PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION Service of Notice of Motor Carrier Applications [40 Pa.B. 7002]
[Saturday, December 4, 2010]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 December 20, 2010. 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.
Application of the following for the approval of the right and privilege to discontinue/abandon operating as common carriers by motor vehicle and for cancellation of the certificate of public convenience as described under the application.
A-2010-2211001. Regency Transportation Group, LTD (1411 Beaver Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA 15233)—for the discontinuance of service and cancellation of its certificate as a common carrier, persons in airport transfer service, in luxury-type vehicles, on an exclusive basis, from points in the City of Greensburg, Hempfield Township, lying northeast of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and Unity Township, Westmoreland County, to the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, and vice versa. Attorney: William A. Gray, Vuono & Gray, LLC, 310 Grant Street, Suite 2310, Grant Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2383.
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Bureau of Transportation and Safety v. Marco Tralongo,
t/a Quality Limousine Service; Doc. No. C-2010-2192643COMPLAINT 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 Marco Tralongo, t/a Quality Limousine Service, Respondent, maintains a principal place of business at 4806 Gardenville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236.
2. That Respondent was issued a certificate of public convenience by this Commission on June 9, 2005, at Docket No. A-00120953, for limousine authority.
3. That, between December 1 and December 31 of 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, Respondent did not provide this Commission with a current list of all of his vehicles utilized under his limousine authority. The list must contain the year, make, vehicle identification number and registration number for each vehicle. It shall be mailed to: Director, Bureau of Transportation and Safety, PA Public Utility Commission, P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
4. That, Respondent, by failing to provide this Commission with a current vehicle list, violated 52 Pa. Code § 29.333(d). The Bureau of Transportation and Safety Motor Carrier Services and Enforcement's Prosecutory Staff's proposed civil penalty for this violation is $250.
Wherefore, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety Prosecutory Staff hereby requests that the Commission fine Marco Tralongo, t/a Quality Limousine Service the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) for the illegal activity described in this complaint and order such other remedy as the Commission may deem to be appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,
Wendy J. Keezel, Chief of Enforcement
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 Division
Bureau of Transportation and SafetyNOTICE A. You must file an answer within twenty 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 copies sent to:
Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265B. If you fail to answer this Complaint within twenty days, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will request that the Commission issue a Secretarial Letter 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 paying the fine proposed in this Complaint by certified check or money order within twenty (20) days. Your certified check or money order should be payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and should be forwarded to:
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 your payment, the complaint proceeding shall be closed.
D. If you file an answer which either admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will request the Commission to issue a Secretarial Letter imposing a penalty (see Paragraph B). 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 penalty set forth in this Complaint.
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. J. C. Limo, Ltd.,
t/a Your Professional Driver; Doc. No. C-2010-2192654COMPLAINT 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 J. C. Limo, Ltd., t/a Your Professional Driver, Respondent, maintains a principal place of business at 980 Murfield Drive, Hummelstown, PA 17036.
2. That Respondent was issued a certificate of public convenience by this Commission on October 3, 2005, at Docket No. A-00121567, for limousine authority.
3. That, between December 1 and December 31 of 2009, Respondent did not provide this Commission with a current list of all of its vehicles utilized under its limousine authority. The list must contain the year, make, vehicle identification number and registration number for each vehicle. It shall be mailed to: Director, Bureau of Transportation and Safety, PA Public Utility Commission, P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
4. That, Respondent, by failing to provide this Commission with a current vehicle list, violated 52 Pa. Code § 29.333(d). The Bureau of Transportation and Safety Motor Carrier Services and Enforcement's Prosecutory Staff's proposed civil penalty for this violation is $250.
Wherefore, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety Prosecutory Staff hereby requests that the Commission fine J. C. Limo, Ltd., t/a Your Professional Driver the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) for the illegal activity described in this complaint and order such other remedy as the Commission may deem to be appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,
Wendy J. Keezel, Chief of Enforcement
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 Division
Bureau of Transportation and SafetyNOTICE A. You must file an answer within twenty 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 copies sent to:
Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265B. If you fail to answer this Complaint within twenty days, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will request that the Commission issue a Secretarial Letter 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 paying the fine proposed in this Complaint by certified check or money order within twenty (20) days. Your certified check or money order should be payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and should be forwarded to:
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 your payment, the complaint proceeding shall be closed.
