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BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, D. C.

In The Matter Of: Served July 31, 2013

FRIENDSHIP AIRWAYS, INC.,

dba YELLOW AIR TAXI, and

CHRISTOPHER BEHNAM

Enforcement Proceeding

Docket OST-2013-0066

Judge J.E. Sullivan

Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings Response to Order Directing

Supplemental Proof of Service in Support of Motion for Default Judgment

The Office of Aviation Enforcement aod Proceedings (OAEP) hereby responds to Your

Honor's Order Directing Supplemental Proof of Service in Support of the OAEP's Motion for

Default Judgment.

On April 3, 2013, the OAEP filed a notice of enforcement proceeding and accompanying

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complaint (Complaint) against Respondent Friendship Airways, Inc., dba Yellow Air Taxi

(Yellow Air Taxi) and Respondent Christopher Behnam, president and owner of Yellow Air

Taxi, for violations of 14 CFR Part 374, for failure to process credit card refunds within the

required period of time, and for violations of 49 U.S.C. SS 411 01 and 41712. The Complaint

sought an assessment of civil penalties against the Respondents, jointly and severally, in the

amount of $67,500, and also sought non-monetary relief against the Respondent Christopher

Behnam.

On June 6, 2013, the OAEP filed a Motion for Default Judgment (Motion) in the abovecaptioned case requesting the Department's Office of Hearings to graot the Motion aod to issue
an order finding the facts alleged in the complaint to be true, directing the Respondents to cease

and desist from fUliher violations, and assessing a civil penalty of $67,500 within fifteen days of

the effective date of the order. As set forth in the Motion, the OAEP served the Complaint on

the Respondents by three methods: First-Class Mail, Certified Mail, return-receipt requested, and

electronic mail. As of the date the Motion was filed, the Respondents had not responded to the

Complaint or filed an answer.

On July 9, 2013, the Department's Office of Hearings ordered the OAEP (0 file a

supplemental statement with eight specific inquiries regarding proof of service in support of its

Motion. Below are the Department's Office of Hearings' inquires and the OAEP's responses.

a. Inquiry: The address of record for each Respondent that was "on file" with the

Department's OffIce of the Secretary of Transpor(ation and the Federal Aviation

Administration as of April 3, 2013, which the OAEP utilized to serve the C.omplaint by

first class mail to each Respondent on April 3. 20] 3.

Response: The.address of record for the Respondents: 2680 NE 24th Street, Pompano

Beach, FL 33064, was the last known address of record kept on file by the FAA as of

April 3, 2013. Respondent Christopher Behnam is a licensed pilot who holds an airline

transport certificate (ATP) with the FAA, and as such is required to keep an updated

address on file with the FAA. I

Respondent Yellow Air Taxi, as a former air taxi operator certificate holder, also had

an obligation to keep an address of record on file with the Department and the FAA

I Specifically, 14 eFR 61.60 of the Federal Aviation Regulations state:

Change of address. The holder of a pilot, 11ightinstructor, or ground instructor certificate who has made a

change in permanent mailing address may not, after 30 days leom that date, exercise the privileges of the

cel1ilicate unless the holder has notilied in writing the FAA, Airman Certification Branch, P.O. Box 25082,

Oklahoma City, OK 73125, of the new permanent mailing address, or if the permanellt mailing address

includes a post office box number, then the holder's current residential address.

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pursuant 49 U.S.C. ~ 46103. Section 46103 requires that each air carrier and foreign air

carrier shall designate an agent on whom service of notice and process in all proceedings

before, and actions of, the Secretary of Transportation (or the Administrator of the FAA)

may be made. To implement the requirement of section 46103, the OAEP published a

notice and advised all U.S. carriers to submit and keep up to date the appropriate

information regarding their designated agents with the DOT Dockets Office under Docket

number DOT-OST-2002-12555.2 On March 25, 2005, Respondent Friendship Airways

submitted its Designation of Agent for Service of Notice, Process, Orders, Decisions, and

Requirements with the DOT Docket, designating Mr. Pierre Murphy, whose address is

1200 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036, as its agent for service. See

Attachment A. However, according to Mr. Murphy, he ceased representing Respondent

Friendship Airways in all capacities no later than 2007. Respondent Friendship Airways

did not update its designated agent information with the DOT Docket in apparent violation

of section 46103.

