# COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC — Notice of Probable Violation

**Citation:** CPF 120131002  
**Type / status:** enforcement / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2013-01-24

CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 192.465(d).

## Document text

Notice of Probable Violation involving COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.465(d). The case was opened on 2013-01-24 and is reported as closed as of 2013-05-01. Proposed civil penalty: $26,400. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

120131002_NOPV_PCP_01242013.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120131002/120131002_NOPV_PCP_01242013.pdf

120131002_NOPV_PCP_01242013_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120131002/120131002_NOPV_PCP_01242013_text.pdf

120131002_Operator Response_02282013.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120131002/120131002_Operator%20Response_02282013.pdf

120131002_Withdrawal of Notice Letter_05012013.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120131002/120131002_Withdrawal%20of%20Notice%20Letter_05012013.pdf

120131002_Withdrawal of Notice Letter_05012013_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120131002/120131002_Withdrawal%20of%20Notice%20Letter_05012013_text.pdf

120131002_Withdrawal of Notice Letter_05012013_text.pdf

U.S. Department Of Transportation Pipeline and 609.989.2171
Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
820 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 103
West Trenton, NJ 08628
WITHDRAWAL of NOTICE LETTER
OVERNIGHT EXPRESS MAIL
May 1, 2013
Shawn L. Patterson
President, Engineering & Project Development
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.
1700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE
Charleston, WV 25314
CPF 1-2013-1002
Dear Mr. Patterson:
On September 20-23, 2011, State inspectors from the West Virginia Public Service Commission
(WV PSC), acting as agents for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), inspected Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation’s (Columbia) Coco Storage and pipeline facilities in Kanawha County, West
Virginia. As a result of this inspection, Columbia was issued a Notice of Probable Violation and
Proposed Civil Penalty (Notice) on January 24, 2013 in the above-referenced case.
This Notice alleged that Columbia was in violation of §192.465(d) by failing to take prompt
remedial action to correct any deficiencies indicated by the pipe to soil monitoring of its assets
715769 and 293730.
Columbia responded to this Notice by letter, dated February 28, 2013. Columbia provided
additional information and documentation to show it had complied with the regulation. Upon
further review, we determined that at the time of the inspection a violation did not exist.
This letter is to inform you that PHMSA hereby withdraws the Notice and that the case is now
closed.
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/120131002>
- Source ID: `phmsa-enforcement`
- SHA-256: `5869ec84f1a1926c97fb2e8dcebd591e6dbe1756b1a5dabe1d9dd5b7d282afb6`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:44:44.458Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T03:53:30.634Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-enforcement-120131002`

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