# CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION (TERMINALS) — Notice of Amendment **Citation:** CPF 220126009M **Type / status:** enforcement / historical **Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration **Effective:** Not stated **Published:** 2012-05-09 CLOSED notice of amendment citing 195.52(c). ## Document text Notice of Amendment involving CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION (TERMINALS). PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.52(c). The case was opened on 2012-05-09 and is reported as closed as of 2012-06-25. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status. Official case documents: 220126009M_closure letter_06252012.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220126009M/220126009M_closure%20letter_06252012.pdf 220126009M_closure letter_06252012_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220126009M/220126009M_closure%20letter_06252012_text.pdf 220126009M_notice of amendment_05092012.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220126009M/220126009M_notice%20of%20amendment_05092012.pdf 220126009M_notice of amendment_05092012_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220126009M/220126009M_notice%20of%20amendment_05092012_text.pdf 220126009M_Operator Response_06052012.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220126009M/220126009M_Operator%20Response_06052012.pdf 220126009M_closure letter_06252012_text.pdf CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED June 25, 2012 Mr. Robert E. Bertrand EHS&S Manager Citgo Petroleum Corporation P.O. Box 4689 Houston, TX 77210-4689 CPF 2-2012-6009M Dear Mr. Bertrand: From March 26-30, 2012, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Southern Region, inspected the Citgo Petroleum Corporation (Terminals) (Citgo) written operations and maintenance (O&M) procedures in Florida pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code. As a result of the inspection, PHMSA issued a Notice of Amendment (NOA) on May 9, 2012. The PHMSA Southern Region received Citgo’s response to the NOA on June 11, 2012. We have reviewed your response, and find Citgo’s response adequate. This letter is to inform you that Citgo has complied with the terms of the NOA and that no further action is necessary with regards to the NOA. This case is now closed. Please be advised that this letter refers only to the NOA (CPF 2-2012-6009M) and not to any other PHMSA pending cases. Also be advised that nothing herein states or implies that the above described O&M procedures meet the requirements of the federal pipeline safety regulations or that the O&M procedures are approved. The pipeline system and O&M procedures remain subject to inspection by PHMSA. Sincerely, Wayne T. Lemoi Director, Office of Pipeline Safety PHMSA Southern Region 220126009M_notice of amendment_05092012_text.pdf NOTICE OF AMENDMENT CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED May 9, 2012 Mr. Gustavo J. Velasquez Vice President Supply and Marketing Citgo Petroleum Corporation (Terminals) 1293 Eldridge Parkway Houston, TX 77077 CPF 2-2012-6009M Dear Mr. Velasquez: From March 26-30, 2012, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Southern Region, inspected the Citgo Petroleum Corporation (Terminals) (Citgo) written operations and maintenance (O&M) procedures in Florida pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code. On the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified apparent inadequacies within Citgo’s written procedures, as described below: 1. §195.52 Immediate notice of certain accidents. . . . . . . (c) Calculation. A pipeline operator must have a written procedure to calculate and provide a reasonable initial estimate of the amount of released product. Citgo’s procedures for immediate notice of certain accidents were inadequate because Citgo did not have a written procedure to calculate and provide a reasonable initial estimate of the amount of released product. Citgo's O&M manual conveyed that a “ …reasonable initial estimate of the amount of released product will be calculated…; however, written calculation procedures were not included. Response to this Notice This Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60108(a) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.237. Enclosed as part of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response options. Be advised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement action is subject to being made publicly available. If you believe that any portion of your responsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along with the complete original document you must provide a second copy of the document with the portions you believe qualify for confidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you believe the redacted information qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b). If you do not respond within 30 days of receipt of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this Notice and authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in this Notice without further notice to you and to issue a Final Order. If, after opportunity for a hearing, your plans or procedures are found inadequate as alleged in this Notice, you may be ordered to amend your plans or procedures to correct the inadequacies (49 C.F.R. § 190.237). If you are not contesting this Notice, we propose that you submit your amended procedures to my office within 30 days of receipt of this Notice. This period may be extended by written request for good cause. Once the inadequacies identified herein have been addressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement action will be closed. It is requested (not mandated) that Citgo Petroleum Corporation (Terminals) maintain documentation of the safety improvement costs associated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment (preparation/revision of plans, procedures) and submit the total to Wayne T. Lemoi, Director, Southern Region, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. In correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 2-2012-6009M and, for each document you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible. Sincerely, Wayne T. 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