconsi n Aviation , Inc . 174 1 River

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CERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E I hereb ycertif ytha t th e foregoin g Answe ro f Respondent , i n th e Wisconsi n Aviation , FA A Cas e No . 2007SW910O50 , ha s bee n maile d thi s dat e b yCertifie d Mail , Retur n Receipt . Th e origina l an d a cop ywer e maile d to : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Attention ; Hearin g Docke t Clerk , A6C-43 0 Wilbu rWrigh t Building , Suit e 2W100 0 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D.C . 2059 1 Requested , to : Autum n Killingham , Complainant' s Counse l Enforcemen t Division , AGC-30 0 Offic e o f th e Chie f Counse l Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D.C . 2059 1 Jeffre yBau m Presiden t & CE O Wisconsi n Aviation , Inc. , Responden t 174 1 Rive rDriv e Watertown , W I 5309 4 Th e Honorabl e Richar d C . Goodwin , Administrativ e Lo w Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n Eas t Buildin g Groun d Floor , Roo m E12-32 0 120 0 Ne w Jerse yAvenue , S.E . Washington , D.C . 2059 0



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