NOTICES

Service of Notice of Motor Carrier Formal Complaints

[44 Pa.B. 7313]
[Saturday, November 15, 2014]

 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 1, 2014, and must be made with the Secretary, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265, with a copy to the First Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

NOTICE

 A. You must file an Answer within 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 Letter. See 52 Pa. Code § 1.56(a). The Answer must raise all factual and legal arguments that you wish to claim in your defense, include the docket number of this Complaint, and be verified. You may file your Answer by mailing an original to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, you may eFile your Answer using the Commission's website at www.puc.pa.gov. The link to eFiling is located under the Filing & Resources tab on the homepage. If your Answer is 250 pages or less, you are not required to file a paper copy. If your Answer exceeds 250 pages, you must file a paper copy with the Secretary's Bureau.

 Additionally, a copy should either be mailed to:

    Wayne T. Scott, First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, emailed to Mr. Scott at: RA-PCCmplntResp@pa.gov

 B. If you fail to answer this Complaint within 20 days, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request that the Commission issue an Order imposing the penalty.

 C. You may elect not to contest this Complaint by paying the past due assessment and civil penalty within 20 days. Your check or money order should be payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and mailed to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 D. If you file an Answer which either admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request the Commission to issue an Order imposing the penalty set forth in this Complaint.

 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 the Complaint, and may impose additional and/or alternative penalties as appropriate.

 F. If you are a corporation, you must be represented by legal counsel. 52 Pa. Code § 1.21.

 G. Alternative formats of this material are available for persons with disabilities by contacting the Commission's ADA Coordinator at 717-787-8714.

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement v. Ralph L. Jones Jr., t/a Hawgback Trucking; Doc. No. C-2014-2433767

COMPLAINT

 Now Comes the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (''I&E'') of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (''Commission''), by its prosecuting attorneys, and files this Complaint against Ralph L. Jones Jr., t/a Hawgback Trucking (''Respondent''), pursuant to Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701. In support of its Complaint, I&E respectfully represents the following:

Parties and Jurisdiction

 1. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, with a mailing address of P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265, is a duly constituted agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania empowered to regulate public utilities within the Commonwealth pursuant to the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. §§ 101, et seq.

 2. Complainant is the Commission's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement and is the entity established by statute to prosecute complaints against public utilities pursuant to 66 Pa.C.S. § 308.2(a)(11).

 3. Complainant is represented by:

    Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
717.772.8839
stwimer@pa.gov

    Wayne T. Scott
First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
wascott@pa.gov

 4. Respondent is Ralph L. Jones Jr., t/a Hawgback Trucking and maintains its principal place of business at 6 Butler Road, Wellsboro, PA 16901.

 5. Respondent is a ''public utility'' as that term is defined at 66 Pa.C.S. § 102, as it is engaged in transporting property in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for compensation.

 6. The Commission issued Respondent a certificate of public convenience on or about May 24, 2010, at A-2010-2177225, for truck authority.

 7. Section 501(a) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(a), authorizes and obligates the Commission to execute and enforce the provisions of the Public Utility Code.

 8. Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701, authorizes the Commission, inter alia, to hear and determine complaints against public utilities for a violation of any law or regulation that the Commission has jurisdiction to administer.

 9. Section 3301 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 3301, authorizes the Commission to impose civil penalties on any public utility, or any other person or corporation subject to the Commission's authority, for violation(s) of the Public Utility Code and/or Commission regulations.

 10. Respondent, in transporting property as a common carrier for compensation, is subject to the power and authority of this Commission pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(c), which requires a public utility to comply with Commission regulations.

 11. Pursuant to the provisions of the applicable Commonwealth statutes and regulations, the Commission has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this complaint and the actions of Respondent related thereto.

Factual Background

2012-2013 Fiscal Year

 12. On or about February 16, 2012, the Commission mailed to Respondent an assessment report for Respondent to report its 2011 calendar year revenues.

 13. The assessment report was accompanied by a letter, which notified Respondent that the report was due on or before March 31, 2012.

 14. Respondent failed to file an assessment report to show its 2011 calendar year revenues.

 15. On or about August 27, 2012, the Commission sent Respondent, through certified mail, an assessment invoice for the July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 Fiscal Year that was based, in part, on Respondent's estimated revenues for the 2011 calendar year. Respondent's assessment was $184.

 16. On September 24, 2012, Respondent signed a certified mail card, which indicated that it received an assessment invoice for the Commission's July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 Fiscal Year.

 17. Accompanying the assessment invoice was a notice that informed Respondent that it was obligated to pay the amount listed on the assessment invoice within thirty (30) days.

 18. The Commission received no objections from Respondent to this assessment.

2013-2014 Fiscal Year

 19. On or about February 7, 2013, the Commission mailed to Respondent an assessment report for Respondent to report its 2012 calendar year revenues.

 20. The assessment report was accompanied by a letter, which notified Respondent that the report was due on or before March 31, 2013.

 21. Respondent failed to file an assessment report to show its 2012 calendar year revenues.

 22. The total outstanding assessment balance for Respondent is $184.

Violations

COUNTS 1-2

 23. That Respondent failed to demonstrate its gross intrastate operating revenues for the 2011 and 2012 calendar years in that it did not file assessment reports for those years.

 If proven, this is a violation of Section 510(b) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 510(b). The Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement's proposed civil penalty for this violation is $1,000 for each calendar year that Respondent failed to report its gross intrastate operating revenues or $2,000.

COUNT 3

 24. That Respondent failed to satisfy its 2012-2013 fiscal year assessment in that it did not pay the amount due within thirty (30) days of receipt of the invoice.

 If proven, this is a violation of Section 510(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 510(c). The Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement's proposed civil penalty for this violation is 15% of the outstanding assessment balance or $28.

 Wherefore, for all the foregoing reasons, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement of Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission respectfully requests that:

 (a) Respondent be ordered to pay a total of $2,212, which consists of its outstanding assessment balance, which totals $184 and a civil penalty of $2,028 for the above-described violations;

 (b) Respondent be directed to file assessment reports on a going-forward basis; and

 (c) If payment of the civil penalty and assessment is not made, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement requests that:

 (1) the Commission issue an Order to cancel the Certificate of Public Convenience issued to Respondent;

 (2) this matter be referred to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General for appropriate action; and

 (3) the Commission certify automobile registrations to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for suspension or revocation.

 Respectfully submitted,
Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
PA Attorney ID No. 207522

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation & Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

Date: July 24, 2014

VERIFICATION

 I, Mandy Freas, Accountant, Bureau of Administrative Services, Assessment Section, 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 will 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: July 24, 2014

Mandy Freas, Accountant
Assessment Section
Bureau of Administrative Services
PA. Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

____

NOTICE

 A. You must file an Answer within 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 Letter. See 52 Pa. Code § 1.56(a). The Answer must raise all factual and legal arguments that you wish to claim in your defense, include the docket number of this Complaint, and be verified. You may file your Answer by mailing an original to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, you may eFile your Answer using the Commission's website at www.puc.pa.gov. The link to eFiling is located under the Filing & Resources tab on the homepage. If your Answer is 250 pages or less, you are not required to file a paper copy. If your Answer exceeds 250 pages, you must file a paper copy with the Secretary's Bureau.

 Additionally, a copy should either be mailed to:

    Wayne T. Scott, First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, emailed to Mr. Scott at: RA-PCCmplntResp@pa.gov

 B. If you fail to answer this Complaint within 20 days, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request that the Commission issue an Order imposing the penalty.

 C. You may elect not to contest this Complaint by paying the past due assessment and civil penalty within 20 days. Your check or money order should be payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and mailed to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 D. If you file an Answer which either admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request the Commission to issue an Order imposing the penalty set forth in this Complaint.

 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 the Complaint, and may impose additional and/or alternative penalties as appropriate.

