# BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP — Notice of Amendment

**Citation:** CPF 120145006M  
**Type / status:** enforcement / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2014-11-19

CLOSED notice of amendment citing 195.402(c)(3).

## Document text

Notice of Amendment involving BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.402(c)(3). The case was opened on 2014-11-19 and is reported as closed as of 2015-03-17. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

120145006M_Closure Letter_03172015.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120145006M/120145006M_Closure%20Letter_03172015.pdf

120145006M_Closure Letter_03172015_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120145006M/120145006M_Closure%20Letter_03172015_text.pdf

120145006M_NOA_11192014.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120145006M/120145006M_NOA_11192014.pdf

120145006M_NOA_11192014_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120145006M/120145006M_NOA_11192014_text.pdf

120145006M_Operator Response Notice_12152014.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120145006M/120145006M_Operator%20Response%20Notice_12152014.pdf

120145006M_Closure Letter_03172015_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
EXPRESS OVERNIGHT DELIVERY
March 17, 2015
T. Scott Collier
Vice President, Performance Assurance Asset Integrity
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
Five Tek Park
9999 Hamilton Boulevard
Breinigsville, PA 18031
CPF 1-2014-5006M
Dear Mr. Collier:
From October 15, 2012 through April 10, 2014, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United
States Code inspected Buckeye Partners, L.P.’s (Buckeye) hazardous liquid pipeline facility in Linden,
New Jersey.
As a result of this inspection, Buckeye was issued a Notice of Amendment (NOA) on November 19, 2014
which proposed amendment to its procedures.
Buckeye submitted amended procedures on January 19, 2015. After review and discussion with
PHMSA’s Eastern Region, Buckeye made additional changes and submitted amended procedures again
on February 25, 2015. My staff reviewed the amended procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies
outlined in this NOA 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/120145006M>
- Source ID: `phmsa-enforcement`
- SHA-256: `71dc2988a9b550c6e96d349b6581d64a064e7c4b9a579283895fc19287d58bd0`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:44:44.458Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T16:40:37.226Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-enforcement-120145006m`

### Source metadata

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  ],
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```