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CPF 220081005W
ANR PIPELINE CO — Warning Letter
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220081005w_warning letter_03112008_text.pdf, page 1Official PDFU. s. De , of Tran ion pfpygg fina Hazardob ttteriais safety A 23!t Peachtree Street Ste. 600 AUanta, GA 30303 Ho W LmiRSAR I CE L - RKTURXR% March 1 li u)ton, Mr. Vera~ Vice Prat~it, isld Operations A)fIR Pipelinei CtssJyany Transtt attatthtl1paPipeline Central J~ 717 TexasiSiiteeet, Suite 2400 sk7002. 2661 ~ P ICtltiF 2. 21108a10!! 5W I I 3 gear Mr. Va I:ieir: On (Itttlohag2+26 and 29 - 31, 2007, rgpr taittivesi o+4 Pipeline aud Itlazardous Materials S+tytAdtttihi dtton (PHMSA) Purs an Oihatlttgttl ofti4t9 United States Code insPected you'reqoitfil' e ds in Greenvi!!e an ', Itilississiy ' . rownsftille and-Cottage-Grove, Tettttesseel alhsonville, Keltttty+; ottriIIIIUe ' aad facihties in Att!ttansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, i i sirppi, and Tennessee. Ais ai resldt o 'nspection, it appem~slfiha) you have comntttttted probable violations of the Pi!Ieiline S et ulatious, Title 49~C fiFederal $%gulations. The items inspected and the probable vi n s) are: 1. !lt19ga UIIliressor statioILUU ttiont~dt tl!ttgtofitfe!ief devices. I (ail IEttic ruiliture discs, ep e re i ie icgpn a cgylane!Uor station it!it!sit bettil!ILggted and tested+'~ace nce wit 9 !7II97arfd I1I%. 745, and must be I IUIIesatthdtgfjp4cally to idete ' iit optmhdtittath% correcti setiliiuessure. i @94. 7 sure limiitIII l ' t 'on': as eeti ntand-testI'hg. Ula 8 e Iimi~ ~discst), land pressune rteg 'on audits e e s ' ttdrvslls notfextceeding 15 intottth leasti once ea eau, ~ieotiip sianttli tests to determine that it is T#
220081005w_warning letter_03112008_text.pdf, page 2L i I g I I II I' 1', t The gaddi on Auxiliary Bul%9ng as. reeii atiueiinspection ittteiuIgj exceeded 15 months by L s+etweeni2006 and 2007 (Ig/22'/20t17 d 5/14/21)06). The urge' nseeords for the in the Sardiis Station Auxiliary Building Fuel Gas relietivdlu nw thart'he 2006 idspea(i nitdok placeionRI'14/2006iand the 2I007 inspection took plab'e n 8/21/2007. I 2. JI 1612. 75 (~a excee nepor stiatiotsst 'oJp a~eath@ afi IJeliefidep~ tecontrol shutdpw e must. beJnlsgectellI andltestied la't intervals not ' onths, bstt atiRasts atth callihi4Hiyeast, toidetertqiine that it functions pi'oltIs I I I The Pasdi exceegiells 8/21/2007 I The inspe Pressure S 5/10/+0qi6 ation 13 Building onths by 11 dalyls hartin' 1 ~ gd Pre~Shutdown switch inspection interval andaqi0744hirJII2006&o 2ittOV (5/10/2006 and 1 n rqcords for the inqlttiet' f JSardis Station 8 llguilditsgjHjgb Discharge down switches for uniItsg4 and 407 st% thL 2006 inspection taking place on anAhe 2007 inupeatlits~ place on Ii/%2t)07. I Jl k. ~I92. 7(8 r ' 'i ~@)ttr-a ihip ec each cd a. At Met ~ . eJmaiittenanee:atm 'sjpnIhnes. smission line valvetthQ g t +req, e44ggingi any emergency must be aintiNy operandi a4!n lsJnatse eding JI5-months, but at least once r year. I ~ I 7 Station, Al(JR does IWt fr'em 30" Loop iLiine ct h valvgvtiliuttltttltonltiiisolate the Panola County n the event ofianetnqiIgency. ANR's va Panola C' that valIItt @+ection recordsftte ew the like~on Jif a valve ttutt would isolate the ter Station durmg an eqgency. +)ie procedures used by ANR require lkting active meteLfiig egulatingistPons must beTnspected. :1 I I' I b. ASM ingestion listed. es for BrownsvillhiStat' snab . ESD valves show upi Vs 32 aR1%3) are not listed on the annual valve Etqlit e orm where their response times are 1 4, -(Ilte2. (b) IEa inspe er Icorrdstos qiLIIaqll Ilrinlg:g cqsrotection aeqt7fier ath+, i esledTcltrrien]illawer source must be es each calhndnjr yie b ailainot dxcee8iing 2'/i months, to is qperasing. J ~ I R I The Tr' 10/Q ectifier (MP 411~x d thei 2 /~ q@ntl)8inspection interval between li/10/2001/, ~ 0' P la#
