# ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO — Notice of Probable Violation

**Citation:** CPF 520040003  
**Type / status:** enforcement / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2004-03-11

CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 192.805(b), 192.807(b).

## Document text

Notice of Probable Violation involving ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.805(b),  192.807(b). The case was opened on 2004-03-11 and is reported as closed as of 2009-10-22. Proposed civil penalty: $24,000. Assessed civil penalty: $21,500. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

520040003_FinalOrder_04282009.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520040003/520040003_FinalOrder_04282009.pdf

520040003_FinalOrder_04282009_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520040003/520040003_FinalOrder_04282009_text.pdf

520040003_FinalOrder_04282009_text.pdf

APR 28 09
Mr. David W. Bredin
Director of Operations
ENSTAR Natural Gas Company
P. O. Box 190288
401 East International Airport Road
Anchorage, AK 99519-0288
Re: CPF No. 5-2004-0003
Dear Mr. Bredin:
Enclosed is the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case. It makes findings of violation,
withdraws three other allegations of violation, assesses a reduced civil penalty of $21,500, and
specifies actions that need to be taken by ENSTAR to comply with the pipeline safety
regulations. The penalty payment terms are set forth in the Final Order. When the civil penalty
has been paid and the terms of the compliance order completed, as determined by the Director,
Western Region, this enforcement action will be closed. Your receipt of the Final Order
constitutes service of that document under 49 C.F.R. § 190.5.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey D. Wiese
Associate Administrator
for Pipeline Safety
Enclosure
cc: Mr. Chris Hoidal, Director, Western Region, PHMSA
BY CERTIFIED MAIL – RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED [7005 1160 0001 0047 7056]



U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590
______________________________
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In the Matter of )
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ENSTAR Natural Gas Company, ) CPF No. 5-2004-0003
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Respondent. )
______________________________)
FINAL ORDER
On June 18 - 19, 2003, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60117, representatives of the Research and
site pipeline safety inspection of the Operator Qualification (OQ) records and procedures of
ENSTAR Natural Gas Company (ENSTAR or Respondent) in Anchorage, Alaska. ENSTAR
operates natural gas transmission and distribution systems throughout Southern Alaska. As a
result of the inspection, the Director, Western Region, OPS (Director), issued to Respondent, by
letter dated March 11, 2004, a Notice of Probable Violation, Proposed Civil Penalty, and
Proposed Compliance Order (Notice). In accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Notice
proposed finding that Respondent had violated 49 C.F.R. §§ 192.805(b) and 192.807(b) and
proposed assessing a civil penalty of $24,000 for the alleged violations. The Notice also
proposed ordering Respondent to take certain measures to correct the alleged violations.
Special Programs Administration (RSPA)1 , Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), conducted an on-
By letter dated April 7, 2004, ENSTAR requested and subsequently received a 14-day extension
for responding to the Notice. Respondent replied to the Notice by letter dated April 20, 2004
(Response). The company supplemented its Response by letter dated May 14, 2004, indicating
the allegations it was contesting and requesting a hearing. The hearing was held on May 4, 2005,
in Anchorage, Alaska, with an attorney from the Office of Chief Counsel, PHMSA, serving as
presiding official. By letter dated May 24, 2005, Respondent provided a summary of the
information and supporting documents it had presented at the hearing (Closing). The following
order is divided into four sections: Findings of Violation (contested and uncontested);
Withdrawal of Allegations; Assessment of Penalty; and Compliance Order.
1 On November 30, 2004, the Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act, Pub. L. No.
108-426, 118 Stat. 2423, created the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and
transferred the authority of RSPA exercised under chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code, to the Administrator
of PHMSA. See also 70 Fed. Reg. 8299, 8301-8302 (2005) (delegating authority to the Administrator of PHMSA).



