{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 220081006W","title":"KENTUCKY - WEST VIRGINIA GAS CO — Warning Letter","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2008-03-14","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED warning letter citing 192.917(a), 192.917(e)(5), 192.919(e), 192.925(b)(3)(iii), 192.935(b)(1)(ii), 192.939, 192.947(d).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-220081006w.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-220081006w.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-220081006w","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/220081006W","body":"Warning Letter involving KENTUCKY - WEST VIRGINIA GAS CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.917(a),  192.917(e)(5),  192.919(e),  192.925(b)(3)(iii),  192.935(b)(1)(ii),  192.939,  192.947(d). The case was opened on 2008-03-14 and is reported as closed as of 2008-03-14. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n220081006W_warning letter_03142008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220081006W/220081006W_warning%20letter_03142008.pdf\n\n220081006w_warning letter_03142008_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220081006W/220081006w_warning%20letter_03142008_text.pdf\n\n220081006w_warning letter_03142008_text.pdf\n\nU. S~epart nT\nof Transp n\nthlpetln\nHazaNto ~lni als Safety\n233 Peachtree Street Ste. 600\nAtlapta, GA 30303\n1)ET) k\n- RETURN RE S\nMargh 14I, 20 %. ~\nMr. Jeff B\n@resident eral Manager\nKentuclcyi+ irginia Gas Con)lttany\n748 North@ fl)rive\nPrestonsbtni, 'Ii 41653\n, , I ~\ni I' I\nCPF No. IZ:-2008-1006W\nL\nI gm\nOn August 2941j, 2007, representatives of e+tpelitte andi Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministr\n' JtltMSA), pursuantit5T 601 af nited Statest&ode, inspected your\nIntegrity M Went Program at Preston g, Kentuc\nAs aitlesiil inspection, it appears, you have dsdngge~rqbable violations of the\nPipeline i gulations, Title&IC~of Feder~tssISilations. The items inspected and the\n'\nprobable viiol\nns are: ~\nI\ng9gi 9QWihat must tsainpe le~sse tttfplan?\nprecautions\ni(e) oaeduretoensurerfhtt Iiftelin'ett eshnentitsibeingconductedina\nm that minimizes envieaggpngl andi s ptisks.\nI\nI\nI\nA pot nttal issue was ident' ed tha atlegtiate\nwere not i specified in the\nprtIce implemented to ensure aselineiassassments are being conducted in a\npt ijptyd ' gth t, dgtth~%d, tti g t tr High\nat minimizes envimnme al and safe les. -The concern stems from an\nI\nCb ence Areai(iHCA)i a. Ropti d8%tandiysis of the incident by the\ne found that qualifie made e iit following the company\npro es.\n2. ttl . How does an operato 'gratify potgfttiaLthriqats to pipeline integrity and\nus h attidentificatiitlra 'ity glans?l\nI — t I\n( i(a denrifrcarion. Antq e inu [iidlenjtlp and evplutttetallspotential\nt Sach coveredttStl0tltl dhtg e 'alt~eats thaitsenitttierator must\n3 m s\nh I\nI I\ni I m ~ I\ng\n\n\n\nI\n, ( t'\n.\n~\nI\ns\ns\nI Jl\nJ.\nI I/\n'ngludie, but are not' ' '\n2. 7), section 2.\nto, the a Iistedsn AiNISK/ANSI 831. 8S\nI\nI\n[ lt) he threat identificattoutp dequately considered or ss, as desgjlPeII in the IMP section 5 . 6. 3, has not\nted intLs&t~e threats as stat@tin ASME\n3. 1. 8S, Section 2. 2.\n' '\ne data for tho-threat~id\nn an41risk assessment has not been adequately\nnhecked for accIiracyiaa ' AiS~ i8S, Secttoni4. 