Kentucky Public Service Commission


View Case Filings for: 2017-00167


Case Number:2017-00167
Service Type:Gas
Filing Date:5/11/2017
Category:Regular
Utilities:

Olive Hill Natural Gas System


Case Nature:

CITY OF OLIVE HILL AND CITY OF OLIVE HILL UTILITY DEPARTMENT ALLEGED FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH KRS 278.495 AND 49 C.F.R. § 192









Case Filings
FilingDocuments
8/7/2017 1:31:24 PM

Order Entered: 1. Olive Hill 's motion for leave to file late its supplemental response is granted. 2. Olive Hill 's notice of completion of construction to repair the pipeline that was exposed in Tygart's Creek is accepted as filed in compliance with ordering paragraph 5 of the Commission's June 21, 2017 Order. 3. This case is closed and removed from the Commission's docket.


7/10/2017 11:11:57 AM

Receipt of Payment


7/7/2017

City of Olive Hill Motion and Supplemental Response


7/7/2017

City of Olive Hill Motion and Supplemental Response


6/30/2017

City of Olive Hill Notice of Filing


6/26/2017

City of Olive Hill response to alleged violations


6/21/2017 3:12:52 PM

Final Order Entered: 1. Olive Hill is assessed a penalty of $60,000 for violation of 49 C.F.R. § 192.317 for failure to protect the section of pipeline exposed in Tygarts Creek from washouts, floods, unstable soil, landslides, or other hazards that may cause the pipeline to move or sustain abnormal loads. 2. Olive Hill shall pay $5,000 of the $60,000 assessed civil penalty within 30 days of the date of this Order by cashier's check or money order payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer, and mailed or delivered to the Office of the General Counsel, Kentucky Public Service Commission, 211 Sower Boulevard, Post Office Box 615, Frankfort, Kentucky 40602. The remaining $55,000 of the civil penalty shall be suspended on the condition that Olive Hill complies with the ordering paragraphs 3, 4, and 5 of this Order within the timeframe allowed. 3. Within 30 days of the date of this Order, Olive Hill shall replace the main that is exposed in Tygart's Creek with a new main installed under the creek so that the pipeline is protected from washouts, floods, unstable soil, landslides, or other hazards that may cause the pipeline to move or sustain abnormal loads. 4. Olive Hill shall provide the Commission written notice within 5 days of the commencement of construction to replace the section of pipeline exposed in Tygarts Creek. 5. Olive Hill shall provide the Commission written notice within 5 days of completion of construction to replace the section of pipeline exposed in Tygarts Creek.


6/9/2017 3:37:12 PM

COMMISSION STAFF'S POST-HEARING REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO CITY OF OLIVE HILL AND CITY OF OLIVE HILL UTILITY DEPARTMENT


6/9/2017 11:02:51 AM

Notice of Filing Hearing Documents


5/11/2017 2:13:45 PM

Order Entered: 1. Olive Hill shall appear before the Commission on June 7, 2017, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, in Hearing Room 1 of the Commission's offices at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky, for the purpose of presenting evidence concerning the alleged violation and showing cause why it should not be subject to penalties prescribed in KRS 278.992(1) for this alleged violation. 2. Within 20 days of the date of this Order, Olive Hill shall submit to the Commission a written response to the allegation in the Inspection Report of November 28, 2016. 3. The documents appended to the Order are made part of the record of this proceeding.