Disputed Bills Default in payment by the Designated ISTS Customers & Annual Reconciliation: ARTICLE: 11
Stipulated Facts For purposes of this Agreement only, the following constitutes a summary of facts by the EPA and SCDHEC upon which this Agreement is based. A. The DOE owns and operates the SRS. The SRS produces plutonium, tritium, and other special nuclear materials for national defense, for other governmental uses, and for civilian uses. The SRS is the nation's primary source of reactor-produced nuclear defense materials. Construction of the SRS began in 1951. The SRS is located near Aiken, South Carolina, and is approximately twenty-five (25) miles southeast of Augusta, Georgia. The SRS encompasses approximately three hundred (300) square miles. B. In March 1979, the SRS discontinued operation of seven (7) chemical, metal, and pesticide disposal pits. In 1984, under the approval and supervision of the State of South Carolina, the SRS excavated these pits and removed contaminated material. Additional groundwater monitoring ▇▇▇▇▇ were installed. C. On December 19, 1979, pursuant to the State of South Carolina's regulations, the SRS notified the SCDHEC of SRS's hazardous waste management activities. The SRS submitted a copy of its notification to the EPA. D. In August 1980, pursuant to Section 3010 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 6910, the SRS notified EPA of SRS's hazardous waste management activities and submitted a copy of the notification to the SCDHEC. E. On September 29, 1980, the SRS submitted "Part A" of its hazardous waste management permit application to the SCDHEC and EPA. Since that time, the SRS has modified its "Part A" to include new units or modifications to existing units. The SRS submitted "Part B" of its permit application on February 11, 1985. F. In February 1984, the SRS began groundwater corrective/remedial action by the use of an air stripper at the SRS M-Area. G. On May 8, 1984, the SRS prepared an assessment of its waste disposal sites and groundwater impacts (Technical Summary Groundwater Quality Protection Program at Savannah River Plant). H. On May 31, 1984, the DOE notified the EPA of potential CERCLA sites at DOE facilities, including the SRS. I. On January 7, 1987, the SRS submitted to EPA a document entitled, "Waste Management Units - Savannah River Plant," which contained a listing of solid waste management units (SWMUs) on the SRS. The SWMUs list is revised annually and provided to EPA and SCDHEC. J. On September 30, 1987, the SCDHEC and EPA issued a RCRA permit for the SRS. The Federal RCRA permit requires the SRS to initiate RFIs for listed SWMUs under the authority of RCRA Sections 3004(u) and (v). The State Hazardous Waste permit contains similar conditions under Section 44-56- 10, et seq., of the Hazardous Waste Management Act. The list of SWMUs was revised on May 30, 1990, to include a total of eighty-one (81) SWMUs. K. On October 16, 1987, the SRS submitted to EPA draft Hazard Ranking System (HRS) scores and supporting information for sixty-six (66) potential sites on the SRS. On April 28, 1988, the SRS submitted to EPA its Preliminary Assessments for these sites. L. In December 1987, the SRS published its final environmental impact statement (EIS), entitled, "Waste Management Activities for Groundwater Protection: Savannah River Plant; Aiken, South Carolina." The purpose of the EIS was to identify and select a waste management strategy for the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous, radioactive, and mixed wastes. M. On May 2, 1988, the SRS submitted an RFI Program Plan to EPA and SCDHEC pursuant to its RCRA permit. On September 6, 1989, EPA conditionally approved the RFI Program Plan. N. On July 14, 1989, EPA proposed the SRS for inclusion on the NPL at 40 CFR Part 300 (54 Federal Register 29820). O. On November 21, 1989, EPA finalized the SRS on the NPL at 40 CFR Part 300 (54 Federal Register 48184), which became effective on December 21, 1989. P. The SRS is engaged in the generation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes as defined in RCRA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901, et seq., and as defined in the HWMA, S.C. Code ▇▇▇. §§ 44-56-10, et seq. (Supp 1988). Q. The SRS releases, has released, and threatens to release hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants into the environment, as defined in CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601, et seq. R. Hazardous constituents, as defined by RCRA, and hazardous substances as defined by CERCLA, are present in the environment at the SRS.
Disagreement Any dissension between the parties other than a grievance defined in the agreement and other than a dispute defined in the Labour Code.