1. Specific\nh xamples include accur m+o4eness of data@lated to-etfective one-call\ntern and atmosphel5c n.\n~3) e, iiMP does notadequ 'ddress iiltog ation of ILI or ECIltAsesults with\nV' a zen encroachme%sio gee dro ggs in the saint segment to identify\ntions of potentipghir damag stated in'ASMII IIt3T. 8S, Section 4. 5.\nI\n3. Itit What are the requitie~lformsing%xtecnai Corrosion. Direct\nent (ECDA)?\nI criteria and notitac cgtfqjggpr any changes in the ECDA Plan,\nNne hanges that, altitiecglth vnr — sasaidation, tIIe priority of direct\n'on, and the time frgtrIp iree 'nation~ of/nsdications. ~ ~\nI\nI\nlt) ECDA Plan does no e adeqwat ria and notification procedures for\ny changes in the ~ incltt&h~h angeMhat d~t the severity\nassification, theipsiori ect ex~ation, and the tend &arne for direct\n. ~\nantinations of indicati\ne ECDA Plan in 6. 1 s at-th maining half life to be used for\nI culating the reassess rstal iss thee \"scheduled\" indication and\n+pot the )argest unique&indi abound 'Cls 0502-2002 andthe\ni ~)erpretation of thi~if Intro CE Technical C&ptmittee. The\n~assessmentintervalsit dan 's ed\" indications sine&all\n' immediate\" indicatiordj e ber~yjpssetfiduring the direct examination\nep and \"monitoretp' in 'ons are egg'ed ta-experierice4stsignificant\nrovrth.\ne ECDA Plan in 6. 5& t have ovision to reduce thelre-assessment\nterval based oniconditi un' otII i stating what appropriate federal\nI r\ngulations must be eval eni e are found (i. e. there are scheduled\nefects left unexcavated) +ertssessmentintervalifor each ECDA region is\nnp+alfofthe rematmn calculate ' 6. 5. 1. However, the maximum\nassessment interv or egiqn m urther'/i~/ted by the most\nstrtetive criteria fr reIo o/Jowing regulations, codes, and\nn$ards: 49CFRfi $/. 8, ASME B3/. BS, or NACE\n'\n~ 0502.\nI\n4 t'III'% %hat are the requir\nwit ittoments jn~\nco pipeline segments. —\nI\naS%essmeni?iiwatervais? An operator must comply\n' ggaxtea~ssmentitaIerv+for the operator's\nI\nI\nI\nI\n\n\n\nL\nL\n.\np\nI\nI\n2\nlsk\n5)\n. eg\ni\n. ila e\narqps\nr\nfi\nTk\nund\nCall\nI Ia ~\nI\nl, 'Q-, gill9\nvs I Ious\n(e)(5)\nith\n('liil9\nen\nev\nT\n'\n~\nhe IMP Section 13, Hated June 5, 20 esi not accuratelyi and clearly describe\nrocess for regses ov Smell orJwhichlalbpeline\nessment wk con8)lct progr inantirienlains iui a \"framework\"\ntatus with significant. 'ad a~og~e~o meet the regulation\npirements.\ne process tonsure nklittt aie appropriate is not accurately\nriespnted, includin almsqgsi in%ection 1Xandjigures 13-2, 13-\nA, 13-3, 13-4 aud 17;5, le: ~\n~ I\now chart logic for som s/no decisi~eiincorrect\nu IQ I\nD' ision block C2 outti 13-2 appease be incorrect\neral blocks oil iEi u e - lt3-~eedsfurthbt basis for decision criteria\nfl\nsafety margin rellate min. ~ &\ntechnical basis for c on ratebfom%hla in Fjgure 13-5\nI ~\n5 yes option onlpgure -4 is mis~ J\nIlSR is incorrectly s4own. olkiohyp Iligurei13-3\nhese examples exhibit 3 to assure theipr&gggs\nupd basis upoilI which d (or +lneugh review and revision of Section\n'\ntggiiiav KtetIualsi are determined provide a\nlis+easscssment intervals.