# STECKMAN RIDGE, LP (SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP) — Notice of Probable Violation

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- **citation:** CPF 120181025
- **title:** STECKMAN RIDGE, LP (SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP) — Notice of Probable Violation
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2018-12-26
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 192.616(a).
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Notice of Probable Violation involving STECKMAN RIDGE, LP (SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP). PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.616(a). The case was opened on 2018-12-26 and is reported as closed as of 2020-03-06. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

120181025_Closure Letter_03062020.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120181025/120181025_Closure%20Letter_03062020.pdf

120181025_Closure Letter_03062020_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120181025/120181025_Closure%20Letter_03062020_text.pdf

120181025_Final Order_06272019.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120181025/120181025_Final%20Order_06272019.pdf

120181025_Final Order_06272019_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120181025/120181025_Final%20Order_06272019_text.pdf

120181025_NOPV-PCO_12262018.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120181025/120181025_NOPV-PCO_12262018.pdf

120181025_NOPV-PCO_12262018_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120181025/120181025_NOPV-PCO_12262018_text.pdf

120181025_Operator Response to Notice_01242019.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120181025/120181025_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_01242019.pdf

120181025_Closure Letter_03062020_text.pdf

OVERNIGHT EXPRESS DELIVERY
March 6, 2020
Mr. William Yardley
President, Gas Transmission & Midstream
Enbridge, Inc.
5400 Westheimer Court P.O. Box 1642
Houston, TX 77251-1642
CPF 1-2018-1025
Dear Mr. Yardley:
On June 27, 2019, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued
to Steckman Ridge, LP (Steckman), a subsidiary of Spectra Energy Partners, LP, an Enbridge
Company, a Final Order in the above-referenced case. The Final Order included a Compliance
Order. Based on our review of the documentation provided to PHMSA on January 29, 2020, it has
been determined that Steckman has complied with the terms of this Order.
Accordingly, this case is now closed and no further action is contemplated with respect to the
matters involved in this case. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Robert Burrough
Director, Eastern Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

120181025_Final Order_06272019_text.pdf

June 27, 2019
Mr. William Yardley
President, Gas Transmission & Midstream
Enbridge, Inc.
5400 Westheimer Court
Houston, Texas 77056
Re: CPF No. 1-2018-1025
Dear Mr. Monaco:
Enclosed please find the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case. It makes a finding of
violation and specifies actions that need to be taken by Steckman Ridge LP, a subsidiary of
Spectra Energy Partners, LP, an Enbridge Company, to comply with the pipeline safety
regulations. When the terms of the compliance order have been completed, as determined by the
Director, Eastern Region, this enforcement action will be closed. Service of the Final Order by
certified mail is effective upon the date of mailing, as provided under 49 C.F.R. § 190.5.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Alan K. Mayberry
Associate Administrator
for Pipeline Safety
Enclosure
cc: Mr. Robert Burroughs, Director, Eastern Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA
Mr. Rick Kivela, Manager, Operational Compliance, Enbridge, 5400 Westheimer Court,
Houston, Texas 77056
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590
__________________________________________
In the Matter of )
Steckman Ridge LP, ) CPF No. 1-2018-1025
a subsidiary of Spectra Energy Partners, LP, )
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Respondent. )
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FINAL ORDER
From January 22 through August 24, 2018, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60117, representatives of the
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety
(OPS), conducted an on-site pipeline safety inspection of the facilities and records of Steckman
Ridge, LP (Steckman Ridge or Respondent), as part of the “Spectra TX Eastern North” system
inspection, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Steckman Ridge is a subsidiary of Spectra Energy
Partners, LP, an Enbridge company,1 and operates a natural gas storage field in Bedford County,
Pennsylvania.2
As a result of the inspection, the Director, Eastern Region, OPS (Director), issued to Respondent,
by letter dated December 26, 2018, a Notice of Probable Violation and Proposed Compliance
Order (Notice). In accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Notice proposed finding that
Steckman Ridge had violated 49 C.F.R. § 192.616(a) and proposed ordering Respondent to take
certain measures to correct the alleged violation.
Enbridge, on behalf of Steckman Ridge, responded to the Notice by letter dated January 24, 2019
(Response). The company did not contest the allegation of violation and agreed to complete the
proposed compliance actions. Respondent did not request a hearing and therefore has waived its
right to one.
FINDING OF VIOLATION
In its Response, Steckman Ridge did not contest the allegation in the Notice that it violated 49
C.F.R. Part 192, as follows:
1 Enbridge, Inc. acquired Spectra Energy Partners, LP in December 2018. Spectra Energy Partners, LP, website,
available at http://www.spectraenergypartners.com/ (last accessed Apr. 8, 2019).
2 Pipeline Safety Violation Report (Violation Report) (Dec. 26, 2018) (on file with PHMSA), at 1.