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FINDINGS OF VIOLATION
Contested Items
The Notice alleged that Respondent violated 49 C.F.R. Part 192, as follows:
Item 1A: The Notice alleged that Respondent violated 49 C.F.R. § 192.805(b), which states:
§ 192.805 Qualification program.
Each operator shall have and follow a written qualification program.
The program shall include provisions to:
(a) Identify covered tasks;
(b) Ensure through evaluation that individuals performing covered tasks
are qualified;…
The Notice alleged that Respondent violated § 192.805(b) by failing to ensure through evaluation
that individuals performing covered tasks were qualified. Specifically, the Notice alleged that
during a written examination of employees regarding a certain leak investigation procedure,
Respondent provided the employees with copies of the exam answer key that showed the correct
answers underlined and in bold typeface, rather than with blank answer sheets.
In its Response, ENSTAR admitted that it had inadvertently distributed the exam key during its
evaluation of a group of employees on leak investigation procedures but asserted that it had
subsequently re-tested them after the inspection, using a new exam, and that each employee had
passed. In its Response and Closing, Respondent acknowledged that its “record keeping” was
inadequate but argued that its employees were adequately trained and qualified.2
Regardless of how well trained or qualified its employees actually are, the fact remains that
ENSTAR failed to properly administer an effective OQ test to its employees. Providing a test
that reveals all the answers obviously undermines the purpose of such evaluation and fails to
give Respondent an accurate indication of whether its personnel are qualified. After considering
all the evidence, I find that Respondent violated 49 C.F.R. § 192.805(b) by failing to ensure
through proper evaluation that individuals performing covered tasks were qualified.
Item 2A: The Notice alleged that Respondent violated 49 C.F.R. § 192.805(b), as quoted above,
by failing to ensure through evaluation that individuals performing covered tasks were qualified.
Specifically, the Notice alleged that Respondent’s OQ examinations did not address abnormal
operations conditions (AOCs) in any form.
Under the OQ regulations, operators have an obligation to ensure that individuals performing
covered tasks are properly qualified. The terms “qualified” and “abnormal operating condition”
are defined in § 192.803, which states:
§ 192.803 Definitions.
Qualified means that an individual has been evaluated and can:
(a) Perform assigned covered tasks; and
2 Closing at 1.



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(b) Recognize and react to abnormal operating conditions. . . .
and
Abnormal operating condition means a condition identified by the
operator that may indicate a malfunction of a component or deviation
from normal operations that may:
(a) Indicate a condition exceeding design limits; or
(b) Result in a hazard(s) to persons, property, or the environment.
In its Response, at the hearing and in its Closing, Respondent contended that it had adequately
trained employees on covered tasks, including AOCs. Respondent admitted, however, that it did
not actually use the terms “abnormal operating conditions” or “AOCs” in its OQ evaluation. In
its Closing, Respondent provided sample OQ test questions regarding unusual or abnormal
operating conditions associated with various covered tasks; the company argued that these
questions adequately addressed AOCs. The evidence shows, however, that the test questions
were cursory and general in nature and did not adequately evaluate an individual’s actual
knowledge and ability to recognize and react to specific AOCs; they failed to assess an
individual’s skills in terms of the detailed stepwise actions that one must take in response to
AOCs. In the absence of such detail, I find that Respondent’s evaluation process was inadequate
to determine whether individuals were properly qualified.
Accordingly, upon considering all of the evidence, I find that Respondent violated § 192.805(b)
by failing to ensure through evaluation that individuals performing covered tasks were qualified
to recognize and react to AOCs.
Item 2B: The Notice alleged that Respondent violated 49 C.F.R. § 192.805(b), as quoted above,
by failing to ensure through evaluation that individuals performing covered tasks were
“qualified,” as defined in § 192.803. Specifically, the Notice alleged that the company’s
Operations Technicians, Surveyors, Gas Control Dispatchers and Pipeline Supervisors were not
properly qualified to recognize and react to AOCs for the covered tasks that Respondent’s
records indicated they were qualified to perform. The Notice alleged that:
i) During a field verification inspection, a welder was asked about AOCs that might occur
during hot tapping and stoppling tasks. The welder was unfamiliar with the term “abnormal
operating condition;” and
ii) During a field verification inspection in the Gas Control Center, OPS inspectors
discussed AOCs and the necessary responses and reactions to them with ENSTAR personnel.
The inspectors observed that the Gas Control Center personnel, including the supervisor, had
only a weak knowledge of AOCs and the appropriate responses to them. For example, the
inspectors observed that Control Center personnel did not view temporary pressure
excursions above the maximum allowed operating pressure (MAOP) as AOCs. On the
contrary, the Control Center personnel considered them to be normal events that occurred
periodically, if not frequently, with steps taken to reduce the pressure only as time and
circumstances permitted.
The employees’ lack of familiarity with AOCs and how to recognize and react to them indicated