 F. If you are a corporation, you must be represented by legal counsel. 52 Pa. Code § 1.21.

 G. Alternative formats of this material are available for persons with disabilities by contacting the Commission's ADA Coordinator at 717-787-8714.

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement v. Pocono Limousine Service, Inc.; Doc. No. C-2014-2431908

COMPLAINT

 Now Comes the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (''I&E'') of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (''Commission''), by its prosecuting attorneys, and files this Complaint against Pocono Limousine Service, Inc. (''Respondent''), pursuant to Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701. In support of its Complaint, I&E respectfully represents the following:

Parties and Jurisdiction

 1. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, with a mailing address of P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265, is a duly constituted agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania empowered to regulate public utilities within the Commonwealth pursuant to the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. §§ 101, et seq.

 2. Complainant is the Commission's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement and is the entity established by statute to prosecute complaints against public utilities pursuant to 66 Pa.C.S. § 308.2(a)(11).

 3. Complainant is represented by:

    Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
717.772.8839
stwimer@pa.gov

    Wayne T. Scott
First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
wascott@pa.gov

 4. Respondent is Pocono Limousine Service, Inc. and maintains its principal place of business at P. O. Box 340, Mount Pocono, PA 18344, Attention: Barbara Belardi.

 5. Respondent is a ''public utility'' as that term is defined at 66 Pa.C.S. § 102, as it is engaged in transporting passengers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for compensation.

 6. The Commission issued Respondent a certificate of public convenience on or about May 17, 1982, at A-00103841, for airport transfer authority and limousine authority.

 7. Section 501(a) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(a), authorizes and obligates the Commission to execute and enforce the provisions of the Public Utility Code.

 8. Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701, authorizes the Commission, inter alia, to hear and determine complaints against public utilities for a violation of any law or regulation that the Commission has jurisdiction to administer.

 9. Section 3301 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 3301, authorizes the Commission to impose civil penalties on any public utility, or any other person or corporation subject to the Commission's authority, for violation(s) of the Public Utility Code and/or Commission regulations.

 10. Respondent, in transporting passengers as a common carrier for compensation, is subject to the power and authority of this Commission pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(c), which requires a public utility to comply with Commission regulations.

 11. Pursuant to the provisions of the applicable Commonwealth statutes and regulations, the Commission has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this complaint and the actions of Respondent related thereto.

Factual Background

2012-2013 Fiscal Year

 12. On or about August 27, 2012, the Commission sent Respondent, through certified mail, an assessment invoice for the July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 Fiscal Year. Respondent's assessment was $2,197.

 13. On September 7, 2012, Respondent signed a certified mail card, which indicated that it received an assessment invoice for the Commission's July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 Fiscal Year.

 14. Accompanying the assessment invoice was a notice that informed Respondent that it was obligated to pay the amount listed on the assessment invoice within thirty (30) days.

 15. The Commission received no objections from Respondent to this assessment.

 16. Respondent failed to fully pay the amount of its 2012-2013 assessment invoice.

 17. The total outstanding assessment balance for Respondent is $1,197.

Violation

 18. That Respondent failed to satisfy its 2012-2013 fiscal year assessment in that it did not pay the amount due within thirty (30) days of receipt of the invoice.

 If proven, this is a violation of Section 510(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 510(c). The Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement's proposed civil penalty for this violation is 15% of the outstanding assessment balance or $180.

 Wherefore, for all the foregoing reasons, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement of Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission respectfully requests that:

 19. Respondent be ordered to pay a total of $ 1,377, which consists of its outstanding assessment balance, which totals $1,197 and a civil penalty of $180 for the above-described violation; and

 20. If payment of the civil penalty and assessment is not made, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement requests that:

 (1) the Commission issue an Order to cancel the Certificate of Public Convenience issued to Respondent;

 (2) this matter be referred to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General for appropriate action; and

 (3) the Commission certify automobile registrations to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for suspension or revocation.

 Respectfully submitted,
Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
PA Attorney ID No. 207522

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation & Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

Date: July 15, 2014

VERIFICATION

 I, Mandy Freas, Accountant, Bureau of Administrative Services, Assessment Section, 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 will 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: July 15, 2014

Mandy Freas, Accountant
Assessment Section
Bureau of Administrative Services
PA. Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

____

NOTICE

 A. You must file an Answer within 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 Letter. See 52 Pa. Code § 1.56(a). The Answer must raise all factual and legal arguments that you wish to claim in your defense, include the docket number of this Complaint, and be verified. You may file your Answer by mailing an original to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, you may eFile your Answer using the Commission's website at www.puc.pa.gov. The link to eFiling is located under the Filing & Resources tab on the homepage. If your Answer is 250 pages or less, you are not required to file a paper copy. If your Answer exceeds 250 pages, you must file a paper copy with the Secretary's Bureau.

 Additionally, a copy should either be mailed to:

    Wayne T. Scott, First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, emailed to Mr. Scott at: RA-PCCmplntResp@pa.gov

 B. If you fail to answer this Complaint within 20 days, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request that the Commission issue an Order imposing the penalty.

 C. You may elect not to contest this Complaint by paying the past due assessment and civil penalty within 20 days. Your check or money order should be payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and mailed to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 D. If you file an Answer which either admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request the Commission to issue an Order imposing the penalty set forth in this Complaint.

 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 the Complaint, and may impose additional and/or alternative penalties as appropriate.

 F. If you are a corporation, you must be represented by legal counsel. 52 Pa. Code § 1.21.

 G. Alternative formats of this material are available for persons with disabilities by contacting the Commission's ADA Coordinator at 717-787-8714.

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement v. Bill's MTAR Towing Inc.; Doc. No. C-2014-2433768

COMPLAINT

 Now Comes the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (''I&E'') of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (''Commission''), by its prosecuting attorneys, and files this Complaint against Bill's MTAR Towing Inc. (''Respondent''), pursuant to Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701. In support of its Complaint, I&E respectfully represents the following:

Parties and Jurisdiction

 1. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, with a mailing address of P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265, is a duly constituted agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania empowered to regulate public utilities within the Commonwealth pursuant to the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. §§ 101, et seq.

 2. Complainant is the Commission's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement and is the entity established by statute to prosecute complaints against public utilities pursuant to 66 Pa.C.S. § 308.2(a)(11).

 3. Complainant is represented by:

    Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
717.772.8839
stwimer@pa.gov

    Wayne T. Scott
First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
wascott@pa.gov

 4. Respondent is Bill's MTAR Towing Inc. and maintains its principal place of business at 31 Vine Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702, Attention: William A. Wylie.

 5. Respondent is a ''public utility'' as that term is defined at 66 Pa.C.S. § 102, as it is engaged in transporting property in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for compensation.

 6. The Commission issued Respondent a certificate of public convenience on or about April 12, 2006, at A-00122462, for truck authority.

 7. Section 501(a) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(a), authorizes and obligates the Commission to execute and enforce the provisions of the Public Utility Code.

 8. Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701, authorizes the Commission, inter alia, to hear and determine complaints against public utilities for a violation of any law or regulation that the Commission has jurisdiction to administer.

 9. Section 3301 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 3301, authorizes the Commission to impose civil penalties on any public utility, or any other person or corporation subject to the Commission's authority, for violation(s) of the Public Utility Code and/or Commission regulations.

 10. Respondent, in transporting property as a common carrier for compensation, is subject to the power and authority of this Commission pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(c), which requires a public utility to comply with Commission regulations.

 11. Pursuant to the provisions of the applicable Commonwealth statutes and regulations, the Commission has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this complaint and the actions of Respondent related thereto.

Factual Background

2012-2013 Fiscal Year

 12. On or about August 27, 2012, the Commission sent Respondent, through certified mail, an assessment invoice for the July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 Fiscal Year. Respondent's assessment was $151.

