{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 12026038NOA","title":"DANVILLE, CITY OF — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2026-03-16","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.616(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-12026038noa.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-12026038noa.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-12026038noa","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/12026038NOA","body":"Notice of Amendment involving DANVILLE, CITY OF. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.616(a). The case was opened on 2026-03-16 and is reported as closed as of 2026-07-07. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n12026038NOA_Closure Letter_07072026_(25-360140).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12026038NOA/12026038NOA_Closure%20Letter_07072026_(25-360140).pdf\n\n12026038NOA_Closure Letter_07072026_(25-360140)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12026038NOA/12026038NOA_Closure%20Letter_07072026_(25-360140)_text.pdf\n\n12026038NOA_Notice of Amendment_03162026_(25-360140).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12026038NOA/12026038NOA_Notice%20of%20Amendment_03162026_(25-360140).pdf\n\n12026038NOA_Notice of Amendment_03162026_(25-360140)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12026038NOA/12026038NOA_Notice%20of%20Amendment_03162026_(25-360140)_text.pdf\n\n12026038NOA_Operator Response to Notice_05052026_(25-360140).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/12026038NOA/12026038NOA_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_05052026_(25-360140).pdf\n\n12026038NOA_Closure Letter_07072026_(25-360140)_text.pdf\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and\nHazardous Materials\nSafety Administration\n840 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 300\nWest Trenton, New Jersey 08628\n609.771.7800\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: greyjc@danvilleva.gov\nJuly 7, 2026\nJason Grey\nDirector of Utilities\nCity of Danville\n1040 Monument St.\nDanville, Virginia 24540\nCPF 1-2026-038-NOA\nDear Mr. Grey:\nOn July 15 and July 21, 2025, an inspector from the Virginia State Corporation Commission,\nDivision of Pipeline Safety (VA SCC), acting as an agent for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), Eastern Region, pursuant to\nChapter 601 of Title 49 United States Code (U.S.C.), inspected the City of Danville’s (the City or\nRespondent) gas distribution pipeline in Danville, Virginia.\nThe City responded on May 05, 2026 and submitted its amended procedures on June 02, 2026. My\nstaff reviewed the amended procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in this Notice\nof Amendment have 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, Office of Pipeline Safety\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: Krysta Simpson, Water and Gas Compliance Coordinator, simpsok@danvilleva.gov\nScott Jarrett, Water and Gas Chief Engineer, jarrejs@danvilleva.gov\n\n12026038NOA_Notice of Amendment_03162026_(25-360140)_text.pdf\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and\nHazardous Materials\nSafety Administration\n840 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 300\nWest Trenton, NJ 08628\n609.771.7800\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nVIA EMAIL TO: greyjc@danvilleva.gov\nMarch 16, 2026\nJason Grey\nDirector of Utilities\nCity of Danville\n1040 Monument Street\nDanville, Virginia 24540\nCPF 1-2026-038-NOA\nDear Mr. Grey:\nOn July 15 and July 21, 2025, an inspector from the Virginia State Corporation Commission,\nDivision of Pipeline Safety (VA SCC), acting as an agent for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), Eastern Region, pursuant to\nChapter 601 of Title 49 United States Code (U.S.C.), inspected the City of Danville’s (the City or\nRespondent) gas distribution pipeline in Danville, Virginia.\nAs a result of the inspection, Eastern Region has identified apparent inadequacies in the City’s\nplans and procedures. The alleged inadequacies and proposed revisions are 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).\nThe City’s written public awareness procedures were inadequate to assure safe operation of a\npipeline facility. Specifically, the City failed to determine when it will provide public awareness\n\n\n\nCPF 1-2026-038-NOA\nmessaging to non-English speaking populations along the pipeline in accordance with section 2.3.1\nin API RP 1162.\nSection 2.3.1 in API RP 1162 states that public awareness messaging is “to be provided in both\nEnglish and in other languages commonly used by a significant concentration of non-English\nspeaking population along the pipeline.” Since API RP 1162 does not define “significant\nconcentration of non-English speaking population along the pipeline,” the operator must do so.\nDuring the inspection, the VA SCC inspector reviewed the City’s PAP. Section 7.1.1 in the City’s\nPAP states, “[p]opulation demographics will be periodically reviewed for the need to communicate\nmessages in languages other than English.” The PAP does not state that the City will provide\npublic awareness messaging in other languages commonly used by a significant concentration of\nnon-English speaking populations along the pipeline, and it does not articulate what it considers a\nsignificant concentration. The PAP only states that it will review population demographics for\n“need.” As written, this procedure is deficient. During the inspection, the City represented that it\nuses ten percent as its threshold for “need” or “significant concentration.” Because this information\nis not included in the City’s PAP, the City failed to follow the guidance provided in section 2.3.1\nin API RP 1162.\nTherefore, the City’s written public awareness procedures were inadequate to assure safe operation\nof a pipeline facility. Eastern Region proposes that the City revise its procedures to address the\nabove deficiency.\nResponse to this Notice\nThis Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60108(a) and 49 CFR § 190.206.\nPlease review the enclosed Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Enforcement Proceedings.\nThe Respondent must respond to this Notice within 30 days of receipt. The Region Director may\nextend this period upon receipt of a timely written request demonstrating good cause. Failure to\nrespond within 30 days (or by the extended deadline) constitutes a waiver of the right to contest\nthe allegations in the Notice and authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety,\nwithout further notice to the Respondent, to find the facts as alleged in the Notice and to issue an\nOrder Directing Amendment. If the Respondent’s plans or procedures are found inadequate as\nalleged in this Notice, the Respondent will be ordered to amend its plans or procedures to correct\nthe inadequacies. Once the inadequacies identified herein have been addressed in amended\nprocedures, this enforcement action will be closed.\nAll material submitted in response to this enforcement action may be made publicly available. If\nthe Respondent believes that any portion of the responsive material qualifies for confidential\ntreatment under 5 U.S.C. § 552(b), along with the complete original document, it must provide a\nsecond copy of the document with the portions that may qualify for confidential treatment redacted\nand an explanation of why the redacted information may qualify for confidential treatment under\n5 U.S.C. § 552(b).\nPage 2 of 3\n\n\n\nCPF 1-2026-038-NOA\nPHMSA requests that the Respondent maintain documentation of the safety improvement costs\nassociated with fulfilling this Notice (preparation/revision of plans and procedures) and submit the\ntotal to the Region Director.\nIn correspondence on this matter, please refer to CPF 1-2026-038-NOA.\nSincerely,\nRobert Burrough\nDirector, Eastern Region, Office of Pipeline Safety\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: Krysta Simpson, Water and Gas Compliance Coordinator, simpsok@danvilleva.gov\nScott Jarrett, Water and Gas Chief Engineer, jarrejs@danvilleva.gov\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Enforcement Proceedings\nPage 3 of 3","truncated":false,"body_characters":8186}