# OZARK GAS TRANSMISSION, L.L.C — Notice of Probable Violation **Citation:** CPF 420161012 **Type / status:** enforcement / historical **Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration **Effective:** Not stated **Published:** 2016-11-03 CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 192.605(a). ## Document text Notice of Probable Violation involving OZARK GAS TRANSMISSION, L.L.C. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.605(a). The case was opened on 2016-11-03 and is reported as closed as of 2018-01-08. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status. Official case documents: 420161012_Closure Letter_01082018.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420161012/420161012_Closure%20Letter_01082018.pdf 420161012_Closure Letter_01082018_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420161012/420161012_Closure%20Letter_01082018_text.pdf 420161012_Final Order_06272017.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420161012/420161012_Final%20Order_06272017.pdf 420161012_Final Order_06272017_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420161012/420161012_Final%20Order_06272017_text.pdf 420161012_NOPV PCO_11032016.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420161012/420161012_NOPV%20PCO_11032016.pdf 420161012_NOPV PCO_11032016_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420161012/420161012_NOPV%20PCO_11032016_text.pdf 420161012_Operator Response to Notice_12162016.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420161012/420161012_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_12162016.pdf 420161012_Closure Letter_01082018_text.pdf CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED January 8, 2018 Michelle Harradence Vice President Gas Transmission & Midstream Operations OZARK Gas Transmission, LLC 5400 Westheimer Court Houston, Texas 77056 CPF 4-2016-1012 Dear Ms. Harradence: On June 27, 2017, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued to Ozark Gas Transmission, LLC a Final Order in the above-referenced case. This Order included a Compliance Order with the requirement to amend your procedures. Based on our review of the documentation you provided on December 27, 2017, it has been determined that you have complied with the terms of this Order. Accordingly, this case is now closed and no further action is contemplated with respect to the matters involved in this case. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Sincerely, Terri. J. Binns Acting Director, Southwest Region Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 420161012_Final Order_06272017_text.pdf June 27, 2017 Mr. William T. Yardley President and CEO Spectra Energy Partners, LP 5400 Westheimer Court Houston, Texas 77056 Re: CPF No. 4-2016-1012 Dear Mr. Yardley: Enclosed please find the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case. It makes one finding of violation and specifies actions that need to be taken by your subsidiary, Ozark Gas Transmission, LLC, to comply with the pipeline safety regulations. When the terms of the compliance order have been completed, as determined by the Director, Southwest Region, this enforcement action will be closed. Service of the Final Order by certified mail is effective as provided under 49 C.F.R. § 190.5. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Sincerely, Alan K. Mayberry Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety Enclosure cc: Director, Southwest Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA Mr. Rick Kivela, Ozark Gas Transmission, LLC, Director of Operational Compliance, Spectra Energy Partners, LP, 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056 Mr. Al Monaco, Enbridge Inc., President and CEO, 200 Fifth Avenue Place, 425-1st Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3L8 CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 __________________________________________ In the Matter of ) ) ) Ozark Gas Transmission, LLC, ) a subsidiary of Spectra Energy Partners, LP, ) Respondent. ) __________________________________________) ) CPF No. 4-2016-1012 FINAL ORDER From April 11, 2016, to September 8, 2016, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60117, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), conducted an on-site pipeline safety inspection of the facilities and records of Ozark Gas Transmission, LLC (Ozark or Respondent), in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Ozark, a subsidiary of Spectra Energy Partners, LP, operates a 366-mile gas pipeline system that extends from southeastern Oklahoma through Arkansas to southeastern Missouri. 1 As a result of the inspection, the Director, Southwest Region, OPS (Director), issued to Respondent, by letter dated November 3, 2016, a Notice of Probable Violation and Proposed Compliance Order (Notice). In accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Notice proposed finding that Ozark had violated 49 C.F.R. § 192.605(a) and ordering Respondent to take certain measures to correct the alleged violation. On November 28, 2016, Ozark requested an extension of the 30-day response time to January 3, 2017. PHMSA granted the request by letter dated December 6, 2016, and on December 16, 2016, Spectra responded to the Notice on behalf of Respondent (Response). Ozark did not contest the allegation of violation but provided information concerning the corrective actions it had taken in response to the