FAA PROPOSES CIVIL PENALTIES FOR ALLEGED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS VIOLATIONS
February 23, 2017
On January 12, 2017, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed civil penalties against Jegs Automotive Inc. and Amazon.com, Inc., for $201,250 and $91,000, respectively, for allegedly violating hazardous materials regulations.
The FAA alleges that on May 7, 2016, Jegs Automotive (an automotive parts and supplies company) offered an undeclared hazardous material shipment to FedEx for air transportation from Delaware, Ohio, to Edgewater, Florida. The shipment at issue contained three 32-ounce metal cans of race gas fuel concentrate, which is a flammable and toxic liquid.
With regard to Amazon.com, the FAA alleges that Amazon offered an undeclared hazardous material shipment to FedEx for air transportation from Hebron, Kentucky to Marshall, Minnesota. The shipment at issue contained one 2.5 gallon plastic container of toxic clear diesel fuel and tank cleaner, concentrated formula, both of which are hazardous materials.
In each instance, the FAA alleges that shipments were not accompanied by a shipper’s declaration for dangerous goods, were not properly marked, labeled or packaged, parties did not provide emergency response information with the shipment, and parties failed to ensure its employees had received required hazardous materials training. Amazon and Jegs have been in communication with the FAA about their respective cases.
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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