# FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION CO — Warning Letter

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- **citation:** CPF 220081001W
- **title:** FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION CO — Warning Letter
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2008-02-05
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED warning letter citing 192.805(b).
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Warning Letter involving FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.805(b). The case was opened on 2008-02-05 and is reported as closed as of 2008-02-05. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

220081001W_warning letter_02052008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220081001W/220081001W_warning%20letter_02052008.pdf

220081001w_warning letter_02052008_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220081001W/220081001w_warning%20letter_02052008_text.pdf

220081001w_warning letter_02052008_text.pdf

U. S. Department
of Transportation
Pipeline and
Haxardous Materials Safety
Administration
233 Peachtree Street Ste. 600
Atlanta, GA 30303
WARNING LETTER
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT RE UESTED
February 5, 2008
Mr. Richard Craig
Vice President, Operations
Florida Gas Transmission
5444 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77056
CPF 2-2008-1001W
Dear Mr. Craig:
Between September 18, 2006 and December 8, 2006, a representative of the Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United
States Code inspected your Florida Gas Transmission (FGT) pipeline facilities in the Central
and South Florida Areas, and FGT records in your Maitland, FL office.
As a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed a probable violation of the
Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The item inspected and the
probable violation is:
It192. 805 Qualification program.
Each operator shall have and follow a written qualification program. The program
shall include provisions to:
. . . (b) Ensure through evaluation that individuals performing covered tasks are
qualified;
A. FGT did not follow their written qualification plan (Plan) in that an individual
performing a covered task was not evaluated under the Plan.
Mr. C. Box, a FGT Senior Orle Technician, has been performing odorant intensity level
inspections without being qualified under FGT's operator qualification plan. Although Mr.
Box is qualified to perform odorant level inspections under FGT's Skill Qualification



program (PL005685 J- IF Odorometer), he is not qualified to perform such an inspection
under the FGT operator qualification plan. Covered Task PL004483 Operate and Repair an
Odorant System includes verification of the odorant level in the gas system. There is no
documentation indicating that Mr. Box had been qualified in this covered task.
B. FGT's written qualification program is incomplete.
Covered Task PL001307 6. 00 perform a shorted-casing test, and explain steps taken does
not reference or list Operating Procedures Manual procedure 40. 202 Electrical Isolation
under the Operating Procedures and Engineering Standards section of the task.
Under 49 United States Code, tj 60122, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed
$100, 000 for each violation for each day the violation persists up to a maximum of $1, 000, 000
for any related series of violations. We have reviewed the circumstances and supporting
documents involved in this case, and have decided not to conduct additional enforcement action
or penalty assessment proceedings at this time. We advise you to correct the item(s) identified
in this letter. Failure to do so will result in Florida Gas Transmission being subject to
additional enforcement action.
No reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer to
CPF 2-2008-1001%. Be advised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement
action is subject to being made publicly available. If you believe that any portion of your
responsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U. S. C. 552(b), along with the
complete original document you must provide a second copy of the document with the portions
y'ou 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).
Sincerely,
Mohammed Shoaib
Acting Director, Southern Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
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