In the course of its investigation of, and enforcement actions against, Respondent

Yellow Air Taxi, the OAEP worked with the Southern Florida Flight Standards District

Office (SO-FL-FSDO) of the FAA, which is the office responsible for oversight and

inspection of Yellow Air Taxi's operations by FAA. The OAEP verified several times

overthe past two years Respondents' address of record on file with the FAA, which was

the "Pompano Beach, Florida" address for both. See Attachment B. Respondent

Christopher Behnam's address was verified by the SO-FL-FSDO as late as March II,

2013. ld. On July 25, 2013, the OAEP verified again with the FAA the address of record

2 See, Notice on Designation of Agent/or Service o/Notice and Process, August 2, 2002,

http://airconsumer.osl.dot.gov/rules/20020802.htm.

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on file for both Respondents. The FAA's Airmen Certification Branch confirmed that

Respondent Christopher Behnam's address ofrecord is 2680 NE 24th Street, Pompano

Beach, FL 33064, and also indicated that is has been Mr. Behnam's address of record

since January 27, 1999, and was confirmed as the same address by Mr. Behnam as

recently as May 20, 2013, when he renewed his first-class medical certificate. See

Attachment C. The FAA also provided the OAEP with a copy of Respondent Yellow Air

Taxi's air operator registry information, which includes YeJlow Air Taxi's last known

address of record: 2680 NE 24th Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33064. See Attachment D.

Further, the Department's Office of the Secretary (OST), specificaJly the Air Carrier

Fitness Division within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and

International Aililirs, had several communications with the Respondents over the past

several years regarding Yellow Air Taxi's economic authority, and the most recent

address on file with OST was the same "Pompano Beach, Florida" address as that on file

with the FAA. The most recent correspondence sent by the Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Aviation and International Aililirs to the Respondent Yellow Air Taxi was

sent on November 2, 2011, and the service list indicates the "Pompano Beach, Florida"

address. See Attachment E.

b. Inquiry: Whether the Complaints mailed by first class mail on April 3, 2013 to each

Respondent were ever returned to the OAEP as undeliverable, and if so, when.

Response: The Complaint mailed by first class mail on April 3, 2013, was not returned to

the OAEP as undeliverable.

c. Inquiry: The identity and source of the electronic mail addresses for each Respondent that

the OAEP utilized on April 23, 2013 to re-serve the Complaint electronically ..

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Response: The email addresses used by the OAEP for service were

Christopher@flvveJlowairtaxi.com and beth@flyyeJlowairtaxi.com. The OAEP

communicated bye-mail on several occasions with Respondent Christopher Behnam and

his wife Mrs. Beth Behnam. The last communication that the OAEP had with Yellow Air

Taxi was through an e-mail to Mrs. Behnam on March 25, 2011, at the email address

beth@flvvellowairtaxi.com. The OAEP has not received any information indicating that

either Respondent Christopher Behnam's or Mrs. Behnam's e-mail addresses have

changed.

d. Inquiry: Whether the OAEP emailed the Complaints on April 23, 2013 with a "delivery"

or "read" receipt confirmation to each Respondent, and if so, the results of such delivery

receipts.

Response: The OAEP did not email the Complaint with a "delivery" or "read" receipt

confinnation on April 23, 2013. Attached to this filing is the email that the OAEP sent to

the Respondents on April 23, 2013. See Attachment F. The emails sent to

Christopher@flyyellowairtaxi.com and beth@flvvellowairtaxi.com were not returned as

undeliverable.

e. Inquiry: What basis the OAEP has to assert that the individual signing as "Martha

Johansen" on Apri] 26, 20]3 is a person designated to receive documents on behalf of

either of the named Respondents pursuant to 14 C.F.R. !i 302.7.