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that Respondent had not taken proper steps to ensure through evaluation that the employees were
qualified to perform their covered tasks. In its Response, at the hearing, and in its Closing,
Respondent contended that while certain individuals questioned by OPS during the inspection
may have been unfamiliar with the term “AOC,” they nonetheless knew how to identify and
react to AOCs.
The record, however, shows that certain ENSTAR employees were clearly not able to recognize
and react to AOCs. During the inspection, Respondent’s Control Center personnel were
questioned by the OPS inspection team and could not properly recognize excursions above
attention. The ability to properly recognize and prevent potential pipeline overpressure
situations is necessary to protect the safety of Respondent’s pipeline system. Control Center
personnel must be able to readily identify excursions from MAOP as AOCs in order to address
MAOP as AOCs.3 An excursion above MAOP is a significant AOC that demands immediate
quickly and properly these potentially dangerous conditions.
Respondent also indicated that after the inspection, it provided additional training to its
employees on AOCs, both generally and for specific covered tasks. While PHMSA appreciates
Respondent’s efforts to provide such training after the inspection, this does not reduce the
company’s obligation to comply with the OQ regulations at all times. Accordingly, upon
considering all of the evidence, I find that Respondent violated 49 C.F.R. § 192.805(b) by failing
to ensure through evaluation that its personnel were qualified to recognize and react to AOCs.
Uncontested Items
In its Response and at the hearing, Respondent did not contest the allegations in the Notice that it
violated 49 C.F.R. Part 192 as follows:
Items 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D: The Notice alleged that Respondent committed four violations of 49
C.F.R. § 192.807(b), which states:
§ 192.807 Recordkeeping.
Each operator shall maintain records that demonstrate compliance
with [Subpart N].
(a) . . . .
(b) Records supporting an individual’s current qualification shall be
maintained while the individual is performing the covered task. Record of
prior qualification and records of individuals no longer performing covered
tasks shall be retained for a period of five years.
Items 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D in the Notice alleged that Respondent did not maintain adequate
records demonstrating each individual’s current qualifications while the individual performed
covered tasks. Specifically, Items 3(A-D) alleged the following:
Item 3A: Numerous qualification tests were missing the signatures of either the
individuals being evaluated or their supervisors, or were missing other pertinent
information that should have been recorded on the test form before the
instructor/evaluator released the individual from the examination.
3 Notice at 3.



