{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 220081005W","title":"ANR PIPELINE CO — Warning Letter","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2008-03-11","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED warning letter citing 192.465(b), 192.465(d), 192.613(a), 192.731(c), 192.739(a), 192.745(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-220081005w.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-220081005w.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-220081005w","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/220081005W","body":"Warning Letter involving ANR PIPELINE CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.465(b),  192.465(d),  192.613(a),  192.731(c),  192.739(a),  192.745(a). The case was opened on 2008-03-11 and is reported as closed as of 2008-03-11. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n220081005W_warning letter_03112008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220081005W/220081005W_warning%20letter_03112008.pdf\n\n220081005w_warning letter_03112008_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220081005W/220081005w_warning%20letter_03112008_text.pdf\n\n220081005w_warning letter_03112008_text.pdf\n\nU. s. De\n,\nof Tran ion\npfpygg fina\nHazardob ttteriais safety\nA\n23!t Peachtree Street Ste. 600\nAUanta, GA 30303\nHo\nW\nLmiRSAR\nI\nCE L - RKTURXR%\nMarch 1 li\nu)ton,\nMr. Vera~\nVice Prat~it, isld Operations\nA)fIR Pipelinei CtssJyany\nTranstt attatthtl1paPipeline Central J~\n717 TexasiSiiteeet, Suite 2400\nsk7002. 2661\n~ P\nICtltiF 2. 21108a10!! 5W\nI I\n3\ngear Mr. Va I:ieir:\nOn (Itttlohag2+26 and 29 - 31, 2007, rgpr taittivesi o+4 Pipeline aud Itlazardous Materials\nS+tytAdtttihi dtton (PHMSA) Purs an Oihatlttgttl ofti4t9 United States Code insPected\nyou'reqoitfil' e ds in Greenvi!!e an ', Itilississiy\n'\n. rownsftille and-Cottage-Grove,\nTettttesseel alhsonville, Keltttty+; ottriIIIIUe\n' aad facihties in Att!ttansas, Kentucky,\nLouisiana, i i sirppi, and Tennessee.\nAis ai resldt o 'nspection, it appem~slfiha) you have comntttttted probable violations of the\nPi!Ieiline S et ulatious, Title 49~C fiFederal $%gulations. The items inspected and the\nprobable vi n s) are:\n1. !lt19ga UIIliressor statioILUU ttiont~dt tl!ttgtofitfe!ief devices.\nI\n(ail IEttic ruiliture discs, ep e re i ie icgpn a cgylane!Uor station\nit!it!sit bettil!ILggted and tested+'~ace nce wit 9 !7II97arfd I1I%. 745, and must be\nI IUIIesatthdtgfjp4cally to idete ' iit optmhdtittath% correcti setiliiuessure.\ni @94. 7 sure limiitIII l ' t 'on': as eeti ntand-testI'hg.\nUla 8 e Iimi~ ~discst), land pressune\nrteg 'on audits e e s\n' ttdrvslls notfextceeding 15\nintottth leasti once ea eau, ~ieotiip sianttli tests to determine that\nit is\nT\n\n\n\nL\ni\nI g\nI\nI\nII\nI'\n1',\nt\nThe gaddi on Auxiliary Bul%9ng as. reeii atiueiinspection ittteiuIgj exceeded 15\nmonths by L s+etweeni2006 and 2007 (Ig/22'/20t17 d 5/14/21)06).