{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 120055002H","title":"MOBIL  PIPE  LINE COMPANY — Corrective Action Order","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2005-02-04","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED corrective action order.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-120055002h.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-120055002h.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-120055002h","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/120055002H","body":"Corrective Action Order involving MOBIL  PIPE  LINE COMPANY. The dataset does not identify a cited regulation for this case. The case was opened on 2005-02-04 and is reported as closed as of 2005-12-21. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n120055002H_Amendment to Corrective Action Order_02102005.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120055002H/120055002H_Amendment%20to%20Corrective%20Action%20Order_02102005.pdf\n\n120055002h_amendment to corrective action order_02102005_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120055002H/120055002h_amendment%20to%20corrective%20action%20order_02102005_text.pdf\n\n120055002H_CAO_02042005.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120055002H/120055002H_CAO_02042005.pdf\n\ncpf120055002H.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120055002H/cpf120055002H.pdf\n\nCPF_120055002H.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120055002H/CPF_120055002H.pdf\n\n120055002h_amendment to corrective action order_02102005_text.pdf\n\nU5 Department\nof Transportation\nResearch and\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nMr Patrick Doolan\nVice President of Operations\nMobil Pipehne\n800 Bell Street\nHouston, Texas 77002\n400 Seventh St S W\nWashington D C 20590\nI-FI\" 10 POX\nRe CPF No. 1-2005-5002H\nDear Mr. Doolan:\nEnclosed is an Amendment to Corrective Action Order issued by the Associate Administrator\nfor Pipehne Safety in the above-referenced case This Amendment revises the Corrective Action\nOrder that was issued to Mobil Pipehne (Respondent) on February 4, 2005 by mandatmg a change in\nthe pressure reduction. The February 4, 2005 Order restricted operating pressure and mandated other\ncorrective actions on Respondent's hazardous hquids pipehne that runs from Malvern, PA to\nSyracuse, NY and Buffalo, NY. Following further discussions with Respondent and the submission\nof additional information by Respondent, this Amendment now modifies Item 2 of the Order.\nService is being made by certified mail and facsimile. Your receipt of this Corrective Action Order\nconstitutes service of that document under 49 C. F. R. $ 190. 5, The terms and conditions of this\nAmendment to Corrective Action Order are effective upon receipt.\n~ erety,\nJ s Reynolds\nPipehne Compliance Registry\nOffice of Pipehne Safety\nEnclosure\ncc John DuPre\nOperations Manager - Northern Operations\nMobil Pipeline\n3225 Gallows Road\nRoom 2134\nFairfax, VA 22037\nVIA RTIFR AIL RETURN RECEIPT RE UESTED AND TELECOPY\n\n\n\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nRESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION\nOFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY\nWASHINGTON, DC 20590\nIn the Matter of\nMobil Pipehne Company,\nRespondent\nCPF No. 1-2005-5002H\nAMENDMENT TO CORRECTIVE ACTION ORDER\nPu ose and Back ound\nOn February 4, 2005, the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety issued a Corrective Action\nOrder m this case finding that continued operation by Mobil Pipeline Company (Respondent or\nMobil) of its Malvern to New York pipehne would be hazardous to the public, property, and the\nenvironment without corrective measures. The February 4, 2005 Order was issued as a result of the\nFebruary 1, 2005 pipehne failure at the Allentown Junction, 0. 5 miles from Allentown,\nPennsylvania The Order restricts the operating pressure of the pipeline to 426 psig and requires\nMobil to develop and submit a protocol for mechanical and metallurgical testmg of the failed\npipehne sections and a plan for corrective measures for approval to the Office of Pipehne Safety\n(OPS). In a letter dated February 10, 2005, Respondent requested that the pressure restriction be\nchanged from 426 psig at the Allentown Junction to 1000 psig at the Malvern Pump Station m order\nto start the pipehne\nAdditional Information\nPrehminary inspection of the failure site indicates that the most hkely failure point is a valve or\nfitting, or is possibly related to a drain line. The initial indication is that the failure may not be\npressure related, and that hne pipe was not involved in this incident.\n\n\n\nThe Malvern Pump Station and Terminal is the only point at which product enters this pipehne\nsystem The product travels 26, 3 miles from the Malvern Pump Station through the Reading\nJunction (valve site) prior to reaching the Allentown Junction (valve site), approximately 43. 1 miles\ndownstream from the Malvern Pump Station. The upstream valve setting of the Reading Junction\nhad all of its valves replaced after 1998. The valve settings at the Allentown Junction will be\ncompletely replaced prior to starting the pipeline.