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Item 3B: Several individuals had apparently completed skills evaluations for
various fusion (welding) covered tasks but their supervisors had failed to sign the
evaluations to confirm they were satisfactorily completed.
Item 3C: Respondent provided OPS with a matrix showing the qualification of
each individual for particular covered tasks. Respondent indicated that the matrix was
used to track and plan for qualified personnel, but the inspector observed that it was
incomplete and had numerous errors.
Item 3D: Qualification tests were taken by individuals other than the ones being
qualified.
Respondent did not contest these allegations and provided information about the steps it had
Respondent violated 49 C.F.R. § 192.807(b), as set forth in Items 3(A-D), by failing to keep
already taken, and that it proposed to take, to correct the violations. 4 Accordingly, I find that
adequate records supporting individuals’ current qualifications while performing covered tasks.
These findings of violation will be considered prior offenses in any subsequent enforcement
action taken against Respondent.
WITHDRAWAL OF ALLEGATIONS
Items 1B, 1C, and 1D: The Notice alleged that Respondent violated 49 C.F.R. § 192.805(b), as
quoted above, by failing to qualify certain welders on the performance of three types of covered
tasks. The Director has reviewed certain information that ENSTAR provided in its Response, at
the hearing, and in its Closing, and has determined that Respondent was in compliance with the
regulation at the time of the inspection. Regarding Item 1B, Respondent demonstrated that the
particular welder at issue was qualified by examination on February 20, 2003, and was therefore
qualified at the time of the inspection. Regarding Item 1C, Respondent explained in its
Response that cadwelding was not identified as a covered task at the time of the inspection.
Respondent indicated that it added cadwelding as a covered task immediately after the
inspection. Regarding Item 1D, Respondent demonstrated that although the welder performing
the covered task was not qualified, he was being directed and observed by someone who was
qualified, as permitted under § 195.805(c). As a result, I hereby withdraw the allegations of
violation set forth in Items 1B, 1C, and 1D.
ASSESSMENT OF PENALTY
Under 49 U.S.C. § 60122, Respondent is subject to an administrative civil penalty not to exceed
$100,000 per violation for each day of the violation, up to a maximum of $1,000,000 for any
related series of violations.
4 While the Notice alleged that there were multiple “instances found where a qualification test was completed by an
individual other than the one being qualified,” ENSTAR demonstrated at the hearing that there was only one such
instance.



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49 U.S.C. § 60122 and 49 C.F.R. § 190.225 require that, in determining the amount of the civil
penalty, I consider the following criteria: the nature, circumstances, and gravity of the violation,
including adverse impact on the environment; the degree of Respondent’s culpability; the history
of Respondent’s prior offenses; the Respondent’s ability to pay the penalty and any effect that
the penalty may have on its ability to continue doing business; and the good faith of Respondent
in attempting to comply with the pipeline safety regulations. In addition, I may consider the
economic benefit gained from the violation without any reduction because of subsequent
damages, and such other matters as justice may require. The Notice proposed a total civil
penalty of $24,000 for the alleged violations.
Notice Item 1A proposed a civil penalty of $5,000 for violation of 49 C.F.R. § 192.805(b), for
Respondent’s failure to ensure through evaluation that individuals performing covered tasks
were qualified. Respondent requested reduction of the proposed penalty on the basis that it had
re-tested the individuals who had been improperly evaluated. While OPS appreciates
Respondent’s efforts to remedy the OQ testing violation, ENSTAR is obliged to comply with the
OQ regulations at all times. Subsequent remedial action neither reduces the gravity of a
violation nor constitutes good faith in attempting to comply with the regulations.
The OQ evaluation requirements are of particular importance in the pipeline safety regulatory
scheme because they indicate whether personnel are qualified to safely perform covered tasks.
In this case, when Respondent evaluated its employees by giving them a test which showed the
answers already marked, the diagnostic and safety purposes of the regulation were defeated.
Respondent has provided no information that would warrant a reduction in the proposed civil
penalty for this Item. Accordingly, having reviewed the record and considered the assessment
criteria, I assess Respondent a civil penalty of $5,000, for violation of 49 C.F.R. § 192.805(b).
Notice Items 1B, 1C, and 1D proposed civil penalties of $500, $1,000, and $1,000, respectively,
for violations of 49 C.F.R. § 192.805(b), for Respondent’s failure to ensure through evaluation
that individuals performing covered tasks were qualified. Specifically, the Notice alleged that
ENSTAR failed to qualify certain welders on the performance of three types of covered tasks. In
its Response, at the hearing, and in its Closing, ENSTAR provided credible evidence, as
discussed above, that it was in compliance with the regulation at the time of the inspection.
Accordingly, I withdraw the proposed penalties for Items 1B, 1C, and 1D.
Notice Item 2A proposed a civil penalty of $5,000 for violation of 49 C.F.R. § 192.805(b), for
Respondent’s failure to ensure through evaluation that individuals performing covered tasks
were qualified to address AOCs. This violation reduced the safety of ENSTAR’s pipeline
facilities because it increased the risk that AOCs would not be promptly identified and safely
addressed by qualified personnel.
In its Closing, Respondent argued that it had covered AOCs in its testing program and that it had
provided sample examination questions to OPS that proved the adequacy of its evaluation
process. As discussed above, I found that the exam questions were general in nature and did not
adequately test an individual’s actual knowledge and ability to recognize and react to specific
AOCs. As a result, the examination questions themselves do not warrant a reduction in the
gravity of the violation or a corresponding reduction in the penalty.



