Warning letter, complaint, or contempt citation

(a)If after the expiration of the thirty#

(30)day response period prescribed in 165:20-13-14 the owner or operator of the probable violation has not responded to the notice of probable violation, the Manager of Pipeline Safety may issue a warning letter advising the owner or operator of the probable violation to correct the violations or be subject to further Commission enforcement action under#

(b)of this Section.#

(b)The Commission legal staff may issue a complaint or contempt citation notifying the owner or operator of the probable violation and that a hearing has been set before the Commission to address the owner's or operator's violation of this Chapter, the prosecution of which shall be in accordance with the applicable Commission Rules of Practice, OAC 165:5.#

(c)The severity of the probable violation or the conduct of the owner or operator in responding to the notice of probable violation as interpreted by the Commission, may be considered in determining the type of complaint or contempt citation issued by the Commission. These warning letters, complaints, and contempt citations shall be served as provided in 165:20-13-2.#