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Jamaica , N Y 1143 4 Fedon I Aviatio n AdmiitBtnitio n DH j : ; . CERTIFIE D MAIL - RETUR N RECEIPT REOUHSTE D Federa l Aviatio n Adniirustratioi i SO O Tndepcjiilcnc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D.C . 2059 1 Attn ; Hearin g Docke t

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th e hearin g i n thi s mailer b e hel di

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l las t on e day . Pleas e Addres s al l communication g fo r th e Federal Aviatio n Admimstratio n to th e anentio n o f Jcanin e C . Gotimer , Offic e o f th e Regiona

l Counsel . I Aviatio n Plaz aJamaica , N Y 11434 . Sincerely , Alfre dR . Johnson , Jr . Regional Coun.scl m-y m

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U.S . DHPARTMENT O FTRANSPORTAIIO K FEDERA L AVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N

OFFIC E o r

KEARINO S WASHINGTON . B.C . I n th e Matter

o f Siege l Distrlbiilin g Company 2009WP70021 5 Judg e No t Assigne d COMPLAIN T Th e Federal Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA) . b y counsel , hereb y file s it s Complaint , pursuan t t o Rul e 20 8 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . 13.208) ^ andslate.< ; a $ follows : I Respondent , Siegel Distributin g C«'mp?»ny . wa s advi.5e dthroug h aFina

l Notic e o f

Propose d Civi l Penalty tha

t th e FAA propose dt o as.ies s acivi l penalt y i n fh e ainoun t o f $77,000 . O

n Novembe r

26 , 2010 , Respondent

.submittedawritte n deman dlo r ahearing . I I 1 . On o r

abou t Jun e 29 . 2009 , Siege l Distributin g Compan y ("SDC") , nffpxe da shipment i v Federal Expres s ("FDEA") , for air transpodrjiio n fromHonolulu , Hawaii , t o Mercede s Ben z Servic e Department , 'l'5'560 i Kuakini Highway , KaiJu aKona , Hawaii , 96740 , under FDE A trackin g numbe r

8688924249 , fo

r priorit y overnigh t

delivery . 2 . Th e shipment

consiste do f

on e fiberboar

dbo x t-ontainin g twenty-four (24) , 11.-0Z. can s o f

"44 K Power Enhancer,' ' tweniy-four(24) , 11-02 . can s o f Fuel Injectio n SystemCleaner, " an dtwenty-four

(24) , 5-07. . car

w o f Ai r Intake SystemCleaner, " 3 . "44 K

Powe r FnhcUicer " i. s ahazardou s material , i n accordanc e with th e Ha;:^ardou. s Material s Tahl e i n fiUe 4 9 o f

th e Cod e o f

Federal Regulation s (4 9 C.F.R,) , Sectio n 172.101 . I t i s allammabl e liquid , n.o.s . (retrolcu mdistillat e01/26/201 1 13:1 3 FA X 202493514 2 FA A ^ DM S l2|004/00 9

an dminiara

l spirits) , idenlilicatio n No . IIN1993 , HazardClas. s 3 , Packin g Group 11 L "Fue l Injertinn SystemCleaner " i s ahazardou s material , i n accordanc e wit

h th e Hazardou s Maierial s Tabi c i n Titl e 4 9 o f

th e cod e oi " Federa

l Regulation s (-1 9 C.F.R,) , Sectio n 172.101 . I t i s allammabl e liquid , n.o.s . (prtrolcui n di.sLillat c an dxylene) , Idcnlilicj-iiin

n Nn . UN1993 , HazardClas s 3 , Packin g Group n . "Ai r Intalte SystemCleaner " i s ahazardou s material , i n accordanc e wit

h th e Hazardou s Material s Tabi c i n Titl e 4 9 o f

tli c Cod e o f

Federal Reftulaiion s (4 9 C.F.R.) , Sectio n 172.101 . I t i s acrosol , llammable , Identificatio n No . 1;N1950 , Hazar

dClas s 2 , SD C offere dth e shipment fo r ai r (ransportatio n i

n corainerc e whe n i

t wa s no t propt^l y classed , described , packaged , marked , labeled , andi n conditio n fo