Notice. The company did not request a hearing and therefore has waived its right to one. 1 Ozark Gas Transmission, LLC website, available at http://www.spectraenergy.com/Operations/US-Natural-Gas- Operations/US-Pipelines/Ozark-Gas-Transmission/ (last accessed March 10, 2017). Effective February 27, 2017, pursuant to a merger between Enbridge, Inc. (Enbridge), and Spectra Energy Corp., Spectra Energy Partners, LP, became a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc. Enbridge owns and operates an extensive network of crude oil, liquids and natural gas pipelines, regulated natural gas distribution utilities, and renewable power generation. See Enbridge website, available at, http://www.enbridge.com/enbridge-and-spectra (last accessed March 9, 2017). CPF No. 4-2016-1012 Page 2 FINDING OF VIOLATION In its Response, Ozark did not contest the allegation in the Notice that it violated 49 C.F.R. Part 192, as follows: Item 1: The Notice alleged that Respondent violated 49 C.F.R. § 192.605(a), which states, in relevant part: § 192.605 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies. (a) General. Each operator shall prepare and follow for each pipeline, a manual of written procedures for conducting operations and maintenance activities and for emergency response… The Notice alleged that Respondent violated 49 C.F.R. § 192.605(a) by failing to follow its own manual of written procedures for conducting operations and maintenance activities. Specifically, it alleged that Ozark failed to follow its Procedure AP-CD3.0, Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure Calculation (AP-CD 3.0), for calculating and recording the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) on its pipeline. According to the Notice, Ozark allegedly failed to record the MAOP calculated at the time Ozark acquired the facilities in 2010 on the company’s MAOP Establishment Report, TS-064 (TS-064), a form required under AP-CD3.0 for all MAOP calculations. The Notice also alleged that Respondent failed to follow AP-CD 3.0, Section 4, Supporting Documentation, which required all supporting documentation to be attached to TS- 064 so that future users would be able to trace the origin of the MAOP and determine if changes were needed. In its Response, Ozark did not contest the allegation of violation and acknowledged that TS-064 was not completed in 2010. But Ozark contended that it did verify the MAOP at the time of acquisition. The company stated that it now utilizes a MAOP software application for performing MAOP calculations in lieu of using TS-064 and noted that revisions to AP-CD3.0 were needed. Accordingly, based upon a review of all of the evidence, I find that Respondent violated 49 C.F.R. § 192.605(a) by failing to following its own manual of written procedures for conducting operations and maintenance activities. This finding of violation will be considered a prior offense in any subsequent enforcement action taken against Respondent. COMPLIANCE ORDER The Notice proposed a compliance order with respect to Item 1 in the Notice for the violation of 49 C.F.R. § 192.605(a). Under 49 U.S.C. § 60118(a), each person who engages in the transportation of gas or who owns or operates a pipeline facility is required to comply with the applicable safety standards established under chapter 601. Pursuant to the authority of 49 U.S.C. CPF No. 4-2016-1012 Page 3 § 60118(b) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.217, Respondent is ordered to take the following actions to ensure compliance with the pipeline safety regulations applicable to its operations: 1. With respect to the violation of § 192.605(a) (Item 1), Respondent must modify its manual of written procedures to reflect the use of MAOP software in performing MAOP calculations and must retain the MAOP calculations and all supporting documents for the Ozark natural gas transmission system, as stated in the Respondent’s revised written procedures. 2. With respect to Item 1, Respondent must provide PHMSA with confirmation and documentation of the MAOP calculation performed by the MAOP software no later than 30 days from the issuance of the Final Order in this case. 3. It is requested (not mandated) that Ozark maintain documentation of the safety improvement costs associated with fulfilling this Compliance Order and submit the total to Director, Southwest Region, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. It is requested that these costs be reported in two categories: 1) total cost associated with preparation/revision of plans, procedures, studies, and analyses, and 2) total cost associated with replacements, additions, and other changes to pipeline infrastructure. The Director may grant an extension of time to comply with any of the required items upon a written request timely submitted by the Respondent and demonstrating good cause for an extension. Failure to comply with this Order may result in the administrative assessment of civil penalties not to exceed $200,000 for each violation for each day the violation continues or in referral to the Attorney General for appropriate relief in a district court of the United States. The terms and conditions of this Final Order are effective upon receipt of service in accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 190.5. June 27, 2017 ___________________________________ __________________________ Alan K. 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