NOTICES
PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC
UTILITY COMMISSION
Service of Notice of Motor Carrier Formal Complaints
[54 Pa.B. 7541]
[Saturday, November 16, 2024]Formal complaints have been issued by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Answers must be filed in accordance with 52 Pa. Code (relating to public utilities). Answers are due December 2, 2024, and must be made with the Secretary, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120, with a copy to the First Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission; Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement v. Raiser—PA, LLC; Docket No. C-2024-3051058
COMPLAINT 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 Investigation and Enforcement and other bureaus with enforcement responsibilities. Pursuant to that delegated authority and Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement hereby represents as follows:
1. That Raiser—PA, LLC, Respondent, maintains its principal place of business at Uber 3 World Trade Center, 175 Greenwich Street, Floors 43—47, New York, New York, 10007.
2. That Respondent was issued a license by this Commission on January 26, 2017, at Application Docket No. A-2016-2580821, authorizing transportation of persons for compensation in Transportation Network Company service.
3. That Respondent, on September 7, 2024, permitted a certain 2017 Toyota Passenger Vehicle bearing Pa. registration number LYN8950 and having Vehicle Identification No. ending in the last 4 digits 1081 to be operated by driver Mahmoud Ali Oma Mahmoud.
4. That the vehicle described in paragraph 3 was inspected on that date by PUC Motor Carrier Enforcement Supervisor Ernest Snyder on University Drive, College Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The vehicle did not have the company placard displayed on the windshield.
5. That Respondent, by allowing a vehicle to operate while not having the proper company placard displayed on the vehicle as specified by the Commission, violated 66 Pa.C.S. § 2605(b)(8). The fine for this violation is $50.00.
Wherefore, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement hereby requests that the Commission fine Raiser—PA, LLC, the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the illegal activity described in this Complaint and order such other remedy as the Commission may deem to be appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,
Brian B. Mehus, Acting Chief
Motor Carrier Enforcement
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
400 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
VERIFICATION I, Brian B. Mehus, 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: 20 September 2024
Brian B. Mehus, Acting Chief
Motor Carrier Enforcement
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
NOTICE 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 shall be mailed to:
Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
400 North Street, 2nd Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120Additionally, a copy should either be mailed to:
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
400 North Street, 3rd Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120Or, e-mailed to: RA-PCCmplntResp@pa.gov
B. If you fail to answer this complaint within twenty (20) days, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request that the Commission issue a Secretarial Letter imposing a penalty. The penalty could include a fine, the suspension or revocation of your certificate of public convenience or other remedy.
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
400 North Street, 2nd Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120D. 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 proceedings shall be closed.
E. If you file an Answer, which admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request that the Commission issue a Secretarial Letter imposing a penalty.
F. 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.
Alternative formats of this material are available for persons with disabilities by contacting the Commission's ADA Coordinator at 717-787-8714.
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission; Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement V. Raiser—PA, LLC; Docket No. C-2024-3051067
COMPLAINT 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 Investigation and Enforcement and other bureaus with enforcement responsibilities. Pursuant to that delegated authority and Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, the Bureau of Inves- tigation and Enforcement hereby represents as follows:
1. That Raiser—PA, LLC, Respondent, maintains its principal place of business at Uber 3 World Trade Center, 175 Greenwich Street, Floors 43—47, New York, New York, 10007.
2. That Respondent was issued a license by this Commission on January 26, 2017, at Application Docket No. A-2016-2580821, authorizing transportation of persons for compensation in Transportation Network Company service.
3. That Respondent, on September 7, 2024, permitted a certain 2018 Nissan Rogue bearing Pa. registration number JYE2472 and having Vehicle Identification No. ending in the last 4 digits 3509 to be operated by driver Kathleen Hill.
4. That the vehicle described in paragraph 3 was inspected on that date by PUC Motor Carrier Enforcement Officer Joshua Corney on University Drive, College Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The vehicle did not have the company placard displayed on the windshield and was transporting a greater number of individuals (6), including the driver, than the number of seat belts installed in the vehicle (5).
5. That Respondent, by allowing a vehicle to operate while not having the proper company placard displayed on the vehicle as specified by the Commission, violated 66 Pa.C.S. § 2605(b)(8). The penalty for this violation is $50.00.
6. That Respondent, by allowing a vehicle to operate with a greater number of passengers (6), including the driver, than the number of seat belts installed in the vehicle (5), has violated 66 Pa.C.S. 2606(a). The penalty for this violation is $100.00.
Wherefore, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement hereby requests that the Commission fine Raiser—PA, LLC, the sum of dollars ($150.00) for the illegal activity described in this Complaint and order such other remedy as the Commission may deem to be appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,
Brian B. Mehus, Acting Chief
Motor Carrier Enforcement
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
400 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
VERIFICATION I, Brian B. Mehus, 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: 20 September 2024
Brian B. Mehus, Acting Chief
Motor Carrier Enforcement
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
NOTICE 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 shall be mailed to:
Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
400 North Street, 2nd Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120Additionally, a copy should either be mailed to:
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
400 North Street, 3rd Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120Or, e-mailed to: RA-PCCmplntResp@pa.gov
B. If you fail to answer this complaint within twenty (20) days, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request that the Commission issue a Secretarial Letter imposing a penalty. The penalty could include a fine, the suspension or revocation of your certificate of public convenience or other remedy.
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
400 North Street, 2nd Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120D. 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 proceedings shall be closed.
E. If you file an Answer, which admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request that the Commission issue a Secretarial Letter imposing a penalty.
F. 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.
Alternative formats of this material are available for persons with disabilities by contacting the Commission's ADA Coordinator at 717-787-8714.
ROSEMARY CHIAVETTA,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-1661. Filed for public inspection November 15, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]
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