{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 120081002M","title":"VALERO NATURAL GAS PIPELINE — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2008-01-11","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.605, 192.625.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-120081002m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-120081002m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-120081002m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/120081002M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving VALERO NATURAL GAS PIPELINE. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.605,  192.625. The case was opened on 2008-01-11 and is reported as closed as of 2009-10-02. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n120081002M_Notice of Amendement_01112008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120081002M/120081002M_Notice%20of%20Amendement_01112008.pdf\n\n120081002m_notice of amendement_01112008_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120081002M/120081002m_notice%20of%20amendement_01112008_text.pdf\n\n120081002M_Operator_Response_02082008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120081002M/120081002M_Operator_Response_02082008.pdf\n\n120081002m_notice of amendement_01112008_text.pdf\n\nU. S. Department\nof Transportation\nEastern Region-PHP-100\nOffice of Pipehne Safety\n4093' St S W\nSuite 300\nWashington, D C 20024\nPipeline and\nHazardous Materials\nSafety Administration\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT RE UESTED\nJanuary 11, 2008\nJohn Pickering\nVice President and General Manager\nValero Energy Corporation\nOne Valero Way\nSan Antonio, TX 78249-1616\nCPF 1-2008-1002M\nDear Mr. Pickering:\nDuring the week of May 29, 2007, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected\nValero Natural Gas Pipeline Company's (Valero) procedures for periodically reviewing work of\npersonnel to determine the adequacy of its operating and mamtenance procedures and monitoring\nodorant levels of transmission line gas at the Paulsboro, New Jersey refinery,\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified apparent inadequacies found within\nValero's plans or procedures, as described below:\n1. $192. 605 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance and emergencies.\n(b) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of\nthis section must include procedures for the following, if applicable, to provide\nsafety during maintenance and operations.\n\n\n\n(8) Periodically reviewing the work done by operator personnel to determine the\neffectiveness and adequacy of the procedures used in normal operation and\nmaintenance and modifying the procedure when deficiencies are found.\nProcedures need to be developed to address $192, 605(b) (8). The procedures should identify the\nresponsible person(s) to review the work done by operating personnel, and to determine the\neffectiveness of the procedures and what corrective action will be taken when deficiencies are\nidentified.\n2. $192. 625 Odorization of gas.\n(f) To assure the proper concentration of odorant in accordance with this section,\neach operator must conduct periodic sampling of combustible gases using an\ninstrument capable of determining the percentage of gas in air at which the odor\nbecomes readily detectable\nValero procedures state:\nPeriodic samplmg. . . will be conducted using an instrument capable of determining the\npercentage of gas in air at which the odor becomes readily detectable.\nThe Odorization Procedure (Proc. 240, sec. A. 5) fails to specify the type of instrument Valero\nemploys in this function, and it also fails to specify an interval to guide personnel on the test\nfrequency to verify the adequacy of the odorant level in the gas stream.\nRes onse to this Notice\nThis Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U. S. C. $ 60108(a) and 49 C. F. R. $ 190. 237. Enclosed as\npart of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in\nCompliance Proceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response options. Be\nadvised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement action is subject to being\nmade publicly available. If you believe that any portion of your responsive material qualifies for\nconfidential treatment under 5 U. S. C. 552(b), along with the complete original document you\nmust provide a second copy of the document with the portions you beheve qualify for\nconfidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you believe the redacted information\nqualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U. S. C. 552(b). If you do not respond within 30 days\nof receipt of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this\nNotice and authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged m\nthis Notice without further notice to you and to issue a Final Order,\n\n\n\nIf, after opportunity for a hearing, your plans or procedures are found inadequate as alleged in\nthis Notice, you may be ordered to amend your plans or procedures to correct the inadequacies\n(49 C. F. R. $ 190. 237). If you are not contesting this Notice, we propose that you submit your\namended procedures to my office within [number of days] days of receipt of this Notice. This\nperiod may be extended by written request for good cause. Once the inadequacies identified\nherein have been addressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement action will be closed.\nIn correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 1-2008-1002M and, for each\ndocument you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nSyron E. Coy, PE\nDirector, Eastern Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings","truncated":false,"body_characters":5461}