 13. On September 12, 2012, Respondent signed a certified mail card, which indicated that it received an assessment invoice for the Commission's July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 Fiscal Year.

 14. Accompanying the assessment invoice was a notice that informed Respondent that it was obligated to pay the amount listed on the assessment invoice within thirty (30) days.

 15. The Commission received no objections from Respondent to this assessment.

 16. Respondent failed to fully pay the amount of its 2012-2013 assessment invoice.

 17. On or about November 26, 2013, the Commission credited Respondent's assessment balance in the amount of $30.

 18. The total outstanding assessment balance for Respondent is $121.

Violation

COUNT 1

 19. That Respondent failed to satisfy its 2012-2013 fiscal year assessment in that it did not pay the amount due within thirty (30) days of receipt of the invoice.

 If proven, this is a violation of Section 510(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 510(c). The Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement's proposed civil penalty for this violation is 15% of the outstanding assessment balance or $18.

 Wherefore, for all the foregoing reasons, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement of Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission respectfully requests that:

 (a) Respondent be ordered to pay a total of $139, which consists of its outstanding assessment balance, which totals $121 and a civil penalty of $18 for the above-described violation; and

 (b) If payment of the civil penalty and assessment is not made, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement requests that:

 (1) the Commission issue an Order to cancel the Certificate of Public Convenience issued to Respondent;

 (2) this matter be referred to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General for appropriate action; and

 (3) the Commission certify automobile registrations to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for suspension or revocation.

 Respectfully submitted,
Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
PA Attorney ID No. 207522

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation & Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

Date: July 24, 2014

VERIFICATION

 I, Mandy Freas, Accountant, Bureau of Administrative Services, Assessment Section, 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 will 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: July 24, 2014

Mandy Freas, Accountant
Assessment Section
Bureau of Administrative Services
PA. Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

____

NOTICE

 A. You must file an Answer within 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 Letter. See 52 Pa. Code § 1.56(a). The Answer must raise all factual and legal arguments that you wish to claim in your defense, include the docket number of this Complaint, and be verified. You may file your Answer by mailing an original to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, you may eFile your Answer using the Commission's website at www.puc.pa.gov. The link to eFiling is located under the Filing & Resources tab on the homepage. If your Answer is 250 pages or less, you are not required to file a paper copy. If your Answer exceeds 250 pages, you must file a paper copy with the Secretary's Bureau.

 Additionally, a copy should either be mailed to:

    Wayne T. Scott, First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, emailed to Mr. Scott at: RA-PCCmplntResp@pa.gov

 B. If you fail to answer this Complaint within 20 days, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request that the Commission issue an Order imposing the penalty.

 C. You may elect not to contest this Complaint by paying the past due assessment and civil penalty within 20 days. Your check or money order should be payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and mailed to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 D. If you file an Answer which either admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request the Commission to issue an Order imposing the penalty set forth in this Complaint.

 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 the Complaint, and may impose additional and/or alternative penalties as appropriate.

 F. If you are a corporation, you must be represented by legal counsel. 52 Pa. Code § 1.21.

 G. Alternative formats of this material are available for persons with disabilities by contacting the Commission's ADA Coordinator at 717-787-8714.

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement v. C & C Express, Inc.; Doc. No. C-2014-2432123

COMPLAINT

 Now Comes the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (''I&E'') of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (''Commission''), by its prosecuting attorneys, and files this Complaint against C & C Express, Inc. (''Respondent''), pursuant to Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701. In support of its Complaint, I&E respectfully represents the following:

Parties and Jurisdiction

 1. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, with a mailing address of P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265, is a duly constituted agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania empowered to regulate public utilities within the Commonwealth pursuant to the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. §§ 101, et seq.

 2. Complainant is the Commission's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement and is the entity established by statute to prosecute complaints against public utilities pursuant to 66 Pa.C.S. § 308.2(a)(11).

 3. Complainant is represented by:

    Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
717.772.8839
stwimer@pa.gov

    Wayne T. Scott
First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
wascott@pa.gov

 4. Respondent is C & C Express, Inc. and maintains its principal place of business at 3180 Chestnut Hill Road, Pottstown, PA 19465.

 5. Respondent is a ''public utility'' as that term is defined at 66 Pa.C.S. § 102, as it is engaged in transporting property in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for compensation.

 6. The Commission issued Respondent a certificate of public convenience on or about May 28, 2002, at A-00118899, for truck authority.

 7. Section 501(a) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(a), authorizes and obligates the Commission to execute and enforce the provisions of the Public Utility Code.

 8. Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701, authorizes the Commission, inter alia, to hear and determine complaints against public utilities for a violation of any law or regulation that the Commission has jurisdiction to administer.

 9. Section 3301 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 3301, authorizes the Commission to impose civil penalties on any public utility, or any other person or corporation subject to the Commission's authority, for violation(s) of the Public Utility Code and/or Commission regulations.

 10. Respondent, in transporting property as a common carrier for compensation, is subject to the power and authority of this Commission pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(c), which requires a public utility to comply with Commission regulations.

 11. Pursuant to the provisions of the applicable Commonwealth statutes and regulations, the Commission has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this complaint and the actions of Respondent related thereto.

Factual Background

2012-2013 Fiscal Year

 12. On or about February 16, 2012, the Commission mailed to Respondent an assessment report for Respondent to report its 2011 calendar year revenues.

 13. The assessment report was accompanied by a letter, which notified Respondent that the report was due on or before March 31, 2012.

 14. Respondent failed to file an assessment report to show its 2011 calendar year revenues.

 15. On or about August 27, 2012, the Commission sent Respondent, through certified mail, an assessment invoice for the July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 Fiscal Year that was based, in part, on Respondent's estimated revenues for the 2011 calendar year. Respondent's assessment was $526.

 16. On September 4, 2012, Respondent signed a certified mail card, which indicated that it received an assessment invoice for the Commission's July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 Fiscal Year.

 17. Accompanying the assessment invoice was a notice that informed Respondent that it was obligated to pay the amount listed on the assessment invoice within thirty (30) days.

 18. The Commission received no objections from Respondent to this assessment.

 19. Respondent failed to pay the amount of its 2012-2013 assessment invoice.

 20. The total outstanding assessment balance for Respondent is $526.

Violations

COUNT 1

 21. That Respondent failed to demonstrate its gross intrastate operating revenues for the 2011 calendar year in that it did not file an assessment report for that year.

 If proven, this is a violation of Section 510(b) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 510(b). The Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement's proposed civil penalty for this violation is $1,000 for each calendar year that Respondent failed to report its gross intrastate operating revenues or $1,000.

COUNT 2

 22. That Respondent failed to satisfy its 2012-2013 fiscal year assessment in that it did not pay the amount due within thirty (30) days of receipt of the invoice.

 If proven, this is a violation of Section 510(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 510(c). The Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement's proposed civil penalty for this violation is 15% of the outstanding assessment balance or $79.

 Wherefore, for all the foregoing reasons, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement of Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission respectfully requests that:

 A. Respondent be ordered to pay a total of $1,605, which consists of its outstanding assessment balance, which totals $526 and a civil penalty of $1,079 for the above-described violations;

 B. Respondent be directed to file assessment reports on a going-forward basis; and

 C. If payment of the civil penalty and assessment is not made, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement requests that:

 (1) the Commission issue an Order to cancel the Certificate of Public Convenience issued to Respondent;

 (2) this matter be referred to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General for appropriate action; and

 (3) the Commission certify automobile registrations to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for suspension or revocation.