\nUpon further discussions with Respondent and the receipt of additional documentation through its\nFebruary 10, 2005 letter, OPS learned that Respondent's pipeline cannot be started with the\nAllentown Junction 426 psig pressure restriction placed m the Order, due to the topography of the\narea m which the pipeline is located. Furthermore, there are no pressure controls at the Allentown\nJunction to adequately restrict the pressure at that point to 426 psig. The closest pressure controls to\nthe failure site are at the Malvern Pump Station. The discharge pressure at the Malvern Pump\nStation was approximately 1000 psig at the time of failure, which is the lowest pressure required to\noperate the pipeline considering the various petroleum products that it transports Ten days prior to\nthe mcident, the discharge pressure at the Malvern Pump Station was as high as 1336 psig.\nPressure restrictions at the Malvern Pump Station will reduce pressures at all points north of the\nStation\nDetermination of Necessit for Corrective Action Order and Ri ht to Hearin\nSection 60112 of Title 49, United States Code, provides for the issuance of a Corrective Action\nOrders (and amendments), after reasonable notice and the opportunity for a hearing, requiring\ncorrective action, which may include the suspended or restricted use of a pipehne facihty, physical\ninspection, testing, repair, replacement, or other action as appropriate. The basis for making the\ndetermmation that a pipehne facihty is hazardous, requiring corrective action, is set forth both in the\nabove referenced statute and 49 C. F. R. g 190. 233, a copy of which is enclosed.\nSection 60112, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, provides for the issuance of a Corrective\nAction Order without prior opportunity for notice and hearing upon a findmg that failure to issue the\nOrder expeditiously will hkely result in serious harm to life, property or the environment. In such\ncases, an opportunity for a hearing will be provided as soon as practicable after the issuance of the\nOrder.\nThe cause of this failure is still unknown. In hght o f this fact and the above additional information, I\ncontinue to find that a pressure restriction is necessary at least until the failure analysis and the\nrelated remediation plan is completed. Therefore, I continue to find that the contmued operation o f\nthe Malvern to New York pipehne without corrective measures would be would be hazardous to 4 fe,\nproperty and the environment Additionally, after considering the proximity of the pipehne to\npopulated areas and waterways, the combustible nature of the products the pipehne transports, the\npressure required for transporting the material, and the ongoing investigation to determine the cause\n\n\n\nof the failure, I find that a failure to expeditiously issue this Amendment would hkely result in\nserious harm to life, property, or the environment.\nAccordmgly, this Amendment mandating immediate corrective action is issued without prior notice\nand opportunity for a hearing. The terms and conditions of this Amendment are effective upon\nreceipt\nWithm 10 days of receipt of this Amendment, Respondent may request a hearing, to be held as soon\nas practicable, by notifying the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety in writing, dehvered\npersonally, by mail or by telecopy at (202) 366-4566. The hearing will be held m Washmgton, DC\non a date that is mutually convenient to OPS and Respondent.\nAfter receiving and analyzing additional data in the course of this mvestigation, OPS may identify\nother corrective measures that need to be taken. In that event, Respondent will be notified of any\nadditional measures required and amendment of this Order will be considered. To the extent\nconsistent with safety, Respondent will be afforded notice and an opportunity for a hearing prior to\nthe imposition of any additional corrective measures.\nRe uired Corrective Action\nPursuant to 49 U S. C. g 60112, I hereby amend the Order and require Respondent to immediately\ntake the following corrective action with respect to the Malvern, PA to Syracuse, NY and Buffalo,\nNY segment of Respondent's Malvern to New York Pipeline system:\nItem 2 is amended to read as follows:\n2 Once the pipeline is restarted in accordance with Item 1, the operating discharge pressure at\nthe Malvern Pump Station is not to exceed 1000 psig, This pressure restriction will\nremain m effect until written approval to increase the pressure or return the pipehne to its\npre-failure operating pressure is obtained from the Director, Eastern Region, OPS.\nThe terms of the February 4, 2005 Corrective Action Order, as modified by this Amendment, remam\nm effect.\nRespondent may appeal any decision of the Director to the Associate Administrator for Pipehne\nSafety. Decisions of the Associate Administrator shall be final.\nThe corrective actions required by this Amendment are in addition to and do not waive any\nrequirements that apply to the pipehne under 49 C. F R. Part 195, including the integrity management\nprogram regulations.\n\n\n\nFailure to comply with this Order may result in the assessment of civil penalties of not more than\n$100, 000 per day and in referral to the Attorney General for appropriate relief in United States\nDistrict Court\n)\n( j\nStage Get ard\nAssoc' te Administrator\nfor Pipehne Safety\nDate Issued","truncated":false,"body_characters":9923}