{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 120191010M","title":"EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC. — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2019-07-22","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.225(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-120191010m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-120191010m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-120191010m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/120191010M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC.. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.225(a). The case was opened on 2019-07-22 and is reported as closed as of 2019-09-12. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n120191010M_Closure Letter_09122019.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120191010M/120191010M_Closure%20Letter_09122019.pdf\n\n120191010M_Closure Letter_09122019_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120191010M/120191010M_Closure%20Letter_09122019_text.pdf\n\n120191010M_Notice of Amendment_07222019.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120191010M/120191010M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_07222019.pdf\n\n120191010M_Notice of Amendment_07222019_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120191010M/120191010M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_07222019_text.pdf\n\n120191010M_Operator Response to Notice_08162019.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120191010M/120191010M_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_08162019.pdf\n\n120191010M_Notice of Amendment_07222019_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nOVERNIGHT EXPRESS DELIVERY\nJuly 22, 2019\nMr. Brian Sheppard\nVP, Pipeline Operations\nDominion Energy Transmission, Inc.\n925 Whiteoaks Boulevard\nBridgeport, WV 26330\nCPF 1-2019-1010M\nDear Mr. Sheppard:\nFrom October 16 – 18, 2018, a representative from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code (U.S.C.),\ninspected Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc.’s (Dominion) procedures for welding in Loudoun\nCounty, Virginia.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacy found within\nDominion’s plans or procedures, as described below:\n1. § 192.225 Welding procedures.\n(a) Welding must be performed by a qualified welder or welding operator in\naccordance with welding procedures qualified under section 5, section 12,\nAppendix A or Appendix B of API Std 1104 (incorporated by reference, see §\n192.7) or section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME BPVC)\n(incorporated by reference, see § 192.7) to produce welds meeting the\nrequirements of this subpart. The quality of the test welds used to qualify welding\nprocedures must be determined by destructive testing in accordance with the\napplicable welding standard(s).\n\n\n\nCPF 1-2019-1010M\nDominion’s welding procedures qualified under section 5 of API Std 1104 were\ninadequate. Specifically, Dominion’s Weld Procedure DT-312SC-WOL 04/01/07 Rev.: 0 and\nDT-322SC-WOL 04/01/07 Rev.: 0 (Procedures) did not designate the maximum time between the\ncompletion of the root pass and hot pass, and the hot pass and 3rd pass, as required by section 5 of\nAPI Standard 1104 – Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities, 20th Edition (API 1104).\nAPI 1104, Section 5.3.2.10 states:\n“The maximum time between the completion of the root bead and\nthe start of the second bead, as well as the maximum time between\nthe completion of the second bead and the start of other beads, shall\nbe designated.”\nOn January 15, 2016, API issued a technical interpretation clarifying the intent of Section 5.3.2.10\nof API 1104 20th Edition, which stated “Yes, the intent of API 1104, Section 5.3.2.10 is to identify\nthe maximum time between the 1st pass and 2nd pass and the maximum time between the 2nd\npass and 3rd pass.”\nDuring the inspection, the Procedures were reviewed. The Procedures stated under Time Between\nPasses, “All passes for Fittings shall be completed without delay.” Therefore, DETI's Procedures\nfailed to designate the time between weld passes as required by section 5 of API 1104, referenced\nin § 192.225(a).\nResponse to this Notice\nThis Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60108(a) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.206. Enclosed as\npart of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance\nProceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response options. Be advised that all\nmaterial you submit in response to this enforcement action is subject to being made publicly\navailable. If you believe that any portion of your responsive material qualifies for confidential\ntreatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along with the complete original document you must provide a\nsecond copy of the document with the portions you believe qualify for confidential treatment\nredacted and an explanation of why you believe the redacted information qualifies for confidential\ntreatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b).\nFollowing the receipt of this Notice, you have 30 days to submit written comments, revised\nprocedures, or a request for a hearing under §190.211. If you do not respond within 30 days of\nreceipt of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this Notice\nand authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in this Notice\nwithout further notice to you and to issue an Order Directing Amendment. If your plans or\nprocedures are found inadequate as alleged in this Notice, you may be ordered to amend your plans\nor procedures to correct the inadequacies (49 C.F.R. § 190.206). If you are not contesting this\nNotice, we propose that you submit your amended procedures to my office within 60 days of\nreceipt of this Notice. This period may be extended by written request for good cause. Once the\ninadequacies identified herein have been addressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement\naction will be closed.\nIt is requested (not mandated) that Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. maintain documentation\n120191010M_Notice of Amendment_07222019_text Page 2 of 3\n\n\n\nCPF 1-2019-1010M\nof the safety improvement costs associated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment\n(preparation/revision of plans, procedures) and submit the total to Robert Burrough, Director,\nPHMSA Eastern Region, 840 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 300, West Trenton, NJ 08628. Please refer\nto CPF 1-2019-1010M on each document you submit, and whenever possible provide a signed\nPDF copy in electronic format. Smaller files may be emailed to robert.burrough@dot.gov. Larger\nfiles should be sent on USB flash drive accompanied by the original paper copy to the Eastern\nRegion Office.\nAdditionally, if you choose to respond to this (or any other case), please ensure that any response\nletter pertains solely to one CPF case number.\nSincerely,\nRobert Burrough\nDirector, Eastern Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings\n120191010M_Notice of Amendment_07222019_text Page 3 of 3\n\n120191010M_Closure Letter_09122019_text.pdf\n\nOVERNIGHT EXPRESS DELIVERY\nSeptember 12, 2019\nMr. Brian Sheppard\nVP, Pipeline Operations\nDominion Energy Transmission, Inc.\n925 Whiteoaks Boulevard\nBridgeport, WV 26330\nCPF 1-2019-1010M\nDear Mr. Sheppard:\nOn October 16 – 18, 2018, a representative from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, conducted an on-\nsite pipeline safety inspection of Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc.’s (Dominion) procedures\nin Loudoun County, Virginia. As a result of the inspection, Dominion was issued a Notice of\nAmendment on July 22, 2019, which proposed amendment of your procedures.\nDominion submitted its amended procedures on August 16, 2019. My staff reviewed the\namended procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in this Notice of Amendment\nhave been corrected.\nThis letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed. Thank you\nfor your cooperation.\nSincerely,\nRobert Burrough\nDirector, Eastern Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","truncated":false,"body_characters":7798}