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operator's inspection response. Upon receipt of a written notice of probable violation or warning, the pipeline operator shall respond to the inspector within 30 business days in any one of the following ways: (1) Admit to the probable violation or warning and agree to the proposed civil penalty or correction action, or both. Any proposed civil penalty is subject to commission approval; (2) Respond to the probable violation or warning and agree to the proposed civil penalty or corrective action, or both. Any proposed civil penalty is subject to commission approval; (3) A written dispute of the reported probable violation or warning at which time the pipeline operator may request a hearing before the commission if the dispute cannot be resolved with the inspector; or (4) A written dispute of the proposed civil penalty or proposed corrective action, or both, at which time the pipeline operator may request a hearing before the commission.
Source: 36 SDR 57, effective October 19, 2009.