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ENSTAR also argued that it took corrective action after the inspection to ensure that its
personnel were properly trained to recognize and respond to AOCs. Subsequent remedial
measures, while helpful, neither reduce the gravity of a violation nor constitute good faith in
attempting to comply with the regulations. Respondent has provided no information that would
warrant a reduction in the proposed civil penalty for this Item. Accordingly, having reviewed the
record and considered the assessment criteria, I assess Respondent a civil penalty of $5,000, for
violation of 49 C.F.R. § 192.805(b).
Notice Item 2B proposed a civil penalty of $1,000 for violation of 49 C.F.R. § 192.805(b), for
Respondent’s failure to ensure that individuals performing covered tasks were qualified. OPS
inspectors reviewed OQ records and then questioned certain individuals in the field to determine
their familiarity with AOCs. In its Closing, Respondent requested a reduction in the proposed
penalty on the basis that the proposed civil penalty for Item 2B was a “continuation” of the
penalty proposed in Item 2A. I disagree. Item 2A involved Respondent’s failure to include
sufficient coverage of AOCs in its written evaluation program, whereas Item 2B involved
Respondent’s failure to ensure through evaluation that individual ENSTAR personnel were
actually qualified to recognize and react to AOCs.
Respondent also sought reduction in the civil penalty on the basis of its “initial and post audit
training.” As discussed above, Respondent’s OQ evaluation program that was in place at the
time of the inspection was inadequate because it did not include an effective process for
evaluating individual employees. Subsequent remedial action neither reduces the gravity of the
violation nor constitutes good faith in attempting to comply with the regulations. Respondent
has provided no information that would warrant a reduction in the proposed civil penalty for this
Item. Accordingly, having reviewed the record and considered the assessment criteria, I assess
Respondent a civil penalty of $1,000 for violation of 49 C.F.R. § 192.805(b).
Notice Item 3 proposed a civil penalty of $10,500 for four (4) violations of 49 C.F.R. §
192.807(b), for Respondent’s failure to maintain adequate records supporting individuals’
current qualifications while performing covered tasks. Respondent’s failure to properly maintain
OQ records makes it difficult, if not impossible, to determine accurately the qualifications of
individuals performing covered tasks. This creates the risk that unqualified individuals might
perform covered tasks on Respondent’s pipeline system.
In its Response and Closing, Respondent requested reduction of the proposed civil penalty for
this Item on the basis of ENSTAR’s efforts to achieve compliance. Although PHMSA
appreciates ENSTAR’s efforts to review each individual’s qualifications and correct its
recordkeeping deficiencies since the date of the inspection, these are steps that any reasonable
and prudent operator would take in response to a Notice of Probable Violation. The fact remains
that at the time of the inspection, Respondent was out of compliance with the OQ regulations.
Respondent has provided no information or arguments that would warrant a reduction in the civil
penalty. Therefore, I assess Respondent a civil penalty of $10,500 for multiple violations of 49
C.F.R. § 192.807(b).
Accordingly, having reviewed the record and considered the assessment criteria for all of the
Items listed above, I assess Respondent a reduced total civil penalty of $21,500.



