U.S. EPA FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST PROPANE TRANSPORT, INC. ( PTI ), SEEKING A $25,000 PENALTY FOR PTI'S FAILURE TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NATIONAL /RESPONSE CENTER (NRC) OF ITS RELEASE OF A QUANTITY OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA THAT EXCEEDED A REPORTABLE QUANTITY BY 27 TIMES. PTI DID NOT NOTIFY THE NRC UNTIL 2 DAYS AFTER THE RELEASE. PTI DOES NOT DENY THAT THE RELEASE OCCURRED AND THAT THEY FAILED TO NOTIFY FOR 2 DAYS. PTI CONTENDS, HOWEVER, THAT THE PENALTY IS NOT JUSTIFIABLE, GIVEN THE VOILATION. EPA FILED AN AMENDED COMPLAINT TO CLARIFY SOME FACTS THAT CAME ATO LIGHT DURING SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS. THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPOSED PENALTY WAS NOT ALTERED. BOTH PARTIES HAVE FILED THEIR RESPECTIVE PREHEARING EXCHANGES. EPA PLANS TO FILE A MOTION FOR ACCELERATED DECISION ON LIABILITY.