{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 12024051NOPV","title":"ANR PIPELINE CO — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2024-07-05","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 192.303.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-12024051nopv.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-12024051nopv.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-12024051nopv","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/12024051NOPV","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving ANR PIPELINE CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.303. The case was opened on 2024-07-05 and is reported as closed as of 2024-11-06. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n12024051NOPV_Closure Letter_11062024_(24-297439).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12024051NOPV/12024051NOPV_Closure%20Letter_11062024_(24-297439).pdf\n\n12024051NOPV_Closure Letter_11062024_(24-297439)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12024051NOPV/12024051NOPV_Closure%20Letter_11062024_(24-297439)_text.pdf\n\n12024051NOPV_Final Order_09052024_(24-297439).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12024051NOPV/12024051NOPV_Final%20Order_09052024_(24-297439).pdf\n\n12024051NOPV_Final Order_09052024_(24-297439)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12024051NOPV/12024051NOPV_Final%20Order_09052024_(24-297439)_text.pdf\n\n12024051NOPV_Operator Response to Notice_08012024_(24-297439).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12024051NOPV/12024051NOPV_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_08012024_(24-297439).pdf\n\n12024051NOPV_PCO_07052024_(24-297439).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12024051NOPV/12024051NOPV_PCO_07052024_(24-297439).pdf\n\n12024051NOPV_PCO_07052024_(24-297439)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12024051NOPV/12024051NOPV_PCO_07052024_(24-297439)_text.pdf\n\n12024051NOPV_Final Order_09052024_(24-297439)_text.pdf\n\nSeptember 5, 2024\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: tina faraca@tcenergy.com\nTina Faraca\nExecutive Vice President and President\nU.S. Natural Gas Pipelines\nTC Energy Corporation\n700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700\nHouston, Texas 77002\nRe: CPF No. 1-2024-051-NOPV\nDear Ms. Faraca:\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 ANR Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of\nTC Energy Corporation, to comply with the pipeline safety regulations. When the terms of the\ncompliance 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 Borrough, Director, Eastern Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA\nMs. Amy Willis, Director, Pipeline Safety Compliance, U.S. Natural Gas, TC Energy,\namy_willis@tcenergy.com\nMr. Dan Cerkoney, Senior Manager, Regulatory Compliance, TC Energy Corporation,\ndan_cerkoney@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 )\nANR Pipeline Company, ) CPF No. 1-2024-051-NOPV\na subsidiary of TC Energy Corporation, )\n)\n)\n)\nRespondent. )\n_____________________________________)\nFINAL ORDER\nOn July 5, 2024, 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 ANR Pipeline Company\n(ANR or 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. TC Energy Corporation, ANR’s parent company, responded on behalf of ANR.\nRespondent did not contest the allegation 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. § 192.303 (Item 1) ─ Respondent failed to construct its pipeline in\naccordance with the requirements and standards of Subpart G of 49 CFR Part 192.\nSpecifically, ANR failed to install valves adequately meeting the minimum\nrequirements of the American Petroleum Institute (API), Specification ANSI/API\n6D, as required by § 192.145(a) and incorporated by reference in § 192.7(b)(8).\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\n\n\n\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.\nThe terms and conditions of this order are effective upon service in accordance with 49 C.F.R.\n§ 190.5.\nSeptember 5, 2024\n___________________________________ _________________________\nAlan K. Mayberry Date Issued\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\n\n12024051NOPV_Closure Letter_11062024_(24-297439)_text.pdf\n\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: tina faraca@tcenergy.com\nNovember 6, 2024\nMs. Tina Faraca\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer\nANR Pipeline Company\na subsidiary of TC Energy Corporation\n700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700\nHouston, Texas 77002\nCPF 1-2024-051-NOPV\nDear Ms. Faraca:\nOn September 5, 2024, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)\nissued to ANR Pipeline Co., 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: Amy Willis <amy_willis@tcenergy.com>\nDan Cerkoney <dan_cerkoney@tcenergy.com>","truncated":false,"body_characters":6480}