# ANR PIPELINE CO — Warning Letter

**Citation:** CPF 220081005W  
**Type / status:** enforcement / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2008-03-11

CLOSED warning letter citing 192.465(b), 192.465(d), 192.613(a), 192.731(c), 192.739(a), 192.745(a).

## Document text

Warning Letter involving ANR PIPELINE CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.465(b),  192.465(d),  192.613(a),  192.731(c),  192.739(a),  192.745(a). The case was opened on 2008-03-11 and is reported as closed as of 2008-03-11. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

220081005W_warning letter_03112008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220081005W/220081005W_warning%20letter_03112008.pdf

220081005w_warning letter_03112008_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220081005W/220081005w_warning%20letter_03112008_text.pdf

220081005w_warning letter_03112008_text.pdf

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On (Itttlohag2+26 and 29 - 31, 2007, rgpr taittivesi o+4 Pipeline aud Itlazardous Materials
S+tytAdtttihi dtton (PHMSA) Purs an Oihatlttgttl ofti4t9 United States Code insPected
you'reqoitfil' e ds in Greenvi!!e an ', Itilississiy
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Tettttesseel alhsonville, Keltttty+; ottriIIIIUe
' aad facihties in Att!ttansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, i i sirppi, and Tennessee.
Ais ai resldt o 'nspection, it appem~slfiha) you have comntttttted probable violations of the
Pi!Ieiline S et ulatious, Title 49~C fiFederal $%gulations. The items inspected and the
probable vi n s) are:
1. !lt19ga UIIliressor statioILUU ttiont~dt tl!ttgtofitfe!ief devices.
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(ail IEttic ruiliture discs, ep e re i ie icgpn a cgylane!Uor station
it!it!sit bettil!ILggted and tested+'~ace nce wit 9 !7II97arfd I1I%. 745, and must be
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intottth leasti once ea eau, ~ieotiip sianttli tests to determine that
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months by L s+etweeni2006 and 2007 (Ig/22'/20t17 d 5/14/21)06).
The urge' nseeords for the in the Sardiis Station Auxiliary Building Fuel Gas
relietivdlu nw thart'he 2006 idspea(i nitdok placeionRI'14/2006iand the 2I007 inspection
took plab'e n 8/21/2007.
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nepor stiatiotsst 'oJp a~eath@ afi IJeliefidep~
tecontrol shutdpw e must. beJnlsgectellI andltestied la't intervals not
' onths, bstt atiRasts atth callihi4Hiyeast, toidetertqiine that it functions
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down switches for uniItsg4 and 407 st% thL 2006 inspection taking place on
anAhe 2007 inupeatlits~ place on Ii/%2t)07.
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smission line valvetthQ g t +req, e44ggingi any emergency must be
aintiNy operandi a4!n lsJnatse eding JI5-months, but at least once
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n the event ofianetnqiIgency.
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@+ection recordsftte ew the like~on Jif a valve ttutt would isolate the
ter Station durmg an eqgency. +)ie procedures used by ANR require
lkting active meteLfiig egulatingistPons must beTnspected.
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Etqlit e orm where their response times are
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cqsrotection aeqt7fier ath+, i esledTcltrrien]illawer source must be
es each calhndnjr yie b ailainot dxcee8iing 2'/i months, to
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ki(iti) IRqc tthr shal1 take g~iilmhedial sjgt(ilygltn cosi@otdaniy dafficiencies
in(gilt@lid yptlte monitoring.
a. 36" Ig ide 2-501 at MP 406. the -85~V cri(teria and thetreading was below
(I 688)th -850 V 10/2 (M(66 0 Vi' 0 12/I/2005 (;8'12 VI. At th tt
of the 1~%ion ANR did net have rec showIngsthat criteria had(been met nor that a
differences eriy for CP had been esgfj5 d by theieugof tihe yeut( in 20(il6, When read on
26iOctober 2007 the readings h4ere IIN V O~tir 796 mV Off.
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AINR-'sCnnual survey recoils showed the 36"4( oop Line at Mile Post 486. g did not meet
the rrqQ~+o die protection( le 2/1/2005 ndf on 9/26/2006, or a(t Lany time up to
when tha tegpuint was read in the fie ring the Ii(nsltection. u
b. The t|e~ at Peyton Road, M~'l. l experienc~ major loss in amperage in
Decem/IIer%006, in March 200g tIiem (Quate on-th~eeorQ that a new ground bed is needed.
At the time dtqthe inspection, OctslbeI18%7, andrew gfihunHbed request has not been
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/tNR'Wren er reading records IsIidtv the loss of ampPdge aud(doiuot list suihsequent follow-
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u~(ition t~ eck the condition. -IU(urtng thmnspectan tpe, operator provided and e-mail that
the grotutdbPQlhad been put out for bld%4jng tlsa. ins e tion.
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6. (1192. 6 Proqedural miauuql for ious, rqgj hq; Iand entergencies.
(b) nce and normal. op~ 'IThe ma ttgq(aired by(paragraph (a) of this
seginn, elude procedutgeshfttrrr fdl(lovhdl(n P(licttMe, to pr46vid(e safety during
mal~ d operations.
(1J ~ g, mamtatntng, a e 'pi ~in cctrrdanae with each of the
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(a)teach o or shall-have ylf9irraodtlnuingIs4nveillanqe ofiits facilities to
duthnmihe take appropri IIgesi in class Iloc411inn, failures,
le~ak ei, corrosion, su aptt lfttngesTIn u dic protectien-requirements, and
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othea + operating and mainte e(qongitiohs.
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Boi(hfuant load) the concretaam overthe 30+oopkinehud(I&ben'undercut and
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mkieig wascOserve41 t&hlhave. been
ill' siin~tIIe. ~nagp ditekjkouth of Little Beartail
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Under 49 Un' States Code, Ij 60122, y gre @ibjs:ct to a ickilllpenalty ndeto exceed $100, 000
for each vip tion fiir each day the violatio
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raiiated seri sl iolations. We hav~ ie
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onduct silat onal enforcpmenti Stion or penalty
assessment~ edings at this time. TIII.
se you tgcorre& the item(s) identifIed in this letter.
Failure to d) g wii& result itn ANR Pipel
oiIIpanpbei% subject to additional enforcement
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No IepI@o]h' er is required. If yo c1Rgjseito repp„ inpour cosnespondenneiplease refer to
CQF 2i200fF ~W. Be advisddithati terial you sue@'t in reppohse to t4ii enforcement
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-responsi a 'at qualifies for consii~ i eatra acr )g. S. II'. 552(b)I alieIIg with the
comlilei r II&kdnent you asusti 'a seco cd% of the document with the portiiiins
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the redacted iiljfoiimation qualifies for con i curial treat~qt under 5 U. S. C. 5 2(b).
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## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/220081005W>
- Source ID: `phmsa-enforcement`
- SHA-256: `f19c60107a1fd383472caf6d5fe657c3c86d1ba254d731af058f5108ad8dbddc`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:44:44.458Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T01:40:29.723Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-enforcement-220081005w`

### Source metadata

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