r shipmen t a s require do r

authorize db

y applicabl e requirement s i n Subchapter C o f Chapte r 1 o f 4 9 C.F.R, , o

r a n exemptio n o r

,"spcc.ia l p^n-nit , approval , o r registratio n issue dlindt^

r Subchapter

C o r .Subchapte

r A o f Chapter i . T o wit : a . Ih c shipmen t

wa g no t properl y package din orde r t o prevent

arclca.s e o f th e hazardou s material . b . Ha^;^^^nTl

s material marking s were no t visibl e on th e exterio r

o f th e shipmen t box . c . Hazardou s materia l label s wer e no t

presen t o n th e exterio r

o f ih e shipmen t box . d . 'fh e shippin g papen s di dno t includ e an y classificatio n n r descriptio n o f th e material abein g .shipped . SD C offere dth e shipment whe n ejncrgenc y respon.s e infonnation . confomaing t o 4 9 C.F.R , par t 172 , subpar

t G . wa s no t

iinmcdiatcl y availabl e fo r us e a t all time s tli e hazardou s material wa s present . SD C ofTerc dth e .iKipsTicn t whe n i t di dno t provid e a

n emergenc y respons e telephon e number fo r us e i n th e event

o f a n emergenc y involvin g th e hazardou s material . A s describe dabove , SD C wa- j H A/irm<7t

' employer , a s thos e term s ar e define d i n 4 9 C.F.R . § 171.8 . A n employe e o f

SD C olfere dth e shipmen t fo r air transportatio n whe n i

t di dno t hav e general awareness/familiarizalion , 2

^ ^01/26/201 1 13:1 3 FA X 202493514 2 FA A ^ DM S @005/00 9

hinciion'Specific , .security awareness , .safely , etc . trainin g i n accordanc e wit h subpar t H o f par t 17 2 o f 4 9 C.F.R . 9 . O n o r

abou t Jun e 30 , 2009 , FDE A transporte dth e ahipincn t b y ai r fro m Honolulu , Hawaii , t o it s sortin g facilit y i n Kailu aKona , Hawaii , whi>r e i t wa s discovere dtha t

on e o f th e can s release da t

leas t par t o f it s content s an d staine dth e fiberboardbox . II I B y reaso n o f

th e foregoin g fact s »r\ dcircumstance.'? , Responden t violate dth e followin g scction(s ) o f

th e Dcparunen t

o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Mateirial s Regulations :

A . 4 9 C.F.R . § 171.2(c) , whic h state s thain c pcrin n ma y ofle r hazardou s maieria ! for iransporiatit munles s Ih e ha^'ardou s materia l i. s pippcrl y classed , described , packaged , marked , labeled , an di n conditio n f^ r shipmen t

a s require do r aiiiViorizedb y applicabl e requiretncnl ao f th e Hazardou s Material s Regulations , o r an exempiion , approval , o r registratio n issue dunde r th e Hazardou s Material K Regulation."! ; B . SBi-.i-ic>

n 172.200(a) , i

n tha t i t offere daIiazardou- s mstcri?») fo r tran.'^ponatioi i withou t properl y deicribin g iJie hazardou s materia l o n .•shippin g p^'^pers ; C . 4 9 C.F.R . § 172.300(a) , whic h stale s that eac h perso n wh o offet s aliazardoii s materia l Ibr

transportatio n .s'hal

l mark eac h ptickaeC i freight

conininer , an d traJi.spor t ve-hiclc containin g th e haziirdou s materia l i n th e manne r require dby thi

B subpart.: . D . 4 9 C.F.R , § 172.400(a) . whic h .state s dia l excep t a s specifie di n § 172.400n , rx h perso n wh o offer s for

iransponaiio n o r

transport s a

. hazardou s materia l i n ;in y o f th e followin g packa£c s o r containrncn t

devices , shal l labe l th e packaci^ ' <^ T containmen t

devic e wi+

h Ifihcl n specifie dfor

ih w materia l i

n th e § 172.10 1 tabi c an di n thi s subpart : (1 ) non-bul k package ; P. . 4 9 C.F.R . ^ 172.600(c) . whic h .state s tha i n o perso n t o who mthi s subpar t applie s ma y olTe r for transportation , acc-.r:p

t for iransporiation , transfer , stor e o r olhcrwisi ^ handl e durin g Iransporiatio n ahM/rirdou.' ; materia l unle.?."! : (1 ) tmergenc y rcspon.'i c informatio n conformin g l o thi s .^nbpnr L i s immediatel y availabl e for us e a t al l lime s th e hazardou s materia l i s present ; an d(2 ) Emergenc y respons e infomiation .01/26/201 1 13:1 3 FA X 202493514 2 FA A ^ DM S 0005/00 9 function-specific , securit

y awareness , safely , etc . trainin g in accordanc e wit h subpar t H o f par t 17 2 o f 4 9 C.F.R . 9 . On or

abou t Jun e 30 , 2009 , FDEA transporte dIhe shipmen t b y ai r fro m Honolulu , Hawaii , to it s sortin g facilit y i n Kailu aKona . Hawaii , wher e i t wa s discovere dtha

