# EASTERN SHORE NATURAL GAS CO — Notice of Amendment

**Citation:** CPF 120121001M  
**Type / status:** enforcement / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2012-03-09

CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.465(d), 192.605(b)(2).

## Document text

Notice of Amendment involving EASTERN SHORE NATURAL GAS CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.465(d),  192.605(b)(2). The case was opened on 2012-03-09 and is reported as closed as of 2012-06-13. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

120121001M_Closure Letter_06132012.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120121001M/120121001M_Closure%20Letter_06132012.pdf

120121001M_Closure Letter_06132012_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120121001M/120121001M_Closure%20Letter_06132012_text.pdf

120121001M_NOA_03092012_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120121001M/120121001M_NOA_03092012_text.pdf

120121001M_Operator Response 03302012.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120121001M/120121001M_Operator%20Response%2003302012.pdf

120121001M_Closure Letter_06132012_text.pdf

U.S. Department 820 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 103
Of Transportation West Trenton, NJ 08628
Pipeline and 609.989.2171
Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Overnight Express Mail
June 13, 2012
Mr. William Zipf, Jr., Vice President
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company
1110 Forrest Avenue, Suite 201
Dover, Delaware 19904
CPF 1-2012-1001M
Dear Mr. Zipf:
During the week of May 15, 2012, representatives from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, conducted
an on-site pipeline safety inspection of Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company’s (Eastern Shore)
procedures in Dover, Delaware. As a result of the inspection, Eastern Shore was issued a Notice
of Amendment on March 9, 2012, which proposed amendment of your procedures.
Eastern Shore submitted its amended procedures in letters, dated March 30, 2012 and May 22,
2012. My staff reviewed the amended procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined
in this Notice of Amendment have been corrected.
This letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed. Thank you
for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Byron Coy, PE
Director, Eastern Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/120121001M>
- Source ID: `phmsa-enforcement`
- SHA-256: `15c23e1bcc7d2d773882bfb779a7cdb2fc9d80e246afb6392d80dffcfb4e8bf3`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:44:44.458Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T22:27:21.291Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-enforcement-120121001m`

### Source metadata

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