Response: The OAEP did not intend to imply that the individual "Martha Johansen" was

an agent for service or a person designated to receive documents on behalf of the

Respondents. Rather the purpose of "Attachment A" to the Motion for Default Judgment

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was to demonstrate that an individual at the Respondent's address of record signed for the

documents, and that the complaint was not retumed to the OAEP.

f Inquiry: The specific address in "Pompano Beach, FL 33064" at which Martha Johansen

accepted service by certitied mail, as well as for which Respondent(s) the OAEP asserts

that Martha Johansen accepted service.

Response: To the best of the OAEP's knowledge the specitic address at which Martha

Johansen accepted service is the Respondent's address of record: 2680 NE 24th Street,

Pompano Beach FL 33064. This belief is based on the fact that the tracking number for

the mailing receipt and the return receipt are the same. See "Attachment A," Motion for

Default Judgment, June 6, 2013. In addition, the tracking information for the mail signed

by Martha Johansen on April 26, 2013, is attached to this tiling, though it too does not

include a specitic street address. See Attachment G.

g. Inquiry: Whether the Motions for Detimlt mailed by first class mail to each Respondent on

June 6, 2013 were ever returned to the OAEP as undeliverable, and if so, when.

Response: The Motions tor Default were not returned to the OAEP as undeliverable.

h. Inquiry: Whether the U.S. Postal Service ever filed return receipts with the OAEP, to

confirm that the Motions for Default mailed by certified mail to each Respondent on June

6,2013, had been delivered, and ifso, whether the individual signing such receipt(s) is a

person designated to accept such service on behalf of the named Respondent(s) pursuant

to 14 C.F.R. S 302.7.

Response: The U.S. Postal Service provided contirmation that the package containing the

Motions tor Detimlt Judgment was delivered. The Motions for Default Judgment package

mailed to the Respondents by certitied mail was delayed at the post office sorting facility.

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When the delay was discovered, the post office reattempted delivery and on July 29, 2013,

the package containing the Motions for Default Judgment was delivered and Alex

Behnam signed as recipient. See Attachment H. To the best of the OAEP's knowledge,

the package containing the Motions for Default Judgment was delivered to the

Respondents' address. The OAEP has no information regarding whether the individual

signing for receipt is a person designated to accept service on behalf of Respondents.

The OAEP submits that it has complied with the service requirements pursuant to 14 CFR

302.7. The Complaint against the Respondents was served by first class mail and certified mail,

return-receipt requested, to the Respondents' address of record on file with the FAA. The

Complaint sent by first class mail was not returned to the OAEP as undeliverable, thus there is a

presumption of service. Also, the Complaint sent by certiJied mail was signed for at the

Respondents' address of record. According to the FAA's Airmen Certification Branch,

Respondent Christopher Behnam verified his address as recently as May 20,2013. In addition,

as of the date that Respondent Yellow Air Taxi surrendered its operating certificate to the FAA,

August 15,2011, its address of record remained the same. Additionally, between 2011 and 2013

the SO-FL-FSDO conJirmed the Respondents' address of record several times. The licensing

and fitness ofnee of OST had the same address of record on tile as the FAA. Finally, the

complaint was e-mailed to the e-mail address that Respondent Christopher Behnam provided

himself to the OAEP. As oftoday's date, the Respondents have not filed an answer to the

complaint.

Therefore, the OAEP respectfully renews its request that the Motion for Default Judgment

be granted and for an order to be issued finding the facts alleged in the complaint to be true,

ordering the Respondents to cease and desist from further violations and to pay a civil penalty of

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$67,500 within fifteen days of the effective date of the order. We also request that the order

direct Respondent Christopher Behnam to cease and desist for a period of 5 years from holding a

managerial position with or ownership stake in any carrier, foreign air carrier, or any other entity

directly engaged or seeking to engage in air transportation. The OAEP respectfully requests that

this order be issued without notice or hearing, or, if deemed appropriate, with an offer of proof of

the allegations set forth in the complaint.3

Respectfully submitted,

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SAMUEL PODBERESK Y

Assistant General Counsel for

Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings

Laura E. Jennings

Senior Trial Attorney

Office of Aviation Enforcement

and Proceedings

1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E.