D. If you file an answer which either admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will request the Commission to issue a Secretarial Letter imposing a penalty (see Paragraph B). 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 penalty set forth in this Complaint.
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. Luis A. Escobar;
Doc. No. C-2010-2193738COMPLAINT 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 Luis A. Escobar, Respondent, maintains a principal place of business at 1820 Oakmont Street, Philadelphia, PA 19111.
2. That Respondent was issued a certificate of public convenience by this Commission on August 15, 2007, at Docket No. A-00123405, for limousine authority.
3. That, between December 1 and December 31 of 2007, 2008 and 2009, Respondent did not provide this Commission with a current list of all of his vehicles utilized under his limousine authority. The list must contain the year, make, vehicle identification number and registration number for each vehicle. It shall be mailed to: Director, Bureau of Transportation and Safety, PA Public Utility Commission, P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
4. That, Respondent, by failing to provide this Commission with a current vehicle list, violated 52 Pa. Code § 29.333(d). The Bureau of Transportation and Safety Motor Carrier Services and Enforcement's Prosecutory Staff's proposed civil penalty for this violation is $250.
Wherefore, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety Prosecutory Staff hereby requests that the Commission fine Luis A. Escobar the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) for the illegal activity described in this complaint and order such other remedy as the Commission may deem to be appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,
Wendy J. Keezel, Chief of Enforcement
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 Division
Bureau of Transportation and SafetyNOTICE A. You must file an answer within twenty 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 copies sent to:
Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265B. If you fail to answer this Complaint within twenty days, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will request that the Commission issue a Secretarial Letter 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 paying the fine proposed in this Complaint by certified check or money order within twenty (20) days. Your certified check or money order should be payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and should be forwarded to:
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 your payment, the complaint proceeding shall be closed.
D. If you file an answer which either admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will request the Commission to issue a Secretarial Letter imposing a penalty (see Paragraph B). 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 penalty set forth in this Complaint.
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. Brookville Limousine Service, LLC; Doc. No. C-2010-2192993COMPLAINT 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 Brookville Limousine Service, LLC, Respondent, maintains a principal place of business at 5268 Route 322, Brookville, PA 15825.
2. That Respondent was issued a certificate of public convenience by this Commission on September 14, 2006, at Docket No. A-00122818, for limousine authority.
3. That, between December 1 and December 31 of 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, Respondent did not provide this Commission with a current list of all of its vehicles utilized under its limousine authority. The list must contain the year, make, vehicle identification number and registration number for each vehicle. It shall be mailed to: Director, Bureau of Transportation and Safety, PA Public Utility Commission, P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
4. That, Respondent, by failing to provide this Commission with a current vehicle list, violated 52 Pa. Code § 29.333(d). The Bureau of Transportation and Safety Motor Carrier Services and Enforcement's Prosecutory Staff's proposed civil penalty for this violation is $250.
Wherefore, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety Prosecutory Staff hereby requests that the Commission fine Brookville Limousine Service, LLC the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) for the illegal activity described in this complaint and order such other remedy as the Commission may deem to be appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,
Wendy J. Keezel, Chief of Enforcement
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 Division
Bureau of Transportation and SafetyNOTICE A. You must file an answer within twenty 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 copies sent to:
Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265B. If you fail to answer this Complaint within twenty days, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will request that the Commission issue a Secretarial Letter 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 paying the fine proposed in this Complaint by certified check or money order within twenty (20) days. Your certified check or money order should be payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and should be forwarded to:
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 your payment, the complaint proceeding shall be closed.
D. If you file an answer which either admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will request the Commission to issue a Secretarial Letter imposing a penalty (see Paragraph B). 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 penalty set forth in this Complaint.
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. Limo Today, Inc.;
Doc. No. C-2010-2194066COMPLAINT 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 Limo Today, Inc., Respondent, maintains a principal place of business at 1028 North 6th Street, Whitehall, PA 18052.