\nThe urge' nseeords for the in the Sardiis Station Auxiliary Building Fuel Gas\nrelietivdlu nw thart'he 2006 idspea(i nitdok placeionRI'14/2006iand the 2I007 inspection\ntook plab'e n 8/21/2007.\nI\n2. JI 1612. 75 (~a excee\nnepor stiatiotsst 'oJp a~eath@ afi IJeliefidep~\ntecontrol shutdpw e must. beJnlsgectellI andltestied la't intervals not\n' onths, bstt atiRasts atth callihi4Hiyeast, toidetertqiine that it functions\npi'oltIs I I I\nThe Pasdi\nexceegiells\n8/21/2007\nI\nThe inspe\nPressure S\n5/10/+0qi6\nation 13 Building\nonths by 11 dalyls hartin'\n1 ~\ngd Pre~Shutdown switch inspection interval\nandaqi0744hirJII2006&o 2ittOV (5/10/2006 and\n1\nn rqcords for the inqlttiet' f JSardis Station 8 llguilditsgjHjgb Discharge\ndown switches for uniItsg4 and 407 st% thL 2006 inspection taking place on\nanAhe 2007 inupeatlits~ place on Ii/%2t)07.\nI Jl\nk. ~I92. 7(8\nr ' 'i ~@)ttr-a\nihip ec\neach cd\na. At\nMet\n~ .\neJmaiittenanee:atm 'sjpnIhnes.\nsmission line valvetthQ g t +req, e44ggingi any emergency must be\naintiNy operandi a4!n lsJnatse eding JI5-months, but at least once\nr year. I ~\nI 7\nStation, Al(JR does IWt fr'em 30\" Loop iLiine ct h valvgvtiliuttltttltonltiiisolate the Panola County\nn the event ofianetnqiIgency.\nANR's va\nPanola C'\nthat valIItt\n@+ection recordsftte ew the like~on Jif a valve ttutt would isolate the\nter Station durmg an eqgency. +)ie procedures used by ANR require\nlkting active meteLfiig egulatingistPons must beTnspected.\n:1 I I' I\nb. ASM\ningestion\nlisted.\nes for BrownsvillhiStat' snab\n. ESD valves show upi Vs 32 aR1%3) are not listed on the annual valve\nEtqlit e orm where their response times are\n1 4, -(Ilte2.\n(b) IEa\ninspe\ner Icorrdstos qiLIIaqll Ilrinlg:g\ncqsrotection aeqt7fier ath+, i esledTcltrrien]illawer source must be\nes each calhndnjr yie b ailainot dxcee8iing 2'/i months, to\nis qperasing. J ~ I R\nI\nThe Tr'\n10/Q\nectifier (MP 411~x d thei 2 /~ q@ntl)8inspection interval between\nli/10/2001/,\n~ 0'\nP\nla\n\n\n\nI\nI\nI\nI\nI\nI\nI, 1\nu\nI\nI\nI I\nI J\nNeredfi pectionrecordsauliMeggte(1)4onito gU(nit(records4JIr the fritt Road\nrectifier d t have any readtings recur between 1&/2/%006 and 1/10/2907.\nI\n5. +92g46 mal corrosion contin:pont'Itjiiii+.\nki(iti) IRqc tthr shal1 take g~iilmhedial sjgt(ilygltn cosi@otdaniy dafficiencies\nin(gilt@lid yptlte monitoring.\na. 36\" Ig ide 2-501 at MP 406. the -85~V cri(teria and thetreading was below\n(I 688)th -850 V 10/2 (M(66 0 Vi' 0 12/I/2005 (;8'12 VI. At th tt\nof the 1~%ion ANR did net have rec showIngsthat criteria had(been met nor that a\ndifferences eriy for CP had been esgfj5 d by theieugof tihe yeut( in 20(il6, When read on\n26iOctober 2007 the readings h4ere IIN V O~tir 796 mV Off.\nas I I\nAINR-'sCnnual survey recoils showed the 36\"4( oop Line at Mile Post 486. g did not meet\nthe rrqQ~+o die protection( le 2/1/2005 ndf on 9/26/2006, or a(t Lany time up to\nwhen tha tegpuint was read in the fie ring the Ii(nsltection. u\nb. The t|e~ at Peyton Road, M~'l. l experienc~ major loss in amperage in\nDecem/IIer%006, in March 200g tIiem (Quate on-th~eeorQ that a new ground bed is needed.