Washington, DC 20590

(202) 366-0966

3 Although the post olliee delayed delivery oflhe OAEP Motion for Default Judgment to the address of record by

certified mail, DOT rules permit service by first class mail and by email, both of which were timely made.

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SERVICE LIST

ORIGINAL & ONE COpy

U.S. Department of Transportation

Dockets Operations, M-30

West Building, Ground Floor

Room W12-10

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.

Washington, DC 20590

ONE COPY

Laura Jennings, Complainant's Counsel

Senior Attorney,

Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, C-70

U.S ..Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. (W96-43I)

Washington, DC 20590

TEL: 202-366-0966

Samuel Podberesky, Esq., Complainant's Counsel

Assistant General Counsel

for Aviation and Enforcement Proceedings

U.S. Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.

Washington, DC 20590

Friendship Airways, Inc. dba Yellow Air Taxi, Respondent

2680 N.E. 24 Street

Pompano, FL 33064

Christopher Behnam, Respondent

President and Owner, Yellow Air Taxi

2680 N.E. 24 Street

Pompano, FL 33064

The Honorable J.E. Sullivan, Administrative Law Judge

U.S. Department of Transportation

Office of Hearings, M.20

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.B. (E11-310)

Washington, DC 20590 .

TEL: 202~366-2132

FAX: 202-366-7536

-2-

Docket No. OST-2013-0066
ATTACHMENT A
u.s. Department of transportation

DESIGNATION OF AGENT FOR

SERVICE OF NOTICE. PROCESS. ORDERS

DECISIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Chief. Documentary Scrvice-s Oi\'.

Department of Transportation

Washington. D.,C. 20590

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ATTENTION: DOCKET SECTION. C.55

Ai/"t4S'S, Inc.

. (Name of Company. please print) . hnving its principal

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office at lIJ>"O /p~ tJaq&'ZfL 'BlVd #Zo:t 'ftvJ/?Wtk.ad.v~ r:-" -:!"J'3/S:

' (Address)

herehy designates. pursuant to section 4610.1 of Title 49 of the l',S, Code Iformerl)' section I0051hl of the Fede,",,1A"iati,," At[

of 1958.as amended) the person named below as i[sAgent upon whom sen'ice of all no[;ce, and process, aod all order,. deci,ion,.

and requiremems of the Department of Transportation may be made for and on hehalf of ,aid c'an;er. herehy canceling all presiolls

designations of agcnh made by it to the DOT.

Name ,of Agent

(Please Print)

Address 1200 JigY! bps~ 4 1Je-UI WN!J~ 1)(.. ,Zoo;?h

The Agent so designated has written his name and also his initials in the following space:

Name ?Ie--re ~5 (Initials)

IN WITNESS WHEREOF. ?(j.&,dship 8~/(~VIi!&I~ ••._JI_b_n_~ ha, caused these

(Name of Company)

presents to be signed in its name by Cbn's~W' <'E, 'Beb~~.~n~am~~ . President

(Please Print)

of said company. and to be attested under its corporate seal by

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on this ~ day of ~

'other oftieer)

OST F 1010.5 (1-95)

By:

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(Secretary. or other Title)
ATTACHMENT B
Jennings. Laura (OSn

From:

Sent:

To:

Subject:

Good Morning laura:

p.snead@faa.gov

Monday, September 26, 2011 6:22 AM

Jennings, Laura (OST)

RE:Surrender of Friendship Airways, Inc. d/b/a Yellow Air Taxi FAA Air Carrier Certificate

# 03PA908H

Mr. Christopher Benham does hold an FAA ATP certificate.

According to Florida, Division of Corporations Mr. Behnam is the President and his wife Beth is the Secretary of

Friendship Airways, Inc .. They are the owners. . .

As of August 15, 2011 (date of certificate surrender) they were at 2680 N.E. 24 Street, Pompano Beach, Florida 33064

(their home). Information on the FAA database is at that address.