\n'u\nWhat additionalIprev lvhland miitigaiiveaneasltrlez ma~It operator\nI\n, Collecling in a ceNttta basei ilvIgoct+io~hat Isiiqcutio)tl specific on\nbn diamage Diat oceu ilered 844coVerledlsegments in the\nI I\noin Systole. artd tiielp usoianai uppoilipdentiSQation of\n'\niadlditional pirieventatisi mitty\nsures in thethjgh consequence\nis information md'' tlgco alamage Ihat its indi required to be\nas an incident und\nes not adequately h Mectin, '\n'\nn On excavation daimgae helproces ssogiated Audit Aotlon lggster to rev' t\naiiysis, should be in. (he lan.\na coittral database, loitation-specific\nusiilig the Central lillcident Database\nd analyze ihcidei)ts, includi9g root\nul does an opera nay Ilbtttiaii'tihreats-to Iliipetipe integritlpand\neat identification ' gritg, proOO?\nIILanoll Q les eo sion on a couered pipeline segment\nvision.\nld adversely Alt . (a3Inditionsqpaci6cd in\nqthp opernatou. 'm e d torus necesls~, all pipeline\ni+4th c evened an credit ' rimatetliultcok(gng and\nI\nenitai characttu4s 'cs. erat +SlisJI la Sillleiltule for\nndtiemedipting, a aey, ith mllarsegmenitsthatiisconsisteat\n)\nI\nIoperato~s esta~she qlllnlgia intepqqpe qrncpilmuutS~nder part\nestidg and riqppiirg I\nl\nes aiot addresgl4g, srosiqg4n sinular\n', I\nI\n\n\n\n~ I\nI\nI\nno c ed segments when serio orrosion discovered in a covered segment.\nI\nI\nI\n7. Itil . hqt liiecords usus atnrlkegfp\ntntentsitIo supportlan stoII, anall~nd processldevel+ed and used to\ni and evaluate eaglii ent othe'lidRSne assllspmentl ghn and integrity\nnl Sia nt program. Dnqi ' clu4p tj e\n' vQoped uttdlulidd in support of . I~ .\nan+i I ation, calculatioit, dment, mod' ication, jILstlSusllion, deviation\nanuLugrntlinalslon made, agdl 4ionl elmmlement and leslaluate any of m\nthe ro m elements. I\nl ~\nI\nL\nSu i ent documentation was n I~I&le suppost]pe basis for manlr decisions,\nah dkgprocess develcpe dgxo ~mldn~tand evaluate 4h IMP.\nIExaI0 s(include bases forl Ilm ynceml ('!%der)-inethodology, historical\n' non- sl)tity of gas, not a4di maticlshutE&fflvalives or remote'control valves;\nIm\ncorrpsgp growth equation ip Fi -6, and aisgpsilSIrin OMiucrcpancy between test\nlhccdp%ce pressure and test pl ~-\ndoc tation of the basis for dyes ns. T J\nure. A proPVss@hotlld bo-develqped to require\nUnder L49 States Code (I 6I6522, 1\n' isject~cilvil penaltyinot to exceed $100, 000\nfor each I orl each daytthe violatio grist upt&g magnum of $1, 000@00 for any\nI\nrelated senes ielations. We have Ile ed the 'rcmp4nces and lsupporting documents\nJ. l\ninvolved in' case, and have decided. no nduct u'dtllitional enforcement action or penalty\nassesSIneII eed'ing at thiztiute. Wie youito cokect the item(s) identlilfied in this\nletter. Fail domo wilII result i+cut West Virgi jia %as Company(being subject to\nadditional ment action\nI\nI ~\nN o reply to leger is required. If yoq\nClap No. QI006W. Be advi~edltha\nenforcemeqt on is subject to being,\nof your its e material qualifiesf\nwith the corn e'original dochmeqgyo\nportionsyou\n' equalifyforcoqgle\nbelieve the re ted information quahfIIW\nMohammed\nI\nse lto repl, '\nyour correspondenceIplease refer to\nateri ~ hmit in response to this\nu icly ila e. ' If you believe ~Ihat-any portion\niu ent under 5 W. S. C. 552(b), along\nroi(i second copy of the document with the\ne dattid an explanation of why you\ne cut~der 5 V. SlC. 552(b).\nI\nSincerely, g\nalh\nDjreaterg egiou\n'lpipelide@id debus Materials Wet~\n— I I' I\nistrati\n4","truncated":false,"body_characters":9162}