{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 12023022NOPV","title":"ADELPHIA GATEWAY, LLC — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2023-04-13","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 192.481(c), 192.605(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-12023022nopv.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-12023022nopv.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-12023022nopv","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/12023022NOPV","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving ADELPHIA GATEWAY, LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.481(c),  192.605(a). The case was opened on 2023-04-13 and is reported as closed as of 2024-06-27. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n12023022NOPV_Closure Letter_06272024_(22-234207).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12023022NOPV/12023022NOPV_Closure%20Letter_06272024_(22-234207).pdf\n\n12023022NOPV_Closure Letter_06272024_(22-234207)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12023022NOPV/12023022NOPV_Closure%20Letter_06272024_(22-234207)_text.pdf\n\n12023022NOPV_Final Order_06232023_(22-234207).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12023022NOPV/12023022NOPV_Final%20Order_06232023_(22-234207).pdf\n\n12023022NOPV_Final Order_06232023_(22-234207)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12023022NOPV/12023022NOPV_Final%20Order_06232023_(22-234207)_text.pdf\n\n12023022NOPV_Operator Response to Notice_05112023_(22-234207).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12023022NOPV/12023022NOPV_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_05112023_(22-234207).pdf\n\n12023022NOPV_PCO_04132023_(22-234207).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12023022NOPV/12023022NOPV_PCO_04132023_(22-234207).pdf\n\n12023022NOPV_PCO_04132023_(22-234207)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12023022NOPV/12023022NOPV_PCO_04132023_(22-234207)_text.pdf\n\n12023022NOPV_Final Order_06232023_(22-234207)_text.pdf\n\nJune 23, 2023\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL: grichman@njresources.com\nMs. Ginger Richman\nPresident\nAdelphia Gateway, LLC\n1416 Wyckoff Road\nP.O. Box 1464\nWall, New Jersey 07719\nRe: CPF No. 1-2023-022-NOPV\nDear Ms. Richman:\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 to comply with the pipeline safety\nregulations. When the terms of the compliance order are completed, as determined by the\nDirector, Eastern Region, this enforcement action will be closed. Service of the Final Order by\ne-mail is effective upon the date of transmission and acknowledgement of receipt as provided\nunder 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. Aaron Bass, Director, Engineering, Compliance, and Integrity, Adelphia Gateway,\najbass@njresources.com\n\n\n\nMr. Ananda Kanapathy, Managing Director, Midstream Operations, Adelphia Gateway,\nakanapathy@njresources.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 )\nAdelphia Gateway, LLC ) CPF No. 1-2023-022-NOPV\n)\n)\n)\nRespondent. )\n____________________________________)\nFINAL ORDER\nOn April 13, 2023, 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 Adelphia Gateway,\nLLC (Respondent). The Notice proposed finding that Respondent had violated the pipeline\nsafety regulations in 49 C.F.R. Part 192. The Notice also proposed certain measures to correct\nthe violation. Respondent did not contest the allegations 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 2) ─ Respondent failed to follow its Operations and\nMaintenance Manual, issued February 2021, Section 3.3.10 (Flange Installation\nSpecification), by not installing stud bolts on flange joints at the G75 Valve\nSetting with at least one thread visible on each end of a stud bolt.\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 violations. 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\nWarning Items\nWith respect to Items 1, 3, 4 and 5, the Notice alleged probable violations of 49 C.F.R.\n§§ 192.481(c), and 192.605(a), respectively, but did not propose a civil penalty or compliance\norder for these items. Therefore, these are considered to be warning items. If OPS finds a\nviolation of any of these items in a subsequent inspection, Respondent may be subject to future\nenforcement action.\nThe terms and conditions of this order are effective upon service in accordance with 49 C.F.R.\n§ 190.5.\nJune 23, 2023\n__________________________________ _________________________\nAlan K. Mayberry Date Issued\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\n\n12023022NOPV_Closure Letter_06272024_(22-234207)_text.pdf\n\nVIA EMAIL: grichman@njresources.com\nJune 27, 2024\nMs. Ginger Richman\nPresident\nAdelphia Gateway, LLC\n1416 Wyckoff Road\nPO BOX 1464\nWall, New Jersey 07719\nCPF 1-2023-022-NOPV\nDear Ms. Richman:\nOn June 23, 2023, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued\nto Adelphia Gateway, LLC, a Final Order in the above-referenced case. This Order included a\nCompliance 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: Aaron Bass: < abass@njresources.com >","truncated":false,"body_characters":6472}