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Respondent has presented no information that indicates payment of this penalty would adversely
affect its ability to continue in business.
Payment of the civil penalty must be made within 20 days of service. Federal regulations
(49 C.F.R. § 89.21(b)(3)) require this payment be made by wire transfer, through the Federal
Reserve Communications System (Fedwire), to the account of the U.S. Treasury. Detailed
instructions are contained in the enclosure. Questions concerning wire transfers should be
directed to: Financial Operations Division (AMZ-341), Federal Aviation Administration, Mike
Monroney Aeronautical Center, P.O. Box 269039, Oklahoma City, OK 73125; (405) 954-8893.
Failure to pay the $21,500 civil penalty will result in accrual of interest at the current annual rate
in accordance with 31 U.S.C. § 3717, 31 C.F.R. § 901.9 and 49 C.F.R. § 89.23. Pursuant to
those same authorities, a late penalty charge of six percent (6%) per annum will be charged if
payment is not made within 110 days of service. Furthermore, failure to pay the civil penalty
may result in referral of the matter to the Attorney General for appropriate action in a United
States District Court.
COMPLIANCE ORDER
The Notice proposed a compliance order with respect to Items 1A, 2A, 3A and 3B in the Notice
for violations of 49 C.F.R. §§ 192.805(b) and 192.807(b). 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. § 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.
Respondent must -
1. With regard to Item 1A, review the examinations given to all personnel for SOP
2010R, Leak Investigation Procedure, and determine which individuals received the
exam key for the test. Each person who received the key exam shall be re-qualified
to perform the task. The necessary documentation of qualifications shall be
completed and submitted within sixty (60) days of receipt of the Final Order.
2. With regard to Item 2A, review each covered task designated by ENSTAR and
determine the possible AOCs that could be encountered while performing such task.
Also, determine any other AOCs that could be encountered on ENSTAR’s pipeline
facilities during general operations.
Submit to the Director the list of AOCs established and their relationship to specific
covered tasks and general operations. Also, prepare and submit your plans and
proposed scheduling for ensuring that all personnel performing covered tasks,
documented in your database, are presented with the listed AOCs and that they can
recognize and react to those AOCs. The list of AOCs and plan shall be submitted
within sixty (60) days of your receipt of the Final Order. The presentation of AOCs
to personnel performing covered tasks shall be completed and documentation
submitted within one hundred twenty (120) days of your receipt of the Final Order.



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3. With regard to Items 3A and 3B, review the qualification records of existing
employees to determine whether any individuals who perform covered tasks are not
qualified. Review all test records to ensure that necessary information, including
individual and evaluator signatures, is complete. Develop a list of all individuals
whose qualification records are not currently in ENSTAR’s possession. Develop
plans and proposed scheduling for evaluation and qualification of those individuals in
the aforementioned list. Submit the list of individuals within sixty (60) days of your
receipt of the Final Order. Complete and submit documentation of the evaluation and
qualification of the individuals on the list within one hundred twenty (120) days of
your receipt of the Final Order.
Upon completion of the actions required in the paragraphs above and preparation of appropriate
records demonstrating compliance with this Compliance Order, submit a statement describing
the actions you took to comply, along with supporting records and any other necessary materials
to the Director, Western Region, PHMSA, 12300 West Dakota Avenue, Suite 110, Lakewood,
CO 80228.
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 demonstrating good cause for an extension.
Failure to comply with this Order may result in administrative assessment of civil penalties not
to exceed $100,000 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.
Under 49 C.F.R. § 190.215, Respondent has a right to submit a Petition for Reconsideration of
this Final Order. The petition must be received within 20 days of Respondent’s receipt of this
Final Order and contain a brief statement of the issue(s). The terms of the order, including any
required corrective action and amendment of procedures, shall remain in full force and effect
unless the Associate Administrator, upon request, grants a stay. The terms and conditions of this
Final Order shall be effective upon receipt.
___________________________________ __________________________
Jeffrey D. Wiese Date Issued
Associate Administrator
for Pipeline Safety

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