Disputed Amounts 28.1.1 If any portion of an amount due to a Party (the “Billing Party”) under this Agreement is subject to a bona fide dispute between the Parties, the Party billed (the “Non-Paying Party”) shall, prior to the ▇▇▇▇ Due Date, give written notice to the Billing Party of the amounts it disputes (“Disputed Amounts”) and include in such written notice the specific details and reasons for disputing each item; provided, however, a failure to provide such notice by that date shall not preclude a Party from subsequently challenging billed charges provided that such charges were paid. The Non-Paying Party shall pay when due all undisputed amounts to the Billing Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as provided in Section 28.2, a Party shall be entitled to dispute only those charges for which the Date was within the immediately preceding eighteen (18) months of the date on which the other Party received notice of such Disputed Amounts. 28.1.2 If the Non-Paying Party disputes charges and the dispute is resolved in favor of such Non-Paying Party, the Billing Party shall credit the invoice of the Non-Paying Party for the amount of the Disputed Amounts along with any applicable late payment charges no later than the second ▇▇▇▇ Due Date after the resolution of the Dispute. Accordingly, if a Non-Paying Party disputes charges and the dispute is resolved in favor of the Billing Party, the Non-Paying Party shall pay the Billing Party the amount of the Disputed Amounts and any associated late payment charges no later than the second ▇▇▇▇ Due Date after the resolution of the Dispute. Late payment charges shall be assessed as set forth in Section 27.8. 28.1.3 If the Parties are unable to resolve the issues related to the Disputed Amounts in the normal course of business within sixty (60) days after delivery to the Billing Party of notice of the Disputed Amounts, each of the Parties shall appoint a designated representative who has authority to settle the Dispute and who is at a higher level of management than the persons with direct responsibility for administration of this Agreement. The designated representatives shall meet as often as they reasonably deem necessary in order to discuss the Dispute and negotiate in good faith in an effort to resolve such Dispute. The specific format for such discussions will be left to the discretion of the designated representatives; however all reasonable requests for relevant information made by one Party to the other Party shall be honored. 28.1.4 If the Parties are unable to resolve issues related to the Disputed Amounts within forty-five (45) days after the Parties' appointment of designated representatives pursuant to Section 28.3, then either Party may file a complaint with the Commission to resolve such issues or proceed with any other remedy pursuant to law or equity. The Commission or the FCC may direct payment of any or all Disputed Amounts (including any accrued interest) thereon or additional amounts awarded, plus applicable late fees, to be paid to either Party. 28.1.5 The Parties agree that all negotiations pursuant to this Section 28.1 shall remain confidential in accordance with Article XX and shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of the Federal Rules of Evidence and state rules of evidence.
Disputed Invoices If the Trader or the Distributor disputes a Tax Invoice (which includes a Revision Invoice) issued under this clause 9, the party disputing the invoice ("Disputing Party") must notify the other party ("Non-disputing Party") in writing and provide details as to the reasons why the Disputing Party disputes that invoice within 18 months of the date of the first Tax Invoice issued in respect of the Distribution Services charges the subject of the disputed Tax Invoice ("Invoice Dispute"). On receiving an Invoice Dispute notice, the Non-disputing Party must: (a) if the Non-disputing Party agrees with the matters set out in the Invoice Dispute notice and: (i) the Disputing Party has not paid the disputed Tax Invoice, promptly issue a Credit Note for the disputed amount, and any remaining amount owed must be paid by the Disputing Party within 6 Working Days of receipt of the Credit Note, but need not pay prior to the time set out in clause 9.4 or 9.5; or (ii) the Disputing Party has paid the disputed invoice, calculate the amount that the Disputing Party has over paid and promptly issue a Credit Note to the Disputing Party for the amount over paid, which must include a Use of Money Adjustment. Any amount owed must be paid by the Non-disputing Party within 6 Working Days of issuing the Credit Note. A Use of Money Adjustment must apply for the period commencing on the date the original Tax Invoice was paid and ending when re-payment is made, but the amount need not be settled prior to the time set out in clauses 9.4 or 9.5; or (b) if the Non-disputing Party disagrees with the matters set out in the Invoice Dispute notice, either party may raise a Dispute in accordance with clause 23 and if the Disputing Party has not paid the disputed Tax Invoice, it must pay the undisputed amount of the disputed Tax Invoice issued in accordance with clauses 9.4 or 9.5; and (c) on the resolution of a Dispute under clause 23, any amount owed must be paid by the relevant party within 6 Working Days. Default Interest is payable for the period commencing on the date the disputed amount would have been due for payment under this clause 9, and ending when payment is made. To the extent the Tax Invoice is held not to be payable, the Non-disputing Party must issue a Credit Note to the Disputing Party.