 Respectfully submitted,
Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
PA Attorney ID No. 207522

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

Date: July 16, 2014

VERIFICATION

 I, Mandy Freas, Accountant, Bureau of Administrative Services, Assessment Section, 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 will 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: July 16, 2014

Mandy Freas, Accountant
Assessment Section
Bureau of Administrative Services
PA. Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

____

NOTICE

 A. You must file an Answer within 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 Letter. See 52 Pa. Code § 1.56(a). The Answer must raise all factual and legal arguments that you wish to claim in your defense, include the docket number of this Complaint, and be verified. You may file your Answer by mailing an original to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, you may eFile your Answer using the Commission's website at www.puc.pa.gov. The link to eFiling is located under the Filing & Resources tab on the homepage. If your Answer is 250 pages or less, you are not required to file a paper copy. If your Answer exceeds 250 pages, you must file a paper copy with the Secretary's Bureau.

 Additionally, a copy should either be mailed to:

    Wayne T. Scott, First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, emailed to Mr. Scott at: RA-PCCmplntResppa.gov

 B. If you fail to answer this Complaint within 20 days, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request that the Commission issue an Order imposing the penalty.

 C. You may elect not to contest this Complaint by paying the past due assessment and civil penalty within 20 days. Your check or money order should be payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and mailed to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 D. If you file an Answer which either admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request the Commission to issue an Order imposing the penalty set forth in this Complaint.

 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 the Complaint, and may impose additional and/or alternative penalties as appropriate.

 F. If you are a corporation, you must be represented by legal counsel. 52 Pa. Code § 1.21.

 G. Alternative formats of this material are available for persons with disabilities by contacting the Commission's ADA Coordinator at 717-787-8714.

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement v. Alcelas, Inc.;
Doc. No. C-2014-2433844

COMPLAINT

 Now Comes the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (''I&E'') of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (''Commission''), by its prosecuting attorneys, and files this Complaint against Alcelas, Inc. (''Respondent''), pursuant to Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701. In support of its Complaint, I&E respectfully represents the following:

Parties and Jurisdiction

 1. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, with a mailing address of P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265, is a duly constituted agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania empowered to regulate public utilities within the Commonwealth pursuant to the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. §§ 101, et seq.

 2. Complainant is the Commission's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement and is the entity established by statute to prosecute complaints against public utilities pursuant to 66 Pa.C.S. § 308.2(a)(11).

 3. Complainant is represented by:

    Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
717.772.8839
stwimer@pa.gov

    Wayne T. Scott
First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
wascott@pa.gov

 4. Respondent is Alcelas, Inc. and maintains its principal place of business at 4341 Bermuda Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124.

 5. Respondent is a ''public utility'' as that term is defined at 66 Pa.C.S. § 102, as it is engaged in transporting passengers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for compensation.

 6. The Commission issued Respondent a certificate of public convenience on or about November 27, 1995, at A-00112494, for taxi authority.

 7. Section 501(a) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(a), authorizes and obligates the Commission to execute and enforce the provisions of the Public Utility Code.

 8. Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701, authorizes the Commission, inter alia, to hear and determine complaints against public utilities for a violation of any law or regulation that the Commission has jurisdiction to administer.

 9. Section 3301 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 3301, authorizes the Commission to impose civil penalties on any public utility, or any other person or corporation subject to the Commission's authority, for violation(s) of the Public Utility Code and/or Commission regulations.

 10. Respondent, in transporting passengers as a common carrier for compensation, is subject to the power and authority of this Commission pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(c), which requires a public utility to comply with Commission regulations.

 11. Pursuant to the provisions of the applicable Commonwealth statutes and regulations, the Commission has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this complaint and the actions of Respondent related thereto.

Factual Background

2013-2014 Fiscal Year

 12. On or about September 12, 2013, the Commission sent Respondent, through certified mail, an assessment invoice for the July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 Fiscal Year. Respondent's assessment was $156.

 13. On September 28, 2013, Respondent signed a certified mail card, which indicated that it received an assessment invoice for the Commission's July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 Fiscal Year.

 14. Accompanying the assessment invoice was a notice that informed Respondent that it was obligated to pay the amount listed on the assessment invoice within thirty (30) days.

 15. The Commission received no objections from Respondent to the 2013-2014 Fiscal Year Assessment.

 16. Respondent failed to fully pay the amount of its 2013-2014 assessment invoice.

 17. The total outstanding assessment balance for Respondent is $156.

Violation

COUNT 1

 18. That Respondent failed to satisfy its 2013-2014 fiscal year assessment in that it did not pay the amount due within thirty (30) days of receipt of the invoice.

 If proven, this is a violation of Section 510(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 510(c). The Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement's proposed civil penalty for this violation is 15% of the outstanding assessment balance or $23.

 Wherefore, for all the foregoing reasons, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement of Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission respectfully requests that:

 (a) Respondent be ordered to pay a total of $179, which consists of its outstanding assessment balance, which totals $156 and a civil penalty of $23 for the above-described violation; and

 (b) If payment of the civil penalty and assessment is not made, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement requests that:

 (1) the Commission issue an Order to cancel the Certificate of Public Convenience issued to Respondent;

 (2) this matter be referred to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General for appropriate action; and

 (3) the Commission certify automobile registrations to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for suspension or revocation.

 Respectfully submitted,
Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
PA Attorney ID No. 207522

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation & Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

Date: July 25, 2014

VERIFICATION

 I, Mandy Freas, Accountant, Bureau of Administrative Services, Assessment Section, 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 will 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: July 25, 2014

Mandy Freas, Accountant
Assessment Section
Bureau of Administrative Services
PA. Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

____

NOTICE

 A. You must file an Answer within 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 Letter. See 52 Pa. Code § 1.56(a). The Answer must raise all factual and legal arguments that you wish to claim in your defense, include the docket number of this Complaint, and be verified. You may file your Answer by mailing an original to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, you may eFile your Answer using the Commission's website at www.puc.pa.gov. The link to eFiling is located under the Filing & Resources tab on the homepage. If your Answer is 250 pages or less, you are not required to file a paper copy. If your Answer exceeds 250 pages, you must file a paper copy with the Secretary's Bureau.

 Additionally, a copy should either be mailed to:

    Wayne T. Scott, First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, emailed to Mr. Scott at: RA-PCCmplntResppa.gov

 B. If you fail to answer this Complaint within 20 days, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request that the Commission issue an Order imposing the penalty.

 C. You may elect not to contest this Complaint by paying the past due assessment and civil penalty within 20 days. Your check or money order should be payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and mailed to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 D. If you file an Answer which either admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request the Commission to issue an Order imposing the penalty set forth in this Complaint.

 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 the Complaint, and may impose additional and/or alternative penalties as appropriate.

 F. If you are a corporation, you must be represented by legal counsel. 52 Pa. Code § 1.21.

 G. Alternative formats of this material are available for persons with disabilities by contacting the Commission's ADA Coordinator at 717-787-8714.

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement v. Apple Transportation Co.; Doc. No. C-2014-2432323

COMPLAINT

 Now Comes the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (''I&E'') of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (''Commission''), by its prosecuting attorneys, and files this Complaint against Apple Transportation Co. (''Respondent''), pursuant to Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701. In support of its Complaint, I&E respectfully represents the following:

Parties and Jurisdiction

 1. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, with a mailing address of P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265, is a duly constituted agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania empowered to regulate public utilities within the Commonwealth pursuant to the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. §§ 101, et seq.

 2. Complainant is the Commission's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement and is the entity established by statute to prosecute complaints against public utilities pursuant to 66 Pa.C.S. § 308.2(a)(11).

 3. Complainant is represented by:

    Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
717.772.8839
stwimer@pa.gov

    Wayne T. Scott
First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
wascott@pa.gov

 4. Respondent is Apple Transportation Co. and maintains its principal place of business at 963 South 53rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19143.

 5. Respondent is a ''public utility'' as that term is defined at 66 Pa.C.S. § 102, as it is engaged in transporting property in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for compensation.

 6. The Commission issued Respondent a certificate of public convenience on or about September 30, 1952, at A-00078888, for truck and household goods carrier authority.