Have a nice day. I am in the office all day until 4:30 if you need to talk.

Best Regards,

Peter E. Snead

Aviation Safety Inspector (PMI)

954-641-6185

p.snead@faa.gov

From:

To:

Date:

Subject:

<taura.lennings@dot gOY>

P SneadiASOIFAA@FAA

09/2212011 11 :51 AM .

RE: Surrender of Friendship Airways, Inc. dfb/a Yellow Air Taxi FAA Air Carrier certIficate # 03PA90BH

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Hi Pete,

I was wondering if you could tell ,,:,ethe following information: (I left you a voicemail earlier this morning, which you can disregard.)

• Does Christopher Benham hold an ATPcertificate?

• Was Christopher listed as the owner/President of Yellow Air Taxi?

• Is that last address of record that you have for Yellow Air Taxi: 4201 Ravenswood Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL33312.

Thanksso much.

Laura

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Jennings. Laura (OST)

From:

Sent:

To:

Cc:

Subject:

To all:

p.snead@faa.gov

Monday, October 22, 2012 2:37 PM

sergio.lopez@faa.gov

franzJuran@faa.gov; Jennings, Laura (OST)

Re:Yellow Air Taxi

Last known address and cell phone number for Mr. Behnam is: 2680 N.E. 24 Street, Pompano Beach, Florida

33064, Cell number 954-321-0352. All other old numbers were business phones and disconnected. Surrendered FAA certificate 8/15/2011.

Peter E. Snead

Aviation Safety Inspector (PMI)

954-641-6185

p.snead@faa.gov

From:

To.

Cc:

Date:

Subject:

Sergio Lopez/ASO/FAA

ASO-FLL-SO-FL-FSDO.19. Fort Lauderdale. FL

P Snead/ASO/FAA@FAA

Franz Juran/ASO/FAA@FAA, Jaura.jennings@dot.gov

10/18/201204;59 PM

Yellow Air Taxi

Pete,

By chance, do you have any contact information for the owner of Yellow Air Taxi? Laura Jennings from DOT is trying to

get a hold of him.

Please let us know when you get a chance.

Thanks

Sergio
Jennings. Laura (OST)

From:

Sent:

To:

Subject:

Attachments:

Laura,

sergio.lopez@faa.gov

Monday, March 11, 2013 10:44 AM

Jennings, Laura (OST)

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ATTACHMENT C
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From:

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Cc:

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Hi laura,

tona.gates@faa.gov

Thursday, July 2S, 2013 11:S7 AM

Jennings, laura {OSD

sergio.lopez@faa.gov

'Confidential: RE:Yellow Air Taxi

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Ground Instructor and Flight Engineer certificates as:

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This address appears to be the address of record since January 27, 1999.

Mr. Behnam also received a new first class medical on May 20, 2013 and the address was cenfirmed as the same address

at thaHime, as well.

I hepe this helps!

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Cc: Tona Gates/AMC/FAA@FAA

Date: 07/25/2013 OB:36 AM

Subject: RE: Yellow Air Taxi

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ATTACHMENT E
Order 2011-11-3

Served: November 2, 2011

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

on the 2"d day of November, 2011

Application of

FRIENDSHIP AIRWAYS, INC.

d/b/a YELLOW AIR TAXI

for authority to resume scheduled passenger

operations as a commuter air carrier under

49 U.S.C. S 41738

FINAL ORDER

Docket DOT -OST -2005-21533

By Order 2011-10-9, issued on October 18,2011, we directed all interested persons to show

cause why we should not make final our tentative findings and conclusions that the Department

should revoke the Commuter Air Carrier Authorization issued to Friendship Airways, Inc. d/b/a

Yellow Air Taxi and deny its application to resume commuter operations, pursuant to

49 U.S.C. S 40109(f) and 14 CFR Part 298.

Interested persons were given 14 days to file objections to the order.

No objections to the show cause order were received.