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Item 1: The Notice alleged that Respondent violated 49 C.F.R. § 192.616(a), which states:
§ 192.616 Public awareness.
(a) Except for an operator of a master meter or petroleum gas system
covered under paragraph (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).
The Notice alleged that Respondent violated 49 C.F.R. § 192.616(a) by failing to implement
portions of its written continuing public education program. Specifically, the Notice alleged that
Steckman Ridge failed to follow its External Communication Plan (versions dated April 29, 2015
and February 22, 2017) by not distributing message mailings related to storage facilities to
various stakeholders within the time periods required by the plan.3
Respondent did not contest this allegation of violation. Accordingly, based upon a review of all
of the evidence, I find that Respondent violated 49 C.F.R. § 192.616(a) by failing to implement
portions of its written continuing public education program that required delivery of storage
facility mailings to stakeholders at certain intervals.
This finding of violation will be considered a prior offense in any subsequent enforcement action
taken against Respondent.
COMPLIANCE ORDER
The Notice proposed a compliance order with respect to Item 1 in the Notice for violation of 49
C.F.R. § 192.616(a). Under 49 U.S.C. § 60118(a), each person who engages in the
transportation of gas or who owns or operates a pipeline facility is required to comply with the
applicable safety standards established under chapter 601. Pursuant to the authority of 49 U.S.C.
§ 60118(b) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.217, Respondent is ordered to take the following actions to
ensure compliance with the pipeline safety regulations applicable to its operations:
1. With respect to the violation of § 192.616(a) (Item 1), Respondent must provide
unique facility public awareness messages relative to the Steckman Ridge storage
facility to the required stakeholders, as defined in Table 4 of its prior External
Communication Plans effective during the timeframe of violation, within 60 days of
receipt of this Final Order, and must provide record to PHMSA of this distribution
within 90 days of receipt of this Final Order.
The Director may grant an extension of time to comply with any of the required items upon a
written request timely submitted by the Respondent and demonstrating good cause for an
extension.
It is requested (not mandated) that Respondent maintain documentation of the safety
3 See Exhibits 3 and 4 to Violation Report at Table 4 (listing message mailing delivery frequencies).



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improvement costs associated with fulfilling this Compliance Order and submit the total to the
Director. It is requested that these costs be reported in two categories: (1) total cost associated
with preparation/revision of plans, procedures, studies and analyses; and (2) total cost associated
with replacements, additions and other changes to pipeline infrastructure.
Failure to comply with this Order may result in the administrative assessment of civil penalties
not to exceed $200,000, as adjusted for inflation (49 C.F.R. § 190.223), for each violation for
each day the violation continues or in referral to the Attorney General for appropriate relief in a
district court of the United States.
Under 49 C.F.R. § 190.243, Respondent may submit a Petition for Reconsideration of this Final
Order to the Associate Administrator, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE, East Building, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20590, with a copy sent to the Office of
Chief Counsel, PHMSA, at the same address, no later than 20 days after receipt of service of this
Final Order by Respondent. Any petition submitted must contain a statement of the issue(s) and
meet all other requirements of 49 C.F.R. § 190.243. The terms of the order, including corrective
action, remain in effect unless the Associate Administrator, upon request, grants a stay.
The terms and conditions of this Final Order are effective upon service in accordance with 49
C.F.R. § 190.5.
June 27, 2019
___________________________________ __________________________
Alan K. Mayberry Date Issued
Associate Administrator
for Pipeline Safety
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