 7. Section 501(a) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(a), authorizes and obligates the Commission to execute and enforce the provisions of the Public Utility Code.

 8. Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701, authorizes the Commission, inter alia, to hear and determine complaints against public utilities for a violation of any law or regulation that the Commission has jurisdiction to administer.

 9. Section 3301 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 3301, authorizes the Commission to impose civil penalties on any public utility, or any other person or corporation subject to the Commission's authority, for violation(s) of the Public Utility Code and/or Commission regulations.

 10. Respondent, in transporting property as a common carrier for compensation, is subject to the power and authority of this Commission pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(c), which requires a public utility to comply with Commission regulations.

 11. Pursuant to the provisions of the applicable Commonwealth statutes and regulations, the Commission has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this complaint and the actions of Respondent related thereto.

Factual Background

2012-2013 Fiscal Year

 12. On or about February 16, 2012, the Commission mailed to Respondent an assessment report for Respondent to report its 2011 calendar year revenues.

 13. The assessment report was accompanied by a letter, which notified Respondent that the report was due on or before March 31, 2012.

 14. Respondent failed to file an assessment report to show its 2011 calendar year revenues.

2013-2014 Fiscal Year

 15. On or about February 7, 2013, the Commission mailed to Respondent an assessment report for Respondent to report its 2012 calendar year revenues.

 16. The assessment report was accompanied by a letter, which notified Respondent that the report was due on or before March 31, 2013.

 17. Respondent failed to file an assessment report to show its 2012 calendar year revenues.

 18. On or about September 12, 2013, the Commission sent Respondent an assessment invoice for the July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 Fiscal Year that was based, in part, on Respondent's estimated revenues for the 2012 calendar year. Respondent's assessment was $10.

 19. Accompanying the assessment invoice was a notice that informed Respondent that it was obligated to pay the amount listed on the assessment invoice within thirty (30) days.

 20. The Commission received no objections from Respondent to the 2013-2014 Fiscal Year Assessment.

 21. Respondent failed to fully pay the amount of its 2013-2014 assessment invoice.

 22. The total outstanding assessment balance for Respondent is $10.

Violations

COUNTS 1-2

 23. That Respondent failed to demonstrate its gross intrastate operating revenues for the 2011 and 2012 calendar years in that it did not file assessment reports for those years.

 If proven, this is a violation of Section 510(b) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 510(b). The Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement's proposed civil penalty for this violation is $1,000 for each calendar year that Respondent failed to report its gross intrastate operating revenues or $2,000.

COUNT 3

 24. That Respondent failed to satisfy its 2013-2014 fiscal year assessment in that it did not pay the amount due within thirty (30) days of receipt of the invoice.

 If proven, this is a violation of Section 510(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 510(c). The Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement's proposed civil penalty for this violation is 15% of the outstanding assessment balance or $2.

 Wherefore, for all the foregoing reasons, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement of Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission respectfully requests that:

 (a) Respondent be ordered to pay a total of $2,012, which consists of its outstanding assessment balance, which totals $10 and a civil penalty of $2,002 for the above-described violations;

 (b) Respondent be directed to file assessment reports on a going-forward basis; and

 (c) If payment of the civil penalty and assessment is not made, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement requests that:

 (1) the Commission issue an Order to cancel the Certificate of Public Convenience issued to Respondent;

 (2) this matter be referred to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General for appropriate action; and

 (3) the Commission certify automobile registrations to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for suspension or revocation.

 Respectfully submitted,
Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
PA Attorney ID No. 207522

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation & Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

Date: July 17, 2014

VERIFICATION

 I, Mandy Freas, Accountant, Bureau of Administrative Services, Assessment Section, 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 will 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: July 17, 2014

Mandy Freas, Accountant
Assessment Section
Bureau of Administrative Services
PA. Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

____

NOTICE

 A. You must file an Answer within 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 Letter. See 52 Pa. Code § 1.56(a). The Answer must raise all factual and legal arguments that you wish to claim in your defense, include the docket number of this Complaint, and be verified. You may file your Answer by mailing an original to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, you may eFile your Answer using the Commission's website at www.puc.pa.gov. The link to eFiling is located under the Filing & Resources tab on the homepage. If your Answer is 250 pages or less, you are not required to file a paper copy. If your Answer exceeds 250 pages, you must file a paper copy with the Secretary's Bureau.

 Additionally, a copy should either be mailed to:

    Wayne T. Scott, First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, emailed to Mr. Scott at: RA-PCCmplntResp@pa.gov

 B. If you fail to answer this Complaint within 20 days, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request that the Commission issue an Order imposing the penalty.

 C. You may elect not to contest this Complaint by paying the past due assessment and civil penalty within 20 days. Your check or money order should be payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and mailed to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 D. If you file an Answer which either admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request the Commission to issue an Order imposing the penalty set forth in this Complaint.

 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 the Complaint, and may impose additional and/or alternative penalties as appropriate.

 F. If you are a corporation, you must be represented by legal counsel. 52 Pa. Code § 1.21.

 G. Alternative formats of this material are available for persons with disabilities by contacting the Commission's ADA Coordinator at 717-787-8714.

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement v. Donald R. Sproat; Doc. No. C-2014-2432972

COMPLAINT

 Now Comes the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (''I&E'') of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (''Commission''), by its prosecuting attorneys, and files this Complaint against Donald R. Sproat (''Respondent''), pursuant to Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701. In support of its Complaint, I&E respectfully represents the following:

Parties and Jurisdiction

 1. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, with a mailing address of P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265, is a duly constituted agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania empowered to regulate public utilities within the Commonwealth pursuant to the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. §§ 101, et seq.

 2. Complainant is the Commission's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement and is the entity established by statute to prosecute complaints against public utilities pursuant to 66 Pa.C.S. § 308.2(a)(11).

 3. Complainant is represented by:

    Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
717.772.8839
stwimer@pa.gov

    Wayne T. Scott
First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
wascott@pa.gov

 4. Respondent is Donald R. Sproat and maintains its principal place of business at 195 Sproat Road, Dawson, PA 15428.

 5. Respondent is a ''public utility'' as that term is defined at 66 Pa.C.S. § 102, as it is engaged in transporting property in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for compensation.

 6. The Commission issued Respondent a certificate of public convenience on or about September 8, 2004, at A-00111187, for truck authority.

 7. Section 501(a) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(a), authorizes and obligates the Commission to execute and enforce the provisions of the Public Utility Code.

 8. Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701, authorizes the Commission, inter alia, to hear and determine complaints against public utilities for a violation of any law or regulation that the Commission has jurisdiction to administer.

 9. Section 3301 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 3301, authorizes the Commission to impose civil penalties on any public utility, or any other person or corporation subject to the Commission's authority, for violation(s) of the Public Utility Code and/or Commission regulations.

 10. Respondent, in transporting property as a common carrier for compensation, is subject to the power and authority of this Commission pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(c), which requires a public utility to comply with Commission regulations.

 11. Pursuant to the provisions of the applicable Commonwealth statutes and regulations, the Commission has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this complaint and the actions of Respondent related thereto.

Factual Background

2012-2013 Fiscal Year

 12. On or about February 16, 2012, the Commission mailed to Respondent an assessment report for Respondent to report its 2011 calendar year revenues.

 13. The assessment report was accompanied by a letter, which notified Respondent that the report was due on or before March 31, 2012.

 14. Respondent failed to file an assessment report to show its 2011 calendar year revenues.

 15. On or about August 27, 2012, the Commission sent Respondent, through certified mail, an assessment invoice for the July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 Fiscal Year that was based, in part, on Respondent's estimated revenues for the 2011 calendar year. Respondent's assessment was $434.

 16. On September 6, 2012, Respondent signed a certified mail card, which indicated that it received an assessment invoice for the Commission's July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 Fiscal Year.

