PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION Service of Notice of Motor Carrier Applications [38 Pa.B. 6237]
[Saturday, November 8, 2008]The following temporary authority and/or permanent authority applications for the right to render service as a common carrier or contract carrier in this Commonwealth have been filed with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Formal protests and petitions to intervene must be filed in accordance with 52 Pa. Code (relating to public utilities). A protest shall indicate whether it applies to the temporary authority application, the permanent authority application, or both. Filings must be made with the Secretary, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265, with a copy served on the applicant by November 24, 2008. Documents filed in support of the applications are available for inspection and copying at the Office of the Secretary between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and at the business address of the respective applicant.
Applications of the following for approval to begin operating as common carriers for transportation of persons as described under each application.
A-2008-2066513. Autoeffects Motor Sports, Inc. (191 9th Street, Monaca, Beaver County, PA 15061), a corporation of the Commonwealth--persons, in limousine service, from points in the Town of Monaca, Beaver County, and within an airline radius of 50 statute miles, to points in Pennsylvania and return, excluding service that is under the jurisdiction of the Philadelphia Parking Authority.
A-2008-2066748. Tina L. Rittenhouse t/a Rittenhouse Busing (460 Mountain Lane, McVeytown, Mifflin County, PA 17051), for the right to begin to transport persons, in paratransit service, from points in the Mifflin County, to points in Pennsylvania, and return.
A-2008-2071172. Youth Transit Authority, LLC (188 Blue Jay Way, Hummelstown, Dauphin County, PA 17036)--a limited liability corporation of the State of Pennsylvania--persons in paratransit service, between points in Pennsylvania. Subject to the following conditions: that the service is limited to: (a) at-risk youth and their families; and (b) to organizations providing intervention and other services for at-risk youth and their families. Attorney: Michael M. Miller, 213 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101.
Application of the following for approval of the beginning of the exercise of the right and privilege of operating motor vehicles as common carriers for the transportation of persons by transfer of rights as described under the application.
A-2008-2061209. Haines Transportation Services, Inc. (1139 Mt. Laurel Avenue, Temple, Berks County, PA 19560), a corporation of the Commonwealth--for the right to transport, as a common carrier, by motor vehicle, persons in limousine service, between points in Pennsylvania; which is to be a transfer of all of the operating rights under the certificate issued at A-00120195, to Michael's Classic Limousine, Inc., subject to the same limitations and conditions; excluding service that is under the jurisdiction of the Philadelphia Parking Authority. Attorney: David P. Temple, Esquire, 1760 Market Street, Suite 1100, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Bureau of Transportation and Safety v. Curtis L. Gardner;
Doc. No. C-2008-2056922COMPLAINT The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commission) is a duly constituted agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania empowered to regulate public utilities within the Commonwealth. The Commission has delegated its authority to initiate proceedings which are prosecutory in nature to the Bureau of Transportation and Safety and other bureaus with enforcement responsibilities. Pursuant to that delegated authority and Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety Prosecutory Staff hereby represents as follows:
1. That all authority issued to Curtis L. Gardner (respondent) is under suspension effective December 11, 2007 for failure to maintain evidence of insurance on file with this Commission.
2. That respondent maintains a principal place of business at 615 Heinsohn Hill Road, Bangor, PA 18013.
3. That respondent was issued a Certificate of Public Convenience by this Commission on January 26, 2004, at Application Docket No. A-00119324.
4. That respondent has failed to maintain evidence of Liability insurance and Cargo insurance on file with this Commission.
5. That respondent, by failing to maintain evidence of insurance on file with this Commission, violated 66 Pa.C.S. § 512, 52 Pa. Code § 32.2(c), and 52 Pa. Code § 32.11(a), § 32.12(a) or § 32.13(a).
Wherefore, unless respondent causes its insurer to file evidence of insurance with this Commission within twenty (20) days of the date of service of this Complaint, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety Prosecutory Staff will request that the Commission issue an Order which (1) cancels the Certificate of Public Convenience held by respondent at Docket No. A-00119324 for failure to maintain evidence of current insurance on file with the Commission, (2) fines Respondent the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) for the illegal activity described in this Complaint, (3) orders such other remedy as the Commission may deem to be appropriate, which may include the suspension of a vehicle registration and (4) imposes an additional fine on the respondent should cancellation occur.
Respectfully submitted,
Wendy J. Keezel, Chief of Enforcement
Motor Carrier Services & Enforcement Division
Bureau of Transportation and Safety
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265VERIFICATION I, Wendy J. Keezel, hereby state that the facts above set forth are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief and that I expect that the Bureau will be able to prove same at any hearing held in this matter. I understand that the statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.
Date: _____ __________
Wendy J. Keezel, Chief of Enforcement
Motor Carrier Services and Enforcement
Bureau of Transportation and SafetyNOTICE A. You must file an Answer within twenty (20) days of the date of service of this Complaint. The date of service is the mailing date as indicated at the top of the Secretarial Cover Letter for this Complaint and Notice, 52 Pa. Code § 1.56(a). An Answer is a written explanation of circumstances wished to be considered in determining the outcome. The Answer shall raise all factual and legal arguments that you wish to claim in your defense and must include the reference number of this Complaint. Your Answer must be verified and the original and three (3) copies sent to:
James J. McNulty, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265B. If you fail to answer this Complaint within twenty (20) days of the date of service, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will request that the Commission issue an Order imposing a penalty. Pursuant to 66 Pa.C.S. § 3301(a), the penalty could include a fine of up to $1,000 for each violation, the revocation of your Certificate of Public Convenience, or any other remedy as may be appropriate. Each day you continue to violate any regulation, direction, requirement, determination or Order of the Commission is a separate and distinct offense, subject to additional penalties.
