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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>hello, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Didn’t Sam Toko win in front of the Commission Board on this issue or an issue closely related to it? I cannot imagine why the agency would take a position that their rules are unenforceable. What kind of management is this?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Warmest Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>fred<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Vendorsmi [mailto:vendorsmi-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Joe Sontag<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, October 03, 2012 11:52 PM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> VENDORSMI List<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Vendorsmi] The 50% Nonpenalty?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>At a recent administrative hearing, Assistant Program Manager James Hull stated in sworn testimony that there is no compliance issue for those operators who are assessed a 50% penalty for late payment of set-aside fees, but who do not pay the penalty as required by rule. Rule 27 states that the penalty payment is due with the next vending facility monthly report following notification of the penalty.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If there's no compelling reason for payment of the late fee on time and no consequence where compliance goes, then why even have this so-called penalty in our rules? Licenses can be (but almost never are) revoked for failure to pay almost everybody else while operating a facility; including the set-aside fee itself. Somehow I doubt that the Treasury Department takes such a relaxed view when it comes to monies owed to the state for any lawful reason.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you have ever been slapped with the 50% penalty or you've been hit recently with and agree that you owe the 50% late fee and have not paid it promptly for any reason, I'd like to hear from you regarding statements made by BEP staff and your situation. I may be reached at:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:suncat0@gmail.com">suncat0@gmail.com</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>or look me up in the Lansing phonebook.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Joe Sontag</span></font><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>