NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP — Warning Letter

120131029W_Warning Letter_11262013_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 WARNING LETTER EXPRESS OVERNIGHT MAIL November 26, 2013 Mr. Barry Cigich Vice President Operations and Engineering Inergy Midstream Two Brush Creek Boulevard, Suite 200 Kansas City, MO 64112 CPF 1-2013-1029W Dear Mr. Cigich : Between August 27-31, 2012, inspectors from the New York State Department of Public Service (NYSDPS), acting as agents for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected the New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) public awareness program at the Watkins Glen, NY facilities. As a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed probable violation of the Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The items inspected and the probable violation is: 1. §192.616 Public Awareness (a)… (j) of this section, each pipeline operator must develop and implement a written continuing public education program that follows the guidance provided in the American Petroleum Institute's (API) Recommended Practice (RP) 1162 (incorporated by reference, see § 192.7). NYSEG did not develop and implement a written continuing public education program that follows the guidance provided in the American Petroleum Institute's (API) Recommended Practice (RP) 1162 (incorporated by reference, see § 192.7).#

120131029W_Warning Letter_11262013_text.pdf, page 21-2013-1029W API RP 1162 Section 8.3 Measuring Program Implementation states that: The operator should complete an annual audit or review of whether the program has been developed and implemented according to the guidelines in this RP. The purpose of the audit is to answer the following two questions: - Has the public Awareness Program been developed and written to address the objectives, elements and baseline schedule as described Section 2 and remainder of this RP? - Has the Public Awareness Program been implemented and documented according to the written program? NYSEG did not conduct an annual audit or review of its Public Awareness Program as recommended by API RP 1162 Section 8.3. Under 49 United States Code, § 60122, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $200,000 per violation per day the violation persists up to a maximum of $2,000,000 for a related series of violations. For violations occurring prior to January 4, 2012, the maximum penalty may not exceed $100,000 per violation per day, with a maximum penalty not to exceed $1,000,000 for a 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 NYSEG being subject to additional enforcement action. No reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, please address your correspondence to: Byron Coy, PE, Director, PHMSA Eastern Region, 820 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 103, W. Trenton, NJ 08628 and please refer to CPF 1-2013-1029W. 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, Byron Coy, PE Director, Eastern Region Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Cc: Kevin Speicher, NYSDPS 120131029W_Warning Ltr_11262013 Page 2 of 2#