2. That Respondent was issued a certificate of public convenience by this Commission on September 9, 2008, at Docket No. A-00124027, F.1, for limousine authority.
3. That, between December 1 and December 31 of 2008 and 2009, Respondent did not provide this Commission with a current list of all of its vehicles utilized under its limousine authority. The list must contain the year, make, vehicle identification number and registration number for each vehicle. It shall be mailed to: Director, Bureau of Transportation and Safety, PA Public Utility Commission, P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
4. That, Respondent, by failing to provide this Commission with a current vehicle list, violated 52 Pa. Code § 29.333(d). The Bureau of Transportation and Safety Motor Carrier Services and Enforcement's Prosecutory Staff's proposed civil penalty for this violation is $250.
Wherefore, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety Prosecutory Staff hereby requests that the Commission fine Limo Today, Inc. the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) for the illegal activity described in this complaint and order such other remedy as the Commission may deem to be appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,
Wendy J. Keezel, Chief of Enforcement
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 Division
Bureau of Transportation and SafetyNOTICE A. You must file an answer within twenty 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 copies sent to:
Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265B. If you fail to answer this Complaint within twenty days, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will request that the Commission issue a Secretarial Letter 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 paying the fine proposed in this Complaint by certified check or money order within twenty (20) days. Your certified check or money order should be payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and should be forwarded to:
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 your payment, the complaint proceeding shall be closed.
D. If you file an answer which either admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will request the Commission to issue a Secretarial Letter imposing a penalty (see Paragraph B). 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 penalty set forth in this Complaint.
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. Tropiano Transportation
Service, Inc.; Doc. No. C-2010-2194068COMPLAINT 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 Tropiano Transportation Service, Inc., Respondent, maintains a principal place of business at 1256 Welsh Road, North Wales, PA 19454.
2. That Respondent was issued a certificate of public convenience by this Commission on September 19, 1989, at Docket No. A-00105977, F.2, for limousine authority.
3. That, between December 1 and December 31 of 2009, Respondent did not provide this Commission with a current list of all of its vehicles utilized under its limousine authority. The list must contain the year, make, vehicle identification number and registration number for each vehicle. It shall be mailed to: Director, Bureau of Transportation and Safety, PA Public Utility Commission, P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
4. That, Respondent, by failing to provide this Commission with a current vehicle list, violated 52 Pa. Code § 29.333(d). The Bureau of Transportation and Safety Motor Carrier Services and Enforcement's Prosecutory Staff's proposed civil penalty for this violation is $250.
Wherefore, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety Prosecutory Staff hereby requests that the Commission fine Tropiano Transportation Service, Inc. the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) for the illegal activity described in this complaint and order such other remedy as the Commission may deem to be appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,
Wendy J. Keezel, Chief of Enforcement
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 Division
Bureau of Transportation and SafetyNOTICE A. You must file an answer within twenty 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 copies sent to:
Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265B. If you fail to answer this Complaint within twenty days, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will request that the Commission issue a Secretarial Letter 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 paying the fine proposed in this Complaint by certified check or money order within twenty (20) days. Your certified check or money order should be payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and should be forwarded to:
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 your payment, the complaint proceeding shall be closed.
D. If you file an answer which either admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will request the Commission to issue a Secretarial Letter imposing a penalty (see Paragraph B). 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 penalty set forth in this Complaint.
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. Collegeville Airport Service;
Doc. No. C-2010-2176745, A-00119575F0002COMPLAINT 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 Collegeville Airport Service, respondent, maintains its principal place of business at 13 Landmark Drive, Malvern, PA 19355.
2. That respondent was issued a certificate of public convenience by this Commission on June 6, 2007, at Docket No. A-00119575, F. 2.
3. That respondent's operating authority was suspended on April 13, 2010, for failure to maintain bodily injury and property damage liability insurance on file with this Commission. The suspension was lifted on May 7, 2010.