t on e o f th e can s rclca.ser

i at leas t part o f it s content s and staine dth e fiberboardbox . Il l B y reaso n o f

th e foregoin g fact s ;m

dcircumstance^; . Responden t violate dth e followin g scetion(s ) o f

th e Dcparunen t

o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulations :
A . 4 9 C.F.R . § 171.2(c) , whic h slate s tha

t n o pcrinn ma

y oiVe r hazardou s materia

l fo r transportatio n unles s ih

e hazardou s materia

l i. s ptopcrly classed , de.":cribcd , packaged , marked , labeled , andi n condition fo r shipmen t a s recjuire do r aLithorize db y applicabl e requiretncni s of th e Ha/arrlou s Material s Regulaiions , o r a n exemption , approval , o

r rejidstratio n issuedunde

r th e Hazardou s Material

K Regulations ; B . Sftc.fio

n 172.200(a) , i

n tha t i t offere dahazardou s materia

l fi? r tran.^portatio

n withou t properly describing the hazardou s materia l o n shipping papers ; C . 4 9 C.F.R . g 172.300(a) , whic h state s iha

t eac h perso n wh o offer s ahazardou s materia l Ib r transportatio n shall mar

k eac h package , frcigii

t container , an

d lr(.in.spor t vrhicl c containin g die hazardou s materia l i n th e mannr r requiredb

y thi s subpait : D . 4 9 C.F.R, § 172.400(a) . whic h state s Uia

t except a s specifiedi n § 172.400;t

, eac h person wh o olfcr s fo r transportatio n o

r transport s ahazardou s materia l ir » ;in y of the following package^ o

r containmcn

l devices , shal

l labe l th e packac c o

r containmen

t devic e wit

h IftbcL s specifiedfo

r ih o materia l i n th e §172.10 1 talilc an di n thi s subpart : (1 ) non-bul

k package ; F . 4 9 C.F.R . § 172.600(c) . whic h state s tha

i no person to who

mthi s subpar

t applie s ma y olTe r fo r tronsporiation , accrp t

fo r iransporiation , transfer , stor e o r olhcrwi.si ^ handl e during iransporiatioii ah<i/ardou-' ; tnatcria l unless : (1 ) Emergency respons e information conformin

g l o thi," ; .•subpar

t i s immediatel

y availabl e fo

r us e ti t all lime s th e hazardou s materia

l i s present ; ;tn

d(2 ) Emergtaic

y respons e information .01/26/201 1 13:1 3 FA X 202493514 2 FA A DM S @1006/00 3

H . includin g th e emergonc y rcspon.-ic lelepbon e number , require db y ihi s subpart

i s immediatel y availabl e to any pcr.son who , a s areprescnialiv c o f aFederal , stai r

n r loca l ftovemmcni agency , respond s t o ait inciden t involvin g ahazardou s material , o r i s conductin g a n investigatif-in whic h involve s aha/.a.fdou amaterial ; 4 9 C.F.R . i

j 172,604(a)(l) . whic h spate s tliai aper.son wh o ofler s aharardou s materia l fo r

transportatio n mus t

provid e a24-hoitr

emergenc y respons e telcphont : numbe r fo r us e in th e even t

ofaT \rmcrycnc y involvin g th e hazardou s material ; 4 9 C.F.R . § 172.702(a) , whic h state s in relevan t pa n tha t ahazmat employe r

shal l ensur e tha t

eac h o f it s hazma i employee s i s traine din accordanc e wit h th e requirement s prescribe di n thi s suhpurt ; 4 9 C.F.R . § 173. 1 (b) , whic h stare.' * that ashipmen t

o f hazard0^" ^ material s tha t i s no t prepare di n accordanc e with thi s subchapte r may no t b e ollere dfor transportatio n b y air , highway , rail , o r water ; an d 4 9 C.F.R, . § 173.22(a) , whic h state s tha t excep t a s otherwis e provide din thi s par t aperso n ma

y offe r ahazardou s nn;iteria

l for transportatio n I

n apackagin g o r containe r require db y tlii s par

t onl y i n accordanc e wit h th e following, ; (1 ) Th e perso n shal l clas s an ddescrib e th e hazardou s materia l i n accordanc e wit

h part s 17 2 an d17 3 o f

thi s subchapter , an d(2 ) Th e per.so n shal l determin e tha t th e packagin g o r

containe r i aa n aulhorizftt

i packaging , includin g par t 17. 1 requirements , an dtha i i t

ha s bee n mfmnfaclLired , a.t;Kembled, an dmarke din accordanc e with : (i ) Sectio n 173.7(a ) an dpart s 173 , 178 , o r 17 9 o f thi s subchapter ; (ii ) A specificatio n o f th e Departmen t

i n clfec t a t th e dat e o f manufactur e o f

th e packagin g o r

container , (iii ) Nationa l o r inienjationa l regulation s basedo n tli c U N Recoitimendation s (IBR , se e J171. 7 o f thi s subchapter) , a s authorize di n i}173.24(dX2) ; (iv ) A n approva l issue dunde r thi s subchapier ; o r

