A summary of the response is at:
Summary of PelAir Government response
The summary above details the extent to which casa and atsb are just using the process of "Government Reply", which is really just the Departments [via Mrdak] directing traffic.
Nothing new here creamie, but the IOS are onto them, as is Senator Xenophon and the Committee.
There is a real need now for the Aviation Committee [ASRR] to hold the line against casa and atsb and get the change that the aviation community really requires.
Assistance to the Aviation Industry