# MIDWAY SUNSET COGENERATION CO — Warning Letter **Citation:** CPF 520080015W **Type / status:** enforcement / historical **Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration **Effective:** Not stated **Published:** 2008-06-06 CLOSED warning letter citing 192.707. ## Document text Warning Letter involving MIDWAY SUNSET COGENERATION CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.707. The case was opened on 2008-06-06 and is reported as closed as of 2008-06-06. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status. Official case documents: 520080015W_operator response_06252008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520080015W/520080015W_operator%20response_06252008.pdf 520080015W_Warning Letter_06062008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520080015W/520080015W_Warning%20Letter_06062008.pdf 520080015W_Warning Letter_06062008.pdf U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 12300 W. Dakota Ave.. Suite 11 0 Lakewood. CO 80228 WARNING LETTER CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED June 6,2008 Mr. Greg Jans Plant Manager Midway Sunset Cogeneration Company P.O. Box 457 3466 West Crocker Springs Road Fellows, CA 93224-0457 CPF 5-2008-0015W Dear Mr. Jans: From February 19 to 21, 2008, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, conducted an onsite inspection of your pipeline facilities and records in Fellows, CA. As a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed probable violation as noted below of pipeline safety regulations, Title 49, CFR, Part 192. The item inspected and the probable violation is: 1. 5 192.707 Line markers for mains and transmission lines. d) Marker warning. The following must be written legibly on a background of sharply contrasting color on each line marker: (1) The word "Warning," "Caution," or "Danger" followed by the words "Gas (or name of gas transported) Pipeline" all of which, except for markers in heavily developed urban areas, must be in letters at least 1 inch (25 millimeters) high withll4inch (6.4 millimeters) stroke. (2) The name of the operator and the telephone number (including area code) where the operator can be reached at all times. The letters "Gas Pipeline" were not at least one inch high on many line markers as requ.ired by the regulation. They were about 5/8" high. Under 49 United States Code, 5 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 additional enforcement action or penalty assessment proceedings at this time. We advise you to correct the items identified in this letter. Failure to do so will result in Midway Sunset Cogeneration Company 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 5-2008-0015W. 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). Director, Western Region Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry PHP-500 P. Nguyen (Activity #I21 138) ## Provenance - Official: Yes - Source: - Source ID: `phmsa-enforcement` - SHA-256: `c98783bb1da78a15b172f1015d6e5e50ef9cce214d4e0c14c68deeae976f2e00` - Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:44:44.458Z - Exported: 2026-08-23T18:49:08.428Z - Document slug: `phmsa-enforcement-520080015w` ### Source metadata ```json { "cpf": "520080015W", "operator": "MIDWAY SUNSET COGENERATION CO", "region": "Western", "pipelineType": "GAS INTRASTATE ONSHORE", "caseStatus": "CLOSED", "citedSections": [ "192.707" ], "dataAsOf": "08/04/2026 12PM", "caseDataAsOf": "2026-08-04", "attachmentCount": 2, "attachments": [ { "name": "520080015W_operator response_06252008.pdf", "url": "https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520080015W/520080015W_operator%20response_06252008.pdf", "bytes": 112617, "category": "party_submission" }, { "name": "520080015W_Warning Letter_06062008.pdf", "url": "https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520080015W/520080015W_Warning%20Letter_06062008.pdf", "bytes": 59606, "category": "agency_document" } ], "extractedAgencyDocumentCount": 1, "attachmentPolicy": "Official attachment links are retained. Agency-issued documents may also include a verified local PDF and page-level text representation.", "jurisdiction": "US", "operatorName": "MIDWAY SUNSET COGENERATION CO" } ```