4. That, on May 22, 2010, Enforcement Officer Russell Harrison, a duly authorized officer of this Commission, requested documents from respondent regarding transportation provided during the insurance lapse period. Respondent provided credit card receipts disclosing the following violations:
(a) Total of four trips during the insurance lapse period—three—on April 17, 2010, and one on May 2, 2010.
5. That respondent, violated 52 Pa. Code § 32.2(h), by operating its vehicle while under suspension for failing to maintain evidence of insurance on file with this Commission, violated 52 Pa. Code § 32.11, by engaging in intrastate commerce without having filed with and having approved by the Commission a certificate of insurance, and violated 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(c) in that it failed to observe, obey and comply with a Commission regulation or order, and the terms and conditions thereof. The Bureau of Transportation and Safety Motor Carrier Services and Enforcement's Prosecutory staff's proposed civil penalty for this violation is $1,000.00 per violation, for a total of $4,000.00, and cancellation of its certificate of public convenience.
Wherefore, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety Prosecutory Staff hereby requests that the Commission fine Collegeville Airport Service the sum of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) for the illegal activity described in this complaint and requests that the Commission revoke Collegeville Airport Service's certificate of public convenience at Application Docket No. A-00119575, F. 2.
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, Chief of Enforcement for the Motor Carrier Services and Enforcement Division of the Bureau of Transportation and Safety, 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 to be able to prove the 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 Division
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:
Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265B. If you fail to answer this complaint within twenty (20) days, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will request that the Commission issue an Order imposing a penalty, which will include the revocation of your Certificate of Public Convenience.
C. You may elect not to contest this Complaint by paying the fine proposed in this Complaint by certified check or money order within twenty (20) days. Your certified check or money order should be payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and should be forwarded to:
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 your 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.
E. If you file an Answer which contests the Complaint, the matter will be assigned 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. Transit Aide, Inc.;
Doc. No. C-2010-2187719, A-00099336COMPLAINT 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 del-egated 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 Transit Aide, Inc., respondent, maintains its principal place of business at 800 West Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19120.
2. That respondent, previously held paratransit authority from this Commission at Docket No. A-00099336. Respondent's authority was cancelled on August 29, 2009.
3. That respondent, on May 21, 2010, at approximately 11:00 a.m., at 800 West Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, permitted a certain 2003 Ford van, bearing Pennsylvania License No. YWN4254, Vehicle Identification No. 1FDSS34F53HB21449, to be operated.
4. That the vehicle described in Paragraph 3 of this Complaint was inspected by Enforcement Office Russell Harrison, a duly authorized officer of this Commission, on the date and at the place specified in Paragraph 3 and the following violation was disclosed.
(a) Operating without holding a certificate of public convenience.
5. That respondent, in performing the act described in Paragraph 3 of this complaint, violated the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 1101, in that respondent held itself out to transport passengers for compensation between points in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania while not then holding a certificate of public convenience issued by this Commission. The penalty is $1,000.00. Future violations may result in possible criminal prosecution with penalties up to $10,000.00 for each violation and one year in prison.
Wherefore, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety Prosecutory Staff hereby requests that the Commission fine Transit Aide, Inc., the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for the illegal activity described in this complaint and order such other remedy as the Commission may deem to be appropriate.
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, Chief of Enforcement for the Motor Carrier Services and Enforcement Division of the Bureau of Transportation and Safety, 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 the Bureau to be able to prove the 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 Division
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:
Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265B. If you fail to answer this complaint within twenty (20) days, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will request that the Commission issue an Order imposing a penalty.
C. You may elect not to contest this complaint by paying the fine proposed in this Complaint by certified check or money order. Payment must be made to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and should be forwarded to:
Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265.Your payment is an admission that you committed the alleged violation and an agreement to cease and desist from further violations. Upon receipt of your payment, the complaint proceeding shall be closed. In such case, to prevent the suspension of your vehicle registration(s), you must file an application with the Bureau of Transportation and Safety, P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265. If no application is received within the twenty (20) day time period, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety will proceed with the request for suspension of your vehicle registration(s). Your response should be directed to the Compliance office, Bureau of Transportation and Safety, P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265.
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.
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.
ROSEMARY CHIAVETTA,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-2340. Filed for public inspection December 3, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]
