# ROSETTA RESOURCES — Warning Letter

**Citation:** CPF 520110025W  
**Type / status:** enforcement / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2011-11-21

CLOSED warning letter citing 191.17.

## Document text

Warning Letter involving ROSETTA RESOURCES. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 191.17. The case was opened on 2011-11-21 and is reported as closed as of 2011-11-21. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

520110025W_warning letter_11212011.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520110025W/520110025W_warning%20letter_11212011.pdf

520110025W_warning letter_11212011_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520110025W/520110025W_warning%20letter_11212011_text.pdf

520110025W_warning letter_11212011_text.pdf

WARNING LETTER
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED [70063450000171041838]
November 21, 2011
Mr. Tom Jones
Operations Superintendent
Rosetta Resources
2692 Amerada Road
Rio Vista, CA 94571
CPF 5-2011-0025W
Dear Mr. Jones:
On December 7 to 10, 2010, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected manuals,
records, and conducted a field audit of your pipeline facilities in Rio Vista, California.
As a result of the inspection, it appears that Rosetta Resources has committed a probable
violation of the Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 192.
The item inspected and the probable violation is:
1. §191.17 Transmission and gathering systems: Annual Report.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each operator of a
transmission or a gathering pipeline system shall submit an annual report for that
system on Department of Transportation Form RSPA 7100.2-1. This report must be
submitted each year, not later than March 15, for the preceding calendar year.



Rosetta Resources filed a supplemental report for calendar 2009, but it was not completed
correctly. The report did not list miles of pipe by diameter size. Rosetta Resources listed 6.901
miles in the “4-inch or less” block of pipe size. The mileage for each pipe diameter size in your
system must be provided.
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 additional enforcement action or penalty
assessment proceedings at this time. We advise you to correct the item identified in this letter.
Failure to do so will result in Rosetta Resources 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 5-2011-0025W. 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,
Chris Hoidal
Director, Western Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry
PHP-500 P. Nguyen (#128476)

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520110025W>
- Source ID: `phmsa-enforcement`
- SHA-256: `bdedf85880bb21acb2a510fca52e9134cc041be02a84dc1ae4f96d93eaf45024`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:44:44.458Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T10:12:25.795Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-enforcement-520110025w`

### Source metadata

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