PECO ENERGY CO — Notice of Probable Violation

120020005_final order_09162002_text.pdf, page 1Official PDFO U 5 Deporhnenr 0s Totten Research anrt speelai ~ weeltineten 0 0 00590 400 Seventh St{eel SW Mr Dems O'Brten Vice President, Operations PECO Energy Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia. PA 19101 Re, CPF No 1-2002-0005 Dear Mr O'Bnen Enclosed is the Final Order issued by the Assonate Administrator for Pipeiine Safety m the above-referenced case It makes a finding of violation and assesses a civil penalty of $5, 000 The penalty payment terms are set forth in the Final Order Your receipt of the Fmal Order constitutes service of that document under 49 C F. R ti 190 5 I acknowledge receipt of, and accept, your wire transfer in the amount of $5, 000„as payment in full of the civil penalty assessed against PECO Energy Company in the Final Order This case is now closed and no further enforcement action is contemplated with respect to the matters mvo Ived in the case Thank you for your cooperauon m our 3oint effort to ensure pipelme safety Sincerely, I Owendolyn M Ptpehne Comphance Regtsny Office of Pipehne Safety Enclosure C RT FIED MAIL - RE I IRN RECEIP f I&E UES'I ED#

120020005_final order_09162002_text.pdf, page 2DEPARTMENT Ol" FRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY WASHINGTON, DC 20590 In the Matter of PECO Energy Company, Respondent ) ) ) ) ) CPF No 1-2002-0005 FINAL ORDER On March 11, 2002, pursuant to 49 U S C I'I 60117, a representative of the Office ol P ipehne Safety (OPS) iniuated an investigation of Respondent's report of an inmdent mvolving its pipelme system As a result of the investigation, the Director, Eastern Region, OPS, issued to Respondent, by letter dated May 23, 2002, a Nonce of Probable Violation and Proposed Civil Penalty (Notice) In accordance vvith 49 C F R ti 190 207, the Notice proposed findmg that Respondent had violated 49 C. F R ti 191 5 and proposed assessing a civil penalty of $5, 000 for the alleged violation Respondent responded to the Notice by letter dated )une 14, 2002 (Response) Respondent did not contest the a 1legauons of violation bui provided mlonnation concermng the corrective actions it has taken Respondent also made a wire transfer in the amount of the proposed civil penalty ($5, 000), watvmg further nght to respond, and authortnng entry of ttus Fmal Order FINDING F VIOLATI )N Respondent did not contest the alleged violation m the Notice Accordmgly, I find that Respondent violated the following secuon of 49 C F R Part 191, as more fully described m the Nonce 49 C F R fl 191 5(a) — tiuling to give telephonic notice of an inndent at the earhest practical moment foilounng discovery of the incident, as dehned by Section 191. 3 This finding of violation vriII be considered a pnor offense in any subsequent enforcement action taken agmnst Respondent I assess a penalty of $5, 000, already paid by Respondent, for violation of 49 C F R $ 191 5 tacey Gerard Assonate Administrator for Pipehne Safety Date Issued#