# CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP — Notice of Amendment - **operation:** document - **citation:** CPF 120181021M - **title:** CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP — Notice of Amendment - **source type:** enforcement - **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - **status:** historical - **official:** true - **published on:** 2018-09-20 - **effective on:** Not available - **summary:** CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.12(e). - **machine formats:** - **json:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-120181021m.json - **markdown:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-120181021m.md - **app url:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-120181021m - **source url:** https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/120181021M **body:** Notice of Amendment involving CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.12(e). The case was opened on 2018-09-20 and is reported as closed as of 2018-11-19. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status. Official case documents: 120181021M_Closure Letter_11192018.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120181021M/120181021M_Closure%20Letter_11192018.pdf 120181021M_Closure Letter_11192018_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120181021M/120181021M_Closure%20Letter_11192018_text.pdf 120181021M_Notice of Amendment_09202018.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120181021M/120181021M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_09202018.pdf 120181021M_Notice of Amendment_09202018_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120181021M/120181021M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_09202018_text.pdf 120181021M_Operator Response to Notice_10162018.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120181021M/120181021M_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_10162018.pdf 120181021M_Notice of Amendment_09202018_text.pdf NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OVERNIGHT EXPRESS DELIVERY September 20, 2018 Ms. Farrah Lowe Senior Vice President, ESR, Land & Outreach Crestwood Midstream Partners LP 811 Main Street. Houston, TX 77002 CPF 1-2018-1021M Dear Ms. Lowe: From April 17 to 19, 2018, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected Crestwood Midstream Partners LP’s (Crestwood) procedures and records for the Stagecoach Underground Natural Gas Storage field in Tioga County, New York. On the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacies found within Crestwood’s plans or procedures, as described below: 1. §192.12 (e) Underground natural gas storage facilities. (e) Operators of underground gas storage facilities must establish and follow written procedures for operations, maintenance, and emergencies implementing the requirements of API RP 1170 and API RP 1171, as required under this section, including the effective dates as applicable, and incorporate such procedures into their written procedures for operations, maintenance, and emergencies established pursuant to §192.605. Crestwood’s procedures for operations, maintenance and emergencies implementing the requirements of API RP 1170 and API RP 1171 were inadequate. Specifically, Crestwood’s procedures do not define an annular pressure threshold to determine if additional evaluation is required. Crestwood’s procedure, Section 2.29.4, states that the “Threshold for action will be an indicated loss of integrity”. This is not a defined threshold level and does not satisfy API RP 1171, Section CPF 1-2018-1021M 9.3.2, which states in part that “The operator shall evaluate each annular gas occurrence that exceeds operator or regulatory-defined threshold levels determined from well integrity evaluation and risk assessment”. 2. §192.12 (e) Underground natural gas storage facilities. (e) Operators of underground gas storage facilities must establish and follow written procedures for operations, maintenance, and emergencies implementing the requirements of API RP 1170 and API RP 1171, as required under this section, including the effective dates as applicable, and incorporate such procedures into their written procedures for operations, maintenance, and emergencies established pursuant to §192.605. Crestwood’s procedures for operations, maintenance and emergencies implementing the requirements of API RP 1170 and API RP 1171 were inadequate. Specifically, Crestwood does not have a procedure to verify all applicable staff receive training in the use of the emergency preparedness/response plan as stated in API RP 1171, Section 10.6.2. 3. §192.12 (e) Underground natural gas storage facilities. (e) Operators of underground gas storage facilities must establish and follow written procedures for operations, maintenance, and emergencies implementing the requirements of API RP 1170 and API RP 1171, as required under this section, including the effective dates as applicable, and incorporate such procedures into their written procedures for operations, maintenance, and emergencies established pursuant to §192.605. Crestwood’s procedures for operations, maintenance and emergencies implementing the requirements of API RP 1170 and API RP 1171 were inadequate. Specifically, Crestwood does not have a procedure to measure the effectiveness of operator familiarity with emergency plans and procedures and periodic testing of the effectiveness of the plan in accordance with API RP 1171, Section 11.4.2. 4. §192.12 (e) Underground natural gas storage facilities. (e) Operators of underground gas storage facilities must establish and follow written procedures for operations, maintenance, and emergencies implementing the requirements of API RP 1170 and API RP 1171, as required under this section, including the effective dates as applicable, and incorporate such procedures into their written procedures for operations, maintenance, and emergencies established pursuant to §192.605. Crestwood’s procedures for operations, maintenance and emergencies implementing the requirements of API RP 1170 and API RP 1171 were inadequate. Specifically, Crestwood does not have an adequate procedure in defining document retention, including training records, as required by API RP Section 11.13.3. Response to this Notice This Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60108(a) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.206. Enclosed as 120181021M_Notice of Amendment_09202018_text Page 2 of 3 CPF 1-2018-1021M part of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response options. 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). Following the receipt of this Notice, you have 30 days to submit written comments, revised procedures, or a request for a hearing under §190.211. If you do not respond within 30 days of receipt of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this Notice and authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in this Notice without further notice to you and to issue an Order Directing Amendment. If your plans or procedures are found inadequate as alleged in this Notice, you may be ordered to amend your plans or procedures to correct the inadequacies (49 C.F.R. § 190.206). If you are not contesting this Notice, we propose that you submit your amended procedures to my office within 90 days of receipt of this Notice. This period may be extended by written request for good cause. Once the inadequacies identified herein have been addressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement action will be closed. It is requested (not mandated) that Crestwood maintain documentation of the safety improvement costs associated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment (preparation/revision of plans, procedures) and submit the total to Robert Burrough, Director, Eastern Region, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. In correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 1-2018-1021M and, for each document you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible. Please note, effective September 24, 2018, the PHMSA Eastern Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, address will be as follows: PHMSA, Eastern Region, Office of Pipeline Safety 840 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 300 West Trenton, NJ 08628 Please make a note of this new information in your records. If you have any questions, please contact us at 609-771-7800. Sincerely, Robert Burrough Director, Eastern Region Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Enclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings 120181021M_Notice of Amendment_09202018_text Page 3 of 3 120181021M_Closure Letter_11192018_text.pdf OVERNIGHT EXPRESS DELIVERY November 19, 2018 Ms. Victoria Wagner Vice President, ESR Crestwood Midstream Partners LP 811 Main Street, Suite 3400 Houston, TX 77002 CPF 1-2018-1021M Dear Ms. Wagner: From April 17 to 19, 2018, representatives from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected Crestwood Midstream Partners LP’s (Crestwood) procedures for the Stagecoach Underground Natural Gas Storage field in Tioga County, NY. As a result of the inspection, Crestwood was issued a Notice of Amendment on September 20, 2018, which proposed amendment of your procedures. Crestwood submitted its amended procedures on October 16, 2018. PHMSA staff reviewed the amended procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in this Notice of Amendment have been corrected. This letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely, Robert Burrough Director, Eastern Region Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - **truncated:** false - **body characters:** 9617