 17. Accompanying the assessment invoice was a notice that informed Respondent that it was obligated to pay the amount listed on the assessment invoice within thirty (30) days.

 18. The Commission received no objections from Respondent to this assessment.

 19. Respondent failed to fully pay the amount of its 2012-2013 assessment invoice.

2013-2014 Fiscal Year

 20. On or about February 7, 2013, the Commission mailed to Respondent an assessment report for Respondent to report its 2012 calendar year revenues.

 21. The assessment report was accompanied by a letter, which notified Respondent that the report was due on or before March 31, 2013.

 22. Respondent failed to file an assessment report to show its 2012 calendar year revenues.

 23. On or about September 12, 2013, the Commission sent Respondent, through certified mail, an assessment invoice for the July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 Fiscal Year that was based, in part, on Respondent's estimated revenues for the 2012 calendar year. Respondent's assessment was $614.

 24. On October 5, 2013, Respondent signed a certified mail card, which indicated that it received an assessment invoice for the Commission's July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 Fiscal Year.

 25. Accompanying the assessment invoice was a notice that informed Respondent that it was obligated to pay the amount listed on the assessment invoice within thirty (30) days.

 26. The Commission received no objections from Respondent to the 2013-2014 Fiscal Year Assessment.

 27. On November 26, 2013, the Commission credited Respondent's assessment balance in the amount of $80.

 28. Respondent failed to fully pay the amount of its 2013-2014 assessment invoice.

 29. The total outstanding assessment balance for Respondent is $968.

Violations

COUNTS 1-2

 30. That Respondent failed to demonstrate its gross intrastate operating revenues for the 2011 and 2012 calendar years in that it did not file assessment reports for those years.

 If proven, this is a violation of Section 510(b) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 510(b). The Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement's proposed civil penalty for this violation is $1,000 for each calendar year that Respondent failed to report its gross intrastate operating revenues or $2,000.

COUNTS 3-4

 31. That Respondent failed to satisfy its 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 fiscal year assessments in that it did not pay the amounts due within thirty (30) days of receipt of the invoices.

 If proven, this is a violation of Section 510(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 510(c). The Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement's proposed civil penalty for this violation is 15% of the outstanding assessment balance or $145.

 Wherefore, for all the foregoing reasons, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement of Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission respectfully requests that:

 (a) Respondent be ordered to pay a total of $3,113, which consists of its outstanding assessment balance, which totals $968 and a civil penalty of $2,145 for the above-described violations;

 (b) Respondent be directed to file assessment reports on a going-forward basis; and

 (c) If payment of the civil penalty and assessments is not made, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement requests that:

 (1) the Commission issue an Order to cancel the Certificate of Public Convenience issued to Respondent;

 (2) this matter be referred to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General for appropriate action; and

 (3) the Commission certify automobile registrations to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for suspension or revocation.

 Respectfully submitted,
Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
PA Attorney ID No. 207522

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

Date: July 21, 2014

VERIFICATION

 I, Mandy Freas, Accountant, Bureau of Administrative Services, Assessment Section, 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 will 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: July 21, 2014

Mandy Freas, Accountant
Assessment Section
Bureau of Administrative Services
PA. Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

____

NOTICE

 A. You must file an Answer within 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 Letter. See 52 Pa. Code § 1.56(a). The Answer must raise all factual and legal arguments that you wish to claim in your defense, include the docket number of this Complaint, and be verified. You may file your Answer by mailing an original to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, you may eFile your Answer using the Commission's website at www.puc.pa.gov. The link to eFiling is located under the Filing & Resources tab on the homepage. If your Answer is 250 pages or less, you are not required to file a paper copy. If your Answer exceeds 250 pages, you must file a paper copy with the Secretary's Bureau.

 Additionally, a copy should either be mailed to:

    Wayne T. Scott, First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, emailed to Mr. Scott at: RA-PCCmplntResp@pa.gov

 B. If you fail to answer this Complaint within 20 days, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request that the Commission issue an Order imposing the penalty.

 C. You may elect not to contest this Complaint by paying the past due assessment and civil penalty within 20 days. Your check or money order should be payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and mailed to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 D. If you file an Answer which either admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request the Commission to issue an Order imposing the penalty set forth in this Complaint.

 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 the Complaint, and may impose additional and/or alternative penalties as appropriate.

 F. If you are a corporation, you must be represented by legal counsel. 52 Pa. Code § 1.21.

 G. Alternative formats of this material are available for persons with disabilities by contacting the Commission's ADA Coordinator at 717-787-8714.

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement v. All American Transport LLC; Doc. No. C-2014-2433204

COMPLAINT

 Now Comes the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (''I&E'') of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (''Commission''), by its prosecuting attorneys, and files this Complaint against All American Transport LLC (''Respondent''), pursuant to Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701. In support of its Complaint, I&E respectfully represents the following:

Parties and Jurisdiction

 1. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, with a mailing address of P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265, is a duly constituted agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania empowered to regulate public utilities within the Commonwealth pursuant to the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. §§ 101, et seq.

 2. Complainant is the Commission's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement and is the entity established by statute to prosecute complaints against public utilities pursuant to 66 Pa.C.S. § 308.2(a)(11).

 3. Complainant is represented by:

    Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
717.772.8839
stwimer@pa.gov

    Wayne T. Scott
First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
wascott@pa.gov

 4. Respondent is All American Transport LLC and maintains its principal place of business at 771 Murray Road, Meshoppen, PA 18630, Attention: Roger S. Gabriel Jr.

 5. Respondent is a ''public utility'' as that term is defined at 66 Pa.C.S. § 102, as it is engaged in transporting property in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for compensation.

 6. The Commission issued Respondent a certificate of public convenience on or about October 13, 2010, at A-2010-2200863, for truck authority.

 7. Section 501(a) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(a), authorizes and obligates the Commission to execute and enforce the provisions of the Public Utility Code.

 8. Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701, authorizes the Commission, inter alia, to hear and determine complaints against public utilities for a violation of any law or regulation that the Commission has jurisdiction to administer.

 9. Section 3301 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 3301, authorizes the Commission to impose civil penalties on any public utility, or any other person or corporation subject to the Commission's authority, for violation(s) of the Public Utility Code and/or Commission regulations.

 10. Respondent, in transporting property as a common carrier for compensation, is subject to the power and authority of this Commission pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(c), which requires a public utility to comply with Commission regulations.

 11. Pursuant to the provisions of the applicable Commonwealth statutes and regulations, the Commission has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this complaint and the actions of Respondent related thereto.

Factual Background

2012-2013 Fiscal Year

 12. On or about August 27, 2012, the Commission sent Respondent, through certified mail, an assessment invoice for the July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 Fiscal Year. Respondent's assessment was $199.

 13. On September 8, 2012, Respondent signed a certified mail card, which indicated that it received an assessment invoice for the Commission's July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 Fiscal Year.

 14. Accompanying the assessment invoice was a notice that informed Respondent that it was obligated to pay the amount listed on the assessment invoice within thirty (30) days.

 15. The Commission received no objections from Respondent to this assessment.

 16. Respondent failed to fully pay the amount of its 2012-2013 assessment invoice.

2013-2014 Fiscal Year

 17. On or about February 7, 2013, the Commission mailed to Respondent an assessment report for Respondent to report its 2012 calendar year revenues.

 18. The assessment report was accompanied by a letter, which notified Respondent that the report was due on or before March 31, 2013.

 19. Respondent failed to file an assessment report to show its 2012 calendar year revenues.

 20. On or about September 12, 2013, the Commission sent Respondent, through certified mail, an assessment invoice for the July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 Fiscal Year that was based, in part, on Respondent's estimated revenues for the 2012 calendar year. Respondent's assessment was $281.

 21. On September 20, 2013, Respondent signed a certified mail card, which indicated that it received an assessment invoice for the Commission's July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 Fiscal Year.