ACCORDINGLY,

1. We revoke the Commuter Air Carrier Authorization issued to Friendship Airways, Inc.

d/b/a Yellow Air Taxi;

2. We deny the application to resume commuter operations submitted in Docket DOT -OST2005-21533 by Friendship Airways, Inc. d/b/a Yellow Air Taxi.
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3. We will serve a copy of this order on the persons listed in Attachment A.

By:

SUSAN L. KURLAND

Assistant Secretary for Aviation

and International Affairs

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at

http://www.regulations.gov
MR CHRISTOPHER BEHNAM

FRIENDSHIP AIRWAYS INC

2680 NE 24 STREET

POMPANO BEACH FL 33064

MR JERRY PROENZA

POI FOR FRlENDSHIPAJRWAYS INC

2895 SW I45TII AVENUE

SUITE 120

MIRAMAR FL 33027

MR PETER LYNCH AGC-300

FAA ASST CHIEF COUNSEL

FOR ENFORCEMENT

800 INDEPENDENCE AVE SW

WASHINGTON DC 20591

SERVICE LIST FOR

.FRIENDSHIP AIRWAYS, INC.

d/b/a YELLOW AIR TAXI

MR WILLlAM.I WEBER

CERTIFICATION SECTION

MANAGER

FAA AFS-900

45005 AVIATION DRIVE SUITE 131

DULLES VA 20166

MS ANNE SUISSA RTS-42

OFFICE OF AIRLINE INFORMATION

DOT/RSPAlBTS 10-36

1200 NEW JERSEY AVE SE

WASHINGTON DC 20590

MR BERNARD STANKUS, RTS-42

OFFICE OF AIRLINE INFORMATION

DOT/RSI'AlBTS 10-36

1200 NEW JERSEY AVE SE

WASHINGTON DC 20590

Attachment A

REGIONAL COUNSEL

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

SOUTHERN REGION

POST OFFICE BOX 20636

ATLANTA GA 30320
ATTACHMENT F
Jennings. Laura (OST)

From:

Sent:

To:

Subject:

Attachments:

Mr. and Mrs. Behnam:

Jennings, Laura (OST)

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 10:40 AM

'Beth Behnam'; 'Christopher Behnam'

Yellow Air Taxi formal complaint

Friendship Airways Inc dba Yellow Air Taxi Formal Complaint (2).pdf

The attached Enforcement Complaint was filed before the U.S. Department ofTransportation, Office of Hearings on

April 3, 2013. Pursuant to 14 CFR302.405, you as the Respondent, have 15 days from the date of service (4/3/13) to file

an answer. The Complaint was served via first-class mail to 2680 N.E. 24 Street, Pompano Beach, Florida 33064. It will

also be sent via certified mail-return receipt requested today. Please indicate: (1) whether you have received the

Complaint, (2) whether the above address is still your address of record, and (3) whether you intend to file an answer to

the complaint.

Sincerely,

Laura Jennings

Laura Jennings

Senior Attorney

U,S. Department of Transportation

OST, Office of General Counsel

Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings - C-70

1200 New Jersey Ave, S.E., W96-431

Washington, D.C. 20590

202366-0966 (office)

202366-7152 (fax)

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beth@flyyellowairtaxi.com

Beth Behnam (beth@flyyellowairtaxLcom)

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ATTACHMENT G
Jennings. Laura (OST)

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Friday, July 26, 2013 9:59 PM

Jennings, Laura (OST)

U.S. Postal Service Track & Confirm email Restoration - 71791000164304786680

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Laura Jennings has requested that you receive this restoration information for Track & Confirm as listed below.

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OPA LOCKA FL 33054

OPA LOCKA FL 33054

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CAPITOL HEIGHTS MD 20790

CAPITOL HEIGHTS MD 20790

.WASHINGTON DC 20590

April 26, 2013 11:08 am

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Date: July 30, 2013

Wilma Glover:

The following is in response to your July 30,2013 request for delivery information on

your Certified MailTM item number 71791000164305446170. The delivery record shows

that this item was delivered on July 29,2013 at 12:06 pm in POMPANO BEACH, FL

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