{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 12022070NOPV","title":"TUSCARORA GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2022-11-03","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 192.605(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-12022070nopv.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-12022070nopv.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-12022070nopv","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/12022070NOPV","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving TUSCARORA GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.605(a). The case was opened on 2022-11-03 and is reported as closed as of 2023-09-14. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n12022070NOPV_Closure Letter_09142023_(22-233368).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12022070NOPV/12022070NOPV_Closure%20Letter_09142023_(22-233368).pdf\n\n12022070NOPV_Closure Letter_09142023_(22-233368)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12022070NOPV/12022070NOPV_Closure%20Letter_09142023_(22-233368)_text.pdf\n\n12022070NOPV_Final Order_01102023_(22-233368).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12022070NOPV/12022070NOPV_Final%20Order_01102023_(22-233368).pdf\n\n12022070NOPV_Final Order_01102023_(22-233368)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12022070NOPV/12022070NOPV_Final%20Order_01102023_(22-233368)_text.pdf\n\n12022070NOPV_Operator Response to Notice_11302022_(22-233368).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12022070NOPV/12022070NOPV_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_11302022_(22-233368).pdf\n\n12022070NOPV_PCO_11032022_(22-233368).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12022070NOPV/12022070NOPV_PCO_11032022_(22-233368).pdf\n\n12022070NOPV_PCO_11032022_(22-233368)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12022070NOPV/12022070NOPV_PCO_11032022_(22-233368)_text.pdf\n\n12022070NOPV_Final Order_01102023_(22-233368)_text.pdf\n\nJanuary 10, 2023\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: francois poirier@tcenergy.com\nFrançois Poirier\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer\nTC Energy Corporation\n450 1st Street SW\nCalgary, Alberta T2P5H1\nRe: CPF No. 1-2022-070-NOPV\nDear Mr. Poirier:\nEnclosed please find the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case. It makes a finding of\nviolation and specifies actions that need to be taken by Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company, a\nsubsidiary of TC Energy Corporation, to comply with the pipeline safety regulations. When the\nterms of the compliance order are completed, as determined by the Director, Eastern Region, this\nenforcement action will be closed. Service of the Final Order by e-mail is effective upon the\ndate of transmission and acknowledgement of receipt as provided under 49 C.F.R. § 190.5.\nThank you for your cooperation in this matter.\nSincerely,\nAlan K. Mayberry\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\nEnclosures (Final Order and NOPV)\ncc: Mr. Robert Burrough, Director, Eastern Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA\nMr. Daniel C. Cerkoney, Interim Director, U.S. Regulatory Compliance, TC Energy\nCorporation, dan_cerkoney@tcenergy.com\nMr. Stanley Chapman, III, Executive Vice President, U.S. and Mexico Natural Gas\nPipelines, TC Energy Corporation, stan_chapman_iii@tcenergy.com\nCONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT REQUESTED\n\n\n\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nPIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION\nOFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20590\n_____________________________________\nIn the Matter of )\nTuscarora Gas Transmission Company, ) CPF No. 1-2022-070-NOPV\na subsidiary of TC Energy Corporation, )\n)\n)\n)\nRespondent. )\n_____________________________________)\nFINAL ORDER\nOn November 3, 2022, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Director, Eastern Region, Office of\nPipeline Safety (OPS), issued a Notice of Probable Violation (Notice) to Tuscarora Gas\nTransmission Company (Respondent), a subsidiary of TC Energy Corporation. The Notice\nproposed finding that Respondent had violated the pipeline safety regulations in 49 C.F.R. Part\n192. The Notice also proposed certain measures to correct the violation. In its November 30, 2022\nresponse to the Notice, TC Energy Corporation, on behalf of Respondent, did not contest the\nallegation of violation or corrective measures.\nBased upon a review of all of the evidence, pursuant to § 190.213, I find Respondent violated the\npipeline safety regulation listed below, as more fully described in the enclosed Notice, which is\nincorporated by reference:\n49 C.F.R. § 192.605(a) (Item 1) ─ Respondent failed to follow its manual of\nwritten procedures for conducting operations and maintenance activities.\nThis finding of violation will be considered a prior offense in any subsequent enforcement action\ntaken against Respondent.\nCompliance Actions\nPursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60118(b) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.217, Respondent is ordered to take the\nactions proposed in the enclosed Notice to correct the violation. The Director may grant an\nextension of time to comply with any of the required items upon a written request timely\nsubmitted by the Respondent and demonstrating good cause for an extension. Upon completion\nof the ordered actions, Respondent may request that the Director close the case. Failure to\ncomply with this Order may result in the assessment of civil penalties under 49 C.F.R. § 190.223\nor in referral to the Attorney General for appropriate relief in a district court of the United States.\n\n\n\nThe terms and conditions of this order are effective upon service in accordance with 49 C.F.R.\n§ 190.5.\nJanuary 10, 2023\n___________________________________ _________________________\nAlan K. Mayberry Date Issued\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\n\n12022070NOPV_Closure Letter_09142023_(22-233368)_text.pdf\n\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: stanley chapman iii@tcenergy.com\nSeptember 14, 2023\nMr. Stanley Chapman\nExecutive Vice President, US & Mexico Natural Gas Pipelines\nTuscarora Gas Transmission Company\n700 Louisiana Street\nHouston, Texas 77002\nCPF 1-2022-070-NOPV\nDear Mr. Chapman:\nOn November 3, 2022, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)\nissued Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company (Tuscarora) a Notice of Probable Violation in the\nabove-referenced case. A Final Order (Order) was then issued on January 10, 2023, which included\na Compliance Order. Based on our review of the documentation you provided, it has been\ndetermined that you have complied with the terms of this Order.\nAccordingly, this case is now closed and no further action is contemplated with respect to the\nmatters involved in this case. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.\nSincerely,\nRobert Burrough\nDirector, Eastern Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nCc: Daniel Cerkoney <dan_cerkoney@tcenergy.com>\nAmy Willis amy_willis@tcenergy.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":6470}