 22. Accompanying the assessment invoice was a notice that informed Respondent that it was obligated to pay the amount listed on the assessment invoice within thirty (30) days.

 23. The Commission received no objections from Respondent to the 2013-2014 Fiscal Year Assessment.

 24. On November 26, 2013, the Commission credited Respondent's assessment balance in the amount of $36.

 25. Respondent failed to fully pay the amount of its 2013-2014 assessment invoice.

 26. The total outstanding assessment balance for Respondent is $444.

Violations

COUNT 1

 27. That Respondent failed to demonstrate its gross intrastate operating revenues for the 2012 calendar year in that it did not file an assessment report for that year.

 If proven, this is a violation of Section 510(b) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 510(b). The Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement's proposed civil penalty for this violation is $1,000 for each calendar year that Respondent failed to report its gross intrastate operating revenues or $1,000.

COUNTS 2-3

 28. That Respondent failed to satisfy its 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 fiscal year assessments in that it did not pay the amounts due within thirty (30) days of receipt of the invoices.

 If proven, this is a violation of Section 510(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 510(c). The Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement's proposed civil penalty for this violation is 15% of the outstanding assessment balance or $67.

 Wherefore, for all the foregoing reasons, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement of Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission respectfully requests that:

 (a) Respondent be ordered to pay a total of $1,511, which consists of its outstanding assessment balance, which totals $444 and a civil penalty of $1,067 for the above-described violations;

 (b) Respondent be directed to file assessment reports on a going-forward basis; and

 (c) If payment of the civil penalty and assessments is not made, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement requests that:

 (1) the Commission issue an Order to cancel the Certificate of Public Convenience issued to Respondent;

 (2) this matter be referred to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General for appropriate action; and

 (3) the Commission certify automobile registrations to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for suspension or revocation.

 Respectfully submitted,
Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
PA Attorney ID No. 207522

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

Date: July 22, 2014

VERIFICATION

 I, Mandy Freas, Accountant, Bureau of Administrative Services, Assessment Section, 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 will 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: July 22, 2014

Mandy Freas, Accountant
Assessment Section
Bureau of Administrative Services
PA. Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

____

NOTICE

 A. You must file an Answer within 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 Letter. See 52 Pa. Code § 1.56(a). The Answer must raise all factual and legal arguments that you wish to claim in your defense, include the docket number of this Complaint, and be verified. You may file your Answer by mailing an original to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, you may eFile your Answer using the Commission's website at www.puc.pa.gov. The link to eFiling is located under the Filing & Resources tab on the homepage. If your Answer is 250 pages or less, you are not required to file a paper copy. If your Answer exceeds 250 pages, you must file a paper copy with the Secretary's Bureau.

 Additionally, a copy should either be mailed to:

    Wayne T. Scott, First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, emailed to Mr. Scott at: RA-PCCmplntResp@pa.gov

 B. If you fail to answer this Complaint within 20 days, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request that the Commission issue an Order imposing the penalty.

 C. You may elect not to contest this Complaint by paying the past due assessment and civil penalty within 20 days. Your check or money order should be payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and mailed to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 D. If you file an Answer which either admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request the Commission to issue an Order imposing the penalty set forth in this Complaint.

 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 the Complaint, and may impose additional and/or alternative penalties as appropriate.

 F. If you are a corporation, you must be represented by legal counsel. 52 Pa. Code § 1.21.

 G. Alternative formats of this material are available for persons with disabilities by contacting the Commission's ADA Coordinator at 717-787-8714.

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement v. Physicians Choice Ambulance Service, Inc. t/a PCA Management;
Doc. No. C-2014-2434737

COMPLAINT

 Now Comes the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (''I&E'') of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (''Commission''), by its prosecuting attorneys, and files this Complaint against Physicians Choice Ambulance Service, Inc. t/a PCA Management (''Respondent''), pursuant to Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701. In support of its Complaint, I&E respectfully represents the following:

Parties and Jurisdiction

 1. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, with a mailing address of P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265, is a duly constituted agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania empowered to regulate public utilities within the Commonwealth pursuant to the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. §§ 101, et seq.

 2. Complainant is the Commission's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement and is the entity established by statute to prosecute complaints against public utilities pursuant to 66 Pa.C.S. § 308.2(a)(11).

 3. Complainant is represented by:

    Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
717.772.8839
stwimer@pa.gov

    Wayne T. Scott
First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
wascott@pa.gov

 4. Respondent is Physicians Choice Ambulance Service, Inc. t/a PCA Management and maintains its principal place of business at 225 Geiger Road, Philadelphia, PA 19115, Attention: Michael Gallagher.

 5. Respondent is a ''public utility'' as that term is defined at 66 Pa.C.S. § 102, as it is engaged in transporting passengers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for compensation.

 6. The Commission issued Respondent a certificate of public convenience on or about December 23, 2010, at A-2010-2172633, for paratransit authority.

 7. Section 501(a) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(a), authorizes and obligates the Commission to execute and enforce the provisions of the Public Utility Code.

 8. Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701, authorizes the Commission, inter alia, to hear and determine complaints against public utilities for a violation of any law or regulation that the Commission has jurisdiction to administer.

 9. Section 3301 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 3301, authorizes the Commission to impose civil penalties on any public utility, or any other person or corporation subject to the Commission's authority, for violation(s) of the Public Utility Code and/or Commission regulations.

 10. Respondent, in transporting passengers as a common carrier for compensation, is subject to the power and authority of this Commission pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(c), which requires a public utility to comply with Commission regulations.

 11. Pursuant to the provisions of the applicable Commonwealth statutes and regulations, the Commission has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this complaint and the actions of Respondent related thereto.

Factual Background

2012-2013 Fiscal Year

 12. On or about August 27, 2012, the Commission sent Respondent, through certified mail, an assessment invoice for the July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 Fiscal Year. Respondent's assessment was $20,639.

 13. On September 7, 2012, Respondent signed a certified mail card, which indicated that it received an assessment invoice for the Commission's July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 Fiscal Year.

 14. Accompanying the assessment invoice was a notice that informed Respondent that it was obligated to pay the amount listed on the assessment invoice within thirty (30) days.

 15. The Commission received no objections from Respondent to this assessment.

 16. Respondent failed to fully pay the amount of its 2012-2013 assessment invoice.

2013-2014 Fiscal Year

 17. On or about September 12, 2013, the Commission sent Respondent, through certified mail, an assessment invoice for the July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 Fiscal Year. Respondent's assessment was $8,309.

 18. On September 23, 2013, Respondent signed a certified mail card, which indicated that it received an assessment invoice for the Commission's July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 Fiscal Year.

 19. Accompanying the assessment invoice was a notice that informed Respondent that it was obligated to pay the amount listed on the assessment invoice within thirty (30) days.

 20. The Commission received no objections from Respondent to the 2013-2014 Fiscal Year Assessment.

 21. Respondent failed to fully pay the amount of its 2013-2014 assessment invoice.

 22. The total outstanding assessment balance for Respondent is $28,948.

Violations

COUNTS 1-2

 23. That Respondent failed to satisfy its 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 fiscal year assessments in that it did not pay the amounts due within thirty (30) days of receipt of the invoices.

 If proven, this is a violation of Section 510(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 510(c). The Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement's proposed civil penalty for this violation is 15% of the outstanding assessment balance or $4,342.

 Wherefore, for all the foregoing reasons, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement of Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission respectfully requests that:

 (a) Respondent be ordered to pay a total of $33,290, which consists of its outstanding assessment balance, which totals $28,948 and a civil penalty of $4,342 for the above-described violations; and

 (b) If payment of the civil penalty and assessments is not made, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement requests that:

 (1) the Commission issue an Order to cancel the Certificate of Public Convenience issued to Respondent;

 (2) this matter be referred to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General for appropriate action; and

 (3) the Commission certify automobile registrations to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for suspension or revocation.

