{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 120105006M","title":"ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2010-09-23","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 195.402(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-120105006m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-120105006m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-120105006m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/120105006M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.402(a). The case was opened on 2010-09-23 and is reported as closed as of 2011-05-05. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n120105006M_Closure Letter_05052011.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120105006M/120105006M_Closure%20Letter_05052011.pdf\n\n120105006M_Closure Letter_05052011_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120105006M/120105006M_Closure%20Letter_05052011_text.pdf\n\n120105006M_Notice of Amendment_09232010.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120105006M/120105006M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_09232010.pdf\n\n120105006M_Notice of Amendment_09232010_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120105006M/120105006M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_09232010_text.pdf\n\n120105006M_Operator Response to NOA_10222010.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120105006M/120105006M_Operator%20Response%20to%20NOA_10222010.pdf\n\n120105006M_Closure Letter_05052011_text.pdf\n\nU.S. Department 820 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 103\nOf Transportation West Trenton, NJ 08628\nPipeline and 609.989.2171\nHazardous Materials\nSafety Administration\nUPS OVERNIGHT DELIVERY\nMay 5, 2011\nMr. Terry McGill, President\nEnbridge Energy Partners, LP\n1100 Louisiana, Suite 3300\nHouston, Texas 77002\nCPF 1-2010-5006M\nDear Mr. McGill:\nBetween October 14 and December 10, 2008, a State Inspector from the New York Public\nService Commission (NY PSC), acting as an Agent for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, conducted an\non-site pipeline safety inspection of Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (Enbridge) procedures in\nBuffalo, NY. As a result of the inspection, Enbridge was issued a Notice of Amendment on\nSeptember 23, 2010, which proposed amendment of your procedures.\nEnbridge submitted its amended procedures on October 22, 2010, and a supplemental submittal\non April 14, 2011 (via electronic transmission). My staff reviewed the amended procedures, and\nit appears that the inadequacies outlined in this Notice of Amendment have been corrected.\nThis letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed. Thank you\nfor your cooperation.\nSincerely,\nByron Coy, PE\nDirector, Eastern Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nCc: Mr. Gavin Nicoletta, NY PSC\n\n120105006M_Notice of Amendment_09232010_text.pdf\n\nU.S. Department 820 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 306\nOf Transportation West Trenton, NJ 08628\nPipeline and 609.989.2171\nHazardous Materials\nSafety Administration\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nUPS OVERNIGHT DELIVERY\nSeptember 23, 2010\nMr. Terry McGill, President\nEnbridge Energy Partners, L.P.\n1100 Louisiana, Suite 3300\nHouston, Texas 77002\nCPF 1-2010-5006M\nDear Mr. McGill:\nBetween October 14 and December 10, 2008, a State Inspector from the New York Public\nService Commission (NY PSC), acting as an Agent for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected\nEnbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (Enbridge) procedures for Operations and Maintenance (O&M)\nin Buffalo, NY.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacy found within\nEnbridge plans or procedures, as described below:\n1. §195.402 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.\n(a) General. Each operator shall prepare and follow for each pipeline system a\nmanual of written procedures for conducting normal operations and maintenance\nactivities and handling abnormal operations and emergencies. This manual shall be\nreviewed at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each calendar year,\nand appropriate changes made as necessary to insure that the manual is effective.\nThis manual shall be prepared before initial operations of a pipeline system\ncommence, and appropriate parts shall be kept at locations where operations and\nmaintenance activities are conducted.\n\n\n\nCPF 1-2010-5006M\nAs a method of overpressure protection, Enbridge uses pressure monitoring devices on its\npipeline facilities to trigger a shutdown alarm in its Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition\n(SCADA) system. Enbridge O&M procedure (EP2049QR) requires a test of the pressure\nmonitoring devices, but not of the SCADA system shutdown alarm which provides the indication\nthat an over-pressure condition exists.\nEnbridge needs to revise its O&M procedures to include provisions to test the SCADA system\nshutdown alarm in order to meet the requirements of §195.402(a) so that they can inspect and\ntest each pressure limiting device as required by §195.428(a).\nResponse 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 believe 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 in\nthis Notice without further notice to you and to issue a Final Order.\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 60 days of receipt of this Notice. This period may be\nextended by written request for good cause. Once the inadequacies identified herein have been\naddressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement action will be closed.\nIn correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 1-2010-5006M and, for each\ndocument you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nByron E. Coy, P.E.\nDirector, Eastern Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings\nCC: Mr. Gavin Nicoletta, NY PSC\n120105006M_Notice of Amendment_09232010 Page 2 of 2","truncated":false,"body_characters":6927}