COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC — Notice of Probable Violation

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120131002_Withdrawal of Notice Letter_05012013_text.pdf, page 1Official PDFU.S. Department Of Transportation Pipeline and 609.989.2171 Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 820 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 103 West Trenton, NJ 08628 WITHDRAWAL of NOTICE LETTER OVERNIGHT EXPRESS MAIL May 1, 2013 Shawn L. Patterson President, Engineering & Project Development Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE Charleston, WV 25314 CPF 1-2013-1002 Dear Mr. Patterson: On September 20-23, 2011, State inspectors from the West Virginia Public Service Commission (WV PSC), acting as agents for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), inspected Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation’s (Columbia) Coco Storage and pipeline facilities in Kanawha County, West Virginia. As a result of this inspection, Columbia was issued a Notice of Probable Violation and Proposed Civil Penalty (Notice) on January 24, 2013 in the above-referenced case. This Notice alleged that Columbia was in violation of §192.465(d) by failing to take prompt remedial action to correct any deficiencies indicated by the pipe to soil monitoring of its assets 715769 and 293730. Columbia responded to this Notice by letter, dated February 28, 2013. Columbia provided additional information and documentation to show it had complied with the regulation. Upon further review, we determined that at the time of the inspection a violation did not exist. This letter is to inform you that PHMSA hereby withdraws the Notice and that the case is now closed. Sincerely, Byron Coy, PE Director, Eastern Region Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration#