SANTEE COOPER - RAINEY GENERATING STATION — Notice of Amendment

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220071016m_notice of amendment_09122007_text.pdf, page 1Official PDFU 5 Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 233 Peachtree Street Sie 600 Atlanta, GA 30303 NOTICE OF AMENDMENT CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT RE UESTED September 12, 2007 Mr Joseph Thorndyke Station Manager Santee Cooper Ratney Generating Station P 0 Box 70 2900 Opry House Road Iva, SC 29655 - 8580 CPF 2-2007-1016M Dear Mr Thorndyke, On April 30 — May 2, 2007, representatives of the Pipehne and Hazardous Matenals Safety Admuustration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected Santee Cooper Rainey (SCR) procedures for Operations and Maintenance in Iva, South Carolina On the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacies found within SCR's procedures as described below I1192. 627 Tapping pipelines under pressure Each tap made on a pipehne under pressure must be performed by a crew quahfied to make hot taps, SCR's Operation and Maintenance manual does not adequately address this procedure I1192. 727 Abandonment or deacnvation of facihties ( a) Each operator shall conduct abandonment or deacnvation of pipelmes in accordance with the requirements of this section. SCR does not adequately address this procedure in its Operation dt Maintenance manual#

220071016m_notice of amendment_09122007_text.pdf, page 2Res onse to this Notice This Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U S C II 6010g(a) and 49 C F R II 190 237 Enclosed as part of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipelme Operators m Comphance Proceedings Please refer to this document and note the response options Be advised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement action is sub)ect to being made publicly available If you believe that any portion of your responsive material quahfies for confidential treatment under 5 U S C 552(b), along with the complete onginal document you must provide a second copy of the document with the portions you believe qualify for confidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you believe the redacted information qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U S C 552(b) If you do not respond wtttun 30 days of receipt of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your nght to contest the allegations in this Notice and authonzes the Associate Administrator for Pipehne Safety to find facts as alleged in this Notice without further notice to you and to issue a Final Order If, after opportunity for a hearing, your plans or procedures are found inadequate as alleged in this Notice, you may be ordered to amend your plans or procedures to correct the inadequacies (49 C F R ) 190 237) If you are not contesting this Notice, we propose that you submit your amended procedures to my office within 45 days of receipt of this Notice This penod may be extended by wntten request for good cause Once the inadequacies identified herein have been addressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement action wdl be closed In correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 2-2007-1016M and, for each document you submit, please provide a copy in electroruc format whenever possible Sincerely, Linda Daugherty Director, Southern Region Pipehne and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Enclosure Response Options for Pipelme Operators m Compliance Proceedmgs#