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i INDUSTRIES . INC . 1025 0 TOEBBE N DRIV E INDEPENDENCE , KENTUCK Y 4105 1 PHONE : (859 ) 746-177 7 FAX : (859 ) 746-117 0 Th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwi n Decembe r 21,201 0 U.S . Administrativ e Law Judg e ^ ^ Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 S ? U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n ^ _ 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . . ^^(A-I^}? ^ ^ Eas t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo mE12-32 0 f^ H 0*- ^ | U I o o _ Washington , D.C . i — Judg e Richar dC . Goodvrai , ^ Magn i Industries , Inc . locate din Independenc e Kentuck y i s providin g th e followin g writte n answe r i n ree^ons e Procedura l Orde r

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o f th e Magn i Grou p In c FAA Docke t N o " ^ CPIOSOOOIO . O n Jun e 8,201 0 th e FAA performe datrainin g record s inspectio n o f th e Magn i facilit

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t 1025 0 Toebbe n Drive , Independence , Kentuck y 41051 . Th e onl y record s Magn i produce dfo r hazmat employee , E dYung , durin g th e inspectio n wer e date dNovembe r 7,2006 . Th e fmdin g resulte di n th e followin g Departmen t o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulation s (Titl e 4 9 o f th e Cod e o f Federa l Regulations : a . Section s 172.702(a ) an d172.704(a)(2 ) in that Magn i faile dt o ensur e tha t th e hazmat

employe e that complet e th e declaration s certifyin g tha t hazardou s material s wer e properl y prepare dfo r transportatio n wa s provide dwit

h function-specifi c trainin g concernin g requirement s o f thi s subchapter , o r

exemption s issue d unde r subchapte r

A o f thi s chapter , whic h wer e specificall y applicabl e t o th e function s that th e employe e performed . b . Section s 172.702(a ) an d172.704(c)(2 ) i n that Magn i faile dt o ensur e that hazmat employe e wh o complete d declaration s certifyin g tha t hazardou s material s wer e properl y prepare dfor transportatio n receive dth e trainin g requu-e db y thi s subpart at leas t onc e ever

y thre e years . c . Section s 172.702(a ) an d172.704(a)(4 ) i n tha t Magn i offere dhazardou s material s for transportatio n an d faile dt o ensure tha t

it s hazma t

employe e trainm g include dtrainin g that provide dan awarenes s o f security risk s associate dwit

h hazardou s material s transportatio n an dmethod s designe dt o enhanc e transportatio n security . Thi s trainin g mus t als o includ e acomponen t coverin g ho w t o recogniz e an drespon dt o possibl e securit y threats . After

Marc h 25,2003 , ne w hazmat employee s mus t

receiv e th e securit

y awarenes s trainm g require db y thi s paragrap h withi n 9 0 day s afte r employment . Response : O n Jun e 8,201 0 Magn i Industrie s provide devidenc e o f atrainin g recor dfo

r lATA/ICA O D G b y Ai r

tha t too k plac e o n 11/7/06 . Thi s wa s recertificatio n trainin g for E dconducte db y GTTS . A s aresul t E dYung' s trainin g requiremen t ha dlapse db y atim e perio do f 1 0 months , E dYun g ha s subsequentl y receive d49CF R/ lAT A trainin g o n 7/8/10 . It wa s no t Magn i Industrie s intentio n t o allo w E dYung' s trainin g requiremen t t o expir e an dn o othe r

no n conformance s fo

r shippm g hazardou s materia l b y ai r occurre ddurin g th e tim e o f E dYung' s trainin g laps e a s E dha s agreat dea l o f awarenes s an dfamiliarit

y wit h th e requirement s note di n section s 172.70 2 an d.70 4 o f th e complianc e guide .E dYun g ha s unde r gon e extensiv e HAZMA T trainin g throughou t th e cours e o f

hi s caree r

both prio r

t o an dwhil e employe db y Magn i Industries . E dha dsom e trainin g wher e h e stil l wa s complian t withi n th e thre e year

tim e perio d tha t may hav e bee n helpfu l i n satisfyin g th e trainin g requirement s note dparagrap h (a ) o f sectio n 172.704 . O n Jun e 10* , 200 8 E dha dundergon e a15. 5 hou r Practica l Complianc e wit h EP A Regulation s Cours e sponsore db y th e Kentuck y Chamber

o f Commerce . Obviousl y thi s doe s no t cove r critica l aspect s o f

lAT A bu t

Magn i doe s hop e that i t show s th e cour

t tha t w e wer e no t

entirel y remis s i n ou r

Hazmat Employe e trainin g effor

t durin g thi s tim e period . Th e tim e perio dthat

E dYung' s framin g expire dwa s very tryin g for Magn i Industries , Inc . Magn i i s asupplie r t o th e automotiv e industrie s an dha dt o incu r extensiv e downsizin g at

th e en do f

200 8 an dagai n in th e firs t quarte r o f 2009 . Staffin g level' s were cu t

b y roughl y 30 % durin g thi s tim e perio dan dlef t managemen t

o f day t o da y operation s t o a greatl y reduce dstaff

. W e feel that

thi s i s th e reaso n E dforgo t t o rene w hi s lAT A trainin g i n atimel y manner . Magn i take s thi s findin g b y tiie FA A audito r very seriously ; w e hav e pu t i n plac e a

n automate dsyste mo f

reminder s that wil l notif y al l ke y staf

f member s electronicall y whe n trainin g update s ar e required . Magn i als o take s th e trainin g o f it s hazmat

employee s very seriousl y an dhop e tha t w e ca n clos e thi s matte r

knowin g tha t

th e cour t i s satisfie dthat Magn i i s acompeten t

hazmat employer . Sincerely , ^_ ^ 

# ' J Tod dR . Pahne r Genera l Manage r Magn i Industries , Inc . Independence , K

Y c.c : Mr . Ir aLeibowit z Patrici aMatthew s