{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 12024019NOA","title":"ANR PIPELINE CO — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2024-03-19","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.616(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-12024019noa.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-12024019noa.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-12024019noa","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/12024019NOA","body":"Notice of Amendment involving ANR PIPELINE CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.616(a). The case was opened on 2024-03-19 and is reported as closed as of 2024-05-09. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n12024019NOA_Closure Letter_05092024_(23-263952).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12024019NOA/12024019NOA_Closure%20Letter_05092024_(23-263952).pdf\n\n12024019NOA_Closure Letter_05092024_(23-263952)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12024019NOA/12024019NOA_Closure%20Letter_05092024_(23-263952)_text.pdf\n\n12024019NOA_Notice of Amendment_03192024_(23-263952).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12024019NOA/12024019NOA_Notice%20of%20Amendment_03192024_(23-263952).pdf\n\n12024019NOA_Notice of Amendment_03192024_(23-263952)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12024019NOA/12024019NOA_Notice%20of%20Amendment_03192024_(23-263952)_text.pdf\n\n12024019NOA_Operator Response to Notice_04172024_(23-263952).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12024019NOA/12024019NOA_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_04172024_(23-263952).pdf\n\n12024019NOA_Closure Letter_05092024_(23-263952)_text.pdf\n\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: tina faraca@tcenergy.com\nMay 9, 2024\nMs. Tina Faraca\nExecutive Vice-President & President\nU.S. Natural Gas Pipelines\nANR Pipeline Company\na subsidiary of TC Energy Corporation\n700 Louisiana Street\nHouston, Texas 77002\nCPF 1-2024-019-NOA\nDear Ms. Faraca:\nFrom June 13, 2023, through June 15, 2023, via video conferenced inspection, a representative\nof the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601\nof 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) inspected ANR Pipeline Co. 's (ANR) procedures for its public\nawareness program. As a result of the inspection, ANR was issued a Notice of Amendment on March\n19, 2024, which proposed amendment of your procedures.\nANR submitted its amended procedures on April 17, 2024. My staff reviewed the amended procedures,\nand it appears that the inadequacies outlined in this Notice of Amendment have been corrected.\nThis letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed. Thank you for\nyour cooperation.\nSincerely,\nRobert Burrough\nDirector, Eastern Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nCc: Amy Willis: <amy_willis@tcenergy.com>\nDaniel Cerkoney <dan_cerkoney@tcenergy.com>\n\n12024019NOA_Notice of Amendment_03192024_(23-263952)_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nOVERNIGHT EXPRESS DELIVERY\nMarch 19, 2024\nMs. Tina Faraca\nExecutive Vice-President & President\nU.S. Natural Gas Pipelines\nANR Pipeline Company\na subsidiary of TC Energy Corporation\n700 Louisiana Street\nHouston, Texas 77002\nCPF 1-2024-019-NOA\nDear Ms. Faraca:\nFrom June 13, 2023 through June 15, 2023 of the video conferenced inspection, a representative\nof the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601\nof 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) inspected ANR Pipeline Co.’s (ANR) procedures for its public\nawareness program.\nAs a result of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacy found within ANR’s\nplans or procedures. The item inspected and the inadequacy is described below:\n1. § 192.616 Public awareness.\n(a) Except for an operator of a master meter or petroleum gas\nsystem covered under paragraph (j) of this section, each pipeline\noperator must develop and implement a written continuing public\neducation program that follows the guidance provided in the American\nPetroleum Institute's (API) Recommended Practice (RP) 1162\n(incorporated by reference, see § 192.7).\nANR’s written continuing public education program was inadequate to assure pipeline safety.\nSpecifically, ANR’s Public Awareness Program (PAP) (US) Revision 19, published on\n09/05/2023, contained inaccurate information regarding pipeline mapping and therefore failed to\n\n\n\nfollow the guidance provided in American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice 1162\n(2003) (API RP 1162), Section 4.\nSection 4.6.2 of API RP 1162 states transmission pipeline mapping can be an important component\nof an operator’s Public Awareness Program and discusses details that may be provided on maps\nused in its messaging content, such as line size.\nDuring the inspection, ANR presented its PAP (US) Revision 18, dated 7/04/2022, for PHMSA’s\nreview. After the inspection, ANR presented a newly revised PAP (US) Revision 19, dated\n09/05/2023, to PHMSA. The revised procedures included information on how ANR shares\npipeline location information in its baseline messaging to the public, which includes a generalized\nmap and instructions for utilizing the National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS).\n1 ANR stated\nthat the NPMS allows a viewer to review more detailed information, including pipeline sizes.\nHowever, the NPMS public map viewer does not include the line size (diameter) attribute,\n2 as\nconfirmed by NPMS,\n3 and therefore ANR’s procedures and messaging content contain inaccurate\ninformation regarding the sharing of this pipeline attribute with the public.\nTherefore, ANR’s written public education program pursuant to the requirements of § 192.616(a)\nis inadequate to assure pipeline safety. ANR must revise its procedures to remove this inaccurate\ninformation.\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 Enforcement\nProceedings.\nPlease refer to this document and note the response options. Be advised that all material you\nsubmit in response to this enforcement action is subject to being made publicly available. If you\nbelieve that any portion of your responsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5\nU.S.C. § 552(b), along with the complete original document you must provide a second copy of\nthe document with the portions you believe qualify for confidential treatment redacted and an\nexplanation of why you believe the redacted information qualifies for confidential treatment under\n5 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\n1 NPMS public map viewer is a web-based mapping application under the Department of Transportation PHMSA\njurisdiction.\n2 The NPMS Pipeline Attribute Data Dictionary describes the pipeline attribute data available in the Public Map\nViewer. “Diameter reported as nominal pipe size (NPS)” is not a required attribute in the NPMS Public Map\nViewer. See National Pipeline Mapping System, About NPMS, available at\nhttps://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/AboutPublicViewer.aspx (last accessed March 5, 2024).\n3 See NPMS E-mail Response to NPMS Public Viewer (Exhibit 3) (Nov. 14, 2023) (on file with PHMSA).\n\n\n\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 30 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 ANR Pipeline Company maintain documentation of the safety\nimprovement costs associated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment (preparation/revision of\nplans, procedures) and submit the total to Robert Burrough, Director, Eastern Region, Pipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety Administration. In correspondence concerning this matter, please refer\nto CPF 1-2024-019-NOA and, for each document you submit, please provide a copy in electronic\nformat whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nRobert Burrough\nDirector, Eastern Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Enforcement Proceedings","truncated":false,"body_characters":8475}