220081005w_warning letter_03112008_text.pdf, page 3I I I I I I I, 1 u I I I I I J Neredfi pectionrecordsauliMeggte(1)4onito gU(nit(records4JIr the fritt Road rectifier d t have any readtings recur between 1&/2/%006 and 1/10/2907. I 5. +92g46 mal corrosion contin:pont'Itjiiii+. ki(iti) IRqc tthr shal1 take g~iilmhedial sjgt(ilygltn cosi@otdaniy dafficiencies in(gilt@lid yptlte monitoring. a. 36" Ig ide 2-501 at MP 406. the -85~V cri(teria and thetreading was below (I 688)th -850 V 10/2 (M(66 0 Vi' 0 12/I/2005 (;8'12 VI. At th tt of the 1~%ion ANR did net have rec showIngsthat criteria had(been met nor that a differences eriy for CP had been esgfj5 d by theieugof tihe yeut( in 20(il6, When read on 26iOctober 2007 the readings h4ere IIN V O~tir 796 mV Off. as I I AINR-'sCnnual survey recoils showed the 36"4( oop Line at Mile Post 486. g did not meet the rrqQ~+o die protection( le 2/1/2005 ndf on 9/26/2006, or a(t Lany time up to when tha tegpuint was read in the fie ring the Ii(nsltection. u b. The t|e~ at Peyton Road, M~'l. l experienc~ major loss in amperage in Decem/IIer%006, in March 200g tIiem (Quate on-th~eeorQ that a new ground bed is needed. At the time dtqthe inspection, OctslbeI18%7, andrew gfihunHbed request has not been Ilntia I /tNR'Wren er reading records IsIidtv the loss of ampPdge aud(doiuot list suihsequent follow- s % . . I MS u~(ition t~ eck the condition. -IU(urtng thmnspectan tpe, operator provided and e-mail that the grotutdbPQlhad been put out for bld%4jng tlsa. ins e tion. P I I 6. (1192. 6 Proqedural miauuql for ious, rqgj hq; Iand entergencies. (b) nce and normal. op~ 'IThe ma ttgq(aired by(paragraph (a) of this seginn, elude procedutgeshfttrrr fdl(lovhdl(n P(licttMe, to pr46vid(e safety during mal~ d operations. (1J ~ g, mamtatntng, a e 'pi ~in cctrrdanae with each of the I L requlihemenitis( of. this subpart eau of this argt. lj192. 68NI (a)teach o or shall-have ylf9irraodtlnuingIs4nveillanqe ofiits facilities to duthnmihe take appropri IIgesi in class Iloc411inn, failures, le~ak ei, corrosion, su aptt lfttngesTIn u dic protectien-requirements, and . ~ othea + operating and mainte e(qongitiohs. I th dtugg dgt h/ 1 . kthgfIM ~A'tuk ( 'S sty MP 380, th f Boi(hfuant load) the concretaam overthe 30+oopkinehud(I&ben'undercut and . faill'ea:iq p ' exposing' Ithupipeiige. I I I gl I I 1 I I I#
220081005w_warning letter_03112008_text.pdf, page 4I I I' t( I I ~ '. I J I $ ~ L I Duriiiiig g checkietit the gipeltip undercut a al4na ed over the g ANIR Creek irV+vicinity of Mile Post M ' crete mkieig wascOserve41 t&hlhave. been ill' siin~tIIe. ~nagp ditekjkouth of Little Beartail 'I hotogrqphs Iqf~tondition wFrp taken. Under 49 Un' States Code, Ij 60122, y gre @ibjs:ct to a ickilllpenalty ndeto exceed $100, 000 for each vip tion fiir each day the violatio I . istsiupi~ckaximutu of $), I11$0, 000 for any raiiated seri sl iolations. We hav~ ie d e ciresiihtaiaces and suIIportln oc~ents I T ~ involved in ase, and have Ilecidedi onduct silat onal enforcpmenti Stion or penalty assessment~ edings at this time. TIII. se you tgcorre& the item(s) identifIed in this letter. Failure to d) g wii& result itn ANR Pipel oiIIpanpbei% subject to additional enforcement -action. 1 I 1 Ig I I 1 No IepI@o]h' er is required. If yo c1Rgjseito repp„ inpour cosnespondenneiplease refer to CQF 2i200fF ~W. Be advisddithati terial you sue@'t in reppohse to t4ii enforcement ' Jacglatt i b being made publi ~ I I . 4 I I ~ able. I ibelieve that ~ porti'en of your -responsi a 'at qualifies for consii~ i eatra acr )g. S. II'. 552(b)I alieIIg with the comlilei r II&kdnent you asusti 'a seco cd% of the document with the portiiiins I ~-I . + I you. believe q~for confidential t+ r~aetQ goyim explanation of y you believe the redacted iiljfoiimation qualifies for con i curial treat~qt under 5 U. S. C. 5 2(b). '-W. k. . I I I L' I Acting Dirpd ' em ~inin ~ pipeline an one Maeeaials S ' iIiii ~ . ~ , i ~ ~ I L I I 111 1 I I ~ IP ~ I I I I#
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