 Respectfully submitted,
Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
PA Attorney ID No. 207522

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation & Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

Date: July 28, 2014

VERIFICATION

 I, Mandy Freas, Accountant, Bureau of Administrative Services, Assessment Section, 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 will 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: July 28, 2014

Mandy Freas, Accountant
Assessment Section
Bureau of Administrative Services
PA. Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

____

NOTICE

 A. You must file an Answer within 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 Letter. See 52 Pa. Code § 1.56(a). The Answer must raise all factual and legal arguments that you wish to claim in your defense, include the docket number of this Complaint, and be verified. You may file your Answer by mailing an original to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, you may eFile your Answer using the Commission's website at www.puc.pa.gov. The link to eFiling is located under the Filing & Resources tab on the homepage. If your Answer is 250 pages or less, you are not required to file a paper copy. If your Answer exceeds 250 pages, you must file a paper copy with the Secretary's Bureau.

 Additionally, a copy should either be mailed to:

    Wayne T. Scott, First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 Or, emailed to Mr. Scott at: RA-PCCmplntResp@pa.gov

 B. If you fail to answer this Complaint within 20 days, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request that the Commission issue an Order imposing the penalty.

 C. You may elect not to contest this Complaint by paying the past due assessment and civil penalty within 20 days. Your check or money order should be payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and mailed to:

    Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

 D. If you file an Answer which either admits or fails to deny the allegations of the Complaint, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement will request the Commission to issue an Order imposing the penalty set forth in this Complaint.

 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 the Complaint, and may impose additional and/or alternative penalties as appropriate.

 F. If you are a corporation, you must be represented by legal counsel. 52 Pa. Code § 1.21.

 G. Alternative formats of this material are available for persons with disabilities by contacting the Commission's ADA Coordinator at 717-787-8714.

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement v. Family Transport Services, Inc.; Doc. No. C-2014-2435192

COMPLAINT

 Now Comes the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (''I&E'') of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (''Commission''), by its prosecuting attorneys, and files this Complaint against Family Transport Services, Inc. (''Respondent''), pursuant to Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701. In support of its Complaint, I&E respectfully represents the following:

Parties and Jurisdiction

 1. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, with a mailing address of P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265, is a duly constituted agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania empowered to regulate public utilities within the Commonwealth pursuant to the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. §§ 101, et seq.

 2. Complainant is the Commission's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement and is the entity established by statute to prosecute complaints against public utilities pursuant to 66 Pa.C.S. § 308.2(a)(11).

 3. Complainant is represented by:

    Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
717.772.8839
stwimer@pa.gov

    Wayne T. Scott
First Deputy Chief Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
wascott@pa.gov

 4. Respondent is Family Transport Services, Inc. and maintains its principal place of business at 315 Independence Court, Sharon, PA 16146, Attention: David A. Ranilli.

 5. Respondent is a ''public utility'' as that term is defined at 66 Pa.C.S. § 102, as it is engaged in transporting passengers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for compensation.

 6. The Commission issued Respondent a certificate of public convenience on or about December 30, 2005, at A-00121038, for paratransit authority.

 7. Section 501(a) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(a), authorizes and obligates the Commission to execute and enforce the provisions of the Public Utility Code.

 8. Section 701 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 701, authorizes the Commission, inter alia, to hear and determine complaints against public utilities for a violation of any law or regulation that the Commission has jurisdiction to administer.

 9. Section 3301 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 3301, authorizes the Commission to impose civil penalties on any public utility, or any other person or corporation subject to the Commission's authority, for violation(s) of the Public Utility Code and/or Commission regulations.

 10. Respondent, in transporting passengers as a common carrier for compensation, is subject to the power and authority of this Commission pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(c), which requires a public utility to comply with Commission regulations.

 11. Pursuant to the provisions of the applicable Commonwealth statutes and regulations, the Commission has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this complaint and the actions of Respondent related thereto.

Factual Background

 12. On September 27, 2012, the Secretary's Bureau served a Complaint that I&E filed against Respondent at Docket No. C-2012-2326249, alleging that Respondent violated Section 510(b) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 510(b), by failing to file an assessment report for the 2010 calendar year.

 13. In the Complaint, I&E also alleged that Respondent violated Section 510(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 510(c), by failing to pay its 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 fiscal year assessments.

 14. Respondent paid the civil penalty as requested by I&E and the full amount of its outstanding assessment balance, which satisfied its 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 fiscal year assessments.

 15. On August 30, 2013, I&E filed a Certificate of Satisfaction with the Secretary's Bureau indicating that the Complaint had been satisfied and requesting that the proceeding be marked closed.

2012-2013 Fiscal Year

 16. On or about February 16, 2012, the Commission mailed to Respondent an assessment report for Respondent to report its 2011 calendar year revenues.

 17. The assessment report was accompanied by a letter, which notified Respondent that the report was due on or before March 31, 2012.

 18. Respondent failed to file an assessment report to show its 2011 calendar year revenues.

 19. On or about August 27, 2012, the Commission sent Respondent, through certified mail, an assessment invoice for the July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 Fiscal Year that was based, in part, on Respondent's estimated revenues for the 2011 calendar year. Respondent's assessment was $572.

 20. On September 10, 2012, Respondent signed a certified mail card, which indicated that it received an assessment invoice for the Commission's July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 Fiscal Year.

 21. Accompanying the assessment invoice was a notice that informed Respondent that it was obligated to pay the amount listed on the assessment invoice within thirty (30) days.

 22. The Commission received no objections from Respondent to this assessment.

 23. Respondent failed to fully pay the amount of its 2012-2013 assessment invoice.

 24. The total outstanding assessment balance for Respondent is $572.

Violations

COUNT 1

 25. That Respondent failed to demonstrate its gross intrastate operating revenues for the 2011 calendar year in that it did not file an assessment report for that year.

 If proven, this is a violation of Section 510(b) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 510(b). The Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement's proposed civil penalty for this violation is $1,500 for each calendar year that Respondent failed to report its gross intrastate operating revenues or $1,500. This civil penalty is based, in part, on Respondent's history of noncompliance with the Public Utility Code involving a failure to file assessment reports, as set forth above.

COUNTS 2-3

 26. That Respondent failed to satisfy its 2012-2013 fiscal year assessment in that it did not pay the amount due within thirty (30) days of receipt of the invoice.

 If proven, this is a violation of Section 510(c) of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 510(c). The Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement's proposed civil penalty for this violation is 25% of the outstanding assessment balance or $143. This civil penalty is based, in part, on Respondent's history of noncompliance with the Public Utility Code involving a failure to satisfy its assessments, as set forth above.

 Wherefore, for all the foregoing reasons, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement of Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission respectfully requests that:

 (a) Respondent be ordered to pay a total of $2,215, which consists of its outstanding assessment balance, which totals $572 and a civil penalty of $1,643 for the above-described violations;

 (b) Respondent be directed to file assessment reports on a going-forward basis; and

 (c) If payment of the civil penalty and assessments is not made, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement requests that:

 (1) the Commission issue an Order to cancel the Certificate of Public Convenience issued to Respondent;

 (2) this matter be referred to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General for appropriate action; and

 (3) the Commission certify automobile registrations to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for suspension or revocation.

 Respectfully submitted,
Stephanie M. Wimer
Prosecutor
PA Attorney I.D. No. 207522

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Investigation & Enforcement
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

Date: August 1, 2014

VERIFICATION

 I, Mandy Freas, Accountant, Bureau of Administrative Services, Assessment Section, 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 will 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: August 1, 2014

Mandy Freas, Accountant
Assessment Section
Bureau of Administrative Services
PA. Public Utility Commission
P. O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

ROSEMARY CHIAVETTA, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-2410. Filed for public inspection November 14, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]

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