(v ) A n exemptio n o r

.specia l permi t issue dunde r

suboliapte r

A o f dii s subchapter . I V 1 . Pursuan t

t o 4 9 U.S.C . §5123(a ) o f Chapte r 51 , Titl e 4 9 o f

th e Unite dState s Cod e o f Transportation , 4 9 U.S.C.§512.' ^ Rc-spondcn t i s liabl e fo r

acivi l penalt y o f

no t les s tha n S25 0 ($4.5 0 fo r

trainin g violations) , no r greate r tha n !Kf50,00

0 ($100,00 0 i f* DM S @l007/00 9 01/26/201 1 13:1 3 FA X 202493514 2 FA A

death , .seriou s illness , sever e injury , o r substantial property damag e results) , fo r eac h o f th e violation s alleged . 2 . finde r

th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penall y o f $77,00 0 i s appropriatt^ . WHK.REFORE , th e FAA , b y coun.scl , respectfull y request s tha t th e Administrjitjv c Law Judg e ente r

a n orde r tha t Responden t

h e assesse dacivi l penall y i n th e amoun t o f $77,000 . Rcspeclftilly submitted , Alfre dR . Johnson . Jr . Regional Cotmsc l

B y Jeaij^ e C , Gotimer Attorne y Fedcml Aviatio n Administratio n 1 Aviatio n Pla7 a .Mmaica, N Y 114.1 4 71 8 553-327 2 71 K 995-569 9* DM S @|008/00 9 01/26/201 1 13:1 3 FA X 202493514 2 FA A

U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTftANSPORTATIO N FF'.DrRAL AVIATIO N ADMTNISTfUTTON

OFFIC E O FIIHARING S WASHINGTON . D.C . I n th e Maile r

o f Siege l Distributin g Company ?.009WP7002K

^ Judg e No t Assigne d NOTIC E O F APPF:ARANC E Complainant . Federal Aviatio n Administration , hereb y notifie s th e Unite dState s Drpartmen i o f

Transportation , Offic e o f Hearings , an dth e Respondent , pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . §13.204(b),that

i t shall b e represente di n th e above-state dactio n b y th e followin g attorney ; Jeanin c C . Gotime r

Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l 1 Aviatio n ?{&•/

» Jamaica , N Y 1143 4 Telephone: 71 8 553-327 2 Facsimile ; 71 8 995-.'^69 9 Al l comraunication,s , notices , pleading s o r document s ar c respectfull y requcnte dt o b e forwarde da s follows ;

Jeanin c C . Gotime r Federal Aviatio n Administratio n Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l 1 Aviatio n Plaz a01/26/201 1 13:1 3 FA X 202493514 2 FA A ^ DM S @009/00 9

.lamaica , N Y 1143 4 Telephone: 71 8 553-327 2 Facsimile : 71 8 995-569 9 Respectfully submitted . Alfne dR . Johnson , Jr . Regional Counsel 

# By : yVv>-I^ WDated;. . »:iJ_lJ_L ^ Jeanin e C . Gotimer Attorne y CERTIf'lCAT H O FSERVIC E I hereb y certil y that

o n thi s da

y copie s o f

th e foregoin g Notic e o f

Appearanc e wer e place d i n th e Unite dState s mail , postag e prepaid . Certifie dMai l - Return Receip t Requeste d addresse da s follows : Zaehar y J . Cohe n Lesavo y Buf

z & Scitz 753 5 Windso r

Drive , Suri e 20 0 Allenu>wn,PA H519

5 Federal Aviatio n Admlni,?tratio a(Original an don e copy ) 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washlngion , D.C . 20,59 1 Ann : Hearin g Docktr

t Cleric , AGC-43 0 Wilbur Wright Buildin g - Roo m201 4 Date: ^'-" ^ ^ - - - Mariann aPerero Paralegal Specialis t Federal Aviatio n Administratio n Offic e o f Regional Counse l 1 Aviatio n Plaz a .Tamaica , N Y 1143 4