FAA PROPOSES $120,000 CIVIL PENALTY AGAINST COMPANY FOR ALLEGED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS VIOLATIONS
December 13, 2021
On November 19, 2021, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) announced via press release that it has proposed a $120,000 civil penalty against Braille Battery, Inc. (“Braille Battery”) for alleged violations related to the transport of hazardous materials.
The FAA alleges that in October and November 2019, Braille Battery offered two shipments of lithium-ion batteries to FedEx to transport by air that did not meet relevant safety standards for transportation, and were therefore prohibited from being shipped by air. The FAA also alleged that it had previously informed Braille Battery of the prohibition in September 2019.
Braille Battery was previously accused of committing the same violations, and faced similar penalties, in 2016 and 2018. In the 2016 instance, the FAA issued Braille Battery an Emergency Restriction/Prohibition Order, which barred Braille Battery from shipping prohibited batteries by air that did not meet required safety criteria. Following this, in 2018 the FAA ordered Braille Battery to pay a $235,000 civil penalty. In the current case, Braille Battery has yet to respond.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com 202-659-6622) or Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com 202-659-6665).
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