\nAt the time dtqthe inspection, OctslbeI18%7, andrew gfihunHbed request has not been\nIlntia I\n/tNR'Wren er reading records IsIidtv the loss of ampPdge aud(doiuot list suihsequent follow-\ns % . .\nI MS\nu~(ition t~ eck the condition. -IU(urtng thmnspectan tpe, operator provided and e-mail that\nthe grotutdbPQlhad been put out for bld%4jng tlsa. ins e tion.\nP\nI\nI\n6. (1192. 6 Proqedural miauuql for ious, rqgj hq; Iand entergencies.\n(b) nce and normal. op~ 'IThe ma ttgq(aired by(paragraph (a) of this\nseginn, elude procedutgeshfttrrr fdl(lovhdl(n P(licttMe, to pr46vid(e safety during\nmal~ d operations.\n(1J ~ g, mamtatntng, a e 'pi ~in cctrrdanae with each of the\nI L\nrequlihemenitis( of. this subpart eau of this argt.\nlj192. 68NI\n(a)teach o or shall-have ylf9irraodtlnuingIs4nveillanqe ofiits facilities to\nduthnmihe take appropri IIgesi in class Iloc411inn, failures,\nle~ak ei, corrosion, su aptt lfttngesTIn u dic protectien-requirements, and\n. ~\nothea + operating and mainte e(qongitiohs.\nI th dtugg dgt h/ 1 . kthgfIM ~A'tuk ( 'S sty MP 380, th f\nBoi(hfuant load) the concretaam overthe 30+oopkinehud(I&ben'undercut and\n. faill'ea:iq p\n' exposing' Ithupipeiige.\nI\nI\nI gl I I\n1\nI I\nI\n\n\n\nI I\nI'\nt(\nI\nI\n~ '. I\nJ\nI $ ~\nL\nI\nDuriiiiig g checkietit the gipeltip\nundercut a al4na ed over the\ng ANIR\nCreek irV+vicinity of Mile Post M\n' crete\nmkieig wascOserve41 t&hlhave. been\nill' siin~tIIe. ~nagp ditekjkouth of Little Beartail\n'I\nhotogrqphs Iqf~tondition wFrp taken.\nUnder 49 Un' States Code, Ij 60122, y gre @ibjs:ct to a ickilllpenalty ndeto exceed $100, 000\nfor each vip tion fiir each day the violatio\nI . istsiupi~ckaximutu of $), I11$0, 000 for any\nraiiated seri sl iolations. We hav~ ie\nd e ciresiihtaiaces and suIIportln oc~ents\nI\nT ~\ninvolved in ase, and have Ilecidedi\nonduct silat onal enforcpmenti Stion or penalty\nassessment~ edings at this time. TIII.\nse you tgcorre& the item(s) identifIed in this letter.\nFailure to d) g wii& result itn ANR Pipel\noiIIpanpbei% subject to additional enforcement\n-action.\n1 I 1 Ig\nI\nI 1\nNo IepI@o]h' er is required. If yo c1Rgjseito repp„ inpour cosnespondenneiplease refer to\nCQF 2i200fF ~W. Be advisddithati terial you sue@'t in reppohse to t4ii enforcement\n'\nJacglatt i\nb being made publi ~ I I . 4 I I ~\nable. I ibelieve that ~ porti'en of your\n-responsi a 'at qualifies for consii~ i eatra acr )g. S. II'. 552(b)I alieIIg with the\ncomlilei r II&kdnent you asusti 'a seco cd% of the document with the portiiiins\nI\n~-I . + I\nyou. believe q~for confidential t+ r~aetQ goyim explanation of y you believe\nthe redacted iiljfoiimation qualifies for con i curial treat~qt under 5 U. S. C. 5 2(b).\n'-W. k. .\nI\nI I\nL' I Acting Dirpd\n'\nem ~inin ~\npipeline an one Maeeaials S '\niIiii\n~\n.\n~\n,\ni\n~ ~\nI\nL\nI\nI\n111\n1\nI\nI\n~ IP\n~ I\nI\nI\nI","truncated":false,"body_characters":8205}