C. You may elect not to contest this Complaint by causing your insurer to file proper evidence of current insurance in accordance with the Commission's regulations and by paying the fine proposed in the Complaint by certified check or money order within twenty (20) days of the date of service of this Complaint.
The proof of insurance must be filed with the:
Compliance Office, Bureau of Transportation and Safety
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265Acord Certificates of Insurance and Faxed Form Es and Hs are Unacceptable as Evidence of Insurance.
The fine payment must be made to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and forwarded to:
James J. McNulty, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265Your payment is an admission that you committed the alleged violation and an agreement to cease and desist from further violations.
Upon receipt of the evidence of insurance from your insurer and receipt of your fine payment, the Complaint proceeding shall be closed.
D. If you file an Answer which admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will request that the Commission issue an Order imposing a penalty, which may include the cancellation of your Certificate of Public Convenience. Should the Commission cancel your Certificate of Public Convenience, it may also impose an additional fine of up to $1,000.
E. If you file an Answer which contests the Complaint, the matter will be assigned to an Administrative Law Judge for hearing and decision. The judge is not bound by the optional fine set forth above.
F. Alternative formats of this material are available, for persons with disabilities, by contacting the Compliance Office at (717) 787-1227.
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Bureau of Transportation and Safety v. GP Cab Co.;
Doc. No. C-2008-2071116COMPLAINT The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commission) is a duly constituted agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania empowered to regulate public utilities within the Commonwealth. The Commission has delegated its authority to initiate proceedings which are prosecutory in nature to the Bureau of Transportation and Safety and other bureaus with enforcement responsibilities. Pursuant to that delegated authority and Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety Prosecutory Staff here by represents as follows:
1. That all authority issued to GP Cab Co. (respondent) is under suspension effective June 25, 2005 for failure to maintain evidence of insurance on file with this Commission.
2. That respondent maintains a principal place of business at 553 Snow Din Road, Upper Darby, PA 19082.
3. That respondent was issued a Certificate of Public Convenience by this Commission on December 21, 2004, at A-00121185.
4. That respondent has failed to maintain evidence of Liability insurance on file with this Commission. The penalty is $250.00.
5. That respondent, by failing to maintain evidence of insurance on file with this Commission, violated 66 Pa.C.S. § 512, 52 Pa. Code § 32.2(c), and 52 Pa. Code § 32.11(a), § 32.12(a) or § 32.13(a).
Wherefore, unless respondent pays the penalty of $250.00 and causes its insurer to file evidence of insurance with this Commission within twenty (20) days of the date of service of this Complaint, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety Prosecutory Staff will request that the Commission issue an Order which (1) cancels the Certificate of Public Convenience held by respondent at A-00121185 for failure to maintain evidence of current insurance on file with the Commission, (2) fines Respondent the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) for the illegal activity described in this Complaint, (3) orders such other remedy as the Commission may deem to be appropriate, which may include the suspension of a vehicle registration and (4) imposes an additional fine on the respondent should cancellation occur.
Respectfully submitted,
Wendy J. Keezel, Chief of Enforcement
Motor Carrier Services & Enforcement Division
Bureau of Transportation and Safety
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265VERIFICATION I, Wendy J. Keezel, hereby state that the facts above set forth are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief and that I expect that the Bureau will be able to prove same at any hearing held in this matter. I understand that the statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.
Date: _____ __________
Wendy J. Keezel, Chief of Enforcement
Motor Carrier Services and Enforcement
Bureau of Transportation and SafetyNOTICE A. You must file an Answer within twenty (20) days of the date of service of this Complaint. The date of service is the mailing date as indicated at the top of the Secretarial Cover Letter for this Complaint and Notice, 52 Pa. Code § 1.56(a). An Answer is a written explanation of circumstances wished to be considered in determining the outcome. The Answer shall raise all factual and legal arguments that you wish to claim in your defense and must include the reference number of this Complaint. Your Answer must be verified and the original and three (3) copies sent to:
James J. McNulty, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265B. If you fail to answer this Complaint within twenty (20) days of the date of service, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will request that the Commission issue an Order imposing a penalty. Pursuant to 66 Pa.C.S. § 3301(a), the penalty could include a fine of up to $1,000 for each violation, the revocation of your Certificate of Public Convenience, or any other remedy as may be appropriate. Each day you continue to violate any regulation, direction, requirement, determination or Order of the Commission is a separate and distinct offense, subject to additional penalties.
C. You may elect not to contest this Complaint by causing your insurer to file proper evidence of current insurance in accordance with the Commission's regulations and by paying the $250.00 fine proposed in the Complaint by certified check or money order within twenty (20) days of the date of service of this Complaint.
The proof of insurance must be filed with the:
Compliance Office, Bureau of Transportation and Safety
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265Acord Certificates of Insurance and Faxed Form Es and Hs are Unacceptable as Evidence of Insurance.
The fine payment must be made to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and forwarded to:
James J. McNulty, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265Your payment is an admission that you committed the alleged violation and an agreement to cease and desist from further violations.
Upon receipt of the evidence of insurance from your insurer and receipt of your fine payment, the Complaint proceeding shall be closed.
D. If you file an Answer which admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will request that the Commission issue an Order imposing a penalty, which may include the cancellation of your Certificate of Public Convenience. Should the Commission cancel your Certificate of Public Convenience, it may also impose an additional fine of up to $1,000.
E. If you file an Answer which contests the Complaint, the matter will be assigned to an Administrative Law Judge for hearing and decision. The judge is not bound by the optional fine set forth above.
F. Alternative formats of this material are available, for persons with disabilities, by contacting the Compliance Office at (717) 787-1227.
ARTHUR COCCODRILLI,
Chairperson[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-2048. Filed for public inspection November 7, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]
