# TOLEDO REFINING COMPANY, LLC — Warning Letter

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- **citation:** CPF 120185013W
- **title:** TOLEDO REFINING COMPANY, LLC — Warning Letter
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2018-03-02
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED warning letter citing 195.567(c), 195.589(a).
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Warning Letter involving TOLEDO REFINING COMPANY, LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.567(c),  195.589(a). The case was opened on 2018-03-02 and is reported as closed as of 2018-03-02. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

120185013W_Operator Response To Notice_03082018.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120185013W/120185013W_Operator%20Response%20To%20Notice_03082018.pdf

120185013W_Warning Letter_03022018.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120185013W/120185013W_Warning%20Letter_03022018.pdf

120185013W_Warning Letter_03022018_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120185013W/120185013W_Warning%20Letter_03022018_text.pdf

120185013W_Warning Letter_03022018_text.pdf

WARNING LETTER
OVERNIGHT EXPRESS DELIVERY
March 2, 2018
Mr. Jeffery Coleman
Refinery Manager
Toledo Refining Company, LLC
1819 Woodville Road
Oregon, OH 43616
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Dear Mr. Coleman:
From June 5 – 9, 2017, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code (U.S.C.)
inspected Toledo Refining Company, LLC’s (TRC) pipeline facilities in Toledo, Ohio.
As a result of the inspection, it is alleged that you have committed probable violations of the
Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The items
inspected and the probable violation(s) are:
1. § 195.567 Which pipelines must have test leads and what must I do to install and
maintain the leads.
(c) Maintenance. You must maintain the test lead wires in a condition that enables
you to obtain electrical measurements to determine whether cathodic protection
complies with § 195.571.
TRC failed to maintain test lead wires in a condition that enables them to obtain electrical
measurements to determine whether cathodic protection complies with § 195.571.
During field observations conducted as part of the inspection, the PHMSA Inspector noted that
electrical contact with the pipeline could not be made at a test station located just north of
Navarre Ave. As a result, pipe-to-soil potential voltages could not be obtained.



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This test station was in an area of potential stray currents from overhead transmission lines and
a railroad.
Therefore, TRC failed to maintain test lead wires in accordance with § 195.567(c).
2. § 195.589 What corrosion control information do I have to maintain?
(a) You must maintain current records or maps to show the location of-
(1) Cathodically protected pipelines;
(2) Cathodic protection facilities, including galvanic anodes, installed after
January 28, 2002; and
(3) Neighboring structures bonded to cathodic protection systems.
TRC failed to maintain current records or maps to show the location of cathodic protection
facilities required by § 195.589(a).
During the inspection, the PHMSA inspector requested and reviewed existing maps of the
pipeline system. The maps provided did not clearly and accurately depict current cathodic
protection information such as test stations, rectifiers, anode beds, bonded systems, and
cathodic protection systems for the breakout tanks.
Under 49 U.S.C. § 60122 and 49 CFR § 190.223, you are subject to a civil penalty not to
exceed $209,002 per violation per day the violation persists, up to a maximum of $2,090,022
for a related series of violations. For violations occurring prior to November 2, 2015, the
maximum penalty may not exceed $200,000 per violation per day, with a maximum penalty
not to exceed $2,000,000 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(s) identified in this letter. Failure to do so will result
in Toledo Refining Company, LLC being subject to additional enforcement action.
Please 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).
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No reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, please submit all correspondence in
this matter to Robert Burrough, Director, PHMSA Eastern Region, 820 Bear Tavern Road,
Suite 103, West Trenton, NJ 08628. Please refer to CPF 1- 2018-5013W on each document
you submit, and whenever possible provide a signed PDF copy in electronic format. Smaller
files may be emailed to robert.burrough@dot.gov. Larger files should be sent on a CD
accompanied by the original paper copy to the Eastern Region Office.
Sincerely,
Robert Burrough
Director, Eastern Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
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