# PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P. — Warning Letter **Citation:** CPF 420125004W **Type / status:** enforcement / historical **Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration **Effective:** Not stated **Published:** 2012-02-29 CLOSED warning letter citing 195.54(a). ## Document text Warning Letter involving PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.54(a). The case was opened on 2012-02-29 and is reported as closed as of 2012-02-29. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status. Official case documents: 420125004W_Warning Letter_02292012.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420125004W/420125004W_Warning%20Letter_02292012.pdf 420125004W_Warning Letter_02292012_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420125004W/420125004W_Warning%20Letter_02292012_text.pdf 420125004W_Warning Letter_02292012_text.pdf WARNING LETTER CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED February 29, 2012 Troy Valenzula Vice President, Environmental Health & Safety Plains Pipeline, L.P. 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600 Houston, Texas 77002 CPF 4-2012-5004W Dear Mr. Valenzula: On December 13, 2011, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code reviewed Plain Pipeline, L.P.’s (Plains) DOT Form 7000-1 for an accident that occurred in Waskom, Texas on April 3, 2011. As a result of the review, it appears that you have committed a probable violation of the Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The item inspected and the probable violation(s) is: 1. §195.54 Accident reports. (a) Each operator that experiences an accident that is required to be reported under 195.50 shall as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days after discovery of the accident, prepare and file and accident report on DOT Form 7000-1, or a facsimile. Plains failed to submit the required DOT Form 7000-1 within 30 days after an incident that occurred on April 3, 2011 in Waskom, Texas. The operator filed the report on October 21, 2011, five months past the required submission. Plains recognized that the report was not filed within the 30 day time frame as required, due to an administrative oversight, and this note is included in the narrative comments of the report form. Under 49 United States Code, § 60122, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100,000 for each violation for each day the violation persists up to a maximum of $1,000,000 for any related series of violations. We have reviewed the circumstances and supporting documents involved in this case, and have decided not to conduct any additional enforcement action or penalty assessment proceedings at this time. We advise you to correct the item(s) identified in this letter. Failure to do so will result in Plains Pipeline, L.P. being subject to additional enforcement action. No reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer to CPF 4-2012-5004W. 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). Sincerely, R. M. Seeley Director, Southwest Region Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 2 ## Provenance - Official: Yes - Source: - Source ID: `phmsa-enforcement` - SHA-256: `877a1e3fb1cb31094f8676061a2ac11b481e178b5ae969116bb58d4307f7473e` - Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:44:44.458Z - Exported: 2026-08-22T01:40:17.859Z - Document slug: `phmsa-enforcement-420125004w` ### Source metadata ```json { "cpf": "420125004W", "operator": "PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.", "region": "Southwest", "pipelineType": "INTERSTATE LIQUID ONSHORE", "caseStatus": "CLOSED", "citedSections": [ "195.54(a)" ], "dataAsOf": "08/04/2026 12PM", "caseDataAsOf": "2026-08-04", "attachmentCount": 2, "attachments": [ { "name": "420125004W_Warning Letter_02292012.pdf", "url": "https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420125004W/420125004W_Warning%20Letter_02292012.pdf", "bytes": 762007, "category": "agency_document" }, { "name": "420125004W_Warning Letter_02292012_text.pdf", "url": "https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420125004W/420125004W_Warning%20Letter_02292012_text.pdf", "bytes": 13155, "category": "agency_document" } ], "extractedAgencyDocumentCount": 1, "attachmentPolicy": "Official attachment links are retained. 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